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Ponds Collection

Background imagePonds Collection: Winter Circle by Vernon Ward

Winter Circle by Vernon Ward
Swans and ducks swim together in a pond, watched by gulls who stand in the snow

Background imagePonds Collection: Paddling on Blackheath

Paddling on Blackheath
Children roll up their trouser legs and go paddling in the ponds on Blackheath London

Background imagePonds Collection: England / Watford

England / Watford
The Ponds, a well-known feature at Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1960s

Background imagePonds Collection: Too Fishy

Too Fishy
Unsportsmanlike tactics of a competitor at a recent fishing tournament at Hampstead Ponds. Humorous illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944)

Background imagePonds Collection: 15 views of Epping Forest, London

15 views of Epping Forest, London - Queen Elizabeths Lodge, High, Beech, Old Chingford Church, Goldings Ponds, Wanstead, Ambresbury Bank, Ambresbury Drive, Lake at Loughton, Cottages in York Hill

Background imagePonds Collection: Skating on a frozen Whitestone Pond, Hampstead Heath, London. Date: 1933

Skating on a frozen Whitestone Pond, Hampstead Heath, London. Date: 1933

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Background imagePonds Collection: Advertisement for Ponds Creams featuring a conversation between Eva Moore

Advertisement for Ponds Creams featuring a conversation between Eva Moore and Jill Esmond Moore. Date: 1927

Background imagePonds Collection: Couple standing by Keston Ponds, Kent

Couple standing by Keston Ponds, Kent
Affectionate couple standing by Keston Ponds, Keston, Kent. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePonds Collection: Boys playing by Keston Ponds, Kent

Boys playing by Keston Ponds, Kent
Group of boys playing by Keston Ponds, Kent, at sunset. Date: circa 1950s

Background imagePonds Collection: Advert for Ponds vanishing and cold creams, 1925

Advert for Ponds vanishing and cold creams, 1925 Date: 1925

Background imagePonds Collection: Ponds Cold Cream as sun protection

Ponds Cold Cream as sun protection
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream, suggesting that, if applied before exposure (to the sun), prevents the skin from becoming dry and burnt. I m not entirely convinced by this claim. Date: 1930

Background imagePonds Collection: Advert for Spiers & Ponds Stores - Toys 1902

Advert for Spiers & Ponds Stores - Toys 1902
Advertisement for early Edwardian outdoor toys. Date: 1902

Background imagePonds Collection: Epsom Common, Epsom, Surrey

Epsom Common, Epsom, Surrey. Date: circa 1912

Background imagePonds Collection: Experimenting Ponds at the Huningue Fish Nurseries

Experimenting Ponds at the Huningue Fish Nurseries
Experimenting ponds at the Hungingue fish nurseries in France. Date: 1864

Background imagePonds Collection: Ice skating at St. Jamess Park, London 1844

Ice skating at St. Jamess Park, London 1844
Victorian man and women enjoying skating on St. Jamess Park lake. 1844

Background imagePonds Collection: SURREY : The pond on the common at Esher, with some geese. Date: 1906

SURREY : The pond on the common at Esher, with some geese. Date: 1906

Background imagePonds Collection: Skating 1865

Skating 1865
Wintery scene, with adults skating on a frozen lake. Date: 1865

Background imagePonds Collection: Pond in spring

Pond in spring
The pond in spring, with wild flowers, blossom and a swooping swift. Date: 1885

Background imagePonds Collection: Autumn

Autumn
The pond in autumn, with waterfowl among the reeds. Date: 1885

Background imagePonds Collection: HIGHGATE MODEL YACHTS

HIGHGATE MODEL YACHTS
Regatta of the Highgate Model Yacht Club on the ponds Date: 1854

Background imagePonds Collection: Waterlow Park, Highgate, North London

Waterlow Park, Highgate, North London. Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePonds Collection: Highgate Ponds, Highgate, North London

Highgate Ponds, Highgate, North London. Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePonds Collection: Ponds Cream advertisement featuring Lady Milbanke

Ponds Cream advertisement featuring Lady Milbanke
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream endorsed by the vivid, gay and utterly charming Lady Milbanke, Australian-born socialite Sheila Chisholm

Background imagePonds Collection: Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream with Countess of Warwick

Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream with Countess of Warwick
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream endorsed by society darling the Countess of Warwick, formerly Miss Rose Bingham. Date: 1935

Background imagePonds Collection: Funfair, Vale of Health Hotel, Hampstead Heath, NW London

Funfair, Vale of Health Hotel, Hampstead Heath, NW London
Funfair and Tea Garden, Vale of Health Hotel, Hampstead Heath, NW London. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePonds Collection: Advert for Spiers & Ponds stores, jewellery 1911

Advert for Spiers & Ponds stores, jewellery 1911
Selection of elegant jewellery. 1911

Background imagePonds Collection: Advert for Ponds Cold Cream featuring Princess Marina

Advert for Ponds Cold Cream featuring Princess Marina
Advertisement for Ponds creams as endorsed by Princess Elizabeth and Princess Marina, daughters of Princess Nicholas of Greece, often seen at the smartest social functions in London

