Turf Collection (page 2)

Boys Brigade at Turf Moor Football ground in Burnley

Burnley Turf Moor Boys Brigade early 1900s

Pierce Egans Anecdotes: bull-baiting by dogs
Colour plate The Grand Duke Nicholas witnessing a let-go match by the dogs for a silver collar by Olivers Game Bull at Combe Warren

Gwennap Pit near Redruth, Cornwall, where Methodist John Wesley preached to massive congregations 18 times between 1762 and 1789

The Antonine Wall, a stone and turf fortification begun by the Romans under Antonius Pius (in 142), intended as a replacement for Hadrians Wall between Caledonia & Britannia Date: 1903

Heating / Peat
Cutting turf in Denmark Date: 1860

Cut turf and donkeys - Ireland
Piles of cut turf and a group of donkeys, Lough Shindilla, Connemara, Co Galway

Cutting the first turf of the Bristol and North Somerset Rai
Mrs Milward, wife of the Rev. Prebendary Milward (an active advocate for the railway), seen cutting the first turf at Clutton of the Bristol and North Somerset Railway

Advert for Douglas Stuart, Turf Accointants, London 1926
Advert for Douglas Stuart (Duggie), Turf Accountants, Stuart House, Shaftesbury Avenue, London 1926 Date: 1926

Pierce Egans Anecdotes: duck hunting by dogs in river
Colour plate: The canine fanciers trying the qualities of their dogs at a duck hunt from Pierce Egans anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring and the stage, 1827

Pierce Egans Anecdotes: stunt riding astride 2 horses
Colour plate: The unparalleled feat of Monsieur Ducrow in the character of the Wild Indian Hunter on two rapid coursers in the circle at the Royal Amphitheatre from Pierce Egans anecdotes of

Pierce Egans Anecdotes: rowing race at Battersea
Colour plate: Life on the water: the grand rowing match for Mr Keans prize wherry, Red House, Battersea from Pierce Egans anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring and the stage, 1827

Pierce Egans Anecdotes: decrepid horses at Smithfield
Colour plate How to pick a rum one to look at and a good one to go in Smithfield ffrom Pierce Egans anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring and the stage, 1827

Pierce Egans Anecdotes: cartoon forced marriage pregnant b
Colour plate: A paris concern or prominent reasons for matrimony shows onlookers mocking couple in street scene from from Pierce Egans anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring and the stage, 1827

Pierce Egans Anecdotes: catroon brawl in tavern
Colour plate: The tavern in an uproar: Mrs Bonniface shewing more pluck than her good man by backing her husband against Bob Hit-a-Body ripe for mischief

Pierce Egans Anecdotes: cartoon scene in drawing room
Colour plate: Interesting interview between Mr Mathews and his Irish theatrical barber from Pierce Egans anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring and the stage, 1827

Pierce Egans Anecdotes: George IV at Ascot horse race
Colour plate: The royal stand at Ascot races: His Majesty George IV and the Duke of York enjoying the sports of the turf from Pierce Egans anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring and the stage

Pierce Egans Anecdotes: Charley Tell-Tale cartoon
Colour plate: Charley Tell-Tale: keeping the P.P. Gents on the broad Grin with his laughable Anecdotes from Pierce Egans anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring and the stage, 1827

Pierce Egans Anecdotes: lion killing dogs in Warwick
Colour plate The fight between the lion Wallace and the dogs Tinker and Ball in the factory yard in the town of Warwick from Pierce Egans anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring and the stage

Peat stack, County Donegal, north-west Ireland
Peat stack in County Donegal, north-west Ireland, with a trench in the foreground from which the peat has been dug. Date: circa 1900s

Letterhead design - Turf Accountants, Leamington Spa
Letterhead design - P H Allden & Co Ltd, Turf Accountants, Leamington Spa. 1936

