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Norah Blaney in The Vagabond King 1927Norah Blaney (1894 - 1983), music hall performer and actress, appearing in the part of Huguette in The Vagabond King, playing at the Winter Garden Theatre in London in 1927. 1927
Cartoon, Lord Cairns, In A New PartCartoon, Lord Cairns (Arthur William Cairns, 2nd Earl Cairns) - In A New Part. He had just succeeded to the title on the death of his father. 1885
Hollesley Bay ColonyThe gymnasium at the Hollesley Bay Colony, near Woodbridge, Suffolk. In 1938, the establishment became a training institution for young offenders as part of the Borstal system. Date: circa 1945
St Vincents Orphanage, TorquayAs part of a fete at St Vincents Home for Roman Catholic Children, Torquay, Devon, boys portray Red Cross stretcher bearers while another, dressed as a nurse, examines the patient. Date: Date unknown
Basingstoke Union WorkhouseA view of part of the Basingstoke Union workhouse, Hampshire Date unknown
Lilian Braithwaite as Nancy Thistleton 1902Miss Lilian Braithwaite in the part which made her famous, as Nancy Thistleton in The Finding of Nancy by Netta Syrett. 1902 1902
Royal Norfolk Regiment Memorial, Bieville-BervilleThe Norfolks were part of the 59th (Staffordshire) Division, a follow-up force that landed on 25 June and was heavily involved in the fighting for Caen - it vies with the 3rd Canadian Divison for
The South Lancashire Regiment Memorial, HermanvilleThe Regiment is also known as the Prince of Waless Volunteers.They came ashore on D-Day as part of the first waves & the area around this Memorial contains other memorials to the leading elements
East Yorkshire Regiment Memorial, la Breche, NormandyThe 2nd and 5th Battalions of the East Yorks landed here on D-Day as part of the first wave of the British 3rd Division. The Divisions landing beach had been divided into three sections, Peter
48 Royal Marine Cdo & Civil Victims Memorial, St AubinThe 48th were part of No 4 Special Service Brigade whose task was to clear St Aubin and coastal villages to the east, and following that were to take on the radar station on the high ground at
Cheshire Regiment Memorial, Musee du DebarquementThe memorial is to all members of the Regiment whose different Battalions fought in various theatres of war. On D-Day the 2nd Battalion landed on Gold Beach as part of the 50th Northumbrian Division
Plaque to Cruiser Montcalm, Port en Bessin NormandyThe Free French Ship Montcalm was one of the three Cruisers in Bombarding Force C which supported the American Landings on Omaha Beach. It later took part in Operations in the Mediterranean
British 3rd Infantry Division Plaque Sannerville NormandyThe wall commemorates the Divisions part in Operation Goodwood, 18-21 July 1944. Nicknamed Montys Ironsides, between D-Day and the end of the war, the Division had over 11, 000 casualties
Dial work and striking part of an eight-day clock. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr
Regina Rifle Regiment Plaque Juno Beach exitThe Rifles part of 7th Canadian Brigade, landed at 0800 hours on D Day preceded by the flail tanks of the 1st Hussars. All Canadian objectives were secured that day, the only landings that did
French Destroyer la Combattante Memorial CourseullesThe ship was part of the supporting Bombardment Group. She was built in Glasgow in 1942 under the name HMS Haldon & loaned to the Free French Navy
Memorial to ALG B4 Beny sur Mer NormandyThis was used by 401, 411 and 412 Squadrons of the Royal Canadian Air Force who flew Spitfires as part of 126 Wing. The first aircraft to use the Landing Ground was a damaged Spitfire which came down
2nd Bn Royal Ulster Rifles Memorial Cambes en PlaineThe Battalion captured the village on 9 June. The German posltion was one of the strongest on this part of the front. The capture sealed the connection between Canadian & British Forces
Royal Regina Rifles & 1st Canadian HussarsThe Memorial is in Norrey en Bessin which the Canadians took on 7 June having landed on Juno Beach as part of the 3rd Canadian Divison
Royal Winnipeg Rifles Memorial Plaque CreullyThe Little Black Devils landed on Juno Beach on D Day as part of 3rd Canadian Division. They suffered heavy casualties during the landings. This plaque is in the car park
Essex Yeomanry Plaque Gold Beach Bunker NormandyThe Essex landed on Gold Beach on D Day as part of 231 Brigade which was attached to 50th Division. The plaque is on the side of a bunker which was overcome by Sgt R E Palmer in an action that won
2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers AsnellesThe Borderers landed at Asnelles on 6 June 1944 as part of 56th Independent Infantry Brigade which had been attached to 50th Division
