Ownership Collection

German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens - WW1
A huge German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens on 8th August 1918 became a source of some Allied controversy. The Australian 31st Battalion effected its capture, but

A Rolls Royce in Essex
Mrs Garner of The Drive, Snaresbrook, Essex (now part of London E17) posing with her Rolls Royce Phantom, mounted with enclosed drive limousine by Mulliner, Northampton

Emigrate to Canada poster
Poster issued by the Canadian Pacific Company advertising to would be emigrants that they could own their own home in Canada and apply for a ready-made farm

Sir Samuel Evans at Prize Court, London, WW1
Sir Samuel Evans, in September 1914, presiding over the first Prize Court held at the London Law Courts since 1856. 1914

The universality of car ownership
An illustration depicting the universality of car ownership in 1926, by showing a large and a small car both made by Austin

Christmas 1914 Football Match Statues, Messines - Mesen
This life sized statue of a German and a British soldier shaking hands over a football, was sculpted by Andy Edwards and was unveiled on 22 December 2015

Martin de Cavalar with Maria Pita on the ordinary writ concerning the place of Ledono (Lendoiro), 1616. Mayor Fernandez Pita claimed some properties that Martin de Cavalar had acquired from Francisco

A new law gave the tenant a right to a third of his freehold, seven years rent; twenty-one years rent being the average value of a freehold in Ireland

Dog owners given free licences
Over 200 free licences were given to dog owners too poor to pay the 7s. 6d. tax. The licences were presented at the Regal Cinema, Marble Arch

Bookplate, William Ridley Richardson
The armorial bookplate of William Ridley Richardson (1856-?) of Ravensfell and Bromley House, Bromley, Kent. Date: late 19th century

Demonstration in London -- young protesters walking purposefully along a road. Two of the banners belong to the Hyde Park Diggers, a land ownership campaigning group. Date: late 1960s

Anti-nuclear demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London. One placard reads: Scrap Polaris, Build For Peace. The banner in the lower left belongs to the Hyde Park Diggers

Demonstration in London -- the man with his arms raised is probably Sid Rawle (1945-2010), nicknamed King of the Hippies, founder of the Hyde Park Diggers

Demonstration in London -- the man on the left is probably Sid Rawle (1945-2010), nicknamed King of the Hippies, founder of the Hyde Park Diggers

Demonstration in London -- the man at the centre is probably Sid Rawle (1945-2010), nicknamed King of the Hippies, founder of the Hyde Park Diggers

The Thames Tunnel is an underwater tunnel, running beneath the River Thames connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping, built between 1825 and 1843

Sub Machine Gun, Thompson, . 45 In M1928A1
Thompson M1928A1. 45 in sub machine gun, 1940 (c); manufactured by the Auto-Ordnance Corporation, USA; breech stamped with British War Department ownership

Decca television advertisement - 1953 Coronation
Advertisement for Decca televisions, appearing in the Coronation issue of the Daily Sketch, encouraging people to view the big occasions in a big way in your own home

The Bungalow, Whiteway Colony, Gloucestershire
The Bungalow, Whiteway Colony, near Stroud in Gloucestershire, was established in 1898. A group of Tolstoyan anarchists bought 40 acres of land

De Havilland School of Flying Advertisement, 1931
Advertisement for the De Havilland School of Flying, based at Hatfield Aerodrome in Hertfordshire. Date: 1931

Hillman Wizard car illustration
A well-dressed couple stand and admire their new Hillman Wizard car. Date: 1931

Bookplate design, rabbit and books
Bookplate design, showing a rabbit writing his name in his books. Date: circa 1920s

Portable wood motor house or garage, 1919 advertisement
Advertisement for garages constructed of strong deal framing, mortised and tenoned and with a roof of galvanised iron, manufactured by Boulton & Paul of Norwich. Date: 1919

Hillson Praga G-AEUT private ownership
F Hills and Sons built this Hillson Praga which was owned by Lt Cdr Goodhart at this time. It was the last surviving British-built Praga. The aircraft was later destroyed in a crash Date: circa 1957

Out of Doors -- label design with two children. Date: 19th century

British aeroplanes for private ownership by G. H. Davis
Aircraft for the owner-pilot: British aeroplanes designed and built solely for private ownership. Showing 1945 examples of the family aeroplane of the future -- sturdy, reliable, and easy to fly

New LFB recruit marking his gear
A new LFB recruit, having been kitted out with his uniform, is marking his gear with his name

Cockneys visiting a Royal Navy Gunboat
An Honest London Taxpayer wanting full value for his contributions! Visiting Day on a Gunboat. Arry: " Is the Captain in?" Jack: " Yes, hes aboard

The Summit of White Pass, Alaska - Two flags
The Summit of White Pass, Alaska - Under two flags. White Pass is a mountain pass through the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains on the border of the US state of Alaska

Plan of a manor house and common fields 15th Century

A peep at the future of government ownership

Municipal ownership. Illustration shows the towering figures of Charles F. Murphy, Michael Hinky Dink Kenna, and Israel W

Home Ownership Co-operative Insurance Company booklet
Front cover of a booklet advising potential home owners on a house purchase plan, with a picture of a perfect looking 1920s house. Date: 1954

The Hotel Bellevue - Jericho, West Bank, Palestine (then under Ottoman control) - interestingly, a Union flag flies above the building - it was obviously British-owned. Date: circa 1910s

French poster, nationalisation of mines
A French poster about the nationalisation of mines. Date: 20th century

Proud of his new motor
A jolly chap leaning happily on the bonnet of his new car, a soft-top Bellanger Freres 3.2 Litre Tourer (French), as his female passenger (his wife?) leans out of the vehicle to get in the shot

Buckingham House, St. Jamess Park, 1705
Engraving showing the exterior of Buckingham House in St. Jamess Park, London, in 1705. Buckingham House later, after much modification, extension and a change of ownership, became Buckingham Palace

Cross-Channel Ferry Dragon, November 1967
Illustration of the passenger / vehicle cross-Channel ferry Dragon, November 1967. Built for 2-million in 1967, she was the largest contemporary Channel ferry

The Civil War in America. The interior of Fort Sumter, Charl
The interior of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, after a continuous bombardment by the Federal batteries on Morrs Island. Fort Sumter provided the first engagement of the civil War

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