Railway Sleeper - Melton Mowbray StationThe Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Hunstman taking a nap with his foxhound at Melton Mowbray Station! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Two Boys by Mill PondTwo little boys watch the ducks in the old mill-pond in the charming village of Swanage, Dorset
The Kinecar by William Heath RobinsonDouble page illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a well-equipped omnibus transporting passengers while they watch a film
Rolex wrist watch advertisement, 1931Advertisement for iconic watch brand Rolex, the worlds most accurate wrist watch. Date: 1931
Rolex precision watches 1937A selection of womens wristwatches for Rolex, Oyster watch that is waterproof, dustproof, anti magnetic and unbreakable glass. Products for Army & Navy catalogue. Date: 1937
A Game of Bowls, Britain, 1903Photograph showing an English gentleman about to deliver his bowl during a game of lawn bowling, 1903. Fellow players and spectators closely watch his technique
Advert / Verdi Opera 1953Verdi Festival at Verona, in the course of which we shall watch performances of Aida, Il Trovatore and La Forza del Destino
Vision of Angels / DanteDante and Beatrice, standing on a cloud, watch the angels as they circulate in Paradise
Rolex wrist watches advertisement
Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
Boys Watching Brass BandThree little boys stand behind a picket gate and watch a brass band playing in a bandstand
Sherlock Holmes / WatsonTHE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Holmes and Watson watch the fearful hound
Orient Express train in a rural settingThe Orient Express - countryfolk stop to watch the express go by
Night Watch / AmsterdamThe Night Watch by Rembrandt Van Rijn, Amsterdam
Men of the Black Watch in French village, WW1Men of the Black Watch regiment in a French village near the Western Front during World War One. They are taking part in a roll call before going into action. Date: circa 1916
Bathing Beauty 1924The last pose of summer: a slim woman in her swimsuit on a diving board, while others watch from a raft
Birstall, W Yorkshire - Unveiling statue of Joseph PriestlyBirstall, W Yorkshire - Unveiling the statue of Joseph Priestly on 12th October 1912 - at this point the unveiling party had adjourned to the Temperance Hall
Italy / Siena Palio 1913Siena: crowds gather in the Campo in front of the Palazzo Pubblico to watch the annual horse race, known as the Palio Date: 1913
WW1 poster, Types of the British Army, Dismounted Branches, showing the various uniforms. Date: 1914-1918
The carnival in the port of Spain, Trinidad, 1888. People cavort in fancy dress through the street, some playing banjos, others brandishing what looks like bladders on sticks
Advert for The Rolex Oyster waterproof wrist watch 1930Jabez Wolffe timing Miss Micky West for forth-coming attempt on Channel records. The most accurate wrist watch in the World made waterproof. Date: 1930
Advert for Mappin & Webb Ermeto Movado pocket watch 1934Ermeto Movado watches a new model at a new price. Built for a life-times service, they have strong outer cases ensuring double glass breakage. Date: 1934
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, 1920Four sentries stand with heads bowed at the grave of the unknown soldier following the ceremony in Westminster Abbey on Armistice Day, 11 November 1920. 1920
Aerial View of the F. A. Cup Final at Stamford Bridge, 1922Aerial photograph of Stamford Bridge Football ground during the 1922 F.A. Cup Final between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End
LCC-LFB Merryweather self-propelled Hatfield pumpMerryweather Hatfield pump, with crew. This was one of the first motorised fire engines used by the London Fire Brigade, capable of 30 mph
Sub-station with taxis and crews, WW2A typical London Fire Brigade sub-station watch and their equipment. Taxis were used as makeshift fire engines which towed trailer pumps
Detachment of The Black Watch in Dundee, ScotlandThreatening encounters between rioters and the police in Dundee, Scotland, brought a large detachment of The Black Watch to the city
Blacksmith at work in his forgeAn elderly blacksmith hammering a horseshoe on his anvil. The owner of the horse awaiting a new set of shoes looks in at the window, while the blacksmiths cat scratches an ear on the work bench
Advert / Frys ChocolateNine children watch through a sweetshop window as a lucky little girl buys herself a bar of Frys chocolate
Village Cricket MatchAn enthusiastic crowd gather to watch a cricket match on the village green, Bearstead, Kent, England
Royal Scot Goes by C1935A maintenance gang stop work to watch the Royal Scot go by
Nurses Watch SurgeryNurses watch a surgical demonstration from a balcony
Chess (Cruikshank)A GAME OF CHESS - two wigged gentlemen play, two friends watch them with mixed emotions : each of the four displays a different facial expression
Marathon 1927Huge crowds turn out to watch the 26-mile Marathon through the streets of Liverpool
A Watchmaker at WorkA clock and watchmaker seated at his bench makes fine adjustments to a watch part, possibly a cog. He uses a bow lathe ?. Wall, mantel & grandfather clocks can be seen
Carroll / White RabbitAlice & the White Rabbit
British Sentry keeping watch on Nijmegen Bridge; Second WorlPhotograph showing aan Irish Guardsman keeping watch on the Bridge at Nijmegen, September 1944. On 17th September 1944 Operation Market Garden was put into action; a bold plan devised by
SMUGGLERThough technically criminals, smugglers are often popular heroes, as is this fellow, Will Watch the Smuggler Bold who will die bravely in a fight with the revenue men
Clog Dance / ToaduffCLOG DANCING / ENGLISH STEP DANCE An audience watch a demonstration by Jackie Toaduff, at the York Summer Festival
Stamp Machine 1960SA young woman puts a penny (1d) in the slot of a stamp machine, which will dispense a second class book of stamps. First class stamps are 3d (thruppence) per book
LUNARDIs ASCENT 1784Vincenzo Lunardi makes the first ascent into English airspace, shortly after the first ascent in Scotland - 200, 000 watch him
FAIRY RINGChildren watch fairies dancing and creating a fairy ring
Roman Beekeepers / VirgilRoman beekeepers watch their bees swarming
Periscopes in TrenchesWith shells bursting overhead and trench mortar ready, Seaforth Highlanders watch through a periscope for the Germans
Poster, Keep ceaseless watch for Colorado BeetleMinistry of Agriculture poster, Keep ceaseless watch for Colorado Beetle, they can destroy our potato crops. circa late 1930s
Pocket watches and wristwatches 1929A selection of pocket watches that register the minutes, seconds and fifth of seconds and a golfers pocket watch that has pure white metal case and also ladies wristwatches with lever moverment
Fidel Castro at DeskFIDEL CASTRO Cuban statesman at his desk Date: 1926 -
Sir Francis Crossley, businessman, philanthropist and MPSir Francis Crossley (1817-1872), 1st Baronet of Halifax, British carpet manufacturer, philanthropist and Liberal Party politician. Date: 1860s