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Background imageSite Collection: Pretoria, South Africa, Burials of President Kruger & family

Pretoria, South Africa, Burials of President Kruger & family
Pretoria, South Africa - The Burial site of President Kruger and his family. Date: circa 1906

Background imageSite Collection: The Fuling Mausoleum, Qing Dynasty - Shenyang, China

The Fuling Mausoleum, Qing Dynasty - Shenyang, China
The Fuling or Fu Mausoleum (" Mausoleum of Happiness" ) also known as the East Mausoleum - the mausoleum of Nurhaci, the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty and his wife

Background imageSite Collection: The Kings Stone Battle of Flodden memorial, Northumberland

The Kings Stone Battle of Flodden memorial, Northumberland, England, marking the spot where James IV of Scotland was killed by Henry VIIIs English army. Unveiled by Sir George Douglas. Bart

Background imageSite Collection: The Taq Kisra) at Ctesiphon, Iraq

The Taq Kisra) at Ctesiphon, Iraq
Interesting view (from the rear) of the gigantic vaulted hall (the Taq Kisra) at Ctesiphon, an ancient Parthian city located southeast of modern Baghdad, Iraq

Background imageSite Collection: Airship Crash Site with Wreckage in a Field with Snow

Airship Crash Site with Wreckage in a Field with Snow

Background imageSite Collection: Charlton sand Pits - Charlton, South East London

Charlton sand Pits - Charlton, South East London. The home football ground of Charlton Athletic FC, The Valley dates from 1919, at a time when the club were looking for a new home

Background imageSite Collection: Pharaohs Workers - Ancient Egypt - by Fortunino Matania

Pharaohs Workers - Ancient Egypt - by Fortunino Matania
Workers building a temple or palace for a Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt. Date: Unknown, poss. 1920s

Background imageSite Collection: The Napier Inn and Dock Gate Inn, Fore Street, Plymouth

The Napier Inn and Dock Gate Inn, Fore Street, Plymouth
The Napier Inn (left) and Dock Gate Inn (both later demolished to make way for the enlarged and extended Royal Sailors Rest), Fore Street, Plymouth. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSite Collection: The Napier Inn and Dock Gate Inn, Fore Street, Portsmouth

The Napier Inn and Dock Gate Inn, Fore Street, Portsmouth
The Napier Inn (left) and Dock Gate Inn (both later demolished to make way for the enlarged and extended Royal Sailors Rest), Fore Street, Portsmouth. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSite Collection: Site of Naamans House, Damascus, Syria

Site of Naamans House, Damascus, Syria

Background imageSite Collection: Syria Damascus Site of Namaan's House pre-1900

Syria Damascus Site of Namaan's House pre-1900

Background imageSite Collection: Site of Heart of Midlothian, Royal Mile, Edinburgh

Site of Heart of Midlothian, Royal Mile, Edinburgh

Background imageSite Collection: Avro 696 Shackleton MR. 1 VP254

Avro 696 Shackleton MR. 1 VP254
Royal Air Force - Avro 696 Shackleton MR.1 VP254, the first production aircraft, seen in storage with radar and armament removed, at RAF Langar, awaiting attention at the Avro factory on site

Background imageSite Collection: All Saints, Margaret Street, London - The Vicars Room

All Saints, Margaret Street, London - The Vicars Room - here many of the Ritual Conferences were held. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSite Collection: Ruins of the ancient city of Carchemish

Ruins of the ancient city of Carchemish (Karkamis, Karkemish, Kargamis, Karkamisa, Karakamisa, Karikamisa, Gargamis) - an important ancient capital in the northern part of the region of Syria

Background imageSite Collection: WW2 - Railway Guns

WW2 - Railway Guns
A photograph of some heavy guns at a railway, an important site to defend. Date: circa 1944

Background imageSite Collection: King's Room, Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley, France

King's Room, Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley, France
King's Room, 16th century, used for meals and audiences by Francois I, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona

Background imageSite Collection: Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley, France

Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley, France
View through the Porte Royale, the main entrance to the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord

Background imageSite Collection: Plans, Chateau de Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France

Plans, Chateau de Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
Plans for the restoration of the logis royaux or royal appartments, 1812, in the collection of the Chateau de Chinon or Forteresse royale de Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France

Background imageSite Collection: Royal Oratory, Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley, France

Royal Oratory, Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley, France
Royal Oratory, or private chapel of the king, with stone vaulted coffered ceiling, in the Francois I wing of the Chateau de Chambord

Background imageSite Collection: Print, Chateau de Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France

Print, Chateau de Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
View of the chateau and town of Chinon. aquatint engraving, 1819, by Florent Fidele Constant Bourgeois, 1767-1841, in the collection of the Chateau de Chinon or Forteresse royale de Chinon

Background imageSite Collection: Double helix staircase, Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley

Double helix staircase, Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley
Double helix staircase on the second floor, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher

Background imageSite Collection: British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London - The Lake

British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London - The Lake. Date: 1935

Background imageSite Collection: Portrait, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, France

Portrait, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, France
Portrait of Nicolas Ruinart, founder of Maison Ruinart in 1729, in the tasting room at Maison Ruinart, the oldest champagne house in the world, founded in Epernay in 1729 by Nicolas Ruinart

Background imageSite Collection: Champagne, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, France

Champagne, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, France
Bottles of Ruinart Blanc des Blancs and Ruinart Rose, in the winery at Maison Ruinart, the oldest champagne house in the world, founded in Epernay in 1729 by Nicolas Ruinart, in Reims, Marne

Background imageSite Collection: Painting, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, France

Painting, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, France
Lunch of Oysters, 1737, detail, copy of an oil painting by Jean Francois de Troy, 1679-1752, in the Ruinart Salon at Maison Ruinart, the oldest champagne house in the world

