Walking Collection (page 4)

Thames Tunnel
View of the newly opened Thames Tunnel, linking Wapping and Rotherhithe in London. circa 1840s

Fish and Chips bridge Stoke
An old couple stoop down to walk beneath a bridge on the towpath of the Caldon Canal in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The bridge has grafitti - Fish and Chips

Yeoman Warders of the Tower on their way to Easter service at St. Peter ad Vincula Chapel in the Tower of London after their annual inspection by the governor of the Tower. Date: 1936

Nuns in Venice, Italy
Nuns walking along a narrow passageway in Venice, Italy. circa 1969

Cartoon, French soldier and his mother, WW1
Cartoon, French soldier and his mother, taking a borzoi and a lapdog for a walk. He says that people will think she is his fiancee

Josiah Pullen
JOSIAH PULLEN Oxford don, renowned for his eccentricities : very fond of walking; subsequently became a country parson Date: 1631 - 1714

Ga Sala / Vanity Fair 1875
GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA Writer and journalist Date: 1828 - 1896

Sundial in Petts Wood, Kent
A rambler stops to look at a sundial in Petts Wood, Kent, set up in memory of William Willett, pioneer of daylight saving whose ideas led to British Summer Time. 1939

Intruders
Young couple walking in the country encroach on the habitat of a family of rabbits. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1912

Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, March 1935
Leaflet advertising a London Sketch Club Smoker (smoking party), taking place on Friday 29 March 1935 at a venue in Marylebone Road, London NW1, with pictures from 6.30

WW2 Christmas card, Escort! A Chelsea Pensioner looks in admiration at an RAF airman with an elegant woman on each arm. Date: 1941

Gobbins cliff path
The Gobbins cliff path in Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland : a thrilling point of the walk as a steel bridge extends over the sea

Check Burberry suit, 1916
A dashing black and white check Burberry suit with a full skirt, a coat smart and practical for sport and country wear worn with a matching close-fitting hat. Date: 1916

Chimpanzees in the African jungle, knuckle-walking, swinging from creepers and generally monkeying around! Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Southbourne beach. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Modern Athenians plate 6 - Edinburgh
John Jeffrey (1775-1848) the younger and only brother of Francis, Lord Jeffrey, facing Charles Kilpartick Sharpe (1781-1851) a long resident of Edinburgh, eccentric in ways and dress

Modern Athenians plate 2 - Edinburgh
Rev. David Dickinson (1780-1842) of St, Cuthberts church, approaching and shaking hands with Rev. Robert Candlish (died 1873) of St Georges Church

Display of cattle at annual County Show, Devon
Display of cattle, led by handlers, at the annual County Show, Devon. Date: 1960s

East End Woman scared of dog making her to walk under ladder
" You never know you Luck." " Hi! Come back, yer Silly! Do yer want to spile yer Luck?" Date: 1892

Kentish Ramblers
Ramblers admiring the view at Crockham Hill Common, Kent, England. Here can be seen mile after mile of the Kentish Weald, right to the forest ridges about Crowborough. Date: late 1930s

Lloyd George & his Dog
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE with his pet dog at Churt, Surrey, England. Date: 1863 - 1945

The Slipper Chapel
In the Middle Ages, pilgrims thronged to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, Norfolk, leaving their sandals in the " Slipper Chapel" and walking barefoot 2 miles to the shrine Date

Sister and brother with hoop and stick, walking along hand in hand. first published 1879

Slow Coach and infuriated passenger
A lovely postcard by Lance Thackeray entitled Urgent - featuring a carriage being pulled by a very tired old nag and being driven by an old soak of a driver

Winston Churchill walking along the street
Winston Churchill MP with another man, walking along the street. early 20th century

Tolstoy (Vanity Fair)
LEO TOLSTOY Russian novelist in old age Date: 1828 - 1910

Two policemen with dogs
Two policemen with their dogs

The Sphere Christmas Number 1961
Front cover illustration depicting various people in a park, walking through the snow armed with presents and Christmas trees

Chapel Royal choristers
Seven Chapel royal boy choristers make their way along the street towards Buckingham Palace for an 11 o clock service, on the occasion of the Kings return to London

Modern Athenians plate 32 - Edinburgh
Mr David Tweedie and his brother John Tweedie (c. 1773-1847) on the Streets of Edinburgh. Both brothers partners in law

Modern Athenians plate 37 - Edinburgh
Capt. The Honorable Augustus G. F. Jocelyn (d. 1847) approaching Lieutenant General Sir Niel Douglas (1790-1853) commander and chief of the British army

The Clothes Season for Tourists
The latest thing in Tourist outfits, specially recommended for walking tours Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evan"

Ladies Hiking Boots Ad
Advertisement for Ladies Hiking Boots by Jamboree

The Hiker & Camper 1931
A lone female hiker pauses during her walk to take in the breathtaking autumnal scenery of her surroundings. Hiking was an extremely popular during the 1930s

Asking Directions
A gentleman asks a hiker for directions

Boswell and Johnson walking down Fleet Street, London
Engraving showing Dr. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell walking, arm in arm, along Fleet Street in London

The devestating power of a big land-mine
A photograph of several British soldiers walking through the enormous crater left behind by the explosion of a large land-mine at High Wood, during the Somme offensive of 1916

Micawber & Copperfield
Young David Copperfield with swaggering Mr. Micawber, twirling his walking stick!

Workman & Boss / Doffs Cap
A workman walking in the street with his wife puts his finger to his cap when his employer rides past

Couple in Rain 1922
A happy couple out walking: who cares if its raining?

Home of Charles Dickens in Devonshire Terrace, London
The home of Charles Dickens, English novelist, at 1 Devonshire Terrace, London

Aristotle / Exiled
ARISTOTLE Greek philosopher leaving Athens with his followers, having been wrongly accused of impiety

Greek Costume / Scharf
ANCIENT GREECE: The clothing of a pedagogue of ancient Greece

Two Ladies Walking 1853
Brown dress: Greek key design border, blue waistcoat, tie & black hat with plumes; black dress: skirt en tablier, caraco body, scallop shaped cuffs & basques & a paisley shawl. Date: 1853

Old Lady Shoppers
Three old ladies walking home through the winter fog with their shopping

Specimens of evolution at a grand dinner
The survival of the fittest -- specimens of evolution take part in a grand dinner. The handsome and the clever walk arm in arm, watched by many servants

Ship canal, isthmus of Corinth, Greece
A man in traditional costume crosses a bridge above the newly built ship canal linking the Adriatic with the Aegean at the isthmus of Corinth, Greece

Four young women walking along a street, London
Four young women in Central London walk together down a street, passing an older woman. Date: circa 1960s

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