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Royal Hospital, Chelsea - The Colonnade Date: circa 1910s
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Sheffield United, F. A. Cup Final, 1901Photograph of the 1901 F.A. Cup Final between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United held at Bolton. The Cup was won by Tottenham
W. G. Grace batting at Gravesend, 1913Photograph of Dr. William Gilbert Grace (1848-1915) batting in the Gravesend vs. Eltham cricket match, held at Gravesend cricket ground, 1913
London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage, WokingGeneral view of the main building of the London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage at Woking, Surrey. The orphanage was founded in 1885 in Clapham, south west London
Sleeping pensioners, Norfolk beachAn elderly couple sit in the shelter of a wooden groyne on a beach near Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, and snooze soundly. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988
Retreat of T. E. Lawrence at Clouds Hill, Moreton, DorsetThe house at Clouds Hill, near Wool, Dorset, England, where British archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935)
Retired coal miner Blaenavon, South WalesA retired coal miner sits with his mongrel dog at Blaenavon, South Wales. Behind them is the redundant Blaenavon coal mine
Miniature silhouette - Captain Alfred Arnold Ernest GydeMiniature bust-length silhouette in ebonised frame of Captain Alfred Arnold Ernest Gyde, 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment. He is in Mess Dress uniform
Kenneth Kendall with teddy bearsKenneth Kendall (1924-2012), British broadcaster. He worked for many years as a newsreader for the BBC and other channels, and also hosted the game show Treasure Hunt for Channel 4 (1982-1989)
Kenneth Kendall (b 1924), retired British broadcaster. He worked for many years as a newsreader for the BBC and other channels, and also hosted the game show Treasure Hunt for Channel 4 (1982-1989)
Pit Ponies in Retirement - Plum & Danny with Alfred Brisco (Organising Secretary). Card issued on behalf of The National Equine Defence League. Date: circa late 1930s
Oak Apple Day at Chelsea HospitalLord Roberts takes the salute of the Chelsea Pensioners as they march past the statue of Charles II, which is covered with oak branches in honour of Oak Apple Day
Greta Garbo (1905-1990)A portrait of Greta Garbo on her yacht off Catalina Island. Greta Garbo was born in Stockholm and was spotted whilst studying at the Royal Theatre Dramatic School by the Swedish director Mauritz
Chelsea Pensioner and young boyChelsea Pensioner recounting tales to a young boy. 1891
RMS Carnarvon Castle Passing the Needles, 1927Illustration of the Union-Castle Line Royal Mail Motorship Carnarvon Castle passing the Needles, Isle of Wight, on its way to South Africa
Old man in pigeon loft, StokeAn old man wearing a cloth cap checks his racing pigeons in his back yard pigeon loft Date: 1987
Lockheed EC-130E Hercules 62-1863United States Air Force - Lockheed EC-130E Hercules 62-1863 (MSN 382-3827), originally converted to C-130E-II, for ELINT, later to be redesignated EC-130E in 1976
Hawker Siddeley Hawk T. 1A XX218Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1A XX218 (msn 054/312054), of N0, 208(R) Squadron. (Retired to FAF Cosford as an instructional airframe in 2020). Date: 1976
Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 57-2589United States Air Force - Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker 57-2589 (MSN 17725) 13 December 1958: First flight. 21 January 1959: 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Offutt AFB, NE
Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton AEW. 2 WR960 DougalRoyal Air Force - Avro Shackleton AEW.2 WR960 Dougal, delivered to No.8 Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth on 8 June 1972 and retired in 1981
Old men, Bermeo, SpainOld men - three with traditional Basque berets - sit on a park bench in Bermeo, Biscay, Spain. Date: 1990