Background imageSite Collection: Champagne cellars, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, France

Champagne cellars, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, France
Steps down to the underground chalk cellars, or crayeres, where champagne is aged, at Maison Ruinart, the oldest champagne house in the world, founded in Epernay in 1729 by Nicolas Ruinart, in Reims

Background imageSite Collection: Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, France

Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, France
Pouring the champagne by hand, in the winery at Maison Ruinart, the oldest champagne house in the world, founded in Epernay in 1729 by Nicolas Ruinart, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France

Background imageSite Collection: Chateau Perrier, Epernay, Champagne, France

Chateau Perrier, Epernay, Champagne, France
Chateau Perrier, built 1852-57 in Louis XIII style by architect Pierre-Eugene Cordier, on the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, Champagne, Marne, Grand Est, France

Background imageSite Collection: Champagne de Venoge, Epernay, Champagne, France

Champagne de Venoge, Epernay, Champagne, France
Tasting terrace at the Hotel de Venoge, built 1899, now Champagne de Venoge, on the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, Champagne, Marne, Grand Est, France

Background imageSite Collection: Champagne de Castellane, Epernay, Champagne, France

Champagne de Castellane, Epernay, Champagne, France
Champagne de Castellane headquarters, founded 1895 by Viscount Florens de Castellane, with brick buildings and tower designed by Marius Toudoire, 1852-1922, on the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay

Background imageSite Collection: Tsar Nicholas II and his two eldest daughters, Crimea

Tsar Nicholas II and his two eldest daughters, Crimea
Russia - Tsar Nicholas II and his two eldest daughters at the Forts, Sevastopol, Crimea Date: circa 1909

Background imageSite Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, blue and gilt dessert plate

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, blue and gilt dessert plate
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Arguably one of the most important White Star Line porcelain items in private hands today. A Spode R4331 OSNC (Oceanic Steam Navigation Company)

Background imageSite Collection: White Star Line, Titanic, blue and gilt dessert plate (back)

White Star Line, Titanic, blue and gilt dessert plate (back)
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Arguably one of the most important White Star Line porcelain items in private hands today. A Spode R4331 OSNC (Oceanic Steam Navigation Company)

Background imageSite Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, blue and gilt saucer (back)

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, blue and gilt saucer (back)
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, rare cobalt blue and gilt saucer (back) with gilt Oceanic Steam Navigation Company OSNC initials to centre

Background imageSite Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, OSNC blue and gilt saucer

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, OSNC blue and gilt saucer
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, rare cobalt blue and gilt saucer with gilt Oceanic Steam Navigation Company OSNC initials to centre

Background imageSite Collection: Devil's Dyke and the small village of Poynings, nr. Brighton

Devil's Dyke and the small village of Poynings, nr. Brighton, West Sussex. Devil's Dyke is a 100 metre deep V-shaped dry valley on the South Downs in Sussex in southern England

Background imageSite Collection: Imperial House, South Street, Site Plan

Imperial House, South Street, Site Plan
An architectural illustration showing the position of the site for a commercial building known as the Imperial House, in South Street, London

Background imageSite Collection: Back From Wagram

Back From Wagram
A portrait sketch of a young lady with her hands intertwined as she relaxes outdoors in a picturesque setting, sat by a circular table, entitled Retour De Wagram

Background imageSite Collection: The Battle Of Austerlitz Site

The Battle Of Austerlitz Site
A landscape illustration of a large tree on a hill, seemingly a location of the Battle of Austerlitz in the Napoleonic wars. Date: 1901

Background imageSite Collection: Minerve Visitant Les Neuf Muses Sur Le Mont Helicon

Minerve Visitant Les Neuf Muses Sur Le Mont Helicon
This sketch depicts the Roman goddess of wisdom, Minerva, visiting the nine muses at the edge of a woodland on Mount Helicon, the site of two sacred springs, the Aganippe and the Hippocrene

Background imageSite Collection: Tower At Rhenen, Holland

Tower At Rhenen, Holland
This etching shows a daunting view of the Cunerakerk, the main church of Rhenen, in the Netherlands, the location used to be a very important pilgrimage site

Background imageSite Collection: Eglise Saint-Gervais

Eglise Saint-Gervais
An oil painting of an arched canal bridge in Paris, France, in front of the Eglise Saint-Gervais, a Roman catholic church, built between 1494 and 1657 upon the site of two earlier churches

Background imageSite Collection: Market Square Design

Market Square Design
An architectural illustration of a market square designed by architect Ernest James Wedlock Hider, on old world lines in course of building at Wembley Park

Background imageSite Collection: Japan - Nikko Tosho-gu Sinto Shrine, Tochigi Prefecture

Japan - Nikko Tosho-gu Sinto Shrine, Tochigi Prefecture
Nikko Tosho-gu - a Tosho-gu Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Along with the Futarasan Shrine and Rinno-ji

Background imageSite Collection: RMS Olympic - cast iron deck bench

RMS Olympic - cast iron deck bench
RMS Olympic - rare original cast iron deck bench of the style seen on both Olympic and Titanic. The bench is in original condition with period skits and will benefit from restoration

Background imageSite Collection: RMS Titanic - Harland and Wolff drawing of floating crane

RMS Titanic - Harland and Wolff drawing of floating crane
RMS Titanic - extremely rare Harland and Wolff linen backed scale drawing of the 150-200 ton 1- 80 scale floating crane, designed by Bertha Krupps and fabricated by Benrather Maschinenfabrik AG

Background imageSite Collection: Archaeological dig at Glastonbury

Archaeological dig at Glastonbury
Archaeological finds for a dig in Glastonbury summerset. Seen are the Timber Foundation and Palisading at the Glastonbury Lake Village, a ladder found, a reaping-hook and some weaving combs



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