Shire Collection (page 2)

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

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

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

Gas Light & Coke Company in Nine Elms on the south bank of the River Thames, photograph showing their shire horse and carriage. Date: 1897

Cartoon, Sir Walter Gilbey, wine merchant and philanthropist
Cartoon, Sir Walter Gilbey, 1st Baronet (1831-1914), English wine merchant, philanthropist and breeder of shire horses. 1893

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

The new G. Stimpson Brewery in London, in the courtyard with the carthorse 1904

HOPKINS / SEASONS / SPRING
SPRING - 1 OF 4 Ploughing the field with three shire horses. Date: 1882

BIRMINGHAM MAIL IN SNOW
When the Birmingham Mail is inextricably embedded in snow near Aylesbury, Buckingham- shire, the guard takes the mailbags on two of the horses. Date: circa 1820

Lifeboat Horses - Hastings
Lifeboat horses at Hastings used to haul the lifeboat from the beach to the water; two boys watch the scene Date: 1937

BLACKSMITHS / SHIRE HORSE
Four blacksmiths shoe a shire horse while his owner stands and watches. The horse, who is blinkered, stands patiently. Date: circa 1930

Short groom with tallest shire horse - 1
4ft 6 inch groom and shire horse, Captain, a Robinson Brewery, Stockport, drey. Captain was said to be the tallest shire at that time

Short groom with tallest shire horse - 2
4ft 6 inch groom and shire horse, Captain, a Robinson Brewery, Stockport, drey. Captain was said to be the tallest shire at that time. Date: circa 1969

Gare Loch, Garelochhead, Argyll-shire
Gare Loch, Garelochhead, Rosneath, near Helensburgh, Argyll-shire, Scotland. Date: 1910s

A heavy horse pulls a light plough
A heavy shire horse pulls a light one-wheeled plough througha field with grazing cattle. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

A working heavy horse
A Shire horse, with collar, tack, bit, blinkers and horse brasses, standing alone in a cut cornfield. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Commandos doing close quarter and unarmed combat
Photograph showing commandos doing close quarter and unarmed combat, Commando Basic Training Centre, Achnacarry, Inverness-shire, 1941-1943. Associated with World War Two (1939-1945). Date: 1943

45588 Jubilee Class Kashmir Steam Locomotive 4-6-2, Loch Skerrow, Castle Douglas, near Newton Stewart, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Date: 1963

Ardenconnel House, Rhu, Argyll-shire
Ardenconnel House, Rhu, near Helensburgh, Argyll-shire, Scotland. Date: 1920s

The Old Blacksmiths Shop, Gretna Green, Dumfries-shire
The Old Blacksmiths Shop, Gretna Green, Gretna, near Carlisle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Date: 1920s

Shire Horse pulling Cartage Contractors Wagon
Rural scene, featuring a fine dray (Shire) horse pulling an old wagon of W. Aldridge & Sons, cartage contractors of Southgate, London Date: circa 1910

Map of Radnorshire, Wales, 18th century
Map of Radnorshire in Wales, mid-18th century, with towns marked including Rhyadergowy, Knighton, Presteign and Hay-on-Wye. Date: Mid-18th Century

Sutor Stacks, Cromarty
One of the Sutor Stacks, near Cromarty, on the Black Isle, Ross-shire, Scotland. This commanding height was used as a gun enplacement during World War Two. Date: 1950s

Driving two horses down a snowy lane
A farmer sits side-saddle as he rides/drives two working carthorses down a country lane in the middle of winter. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Farmer with a pair of shire horses
A farmer stands on a track holding onto the reins of two fine shire horses, as a collie dog watches on. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Collecting hay bales
Collecting bales of hay in a horse-drawn wooden wagon. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Brewery Horse & Cart
Shire horses and dray of the Albion Brewery (Mann, Crossman and Pailin Ltd.), outside thed Watney Mann bottling store, London

HORSE / SHIRE ELEPHANT
SHIRE HORSE Elephant

Two shire horses at the Royal Cornwall Show
Two shire horses pulling a plough at the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show, which takes place at the beginning of June each year, at Wadebridge in North Cornwall

Tregony Heavy Horse Show and Country Fayre, Cornwall -- keepers with their beautifully turned out horses. circa 1980s

Four Shire Stone near Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. Since the boundaries changed in 1931, only three counties (Gloucestershire)

Commandos weapon training with Bren guns
Photograph showing commandos weapon training with Bren guns, Commando Basic Training Centre, Achnacarry, Inverness-shire, 1941-1943.Associated with World War Two (1939-1945). Date: 1943

Ploughing with horses
Man ploughing a field with two shire horses. circa 1910

Man & a shire horse
Woodcut of a man and a shire horse. Date: circa 1800

Shire Horse / Nosebag / 1940
Shire horses eat from nosebags Date: 1940s

45 Rebellion / Loch Eil
The Highland army passes along the side of Loch Eil (Inverness-shire). Date: 1745

Shooting at Kyllachy, 1925
In the butts at Kyllachy, overlooking the River Findham winding through the valley - on an Inverness-shire shooting. A typical scene in August on one of the famous moors of Scotland. Date: 1925

Illustration, Mrs Ticklers Caravan, showing a large white shire horse pulling the caravan along a road. Mrs Tickler prods the horse with the tip of her rolled umbrella. Date: 1934

Hotel & Village, Poolewe, Loch Ewe, Highland (Scotland)
Hotel & Village, Poolewe, Loch Ewe, near Gairloch/Aultbea, Ross-shire, Highland (Scotland). Date: 1920s

Hydropathic Institute Hotel & Loch Striven, Kyles of Bute, near Port Bannatyne, Argyll-shire, Scotland. Date: 1910s

The Church, Rhu, Argyll-shire
The Church, Rhu, near Helensburgh, Argyll-shire, Scotland. Date: 1910s

Scenic View, Luss, Argyll-shire
Scenic View, Luss, Loch Lomond, Argyll-shire, Scotland. Showing a view of Ben Lomond Date: 1913

East Bay Esplanade, Dunoon, Argyll-shire
East Bay Esplanade, Dunoon, near Greenock, Argyll-shire, Scotland. Date: 1900s

Scenic View, Kilchattan Bay, Argyll-shire
Scenic View, Kilchattan Bay, Isle of Bute, near St Blanes, Argyll-shire, Scotland. Date: 1910s

The Promenade, Dunoon, Argyll-shire
The Promenade, Dunoon, near Greenock, Argyll-shire, Scotland. Date: 1951

The Village, Cairnryan, Dumfries-shire
The Village, Cairnryan, Stranraer, near Loch Ryan, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Date: 1920s

Railway Passing Ravens Rock, Garve, Ross-shire
Railway Passing Ravens Rock, Garve, near Strathpeffer, Ross-shire, Scotland. Dingwall and Skye/Highland Railway Date: 1905

The Village, New Abbey, Dumfries-shire
The Village, New Abbey, Dumfries, near Overton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Date: 1900s

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