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Sunken Collection

Background imageSunken Collection: Stowe House C18Th

Stowe House C18Th
Sir Richard Temples House at Stowe, designed by William Cleere & begun in 1676. This view dates from a later period when many improvements have been made. Now Stowe School

Background imageSunken Collection: Methods of escape from submarine by G. H. Davis

Methods of escape from submarine by G. H. Davis
The latest methods of escape from a sunken submarine: the rescue bell, the one-man escape chamber, and escape without the use of breathing apparatus. 1954

Background imageSunken Collection: The Promenade, Torquay, Devon

The Promenade, Torquay, Devon
The Promenade, Torquay, Torbay, near Paignton, Devon, England. Showing the Sunken Gardens Date: 1920s

Background imageSunken Collection: St. Pauls Minnesota, USA

St. Pauls Minnesota, USA - Conservatory at Como Park and the Sunken Gardens Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSunken Collection: Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. Turkey

Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. Turkey
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Interior

Background imageSunken Collection: Rome / Vatican / Gardens

Rome / Vatican / Gardens
The Sunken Gardens at the Vatican with the dome of St Peters looming behind. Date: 1918

Background imageSunken Collection: Sunken Bandstand, Franco British White City Exhibition

Sunken Bandstand, Franco British White City Exhibition in London in 1908

Background imageSunken Collection: The Sunken Bandstand, The Franco-British Exhibition

The Sunken Bandstand, The Franco-British Exhibition at White City, London, in 1908

Background imageSunken Collection: Sunken Gardens, Robertson Terrace, Hastings, East Sussex

Sunken Gardens, Robertson Terrace, Hastings, East Sussex - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageSunken Collection: Sunken Garden, East Cliff, Cromer, Norfolk

Sunken Garden, East Cliff, Cromer, Norfolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageSunken Collection: Sunken Gardens, South Parade, Southsea, Hampshire

Sunken Gardens, South Parade, Southsea, Hampshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageSunken Collection: Sunken Gardens, Westbrook, Margate, Kent

Sunken Gardens, Westbrook, Margate, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageSunken Collection: Common and Sunken Garden, Littlehampton, Sussex

Common and Sunken Garden, Littlehampton, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageSunken Collection: Sunken Garden, Douglas, Isle of Man

Sunken Garden, Douglas, Isle of Man - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageSunken Collection: Smuggler's Way, Highcliffe

Smuggler's Way, Highcliffe
A photograph showing a distant view of Smuggler's Way, the building of this house began in 1925, but through use of old materials, including oak, bricks and tiles from ancient barns

Background imageSunken Collection: The Sunken Garden, Kew Gardens

The Sunken Garden, Kew Gardens by W. Carruthers Affleck

Background imageSunken Collection: Salvage operations, sunken submarine M2

Salvage operations, sunken submarine M2
Salvage operations on the sunken submarine M2, September 1932. 1932

Background imageSunken Collection: George Eastman residence, Rochester, New York State, USA

George Eastman residence, Rochester, New York State, USA
George Eastman residence and sunken gardens, Rochester, New York State, USA, now the George Eastman Museum, dedicated to photography. Date: 1925

Background imageSunken Collection: Purton Hulks, near Sharpness, Gloucestershire

Purton Hulks, near Sharpness, Gloucestershire
The remains of one of the Purton Hulks. The old boats were deliberately sunk in 1950s to protect the banks of the Sharpness and Gloucester Canal at Purton, near Sharpness Docks

Background imageSunken Collection: Source of the Sauveniere spring at Spa, Belgium

Source of the Sauveniere spring at Spa, Belgium. Date: circa 1906

Background imageSunken Collection: City Baths, Anuradhapura, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

City Baths, Anuradhapura, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Ancient City Baths, Anuradhapura, North Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Background imageSunken Collection: Bolivia, South America - Stone statue at Tiwanaku

Bolivia, South America - Stone statue at Tiwanaku
A Bolivian man leaning up against a figurative statue at Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco / Tiahuanacu) - a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, South America. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSunken Collection: Dante by Laurence Irving

Dante by Laurence Irving (11 April 1897 23 October 1988) from the French of Victorien Sardou and E. Moreau. The previously shown poster has been adapted here for the tour

Background imageSunken Collection: Column of Tears. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. Tu

Column of Tears. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. Tu
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Column of Tears

Background imageSunken Collection: HMS Poseidon submarine escape apparatus

HMS Poseidon submarine escape apparatus
HMS Poseidon and the submarine escape apparatus. Poseidon was sunk on 9th June 1931 after colliding with the Chinese merchant steamer SS Yuta

