Advert for Pears Soap - A Chemist Recommends... 1912Advertisement for Pears Soap - A Chemist Recommends the product for its pure, genuine, good value and effective properties! Date: 1912
Sulphur Well at Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales - a spa town, which grew up following the discovery of waters with amazing healing properties in 1732, by the Rev. Theophilus Evans
Abracadabra TalismanABRACADABRA TALISMAN This word was supposed by the Gnostics to have magical properties, and it was widely adopted as a charm
London, Pimlico, Belgravia - Ebury StreetLondon, Pimlico, Belgravia - 83 Ebury Street. The corner with Ecclestone Street can be seen back left. Date: circa 1910
Pilgrimage of Grace / 1537The Pilgrimage of Grace, a rising of Roman Catholics in N.England. It protest against government abolition of papal supremacy and confiscation of smaller monastic properties
Vichy - Source Lucas spring at the spaVichy, France - Source Lucas spring water at the spa. Water Temperature recorded at 28 degrees. One of the many different sources in the Grande Palais des Sources at Vichy
Four Peculiar properties of the Isle of Wight, HampshireFour Peculiar Properties of the Isle of Wight, Hampshire. New-port (You cannot bottle) - Freshwater (you cannot drink) - Cowes (you cannot milk) - Needles (You cannot thread) Date: 1909
Pair Of Houses Proposal, WoldseaAn architectural drawing suggesting the plans for a pair of houses to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire
Simon Arnao Date with Juan Caina, Mayor of Cambre and others on the restitution of properties owned by Maria Pita, 1586. From the Archive of the Kingdom of Galicia. Maria Pita House Museum
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
Interior of Queen Anne's Bath, a natural springs between Holborn and Long Acre, London, 1845. Being a source of fresh water it was known for its medicinal properties from at least the time of
St Pauls neighbourhoodIllustration of the streets and properties surrounding St Pauls Cathedral prior to the addition of the spire in the mid-14th century. From Aggas Plan, 1563. Date: 19th century
Robert John Thornton, author of New Family HerbalRobert John Thornton (1768-1837), English physician and botanical writer, author of New Family Herbal: Or Popular Account of the Natures and Properties of the Various Plants Used in Medicine
Troops at Kells WorkhouseTroops camped at Kells Union workhouse, County Meath, Ireland. They had been sent to the area to quell unrest caused by the Duke of Leinsters attempts to evict Irish tenants from his properties
Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II N681FM (msn 167), of McMoran Properties Inc. at Luton Airport on 2 May 1987. Date: 1987
Tomb of William Harvey, Physician - St. Andrew s, Hempsteadcirca 1910s
Tothill Street, WestminsterOld properties in Tothill Street, Westminster. circa 1750 Date: circa 1750
Old Houses in HolbornEngraving depicting old properties in Holborn, opposite Grays Inn Road
Middle Row, HolbornEngraving depicting Middle Row, Holborn, a block of three or four properties that obstructed the free-flow of Holborns traffic, seen here shortly before their demolition in 1868
St PaulsIllustration of the streets and properties surrounding St Pauls Cathedral following the addition of the spire in the mid-14th century. Date: 19th century
Borjomi - hydrothermal health spa resort - GeorgiaBorjomi - a hydrothermal health spa resort in the southern region of Samskhe-Javakheti in Georgia with an international reputation for its geothermal spring mineral water resources
Plantes Medicinales - Medicinal plantsA variety of medicinal plants renowned for their healing properties including mistletoe, sphagnum moss and violets. Date: 1930
Portrait of Louis Wain taken from an advertisement for Phosferine, a tonic medicine, featuring Louis Wain, the famous cat artist
Sunlight Soap advertisement, 1903Advertisement for Sunlight soap, manufactured by Lever Brothers at Port Sunlight. This particular advert emphasises the appliance of science to ensure its cleansing capabilities - a picture of an
