Raining Collection (page 5)

Queen Elizabeth II inspecting firefighters
Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

Ships on a rough sea at Dover, Kent
Watercolour painting of ships on a rough sea at Dover, Kent, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Royal visit of Queen Victoria to Liverpool, 1886
The royal procession passing along Castle Street, on the occasion of Queen Victorias visit to the Liverpool Exhibition, 1886. Date: 1886

Doing the Lakes - Rain in the Lake District disturbing the enjoyment of ones holiday! Twixt Mist and Rain and Lake and Mere, We re never short of water here. Date: 1930s

Omne Tempus advertisement
Advertisement for Omne Tempus rubberless raincoats from Samuel Brothers Universal Outfitters of London, featuring Bonzo, the popular canine creation of George Studdy

Soldiers in the rain

Street Music: German band at Oberammergau, 1880
A marching band braves the rain at Oberammergau, Germany. Date: 1880

German Traffic Policeman
A German traffic policeman in a helmet with a spike on it standing on a podium in the middle of the road. Date: 1930s

Wet or Fine?
A girl with two umbrellas looks up at the sky to see whether its raining or just spitting. English weather. Date: early 1930s

Two British soldiers working in a ditch, WW1
Two British soldiers working in a ditch full of water during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Umbrella Adventures in variable weather
Umbrella Adventures, showing a girl and boy in variable weather, from sunshine, to rain, to wind, to a fishing disaster, and a rescue. Date: 1924

The Last Bus Home
Londoners struggle to get on the last bus home in the pouring rain. Date: circa 1900s

Queen Elizabeth II at a parade at Stirling Castle
Queen Elizabeth II talking to Old Comrades of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at a parade and presentation of regimental colours to the 7th & 9th Battalions at Stirling Castle during a visit to

STUNT CARS
Danger men on wheels. Thrills and spills from the Destruction Squad, thats what the crowd, even when its raining, love to see! Date: 1960s

Girl with Grey Brolly
On a grey day, a girl in a grey coat and grey hat, with a grey scarf, protects herself from the rain with her grey umbrella... Date: 1918

Rainy Street, London
The streets of London on a rainy day Date: 1950s

Baudelaire / Spleen
Illustration for his poem SPLEEN

Double page spread in a diary for 13-18 July
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 13-18 July. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Passengers with porter, waiting to board a boat
A group of passengers waiting to board a boat, with a porter sitting on a luggage cart. They are outside Munros Yacht Stores and Coffee Rooms, and it appears to be raining, as umbrellas are up

Man and boy with junior sized motorcycle
A man gives his son a bit of advice under an umbrella before the boy sets off on his junior sized motorcycle

Singing in the Rain by Muriel Dawson
A small child wearing a classic yellow raincoat and sou wester, holds a miniature umbrella and appears to be enjoying the rain

Stormy Weather by Muriel Dawson
Two children dressed for rainy weather in raincoats, wellies and sou westers shelter together under a huge orange umbrella

Wet day in Madras, India
A wet day in Madras, India. The local population use a variety of different methods to keep the rain off their heads!

Norwegian royal family embarking at Dover
King Haakon VII of Norway (1872-1957) and Queen Maud (1869-1938), together with their son, Crown Prince Olav (1903-1991), embarking at Dover to return home following a visit to the UK

New Bridge (Galata Bridge) in the rain
View toward Karakoy across the New Bridge (Galata Bridge) on a very wet day - Constantinople, Turkey

A Young Person in Pink by Pizer
A young woman dressed in a pink and white dress poses with a large umbrella

Are We Downhearted? by Ethel Parkinson
A World War One postcard showing France, Britain and Belgium represented by three children snuggled up under the shelter of an umbrella together

The return of Captain Dreyfus: 1st landing on French soil
Dreyfus disembarks at Port-Haliguen in Quiberon, France on 30th June 1899

Further Outlook Stormy by Chole Preston
A deep depression is advancing slowly across the British Isles

Rain in the Street
The consequences of a downpour in the streets of London - standing at the door of his home ringing the bell for his wife to let him in, he becomes wringing wet

Summer Days - some are Not
Stormy summer day with ladies and gentlemen struggling to keep hold of their hats

Rainy Romance
A young couple gaze out of a rainy railway carriage window on a romantic trip together

Is it Raining?
A woman under an umbrella checks to see if its still raining

Housemaid does the laundry (Monday)
Monday: Ruth the housemaid does the laundry, unhappy because its raining and she won t be able to hang it out to dry

Rainy Day in Trenches
A trench in Champagne on a rainy day

Danish Ladies in Rain
Two elegantly dressed Danish ladies share an umbrella as they walk along a rain-swept street, comparing husbands

Rain / Cats and Dogs B&w
Raining cats and dogs, and pitchforks too

French Chemineau in Rain
An old French chemineau makes his way along a never-ending country road, in the pouring rain

Family in Storm 1855
A family caught in a storm

Rain in Paris
A shower in the Avenue de l Opera, Paris : a mounted agent directs traffic while ladies in creations by Drecoll, Martial & Armand and Drecoll again wait for a taxi

Riders Shelter from Rain
Ladies riding side-saddle and gentlemen shelter from the rain under a large tree while out riding in the park

Thunder at Chartres 1360
A thunderstorm at Chartres encourages Edward III to make the Peace of Bretigny

Raining Cats and Dogs - and Pitchforks

Raining in the Country
April showers

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