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Wakefield Collection

Background imageWakefield Collection: Market Place, Dewsbury, Yorkshire

Market Place, Dewsbury, Yorkshire
Market Place, Dewsbury, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageWakefield Collection: Pansies, Pensees, or Hearts Ease, Thoughts

Pansies, Pensees, or Hearts Ease, Thoughts
Pansies, Pensees, or Hearts Ease, Viola tricolor, Thoughts: You occupy my thoughts or Pensez a Moi

Background imageWakefield Collection: Gates of Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire

Gates of Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
Prison officers stand at the entrance gates of Wakefield prison. Date: circa 1929

Background imageWakefield Collection: Cell Block Interior, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire

Cell Block Interior, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
The interior of a cell block at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. Cells line the open galleries which have a safety net strung across to prevent inmates falling

Background imageWakefield Collection: Wakefield - Kirkgate

Wakefield - Kirkgate

Background imageWakefield Collection: Poster, Scotts flight from England to Australia

Poster, Scotts flight from England to Australia
Poster, Royal Matinee, Queens Hall, London, CWA Scott AFC will tell his graphic story of the flight from England to Australia in under 3 days

Background imageWakefield Collection: Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire

Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
A general view of Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, originally built as a House of Correction in 1594

Background imageWakefield Collection: Wakefield - Cattle Market

Wakefield - Cattle Market

Background imageWakefield Collection: Photograph of Earl Of Wakefield PH, East Ham, London

Photograph of Earl Of Wakefield PH, East Ham, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageWakefield Collection: The red-flowered tree Rhododendron, Danger

The red-flowered tree Rhododendron, Danger

Background imageWakefield Collection: Whalebone gateway, Whalebone Lane, Sandal, Wakefield

Whalebone gateway, Whalebone Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Background imageWakefield Collection: Wakefield Park Gates, early 1900s

Wakefield Park Gates, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Background imageWakefield Collection: Old Six Chimneys, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Old Six Chimneys, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, a country residence built around 1520 with six gables and chimneys. The Crown and Anchor Hotel is on the left. Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageWakefield Collection: New Hall Prison and Camp, Wakefield

New Hall Prison and Camp, Wakefield
Inmates carrying tools walk between huts at the New Hall Training Prison and Camp, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire. A large bell hangs overhead. Date: circa 1945

Background imageWakefield Collection: O G Mackie

O G Mackie

Background imageWakefield Collection: The Six Chimneys pub, Kirkgate, Wakefield, early 1900s

The Six Chimneys pub, Kirkgate, Wakefield, early 1900s

Background imageWakefield Collection: Six Chimneys, Kirkgate, Wakefield

Six Chimneys, Kirkgate, Wakefield

Background imageWakefield Collection: YMCA Wakefield reading room during WW1

YMCA Wakefield reading room during WW1

Background imageWakefield Collection: YMCA Reading Room, Wakefield during WW1

YMCA Reading Room, Wakefield during WW1

Background imageWakefield Collection: Rugby Wakefield Trinity in 1927

Rugby Wakefield Trinity in 1927 Date: 1927

Background imageWakefield Collection: Wakefield Trinity Rugby Club in 1930

Wakefield Trinity Rugby Club in 1930 Date: 1930

Background imageWakefield Collection: Rugby Wakefield Trinity in 1930

Rugby Wakefield Trinity in 1930 Date: 1930

Background imageWakefield Collection: Wakefield Trinity Rugby Club in 1927

Wakefield Trinity Rugby Club in 1927 Date: 1927

Background imageWakefield Collection: Westgate Railway Station Wakefield

Westgate Railway Station Wakefield

Background imageWakefield Collection: Wakefield

Wakefield

Background imageWakefield Collection: Wakefield - Wood Street

Wakefield - Wood Street

Background imageWakefield Collection: Wakefield - Westgate End

Wakefield - Westgate End

Background imageWakefield Collection: Wakefield - Heath Common - Canal Locks

Wakefield - Heath Common - Canal Locks

Background imageWakefield Collection: Wakefield - first tram

Wakefield - first tram

Background imageWakefield Collection: Wakefield - Bull Ring

Wakefield - Bull Ring

Background imageWakefield Collection: Horbury - Wakefield Road and Cluntergate

Horbury - Wakefield Road and Cluntergate

Background imageWakefield Collection: Market Place, Netherton near Wakefield, early 1900s

Market Place, Netherton near Wakefield, early 1900s

Background imageWakefield Collection: Black marble mantel clock - Charles, 1st Viscount Wakefield

Black marble mantel clock - Charles, 1st Viscount Wakefield
Black marble mantel clock with brass plaque to Charles Cheers Wakefield by Royce Limited, Trafford Park, Manchester As a mark of esteem March 22nd 1903'

Background imageWakefield Collection: The Tower of London, Exterior Views

The Tower of London, Exterior Views
Various views of the Tower of London

Background imageWakefield Collection: Sporting leaders during the reign of King George V

Sporting leaders during the reign of King George V
Sporting leaders during the first 25 years of the reign of King George V: Lord Burghley, Wakefield, Earl of Lonsdale, Bradman, Hobbs. Date: 1935