On the Properties of Things (De proprietatibus rerum) (15th c.), translation by Jean Cordichon of the encyclopedic work of the Franciscan Bartholomaeus Anglicus. Astronomer. Gothic art
Matthews St Nicholas Boarding House, Scarborough, YorkshireThe Cliff Scarborough, North Yorkshire showing the loaction of Matthews St. Nicholas Boarding House (and Annexe) and the notable amenities in close proximity: the Spa and the Gentlemans club
Sale Particulars for the auction of two Pimlico Properties - 29 Cumberland Street and 16 Clarendon Street, SW1, London (the adjoining corner). Date: 1937
Block statue of Harsomtusemhat (664-610 B. C. ). Basalt. LowerBlock statue of Harsomtusemhat (664-610 B.C.) sitting on a socle, with his legs grouped and the hands on his knees. He is holding the sesheshet sistrum, with the face of the goddess Hathor. Basalt
On the Properties of Things (De proprietatibus rerum) (15th c.), translation by Jean Cordichon of the encyclopedic work of the Franciscan Bartholomaeus Anglicus
George HolfordSir George Holford (1860 - 1926), son of Robert Stayner Holford. He inherited his fathers considerable fortune which included the two properties of Westonbirt House in London and Dorchester House
Rear of damaged properties in Southwark St - WW2, Blitz - 30th December 1940. Date: 1940
Eye Wash in the PubAn eye wash in the bar of a London pub, built over a well with medieval properties. It was a condition of the licence that they should give free eye treatment. Date: early 1930s
Goldbach, Vosges, Haut-Rhin, France - Fresh AirCafe a l arbre vert at Goldbach-Altenbach, a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Resort popular for the health-giving properties of the high altitude fresh air
Spain (1836). Prime Minister Juan Alvarez MendizᢡlSpain (1836). Prime Minister Juan Alvarez Mendizᢡ l presenting to the regent queen Maric Cristina the decree by which the government confiscates the properties of the regular clergy. Etching
Book On the Properties of Things (15th c. ). TranslationBook On the Properties of Things (15th c.). Translation by Jean Cordichon of the encyclopedic work by the Franciscan Bartholomaeus Anglicus
LCC-LFB Flooding caused by burst water main in streetAn area of Hammersmith and Fulham extensively flooded following the fracture of a large diameter water main in the street
LCC-LFB Commercial building fire, Avery Hardoll, ElthamLFB firefighters in action at a commercial building fire at Avery Hardoll, Eltham, SE London. The fire started in a former shop and dwelling which had been converted into a commercial undertaking
Dartmouth House, Charles Street, London, one of the most notable properties in Mayfair; purchased by the English Speaking Union in 1926. Date: 1930s
Poster advertising Abbey Road estate agents -- buy your home through Abbey Road, enquire within for list of available properties
St Nons Well, near St Davids, South WalesView of St Nons Well, at the Chapel of St Non, on the coast near St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. According to tradition, St Non was the mother of St David
Moose (Elk) / Olaus / CaughtA moose is trapped for the medicinal properties of its right foot
RAVENALARavenala, or Travelers Tree, is cultivated in Madagascar for its water-retaining and ornamental properties. It is related to the banana, which are also shown here
Birmingham FiremarkA Birmingham firemark of the Sun Fire Office. Firemarks were displayed by insurance companies, who maintained fire brigades to protect the properties they had insured
Cinchona - Quinine 2Two varieties of the cinchona species (quinine) - known as Jesuits Bark because its healing properties were learnt from South American natives by Jesuit missionaries
Laurus SpeciesThree varieties of the laurus species (quinine) - known as Jesuits Bark because its healing properties were learnt from South American natives by Jesuit missionaries
Pictet / Gas ExperimentRaoul Pictet, Swiss physicist, conducts an experiment to liquefy and solidify hydrogen gas, and studied properties of substances at low temperatures
Sergei VavilovSERGEI VAVILOV Russian physicist, responsible for work on the properties of light. He was also a deputy to the Supreme Soviet
