Village Collection (page 90)

Boy & Sandbags 1940S
A boy holds his gas mask case outside St. Marks church hall, West Wickham, Kent. The sandbags are to soften the blow of any air raid attacks. (Modern photo, taken in 2000)

England / Bosham
Bosham, near Chichester, Sussex, where King Canute tried (but failed!) to command the tide not to come in. A quaint corner of this old village, once a great sea port

Yorkshire Cottage
A woman on the doorstep of her cottage, in the corner of the old Yorkshire village of Kilburn. Her bicycle, with its shopping basket, is at the garden gate

Sussex Cottages
A charming row of cottages in the pretty village of Cowfold, Sussex, England

Bushmen in Village
A community of Bushmen of South Africa

Thatched Cottages
A delightful group of old thatched cottages in the little Wiltshire village of West Lavington, where children play safely on the street and there is a community spirit

General Village Store
The village shop in the tiny hamlet of New York, Lincolnshire, England

England / Lavenham
Lavenham, Suffolk, England, a village where Tudor houses, with their wattle walls and lattice windows, still exist

Gabon / Village C1870
Gabon, West Africa: a Pahouin village

View Toward Mycenae
A view toward the citadel of Mycenae, perched in a position to command the local area, and control a vast swath of fertile agricultural land

Gabon Village
Its washing day in this Gabon village, in west equatorial Africa. The huts are more like American log cabins than the round thatched huts of more southerly African folk

Cottages at Much Hadham
Picturesque black and white timber and plaster cottages in the street at Much Hadham, a charming Hertfordshire village

England / Abinger Hammer
The blacksmith whose motto is " By me you know how fast you go" strikes the clock and indicates the historical importance of ironworking to Abinger Hammer in Surrey

England / Philadelphia
The corner Post Office in Philadelphia, not the Philadelphia in the U.S.A. the small mining village in Tyne and Wear, Newcastle

England / Rockingham
The charming village of Rockingham, Northamptonshire, on the edge of Rockingham Forest, with its stately cross and grass-bordered street winding up the hill

England / Boscastle
A view looking down the High Street of Boscastle, a village on the north coast of Cornwall

England / Helford
The Ferryboat Inn at Helford, a small but picturesque village on the River Helford in Cornwall

Lindfield / Sussex / 1950S
LINDFIELD Villagers gather round the village pond

Lindisfarne Cottages
An unspoilt row of cottages in Lindisfarne, the one and only village on Holy Island, off the wild coast of Northumberland, England

Waltham St. Lawrence
Beauty through the gateway: A striking view of Waltham St. Lawrence and the Bell pub, a charming Berkshire village

England / Waddesdon
The lovely village of Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire. A A boy stands on a pavement, hand on hips, passing the time of day with the driver of a horse-drawn carriage

England / Albury
A glimpse of Albury, a Surrey hamlet with a delightful valley. Note the fine, intricate details on the various chimney stacks

England / Castle Combe
Castle Combe, which lies in a deep hollow in the Wiltshire Downs, some six miles from Chippenham. It is claimed to be one of Englands loveliest villages

England / Little Brington
A glimpse of Little Brington, Northamptonshire, famous as the village home of George Washingtons ancestors and one of the links between the two great English speaking nations

Pack Horse Bridge
The ancient pack horse bridge at Allerford, Somerset. The combination of the bridge, the old inn, cottages with quaint roofs and chimneys, make it a charming West Country village

Lindisfarne Village
A glimpse of part of Lindisfarne, the one and only village on Holy Island, off the wild coast of Northumberland, England

England / Zennor
A glimpse of Zennor, a small village grouped around the church, situated on the north coast of Cornwall, between St. Ives and Lands End

Corfe Castle / Dorset / 30S
CORFE CASTLE It was built by King John and was one of the last Royalist stronghold in the English Civil War

Bournville Carillonneur
Playing the carillon at Bournville Village, England

Saying No to the Hun
When Germans interrogate Clotilde Boucry if there are any French soldiers in the village, she denies it even though she is in the act of taking food to them

Aynho / Apricot Village
Cottagers in this Northants village grow apricots on the walls of their cottages. When the fruit is ripe, the fruit is harvested, sold and the money used to pay the rent

Kentish Oast Houses
These familiar landmarks of Kent are the red brick and tiled hop kilns used for drying hops after harvesting. This one sits beside the village pond

Ludham / Norfolk / Street
A woman pushes a pram through the pretty village of Ludham in Norfolk

Braughing, Herts
The village of Braughing, which nestles among the chalk hills of East Hertfordshire. Two little girls chat and play beneath a huge tree

Simplon Village 38 / 60
Simplon Pass: a village

Land of Nod
The Land of Nod is one way to describe the dream world. Here the signpost points to a village of the same name in East Riding, Yorkshire. But is the man really asleep?

German Garden C1910
A lady tends her cottage garden in a German village

Balloon Scares Natives
A Balloonist (Paul) causes African villagers to cower in fright as he sails above their homes

Village Idyll, 1930S
An idyllic scene in the Cotswold village of Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire. Peace and quiet reigns and families live safely alongside well-behaved teenagers

Catalonia Conflict 4
A new Carlist insurrection divides the people of Catalonia : a Carlist sortie in a mountain village

Algeria Village
Distant view of a Kabyle village

Road to Robin Hoods Bay
The one and only road down into Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire, England. The little village is crammed with tall or short houses built nearly on top of one another

Mali Songhay Village
Village scene

Laos Village Scene
Scene in a Laos village

Japan Odawara
A picturesque village near Tokyo, seen from Tokai-do

Cattle in Stream
Five cows drink from a stream, while a flock of sheep head in their direction from the village whose church spire can be seen in the distance

Village Choir, New Year
Celebrating New Year in an English village : the village choir perform at the Squires house, and are rewarded with a glass of punch

Palestine Beitin
Ruins of the ancient village

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