Ropes Collection

George Morris, the celebrated bell ringer, on 8 bells, 1863
George 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 Beach
British 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 Lawn
Illustration 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 field
A 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 match
Jack 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, WW2
Short Sunderland flying boat RBO, seen here being towed up a jetty. Date: circa 1940s

The Gymnasium - Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon
circa 1910s

In the Old Belfry -- bellringers in action. 1893

Children playing in Milton Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Children 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

British soldiers rescuing horse from ditch, Flanders, WW1
British 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, NJ
Radio 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 Ireland
Two little girls playing in Milton Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland, swinging on ropes round a lamppost. Date: 1969

Ws Gilbert / Sambourne
WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT English playwright and collaborator with Sullivan, satirised for his love of the sea and sailing

Two Persian women rocking a goatskin to churn milk. Date: circa 1900s

Jack Dempsey just before defeating Jess Willard in a boxing match

Collecting Eggs at Flamborough Head
Collecting seagulls eggs at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. A traditional practice for farmers whose land adjoined the cliff edge

LCC-LFB Vehicle and equipment workshops complex
The 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

Firefighters receiving knots instruction

Blessing the Bells of St. Pauls Cathedral, 1878
Engraving 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, Netherlands
Damiatenbrug (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 - Gym
Gym 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

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, Cairo
A water melon seller with his laden donkey in a narrow Cairo street; baskets are lowered on ropes to collect slices of melon Date: 1912

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 boat
Famous 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

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 armorial
Stained 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, Canada
Native American Indian winter mail delivery in Mackenzie, Canada. 1908

Men and women on a Roman swing, Italy
Men and women having fun on a Roman swing (or Canofieno), Italy. Date: early 19th century

Advert, John Todd & Son, Rope Manufacturers, Rutherglen
Advert for John Todd & Son, Rope and Twine Manufacturers and Yarn Spinners, Rutherglen, Scotland. 1905

Advert, E Chalmers & Co Ltd, Bonnington and Leith
Advert 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 Horse
Trojans 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

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