Marsh Collection (page 7)

AFS Control unit at major exercise, Gloucestershire
Auxiliary firefighters working in the AFS control unit during a major exercise conducted at the Fire Services Technical College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire

Blanchard balloon ascent over Nuremberg, Germany

Mobile. Taken from the marsh opposite the city near Pinto s

Ivychurch, Romney by Percy Home
Ivychuch, Romney, Kent with the cathedral of the Marsh, St. Georges Church, clearly visible. Date: 1939

Peggy Marsh at the Victory Ball, Albert Hall, London, late 1
The cabaret and stage actress Peggy Marsh at the Victory Ball, Albert Hall, London, late 1919 Date: 1919

The Trappers Last Shot

Norwich Hermitage
The Hermitage, Bishopsgate, Norwich, Norfolk, England. Here is shown the back view of an ancient mansion, once the vicarage of St. Mary-in-the- Marsh, now vanished. Date: 1930s

Child reading on a tall stool. Artist: Helen Grace Marsh Lambert. Silhouette of small child reading, seated on a tall stool Date: circa 1920

Serbian troops retreating near Scutari, WW1
Serbian troops crossing marshes near Scutari during their retreat, First World War. Date: 1914

Marsh Lock, Henley
A busy scene at Marsh Lock, Henley upon Thames, Oxfordshire, England. Date: 1960s

LEE, Essex
A View of the MARSH LANDS with the River Lee in Essex Date: 1786

British troops draining marshes, Salonika Front, WW1
British troops belonging to a Labour Battalion, trying to prevent malaria by draining marshes at Danbabali on the Salonika Front during the First World War. Date: 1917

Homeward -- pulling a cart through the snow
Homeward -- a little boy pulling his sister in a cart through the snow. 20th century

Bootle Day Industrial School
The Day Industrial School on Marsh Lane, Bootle, Lancashire. The school opened in 1895 to provide non-residential training facilities for youths sent there by the courts. Date: circa 1905

Champion Romney Marsh Sheep
A fine Romney Marsh Sheep from New Zealand bought for 50, 000 pesetas by Spanish breeders at a London Stock Show! Date: circa 1910s

We ve been roaming -- children with holly
We ve been roaming -- two children with holly and a toy dog in the snow. 20th century

Keep it rolling -- children with a large snowball
Keep it rolling -- two children with a large snowball, probably intending to build a snowman. 20th century

Ready to begin -- children with snowman and snowballs
Ready to begin -- two children with a snowman and snowballs. 20th century

Off we go -- children with a sled
Off we go -- two children with a sled in the snow. 20th century

You can t hit me -- children snowballing
You can t hit me -- two children snowballing. 20th century

Explosion at Faversham
The remains of a gun cotton or gun powder mill at Favershams Marsh Works, Kent, which was destroyed in a violent explosion in 1847. The blast was so strong that it was heard 17 miles away

Cattle drinking at Solva, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Cattle drinking in the village of Solva, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

German cavalry patrol WWI
German cavalry patrol in the Argonne Woods on the Western Front during World War I

Mallards pass a windmill
Mallard ducks fly past a marsh Windmill. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Edward VII wins at the Derby, Epsom
King Edward VII, together with the Prince of Wales, Lord Beresford and the trainer Richard Marsh, being congratulated on the victory of his horse, Minoru (the jockey was Herbert Jones)

The cemetery and racecourse at Hong Kong
A view of the Hong Kong racecourse, in very close proximity to the cemetery: The races took place last week in the Happy Valley

Canterbury Hall, Lambeth, 1856
Engraving showing the interior of Canterbury Hall, Lambeth Upper Marsh, London, 1856. Samuel Field was the architect of this entertainment establishment

Missolonghi, Western Greece, 1888
Engraving showing Missolonghi, Western Greece, 1888. It was here that George Gordon, Lord Byron, died from marsh fever whilst fighting the Turks in 1824

Horse-Drawn Tram Wagon
An old wooden horse-drawn tram wagon, one of many built in 1826 and used on the Stratford to Moreton-in-the-Marsh Railway, which was in use until 1859, carrying coal etc

Gentiana Pneumonanthe
MARSH GENTIAN

Salt Marsh, Giraud
Salt marsh at Giraud, in the Camargue, France

Will of the Wisp, Pether
The ignis fatuus, or marsh light - observed in Lincolnshire

Typical landscape on the planet Mars
A typical landscape on the planet Mars, in one of the marshy areas

Marsh / Othniel / Harper 97
OTHNIEL CHARLES MARSH American palaeontologist

Folklore / Feu Follet
The feu follet (marsh light) depicted as a fairy being

1ST BURMA WAR / 1824
The artillery is moved forward during the British colonial troops advance into Burmese territory during the 1st Burma War

Salt Marsh, Bourg Batz
Salt marsh at Bourg de Batz, near Croisie, France

Gladiolus Palustris
MARSH GLADIOLUS

Althaea Officinalis
MARSH MALLOW

Will of the Wisp Devil
Scottish country folk believe that the marsh lights are carried by the devil, luring travellers to their deaths

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