Background imageWakefield Collection: Advertisement for Castrol motor oil

Advertisement for Castrol motor oil. Showing Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948), his record breaking Bluebird'car, and details of all six of his land speed records

Background imageWakefield Collection: VICAR WAKEFIELD/RACKHAM

VICAR WAKEFIELD/RACKHAM
Bill sings the Elegy on the death of a mad dog, accompanied by the guitar. Date: First published: 1766

Background imageWakefield Collection: Cartoon, William Terriss as Squire Thornhill

Cartoon, William Terriss as Squire Thornhill in a production entitled Olivia, an adaptation of The Vicar of Wakefield. 1885

Background imageWakefield Collection: Wakefield Prison Engineering Shop

Wakefield Prison Engineering Shop
Prisoners and staff at work in the enginering shop at Wakefield. Several are engaged in making metal bedsteads. One is oxy-acetylene welding.. Date: circa 1945

Background imageWakefield Collection: The snow flake-leaved Narcissus, Egotism and self-love

The snow flake-leaved Narcissus, Egotism and self-love

Background imageWakefield Collection: Smiths Geranium, Preference; sweet purple

Smiths Geranium, Preference; sweet purple
Smiths Geranium, Preference; The sweet purple and white flowered Violets, Purity of sentiment, candour, modesty innocence

Background imageWakefield Collection: The Helen Geranium, Preference; The Garden

The Helen Geranium, Preference; The Garden Wallflower, Fidelity in misfortune

Background imageWakefield Collection: The sweet-scented China Rose, Infidelity

The sweet-scented China Rose, Infidelity
The sweet-scented China Rose, Rosa chinensis, Infidelity; The blue Hepatica, Hepatica nobilis, Confidence

Background imageWakefield Collection: The large blue Periwinkle, The pleasures of memory

The large blue Periwinkle, The pleasures of memory
The large blue Periwinkle, Vinca major, The pleasures of memory

Background imageWakefield Collection: The slender and globose Fuchsia, Fuchsia magellanica, Taste

The slender and globose Fuchsia, Fuchsia magellanica, Taste

Background imageWakefield Collection: The racemose Passionflower, Religious superstition

The racemose Passionflower, Religious superstition
The racemose Passionflower, Passiflora racemosa, Religious superstition

Background imageWakefield Collection: The white Water-Lily and yellow Nuphar, Silence

The white Water-Lily and yellow Nuphar, Silence
The white Water-Lily, Nymphaea odorata, and yellow waterlily, Nuphar lutea, Silence

Background imageWakefield Collection: The Mexican Tiger-flower, Tigridia pavonia

The Mexican Tiger-flower, Tigridia pavonia, Change; The blue major Convolvulus, Night

Background imageWakefield Collection: Pink and scarlet Moss Rose-Buds, Beauty, love, and poetry

Pink and scarlet Moss Rose-Buds, Beauty, love, and poetry

Background imageWakefield Collection: The ever-blowing Rose, Beauty always new

The ever-blowing Rose, Beauty always new

Background imageWakefield Collection: Great flowered Heath, Bright red Heath, Porcelain

Great flowered Heath, Bright red Heath, Porcelain Heath, Solitude

Background imageWakefield Collection: The beautiful Cactus, Horror

The beautiful Cactus, Horror

Background imageWakefield Collection: The noble Ladys Slipper, Resemblance

The noble Ladys Slipper, Resemblance
The noble Ladys Slipper, Cypripedium reginae, Resemblance

Background imageWakefield Collection: Calligraphic title page with vignette

Calligraphic title page with vignette
Calligraphic title page with botanical vignette

Background imageWakefield Collection: Illustration, The Vicar of Wakefield

Illustration, The Vicar of Wakefield, a novel by Oliver Goldsmith. 18th century

Background imageWakefield Collection: Scene from The Vicar of Wakefield

Scene from The Vicar of Wakefield at the Standard Theatre, London. 1870

Background imageWakefield Collection: PRISCILLA WAKEFIELD - Writer & philanthropist. Date: 1751 - 1832

PRISCILLA WAKEFIELD - Writer & philanthropist. Date: 1751 - 1832

Background imageWakefield Collection: WAKEFIELD FRUIT WOMAN

WAKEFIELD FRUIT WOMAN
The Wakefield fruit woman and her blind daughter sell a variety of fruit and vegetables from their stall; unusually the daughter has short hair Date: 19th century

Background imageWakefield Collection: VICAR OF WAKEFIELD

VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
The Primrose family join their father when he is thrown into a debtors prison by the evil Squire Thornhill. Date: First published: 1766

Background imageWakefield Collection: 1922 British Mount Everest Expedition

1922 British Mount Everest Expedition - the first mountaineering expedition with the express aim of making the first ascent of the worlds highest peak

Background imageWakefield Collection: Padded cell, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire

Padded cell, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
A padded cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, used to hold mentally disturbed or violent prisoners. Some kind of calendar is scratched on the door. The inmate sits, head in hands

