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Lavenham Guildhall
The Guildhall, Lavenham, Suffolk, England. It was originally a hall of Cloth Guilds, for which the town was noted in the 15th century as a centre for the cloth trade. Date: 1930s

Sports Car Posers
A couple posing with a classic racing green MGB sports car. Introduced in 1962, the MGB was originally available only as a convertible and proved to be an immediate hit. Date: 1960s

Virginia Waters Temple
The ruins of a Roman temple at Virginia Waters, Surrey, England. About 2000 years old, originally built at Leptis Magna, Libya. Garden feature for the Prince Regent, 1826. Date: 1950s

Forde Abbey
Originally a Cistercian abbey founded in 1136 by Richard Fitzbaldwin, Forde Abbey, Dorset, England, was extensively remodelled by Edmund Prideaux in the 1600s Date: 12th to 17th century

Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - section
A sectional view of Jeremy Benthams scheme for a panopticon workhouse to hold up to 2000 inmates. The design, published in Benthams 1812 work Pauper Management Improved

Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - elevation
The elevation view of Jeremy Benthams scheme for a panopticon workhouse to hold up to 2000 inmates. The design, published in Benthams 1812 work Pauper Management Improved

Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - ground plan

Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - bed designs
Bed designs in Jeremy Benthams proposed panopticon workhouse to hold up to 2000 inmates. The scheme, published in Benthams 1812 work Pauper Management Improved

Llwynypia Hospital, Rhondda, Glamorgan
An atmospheric view of Llwynypia Hospital (upper part of picture). In the foreground are local houses and tram-tracks with a tram just visible

Shrewsbury Schools c. 1931WHS Derwent Series
The main building of Shrewsbury School, originally erected in 1784 as the Shrewsbury Incorporation workhouse. The workhouse ceased operation in 1871 and the School moved in in 1882 Date: circa 1931

H. M.s Glorious
Originally commissioned as a light cruiser, HMS GLORIOUS was later converted into an aircraft carrier. Destroyed by SCHARNHORST after she aided in the evacuation of Norway, 1940 Date: 1930s

Bournville Houses 1905
Streets and houses at Bournville, a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, originally designed for workers in Cadburys chocolate factory. Date: 1905

Goldilocks / Fairy Tales
The three bears at the table where they discover their porridge has been eaten. Traditional tale originally worked on by Robert Southey

Calvin / Oval / Anon
JEAN CALVIN (originally Cauvin) French Protestant reformer based in Switzerland Date: 1509 - 1564

Goldilocks / Fairy Book
The three bears discover that their porridge has been eaten. Traditional tale originally worked on by Robert Southey

Newgate Prison / Photo
Originally the principal west gate of London, Newgate was the target of Elizabeth Frys efforts to improve prison conditions. The exercise yard for condemned men. Date: circa 1900

Marble Arch London
Nashs arch was originally built in 1827 and placed in front of Buckingham Palace, but was moved to its present site in 1851

Kings Cross
Intended as a monument to George IV, this building originally had a statue of him on top, but it was so dreadful that it was removed, as will be the cross itself in 1845

Keeping His Hand In, by Bruce Bairnsfather
Private Smith, the company bomber, formerly Shino, the popular juggler, frequently causes considerable anxiety to his platoon

An advertisement for The Sketch Book and Winters Pie, by
A colour illustration by artist Lawson Wood showing a bear photographing two little monkeys up on a tree branch. The picture originally appeared in Winters Pie, a charitable publication

Electric Shock Machine, on Derby Day, 1860
Engraving, originally entitled Two Shocks a Penny, showing an electric shock machine which was part of the entertainments at Epsom Racecourse, on Derby Day 1860

Cattle in London, 1877
Engraving showing a herd of cattle passing through the streets of the city of London, 1877. These animals were probably being driven towards the citys meat and livestock market, Smithfield

Sunday Afternoon in a Picture Gallery, 1879
Engraving showing a group of Victorian Britons admiring the paintings in an art gallery, 1879. This image was originally entitled Sunday Afternoon in a Picture Gallery and was drawn from life

Viewing Paintings at the Royal Academy, London, 1887
Engraving showing two Victorian ladies showing their paintings to a Royal Academician at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1887. This image was originally entitled Seeking the opinion of an expert

