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Original Collection (page 88)

Background imageOriginal Collection: Original of Tess Home

Original of Tess Home
Wool House, the original for Wellbridge House in the novel. Date: circa 1910

Background imageOriginal Collection: Roman Milestone

Roman Milestone
The Roman Milestone at Chesterholme, the only Roman milestone in Britain which still stands in its original position, by a Roman Road, near Hadrians Wall. Date: 1st century

Background imageOriginal Collection: Bath Abbey Choir

Bath Abbey Choir
The Choir and East Window of Bath Abbey, Somerset, England. The beautiful fan vaulting of the Choir roof is original 16th century. Date: 12th century

Background imageOriginal Collection: Dunchurch Forge

Dunchurch Forge
The Old Forge, Dunchurch, Warwickshire, England, reputed to be the original smithy on which Henry Wadsworth Longfellow based his poem The Village Blacksmith (1842). Date: 1950s

Background imageOriginal Collection: CHRISTIANS AWAKE MSS

CHRISTIANS AWAKE MSS
The original manuscript of the popular English hymn Christians Awake composed by John Byrom as a Christmas present for his daughter, Dolly. Date: 1745

Background imageOriginal Collection: Skull Reconstruction

Skull Reconstruction
Frau Erna von Engel Baiersdoef (Vienna Natural History Museum Austria), reconstructs the skull cast of an Aurignacian Prehistoric Man. The original skull was found in France. Date: 1930s

Background imageOriginal Collection: Ermine Street

Ermine Street, near Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England, looking north; the original Roman Great North Road, between London, York and Hadrians Wall. Date: 1st century A.D

Background imageOriginal Collection: Abbeydale Factory

Abbeydale Factory
The original stone buildings of the Abbeydale factory, Derbyshire, England. Date: late 1960s

Background imageOriginal Collection: Original Dodge City Cowboy Band

Original Dodge City Cowboy Band
The Original Dodge City Cowboy Band - one of the highlights of the early history of Dodge City, USA. Tame buffalo ran loose and often followed the band on parade

Background imageOriginal Collection: Ireland Workhouse Extension 1847

Ireland Workhouse Extension 1847
Plan view by architect George Wilkinson of proposed extensions to increase the capacity of Irish workhouse buildings. The sections in blue are the original buildings, with the new sections in red

Background imageOriginal Collection: Newcomens Steam Engine

Newcomens Steam Engine
The original model of Newcomens steam engine

Background imageOriginal Collection: Met Police officer, Victorian period

Met Police officer, Victorian period
A Metropolitan Police officer, PC Vincent, in the mid-Victorian period, posing for his photograph in a studio. He is wearing the original Peelers swallowtail jacket

Background imageOriginal Collection: Morocco, Fez - Water Clock on Talaa Kibeera

Morocco, Fez - Water Clock on Talaa Kibeera
Fez - The Street of ancient Clocks. The Water Clock, part of the Bou Inania complex on Talaa Kibeera can be seen on this card

Background imageOriginal Collection: Richardsons Original Musical Stones

Richardsons Original Musical Stones - on display in Keswick Museum and Art Gallery in Cumbria. Joseph Richardson (b. 1790), a stonemason and gifted amateur musician from Keswick

Background imageOriginal Collection: Advertisement for the doctor James Hallett

Advertisement for the doctor James Hallett
Undated advertisement for the " doctor" James Hallett, " the original curer of all diseases", listing all the diseases and ailments he is able to cure by herbs and ointments

Background imageOriginal Collection: William Nutbean, Certificate of Discharge

William Nutbean, Certificate of Discharge
Certificate of Discharge of William Nutbean, a Fireman/Stoker on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic. Nutbean survived, and this is a replacement document

Background imageOriginal Collection: Letters from the Titanic

Letters from the Titanic
Two original letters, dated 7 and 11 April 1912, from passengers on the ill-fated passenger liner Titanic bearing the White Star Line insignia

Background imageOriginal Collection: Zodiac Tile / Pisces

Zodiac Tile / Pisces
Hand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm

Background imageOriginal Collection: Zodiac Tile / Scorpio

Zodiac Tile / Scorpio
Hand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm

Background imageOriginal Collection: Zodiac Tile / Aquarius

Zodiac Tile / Aquarius
Hand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm

Background imageOriginal Collection: Zodiac Tile / Sagittarius

Zodiac Tile / Sagittarius
Hand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm

Background imageOriginal Collection: Zodiac Tile / Virgo

Zodiac Tile / Virgo
Hand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm

Background imageOriginal Collection: Zodiac Tile / Taurus

Zodiac Tile / Taurus
Hand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm

Background imageOriginal Collection: Zodiac Tile / Leo

Zodiac Tile / Leo
Hand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm

Background imageOriginal Collection: Zodiac Tile / Aries

Zodiac Tile / Aries
Hand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm

Background imageOriginal Collection: Zodiac Tile / Capricorn

Zodiac Tile / Capricorn
Hand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm

