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Painting of the LusitaniaA framed painting by B Parr, dated 1919, of the SS Lusitania, a passenger ship which was torpedoed without warning by a German U-boat in May 1915
Spanish Grand Prix posterPoster for the Spanish Grand Prix of the 28th October 1951, held at the Pedralbes Circuit near Barcelona, Catalonia. The race was won by the legendary Juan Manual Fangio in an Alfa Romeo
Titanic blueprintSS Titanic section and plan scale original blueprint, rubber stamped by Harland and Woolf and dated 1 May 1912. It was used in the enquiry that followed the disaster
Ju-Jitsu suffragetteIf you want to earn some time throw a policeman! The Ju-Jitsu suffragette shows how a policeman may be tackled. Mrs Garrud, the well-known suffragette
Metropolitan Police recruitment posterA Metropolitan Police recruitment poster, asking for ex-servicemen to apply. There are several hundred vacancies to fill
Miners working at the coalface, South WalesTwo miners, stripped to the waist, working at the coalface in a coal seam in South Wales
Columbia University, New YorkThe Library, Columbia University, New York City, America
Flatiron Building, New York City
Shotley Bridge General Hospital, County DurhamAerial view of Shotley Bridge Hospital, County Durham. It was originally opened by the Gateshead Union in 1912 as a TB sanatorium (far right of picture)
Hannibal crossing the AlpsHannibal and his army crosses the Alps - an epic overland journey from Carthage to Italy during the Second Punic War in Italy (218-203 BC). Two of Hannibals war elephants are pictured
Royal Regiment of FusiliersThe Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, formed in 1968 from the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (top right), the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers (bottom right)
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards & Gulf War TankA charge by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiners & Greys) and a Commanding Officers Tank of the same regiment in action during the First Gulf War in Iraq. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Captain Robert Falcon Scott - Frys Cocoa AdvertRobert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), the English naval commander and explorer. A Captain in the Royal Navy, Scott led a number of expeditions to the Antarctic
The Queens CrownThe crown made for Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, on the coronation of King George VI when she was Queen Consort. The crown was made by Messrs. Garrard, and mounted in platinum
The Owl and The PussycatThe Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five pound note
Juan les Pins travel posterPoster advertising the fashionable resort of Juan les Pins on the Cote d Azur in the Alpes Maritime region of South East France
The Palio, Siena, ItalyThe Palio - a spectacular (if rather dangerous for riders and spectators) horse race, run round the Piazza del Campo in Siena
The Hollies Childrens Home, Sidcup, KentAerial view of The Hollies, the Greenwich & Deptford Unions cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, opened in 1902 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Harrogate Ladies CollegeA girls school in a castle: Harrogate Colleges pleasant retreat at Lord Swintons residence near Ripon, Yorkshire at the beginning of World War II
Coal miners in shaft lift, South WalesSeveral coal miners with blackened faces stand in the shaft lift at the end of their shift in a coal mine in South Wales
William A. Shea StadiumWilliam A. Shea Municipal Stadium, Flushing Meadow Park, Queens, New York
Art Deco lady with lipstickStriking illustration showing a lady wearing a dramatic black hat with veil, together with red beads and a flamboyant turned up collar, about to apply vivid red lipstick
A trombone lesson at the ConservatoireProfessor M. Delisse tutors a quartet of trombone players
White Star Line Cruise Liner - RMS Titanic
Discovery of a Dandelion on Centre CourtThe crowd, groundsmen, officials and players on the Centre Court of Wimbledon are astonished to discover the presence of a cheeky dandelion on the court
Boys Swimming, Training Ship Mercury, River Hamble, HantsBoys from the Training Ship Mercury swimming nude in the River Hamble. The Mercury, established in 1885 by the London philanthropist Charles Hoare
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston circumnavigates the globeSir Robin Knox-Johnston and his 32-foot ketch Suhaili, after completing a 312-day non-stop single-handed voyage around the world
Old English Proverbs and Sayings by Pauline BaynesA staggering 149 sayings illustrated on one page by Pauline Baynes, all played out by a huge cast of medieval characters
Goblin Market by Pauline BaynesIllustration by Pauline Baynes depicting a scene from Goblin Market, the poem by Christina Rossetti, where a terrifying crowd of assorted goblins plying a girl with ripe fruit in return for a lock of
Dior dress and Fath suit, 1954A dress in diaphanous floral chiffon with a 3D rose at the shoulder and a leather belt at the waist by Christian Dior. On the right is the braced silhouette of a tweed suit by Fath with vertical
The London School of Economics (and Political Science) (the LSE ) - east frontage of the main buildings
Warwick County Mental Hospital, Hatton, WarwickshireAn aerial view of the Warwick County Mental Hospital at Hatton, Warwickshire, originally opened in 1846 as the Warwick County Lunatic Asylum. The site later became known as the Central Hospital
Four Greyhound Derby winnersA parade of the last four Greyhound Derby winners at White City in 1932. From L to R 1931, Seldom Led; 1929-30, Mick the Miller; 1928, Boher Ash; 1927, Entry Badge
Henri ChristopheHenri (or Henry) Christophe a leader in the Haitian Revolution, winning independence from France for Haiti in 1804. Made President of Haiti in 1807, and in March 1811 was proclaimed Henri I
H. M. Prison, Peterhead, AberdeenshireA view of Peterhead Prison and the North Sea beyond, Aberdeenshire. The prison opened in 1888 and was Scotlands only convict prison
Wings For Victory More Savings - More Wings. Poster encouraging Britains to save money, aiding the war effort, specificially in the construction of new Lancaster Bomber aircraft for the RAF
Half Way Home by Muriel DawsonTwo children with baskets filled with wild flowers pause for a moment and sit on a gate during a walk home
Westhampton beach, Long IslandDune road looking east, Westhampton beach, Long Island, New York
Heath Robinson Drawing Room 2 of 4Heath Robinson Does Away with Servants - Patent Applied for by " The Sketch" in the Drawing-Room. A family in the Drawing Room, which is a typically Heath Robinson design
The Pantiles, Tunbridge WellsThe 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
Compass Drill, Training Ship Arethusa, Greenhithe, KentA group of boys aboard the Training Ship Arethusa receiving compass instruction. The ship received boys aged 13-16 from a variety of poor backgrounds, including the workhouse
Campbeltown, Scotland - Main Street viewed from the Town Hall, showing the town cross, protected by a ring of black railings
Metropolitan Music Hall, Edgware RoadThe Metropolitan Music Hall, 207 Edgware Road London - a very fine Music Hall which was sadly demolished in 1963 to allow the building of a flyover for the A40
A selection of copper border and jelly moulds
D-Day - Landing in France - Omaha BeachAmerican assault troops prepare to disembark their landing craft as it approaches the beach head, Omaha Beach. The smoke visible in the background attests to the massive naval artillery assault
Frederick Gorringes, London Department StoreThe premises of Frederick Gorringes Ltd. - Buckingham Palace Road, London. A fine Department Store, opened in the early 1900s and closed sometime after 1960
Princess Elizabeth and her corgiPrincess Elizabeth, later the present Queen Elizabeth II, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler with her corgi at Glamis Castle, home of her maternal grandparents
Jaguar car advertisementAdvertisement for Jaguar cars featuring an illustration of the 3.4 Mark 2 Saloon being driven down the motorway by its proud owner who relishes the grace, pace and space