Free French Air Force Memorial ArromanchesThis is in the Place du Groupe d Alsace. The Lorraine and Alsace Groups were part of the FFAF formed by some 200 French pilots in England in July 1940
No 4 Group Bomber Command RAF Monument NormandyIn 1944 two French bomber squadrons, Groupe Guyenne and Groupe Tunisie formed part of No 4 Group RAF and were given the numbers 346 and 347
Sherman tank with General Leclerc Memorial Utah BeachThe French 2nd Armoured Divison landed here on 2/8/44 as part of General Pattons 3rd Army. The memorial is one of a number along the beaches all of the same style which were put up by the Comite du
Whitechapel Workhouse Medicine Bottle. A graduated glass medicine bottle from the Whitechapel workhouse or its infirmary. It bears the moulded inscription Stolen from Whitechapel Union
Mackenzies New Opera The TroubadourSir Alexander Campbell Mackenzies New Opera The Troubadour - Act 3 - Guillem and Margarida. Guillem: " The Dawn! the dawn
British Seamens Orphanage, Brixham - Coronation ProcessionUniformed boys from the British Seamens Orphanage, Brixham, Devon, stand behind a gun carriage as part of a procession to celebrate the coronation of George V in 1911. Date: 1911
Part of Scarborough, drawn by John Leech 1857Victorian mainly women and children having a ride on carriage around the beach. 1857
Verrazzano at Newport HarbourGiovanni da Verrazzano, Italian explorer, arriving in 1524 at Newport Harbour, Rhode Island. This was part of his first American expedition mapping and exploring the North American coast for Italy
The Battle of Tonelero 1852Battle between the Argentine Confederation army and the Brazilian Imperial Navy, commanded by Admiral Grenfell in the flagship steamer " Affonzo"
Officer and Soldiers at Fort-de-FranceAn officer and soldiers of the Austro-Mexican brigade, in passage at Fort-de-France, part of the Creole volunteers of Martinique. Date: 1865
General Neigre leaves General Bazaine on march on MoreliaAt the heights of Tacubaya, General Neigre parts with General Bazaine on the march on Morelia. The two generals on horseback stand next to each other talking
Flowers on a paper lace Christmas and New Year cardFlowers and verse on a four-part paper lace Christmas and New Year card. circa 1890s
Cover design, Roland Cashel by Charles LeverPart-work cover design, Roland Cashel by Charles Lever, illustrated by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne), No. IX, price one shilling. 1849
Cover design, Scenes from the Life of a Private PupilPart-work cover design by George Cruickshank, Frank Fairlegh or Scenes from the Life of a Private Pupil, Part I, price one shilling. 1849
Launch of the Marion Macintyre and part of ship Iron FrameLaunch of the " Marion Mactintyre" and part of the ship " Iron Frame", at Messrs Jordan and Gettys building-yard Liverpool (not Getley as printed in the ILNs caption), 1851
Front cover, British Artists at the Front, WW1Front cover, British Artists at the Front (Country Life), Part Two, Sir John Lavery ARA, First World War. 1916-1917
Longs Peak Inn, Estes Park, Colorado, USAPart of sitting room, Longs Peak Inn, Estes Park, Colorado, USA. Date: circa 1920
A tally to show womens homefront effort in agriculture, local government service, public utility services and transport, shipping and fishing. Date: 1944
INDUSTRY / METALS / IRONThree young men struggle and strain to push a rail truck full of iron ore uphill as part of their Labour Service training. Date: 1930s
MUSSOLINI GOES TO WARBENITO MUSSOLINI During World War Two, he displays his courage and risks his life by taking part in naval operations, meeting a convoy in the open sea Date: 1883 - 1945
Tipsy T. 66 Nipper Mk. III G-AVKTTipsy Nipper Mk.III G-AVKT (msn 70), prototype of the Mark III, at an air display in the Netherlands, circa 1969, parked next to Le Manchots (the Penguins) aerobatic display team
Weir W-2, at RAF Hendon on 19 July 1951. G. & J. Weir of Cathcart in Glasgow were an established engineering company, founded in 1871, which built aircraft during the First World War
de Havilland U-1A Otter 55-3300United States Army - de Havilland U-1A Otter 55-3300 (DHC-3, msn 156) of the 2nd Aviation Company, at Saran in France Later assigned to the 54th Aviation Company, South Vietnam
USAF - United States Air Force - Boeing B-17GUnited States Army Air Force - United States Air Force - Boeing B-17G, seen, presumably, at Shaw Field or a satellite field
Caspar C. 29Caspar C.29 reconnaissance floatplane. The sole C.29 was built by Dansk Aero in Denmark, with the intention of taking part in the Deutschen Seeflugwettbewerb in 1926 at Warnemunde
Conroy Super Turbo Three N156WC. The second RR Dart powered conversion by Conroy was a surplus Douglas R4D-8-C-117D and was called the Super Turbo Three