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Background imageSaxon Collection: Anglo Saxon Chieftain

Anglo Saxon Chieftain
An Anglo-Saxon chief goes into action, wearing no armour beside his helmet Date: 975

Background imageSaxon Collection: Costume - Men - Saxon Chief

Costume - Men - Saxon Chief
A Saxon warrior chief, fully equipped for battle in helmet and body armour, and carrying a long spear Date: MEDIEVAL GERMANY

Background imageSaxon Collection: (STRUTT) SAXON RUSTICS

(STRUTT) SAXON RUSTICS
Saxon rustics Date: 8th Century

Background imageSaxon Collection: Swindon Town Football Club 1907-8 season

Swindon Town Football Club 1907-8 season. Swindons exploits at this time owed a lot to the skilful forward Harold John Fleming (1887-1955)

Background imageSaxon Collection: Carved Cross Shaft, St Cuthberts Church, Bewcastle, Cumbria

Carved Cross Shaft, St Cuthberts Church, Bewcastle, Cumbria
Carved Cross Shaft, Churchyard of St Cuthberts Church, Hamlet of Bewcastle, Cumbria (7th / 8th century) - this has been described as the best pre-Norman carving in England. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSaxon Collection: St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary - A Royal Visit

St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary - A Royal Visit
The Prince and Princess of Wales talk to patients at the official opening of the St Marylebone workhouse infirmary. The buildings, designed by Henry Saxon Snell and his son

Background imageSaxon Collection: GLC-LFB Turntable ladder

GLC-LFB Turntable ladder
A Saxon Dodge 30 metre (100 foot) turntable ladder showing the outrigger jacks deployed which provide stability to the ladder when in use

Background imageSaxon Collection: St Georges Infirmary, Fulham Road, London

St Georges Infirmary, Fulham Road, London
St Georges Infirmary on Fulham Road. Passers-by include a cyclist and a horse-drawn omnibus. The building, designed by Henry Saxon Snell

Background imageSaxon Collection: Anglo-Saxon King

Anglo-Saxon King
An Anglo-Saxon king goes into battle, accompanied by his armour-bearer. Both carry spiked shields; the king, wearing an armoured cuirass, wields a massive broadsword. Date: 750

Background imageSaxon Collection: Wareham Church 1950S

Wareham Church 1950S
St. Marys Church at Wareham, Dorset, overlooking the River Frome. The chancel is 14th century. Sadly, the large late Saxon nave was demolished in 1840 to make way for a new one

Background imageSaxon Collection: Anglo-Norman Dress C11Th

Anglo-Norman Dress C11Th
Costume of the Norman period. Garments include: leg bandages, hooded mantles, phrygian caps, tunics, kirtles with pendant sleeves, veils, wimples, super-tunics

Background imageSaxon Collection: LFDCA-LFB Volvo Saxon pump ladder at Croydon

LFDCA-LFB Volvo Saxon pump ladder at Croydon
Croydon fire stations Volvo Saxon pump ladder at its base station, which was the Southern Command headquarters. On top of the fire engine can be seen a roof ladder

Background imageSaxon Collection: Frith Stool, Beverley Minster, East Riding of Yorkshire

Frith Stool, Beverley Minster, East Riding of Yorkshire
An Anglo-Saxon Frith Stool at Beverley Minster, East Riding of Yorkshire. Seating oneself on a frith-stool (also known as Frid Stools)

Background imageSaxon Collection: Saxon men at a table enjoying a banquet

Saxon men at a table enjoying a banquet. circa 900

Background imageSaxon Collection: German scrap, Crown Prince Albert von Sachsen

German scrap, Crown Prince Albert von Sachsen
German military scrap -- Crown Prince Albert von Sachsen (1828-1902). 19th century

Background imageSaxon Collection: Historical fancy dress costume, 1911

Historical fancy dress costume, 1911
The Fancy Dress Ball Season: Some Historically accurate Dresses Suitable for Coming Dances. In a bid to help out guests at fancy dress balls and to obviate the absurdity of not knowing what you are