Background imagePonds Collection: Ponds skincare advertisement, Lady Mary Pakenham

Ponds skincare advertisement, Lady Mary Pakenham
One in a series of Ponds Cold Cream advertisements during the 1930s featuring a society lady, in this case, Lady Mary Pakenham

Background imagePonds Collection: Ponds Cold Cream Advertisement - Lady Alington

Ponds Cold Cream Advertisement - Lady Alington
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream as endorsed by English aristocrat, Lady Alington, the former Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper. Date: 1931

Background imagePonds Collection: Using Ponds Cold Cream

Using Ponds Cold Cream
Illustrations depicting women using various Ponds skincare products, available in jars for use at home, or tube for when travelling. Date: 1935

Background imagePonds Collection: Advert for Hotel George V featuring Countess of Warwick

Advert for Hotel George V featuring Countess of Warwick
Advertisement for the exclusive Hotel George V in Paris, endorsed by it girl of the day, socialite the Countess of Warwick, formerly Miss Rose Bingham. Date: 1935

Background imagePonds Collection: Ponds Cold Cream advertisement - Duchess of Leinster

Ponds Cold Cream advertisement - Duchess of Leinster
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream with an endorsement from the Duchess of Leinster (American socialite, Agnes Rafaelle). Date: 1935

Background imagePonds Collection: Moses Fountain in Suez, Egypt

Moses Fountain in Suez, Egypt
Moses Fountain encircled with palm trees and with a cottage in the background in Suez, north-eastern Egypt. Date: circa 1900

Background imagePonds Collection: Oasis in Egypt

Oasis in Egypt
Travelling camels and crowds in a palm oasis in Egypt. Date: circa 1900

Background imagePonds Collection: Postcard of Wanstead Park

Postcard of Wanstead Park
Postcard from 1910 with various views of Wanstead Park. Part of Epping Forest, Wanstead Park is situated in Wanstead, in North East London

Background imagePonds Collection: Bukhara, Uzbekistan - Lyab-i Hauz

Bukhara, Uzbekistan - Lyab-i Hauz
Lyab-i Hauz ( by the pond ), or Lyab-i Khauz - the name of the area surrounding one of the few remaining hauz (ponds) that have survived in the city of Bukhara in Uzbekistan

Background imagePonds Collection: Shinobazu Ponds, Ueno Park, Taito, Tokyo, Japan

Shinobazu Ponds, Ueno Park, Taito, Tokyo, Japan
Shinobazu Pond is a pond within Ueno Park, and a historically prominent Shitamachi feature often appearing in history and works of art - Taito, Tokyo, Japan - lotus flowers in bloom. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePonds Collection: Pagoda and Japanese ornamental garden, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Pagoda and Japanese ornamental garden, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Pagoda and Japanese ornamental garden at Sensoji Asakusa Kannon Temple, Tokyo, Japan

Background imagePonds Collection: Golden Tench or Schlei

Golden Tench or Schlei, an ornamental, artificially bred variety, popular for fishponds. Date: 1879

Background imagePonds Collection: Woman and boy standing by a duckpond

Woman and boy standing by a duckpond near a thatched cottage. Date: circa 1920s

Background imagePonds Collection: Secret History of the Channel Tunnel by Heath Robinson

Secret History of the Channel Tunnel by Heath Robinson
An early experiment of the inventor. A proposal for the Channel Tunnel tested out using beer barrels and an accommodating puddle or small pond. Date: 1919

Background imagePonds Collection: Periscopomania by William Heath Robinson

Periscopomania by William Heath Robinson
The Special Constable (who has strayed into Highgate Ponds): Good Heavens! Theres a periscope! In fact its his own foot. A humorous comment on the growing fear of German submarines during the First

Background imagePonds Collection: Man in Turkish dress and wearing a turban harvesting opium

Man in Turkish dress and wearing a turban harvesting opium
Title page including illustration of a man in Turkish dress and wearing a turban harvesting opium. From: Opiologia ad mentem academiae naturae curiosorum | Georgii Wolffgangi Wedelii, Med

Background imagePonds Collection: Nymphaeaceae - Water Lily

Nymphaeaceae - Water Lily
Nymphaeaceae: the water lily tribe. Source: Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with groups and descriptions by Twining, Elizabeth, 1805-1889

Background imagePonds Collection: French soldiers washing at a pond, WW1

French soldiers washing at a pond, WW1
French soldiers siezing the opportunity of indulging in an al fresco wash in a village in Flanders in 1915. Date: 1915

Background imagePonds Collection: Chateau De Loges

Chateau De Loges
The chateau de Loges is located in the foret de Chantilly, Oise, on the etangs (ponds) de Comelle. Date: circa 1800

Background imagePonds Collection: Mali - Timbuktu - The Ponds (Mares) - Fetching water

Mali - Timbuktu - The Ponds (Mares) - Fetching water
Mali - Timbuktu - The Ponds (Mares) - Large excavations dug out of the sand to draw up water from the depths. Date: circa 1910



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