HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror
Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845Engraving of Captain Francis Crozier (1796-1848) of HMS Terror, pictured shortly before departing on the ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845
Newport Bridge 1906Newport Transporter Bridge, Monmouthshire, Wales, is one of the worlds few surviving aerial ferries. It was completed in 1906 by French engineer Ferdinand Arnodin. Date: 1906
Truganini, last surviving female Tasmanian AboiginalTruganini (Truganina, Trugernanner or Lalla Rooke, c1812-1876), the last surviving Tasmanian Aboiginal or Palawa woman. 1866
2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade survivors" All that is left of them", the survivors of the original 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade which went out to France in 1914 with the original BEF (British Expeditionary Force)
Medusa Raft - 1When French ship wrecks on the African coast, all take to boats, towing a raft; but the boats abandon the raft with 157 on it, who suffer terribly and fight, only 15 surviving. Date: July 1816
The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, BarroEngraving showing the Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by pack ice in Barrows Straits, September 1849. These two ships were used by Sir James Clark Rosss Expedition of 1848-1849 to search
King George V and family; early 1920sKing George V and his wife Queen Mary together with four of their five surviving children, from left; Prince Albert of York (later King George VI)
The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W
Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)Engraving of Captain Sir John Franklin in his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845
Beverley North BarNorth Bar, Beverley, Yorkshire, England, the only surviving Medieval gateway in this fine old town. Date: Medieval
Chislet Colliery 1930SChislet Colliery was located next to the Canterbury-Margate road, Kent. Two shafts were first sunk in 1914. Despite surviving nationalisation in 1947, the mine closed in 1969. Date: 1930s
Survivors of the Battle of Balaklava, 1875Series of engraved portraits showing the surviving British participants of the Charge of the Light Brigade of the Battle of Balaclave, Crimean War, pictured in 1875
Sir Charles BrisbaneSIR CHARLES BRISBANE English naval commander who had an active and adventurous career in many oceans of the world, surviving shipwrecks and hurricanes. Date: 1769 - 1829
A steward and stewardess, surviving crew of the TitanicSaved from the Titanic; Mr J. Whitter (steward), and Mrs Robinson (stewardess) following the arrival of survivors in Plymouth
Wroxeter (Vriconium)A surviving section of the Roman wall of Wroxeter, the largest Roman city to survive completely without any modern development. Only the Roman Baths are on public display
BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR Surviving veterans meet after 74 years ! Date: 1805 - 1879
Emperor Justinian I - Basilica of San Vitale, RavennaDetail of The Emperor Justinian I (483-565), from the mosaic in the apse in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
WW2 Christmas Card, Felix The Lucky CatA WW2 Christmas greetings card with a photograph of Felix the lucky cat. Felix was trapped at the bottom of a smouldering crater which was once Raphael House, for seventeen days
Lodge Park, built as a grandstand in the Sherborne Estate near the villages of Sherborne, Aldsworth and Northleach in Gloucestershire, England
RMS Titanic, table of English composer Archibald JoyceAn important piece of musical and Titanic history, a late 19th/early 20th century oak barley twist gateleg table on which the composer and ?English Waltz King? Archibald Joyce (1873)
Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531CIA / Air America - Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531 (msn 8440, ex 44-85531). at Clark Field in the Philippines, either before, or after, covert missions over Tibet
Frederic LamondA portrait sketch of the Scottish classical pianist and composer, Frederic Archibald Lamond, 1868-1948, who was one of the last surviving pupils of Franz Liszt
RMS Titanic officer Charles Lightoller - resignationRMS Titanic - Second Officer Charles Lightoller's resignation. Letter from Charles Bartlett, Marine Superintendent of White Star Line, dated 13 February 1920 to Charles Lightoller