Background imageSaxon Collection: Anderitum, a Saxon Shore Fort - Pevensey Castle, East Sussex

Anderitum, a Saxon Shore Fort - Pevensey Castle, East Sussex. Part of Box 1 Boswell Collection Series of Abbeys. Date: circa 1900

Background imageSaxon Collection: United States. New York. 50th Anniversary of the introductio

United States. New York. 50th Anniversary of the introductio
Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843). German physician, founder of homeopathy. New York. 50th Anniversary of the introduction of homeopathy. Commemorative banquet in the Hospital of Wards Island

Background imageSaxon Collection: Helius Eobanus Hessus (1488-1540). Portrait. Colored engravi

Helius Eobanus Hessus (1488-1540). Portrait. Colored engravi
Helius Eobanus Hessus (1488-1540). German poet. Facsimile of a woodcut by Albrecht Durer, in Elegia ad illustrissimum princepem Joannem Fridericumducem Saxonia, by Hessus. Printed in Nuremberg, 1526

Background imageSaxon Collection: Saxon girl, 1892. Romania

Saxon girl, 1892. Romania
Traditional dress of a saxon girl. 1892. From Transylvania (Romania). Szelindek, Szeben county. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Background imageSaxon Collection: Otto II (c. 955-983). King of Germania (961) and emperor (97

Otto II (c. 955-983). King of Germania (961) and emperor (97
Otto II (c. 955-983). called the Red. King of Germania (961) and emperor (973-983). The emperor received the homage of four nations: Germania, Gaul, Italy and Illyria

Background imageSaxon Collection: Music cover, Anglo-Saxon March by Max Werner

Music cover, Anglo-Saxon March by Max Werner, with a Dreadnought battleship, an allegorical female figure holding an American flag, and the British Lion at her feet. 1898

Background imageSaxon Collection: St Johns, Upper Eldon

St Johns, Upper Eldon
This little church in the village of Eldon, near Kings Sombourne, Hampshire, claims to be the smallest in England. The village itself is only 25 feet long, with only 7 people! Date: 1930s

Background imageSaxon Collection: The marriage of King Harold II

The marriage of King Harold II
The marriage of Saxon King Harold II with Aldyth (Ealdgyth), widow of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and sister to Edwin and Morcar. Date: 1066

Background imageSaxon Collection: Hugh of St Victor / Anon

Hugh of St Victor / Anon
HUGH OF SAINT VICTOR Saxon or Flemish theologian and mystic Date: 1096 - 1141

Background imageSaxon Collection: Saint Sola, Anglo-Saxon monk in Germany

Saint Sola, Anglo-Saxon monk in Germany
Saint Sola (-794), an Anglo-Saxon monk who left England for Germany, where he studied under Saint Boniface. He lived as a hermit, and later founded an abbey at Solnhofen, where he died

Background imageSaxon Collection: There must be a way - Music Sheet Cover

There must be a way - Music Sheet Cover, words and music by Sammy Gallop, David Saxon and Robert Cook, featured and broadcast by Judy Shirley and Sam Browne

Background imageSaxon Collection: Destroying Saxon Idols

Destroying Saxon Idols
Charlemagne orders the pagan idols of the Saxons to be destroyed, building Christian churches instead Date: 778

Background imageSaxon Collection: Pigeons - Burmese or Florentine, Starling and Spot Fairy

Pigeons - Burmese or Florentine, Starling and Spot Fairy
A portrait illustration showing three breeds of pigeon. At the top of the illustration is a Burmese pigeon, now commonly known as a Florentine

Background imageSaxon Collection: Military costume of a Norman soldier, 12th century

Military costume of a Norman soldier, 12th century.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days, Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834

Background imageSaxon Collection: The Saxon Mill, Guys Cliffe, Warwickshire

The Saxon Mill, Guys Cliffe, Warwickshire
The Saxon Mill, Guys Cliffe, Warwick, near Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageSaxon Collection: Group of Saxon Women, Barking, Essex

Group of Saxon Women, Barking, Essex
Group of Saxon Women, Barking, near East Ham, Essex, England. Re-enactment Date: 1920s

