Water Collection

Turin Shroud 1934
The first photograph of the Shroud : the image is revealed more strongly in the negative. Water stains and fold marks also appear

Glasgow University 1880S
Glasgow University, viewed from across the water

Chesapeake Retriever, Curly Coated Retriever and Irish Water Spaniel. The Chesapeake retrieves ducks in marsh land for a hunter

WW2 - Flower-Class Corvette in heavy seas - Atlantic Convoy
WW2 - Weather hazards which the convoy escorts in the Atlantic Ocean have to face in Winter - a Flower-Class Corvette, of 930 tonnes, being thrown high out of the water by a heavy sea. Date: 1943

Poster advertising Evian les Bains
Poster for French railways advertising Evian les Bains, on the southern side of Lake Geneva, just across the border in Switzerland

LFDCA-LFB Lambeth HQ and Lambeth river station
A modernised Lambeth river fire station and the new fireboat London Phoenix, seen here from the north bank of the River Thames

HMS Good Hope in Great War Deeds, WW1
HMS Good Hope of the British Royal Navy going down with her last guns firing, in an action against overwhelming odds off the coast of Chile, South America

A Canvas Curragh, Sheephaven, Co. Donegal - a view of a man standing up in a long curragh in the water. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Sheephaven). Date: circa early 1900s

Porthmadog, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, North Wales - Painted by artist Frank E Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Monsal Dale, Derbyshire - Painted by artist Frank E Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon

Newby Bridge, Lake District, Cumbria - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Pirate Radio ship, Radio Caroline, Essex coast
The pirate radio ship, Radio Caroline, anchored off the Essex coast near Walton-on-the-Naze, with a boat alongside. circa 1966

Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life in Norse mythology
Yggdrasil (Yggdrasill), the sacred ash, the Tree of Life, the Mundane Tree of Norse mythology, whose branches overhang the Universe

American Flamingo, by John James Audubon
American Flamingo, Phoenicopterus Ruber, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838

The Esplanade, Lawns & Head, Bray, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s

Athlone and River Shannon, County Westmeath, Ireland
Athlone and River Shannon, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, showing the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. circa 1970s

On the road to Keem Strand, Achill Island, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s

View of St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
View of St Michaels Mount from the mainland, Cornwall. The Mount is united with nearby Marazion by a manmade causeway which can only be walked on at mid to low tide -- at high tide the sea covers it

Rowing Boat Eight
Oar pattern: a study of a typical rowing eight a rowing boat team of eight men, seen from a bridge above

HMS Worcester, Greenhithe, Kent -- Merchant Navy training vessel. Date: circa 1946

Louisiana Heron, by John James Audubon
Louisiana Heron, Ardea Ludoviciana, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838

Four views of Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
Four views of Limerick, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s

Bay of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
View of the Bay of Avalon, with the Casino in the background, Casino Point, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. Date: 1939

Poster advertising Knysna, South Africa
Poster advertising Knysna, a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. A relaxed couple stroll along with golf and fishing tackle

Chicago World Fair 1893
View from the air of the Chicago World Fair

Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life in Norse mythology
Yggdrasil (Yggdrasill), the sacred ash, the Tree of Life, the Mundane Tree of Norse mythology, whose branches overhang the Universe

Firefighters working at scene of pub fire, SE London
Firefighters working at scene of pub fire, Eltham, SE London

Boys Swimming, Training Ship Mercury, River Hamble, Hants
Boys from the Training Ship Mercury swimming nude in the River Hamble. The Mercury, established in 1885 by the London philanthropist Charles Hoare

Poster advertising Chateau d Azay le Rideau
Poster for French railways, advertising the Chateau of Azay le Rideau

Thames Mudlarks
Barefoot mudlarks scavenging in the Thames at low water

Whitby Abbey, Whitby, North Yorkshire
View of the ruins of Whitby Abbey (Benedictine), in Whitby, North Yorkshire. Date: 1882

VERNE, Jules (1828-1905). Illustration of 20000
" VERNE, Jules (1828-1905). Illustration of " 20000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1870). Etching."

LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw, Westminster, London
A publicity photograph of the Massey Shaw fireboat with the Houses of Parliament in the background, used by the London County Council to promote the London Fire Brigade in its publications

Pirate Radio ship, Radio London, Essex coast

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren
The Green Knight rides over the bridge into Camelot Castle on New Years Day. He will set King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table a special challenge

French Bathroom 1906
A chambermaid helps her mistress take a shower in this elaborate bathroom containing bath, shower, bidet and loo, as well as the geyser to supply the hot water

Polish poster for a film, The Warsaw Mermaid, directed by Tadeusz Makarczynski, based on a local legend. 1956

The Strand, Youghal, County Cork, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s

Rainbow Falls, near Hilo, Hawaii, USA. Date: 1935

Victoria Falls at Sunrise, by Thomas Baines
Victoria Falls at Sunrise with The Smoke or Spraycloud, by Thomas Baines (1820-1875). Date: 1863

Caravans in Martello Camp, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The Martello Caravan Camp at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. This photograph was taken from the top of the Martello Tower, which gave the camp its name

Wind in Willows / Grahame
The Water Rat & Mole picnicking: " The Mole begged as a favour, to be allowed to unpack it all by himself." Date: First published: 1908

Poster for the Chateau de Sully sur Loire
Poster advertising French railways, with trips to the Chateau de Sully sur Loire

Hanging Gardens Babylon
Allegedly built by Nebushadnezzar II for his wife Amyitis, who missed her homeland, Iraq. They were grown on terraces & used water from the Euphrates River

Dumbarton Castle 1880S
View of the Castle at Dumbarton

Danish poster, Oscar Fredericksen Fish House No. 1, Levende Orreder (Trout), designed by Aage Lund. circa 1920

Newport, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s

Scene with fishermen at Beesands, Start Bay, Devon
Scene with fishermen and boats at Beesands, Start Bay, Devon -- coastal erosion can be seen in the middle distance, caused by storm damage and protected over the years by sea defences

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