The Tetrarch, a RacehorseThe Tetrarch (1911-1935), also known as Spotted Wonder, was a celebrated thoroughbred racehorse. Undefeated in his racing career, he was retired to stud in 1913. Date: circa 1925
Rt. Hon. David and Dame Margaret Lloyd GeorgeThe Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George (1863-1945) and his wife Dame Margaret Lloyd George (1888-1941) attending a Territorial Army dinner. Date: 1939
HSH Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854-1921) in naval uniform, with telescope, on board ship. Captioned, The Sea's Loss and the Land's Gain'
Photograph of Tolstoi (Tolstoy) riding to his bath, outdoor portrait on horseback. Captioned, Russia's Dead Thinker: picturesque photograph of the late Count Tolstoi'
General Dynamics WB-57F NASA 925 (N925NA, ex 63-13501, converted from RB-57D 53-3975). Retired on 15 September 1982, 925 is seen in storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Date: circa 1990
Lockheed P-3A Orion 152177United States Navy - Lockheed P-3A-60-LO Orion 152177 (msn 185-5147, base code LD, call-sign 5'), of VP-10 at RAF Mildenhall, on 21 May 1966
Stirling Moss, English racing driverSir Stirling Craufurd Moss (b 1929), English racing driver from 1948 to 1962. He retired after a crash left him in a coma for a month. His name has become synonymous with speed. Date: circa 1960s
Cyril Smith and David Steel, Liberal politiciansSir Cyril Smith (1928-2010), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Rochdale, Lancashire from 1972 until he retired in 1992
Cyril Smith, British Liberal politicianSir Cyril Smith (1928-2010), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Rochdale, Lancashire from 1972 until he retired in 1992. Date: circa 1960s
General Dynamics WB-57F N926NA - NASA 926General Dynamics WB-57F N926NA / NASA 926 ( ex 63-13501, converted from RB-57D 53-3975). Retired on 15 September 1982, 925 is seen in storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Date: circa 1990
Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker 59-1489United States Air Force - Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker 59-1489 (msn 17977), of the Utah Air National Guard, at RAF Mildenhall ca March 1999
Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker 58-0040United States Air Force - Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker 58-0040 (msn 17785), at RAF Mildenhall circa February 1999. (KC-135E - re-engined with JT3D / TF33-PW-102 engines salvaged from retired civilian)
de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 1XB G-APASde Havilland DH.106 Comet 1XB G-APAS (msn 6022, ex F-BGNZ / XM823 / 8351M), at the RAF Museum Cosford / Aerospace Museum Cosford
Frognal PrioryView of Frognal Priory, built in 1818 by John Thompson, a retired auctioneer. The house, on an elevated site with extensive views, had Gothic crenellations, Renaissance windows, Dutch gables
National Childrens Home - Rev. Arthur E GregoryThe Rev. Arthur E Gregory was the second Principal of the National Childrens Home (NCH), having succeeded its founder Thomas Bowman Stephenson who retired in 1900. Gregory died suddenly in 1912
Short Skyvan 2 G-ASCO (msn SH1829), at the 1966 SBAC Farnborough air show, 5-11 September 1966, in the colours of Ansett-Mal
Vickers 953C Merchantman G-APES (msn 721, of British Airways Cargo. The Merchantman freighters were converted from passenger carrying Vanguards)
Grumman TC-4C Academe 155729 Spirit of FentressUnited States Navy - Grumman TC-4C Academe 155729 Spirit of Fentress (msn 186, base code AD, call-sign 577), of VA-42 The Green Pawns
Lockheed C-130E Hercules 63-7872United States Air Force - Lockheed C-130E-LM Hercules 63-7872 (msn 382-3942), of the Military Air Transport service. 7872 was retired as a target, at the weapons testing area on Eglin AFB
Lockheed KC-130F Hercules 148896United States Marine Corps - Lockheed KC-130F Hercules 148896 (msn 282-3623), of VMGR-252 at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. Retired to AMARC on 28 June 2006. Date: circa 1980
