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British trooper meets French woman on the road to Lille, WW1A poignant scene captured by the Sphere magazines special artist, Fortunino Matania showing a British trooper riding through a devastated French landscape and stopping to speak to a French woman
Winston Churchill watching 47th Division at Lille, FranceWinston Churchill as a War Office minister, sitting with others on a grandstand at Lille, France, watching the march past of the 47th (2nd London)
Soldiers in Lille 1918British soldiers greeted by children in Lille on the Western Front in France during World War I in 1918
CLAUDE CHAPPE 1763-1805CLAUDE CHAPPE French Engineer. Invented a telegraph system employing visual semaphore signals. With his brother, he erected signals between Paris & Lille
Chemistry Institute - Lille, FranceChemistry Institute - Rue Barthelemy Delespaul, Lille, France Date: 1907
France / LilleThe centre of the town on a market day
Sikorsky S-55, OO-SHA, of Sabena, at Lille heliport
Lille, France
Lille France pre-1900
Quesnoy-sur-Deule - commune in the Nord department, FranceQuesnoy-sur-Deule - The Railway Station - a commune in the Nord department in northern France, part of the Metropole Europeenne de Lille. Date: circa 1910
Poster, Dunlop Tyres Date: circa 1900
Poster, Regional Car Show, Palais Rameau, Lille, FrancePoster, 11th Regional Car Show, Palais Rameau, Lille, France, 7 to 21 November 1926 Date: 1926
The Lille Gate in the Ypres ramparts seen across the moatYpres is a walled city and it has several routes into it. The two most well-known of its gates through the ramparts are via the Menin Gate (on the old road to Menin)
Maurice Frigara (1874-1959). Orchestral conductor, born in Lille, France Date: circa 1912
Plate decorated with playing cards from Lille. Hand-finished chromolithograph by Ris Paquot from his General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874
Plates from Lille, 18th century: cupids holding a banner reading Maitre d Aligne from 1767, and plate decorated with gold, blue and white foliage
Ceramic plate from North Lille, decorated with a hunting scene. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874
Portable altar in painted ceramic from Lille. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874
Cruet set of oil and vinegar jugs from Lille. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874
Decorations from the pottery of Lille, France. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874
Octavia de Lille as Mary in Gibby la Cornemuse, 1846French mezzo soprano Mlle. Delille or Octavia de Lille as Mary in Gibby la Cornemuse by Clapisson, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1846
The Grand Gates to the Abattoir at Lille, France Date: circa 1906
Lille - Canal - GardensLille: canal and botanical gardens Date: circa 1860
THE THEATRE, LILLEThe Theatre (Salle de Spectacle) at Lille. Date: 1835
THE PREFECTURE IN LILLEHotel de la Nouvel Prefecture, Lille. Date: 1865
LILLE - DEFENDED TOWNThe Town and fortress of Lille. Date: Early 19th century
CHAPPE SIGNAL TOWEROne of a series of signal towers built by the French engineer Chappe, between Paris and Lille Date: 1890
Courtrai (Kortrijk), Belgium -- Rue de Lille, WW1Courtrai (Kortrijk), Belgium -- bombed houses in the Rue de Lille during WW1. Date: 1914-1918
Winston Churchill watching parade through Lille, 1918Winston Churchill, then Minister of Munitions, watching a parade of the 47th Division through Lille, France, about two weeks before the Armistice. Date: 1918
Three books, The Somme, Lille, AmiensThree books, The Somme, Lille and Amiens, published by Michelin, 1919, dedicated to the memory of Michelin workmen and employees who lost their lives
WATTEAU de LILLE, Louis-Joseph Watteau, called (1731-1798). Street musicians (Musiciens ambulants). Rococo. Oil on canvas. BELGIUM. WALLONIA. HAINAUT. Tournai. Fine Arts Museum
German army arriving in Lille, France, WW1German army arriving in Lille, France, 12 October 1914. Buildings show damage from bombing. The railway station can be seen in the distance. Date: 1914
Portrait of a young woman (Wanda from Lille) with curly blonde hair. Date: circa 1940s
Portrait of a young woman (Wanda from Lille). Date: circa 1940s
France - Lille - The Napoleon Bridge Date: 1905
Perfume label, Deroubaix & Cie, Lille, France. Date: circa 1900s
The Victoria Pier, Hull, HumbersidePromotional postcard for the regional agent (M. A. Duquesne) for the Nestor Leonard Ironworks and Steelworks of the Societe Anonyme Feignies (Nord) at Lille, France (pictured). Date: circa 1910
Music cover, La Retraite, Polka MilitaireMusic cover, La Retraite (The Retreat), Polka Militaire by Gaston de Lille. circa 1850s
Two pages of a book, The Somme, MichelinTwo pages of a book, The Somme, Volume I, The First Battle of the Somme (1916-1917), published by Michelin, 1919, dedicated to the memory of Michelin workmen and employees who lost their lives
Sphere cover - German retreat from Lille, 1918Front cover of The Sphere featuring an illustration by Fortunino Matania showing a scene in Lille when the British finally recaptured the town from the retreating Germans in October 1918
The Refugee A. Sir William Orpen, Ra, Rws, Rha, Ri, Neac, (1878-1931)
LILLE Coat of ArmsLILLE. Coat of Arms. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889
Monument to French spy Louise Marie Henriette de BettigniesMonument to Louise Marie Henriette de Bettignies (1880-1918) in Lille - French spy (WWI) who worked for the British under the pseudonym of Alice Dubois
Authorities attending the defile of the troops - LilleAuthorities attending the defile of the troops - Parade at Lille, France - October, 1918. The unmistakable chin of Liberator Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood
WATTEAU de LILLE, Louis-Joseph Watteau, called (1731-1798). The village festival. 18th c. Rococo. Oil on canvas. BELGIUM. Tournai. Fine Arts Museum
The Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Lille, first chapter. Held in Lille the 10th January 1430. Presided
Blanchard and Lepinard balloon ascent14th balloon ascent of Jean-Pierre Blanchard, accompanied by the Chevalier Lepinard, at Lille, Flanders. With spectators and soldiers on the ground. 26 August 1785
La quatorzieme experience aerostatique de M. Blanchard accompagne du Chevalier Lepinard faite e Lille en Flandre, le 26 aout 1785 Dediee e Messieurs les Magistrats de la ville de Lille en Flandre