RMS Titanic - compensation claim of Mrs HermanRMS Titanic - Second Class passenger and victim Samuel Herman (1862-1912). Letter dated 7 May 1913 from the Public Trustee Office, Strand, London
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. XVIE TE184 M - EMSupermarine Spitfire LF Mk.XVIE TE184 M - EM, ex Royal Air Force, in the RAF Museum Reserve Collection at RAF Finningley, sandwiched between the sole surviving Boulton Paul Defiant, and an Avro 707
Lancelot Driven MadLancelot is driven mad by Guinevere's anger (the result of an enchantment to make her believe that he was a traitor) & lives in a wild wood surviving on fruit
Apparitions: angels & the ghost of a lover comforts womanThe spirit of a dead man, accompanied by two angels, returns to Earth to comfort his surviving lover. Date: circa 1810
obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum, Heliopolis, EgyptThe major surviving remnant of Heliopolis is the obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum erected by Senusret I of Dynasty XII. It still stands in its original position
The Queens Bath - The Roman Baths, Bath, Somerset, England. Date: circa 1920s
The Old Post Office - Tintagel, CornwallThe Old Post Office, viewed from the north-east. The Old Post Office is thought to date from the 14th or 15th century. Originally a manor house or stewards house
A surviving section of Roman Road in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire Date: circa 1930s
Kawasaki Ki-100 8476M - 24Kawasaki Ki-100-1b 8476M - 24 (msn 16336, BAPC083) the sole surviving example, at the RAF Museum Cosford. Date: circa 1990
Yakovlev Yak-3 4 White, the only surviving veteran of the Normandie-Niemen squadron of the VVS (Soviet Air Force), at the Musee de l'air et de l'espace, Le Bourget, near Paris
Old Clapham churchThe surviving south aisle of the old parish church of Clapham. The church was in the centre of the mediaeval village of Clapham
View of the Old State House in Boston, USA. It is the oldest surviving public building in Boston, built in 1713 to house the government offices of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Date: circa 1870
Kawasaki Ki-100-I-Otsu (given the RAF maintenance serial 8476M). The sole surviving example at RAF Ternhill for the September 1965 Battle of Britain display
Percival P. 16 Q. 6 G-AFFDPercival P.16 Q.6 G-AFFD (msn Q.21, impressed by RAF as X9407), the first production aircraft, at Redhill after being withdrawn from use
Messerschmitt Bf 109E Black 12Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3-B (werknummer 4101) Black 12 of the RAF St. Athan RAF Museum Reserve Collection outside the Museum on RAF St. Athan East Camp
Heston Type 1 Phoenix G-AESV, owned by Standard Telephonics at Brooklands. G-AESV was impressed into the Royal Air Force as X2891for No.24 Squadron; Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment at
Foster-Wikner Wicko G-AFKSFoster-Wikner GM.1 Wicko G-AFKS (msn 6). First registered on 5January 1939 G-AFKS was used by Nash Aircraft Sales Ltd. As a demonstrator and was, at one time, fitted with skis
The ruins of Tintern Abbey, a Cisterian abbey, founded in 1131 by Walter de Clare. The surviving ruins span 400 years of architecture. Date: founded 1131
The Youthful David by Andrea del Castagno (1423-1457) - painted on a leather parade shield, made to be carried in parades at jousts or tournaments - but this is the only surviving example by a great
Gardens on the Butte, Montmartre, Paris, FranceMontmartre: last surviving gardens in La Butte. Date: circa 1905
St Ethelburgas ChurchEngaving depicting St Ethelburgas church in Bishopsgate, one of the longest surviving churches in the City of London
HMHS Britannic, group photo of surviving crew, WW1HMHS Britannic, rare photo postcard of the surviving crew. The ship became a hospital ship in 1915, until sinking near the Greek island of Kea in 1916 after striking a German mine. Date: circa 1916
RMS Titanic - Titanic passengers rescued by CarpathiaRMS Titanic - Hutchinson Archive - first generation image of the passengers on the Hutchinsons table on board the Carpathia, with handwritten notation naming them
RMS Lapland - silk postcard with Hands Across the Sea. The Lapland was the liner that transported most of the Titanic's surviving crew back to England
