Town Collection (page 11)

France / Auch
General view of the town in south-west France, from across the Gers river. Date: circa 1835

Siege of Groll
Dutch forces, assisted by the English, under prince Frederik Henrik, besiege Groll : after a month-long siege the Spanish are compelled to evacuate the town. Date: 19 July - 19 August 1627

Slovakia - Spa - thermal baths at Piest any - covered rickshaws - the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia. This particular site is the Napoleon Spa. Date: circa 1910s

Russia - Zheleznovodsk - view toward Mount Beshtau
Russia - Zheleznovodsk (which literally means " Iron Waters" - a beautiful Spa Town) in Stavropol Krai. Zheleznovodsk is situated in the saddle between Mounts Beshtau and Zheleznaya

Malvern Town and Hills, Worcestershire. Famed for its natural spring water. Date: circa 1910s

To begin with, I ll paint the town red. Cartoon showing Democracy portrayed as the devil holding a bucket labeled Bourbon Principles and a paintbrush

Albert Square Manchester
Albert Square, Manchester, England. Date: 1967

Llanfairpwll station, Wales
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch station sign, Wales, Britain, the town with the longest place name also known as Llanfairpwll circa 2008

Union Workhouse, Mildenhall, Suffolk
The Mildenhall Union workhouse on Kings Way, Mildenhall, Suffolk. Opened in 1895, it replaced the previous premises elsewhere in the town which had become inadequate

View of Nafplio, Greece
Panoramic view of Nafplio (or Nauplion) from the sea. A town on the Peloponnese in Greece. Capital of Greece from 1829 to 1834 and the place where Capodistria

Starry Gazey Pie, Mousehole, Cornwall
A mouthwatering example of a Starry Gazey Pie, served up on Tom Bawcocks Eve (23 December) at Mousehole in Cornwall. The dish, with fish heads and tails sticking out of it, is unique to Mousehole

Bosnia Herzegovina - Konjic
A bridge over the Neretva River, the Stara kamena Cuprija (Old Stone Bridge) at the town of Konjic. Rebuilt recently after destruction toward the end of WWII

Hastings, East Sussex - The Albert Memorial in the town centre

Two Bridges Dartmoor
Two Bridges, near Prince Town, Dartmoor, Devon, so called because it possesses not one bridge but two. Date: circa 1890

Fuller Pilch batting for Kent, 1837
Illustration of Fuller Pilch (1804-1870) batting for Kent against Sussex, 1837. Pilch was one of the best players of his day

England / Nasty 1930S
Not so bad as the name suggests. An interesting old village with a " bad" name: Nasty in Hertfordshire

Hartington Fair / 1905
Town fair held in Hartington in the Peak District, England

Alexandria Bombarded
Alexandria bombarded When Arabi Pasha rebels against the benevolent British rule, the English fleet under Beresford bombard the town for 10 hours before occupying it

Abano Terme, Italy - Imposing entrace to the Ancient Springs
Abano Terme is a spa town and commune in the province of Padua, in the Veneto region, Italy, on the eastern slope of the Colli Euganei

Town Hall, Ballymena, Co. Antrim - an elevated view of the building and people outside, in the distance are motor cars. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Ballymena). Date: circa early 1900s

Drogheda from the West - a view over the rooftops of the town with two predominant church towers. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Louth: Drogheda). Date: circa early 1900s

Donegal and the R. Easke - a view of Donegal town from over the river with a boat to the left. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Donegal). Date: circa early 1900s

A house on Young St, Spanish Town, Jamaica, West Indes, circa 1900. Date: circa 1900

Nottingham Town Hall
The Council House, made of Portland stone, was the largest stone building to be built in Britain since World War One and was opened by the Prince of Wales on 22 May 1929 Date: 1950s

Italy / Pienza 1910
Pienza: view from outside the town Date: 1910

Damiatenbrug, Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
Damiatenbrug (Damiate Bridge), Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. Date: circa 1910s

Italy - Florence - Palazzo Vecchio
Coloured lantern slide of town hall in Florence.. Part of Box 214, Italy Coloured, Boswell Collection. Slide number 19. Date: circa 1890s

Aberystwyth Overview
A fine overview of the town of Aberystwyth, Wales, from the hill known as Pen Dinas, looking northwest, with the sea in the background. Date: 1960s

The Grove, lkley, West Yorkshire
The Grove, lkley, a Spa Town in West Yorkshire Date: 1911

Town Hall, Richmond - Boats on the River Thames Date: circa 1910s

Bahia, Brazil, South America 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Fayal, Azores 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Moscow. Tsars Palace in the Kremlin, 1805. Engraving

High Tower i. e. High Town, Hereford, England
High Tower i.e. High Town, Hereford, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

A view in the island of Jamaica, of the bridge crossing the River Cobre near Spanish Town. Published 1778

Town and harbor from St. Dimila, Beyrout, Holy Land, (i. e
Town and harbor from St. Dimila, Beyrout, Holy Land, (i.e. Beirut, Lebanon). Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Old Chelsea riverside, London
A view across the Thames to the riverside of old Chelsea where a new embankment was under construction in the late 19th century

Bielsko-Biala - Poland
Town on the Polish - on the Czech Republic border - Bielsko-Biala Date: circa 1900

Ventimiglia, Italy - The Roman Lighthouse Rock
Ventimiglia, Italy in Liguria, northern Italy, in the province of Imperia on the Mediterranean coast close to the border with France. View of the Roman Lighthouse Rock and the beach. Date: 1904

Dorset Town Crier
Oh yeyh, oh yeyh!. The Town Crier of Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, wearing the traditional costume. Date: 1950s

Ship Leaves Capetown
A passenger ship of the Union Castle Line leaves Cape Town, South Africa. Date: circa 1920

Telford Modern Housing
New town style modern housing in Telford, Shropshire Date: 1950s

Man riding out of town on a Bank Holiday
A man rides his skinny white horse out of a smoky town on a Bank Holiday

Rue Miromesnil and Rue Treihard, Paris, France

Wellington poster
Poster advertising Wellington, New Zealand contrasting the comparatively rural looking town of 1844 with a contemporary photograph of a sprawling Wellington of the twentieth century

Canada - Newfoundland, Placentia

Invergordon - View from the Seabank
Invergordon, Scotland - view from the seabank. Famed for The Invergordon Mutiny - an industrial action by around a thousand sailors in the British Atlantic Fleet between 15th to the 16th September

Cambridge House, Piccadilly, London
A hansom cab trots past Cambridge House, Piccadilly, London, the town residence of Lord Palmerston

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