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Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Cooling Church

Cooling Church
The Church of St. James, Cooling, Kent, England, famous for its association with Charles Dickens as the place where Pip first met Magwich in Great Expectations. Date: late 14th century

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Devonshire Scenery

Devonshire Scenery
View across the River Exe to Exmouth and the coast of Devon, England. Date: 1962

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: The Giants Causeway

The Giants Causeway, on the coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is a promontory of collumnar basalt polygonal pillars, mainly pentagonal and hexagonal. Date: 1930s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Salvatore Giuliano

Salvatore Giuliano
The Italian bandit, Salvatore Giuliano, posing outside his mountain hideout in Sicily. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: A Chartist party, 1843

A Chartist party, 1843
Chartists attempte to force their giant charter through parliament. 1843

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: England / Hebden Bridge

England / Hebden Bridge
A fine overview of the typical manufacturing town of Hebden Bridge, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Date: 1964

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Teignmouth Bay

Teignmouth Bay
A view of the docks and harbour at Teignmouth, Devonshire, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: England / Weobley

England / Weobley
Weobley, a beautiful Herefordshire market town of old half-timbered houses, mellowed by age and clustering round an imposing 14th century church. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: The highwayman

The highwayman
A highwayman, mounted on his horse, prepares to set off across the countryside in pursuit of his next victim. Date: 1880s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: CASTELL Y GWYNT

CASTELL Y GWYNT
An unusual rock formation, known as Castell y Gwynt ( Castle of the Winds ) on Glyder Fach, Snowdonia, Wales. Date: BC

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Teignmouth Bay

Teignmouth Bay
A striking panoramic view of Teignmouth bay, Devonshire, England, seen from Holcombe Down. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: The River Otter

The River Otter
A glimpse of the River Otter, near its entrance to the sea at Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England. Date: early 1960s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Wales from England

Wales from England
A view looking across Wales from the Anchor Inn, at the head of the Clun Valley, in South West Shropshire. Date: 1930s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Fresh Salmon Catch

Fresh Salmon Catch
A fine bag of freshly caught salmon. Date: 1930s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Summit of Great Orme

Summit of Great Orme
The rocky summit of Great Orme, Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Tudor Summerhouse

Tudor Summerhouse
This Tudor summerhouse, in Soho Square, London, disguises a ventilation shaft from the underground railway tube station! London, England. Date: 16th century

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Four-Furrow Tractor

Four-Furrow Tractor
Shallow four-furrow ploughing on a farm in Norfolk, England, preparatory for clearing. Date: 1960s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Attack on Otto von Bismarck

Attack on Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck, Prime Minister of Prussia from 18621890 is almost assassinated by Ferdinand Cohen-Blind, a democrat who hoped to prevent a war among the German states

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Old men fighting

Old men fighting
Two wrinkly old men pull faces at each other, one pinching hard on his opponents ear, the other trying to pinch his opponents hat, as depicted by Tim Bobbin (the pseudonym of John Collier)

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Irby Old Hall

Irby Old Hall, a typical Cheshire farmhouse, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: St. Davids Cathedral

St. Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The present building was begun in 1180 and, after many alterations, was completed between 1509 and 1522. Date: 12th - 16th century

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Mary Frith

Mary Frith aka Moll Cutpurse, a notorious master thief & an Ugly who frequently dressed as a man; escaped from Newgate by bribery. Date: c.15841659

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Gang fight in London

Gang fight in London
Two groups of hooligans fight eachother on the streets of London. Date: 1902

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Mary Churchill in Switzerland, 1946

Mary Churchill in Switzerland, 1946
Mary Churchill expresses her gratitude to her host for the wonderful reception they had recived from the people of Berne, during her visit to Switzerland with her father, Winston Churchill. Date: 1946

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Mary Churchill christens a new bomber, 1944

Mary Churchill christens a new bomber, 1944
After breaking a bottle of Coca-Cola across the nose of a new Fortress aircraft and naming it Stage Door Canteen, Miss Mary Churchill left the airfield with some of the officers

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Highwaymen punished

Highwaymen punished
A new plan is proposed fo the punishment of highwaymen by hard labour on the roads. Date: 18th Century

