Images Dated 13th May 2011 (page 2)

Peterborough Cathedral
The West Front, Peterborough Cathedral, Cambridgeshire. The present cathedral, started in 1118, took over 120 years to build and was consecrated in 1238 by Bishop Grosseteste. Date: 1950s

Blessing a Swiss Chapel
Blessing a new chapel in the village of Appenzell Canton, Switzerland. Our picture shows the clergy in their 18th century costumes, with a police escort. Date: 1930s

Pearly Kings Count Up
Counting up money donated to a Pearly King charity. Date: 1930s

Sandbach Crosses
In the market square of Sandbach, Cheshire, are these two Anglian Crosses, completed in the 9th century to commemorate the advent of Christianity in 653 A.D. Date: early 1940s

Pearly Kings Charity
London Pearly Kings and Queens visiting young women in their hospital beds. Date: 1930s

Saxon Church Doorway
The fine pointed Saxon doorway of Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Street, Colchester, Essex, England. Date: 11th century

Girl about Town
A carefree young Girl About Town walking across Westminster Bridge, Big Ben behind her, in Swinging London ! Date: 1960s

Small Cottage Garden
Even a small cottage garden. although limited in regard to space, can be made extremely picturesque. This example is in suburban London. Date: 1930s

Making Poppies
Making artifical poppies of linen or silk, at the British Legion, for Remembrance Day, in memory of those who so bravely gave their lives during World War One. Date: 1940

English Rose Garden
A happy dog sitting on a lawn among mature standard roses in an English garden. Date: 1960s

Step-Ladder Stile
A curious step ladder stile next to a sign post, near Dedham, Essex, England. Date: 1930s

Dramatic Cloud Formation
A dramatic cloud formation below some road signs, looking almost like a crucifixion scene. Date: 1940s

Garden Lily Pond
The lily pond in winter, a portion of a garden in suburban London, showing the well-made crazy paving surrounding it. Date: 1930s

Poole Custom House
The Custom House, Poole, Dorset, England. It was the 3rd custom house to be built on this site, the 2nd one having burned down. Date: built 1813

Stone Cutters
Stone cutters at work. Date: 1930s

Iraqi Court Scene
A court scene in Baghdad, Iraq. Date: 1930s

St Bernard Hospice
The Hospice of St. Bernard, on the St. Bernard Pass, Switzerland, famous for its courageous monks and dogs, who go out to rescue travellers in trouble in the snow. Date: 1930s

Oxfordshire Step Stile
A good example of an Oxfordshire step-stile, built of the stone of that county. Date: 1930s

Cottage Garden Border
A corner of a cottage garden at Emery Down in the New Forest, Hampshire, England, with its lovely borders, full of late summer flowers in bloom. Date: 1950s

Eleanor Cross
Geddington Cross, the most original of the three surviving Eleanor crosses in England, erected by Edward I along the route of Eleanor of Castiles funeral in 1290. Date: 1290

Lounge and Patio
A modern lounge, with doors which open to the garden patio and lead (of course) to the pool. Date: 1970s

ICICLES
A study of icicles. Date: 1930s

England / Quainton
The fine old windmill (built 1830) and stone cross in the village of Quainton, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1940s

Potted Plants
Community pots - the tiny plants have been removed from flasks and are pricked off into pots. The compost is sphagnum moss and osmunda fibre - finer than normal. Date: 1955

High Force Waterfalls
The beauty of the falling waters of the River Tees, High Force, a 70 foot waterfall, the point at which the River divides Durham (right) from the North Riding of Yorkshire. Date: 1940s

Wild Mountain Flowers
Switzerland - Engleberg : Wild flowers on the mountain at Trubsee. Date: 1930s

Authorised Version Bible
The Authorised Version of the Bible. Date: 1631 - 1632

Scotland / Oban
A fine impression of the harbour at Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland, a busy seaport, known as the Gateway to the Highlands, Date: 1950s

Silver Birches
Silver birch trees by a road at High Beach, in Epping Forest, Essex, with a winter covering of hoar frost. Date: 1930s

Bullfighting Procession
Procession to a bull fight, Spain. Date: 1930s

Britains Smallest House
Tom Thumbs House, Conway, north Wales, reputed to be the smallest house in Britain. A 6 foot 3 inch tenant lived here for 15 years! Date: late 1930s

Making Remembrance Poppy
It takes 300 men a full working year to produce the 40, 000, 000 poppies required for remembrance day. This worker has just finished number 40, 000, 000! Date: 1940

Small Cottage Garden
Even a small cottage garden. although limited in regard to space, can be made extremely picturesque. This example is in suburban London. Date: 1930s

St Bernard Hospice
Statue of Christ in front of the Hospice of St. Bernard, Switzerland, famous for its courageous monks and dogs, who go out to rescue travellers in trouble in the snow. Date: 1930s

Slush Puppy! A thirsty dog eating a lump of slushy snow! Date: 1960s

Making Poppies
Drying and spraying articicial poppies, at the British Legion, for Remembrance Day, in memory of those who so bravely gave their lives during World War One. Date: 1940

Czar Boris III
CZAR BORIS III OF BULGARIA attending Easter Service at Rilo Monastery, 1 May 1932. Date: 1894 - 1943

SAMSON & HERCULES
Samson and Hercules, two great wooden figures, supporting the porch of the Samson and Hercules Mansion, built by Christopher Jay in 1657, Tombland, Norwich. Date: 17th century

Pearly Girl
A young Pearly Queen, who seems very pleased with her sequined costume. Date: 1930s

Gothic Piano Couple
A young woman watches over her partners shoulder as he plays at a grand piano in a Gothic setting. Date: 1930s

Double-Step Stile
A double-step stile, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1930s

Blessing a Swiss Chapel
Blessing a new chapel in the village of Appenzell Canton, Switzerland. Our picture shows the clergy in their 18th century costumes, with a police escort. Date: 1930s

MODERN OFFICE BLOCK
A modern office block in Oslo, Norway. Date: late 1960s

England / Castle Combe
The Market Cross in the centre of Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England. Date: late 1960s

Pennygown Celtic Cross
The Celtic Cross at Pennygown, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland. One one side is a circular design, ending in the tail of a crouching griffin, with a galley underneath it. Date: 1930s

St Bernard Hospice
The Hospice of St. Bernard, on the St. Bernard Pass, Switzerland, famous for its courageous monks and dogs, who go out to rescue travellers in trouble in the snow. Date: 1930s

Frozen River Thames
The frozen River Thames at Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, Date: 1940s

Priests Studying Globe
A group of young Italian priests studying a globe during a Geography lesson, Rome, Italy. Date: 1930s

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