Wells Collection

Wells Cathedral / 1871
Wells Cathedral, Somerset

Wells-Next-The-Sea
Boats in the picturesque harbour of Wells-next-the-Sea, on the north Norfolk coast, East Anglia, England

The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells
The Pantiles, an affluent collonaded shopping area of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent. Queen Anne paid for the area to be paved (with pantiles ) after her son fell over on the Collonade

The War of the Worlds
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS A Martian fighting-machine is destroyed by a hit from a shell

The War of the Worlds
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS The Martians fire their gas- guns

H. G. Wells playing Little Wars
H.G.Wells playing Little Wars. His book of the same name, published in 1913, described a set of rules for playing with toy soldiers

Ruins of Brambletye House, near East Grinstead, Sussex
Ruins of Brambletye House, near Forest Row and East Grinstead, Sussex, dating back to the early 17th century. Date: 1809

The Railway Station & Signal Box, Paddock Wood, Kent
The Railway Station & Signal Box, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. South Eastern Railway Date: 1908

Members of the Nevill Golf Club
A selection of celebrity golfers from the Nevill Golf Club, Tunbridge Wells. Clockwise from top left: G.H Blanksby, L.J Langford, H

The War of the Worlds
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS The Martian fighting-machines in the Thames Valley

Beach at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

The Pantiles, III. Tunbridge Wells, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Cinderella ballet, Ugly Sisters trying to dance
The Ugly Sisters try to follow their dancing master while Cinderella stands disconsolately by the fire. A scene from a ballet version of Cinderella, based on French and Spanish fairytales

Don t worry about me! by G. E Studdy
Colour illustration by George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) showing Bonzo the dog being cuddled by his lady owner. Studdy created Bonzo for The Sketch magazine in the early 1920s

Horace Wells / Anaesthetic
Horace Wells attempts his first anaesthetised operation in front of a public gallery, but does not administer enough gas & the patient cries out; the crowd jeers him

The Nevill Cricket Ground at Tunbridge Wells Date: 1902. Due to the age of this image this picture may not be suitable for large prints

The High Rocks, II. Tunbridge Wells, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Nell Gwynn and the houses in which she lived
Engraved portrait of Nell Gwynn (1650-1687), the English actress and mistress of King Charles II, and two of the houses in which she lived

Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, Evening
Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, 3. Evening. The original Sadlers Wells Theatre building can be seen on the left. A cow is being milked, suggesting that it is around five o clock

The War of the Worlds
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS The Heat-Ray in the Chobham Road

Wells, Malvern, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The Spa Hotel, Tunbridge Wells, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Tunbridge Wells
A busy scene on the high street at (Royal) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Date: circa 1980

Welles and Newsmen 1938
Orson Welles speaks with newsmen, 30 October 1938, after the sensational broadcast of a dramatised version of the book by the Mercury Theatre, NY

Scene from movie The First Men in the Moon - H. G. Wells
A scene from the Gaumont film adaptation of the H. G. Wells book, The First Men on the Moon, in which the author approved all dresses and supervised the production

Mary Honer, ballerina in Les Sylphides, Vic-Wells Ballet
Mary Honer, ballerina in Les Sylphides, The Vic-Wells Ballet, supplement to The Dancing Times, December 1937 Date: 1937

Harlequins Rugby Team: Hindley, Phillipps, Hunt, Clarke, Hill, Whittaker, Surtees, Cipriani, Pauk, Peech, Wood, Wells, Susmann, Saward, Wells. 1890s

Irfon Bridge over River Wye, Builth Wells, Wales. Date: circa 1900s

Below the Salmon Pool, River Wye, Builth Wells, Wales. Date: circa 1900s

Busy Summer Morning on The Pantiles, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Date: 1914

Court of Maison Lisbona in Damascus, Syria. The house belonged to the wealthy Lisbona family and later housed the Jewish Maimonides school. Date: circa 1905

Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge, Kent, dating back to the 11th century. 1809

Casino and Wells Beach Theatre, Wells Beach, Maine, USA. Date: circa 1940

Sulphur Well at Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales - a spa town, which grew up following the discovery of waters with amazing healing properties in 1732, by the Rev. Theophilus Evans

Greyhound Racing
Notable personalities in the greyhound racing world, from left: Mr. F. S. Gentle (Assistant MD of the Greyhound Racing Association), Brig.-Gen. A.C

Just a wee note by G. E Studdy
Illustration by George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) showing Bonzo the dog, dressed in a tartan tam o shanter playing the Scottish bagpipes

Advert, Guthrie & Wells, Stained Glass Windows, Glasgow
Advert for J & W Guthrie & Andrew Wells, Stained Glass Windows and Mosaics, West George Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Swan Lake - Robert Helpmann as Prince Siegfried
Ballet dancer Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) in the role of Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake (Le Lac des Cygnes) at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (Sadlers Wells Ballet). Date: 1946

Sadlers Wells Theatre - Rosebery Avenue, London. Opening as the first musick house in 1683, the theatre has been used for many types of performance and rebuilt several times. Date: circa 1910s

Barnardos Agra House Home for Incurables, Tunbridge Wells
Barnardos Agra House home for Incurables as physically disabled children were then described, at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Date: Early 1900s

The Old Bakery, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, England
The Old Bakery, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Baker & Confectioner TRN Watchorne. Date: 1920s

High Street, Pembury, Kent
High Street, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Showing premises of G Parks - Saddler Date: 1900s

The Town, East Grinstead, Sussex
The Town, East Grinstead, near Crawley/Tunbridge Wells, Sussex, England. Date: 1905

Hamilton House, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Hamilton House, Woodbury Park Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent -- it was used at one time as a school. Date: circa 1910s

From Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Wells Cathedral, Somerset, England, was begun between 1183 and 1192 and was completed in 1260. Date: 12th - 13th century

Tunbridge Wells from Calverley Park. Date: 1847

I m dropping in soon by G. E Studdy
Colour illustration by George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) showing his canine creation, Bonzo, parachuting through the sky. Studdy created Bonzo for The Sketch magazine in the early 1920s

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