Wells Collection (page 8)

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

Photograph of Bedford Hotel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Alma PH, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1951

Italo-Turkish War - Defense of the Bumiliana Wells, Libya
Italo-Turkish War - The heroic Italian defense of the Bumiliana Wells, Libya, North Africa. Date: 1911

Fort Rutbah Wells, British Petroleum, Western Iraq
Aerial view of Fort Rutbah Wells, British Petroleum, Western Iraq. Also visible is a livestock pen, stables and a tennis court. circa 1932

Fountain on the main square of a village in Djibouti
People gathering water from a fountain on the main square of a village in Djibouti, north-eastern Africa. Date: 1936

Soldier serving with The Irish Guards - Basra, Iraq
Digital photograph: A soldier serving with No 1 Company 1st Battalion The Irish Guards looks for possible Iraqi enemy positions as Royal Engineer technicians prepare to cap one of the burning oil

The War of the Worlds - Quietly observing a martian
" I began to closely observe this fighting machine, making sure, first, that the hood (cap) contained a species which was actually Martian." Date: First published: 1898

London Trade Card - William Woodward, Nightman, Carman and Chimney Sweeper, Rubbish Carted, 1 Marylebone Passage, Wells Street, Oxford Market. 18th century

Isaac cleaning the wells made by Abraham to water his flocks - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 26.18. 1787

Bolebroke Castle, Hartfield, Sussex
Bolebroke (or Bolebrook) Castle, Hartfield, Sussex, a Grade II listed hunting lodge dating back to the 15th century. Date: 1809

South Park, near Penshurst, Kent, built by Richard Allnutt Esq. Date: 1809

Old house at Pounds Bridge, near Penshurst, Kent
Old house at Pounds Bridge (Poundsbridge), Bridge Street, near Penshurst, Kent. The date on the middle gable is 1593, and the initials below it, WD, stand for William Darkenoll (or Darknoll)

Somerhill House, near Tonbridge, Kent, a Grade I listed Jacobean mansion, now in use as a school. 1809

Ruins of Tonbridge Priory, Tonbridge, Kent, dating back to the 12th century. Date: 1809

Great Bounds, Bidborough, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Great Bounds, a country house at Bidborough, between Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Date: 1809

Agra House Home for Incurables, Tunbridge Wells
Barnardos Agra House home for Incurables as physically disabled children were described, at Tunbridge Wells, Kent

1900s, The, Pantiles, Tunbridge, Wells, Kent, England, history, historical
The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Date: 1900s

Oast House - Hop Gardens, Paddock Wood, Kent
Oast House - Hop Gardens, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. For Whitbreads Brewery Date: 1920s

Chalice Well, Glastonbury Tor, Somerset
Chalice Well, a holy well located at the foot of Glastonbury Tor, Somerset. Date: 20th century

Suffragette Arson Tunbridge Wells. A view of the cricket pavilion in Nevill Cricket ground, Tunbridge Wells, virtually destroyed in a fire on 11th April 1913

Britain poster, Tunbridge Wells, The Pantiles, bys K Lazell for The Travel Association. Date: circa 1948

Jack Johnson, boxer, going to court, London
The American heavyweight boxer Arthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion between 1908 and 1915

Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover, Robot Aliens
THE ROBOT ALIENS - The Earth is invaded by Martian robots who hope to succeed where H G Wells Martians failed... Date: 193

Cinderella ballet, Cinderella and Prince Charming dance
The Ugly Sisters watch with jealousy as Cinderella (in disguise) dances with Prince Charming at the ball. A scene from a ballet version of Cinderella, based on French and Spanish fairytales

I ve lost my heart properly this time! by G. E Studdy
Comic colour illustration by George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) showing his canine creation, Bonzo sitting holding some playing cards. Studdy created Bonzo for The Sketch magazine in the early 1920s

The Death of Colonel Burnaby at Abu Klea, 1885
Engraving showing the death of Colonel Frederick Burnaby (1842-1885), the English soldier and explorer, at the Battle of Abu Klea Wells, Sudan, 17 January 1885

The Avon Near Bristol
Bristol Hot Wells and St Vincents Rock, in the Avon Gorge above Bristol. Later the river will be spanned by the Clifton suspension bridge

The Dairymaids by Alexander M. Thompson & Robert Courtneidge
The Dairymaids by Alexander M. Thompson (9 May 1861- 25 March 1948)and Robert Courtneidge (29 June 1859 - 06 April 1939), with music by Paul Rubens and Arthur Frank Tours

View of cloisters, Wells Cathedral, Somerset
View of cloisters at Wells Cathedral, Somerset. Date: circa 1970s

View of Wells Cathedral, Somerset, reflected in water. Date: circa 1970s

View of interior, Wells Cathedral, Somerset
View of interior with choir stalls, Wells Cathedral, Somerset. circa 1970s

Maisie Gay, The Gay Victorian"
Comic actress Maisie Gay (1878-1945) depicted on the front cover of The Sketch in a Victorian-style dress. 1928

The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw, first produced Malvern Festival, August 1929, then The Queens Theatre, September 1929. Touring to the Opera House, Tunbridge Wells, June 1930

Ly Walker and Harry Wells, ballroom specialists
The latest ball-room specialists - Ly Walker and Harry Wells from U.S.A. 1930

Madagascan women gathering water from a fountain
A group of Madagascan women and men around a fountain in a farm village with cottages in the background. Date: circa 1910

Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann, Sadlers Wells
British ballets most famous partnership at that time -- Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) and Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) on stage at Sadlers Wells, London, in a production of Giselle. 1937

Three scenes from the musical farce Whirled into Happiness at the Lyric Theatre, London, 1922 with Mai Bacon, Tom Wells and Billy Merson Date: 1922

Ceil Well, Baku - Azerbaijan - producing Petrol and naphta. Date: circa 1905

People in a charabanc at the seaside -- the vehicle has been hired from Autocar Services Limited, Opera House Buildings, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Date: circa 1922

Women of Woodlands Laundry, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Three women at work in the Woodlands Laundry, Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, August 1963. Date: 1963

Invitation card, Inner Wheel Club, Tunbridge Wells, Kent -- Lecture Programme for 1938 and 1939. Date: 1938

Invitation card, Womens International League for Peace and Freedom, Tunbridge Wells Branch, for a meeting with Mrs [Grace] Lankester, Hon

The War of the Worlds - The City watching me
" The whole city seemed to look at me with eerie eyes. White house windows were empty sockets in skulls, and my imagination set around me a thousand silent enemies." Date: First published

The War of the Worlds - Comtemplating life in the sewers
" We will have to lead a life underground, do you understand? I thought about the sewers..." Date: First published: 1898

Aerial View of the centre of Tunbridge Wells, Kent circa 1910s

Model of the New General Hospital - Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Model of the New General Hospital at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, designed by Cecil Burns, a local architect, opened in 1934. Later to be known as The Kent and Sussex Hospital

Gibraltar Rock, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent from Mount Ephraim - looking down toward London Road. circa 1920s

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