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Shire Collection

Background imageShire Collection: A pair of working Shire Horses & Farmer

A pair of working Shire Horses & Farmer
A pair of working Shire Horses, Farmer and Collie dog. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageShire Collection: Horses pulling the plough

Horses pulling the plough
Two heavy horses, pull a farmers plough through a newly cut cornfield. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageShire Collection: Shire horse team during Ploughing Match

Shire horse team during Ploughing Match
A team of white Shire horses competing in a ploughing match. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageShire Collection: Shire Horses pull the plough

Shire Horses pull the plough
A team of two white shire horses pull a light plough across a field of recently cut corn. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageShire Collection: Farmer and team of working horses plough a field

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

Background imageShire Collection: Chapelcross Nuclear

Chapelcross Nuclear Power Station, near Annan, Dumfries- shire, Scotland, officially opened on 2 May 1959. Date: 1959s

Background imageShire Collection: Horse-drawn harvester

Horse-drawn harvester
Two shire horses pull a farmer sitting asride an basic harvesting machine. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageShire Collection: A team of working horses at work

A team of working horses at work in the fields ploughing. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Background imageShire Collection: Scotland / Annan

Scotland / Annan
A glimpse of Annan, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, from across the River Annan

Background imageShire Collection: Eilean Donan Castle

Eilean Donan Castle, on Loch Duich, Ross-shire, Scotland. Originally occupied by a vitrified fort, it was replaced in the 13th century by this castle

Background imageShire Collection: Gentleman with shire horse, Mid Wales

Gentleman with shire horse, Mid Wales
A gentleman holding the reins of a shire horse in front of a house, probably somewhere in Mid Wales. A little girl watches from a distance

Background imageShire Collection: Shire horse pulling a hay wagon

Shire horse pulling a hay wagon
A heavy working horse pulls a high hay wagon along a country lane. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageShire Collection: Scotland / Ben Nevis

Scotland / Ben Nevis
Tourists in a motorcycle and sidecar take in this fine view of the distant peak of Ben Nevis, Britains highest mountain, from the Road to the Isles, Inverness-shire

Background imageShire Collection: Heavy shire horse pulls an old hay rake

Heavy shire horse pulls an old hay rake
A farmer and his heavy horse take a break from working to gather hay on a field. They stop to talk to another farmer and a young lady in white dress

Background imageShire Collection: Horse / Shire Honest Tom

Horse / Shire Honest Tom
SHIRE HORSE Honest Tom bred by Mr Welcher of Watton, Norfolk

Background imageShire Collection: Warehouse / Liverpool Dock

Warehouse / Liverpool Dock
Stock is unloaded from horse- pulled wagons and drawn up into the warehouse by rope

Background imageShire Collection: Horse / Shire Blythwood

Horse / Shire Blythwood
SHIRE HORSE Blythwood Conqueror

Background imageShire Collection: Victorian Train Station

Victorian Train Station
The little railway station at Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, Scotland, a typical small late Victorian station. Date: 1893

Background imageShire Collection: Four-horse Ploughing team at work - South Downs, East Sussex

Four-horse Ploughing team at work - South Downs, East Sussex
Sons of the soil - A four-horse Ploughing team at work in on the South Downs - East Sussex. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageShire Collection: Shire horses and cart on Marazion beach, Cornwall

Shire horses and cart on Marazion beach, Cornwall
Two white shire horses pulling a cart along Marazion beach in Cornwall, with St Michaels Mount in the background

Background imageShire Collection: Shire horses and dray at Lands End, Cornwall

Shire horses and dray at Lands End, Cornwall
Shire horses and a dray at Lands End, Cornwall

Background imageShire Collection: Heavy horses pull a Timber Wagon uphill

Heavy horses pull a Timber Wagon uphill. Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageShire Collection: Shire horse drawn dray

Shire horse drawn dray
Shire horse drawn brewery dray passes through a village, delivering beer to The Lamb and Flag pub. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageShire Collection: Ruthuen Barracks

Ruthuen Barracks
The ruins of Ruthuen Barracks, near Kingussie, Inverness- shire, Scotland. Built in 1718 to overawe the Highlanders. Burned down by Highlanders in the Jacobite Rebellion (1746). Date: 18th century