Sailor tying a ladies shoe, Thames Embankment, 1893
Engraving showing a British sailor bending to tie a Victorian ladys shoelace, on the Thames Embankment, London, 1893. This image, by Davidson Knowles, was originally entitled A Sailors Knot

Traffic on the London to Epsom Road, 1889
Engraving showing the scene on the London to Epsom road as Joe Muggins donkey carriage halts the progress of the four horse carriage behind, 1889. This image was originally entitled On the Road

Crowd in the City of London, 1871
Engraving showing a crowd of men and boys in one of the walkways of the City of London, 1871. This image was originally entitled Any Change in the Bank Rate

Little Girl Playing with her Dolls, 1888
Illustration showing a little girl nursing her collection of dolls. This image was originally entitled Dear, dear; what it is to be a mother of a family

Little Girl playing with her doll, 1888
Illustration showing a little Victorian girl playing with her baby doll. This image was originally entitled Just the image of his dear pa

Old Sailor making a Model Boat, 1883
Engraving showing an old Victorian sailor or fisherman making a model sailing yacht. This image was originally entitled For the boy

Circus Acrobat, c. 1888
Engraving showing a circus acrobat, performing his role as the base of the human pyramid. This image was originally captioned: The Supporter of the Family

Captain of an Emigrant Ship relaxing in his cabin, 1884
Engraving showing the Captain of an emigrant ship in his cabin, relaxing with a book, 1884. This image was originally entitled Off Duty

The Portland Vase
The destruction of the Portland Vase in February 1845, by a visitor to the British Museum. The vase, originally known as the Barberini Vase, was discovered in the 16th century at the Monte del Grano

Getting Ready for a Formal Evening, 1928
Illustration showing a fashionable young woman getting ready, with the help of her maid, for a formal evening event as her more mature escort waits patiently on a sofa

American Indians. The peaceful extincion oif the red indian
In all their war paint, Chiefs of the vanishing Sioux tribe. The Sioux were originally the principle tribe in Dakota. By 1851 they had lost nearly all of their land

Cleopatras Needle, Alexandria
Cleopatras Needle was originally erected by Pharaoh Thothmes II around 1500 B.C. It was then moved to Alexandria, Cleopatras city

Sir Wilfred Laurier looking at emigrants on the Empress of
Illustration showing the Canadian Prime Minister, Sir Wilfred Laurier, and his wife looking at the new immigrants on board RMS Empress of Britain, as they cross the Atlantic to Canada, 1907

Emigrants enjoying fine weather on the deck of their ship, 1
Engraving showing emigrant passengers on deck amusing themselves; smoking, reading and looking at the ocean as they travel to Australia, 1887

Fisherman and Family looking out to sea
Engraving, originally entitled An anxious moment, showing a small family and a fisherman standing on a quay looking out to sea

Passengers on a Trans-Atlantic Steamship, 1888
Portrait caricatures of three passengers on the trans-Atlantic steamship, Moselle, originally entitled Our Foreign Contingent

American Indians. The peaceful extinctoin of the red indian
In all their war paint, Chiefs of the vanishing Sioux tribe. The Sioux were originally the principle tribe in Dakota. By 1851 they had lost nearly all of their land

Black Beauty 1957
Book jacket for Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, originally published in 1877

Interior of a Barbers Shop, 1890
Engraving showing a barber shop scene, c.1890, originally entitled His first visit to the barber s- Hard or medium, sir?

Pharpar River
View of the river Barrada, originally the Pharpar : the ancient river is today generally identified as the Awaj, to the south of Damascus

Chester Cathedral was originally a Benedictine monastery, only becoming a cathedral in 1536 on the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII

All Saints, Bakewell
The magnificent church of All Saints, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England. Originally built in Saxon times, the present building is Norman with later additions over the centuries

Arlington Row, Bibury
These cottages on Arlington Row, Bibury, Gloucestershire, England, are fine examples of Cotswold architecture and were originally a wool store dating back to the 14th century

Armstrongs hydro-electric machine
Hydro-electric machine invented by William George Armstrong (1810-1900), later Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside, in the 1840 s

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