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Newgate Prison / DoreOriginally the principal west gate of London, Newgate was the target of Elizabeth Frys efforts to improve prison conditions. Men in the exercise yard
Newgate Prison / GalleriesOriginally the principal west gate of London, Newgate was the target of Elizabeth Frys efforts to improve prison conditions. The deserted Galleries
Fire-Fighting EquipmentIdeal first-aid fire appliances, originally supplied by Merryweathers to The Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society
Bournville SceneA street scene at Bournville, a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, originally designed for workers in Cadburys chocolate factory
The Albany, LondonThe former Albany House, off Piccadilly, is converted into 69 chambers originally meant for bachelors : residents have included Aldous Huxley, Edith Evans and Graham Greene
Suffolk House LondonOriginally Northampton House, this ponderous pile near Charing Cross was erected early 17th century; the earl of Suffolk purchased it from the earl of Northampton
Auckland NzA paddle steamer enters the harbour of New Zealands principal seaport, originally the capital until superseded by Wellington : it is located on the North Island
Continents JoinedSniders conception of how Earths continents were originally one - proposed long before Wegener, longer still before it was accepted by the scientific establishment
Hagia Sophia, IstanbulOriginally a Byzantine church, built by emperor Justinian to replace Constantines original building (destroyed by fire) it became a Moslem mosque after the conquest of 1473
Brumate FunicularThe Brumate funicular, carrying visitors to Como into the mountains, was originally powered by steam, but soon converted to electricity. It is operated by cable
Augustus (Titian)GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS (originally Gaius Octavius, also known as Octavianus) First Roman Emperor
Augustus (Cameo, Colour)GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS (originally Gaius Octavius, also known as Octavianus) First Roman Emperor
Augustus / Emperor(Anon)GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS (originally Gaius Octavius, also known as Octavianus) First Roman Emperor from 27 BC to 14 AD
Herakles & Hydra 1920Herakles slays the Hydra of Lerna whose heads - originally numbering only nine - doubled when severed : the difficulty was resolved by his nephew
N Hawthorne / Harpers MagNATHANIEL HAWTHORNE (originally Hathorne) American writer
Nellie Melba / RecordingNELLIE MELBA (originally, Helen Porter Mitchell) Australian soprano; recording at Chelmsford in 1920
NERO CLAUDIUS CAESAR DRUSUS GERMANICUS (originally Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) Roman emperor
BESSARION - Latin patriarch of Constantinople. Byzantine theologian and Humanist. Was originally called Basil but took Bessarion on entering monastery