Village Collection (#84)

Slate fence and chapel, Corris, Gwynedd, North Wales
View of a fence made of slate, and a chapel building in the middle distance, in the village of Corris, in the historic county of Merionethshire, Gwynedd, North Wales

Holidays in Spain and Portugal with Thomas Cook
Cover illustration for Holidays in Spain and Portugal, the Balearic Isles, Andorra, Madeira, Malta, Gibraltar and Cyprus, with Thomas Cook & Son Ltd and Dean & Dawson Ltd

This way to winter sunshine through Cooks
Illustration on a Thomas Cook poster or handbill -- This way to winter sunshine through Cooks -- with a brightly coloured image of a Mediterranean village, with sea, villas, boats, and a palm tree

Snowshill village in the Cotswolds

Jack Delaney Restaurant, Greenwich Village, Grove Street, New York City, America

Stony Brook, Long Island
Fire house and main thouroughfare, New Village, Stony Brook, Long Island, New York Date: c.1940s

S Teerwood. Bakers delivery van
A bakers van stops at a quaint looking village with the mornings delivery of fresh bread

Couple in Mercedes
A couple in a magnificent yellow Mercedes drive through a quaint village

Ironing Room at Barnardos Girls Home, Barkingside
Ironing room at Barnardos Home, Barkingside, Essex. In 1873, Thomas Barnardo set up, a Village Home for Orphan, Neglected and Destitute Girls at Barkingside

Thanet Union Childrens Homes and Village Hall, Kent
The Isle of Thanet Union cottage homes at Manston, Kent. The homes, which comprised four pairs of houses, were erected in 1901 to accommodate pauper children away from the workhouse

Parish Workhouse, Hawkhurst, Kent
A timber framed building on the Moor in Hawkhurst, Kent, that once served as the parish workhouse. Children play nearby and an older boy carries a gardening fork and other tools

Parish Workhouse, Frittenden, Kent
A large timber framed building that once served as the Frittenden parish workhouse, Kent. An oast house stands at the left

Kensington & Chelsea District School, infirmary
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Kensington & Chelsea District School, gymnasium
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Kensington & Chelsea District School, gym team
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Kensington & Chelsea District School, boys group photo
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Cricket by John Hassall
A group of young men play a game of cricket

Lifeboats at Padstow, Cornwall
The Padstow Steam Lifeboat Helen Peele (background) at the quayside in Padstow, Cornwall, with the surfboat Edmund Harvey in the foreground

War Memorial, Burwash, East Sussex
The War Memorial, Burwash, East Sussex. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) lived in the village and used the houses setting (and the wider local area)

A Sudan Cotton Field
Empire Marketing Board poster showing indigeonous workers picking cotton in a field in the Sudan, while their village can be seen some way in the background

Fisherman at Torcross, Devon
Fisherman at the village of Torcross, South Devon, sitting on a plank of wood, relaxing and smoking his pipe. (1 of 3)

Villagers on the slopes of Mount Kazbek in North Ossetia
Villagers living on the slopes of Mount Kazbek in North Ossetia, Georgia

Abastuman, Georgia - Village near Turkish border

Combe Village, Oxfordshire

Eglise Notre Dame at Etaples, France
The Ancient Eglise Notre-Dame, Rue Notre-Dame, at Etaples (Pas de Calais), France

Fusio, Switzerland
Fusio, southern Switzerland close to the border with Italy

Reconstructed Maori village, Rotorua, North Island, New Zeal
Part of the defence stockade of Tamaki, a reconstructed Maori village south of Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand. The village has won awards, and visitors can experience some of the traditions

Restoring belfry / W H Robinson
Restoring the belfry of a village church shattered during the second world war. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture

Algeria - Nomadic Encampment

Two men walking through a village
Two men walk hand-in-hand along a village street, watched by neighbours and the local goose population

Faial and Penha de Aguia, Madeira
View of the village of Faial on the north coast of Madeira, with Penha de Aguia (Eagle Rock) on the right

General view of Camara de Lobos, Madeira
General view of Camara de Lobos on the south coast of Madeira, not far from Funchal

Camacha woman with musical instrument, Funchal, Madeira
A woman from a folklore group from the village of Camacha, seen here in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. She is holding a musical instrument known as a brinquinho

Street market at Matiari, West Bengal, India
A street market selling fruit and vegetables at Matiari, a village in West Bengal, India

Folklore group in Funchal, Madeira
A folklore group from the village of Camacha, walking through the streets of Funchal, the capital city of Madeira

Folklore group dancing in Funchal, Madeira
A folklore group from the village of Camacha, dancing in the street in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira

Three Camacha girls, Funchal, Madeira
Three girls from a folklore group from the village of Camacha, seen here in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. They appear to be clapping in time to music

Boa Nova man with musical instrument, Funchal, Madeira
A man from a Boa Nova folklore group, seen here in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. He is holding a musical instrument known as a brinquinho, a stick decorated with wooden dolls

Village church at Ponta Delgada, Madeira
The village church at Ponta Delgada, in the district of Sao Vicente on the north coast of Madeira

Camacha woman with flowers, Funchal, Madeira
A woman from a folklore group from the village of Camacha, walking through the streets of Funchal, the capital city of Madeira, with a large basket of flowers on her head

Metal worker at Matiari, West Bengal, India
A metal worker makes a brass pot by traditional methods at Matiari, a village in West Bengal, India. Date: 2007

German Marines WWI
German marines in a sea coast village in Flanders during World War I

Village near Pribram, Czech Republic
The regimented planned housing Suburb village outside the city of Pribram in the Czech Republic (Central Bohemian Region)

Smidary - Czech Republic
Greetings from Smidary - Czech Republic

Abyssinian Village - Jubilee Exhibition, Prague
Jubilee Exhibition, Prague, Czech Republic - An Abyssian Village. This was a major industrial exhibition, celebrating industry in the region, but grew far larger

Skryje - Czechoslovakia

Chudoba (Chudobin) - Poland, close to the border with Czechoslovakia

Moravany - Czech Republic

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