Background imageSunken Collection: Deep sea divers at work underwater

Deep sea divers at work underwater. 1896

Background imageSunken Collection: Esplanade, Bangor

Esplanade, Bangor - an eye level view of the sea front, Quay St. and sunken gardens, there are people sitting and a motor bus. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Bangor)

Background imageSunken Collection: Jordans Hostel, Buckinghamshire - Sunk Garden

Jordans Hostel, Buckinghamshire - Sunk Garden
The Sunk Garden at Jordans Hostel in the Buckinghamshire village of Jordans, once a notable centre for Quakerism. The Sunk Garden was given to the Hostel by the Lynn family in memory of Elizabeth

Background imageSunken Collection: Sunken Gardens and Museum, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sunken Gardens and Museum, Los Angeles, California, USA
Sunken Gardens and Museum, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSunken Collection: Turkey. Istanbul. The Basilica Cistern. Head of medusa. Pede

Turkey. Istanbul. The Basilica Cistern. Head of medusa. Pedestal

Background imageSunken Collection: Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Medusa column base. Istanbul

Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Medusa column base. Istanbul
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Medusa column base. Detail

Background imageSunken Collection: Remains of a sunken wooden ship. 13th century. Old Riga. Lat

Remains of a sunken wooden ship. 13th century. Old Riga. Lat
Navigation. Middle Age. 13th century. Remains of a sunken wooden ship of 14.3 m in length. Made of oak and pine. Used for cabotaje trade by sea. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Background imageSunken Collection: Shop window with model of German blockade, WWI

Shop window with model of German blockade, WWI
A shop window of Messrs Bassett-Lowke, a model-makers in High Holborn showing a diorama of the results from Germanys blockade policy

Background imageSunken Collection: Motor machine guns taking cover, Western Front, WW1

Motor machine guns taking cover, Western Front, WW1
Motor machine guns taking cover in a sunken road on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageSunken Collection: Colchester Gardens

Colchester Gardens
A well-kept sunken lawn and flower beds in the public gardens at Colchester, Essex, England. Date: early 1930s

Background imageSunken Collection: Hamilton, Bermuda, Hotel Bermudiana, Pool and Sunken Gardens

Hamilton, Bermuda, Hotel Bermudiana, Pool and Sunken Gardens. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSunken Collection: A satirical look at Germanys defeat in 1915

A satirical look at Germanys defeat in 1915
" The New Year - By An Optimist" The mood is tongue in cheek, and yet there remains a hint of hopeful optimism in this cartoon by George Studdy

Background imageSunken Collection: Kensington Palace Garden

Kensington Palace Garden
The beautiful sunken garden at Kensington Palace, London. Date: 1950s

Background imageSunken Collection: Woodland Trackway

Woodland Trackway
The sunken trackway approaching Goldings Wood, Hertfordshire, England, which acts as a parish boundary between Great Amwell and Stanstead St. Margaret s. Date: 1930s

Background imageSunken Collection: Battle of Flers-Courcelette, Western Front, WW1

Battle of Flers-Courcelette, Western Front, WW1
Scene at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on the Western Front in northern France during the First World War. A shell hole is used as the gun position of an advanced Field Battery at Sunken Road

Background imageSunken Collection: Sunken garden, St Catherines Court, near Bath

Sunken garden, St Catherines Court, near Bath
A view of the sunken garden at St Catherines Court, a Grade I listed Tudor manor house near Bath. Seen here is a small octagonal pond, with paving around it

Background imageSunken Collection: The Search for M2

The Search for M2
The Royal Navys new deep-sea observation chamber, invented by Robert H Davis of Siebe, Gorman & Co. the inventor of submarine life-saving apparatus

Background imageSunken Collection: The steps leading down to a Fondouk at Bousaada, Algeria

The steps leading down to a Fondouk at Bousaada, Algeria
The steps leading down to a Fondouk courtyard with palm trees and camel at Bousaada, Algeria. The Fandouks are the old inns and trading posts for a city

Background imageSunken Collection: Sunken garden of the Viceroys house in New Delhi, India

Sunken garden of the Viceroys house in New Delhi, India
A beautiful feature in the grounds surrounding the Viceroys house. The sunken garden at the back with a pool encircled by flowers and shrubs showing (above and beyond the wall at each end)

Background imageSunken Collection: Menstruating Jews - 2

Menstruating Jews - 2
This sunken bath is used by Jewish women in Fuerth, Bavaria, for ritual purification

Background imageSunken Collection: Mariner, Boat Spun Round

Mariner, Boat Spun Round
The rescue boat gets caught up in the whirlpool created by the sinking ship: Upon the whirl where sank the ship, The boat spun round and round



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