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Parish Collection (page 10)

Background imageParish Collection: Distant view of Rovinj, Croatia

Distant view of Rovinj, Croatia
A distant view of Rovinj, on the western coast of Istria, Croatia, with the parish church of St Eufemia on the hill

Background imageParish Collection: Rob Roys Grave at Balquhidder

Rob Roys Grave at Balquhidder
Scottish Folk Hero and outlaw Rob Roys Grave (Robert Roy MacGregor 1671 - 1734) at Balquhidder, set alongside the medieval ruins of the small parish church

Background imageParish Collection: Lindisfarne - Parish Church - Holy Island

Lindisfarne - Parish Church - Holy Island
Lindisfarne, Northumberland - Parish Church - Holy Island

Background imageParish Collection: St Margarets Church, Herringfleet, Suffolk

St Margarets Church, Herringfleet, Suffolk. A fine example of a Norman round tower parish church. Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageParish Collection: Saint Ouen - Jersey - Parish Church

Saint Ouen - Jersey - Parish Church

Background imageParish Collection: Penmon Priory and Dovecote, Beaumaris, Wales

Penmon Priory and Dovecote, Beaumaris, Wales. Penmon is a promontory, parish and community on the south-east tip of Anglesey, North Wales, about three miles east of the town of Beaumaris

Background imageParish Collection: The Angel Inn, St Clements 1849

The Angel Inn, St Clements 1849
The historic public house in the parish of St Clement Danes in the Strand, London. The Illustrated London News notes in 1849 that " it presents a specimen of the galleried innyard

Background imageParish Collection: A Typical English Village

A Typical English Village
A view of typical English village A local gentleman is fishing in the stream, close to a bridge taking a road up toward the market square and parish church. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageParish Collection: Maud Hospital, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maud Hospital, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Maud Hospital was erected in 1867-9 on Bank Road, New Maud, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was originally a poorhouse for the Buchan Combination, a group of Aberdeenshire parishes

Background imageParish Collection: Parish Workhouse, Steyning, Sussex

Parish Workhouse, Steyning, Sussex
The medieval timber-framed building on Mouse Lane, Steyning, Sussex, that once served as the parish workhouse. Outside are a man with a beard

Background imageParish Collection: Parish Workhouse, Uckfield, Sussex

Parish Workhouse, Uckfield, Sussex
The former Uckfield parish workhouse on Belmont Road, Uckfield, Sussex

Background imageParish Collection: Framlingham Parish Workhouse, Essex

Framlingham Parish Workhouse, Essex
Parish workhouse in the courtyard of Framlingham Castle, Essex. It was originally established in 1664 then rebuilt in 1729

Background imageParish Collection: Parish Workhouse, Hooe, Sussex

Parish Workhouse, Hooe, Sussex
The former parish workhouse at Hooe, located on Hooe Common, Sussex

Background imageParish Collection: Quarter Boys, Rye Parish Church

Quarter Boys, Rye Parish Church
One of the Quarter Boys (so called because they strike the quarters but not the hours) of Rye Parish Church of St Mary

Background imageParish Collection: Rye, East Sussex

Rye, East Sussex
An elevated view of Rye, from the Parish Church of St Mary

Background imageParish Collection: Reigate Heath Windmill

Reigate Heath Windmill, a Grade II listed post mill with a single storey roundhouse at Reigate Heath, Surrey. In 1880 the roundhouse section was converted to a chapel of ease to St Marys Parish

Background imageParish Collection: George Skinner, elderly tricyclist

George Skinner, elderly tricyclist
Mr George Skinner, an elderly tricyclist. At the age of 92 he is still getting out and about, and has been re-elected Vicars Warden of St Marys Parish Church, Rushden, Northamptonshire

Background imageParish Collection: Greenwich St Alphege

Greenwich St Alphege
Saint Alphege s, the parish church of Greenwich

Background imageParish Collection: LEE, south east London (formerly Kent)

LEE, south east London (formerly Kent)
The church and parsonage of St Margarets at Lee, near Blackheath, formerly in Kent though now part of London

Background imageParish Collection: Fulbourn Churches

Fulbourn Churches
The churches of Fulbourn - Saint Vigors (the parish church) and Fulbourn All Saints, (seemingly a rival establishment) Cambridgeshire

Background imageParish Collection: A casual worker shovelling stones from his cell

A casual worker shovelling stones from his cell
This intriguing image entitled, The sieve in the wall: in the casual ward, shows a casual, or a man who receives temporary relief in a workhouse that is not his own parish shovelling stones he has

Background imageParish Collection: Swan and a village pond

Swan and a village pond
A painting of a swan by Malcolm Greensmith is set into the border framing an English country village pond in the bright spring light

