Rain Gallery

Reids Palace Hotel advertisement

Reid's Palace Hotel in Madeira, boasting happy sunny days, no rain, no dust...unequalled private sea-bathing, afternoon and evening open air dances, children's seawater pool, 100 bathing cabins, extensive shady gardens, four tennis courts, picturesque scenery and excellent roads

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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Boer War Memorial unveiling, Haverfordwest, South Wales

Commemorative photograph of the unveiling of the Boer War Memorial at St Mary the Virgin Church, High Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The memorial is surrounded by local dignitaries, clergy, a police band and crowds of townspeople. The various umbrellas show that it was a wet day. The memorial is in the form of a celtic cross and was made from Cornish granite, with 44 names of Pembrokeshire men listed on it. It was unveiled by Lord Cawdor

© Mary Evans / Roger Worsley Archive

Britannia and Eve magazine, March 1933

Front cover illustration featuring an extremely glamorous lady wearing a bright orange coat with fur trims, a yellow hat with orange feather and holding a blue clutch bag. Her porter, decked out in a purple suit with matching cap, shields her from the rain and carries her pet pooch

© Illustrated London News/Mary Evans

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