Roman Collection (#89)

Romanesque houses, Tournai, Belgium, dating back to the 12th century. Date: circa 1910

Siege weapon, a Roman movable tower
A siege weapon, a Roman movable tower, utilised in one of the many sieges of Namur, Belgium, between the 15th and 19th centuries. Date: circa 50 AD

Ancient siege weapons in action -- the Corvus or Crow (top) and the battering ram (below). Date: circa 1800

The Sign of the Cross by Wilson Barrett
Promotional postcard for The Sign of the Cross by Wilson Barrett. First produced Grand Theatre, Leeds, 26th August 1895 and Lyric Theatre, 4th January 1896. One of R, C

St Servatius Basilica, Mstricht, Limburg, Netherlands
St Servatius Basilica, a Roman Catholic church in Mstricht, Limburg, Netherlands. It was built on the site of the grave of St Servatius

Newcastle Upon Tyne - St Marys Catholic Cathedral. circa 1900

Prince Hendrik Quay, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Prince Hendrik Quay and the Catholic basilica of St Nicholas, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Date: circa 1905

Solemn Procession of the Holy Blood, Bruges, Belgium
Lancers Band leading the Solemn Procession of the Holy Blood, Bruges, Belgium, an annual Roman Catholic procession on Ascension Day, instituted in 1303

The Priest of the Temple by Charles March
Promotional postcard for The Priest of the Temple by Charles March. First produced at the Lyric Theatre, Liverpool, 21st July 1902. Date: 1902

French Catholic Convent, 6 Leicester Place, London
French Catholic Convent and Notre Dame de France Church, 5/6 Leicester Place, London. Date: 1908

Baalbek, Lebanon - The Acropolis. Date: circa 1910s

Lady in Fancy Dress Costume - Dressed as a clock / Sundial Date: circa 1920s

Winterthur - Herz Jesu Kirche
Winterthur, Switzerland - Herz Jesu Kirche (Church of the Sacred Heart) Date: circa 1946

Flowers and a cross on a French greetings card
Variegated flowers and a cross on a French greetings card, with devotional lines below. Date: circa 1890s

Pink and blue flowers and a cross on a French card
Pink roses, blue forget-me-nots and a cross on a French greetings card -- At His Feet I Pray For You. Date: circa 1890s

St Peter and St Paul Chapel dedicated to peace
St Peter and St Paul timber-built chapel -- the Latin inscription over the door mentions London and Westminster, and states that the chapel is dedicated to peace in Britain. Date: circa 1910

St Francis Home / Industrial School for Catholic Boys, Shef
Boys stand in the playground of the St Francis Home and Industrial School for Roman Catholic Boys at Shefford, Bedfordshire. Date: circa 1910

St Vincent School Boys Band, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire
Band members in uniform and with instruments at St Vincent School, Fulwood, near Preston. The School took Roman Catholic boys out of workhouses. Date: circa 1905

Homerton Roman Catholic Orphanage Design
Architects design by C.G. Wray for a new orphanage for Roman Catholic children. Date: 1882

St Vincents Home, Dover- Sisters of Charity
Two of the Sisters of Charity who ran the St Vincents Home for Roman Catholic Boys, Dover. Date: early 1900s

Industrial School for Roman Catholic Girls, St Helens, Lanca
Industrial School for Roman Catholic Girls, Blackbrook House, St Helens, Lancashire. Date: early 1900s

Lady Desborough & Billy Grenfell - costume masque
Ettie, Lady Desborough, pictured in costume at a masque she and Lord Desborough held at their home, Taplow Court in January 1912

Cathedral of St. Sauveur, 1103, Aix-en-provence, France
Aix-en-provence, Romanesque arch in the ancient Cathedral of St. Sauveur, 1103. " SAID to have been built on part of the Temple of Apollo in the first settlement of the Romans in Gaul"

Scene of Roman Naval victory, 242B. C. Italy
Coast near Trapani and Island of Aigousa, scene of Roman Naval victory, 242 B.C. Date: 1918

Roman Campagna, Lazio, Italy
The Roman Campagna is an area surrounding Rome in the Lazio region of central Italy. Date: 1918

South doorway of the Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Located in Southern Italy, the Palermo Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo. Erected in 1185, its characterized by the presence of a variety of styles

Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was an ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania. It was mostly destroyed and buried under ash

Sculpture, Caserta
The sculpture of " Venus Bath" is placed in the park outside Royal Palace of Caserta. Date: 1904

Roman and Medieval ruins at Terracina, Italy Date: 1927

Caryatides at the Villa Ginnetti, Velletri, Italy
Caryatides (a carved female figures used as columns) in Villa Ginnetti, Velletri, Italy. Date: 1927

Piazza Pellegrino, Viterbo, Italy. Date: 1927

Remains of the Theatre of Marcellus, Rome, Italy. Date: 1927

Beneath the Coliseum, Rome, Italy. Date: 1927

Home for Roman Catholic Girls, The Convent, Ealing, Middlese
Girls and nuns in the garden of the Home for Roman Catholic Girls, Little Ealing Lane, Ealing, Middlesex. Date: early 1900s

Nimes, Roman Baths, France
Now part of the Public Gardens, laid out in the time of Louis XIV. " The sacred spring in the garden still fills the Roman baths to the brim with clear water

Interior, Church of the Carmelite Friary, Dublin, Ireland, with a service in progress. Date: circa 1832

Diving exhibition, Miami Beach, Miami, Florida, USA
Diving exhibition at Carl Fishers Casino and Roman Pools, 23rd Street and Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Miami, Florida, USA. Date: 1922

Cartoon, The Great Balloon, by James Gillray. A satirical comment on the subject of Lord Grenvilles installation as Chancellor of Oxford University

Cathedral of Guadalupe, Mexico City, Mexico
Cathedral (or Basilica) of Guadalupe, Mexico City, Mexico, with a portrait of Jose Antonio Plancarte y Labastida (1840-1898), Abbot from 1895 until his death

Temple of Mithras, Walbrook
A view from above of the site of the Roman Mithraic Temple uncovered in Walbrook, a street in the City of London, during excavations before the construction of a new office building

Dining room with wall decorations by John Armstrong and Chippendale furniture. Date: 1933

St Francis Home for Roman Catholic Boys, Shefford
The new building for the St Francis Home for Roman Catholic Boys, Shefford, designed by S.J. Nicholl. The home was later also an Industrial School. Date: 1880

Am Tag, Heath Robinson 6. German spies in the British Museum
Am Tag! Die Deutschen kommen! Incidents of the Coming German Invasion of England, by Heath Robinson. 6. German spies in the Graeco-Roman galleries of the British Museum

Cartoon, End of the Irish Farce of Catholic Emancipation, by James Gillray. Showing a scene outside Heaven, with St Peter at the gate of Popish Supremacy and a crowd of Catholic priests and clergy

Cartoon, Siege de la Colonne de Pompee [Pompeys Pillar, a Roman triumphal column], Science in the Pillory, by James Gillray

Ophidium Eel and Muraena
Ophidium Eel or Beardless Ophidium (Ophidion imberbe, now classified as Pholis gunnellus, ie Rock Gunnel or Butterfish), and Muraena (Muraena helena), also known as Mediterranean Moray

Cannington Industrial School
Industrial School for Roman Catholic Boys at Cannington, Somerset. Date: circa 1908

St Marys Roman Catholic Training Home, Birmingham
Girls in aprons, accompanied by several nuns, outside St Marys Roman Catholic Training Home, Birmingham. Date: circa 1910

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