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Midland Hotel MorecambeTHE MIDLAND HOTEL, MORECAMBE - a magnificent example of the modern style in public architecture of the period - the perfect setting for Christies Hercule Poirot
Bigbury-on-Sea - The Burgh Island Hotel TractorTransportation in the Sea Tractor over to the Burgh Island Hotel, Bigbury-on-Sea, South Devon, allowing guests to travel to/from the mainland at High Tide
Turville village and windmill, BuckinghamshireTurville village, Buckinghamshire. Used as the setting for the film, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in 1968. Date: 1970s
LFDCA-LFB Dockhead fire station, BermondseyOpened in 1928, Dockhead fire station became the setting for the fictitious Blackwall fire station in the popular television series Londons Burning
Black Waiter with Thanksgiving TurkeyA jovial black waiter in America raises aloft the Thanksgiving Turkey on this Greetings card
Wedding Feast by William Heath RobinsonFinely detailed colour illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a wedding feast amid a rural setting. Robinson would follow this image with two more in subsequent years
COAL MINE / PENITENTA penitent, so named because his clothing resembled that of religious orders, rids the air of explosive gas by setting fire to it. A dangerous task, that often ended unhappily
BowlsOld English Sports - Bowls taking place in a medaeval setting. Date: 1908
Rowena Cade - Minack TheatreRowena Cade (1893 - 1983) - inspirational founder and driving force behind the creation and construction of the remarkable clifftop Minack Theatre at Porthcurno near Lands End, Cornwall
Circular countryside sceneA watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith showing a typical English rural countryside setting of a half-timbered cottage set amid fields, surrounded by fauna in the shape of a passing Cuckoo
R. M. S. Queen Mary and R. M. S. Queen Elizabeth, off CowesPhotograph of the two huge liners Queen Mary, in the foreground, and Queen Elizabeth, at top right. The Queen Elizabeth was setting off on her regular service between Southampton and New York
Wembley Stadium / 1950SAn atmospheric view of Wembley Stadium, setting for the 1948 Olympic Games
Sunset at Kynance Cove, The Lizard, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s
Sunset at St Michaels Mount, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
Bertram Mills LorryThe Circus Comes to Town! A picturesque setting for the Bertarm Mills Circus, at Maidstone, Kent, England. Date: 1950s
Covent Garden MarketCOVENT GARDEN A view of the market setting up early in the morning with piles of crates and sacks lying around. Date: Spring, circa 1930
LCC-MFB West Hampstead fire station, NW LondonBuilt in the suburbs of a growing London, West Hampstead fire stations design reflected the semi-rural setting of the area. Located in West End Lane NW6, it still stands today
Suffragette Lilian Lenton in Court 1913A newspaper placard dated Wednesday, June 11, 1913, with the headline, Miss. Lentons Reappearance. Lilian Lenton (1891-1972)
The Lady of Shalott setting out on her boat for CamelotColour illustration of the Lady of Shalott setting out on her boat for Camelot
Compositor at WorksAn American compositor at work in the days of manual type setting. Date: 1887
St Stephen / Fra AngelicoSTEPHEN THE DEACON First Christian martyr, preaching to a group of people in a distinctly Italian renaissance setting Date: ? - circa 35
Coastal scene with seagullsThree seagulls fly over a rocky coastline in the pale blue evening light. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Britannia and Eve cover May 1939Front cover illustration by Carl Shreve for Britannia and Eve magazine depicting a young woman in a spring time setting
Marianne Faithfull, singer, songwriter and actressMarianne Faithfull (b.1946), English singer, songwriter and actress. Seen here as a teenager at the Prospect Theatre, Reading, where she went to school. circa 1962
Autocar Poster -- race on new Brooklands track, SurreyAutocar Poster --s F Edge driving a Napier car on the new Brooklands racing track in Surrey. He maintained a speed of 60 mph for 24 hours, setting a new record. Date: 1907
Gossip about Fairies 12On moonlit nights the fairies hold their revels, naturally choosing a picturesque castle ruin as the setting
WandervogelWANDERVOGEL Members of a German youth club gather before setting out on a hike - hiking became very popular in the 1920s
Coronation of King Charles III - May, 2023Royal family supporters camping on the Mall ahead of the Coronation of King Charles III, in London, wearing red, white and blue patriotic clothing Date: 2023
The French Resistance - WWII (1 / 3)Thanks to the parachute drop of plastic explosive, the French resitance were able to blow up the track. This enabled them to intercept a German train heading for the border on the line from Marseille
Sunset through the treesThe last rays of the days sun cast two autumnal trees into sharp silhouette. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Kinbane Castle / IrelandThe dramtic setting of Kinbane Castle perched on a rocky outcrop on the shores of Antrim
Billingsgate / StanilandBringing in the days catch and setting out the fish at BILLINGSGATE market
Social / Japan WatersideYamata and Mizu: two geishas in an idyllic waterside setting (Mizu is Japanese for water)
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt being serviced in a rural Essex setting
Building Castles by William BarribalA lush, colourful painting by William Barribal showing a red-haired girl reclining amongst cushions as she holds a parasol in one hand and a cigarette holder in the other
Istanbul Skyline, Turkey - SunsetIstanbul Skyline at sunset, dominated by the domes and minarets of two of the principal Mosques - Turkey. Date: 1910s
Milkwoman in Cart PhotoA milkwoman poses for the photographer before setting out on her rounds in a two- wheeled horse-drawn cart holding two churns from which she will ladle out milk
French Artillery - 12A gunner of the horse artillery of the French Garde Royale stands clear of his Gribeauval cannon after setting light to the charge
Alphabet / G for the GoatG for the goat, with two kids young and gay
Animals / Cattle / AlphabetCattle in a rural English setting drinking water from a stream
Before Guests ArriveThe hostess examines her table setting to make sure she hasn t forgotten anything
Wessex / Blackmore ValeWessex scenery: Blackmore Vale, Dorset, setting for a scene in Thomas Hardys novel Jude the Obscure
Jamaica / Port Royal / 1865The dramatic harbour setting of the town of Port Royal, Jamaica
Vauxhall 1916 SaloonA stately Vauxhall saloon in a smart setting
Setting a Bone 1682Surgeons setting a bone, with the help of Michaults bone- setting apparatus
Model in outdoor setting with teddy bear coatGlamorous model in outdoor setting with teddy bear coat with matching fur hat and fur collar. Date: circa late 1950s
Model in an outdoor botanical setting (Kew Gardens?) in tunic waistcoat with matching skirt and tights. Date: mid 1960s
Ecuador - Guayaquil - Paseo de Las Colonias. Date: circa 1950s