A view of a boy beside a donkey and hinged creels with turf loaded. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Rope Thatched Dwelling and Outhouses - Two women in shawls walk to a thatched dwelling, to the right is a turf stack. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Kilkeel-Hilltown Road Through Mourne - a view of a road through the mountains, on the left people are relaxing beside a turf stack. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Mournes)

A Co. Fermanagh Bog - a view of a thatched building surrounded by turf stacks. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Fermanagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Turf Clamped in Sluggan Bog - an elevated view of turf clamped in stacks in a bog. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Turf Stacked on a Rampart Road in Sluggan Bog - a view of large stacks of turf at each side of a road with a man in the foreground and a motor car in the distance. (Location: Ireland)

Carting Turf Among the Mournes - a view of a boy driving a horse and cart full of turf in the Mournes. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Mournes). Date: circa early 1900s

A Co. Antrim Kitchen With Fireplace for Coal and Turf
A Co. Antrim Kitchen With Fireplace forCoal and Turf - an interior shot showing a woman using bellows on an open fire with griddle and pot. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim)

Children Bringing Home the Turf With Donkey Slide Car, Glenariff - a view of two children with donkey and slide cart full of turf on a rural road

Stacking the Turf for Winter Use, Co. Antrim
Stacking the Turf forWinter Use, Co. Antrim - a view of three men, one using a ladder, to stack a large pile of turf. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Bringing Home the Mountain Turf, Co. Fermanagh - a view of a man with a donkey and two full turf creels on its back talking to a man sitting down by a roadside

Footing the Turf - a view of a family stacking the turf into bundles in a field. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Roller Slipe for Carrying the Turf Across the Bog
Roller Slipe forCarrying the Turf Across the Bog - a view of a man and horse drawn roller slipe with turf on it. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Couping the Turf (Spreading It to Dry) - a view of a lady with a turf barrow emptying the turf to air dry. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Spreading Sunbaked Mud Turf to Dry, Co. Antrim - a view of a man and lady laying out turf to dry. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Digging Mud Turf in an Oul Bog Hole Co. Antrim - a view of a man and lady digging turf out of a trench. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

A Glenaan Slidecar for Turf and Mountain Pony
A Glenaan Slidecar forTurf and Mountain Pony - a view of the horse and slide car laden with turf in the mountains, with two men. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Glenaan)

Bringing Home the Turf, Inishowen, Co. Donegal - a view of a man and boy carrying turf in baskets on their shoulder. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Inishowen). Date: circa early 1900s

An Inishowen Cabin and Turf Stack - a view of a cottage and turf stack with lady and child outside. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Inishowen). Date: circa early 1900s

Turf Stacked for Winter Fuel, Co. Antrim
Turf Stacked forWinter Fuel, Co. Antrim - a view of a turf stack beside a thatched cottage, with a man carrying turf. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

A Co. Antrim Cottage and Turf Stack, Toome - a view of a thatched cottage and a turf stack beside it. There is a man with a wheelbarrow. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Londonderry: Toomebridge)

A Slide Car for Carrying Turf, Glynns of Antrim
A Slide Car forCarrying Turf, Glynns of Antrim - man with horse and slide car talking to women outside a thatched cottage. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

A farmyard scene with rope thatched buildings and two ladies standing outside, there is a turf stack and cart and hens in the foreground. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Wooden Creels With Hinged Base - a side view of a boy and donkey and creels in a field, showing the hinge for releasing turf, on the creels. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Basketwork Creels - a view of two boys on a country road and two donkeys, one boy is on the back of one donkey and the other is leading the donkey with creels of turf. (Location: Ireland)

Donkey With Basketwork Creels, With Hinged Bottoms for Turf
Donkey With Basketwork Creels, With Hinged Bottoms forTurf - a view of a boy leading a donkey on a mountain road with buildings in the distance, the donkey has a basketwork creel full of turf

Connemara Peat Bog and Twelve Pins near Clifden, Co. Galway - a view of a peat bog and turf stacks and buildings and the mountains behind. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Galway; Clifden)

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