Background imageParish Collection: Brailes Church

Brailes Church
The parish church of Brailes, Warwickshire

Background imageParish Collection: The Tol-Maen or Main Rock, Cornwall, c. 1869

The Tol-Maen or Main Rock, Cornwall, c. 1869
Engraving showing the Tol-Maen or Main Rock or Hole of Stone, which stood in the parish of Constantine, Cornwall until it was demolished in 1869

Background imageParish Collection: Unveiling the John Keats Bust, Hampstead Parish Church, 1894

Unveiling the John Keats Bust, Hampstead Parish Church, 1894
Engraving showing the unveiling of the John Keats bust in Hampstead Parish Church, 1894. This was the first public memorial to Keats in Britain and was presented by the poets American admirers

Background imageParish Collection: W. E. Gladstone in the House of Commons, 1894

W. E. Gladstone in the House of Commons, 1894
Engraving showing William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) making his last speech in the House of Commons as Prime Minister, on the 1st March 1894. The speech was about the Parish Councils Bill Amendments

Background imageParish Collection: The Nave of the Church of St. Matthew, Bedford New Town, 185

The Nave of the Church of St. Matthew, Bedford New Town, 185
Engraving showing the nave of the Church of St. Matthew, Bedford New Town, in the parish of St. Pancras, London, 1856. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of London in December of that year

Background imageParish Collection: The Mayor of Vancouver visiting the grave of George Vancouve

The Mayor of Vancouver visiting the grave of George Vancouve
Photograph showing the Mayor of Vancouver, Mr. G. McGreer, laying a wreath on the grave of Captain George Vancouver in the graveyard of the Parish Church of Petersham, London, 11th October 1936

Background imageParish Collection: A parish Job or Tent

A parish Job or Tent Os Committee at Brazen Hall

Background imageParish Collection: Steam washing machinery at St. Pancras workhouse

Steam washing machinery at St. Pancras workhouse
Engraving of the steam washing machine at St. Pancras workhouse 1857. St. Pancras workhouse was erected as the parish workhouse in 1809

Background imageParish Collection: Q Elizabeths School

Q Elizabeths School
A South View of Queen Elizabeths Free Grammar School in Tooley Street in the Parish of St Olave, Southwark, with a Plan of the Adjacent Neighbourhood done in 1813

Background imageParish Collection: The Organ Blower

The Organ Blower
Early or unsophisticated organs rely on manual power to supply the air for the pipes; this youth is pumping air in an English parish church

Background imageParish Collection: St Alpheges Church

St Alpheges Church
St Alphege, Greenwich - the parish church

Background imageParish Collection: The New Curate

The New Curate
The new curate - is appraised by the ladies of the parish : oh, bother his principles, how will he perform on the croquet lawn ?

Background imageParish Collection: Gretna Wedding Certif

Gretna Wedding Certif
Marriage certificate from the parish of Gretna, Dumfries, Scotland, a favourite destination for English eloping couples, being just across the Scottish border

Background imageParish Collection: Church Choir

Church Choir
The choir of an English parish church, with instrumental accompaniment

Background imageParish Collection: Leadenhall Market 1825

Leadenhall Market 1825
The skin market at Leadenhall, in the parish of St Peter upon Cornhill in the City of London

Background imageParish Collection: Social / Workhouse London

Social / Workhouse London
The workhouse of St Jamess Parish, London

Background imageParish Collection: Little Malvern Church

Little Malvern Church
LITTLE MALVERN The Church in the village of Little Malvern, Worcestershire

Background imageParish Collection: Mepl / Keeler Painting

Mepl / Keeler Painting
All Saints Parish Hall, which houses the Mary Evans Picture Library. The building was built in 1928 and the architect was Charles Winmill

Background imageParish Collection: Pyne - Parish Beadle

Pyne - Parish Beadle
THE PARISH BEADLE A kind of policeman, whose job is to make sure everyone behaves properly in church and enforce the proper observation of the Sabbath

Background imageParish Collection: Hour Glasses

Hour Glasses
17th century Hour-Glasses in Greenwich parish church

Background imageParish Collection: Dr Syntax / Parish Priest

Dr Syntax / Parish Priest
Doctor Syntax taking possession of his living - entering his drive in a horse and cart with a lady with a parasol by his side

Background imageParish Collection: Maze at Alkborough

Maze at Alkborough
Circular maze, 12 metres in diameter, at Alkborough, Lincolnshire; a copy exists in the parish church

Background imageParish Collection: Bismarck / Rohling / Page 1

Bismarck / Rohling / Page 1
Bismarck is christened in Schonhausen parish church

Background imageParish Collection: Concepts / Heaven & Hell

Concepts / Heaven & Hell
Sinners carried off to hell, the good go to heaven : wall painting from Orsa parish in Dalarna, Sweden



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