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: A Scottish highwayman

A Scottish highwayman at the entrance of his cave by the roadside. Date: 19th Century

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Watermill and river

Watermill and river
Mill River Scenery. A watermill and river in 19th century America. Scenic view of the countryside. Date: ca. 1865

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Landscape - Morning

Landscape - Morning. 19th century American scenic view of people boating on a river in the countryside. Date: ca. 1880

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Early Autumn in the Catskills

Early Autumn in the Catskills
Early Autumn scene of a hunter beside a river and waterfall in the Catskills Date: ca. 1865

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: My Cottage Home

My Cottage Home

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Good Wives - 7

Good Wives - 7
Amy in the garden with Laurie. Date: first published 1869

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Good Wives - 5

Good Wives - 5
Professor Blaer watches Jo with the children. Date: first published 1869

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Good Wives - 6

Good Wives - 6
Laurie presents a bouquet of flowers to Amy. Date: first published 1869

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Good Wives - 3

Good Wives - 3
Meg and John Brooke have just quarreled about her jellies : they sit sulking, she with her sewing, he with his paper - but soon a kiss will put things right. Date: first published 1869

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Good Wives - 8

Good Wives - 8
Jo in Beths sick-room. (She gets better, you ll be glad to know.) Date: first published 1869

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Good Wives - 2

Good Wives - 2
Meg prepares for her wedding to John Brooke, in the gown she has made herself. Date: first published 1869

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Good Wives - 1

Good Wives - 1
Mrs March and her daughters were left under the festival tree. Date: first published 1869

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Good Wives - 4

Good Wives - 4
Jo and Amy pay a call. Date: first published 1869

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: New Conway Bridge

New Conway Bridge
The fine new bridge which spans the River Conway, beside Conway Castle (13th century), Carnarvonshire, Wales. Date: completed 1958

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Burrington Combe

Burrington Combe
Spring sunshine in Burrington Combe, Somerset, England, a beautiful rocky ravine in the Mendip Hills. Date: 1930s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Fountain Row

Fountain Row - not in the grounds of a mansion in the heart of the countryside, but on the Roof Garden at Derry and Toms, Kensington High Street, central London. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Wanstead Lake

Wanstead Lake
A picturesque view of the rush-lined lake at Wanstead Park, Essex, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: The River Teign

The River Teign
Eveningtide over the River Teign, near Teignmouth, Devonshire, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Peninnis Head Rocks

Peninnis Head Rocks
Rock formations at Peninnis Head, St. Mary s, Scilly Isles. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: EEL CRAGS

EEL CRAGS
Eel Crags, a natural rock formation above Grange-in- Borrowdale, Cumbria, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: The River Dart

The River Dart
The valley of the River Dart, viewed from the top of Mel Tor, Dartmoor, Devonshire, England. Date: early 1960s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: The Roding at Wanstead

The Roding at Wanstead
The River Roding, as it wends its way through Wanstead Park, Essex, England. This is one of the few natural parks around London. Date: 1930s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: The Roding at Wanstead

The Roding at Wanstead
The River Roding, as it wends its way through Wanstead Park, Essex, England. This is one of the few natural parks around London. Date: 1930s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: St. Davids Cathedral

St. Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The present building was begun in 1180 and, after many alterations, was completed between 1509 and 1522. Date: 12th - 16th century

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Head of a Goshawk

Head of a Goshawk
The head of a Goshawk. Date: 1960s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Devonshire Farmstead

Devonshire Farmstead
A springtime scene at Wormhill Farm, a picturesque farmstead on the edge of Dartmoor, near North Bovey, Devon, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: The River Mole

The River Mole
An early Spring view of the River Mole, near Box Hill, Surrey, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Lugger Falcon

Lugger Falcon
A Lugger Falcon. Date: 1960s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Glasgow Cathedral Nave

Glasgow Cathedral Nave
The fine Nave of Glasgow Cathedral, Scotland, the most perfect example of Pre- Reformation Gothic architecture in Scotland. Date: 14th century

