River Collection (page 15)

Osterley Park, London
Osterley Park, near Hounslow, the residence of Mrs Child Date: 1788

Shannon, County Limerick, Ireland
Foynes Pier River - Shannon, County Limerick, Ireland Date: circa 1910s

Royal Naval College
The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London. Established as Greenwich Hospital in 1694, Sir Christopher Wren planned the site and in the early 18th century

Swan Among Reeds
A lovely study of a swan among the reeds at the edge of a river. Date: 1950s

England / Boston
The River Witham, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, with the famous tower of St. Botolphs church, better known as the Boston Stump looking almost ghostly in the distance Date: 1930s

H. M. S. PRESIDENT
H.M.S. President, training ship of the British Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, moored on the Victoria Embankment, River Thames, central London. Date: 1960s

Swans in Transit
Swans in a boat, being transported from the River Thames to safer waters, during Henley Regatta time. Date: 1960s

RIVER NENE
The River Nene, wending its way through the pretty village of Upwell, Norfolk, England. Date: 1950s

Monnow Bridge and Gate, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales. Built across the River Wye, circa 1270, a rare survival of a bridge with a defensive gateway. Date: 13th century

Roman Bridge in Scotland
The fine Roman bridge over the River Minnoch, near Newton Stewart, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Date: 1930s

Rich Woman fishes for suitors
Leap Year - A Sure Bait A rich woman sits on the riverbank, loading up her hook with her riches ( LSD - pounds shillings and pence) - a sure bait for the mass of suitors she has already caught

Four men in a car
Autos, Maxwell. Briscoe Auto factory. Philips Point Hudson River. - Four men seated in an automobile outside of the Maxwell

Hampden Bridge, Australia
Hampden Suspension Brdge over the Kangaroo River, Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales, Australia

Metropolitan Police launch on the River Thames
A Metropolitan Police launch on the River Thames, with Tower Bridge in the background

Treffgarne Gorge, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of Treffgarne Gorge and River Cleddau at Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, before the Great Western Railway line was built

Down the Severn in a Sheep Trough. A boy paddles a raft he has built from a sheep trough and two barrels

Bosnia Herzegovina - Konjic
A bridge over the Neretva River, the Stara kamena Cuprija (Old Stone Bridge) at the town of Konjic. Rebuilt recently after destruction toward the end of WWII

On the Medway near Barming
A woman sits outside a houseboat on the Medway at Barming near Maidstone in Kent, on what appears to be a hot, still and tranquil summers day

Festival Pleasure Garden
Aerial view of the the Festival pleasure gardens in Battersea Park providing entertainment, relaxation and refreshment for all during the 1951 Festival of Britain

A Land Of Sunshine
The Victoria Falls on the Zambesi River, South Africa, have been described by many travellers as The Eighth Wonder of the World

Boating on the River Thames, 1879
Illustration showing two scenes of boating on the River Thames, during the Summer of 1879. At top left, a young girl in her canoe encounters a family of swans

Paris / Seine 1912
The river seen looking eastwards from the towers of Notre-Dame, with the Ile Saint-Louis to the left, a swimming pool moored just before the second bridge

Essex / Stour / Dedham 1909
Essex scenery: the River Stour at Dedham

English River Steamer
A paddle steamer carries excursionists on the river Witham at Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Evening Over River Lee, Cork City, Republic of Ireland

English Cathedrals - St Davids - the south West - Square towered Church - Bridge and River. Part of Box 144 Boswell Collection - English Cathedrals

R. Braid at Broughshane - a view of a stone bridge over the river. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Broughshane). Date: circa early 1900s

Donegal and the R. Easke - a view of Donegal town from over the river with a boat to the left. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Donegal). Date: circa early 1900s

Fishing boats on the Irrawaddy River, Myanmar Date: circa 1908

Coimbra and the River Mondego, the longest river located exclusively in Portuguese territory Date: 1907

Scotland - Strathclyde - Glen of Orchy

Boats on River, Shepperton, MiddleseX
Boats on River, Shepperton, near Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex, England. Date: 1907

Bird s-eye view of the Oxford and Cambridge boat-race course Date: 1875

Blind soldiers regatta at Putney, WW1
Blinded soldiers from St. Dunstans home for blinded sailor and soldiers in Regents Park, rowing in the boat they rowed to victory over the students of Westminster College

London in 1593
Map of centre of London in 1593 Date: 1593

Breaking ice for water, Tientsin, China
Men breaking ice on a frozen river for water and hauling it on sledges in Tientsin (now Tianjin), China, around 1911. Date: C.1911

Peaches Still in Season by Rick Elmes
Three pretty girls in light summer dresses and hat punt along a river in a boat during an Indian Summer. Date: 1927

Kentish Countryside
A Kentish scenic gem. Looking across the valley of the River Eden towards the slopes of the North Downs, from a lane near Edenbridge, Kent, England. Date: 1930s

The Bridge of Tiberius, Rimini, Romagna, Italy
The Bridge of Tiberius (Ponte di Tiberio) or Bridge of Augustus (Latin: Pons Augustus) is a Roman bridge over the Marecchia River (ancient Ariminus) in Rimini, Italy. Date: 1903

Town Hall, Richmond - Boats on the River Thames Date: circa 1910s

Poland - Warsaw - View over the city showing the Kierbedzia Bridge over the Vistula River, destroyed by the Germans in September 1944 during World War Two.. Date: 1899

Chepstow Castle, Wales - Viewed from the Bridge
Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales - Viewed from the Bridge Date: 1893

Antioch (Antakya), Turkey
Antioch - Antakya (Turkish) - on the Orontes River in the far south of modern Turkey. Founded in the 4th century BC, eventually rivalling Alexandria as the greatest Near Eastern City

New Orleans (1881). Wharf on Mississippi river. Etching

SPAIN. Zaragoza. Basilica of Our Lady of the Pilar, Ebro river and Puente de Piedra (Stone Bridge)

CHURCH, Frederic Edwin (1826-1900). South American Landscape. Romanticism. Hudson River School. Oil on canvas

Thames Waterman
A waterman is about to row two women across the Thames, despite the proximity of London Bridge. Traffic is sufficient to keep 20, 000 watermen employed. Date: circa 1810

Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates pumping
Moored at its Blackfriars river station on the Victoria Embankment, the newly commissioned Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates its massive pumping capacity by discharging a vast amount of water

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