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A selection of Barkers well known economy values girls suits for Autumn school wear. Date: 1918
Mansion House from the Bank, London. Date: 1830
Exterior of National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic, Queen Square, Bloomsbury, London. Date: 1885
Hops are picked in Surrey near Farnham Palace and sold at Weyhill Fair. Date: 1891
The French take the PETIT SAINT-BERNARD, the Alpine pass which gives them access to Italy Date: 24 April 1794
Silhouette of Trafalgar Square, London, on a wet winter night. Date: 1935
Women working in a large factory making wax candles with a foreman standing watching them
Outdoor market selling fruit and vegetables in Shrewsbury. Date: 1845
Young girls at a Ragged school in Grays Yard, James Street in Oxford Street, London. Making new patent toy-work for an exhibition at the mansion of Earl of Shaftesbury in Grosvenor Square
Unkempt girls receiving punishment from another older pupil at Field Lane Ragged School, London
Hungerford Bridge made of wrought iron, a suspension footbridge running from the South Bank to Hungerford Market on the north side of the Thames
A variety of Advertisements from 1889. Date: 1886
A five-storey dwellings heavily damaged by a bomb by a zeppelin attack. Date: 1916
Jeyes disinfectant in different forms, fluid, powder and bar soap. Date: 1890s
Interior of the Royal Banquet in Guildhall, London on the on Lord Mayors Day
Front cover of The Graphic, of the pit-mouth immediately after the explosion, killing 268 men and boys. Date: 11 September 1878
Mrs Salmons Waxworks in Fleet Street, London, the Madame Tussaud. Waxworks of Kings and Queens. There was a figure on crutches at the door and Old Mother Shipton, a witch from the 16th century
Picturesque illustration of an Italian Community living off Leather Lane in London
Paris in danger from communards
A F A (Dick) Lilley - Cricketer for Warwickshire and England. Held the keeping gloves for England for 13 straight seasons Date: 1905
Henglers Grand Water Pantomime, in Argyll Street, near Londons Oxford Circus. Taken from the successful show La Grenouilliere, in Paris
Singing in the desert! Date: 1930s
Stylish engraved glassware. Date: 1930s
American champion water skier AZEY (?) RUTHERFORD in action! Date: 1930s
Six on a sledge! Date: 1930s
A salmon farm, U. S. A. Date: late 1960sA salmon farm, U.S.A. Date: late 1960s
Surfing at Durban, South Africa. Date: late 1960s
Indian troops take their Maxim machine guns into the firing line on the Western Front in France. The ammunition is carried in boxes behind Date: 1915
The Straits of Yenikale with the Bay and the town of Kerch from the old Fort of Yenikale Date: circa 1855
After a series of victories Allies drive Napoleon from Germany and in their turn cross the Rhine to invade France in a flotilla of barges Date: December 1813
Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898), delivering the Peroration of his Speech on the Introduction of the Home Rule Bill, granting Ireland limited self-rule within the British Empire
Beneath a tree in the forest at Vincennes Louis listens to the grievaces of his subjects. Below, the chateau de Joinville Date: 1215-1270
SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX reproaches his sister Hombeline for her attachment to material possessions. Below : Clairvaux Abbey Date: 1090 - 1153
SAINT JEROME, living as a hermit, makes friends with a lion. Below, the market place, Bethlehem. Date: 331 - 420
SAINT BENEDICT OF NURSIA remonstrates with the monks when they complain that he has given too much of their food to the poor. Below, Spoleto, his birthplace Date: 480? - 547
SAINT ANTONY OF EGYPT is tempted, unsuccessfully, by a satyr, Below, the saint in the desert Date: 251 - 356
The 3rd Station of the Cross, Jerusalem, Israel. Date: late 1960s
Hazel catkins. Date: 1930s
A young woman exercising with a pair of oars. Date: 1940s
The branches of autumn beech leaves will keep their glossy surface longer if ironed after the usual pressing, with a little beeswax on the iron. Date: 1930s
Ceramic and earthenware pots and pans, casserole and soup dishes, etc. Date: 1930s
The Church of All Nations, also known as the Church of the Agony or the Basilica of the Agony, Mount of Olives, Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem, Israel. Date: built 1919 - 1924
The glorious East Window of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England. Date: 11th century
Solomons Pillars a natural rock formation in the Negev Desert, Israel. Date: 1960s
The noble building of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, with its Norman Gateway, as seen from the pathway by the Cornmill stream. Date: 11th century
Llanthony Abbey, an Augustinian Priory, originally founded in the early 12th century, a fine example of Norman and early English architecture. Date: 12th century
The magnificent West Door of Bath Abbey, Somerset, England. Date: 12th century
The fine creeper covered buildings of Little Leighs Priory, Essex, England, built in the 16th century on the site of the 13th century priory. Date: 16th century
The College of Pope Adrian VI (1459 - 1523) at Louvain, Belgium. Date: 16th century
Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire, England. King Edwin built a small church here c. 630. St. Hilda founded a monastery in 656. The present ruined Norman Abbey was built circa 1222. Date: founded circa 656
Watton Abbey, East Yorkshire, England, a Tudor house built from the remains of a Gilbertine priory. The abbey was founed by Eustace Fitzjohn in around 1150. Date: founded circa 1150
Wymondham Abbey, Norfolk, England, was founded in 1107 by William d Albini, Chief Butler to King Henry I. The eastern tower is Norman, the other built 15th century. Date: founded 1107
A small naval dirigible, introduced by the British Navy for scouting for submarines. Date: 1914 - 1918 war
Waverley Abbey, near Farnham, Surrey, England. Founded by William Gifford, Bishop of Winchester, it was the first Cistercian abbey in England. Date: founded 1128
The Golden Hind inn sign, at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with its fine painting of the famous Elizabethan warship of Sir Francis Drake. Date: 1950s
A house behind the remains of part of the walls of Wix Abbey, Essex, England. Date: founded circa 1125
These massive buttresses now adjoining a house, were once part of Wix Abbey, Essex, England. Date: founded circa 1125
The choir and altar of Waltham Abbey Church, Essex, England. Renovated in the 19th century, it still retains much of its Norman architecture. Date: 11th century
Fragments of the once great priory at West Acre, Norfolk, England, which dates from 1198, scattered in a large area around the village. Date: 12th century
West Acre Priory gateway, Norfolk, England, the largest remaining fragment of this once great religious building, dating from 1198. Date: 12th century
The old Franciscan Priory at Ware, Hertfordshire, England, which was founded in 1234. Date: 13th century
Waltham Abbey Church and the Abbey Gateway, Essex, England. Founded in 1030 by Edward the Confessor, the church was restored in the 19th century, but retains a Norman nave. Date: 11th century
The Gateway, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, the sole remains of the important main entrance to the Abbey and the Abbots house. Date: 11th century
Waltham Abbey Church, founded in the 11th century and bequeathed by Edward the Confessor to King Harold. The church was restored in the 19th century. Date: 11th century
A striking view of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, showing the square battlements of King Harolds noble minster, which dominates this little town, on the Hertfordshire border. Date: 11th century
Queen Elizabeths Hunting Lodge, Epping Forest, Essex, England. This splendid timber- framed three-storey building was used by royalty when on hunting trips in the forest. Date: 16th century
Queen Marys House, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, once belonged to the Kerr family. When Mary Queen of Scots visited the town in 1566, she stayed here. Date: 16th century
The Haslemere Museum, Surrey, England, is famous to music lovers far and wide, for its fine collection of old musical instruments. Date: early 19th century
Plus Manor was built c. 1576 by Robert Wynn of Gwydar and is a remarkably good example of a town manor house of the Tudor period. It is in Conway, north Wales. Date: late 16th century
Moyses Hall, Cornhill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, was built by the Normans, in about 1180. It is now a museum of the history of West Sussex. Date: late 12th century
Petrol pumps on the pavement at a service station at Ellesmere, Shropshire, England, a practice not permitted by local by-laws. Green Shield stamps for sale! Date: 1960s
A caravan site at Lake Pala, in Merionethshire, Wales. Date: 1950s
The lovely old town signpost on the High Street of Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s
School - the pictorial traffic sign which replaced a former torch sign, warning motorists to be aware that schoolchildren might be crossing the road. Date: 1930s
The way to Margery! A funny signpost at Reigate Hill, Surrey, England. Date: 1940s
A curious signpost for a village called Egypt, in the heart of Buckinghamshire, England! Date: 1950s
A curious column milestone which bears the inscription (in Latin) : From the city 30 miles, From the University 22 miles, From the County Town, 15 miles. West Wickham, Bucks Date: 1930s
An old milestone in the main street of Hadleigh, Suffolk, England, which bears a unique lamp standard (now removed). Date: 1930s
One of the sixteen famous milestones erected by Dr. Warren, Vicemaster of Trinity College, Cambridge, England. Only four survive, dating from 1728 to 1732. Date: erected 1728 - 1732
Family of gypsies cooking outside. Date: 1883
Finnieston Cantilever Crane, Stobcross Quay, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1950s
A row of charming old thatched cottages and the thatched Red Lion pub, at Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England. Date: 1940s
Two canal boat little girls, sisters, with their hair tied in ribbons. They live on a narrow boat on the Grand Union Canal, England. Note the typical roses design on pan. Date: 1950s
Patent Electropathic Battery Belt for men and women