Background imageSaxon Collection: Eyam Churchyard, Derbyshire - Anglo Saxon Cross

Eyam Churchyard, Derbyshire - Anglo Saxon Cross
The Anglo-Saxon cross in Eyam churchyard dates from the 8th century and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, previously located beside a cart track near Eyam. Date: 1909

Background imageSaxon Collection: March. Goddess Hrede

March. Goddess Hrede
Hrede, Anglo Saxon goddess of strong March winds. Artist: Sydney Carter Date: 1903

Background imageSaxon Collection: German other ranks belt buckle of 105th Saxon Regiment

German other ranks belt buckle of 105th Saxon Regiment
An extremely rare German other ranks belt buckle of the 105th Saxon Regiment (stamped under base) with the inscription - PROVIDENTIAE MEMOR. Made into the lid of a brass hinged box. Trench Art

Background imageSaxon Collection: Danger Ahead - Cover by David Wright

Danger Ahead - Cover by David Wright
Front cover of Danger Ahead by Peter Saxon, in the Sexton Blake Library series, designed by David Wright and featuring an elegant looking dark-haired woman wearing a strapless dress relaxing against

Background imageSaxon Collection: Performing Bears

Performing Bears
Performing bears in Anglo- Saxon times. Date: medieval

Background imageSaxon Collection: Waltham Abbey

Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, founded in 1030. The present ruins, built by King Harold Godwinson, date from 1060. He was buried here after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Date: 11th century

Background imageSaxon Collection: Battle of the Saxon Wars, Emperor CharlesV s

Battle of the Saxon Wars, Emperor CharlesV s
Battle of the Saxon Wars, Emperor CharlesVs military campaigns against Protestant princes, 16th c. Detail. Gothic art. Fresco. SPAIN. Pamplona. Navarra Museum

Background imageSaxon Collection: ALCUIN, Albinus Flaccus (735-804)

ALCUIN, Albinus Flaccus (735-804). Anglo-Saxon religious man and sage. Engraving

Background imageSaxon Collection: lfrics translation of the Lords Prayer, from a 17th centu

lfrics translation of the Lords Prayer, from a 17th century edition. With decorative initial letter.. From: Divers ancient monuments in the Saxon tongue : written seven hundred yeares agoe

Background imageSaxon Collection: St Lukes Workhouse, Old Street, London

St Lukes Workhouse, Old Street, London
A design by architect Henry Saxon Snell for additions to St Lukes Workhouse on Old Street. The new buildings, opened in 1879, contained administrative offices and infirm wards for 930 inmates

Background imageSaxon Collection: St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary

St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary
An exterior view of the St Marylebone workhouse infirmary. The buildings, designed by Henry Saxon Snell and his son, were located at Rackham Street, Ladbroke Grove

Background imageSaxon Collection: Alcuin & Charlemagne

Alcuin & Charlemagne
ALCUIN Anglo-Saxon scholar, consulted by the emperor Charlemagne Date: 735 - 804

Background imageSaxon Collection: ETHELRED I (D. 871)

ETHELRED I (D. 871)
ETHELRED (AETHELRED) I Anglo-Saxon ruler. Drove Danes from Mercia (868-869). Defeated Danes with brother Alfred at Ashdown (871). Date: ? - 871

Background imageSaxon Collection: LFDCA-LFB three Greenwich fire station appliances

LFDCA-LFB three Greenwich fire station appliances
Pictured on Blackheath, SE London, the three appliances from Greenwich fire station: two Volvo Saxon dual purpose diesel fire engines (pump-ladder and pump)

Background imageSaxon Collection: St Georges Union Receiving House and Casual Ward, Wallis Ya

St Georges Union Receiving House and Casual Ward, Wallis Ya
A London workhouse establishment opened in 1884 by the St Georges Union on Walliss Yard (now Warwick Row), Westminster. It was designed by Henry Saxon Snell. Date: 1884

Background imageSaxon Collection: King Ethelbert Converted

King Ethelbert Converted
Ethelbert, the Saxon King of Kent, is converted to Christianity by Augustine, who had been sent to England by Pope Gregory



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