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: St. Davids Cathedral

St. Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The present building was begun in 1180 and, after many alterations, was completed between 1509 and 1522. Date: 12th - 16th century

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Welsh Rock Formation

Welsh Rock Formation
A peculiar rock formation near Plynlimon, Cardiganshire, Wales. Date: BC

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Strata Florida Abbey

Strata Florida Abbey
The remains of the magnificent West Doorway at Strata Florida Abbey, Cardiganshire, Wales, founded in 1091 by the Cistercian Order. Date: founded 1091

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Gooseberry Cordons

Gooseberry Cordons
Gooseberries, grown as cordons. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Wanstead Park Woods

Wanstead Park Woods
Where Nature rules - the wild park at Wanstead, Essex, England, showing a corner of one of the lily-covered ponds for which it is noted. Date: 1930s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Dawlish Waters

Dawlish Waters
A Victorian house with bay windows, built beside the bridge at Dawlish Waters, a picturesque corner of Dawlish, Devon, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Thatched Farmhouse

Thatched Farmhouse
A picturesque thatched farmhouse near the village of Clipston, Northamptonshire, England. Date: early 1960s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Chelsea Physic Gardens

Chelsea Physic Gardens
A corner of the water garden at Chelsea Physic Gardens, London, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Frozen Puddles

Frozen Puddles
The hazards of a country lane in winter - frozen puddles. Date: 1960s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Welsh Woollen Mill

Welsh Woollen Mill
Pandy Mill, a woollen mill at Penmachno, Carnarvonshire, Wales. Date: 19th century

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: St. Davids Palace

St. Davids Palace
Part of the ruins of the noble palace at St. David s, Pembrokeshire, Wales, built by Bishop Gower. Date: 14th century

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Tomato Hothouse

Tomato Hothouse
Tomatoes growing in a greenhouse, four weeks after planting. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Four-Furrow Tractor

Four-Furrow Tractor
Four-furrow tractor ploughing on heavy ground on a farm in Suffolk, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Natterjack Toad

Natterjack Toad
A Natterjack Toad in the grass. Date: 1930s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Four-Furrow Tractor

Four-Furrow Tractor
Shallow four-furrow ploughing on a farm in Norfolk, England, preparatory for clearing. Date: 1960s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Corran Lighthouse

Corran Lighthouse
The lighthouse on Corran Narrows, Loch Linnhe. Argyllshire, Scotland. This is the narrowest point of the 30 mile long sea loch. Date: 19th century

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Springtime Furrows

Springtime Furrows
Spring furrows, a charming scene at Newtimber, Sussex, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Battersea Park Waterfall

Battersea Park Waterfall
The picturesque waterfall, one of the attractions in the Rock Garden at Battersea Park, London. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: St. Davids Cathedral

St. Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The present building was begun in 1180 and, after many alterations, was completed between 1509 and 1522. Date: 12th - 16th century

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: The River Mole

The River Mole at Betchworth, Surrey, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: FROG BATH

FROG BATH
A frog Common Frog, in a bird bath! Date: 1930s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Summit of Great Orme

Summit of Great Orme
The rocky summit of Great Orme, Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Lindisfarne Priory

Lindisfarne Priory
The beautiful ruins of Lindisfarne Priory, on the island of Lindisfarne (or Holy Island), off Northumberland, England. Built in 1093 on site of a 7th century monastery. Date: founded 1093

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: FISH EAGLE

FISH EAGLE
A Fish Eagle, sitting on its perch in a cage at London Zoo. Date: 1960s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Batelur Eagle

Batelur Eagle
A Bateleur Eagle at Chester Zoo, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Clay Soil Furrows

Clay Soil Furrows
Clay soil furrows. Date: 1960s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Steel Girders

Steel Girders
Structural steelwork, a pattern study. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: Victoria Park Lake

Victoria Park Lake
The fine boating lake at Victoria Park, Hackney, east London. Date: 1930s

Background imageImages Dated 17th May 2011: THE ROCKING STONE

THE ROCKING STONE
An unusual rock formation, known as The Rocking Stone, Millstone Edge, Derbyshire, England. Date: BC



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