George Morris, the celebrated bell ringer, on 8 bells, 1863George Morris, the celebrated bell ringer, playing on eight bells at once, in the steeple of St James Clerkenwell, London
D-Day - British and Canadian troops landing - Juno BeachBritish and Canadian 3rd Division troops land at Juno Beach. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops followed by an
A Garden Guide - Extracting a Weed from a LawnIllustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a typically convoluted method of weeding a garden lawn. A man is hosted by ropes supported by a teepee configuration of poles worked by
Farmer and team of working horses plough a fieldA team of two heavy horses plough a field, watched by a large crow and a pet springer spaniel. Watercolour painting by Malcom Greensmith Date: circa 1980
Illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- The building of Saltash Bridge. Date: 1935
Jack Johnson in a boxing matchJack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, African-American world heavyweight champion boxer, 1908-1915, standing at the ropes in a boxing match with an unidentified opponent
Short Sunderland flying boat, WW2Short Sunderland flying boat RBO, seen here being towed up a jetty. Date: circa 1940s
The Gymnasium - Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devoncirca 1910s
In the Old Belfry -- bellringers in action. 1893
British soldiers rescuing horse from ditch, Flanders, WW1British soldiers trying to rescue a horse which has fallen into a ditch, blown by the force from a bursting shell, on the road to Reutel, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Radio Station Tower at Tuckerton, NJRadio Station Tower at Tuckerton, New Jersey - 850 feet high Date: circa 1920s
Oil Tankers of the Manchester Oil Refinery. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Girls playing in Milton Street, Belfast, Northern IrelandTwo little girls playing in Milton Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland, swinging on ropes round a lamppost. Date: 1969
Ws Gilbert / SambourneWILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT English playwright and collaborator with Sullivan, satirised for his love of the sea and sailing
Jack Dempsey just before defeating Jess Willard in a boxing match
Children playing in Milton Street, Belfast, Northern IrelandChildren playing in Milton Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland -- some are swinging on ropes round a lamppost, while others are riding in a go-cart. Date: 1969
Collecting Eggs at Flamborough HeadCollecting seagulls eggs at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. A traditional practice for farmers whose land adjoined the cliff edge
LCC-LFB Vehicle and equipment workshops complexThe Headquarters complex at Lambeth SE1 had extensive vehicle and equipment workshops. Maintenance, repair and restoration work could be undertaken by highly skilled mechanics and craftsmen
Two Persian women rocking a goatskin to churn milk. Date: circa 1900s
Firefighters receiving knots instruction
Blessing the Bells of St. Pauls Cathedral, 1878Engraving showing the ceremony held to bless the newly installed bells of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, in 1878. The image shows a group of clergy, kneeling in prayer, and the ringers
Damiatenbrug, Dordrecht, South Holland, NetherlandsDamiatenbrug (Damiate Bridge), Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. Date: circa 1910s
Snow scene outside a house on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Portslade Industrial School - GymGym with bars, ropes, mats and vaulting horse at Portslade Industrial School near Brighton in Sussex. The school opened in 1902 to house children placed there for reasons such as vagrancy, begging
A Branch Gymnasium Date: 20th century
A hiking party in Switzerland, roped together for safety. Date: circa 1910
Football brothers, Frank and Fred Swift, on their boatFamous football brothers, both goalkeepers, Frank Swift, Manchester City and Fred Swift, Bolton Wanderers, on their boat at Blackpool Date: 1946
Divers and Diving, The Reservoir Diving Suit Date: 1884
The Ducking Stool, Fordwich, Kent Date: 1909
Emigrant Life in British North America, Canadian settlers on the road. Date: 1880
Life on a North Sea trawler - aerial view onto the deck - man in raincoat and trilby hat, carrying a shopping bag. Date: 1960s
Parachute training in a hangar. Date: circa 1960s
Crossing Northumberland Strait by Ice Boat. These boats were operated in the Northumberland Strait during the 19th century and early 20th century
Indian Native Doctors at Hampton Court Palace, June 1902. Date: 1902
Sikh Soldiers - 15th Regiment - at Hampton Court Palace Date: 1902
Water Melon Seller, CairoA water melon seller with his laden donkey in a narrow Cairo street; baskets are lowered on ropes to collect slices of melon Date: 1912
High definition television, preparing for a boxing match at Baird Experimental Studios, prior to televising by the Intermediate-Film System
British colonial group on board ocean liner en route to or from India Date: circa 1900s
Stained glass window portrait of a lady with armorialStained glass window portrait of a lady in hennin hat with tiara, next to unknown states armorial shield, helm and crest, 1495. Shield shows a wicker fence
Native American mail delivery, Mackenzie, CanadaNative American Indian winter mail delivery in Mackenzie, Canada. 1908
Men and women on a Roman swing, ItalyMen and women having fun on a Roman swing (or Canofieno), Italy. Date: early 19th century
Advert, John Todd & Son, Rope Manufacturers, RutherglenAdvert for John Todd & Son, Rope and Twine Manufacturers and Yarn Spinners, Rutherglen, Scotland. 1905
Advert, E Chalmers & Co Ltd, Bonnington and LeithAdvert for E Chalmers & Co Ltd, Paper Stock and General Merchant House, Bonnington and Leith, Scotland. 1905
Funeral ceremony in Russia, 18th century. A coffin is lowered into a grave in a church cemetery in front of grieving relatives and an Orthodox priest
Depiction of the Trojan HorseTrojans pulling the wooden horse into the city. Two rows of bizarrely dressed people and others wearing dog masks pull the horse with ropes
Boxing Kangaroo at the Royal Aquarium, London. 1892
Christmas card, Carrying home the yule log. late 19th century
Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons in a boxing match