General Dynamics F-111G 68-0289 Queen-HiUnited States Air Force - General Dynamics F-111G 68-0289 Queen-Hi (msn B1-61). Built as an FB-111A and converted to F-111G standard
Found FBA-1A CF-GMO-X (msn 1). The pre-cursor to the Found FBA-2A Bush Hawk, first flown on 13 July 1949, was designed and built by brothers N.K (Bud) and S.R. (Mickey) Found from 1946
Ling Temco-Vought A-7B-3-CV Corsair II 154481United States Navy - Ling Temco-Vought A-7B-3-CV Corsair II 154481 (msn B121, unit code AB, call-sign 305), of VA-45 (ATKRON 45), embarked on USS John F
USAF - Douglas-Tulsa B-47E Stratojet 53-2115United States Air Force - Douglas-Tulsa B-47E-45-DT Stratojet 53-2115. 2115 was retired to MASDC at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on 5 January 1966 and declared excess on 29 January 1969
Curtiss-Wright C-46D Commando CC-CDHCurtiss-Wright C-46D-10-CU Commando CC-CDH (msn 32940), of Alfa Chile at Miami International Airport, with a RANSA (Rutas Aereas Nacionales SA) Boeing 377 in the background
North American F-100C Super Sabre 54-1760District of Columbia Air National Guard - North American F-100C-1-NA Super Sabre 54-1760 (msn 217-19), of the DC ANG at Nellis Air Force Base. Retired to MASDC on 30 December 1971 as FE147
McDonnell Douglas YC-15A 72-1876 (msn CX002), the second prototype, at the 1976 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. First flown in December 1975
United States Air Force - Convair B-36D-1-CF PeacemakerUnited States Air Force Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker 44-92026 (msn 23), of the7th Bombardment Wing, at Detroit, Michigan. Built as a Consolidated B-36B-1-CF Peacemaker, first flown 8 July 1948
Sunday at Chelsea the Royal Hospital Chelsea. With limited number of men receiving accommodation from time to time in almshouses to which the Crown had a right of presentation
10943717Wade, Trevor SWimpey, tp Squadron Leader RAF Retired and a Hawker P1052
Comando de Aviacion del Ejercito Grumman OV-1C Mohawk(Argentine Army) Comando de Aviacion del Ejercito Grumman OV-1C Mohawk AE-024 Ex-US Army 68-15941 (msn 145C) to Argentine Army Aviation as AE-024
Convair C-131B Samaritan O-53-7793 (MSN 245) assigned to NASA Langley Research Center, Langley Field, VA 1974 designated NC-131B prior to re-engining as NC-131H
Percival P. 56 Provost T. Mk. 1 7696MPercival P.56 Provost T. Mk.1 7698M (msn PAC-56-056), formerly WV493, at RAF Halton for an open day. WV493 was delivered on 28 October 1953, assigned maintenance serial 7696M for use at RAF Halton
Old coulple, Kings LynnAn elderly couple sitting on folding chairs behind a wooden sea defence on a beach near Kings Lynn, Norfolk. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990
Pierre Louis ManuelPIERRE LOUIS MANUEL French writer who supported the revolution but favoured Louis XVI : retired to the country, he was brought back to Paris and guillotined. Date: 1751 - 1793
Adrian Jones with Peace sculptureCaptain Adrian Jones (1845-1938), sculptor, in his studio with the plaster cast of the allegorical figure of Peace, to be placed in the four-horse chariot (entitled Peace in her Quadriga)
Priscilla Bibesco and Herbert Henry AsquithPriscilla Bibesco (1920-2004) with her grandfather, Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928), former British Prime Minister, on his 74th birthday, 12 September 1926. 1926
Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk-the last of the big warship catapult aircraft Retired from the US Navy in 1950
Fisherman with pollock, near Sennen Cove, CornwallFisherman with pollock, caught near Sennen Cove, Cornwall. The man is retired coxswain of Sennen Lifeboat, using a highly skilled handline method under calm conditions to catch the fish. circa 1970s
Cyril Smith, British Liberal politicianSir Cyril Smith (1928-2010), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Rochdale, Lancashire from 1972 until he retired in 1992. Date: 1960s
