Origins Collection

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Map showing the growth of Paris from its earliest origins to the latest projects under Napoleon III

Royal College Surgeons
The Royal College of Surgeons, in Lincolns Inn Fields, London, one of Britains leading medical institutions, chartered in 1800 but with origins in medieval guilds

Foden 5 ton Steam Wagon M8681, built in1916, at the 1959 Andover Steam Rally. (Foden Trucks was a British truck and bus manufacturing company which had its origins in Elworth near Sandbach in 1856)

Foden Steam Wagon AN9568 London Pride (msn 13138), built 1928, at a 1959 Walford Cross auction. (Foden Trucks was a British truck)

The Moss Gear Company of Birmingham
The Moss Gear Company finds its origins, in Aston Manor, Birmingham, in 1910. Those engineers who established the company were not named Moss, but Duckitt

Fernando d'Avalos (1489-1525). Neapolitan military
Fernando d'Avalos (1489-1525). Italian condottiero of Aragonese extraction. Chief commander of the Habsburg armies of Charles V in Italy during the Habsburg-Valois Wars. Engraving

WAGNER, DIE FEEN
Prince Arindal and his fairy wife, Ada, whose origins he is forbidden to inquire into, but of course curiosity gets the better of him, with the usual consequences... Date: First performed 1834

King Edwards School
Origins of King Edwards School date back to the 16th century at Bridewell Palace, but in 1830 the school was moved to the House of Occupations at St Georges Fields opposite to the Bethlehem Hospital

Stoke Newington Church
The Old Church is the only remaining Elizabethan church in London and one of the oldest in the country to have been built as an Anglican church

Tiddy Dol
The origins of Tiddy Dol derive from a unique Georgian street seller. Nowadays we will buy popcorn while watching a movie

A thanksgiving ceremony and show of heraldic arms before a tournament. Knights helmets and shields were checked for their heraldic accuracy

A medieval tourney with cudgel, sword and lance. From an illustration in Georg Ruxners Origins of the Tourney in the German Nation, 1532

Helmet show before a tournament. Knights helmets and shields were checked for their heraldic accuracy. From an illustration in Georg Ruxners Origins of the Tourney in the German Nation, 1532

1915 BSA Model K with despatch rider of the 109th Motorcycle Infantry Regiment, French Army. The 109th Infantry Regiment had its origins in Troupe Coloniale Martinique et Guadeloupe, created 1772

Temple Bar & Devil Tavern
The Devil Tavern Devil and St Dunstan or The Devil and the Saint. The taverns origins date back to at least 16th century. Elizabethan playwright Ben Jonson made it home to the literary dining club

Foden D-type Steam Wagon reg. VX1440 msn 13444
Foden D-type Steam Wagon Little Lady reg. VX1440 (msn 13444), built in 1929, at Walford Cross, near Taunton. (Foden Trucks was a British truck)

Harrods centenary celebrations - Tiny Grocery Shop
As part of Harrods centenary celebrations, this replica of the shop as it was in 1849 was constructed. The world-famous Brompton, Knightsbridge department store began life in Cable Street

Young woman, Algeria
A young woman of Moorish origins poses for a portrait, partially clothed in traditional dress, with jewelry and a headdress. Date: circa 1910s

Life of Charles Dickens - Thavies Inn (Bleak House). Thavies Inn was one of the Inns of Chancery and was situated on Holborn

Illustration, A Song of the English, Barren Landscape
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Frieze of the Basilica Emilia. Roman National Museum. Italy
Frieze of the Basilica Emilia depicting episodes of the origins of Rome. 2nd century BC. Roman National Museum. Palazzo Massimo. Rome. Italy

Henry Lord of Dryburgh
HENRY lord of DRYBURGH Scottish nobleman, over whose origins, deeds private or public, abilities or defects, a veil is discreetly drawn. Not by us, but by everyone. Date: 16TH CENTURY

Temple of Solomon
According to Masonic doctrine, their craft has its origins in the building of King Solomons Temple, amid occult practices and sinister goings-on

Frontispiece, Legends of Origins -- The Knight of the Swan. Date: published circa 1870s

The Origin of the Bob by William Heath Robinson
And the first realisation of its advantages. A lady struggling to maintain her hair style while on board a board, looks with envy at a decks mop and its unmoving head

Happy group of wolf cubs, Mauritius
A happy group of wolf cubs on a sandy beach in Mauritius

Tango craze: learning to dance the tango, 1913
The humble Argentine origins of the tango are contrasted with the wealthy London set that have taken it up in 1913, as a result of the tango craze. Date: 1913

British destroyers by G. H. Davis
The destroyer grows up: from TBD (torpedo boat destroyer) to almost light cruiser. The origins of the destroyer: from the 84.5 foot torpedo boat of 1876 to the Navys newest, the 2610-ton decoy

Bagley Avenue - The birthplace of the Ford Car, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, USA.In this brick shed at the rear of 58 Bagley Avenue

George Tierney - 2
GEORGE TIERNEY statesman, opponent of Pitt but who was distrusted by the Whigs on account of his lowly mercantile) origins... Date: 1761 - 1830

The Church of San Isidoro at Ubeda, Andalucia, Spain
The Southern entrance of The Church of San Isidoro at Ubeda - a town in the province of Jaen in Spains autonomous community of Andalusia

Prehistory. The passing of Asian men to America. Work by Iker Larrauri located in the Sala de los Or� nes (Room of the Origins). MEXICO. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology

The Origin of a Painter by William Mulready
A young boy traces the profile of a sleeping man from his shadow on the wall, the principle of which was used by silhouette artists. Date: 1828

Mexico / Teotihuacan
The PYRAMID OF THE SUN of TEOTIHUACAN, the largest stone pyramid of the Precolumbian period, built in 150 BC. The site shows remains of Zapotec, Mixtec and Maya origins. Date: 1982

Burmese solo male dancer in traditional costume
A Burmese solo male dancer in his traditional costume, holding his hands together. The dance has ancient origins and is linked to Chinese, Indian, Indonesian and Thai styles

A quick change of front
A German Shopkeeper hides his origins following the outbreak of war with Germany

As Pants the Art
Cartoon, As Pants the Art. The origins of the design of plus four trousers as a man sees golfers playing golf behind a woman hanging out washing on a washing line

Worcester China Vase
This Worcester china vase makes no attempt to conceal its design origins - shape and ornamentation are both clearly in the Chinese manner

Gossip about Fairies 7
Fairy origins : Vilis - Samian spirits of the wild

Gossip about Fairies 4
Fairy origins : Nymphs in classical legend tend a fallen warrior

Gossip about Fairies 2
Fairy origins : The centaur Nessus seeks to abduct the bride of Herakles

Doncaster High Street
The pump on the pavement is an indication that the High Street of Doncaster, Yorkshire, has not lost sight of its small-town origins

Charlton Church 1808
A view of Charlton Church. Extensively rebuilt in 1827 its origins are believed to date back to the 12th century. Burial place of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval

Stone of Scone
THE LEGEND OF THE STONE OF SCONE - many versions are offered for the origins of the Coronation Stone, including that it came to Scotland via Ireland from Egypt

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