Background imageWakefield Collection: Wakefield Union workhouse, West Yorkshire

Wakefield Union workhouse, West Yorkshire
Aerial view of the Wakefield Union workhouse, designed by J.E. Oates and erected in 1851 on Park Lodge Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Background imageWakefield Collection: Wakefield, Canal Barge, Horbury Bridge

Wakefield, Canal Barge, Horbury Bridge

Background imageWakefield Collection: Woman police officer Beatrice Wills, London

Woman police officer Beatrice Wills, London
Portrait photo of Beatrice Wills (nee Wakefield), an early woman police officer. She joined the force in January 1919, and is seen here wearing the Stanley Uniform, introduced in that year

Background imageWakefield Collection: Brunel at G. E. Launch

Brunel at G. E. Launch
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL at the attempt to launch the Great Eastern, with Scott Russell and Henry Wakefield on his right, Lord Derby on his left Date: November 1857

Background imageWakefield Collection: Wakefield Road, Scissett, Huddersfield, England

Wakefield Road, Scissett, Huddersfield, England
Wakefield Road, Scissett, Huddersfield, near Skelmanthorpe/Clayton West, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1905

Background imageWakefield Collection: The Village, Wragby, Nostel, England

The Village, Wragby, Nostel, England
The Village, Wragby, Nostel, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1911

Background imageWakefield Collection: Public House, Flockton, Yorkshire

Public House, Flockton, Yorkshire
Public House, Flockton, Wakefield, near Grange Moor, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageWakefield Collection: Rugger Personalities - Rugby 1920

Rugger Personalities - Rugby 1920
Rugger personalities by H. Crowther Smith. Includes G. Rowland Hill, Lieut-Colones S. S. D. Craven, B. S. Cumberlege, C. J. B. Marriott, C. N. Lowe, F. C

Background imageWakefield Collection: Chaplains visit, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire

Chaplains visit, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
The prison chaplain, jocularly referred to as the sky pilot, visits a cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. The prison was originally built as a House of Correction in 1594

Background imageWakefield Collection: Castrol Motor Oil Sign

Castrol Motor Oil Sign
An enamel sign advertising Castrol Motor Oil from Wakefield. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Background imageWakefield Collection: Hugh Wakefield by Giuseppe Amisani

Hugh Wakefield by Giuseppe Amisani
Portrait of English actor Hugh Wakefield (1888-1971), possessing, according to The Sketch in which this painting was reproduced, a genius for the portrayal of inoffensive inebriates

Background imageWakefield Collection: Osbert G Mackie, Rugby player and Anglican priest

Osbert G Mackie, Rugby player and Anglican priest
Osbert Gadesden Mackie (1869-1927), English Rugby union player and Anglican priest. He played rugby for Wakefield Trinity, Cambridge University, Yorkshire, Barbarians, British Isles XV and England

Background imageWakefield Collection: Two women police officers and a policeman, London

Two women police officers and a policeman, London
Two early women police officers and a policeman, London

Background imageWakefield Collection: Woman police officer Beatrice Wills on duty, London

Woman police officer Beatrice Wills on duty, London
Beatrice Wills (nee Wakefield), an early woman police officer, seen here on duty in a London street. She joined the force in January 1919, and is wearing the Stanley Uniform, introduced in that year

Background imageWakefield Collection: Dr Johnson / Goldsmith

Dr Johnson / Goldsmith
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON English writer reads Oliver Goldsmiths The Vicar of Wakefield and admires it - much to the delight of Goldsmiths landlady Date: 1709 - 1784

Background imageWakefield Collection: Goldsmith & Johnson

Goldsmith & Johnson
OLIVER GOLDSMITH Irish writer, rescued by Dr Johnson, when unable to pay the rent, who reads The Vicar of Wakefield and admires it Date: 1730 - 1774

Background imageWakefield Collection: A portrait of Isabel Jeans

A portrait of Isabel Jeans
A portrait of Isobel Jeans (wife of the dramatist Gilbert Wakefield) just finished work on the film Easy Virtue Date: 1927

Background imageWakefield Collection: Brass Band, Flockton, Yorkshire

Brass Band, Flockton, Yorkshire
Brass Band, Flockton, Wakefield, near Grange Moor, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageWakefield Collection: Cinema & Post Office, Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire

Cinema & Post Office, Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire
Cinema & Post Office, Fitzwilliam, Wakefield, near Kinsley, Yorkshire, England. Showing Howcroft Chemists & W Harrison Tobacconist Date: 1910s

Background imageWakefield Collection: Church Street, Heckmondwike, Yorkshire

Church Street, Heckmondwike, Yorkshire
Church Street, Heckmondwike, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageWakefield Collection: River Calder, Wakefield, Yorkshire

River Calder, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageWakefield Collection: Cricketer David Lucky Denton

Cricketer David Lucky Denton, . Born 1874 - Thornes, Wakefield, Yorkshire - Played for Yorkshire & England Date: 1900s

Background imageWakefield Collection: The Park, Wakefield, Yorkshire

The Park, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1910s



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