Over Grown Collection

Sleeping Beauty ballet, reawakening scene
While the King and Queen sleep, Prince Charming, with the blessing of the Lilac Fairy, bends to kiss the Sleeping Princess and thereby awaken her

Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriessshire, Scotland, a fine example of early 15th century military architecture, triangular in shape, with a double moat, drum towers, etc

Southwark Military Hospital, Dulwich, South London
The entrance to Southwark Military Hospital which, during the First World War, was established in the St Saviours workhouse infirmary

Bermondsey Military Hospital, London
Bermondsey Military Hospital operated during the First World War on the premises of the St Olaves Union workhouse at Ladywell, near Lewisham, in south east London

Chirk Aqueduct
A fine photograph of the aqueduct carrying the Shropshire Union Canal, at Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales

Union Workhouse, Rugby, Warwickshire
The Rugby Union workhouse on Lower Hillmorton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire. The view, seen from the Guardians Board Room, shows the main workhouse building (right of centre)

Fairy Frolic by G. L. Stampa
A illustration showing fairies playing in an overgrown flower patch

Woman walking along a disused railway track
A woman walking along a disused railway track which has become overgrown with weeds

Rankoth Vehera Stupa - Sri Lanka
Rankoth (Rankot) Vehera (Golden Pinnacle) Stupa, is the 4th largest stupa in Sri Lanka. Built by King Nissanka Malla (1187-1196), it is 55 metres in height 185 metres in circumference

Dr Barnardos Homes Babies Castle, Hawkhurst, Kent
Dr Barnardos Homes Babies Castle at Hawkhurst, Kent, opened in 1884 for the reception of babies. In 1908 it became a home for boys and girls under the age of eight years

Overgrown castle

Peaceful scene in cemetery
Wild flowers grow and intertwine in this peaceful cemetery scene, with a bird perched on a leaf singing, and a snail crawling along slowly below. 1925

Bugs, butterflies and birds enjoy the delights of a blossoming, fertile meadow. 1925

Italy - Brescia - Capitoline Temple of Vespasian
Italy - Brescia - the Capitoline Temple, or the Capitolium, which was built by Emperor Titus Flavius Vespasian c. 73 A.D. Date: circa 1910s

Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, China - Soldier Statues
Soldier Statues - grave monuments at the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, the tomb of the Hongwu Emperor and founder of the Ming Dynasty

Turkish Cemetery, Istanbul
A Turkish Cemetery - Istanbul, Turkey Date: circa 1904

Stone Fountain - Loguivy-Lannion, Brittany
Stone Fountain in the cemetery at Loguivy-Lannion, Brittany, France Date: circa 1910s

Brazil - Belem - Baptista Campos Park
The Castelinho (Castle) folly at the Praca Batista Campos (Batista Campos Square) in Belem, Para, Brazil Date: 1906

Derelict Station
The platform of a derelict Victorian railway station near Romsey in Hampshire, England. Date: 1970s

Union Workhouse and Staff, Weymouth, Dorset
The porter and uniformed female staff stand at the entrance to the Weymouth Union workhouse, erected in 1836 on Wyke Road, Weymouth, Dorset

Middle aged man in straw boater in a garden, Mid Wales
A smartly dressed middle aged Edwardian man poses for his photo in a garden, Mid Wales. He is wearing a three-piece suit and a straw boater, and sits on a wooden chair on a slightly overgrown lawn

Large house and garden, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
A large house and garden in Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales. The house is built in stone, is rather overgrown with ivy, and has patterned tiling on the roof

Edwardian vicarage and vicar, Mid Wales
A young Edwardian vicar standing on the lawn in front of his vicarage, probably in the Mid Wales area. He has an elderly lady with him, perhaps his mother, and a small dog lies at their feet

Ruined defences near a fishpond, St Davids, South Wales
Some partially ruined medieval defences near a fishpond in St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Old stone house with circular tower
An old stone house overgrown with ivy, with a circular tower on the left

Old stone archway overgrown with leaves
An old stone archway overgrown with leaves

Warbstow Church, Cornwall
A classic case of ivy gone (rather) mad! Warbstow Church, Cornwall. The parish church of St Werburgh was originally Norman, but largely rebuilt in the 15th century

South east face of Borley Rectory
Photograph of the south east face of Borley Rectory taken from the south. The photograph, taken on 28 March 1939, shows the aftermath of the fire of 27 February 1939. HPG/1/3/5 (xxiv)

Ruined building in India
A ruined building, probably a temple or shrine, in India in the early 1920s. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Washing in a deserted Palace pool
A young boy washes a large platter in a courtyard pool of a desertd Palace building in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Small Mosque, Constantinople, Turkey
A small neighbourhood Mosque in Constantinople, Turkey

Tintern Abbey Ruins
The interior of Tintern Abbey Monmouthshire, looking west

Tintern Abbey / Haghe
The South front of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire

Nimes Amphitheatre Ruins
The remains of this elliptical Roman amphitheatre as seen in the late 18th century. The best-preserved arena in France, which is still in use today

Pyramid and temple, Tuxpan, Mexico
A pyramid-shaped monument with a temple on the top at Tuxpan (Tuxpam, Tusapan), in the State of Veracruz, Mexico

Silchester / Roman Town
An interesting picture, placing a reconstruction of 6 Roman soldiers before the surviving walls of Silchester, (Calleva Atrebatum) completely abandoned in the 5th century

Hadrians Wall - Brunton
A section of Hadrians Wall at Brunton, opposite the fort of Chesters, which is the other side of the North Tyne River. The site has evidence of the Roman bridge abutment

Banh-Yong / Cambodia
Four-faced pillars at Banh- yong, each with a different aspect of Buddha

Children / Garden 1889
Two girls in an overgrown garden, intrigued by an empty house

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