Watch Collection (page 16)

Watchdog at Westminster Cathedral, London
A rather shaggy watchdog outside Westminster Cathedral, London. After a series of thefts from the Cathedral, London the church authorities added a watchdog to the staff

Cute doggy Valentine card
A sweet card for St Valentines Day featuring two dogs, one looking very dapper in cap and silver-starred collar, one in a dog house - To My Valentine

Watching fireworks from the balcony
Two fashionable women wearing long, figure-hugging dresses, are joined by a suited gentleman to watch a spectacular firework display from their balcony. 1937

The Wreck of the Titanic - Honour to the Brave
Page from the Sphere honouring the brave men who were part of the Titanics crew who were lost with the ship when it sank, including all the engineers (36), the band (8), the postal clerks (5)

Fire near Nine Elms, Battersea
Crowds of spectators watch a conflagration near Nine Elms, Battersea, from across the River Thames at Vauxhall Bridge, while a fire engine rushes by to try to help stop the blaze. Date: 1847

Maltese watch-tower on limestone cliffs above Gnejna Bay. Originally a lookout post for raiding corsairs / Ottoman Turks, c. 1550 Date: 2011

Watch towers at Juterbog, Brandenburg, Germany
Two watch towers, part of the 15th century city wall of Juterbog, in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. 2010

Silhouette of 2nd Lieutenant, Black Watch
Full-length silhouette of a 2nd Lieutenant of the Black Watch

Istanbul, Turkey - First British troops arrive
The First British troops to enter Constantinople (Istanbul) at the end of the First World War in 1918. Date: 1918

City gate and watch tower, Juterbog, Brandenburg, Germany
View of the city gate, with a watch tower forming part of the 15th century city wall, in Juterbog, in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. 2010

Silhouette, To Hit the Nail on the Head
To Hit the Nail on the Head -- silhouette showing three children watching their father hammer a nail into the wall

Watch tower, Eberbach, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany
A watch tower, part of the old city wall, with a modern fishermens fountain in the foreground, in the town of Eberbach, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany. 2010

Watch your Step
A smart young woman who can step off a pavement and hold an umbrella simultaneously! Date: 1960s

Childrens Presents
A mother peeps into her childrens bedroom to watch them as they awaken to their Christmas presents. 1931

Advert for Mappin & Webb watches and brooches 1937
Mappin & Webb quality watches and brooches for women, tried at all times to provide beauty, value and sound workmanship in return for a thoroughly fair and just expenditure. Date: 1937

Vicar remembering his youth - rowing on the river
Forty Years On A priest remembers the days of his youth, when he too partook in boating down on the river. Date: circa 1906

German Naval Corps on Belgian coast, WW1
German Naval Corps of a Marine Artillery Regiment keeping watch against enemy attack on the Belgian coast during the First World War. They are on the sea wall, armed with machine guns

Cornish Shark Catch
A fascinated family crowd watch as fishermen weigh the days shark fishing catch at Looe, Cornwall, England. Date: early 1960s

Greyhounds racing round a track, seen here in the air as they leap a low hedge. Three men watch from behind a fence. Date: early 20th century

Albanians watching biplane, Serbia, WW1
Albanians watching a biplane flying overhead in Serbia during the First World War. Date: 1915

The amphibious periscope 1915
Different ways of using a periscope in The First War World. British soldier looking through periscope in the trenches, an officer using a periscope on board a german submarine. Date: 1915

Close of the 1948 Olympic Games
Closing the Olympic Games ceremony at Wembley Stadium, London, on the 14th August 1948. The white Tribune of Honour was placed before the Royal box (occupied by the Duke of Edinburgh)

Theatre from a Box 1909
A group of theatre goers watch a show of singing and dancing from a theatre box. Not all of them seem to be totally impressed. Date: 1909

The band of the Black Watch play to the troops
A photograph showing pipers from The Black Watch playing to troops to celebrate victory after the capture of Longueval during the Battle of the Somme. 2nd August 1916

India - Miss Mehro Punjaban of Meerut
Miss Mehro Punjaban of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. An entertainer by the look of her garb. She is possibly a dancer of exotic extraction. Date: circa 1910s

Camping & Canoeing
Two young men in swimsuits stand outside their tent on riverbank and watch a canoe paddling by. Date: 1930s

London Pub / The Castle
The Castle public house, Cowcross Street, Clerkenwell, London, where a penniless King George IV once pawned his watch and later granted the pub pawnbrokerage forever! Date: 19th century

Chinese Balloon Trick
A group of children watch a street entertainer perform a trick involving bottles and balloons! Date: 1930s

Watch the Birdie! A female photographer adjusts her camera lens in a park, ready to capture her subject - YOU! Date: 1960s

Royals Leave Palace
A crowd gathers at the gates of Buckingham Palace to watch King George V and Queen Mary driving past. Date: early 1930s

World War One Recruits
Crowds line the streets of London to watch the smart young recruits march off to the Western Front (World War One). Date: 1914 - 1918 War

Parisienne Artist
An old lady street artist paints at her easel, while a group of fashionable young women (one swigging from a bottle!) watch her, Paris, France. Date: late 1960s

Black Watch Tartan
The Black Watch tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Checking her Watch
A woman checks the time on her watch. Date: late 1960s

Kissing a Ladys Hand
A gentleman kisses a ladys hand through her glove, taking care not to catch his nose on the flap of her built-in wrist watch! Date: early 1930s

Glove Wrist Watch
A fashionable young woman shows off her glove, which has a natty fitted wrist watch in it! Date: February 1933

Christmastime. Artist: Susan Beatrice Pearse. 3 children watch Santa fill their stockings with toys Date: circa 1916

Wartime Fashion - Paris Date: circa 1920

Belgian refugees watch British soldiers, WW1
Belgian refugees standing at the side of a road on the Western Front during the First World War, watching British soldiers marching by. Date: 1914-1918

Two ladies in outfits by Bernard and Premet
Two fashionable young ladies wearing the latest autumn outfits, watching sailing boats go by. On the left, a dress in pink crepe with patterned trimmings

Allied action at Arsuf, Middle East, WW1
Allied action on the Mediterranean coast at Arsuf in the Middle East (now in Israel) during the First World War. Sandbag defences are being held by the 2nd Battalion Black Watch

Traveller Disputes Bill
A traveller disputes the landladys bill while the hotel servants watch to see who will win : (our money is on the landlady !). 1813

Bank Holiday mobilisation activity at Sheerness, WW1
Bank Holiday mobilisation activity at Sheerness at the start of the First World War. British civilians watch the warships with interest from the deck of the Princess of Wales, Rochester

Poster warning about safety on the airfield. Watch that prop. Careless walk costs lives. Showing a pilot losing his head by walking into a spinning propeller. 1940s

Baden-Powell in Aden
The Chief Scout (Lord Baden-Powell) & the President of the Local Association watching the displays in Aden. 1930s

Sir Edward Grey, British politician
Sir Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862-1933), British Liberal politician and ornithologist. He served as Foreign Secretary (1905-1916) under Campbell-Bannerman

Mr D. F. Morgan in Aden
Mr D.F. Morgan (Commonwealth Commissioner) in Aden talking to a Yemeni Scout with other scouts sitting on the floor watching. circa 1959

Painting by William Rothenstein, The Watch on the Rhine
A painting by William Rothenstein, entitled The Watch on the Rhine, first exhibited in Canada in 1920. The painting is a comment on the defeat of Germany and the triumph of the Allies

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