Background imageShire Collection: Glenfinnan Church Bell

Glenfinnan Church Bell
Church bell in the grounds of Glenfinnan Church, Inverness- shire, Scotland. It was originally intended for the church tower, but it proved to be too heavy! Date: 1930s

Background imageShire Collection: Annie Lauries Home

Annie Lauries Home
ANNIE LAURIE Maxwelton House, Dumfries- shire, Scotland, the birthplace of Annie Laurie in 1682, after whom a famous Scottish ballad was named

Background imageShire Collection: Clifton Bridge Photo

Clifton Bridge Photo
Clifton suspension bridge over the Avon, linking Gloucester- shire and Somerset, opened 1864, is largely constructed from the materials of Londons former Hungerford Bridge

Background imageShire Collection: Cycling in Scotland

Cycling in Scotland
A touring cyclist takes in the breathtaking Scottish scenery at the Old Road, Pass of Glencoe, Invernes-shire

Background imageShire Collection: The Village, Cummertrees, Dumfries-shire

The Village, Cummertrees, Dumfries-shire
The Village, Cummertrees, Annan, near Powfoot, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Date: 1908

Background imageShire Collection: Shire horse and foal, Trewey Farm, Zennor, Cornwall

Shire horse and foal, Trewey Farm, Zennor, Cornwall
Shire horse Bluebell with her week-old foal at Trewey Farm, Zennor, Cornwall

Background imageShire Collection: Fort Augustus Tower

Fort Augustus Tower
The Clock Tower of the Monastery of Fort Augustus, near Loch Ness, Inverness- shire, Scotland. Built c. 1870, it was raised to the dignity of an Abbey in 1882. Date: built circa 1870

Background imageShire Collection: Farmers walk and lead a team of working horses

Farmers walk and lead a team of working horses across a harvested cornfield. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageShire Collection: Friars Shot Pool Fishing

Friars Shot Pool Fishing
Scottish salmon fishermen fishing in the Friars Shot Pool of the River Ness. In the background is the town of Inverness with its castle, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Background imageShire Collection: Motorcycling in Scotland

Motorcycling in Scotland
Touring Scotland by motorcycle and sidecar! A glimpse through Lochy Bridge, showing the great peak of Ben Nevis in the distance, Inverness-shire

Background imageShire Collection: Shire Mare & Foal

Shire Mare & Foal
A Shire horse mare and foal, happily galloping side by side

Background imageShire Collection: Hastings Lifeboat Horses

Hastings Lifeboat Horses
Lifeboat horses at Hastings used to haul the lifeboat from the beach to the water; two boys watch the scene

Background imageShire Collection: Carters horses, London

Carters horses, London Date: early 1900s

Background imageShire Collection: Suffolk Punch heavy horse

Suffolk Punch heavy horse Date: early 1900s

Background imageShire Collection: A Suffolk Punch, early 1900s

A Suffolk Punch, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Background imageShire Collection: Heavy horses

Heavy horses Date: 19th century

Background imageShire Collection: Shire Horses Victorian period

Shire Horses Victorian period Date: 19th century

Background imageShire Collection: Shire Horses early 1900s

Shire Horses early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Background imageShire Collection: Shire horses

Shire horses Date: circa 1900s

Background imageShire Collection: Leamington Spa Corporation Carthorse Parade early 1900s

Leamington Spa Corporation Carthorse Parade early 1900s

Background imageShire Collection: Ross-shire

Ross-shire

Background imageShire Collection: Shire Hall and Rolls Monument, Monmouth, South Wales

Shire Hall and Rolls Monument, Monmouth, South Wales
Shire Hall and Rolls Monument, Monmouth, Wye Valley, South Wales - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageShire Collection: Berger and Sons of Homerton, London, showing their transportation

Berger and Sons of Homerton, London, showing their transportation, horse and cart in the trading in streets of East London. Date: 1895

Background imageShire Collection: J & W Nicholson & Co Distillers - Transport 1899

J & W Nicholson & Co Distillers - Transport 1899
Shire horse and cart transporting wine and spirits to London. Date: 1899



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