Background imageOriginal Collection: Zodiac Tile / Libra

Zodiac Tile / Libra
Hand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm

Background imageOriginal Collection: Zodiac Tile / Gemini

Zodiac Tile / Gemini
Hand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm

Background imageOriginal Collection: Mrs. Alice P. Hargreaves

Mrs. Alice P. Hargreaves
ALICE PLEASANCE HARGREAVES (nee Liddell) Who was, at least in part, the original Alice of Lewis Carrolls Alice in Wonderland

Background imageOriginal Collection: Lewis Carrolls photograph of Alice, c. 1862

Lewis Carrolls photograph of Alice, c. 1862
Photograph taken by Lewis Carroll (the Rev. C.L. Dodgson) of the original Alice of Alice in Wonderland - Alice Liddell, c.1862

Background imageOriginal Collection: Audience of children at a London Music Hall, 1882

Audience of children at a London Music Hall, 1882
Engraving showing an audience of children at a performance at the Royal Victoria Coffee Music Hall, London, 1882. The original title for this image was Sit Down in Front

Background imageOriginal Collection: The Corps of Commissioners, London, 1880

The Corps of Commissioners, London, 1880
Engraving showing a number of scenes relevant to the Corps of Commissioners, London, 1880. The images show (clockwise from top left): Mrs

Background imageOriginal Collection: Banbury Cross

Banbury Cross
The Cross at Banbury, Oxfordshire : this is not the original cross, which was removed by Puritans in 1646, but a replacement erected in 1858

Background imageOriginal Collection: Portrait of Viscount Horatio Nelson

Portrait of Viscount Horatio Nelson
This is a fine engraving by W. Finden from the original by Hoppner

Background imageOriginal Collection: Recruiting the Sandwich Men, London, 1894

Recruiting the Sandwich Men, London, 1894
Engraving showing a businessman inspecting a line of men, whom he has just employed as sandwich men, London, 1894. The original caption for this image was Recruiting the Sandwich Men: Accepted

Background imageOriginal Collection: Perspective Conspectus of the principal buildings of Sir Chr

Perspective Conspectus of the principal buildings of Sir Chr
Illustration showing a perspective conspectus of the principal works of Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723). The buildings featured include St

Background imageOriginal Collection: Fisher folk awaiting a boat, 1895

Fisher folk awaiting a boat, 1895
Engraving showing a scene on a beach as a group of women and fishermen await the arrival of a boat. In the distance heavy breakers show that strong weather is involved

Background imageOriginal Collection: The Original Model for St. Pauls Cathedral

The Original Model for St. Pauls Cathedral
Engraving showing Sir Christopher Wrens original model (and design) for St. Pauls Cathedral, London. This model was on display in 1865, when it was sketched for the Illustrated London News

Background imageOriginal Collection: Harrods, London, c. 1850

Harrods, London, c. 1850
Illustration showing the original Harrods department store, in the Brompton Road, London, c.1850

Background imageOriginal Collection: Sir David Brewster (1781-1868)

Sir David Brewster (1781-1868)
Engraved portrait of Sir David Brewster (1781-1868), the Scottish physicist and inventor of the stereoscope

Background imageOriginal Collection: A Tatler Fashion for 1930, by Gordon Conway

A Tatler Fashion for 1930, by Gordon Conway
Illustration showing an original design by Gordon Conway for a soft satin dinner dress, January 1930. The dress was designed on princess lines, ankle-length in front and longer behind

Background imageOriginal Collection: Two people using a Sailing Kayak, Britain, 1898

Two people using a Sailing Kayak, Britain, 1898
Engraving showing a young couple enjoying a ride in a sailing kayak somewhere on the British coast, 1898. The original caption for this image was: Canoedling

Background imageOriginal Collection: British Soldiers playing Bounce the Beecham, Hong Kong, 19

British Soldiers playing Bounce the Beecham, Hong Kong, 19
Series of photographs showing members of the 25th and 40th Companies of the Royal Engineers playing the Bounce the Beecham game invented by William Heath Robinson, Hong Kong, 1910

Background imageOriginal Collection: Serbian Refugees; First World War, 1916

Serbian Refugees; First World War, 1916
Photograph showing Serbian refugees travelling along a track in the Balkans, during World War One, 1916. The original caption for this image suggested that these people were returning to their

Background imageOriginal Collection: Charterhouse School Room

Charterhouse School Room
The School Room at Charterhouse School at the original site in Newgate (the site of a Carthusian Monastery)

Background imageOriginal Collection: Modern Domestic Cookery

Modern Domestic Cookery
The exterior of the book Modern Domestic Cookery by Mrs Maria Rundell, a revision of her original A New System of Domestic Cookery

Background imageOriginal Collection: Kronborg Castle

Kronborg Castle
The original of Shakespeares Elsinore, the setting for his Hamlet



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