Laid Collection (page 6)

Alexander I Nevsky
ALEXANDER I YAROSLAVICH, known as Alexander Nevsky, Prince of Novgorod from 1238. ruler of Vladimir from 1252 : a national hero who laid the foundations of Russia

Agamemnon Laying Cable
The first, unsuccessful cable is laid by HMS Agamemnon : an inquisitive whale crosses the line

London Eggs Seller
A woman with a basket of eggs on her arm cries New-laid eggs, eight a groat; crack em and try em!

Library Office 1947
A model of tidiness and application, this public library office is neatly and sparsely laid out; its female staff appear to be absorbed in their work

Interior of Tholos Tomb
A tholos tomb at Mycenae, dubbed the Treasury of Atreus by Schliemann. The stonework is known as corbelling, with successive courses laid inward

Building French Ship 8
Careening a corvette : she is laid on her side so that the accumulation of marine rubbish which has gathered on her keel and lower hull can be burned off

Cock Robin 3
The Owl digs the grave in which the corpse of the late bird (as opposed to the early bird which catches the worm) will be laid

Greenwich Pk Observatory
Deckchairs are laid out at the Greenwich Observatory for spectators to take in the splendid view down to the River Thames

Sickness / Laying of Straw
Straw is laid outside a sick persons house

New River Water Works
The New River Head Works, London, a lovingly laid-out construction, and with a view of St Pauls Cathedral !

Table Setting / Beeton
DINNER TABLE A LA FRANCAISE or laid in the Old-Fashioned style

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