Queen Mother attending Blitz Memorial Service, St PaulsBlitz Memorial unveiling and ceremony at St Pauls Cathedral, London, 4 May 1991, with the Queen Mother in attendance
Petr WrangelPETR NICOLAEVICH WRANGEL Russian military commander in WW1, after Revolution opposed the Bolsheviks with some success but quarrelled with commander, retired to Yalta. Date: 1878 - 1928
Three bedeswomen of Castle Rising, NorfolkThree bedeswomen of Castle Rising, near Sandringham in Norfolk. When these elderly women enter the almshouses (known collectively as Trinity Hospital) they are required to wear an old Welsh costume
Rene D anjouRene, duc d Anjou, duc de Lorraine, titular king of Naples but driven out, retired to Provence where he maintained a court noted for its culture
In-Pensioners Long Ward - Royal Hospital, Chelsea - Panelling and cubicles of oak. Date: circa 1910s
Caricature of Arthur Roberts, music hall performerArthur Roberts (1852-1933), music hall and pantomime performer -- The good young man who -- retired. 1882
Caricature of William Ballantine, Serjeant-at-lawCaricature of William Ballantine (1812-1887), Serjeant-at-law, a legal position abolished in the reforms of 1873. In the early 1880s he retired from the law and published several volumes of memoirs
Walker Whitman shoe factory, Campello, BostonThe Walker Whitman shoe factory was owned in partnership by William O Walker and William Elbridge Whitman. The factory opened under its name for the purpose of producing shoes for the retail trade
Admiral Benbow BirthplacADMIRAL BENBOWs BIRTHPLACE In this retired spot our hero was born, at Cotonill, a small village in the environs of Shrewsbury. (Shropshire) Date: 1653
John VI CantacuzenusJOHN VI CANTACUZENUS Eastern Emperor (1347-54), ruled in Constantinople, but was driven out and retired to a monastery, where he wrote a history Date: 1292 - 1383
Group of retired fishermen at Brixham, DevonGroup of four retired fishermen sitting chatting at Brixham, Devon. Date: 1956
Marshals and Sherrifs, Marion, Ohio, USAVeteran Marshals and Sherrifs at a memorial park in Marion, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1910
Potez 541 -over 190 were produced as bombers Later relegated to transport work with Vichy French, all were lost or retired by late 1943
Cunningham, John, Group Captain RAF RetiredCunningham, John, Grp Capt RAF Retd
IF Bairnsfather retired! by Dudley TennantIF Bairnsfather Retired! BERT: " What are we agoin to do nah?" OLD BILL: " Blinkin peace, I suppose! There ain t nothink else to do
Action and Reaction by H. M. BatemanColonel X in 1918 - - And in 1920 A retired Army commander, who once showed unflappability in battle, is not quite so confident on the golf course when a ball whizzes past his head. Date: 1920
King Peter I and the Crown Prince leaving BelgradeOn 29th July 1914 the Austrians opened a heavy cannonade on Belgrade. The Serbians made no reply, Belgrade being an open town incapable of defence
Occupying German position in the Somme area 1917During the spring of 1917 the German forces on the Western Front vountarily retired from the positions in the Somme at Serre, which they had defended with such stubborness in 1916
Gloucester Gauntlet interceptor fighter planes, WW1Three Gloucester (or Gloster) Gauntlet interceptor fighter planes with RAF markings. It was a single-seater biplane, first flight 1933, retired 1943. Date: 1930s
Alan O Gauld, psychologist and parapsychologistAlan O Gauld (b. 1932), British lecturer (now retired) in psychology, author, parapsychologist and Council member of the Society for Psychical Research. Date: 20th century
Stoker / Tennis PlayerH. J. Stoker, newly retired tennis player, proudly showing off the many cup and trophies he has won over the years in many tennis tournaments. Date: 12 December 1929
Claude Le BlancCLAUDE LE BLANC French statesman and courtier who incurred the enmity of persons at court and was committed to the Bastille, but was acquitted and retired. Date: 1669 - 1728
The Quadrangle - Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London. Date: circa 1910
