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Courtney Collection

Background imageCourtney Collection: A Factoryscape in the Potteries, (1938)

A Factoryscape in the Potteries, (1938). Smoke from chimneys in the industrial area known as the Staffordshire Potteries, Stoke-on-Trent

Background imageCourtney Collection: Exterior of Orford Castle, Suffolk (the Battlements restored), (1931). Artist

Exterior of Orford Castle, Suffolk (the Battlements restored), (1931). Artist
Exterior of Orford Castle, Suffolk (the Battlements restored), (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the first - 1066-1499

Background imageCourtney Collection: A Bird s-Eye View of Caernarvon Castle, North Wales, (1931)

A Bird s-Eye View of Caernarvon Castle, North Wales, (1931). Caernarfon (Caernarvon) Castle, one of the iron ring surrounding Snowdonia

Background imageCourtney Collection: Charles E. Courtney, (an oarsman), between 1865 and 1880. Creator: Unknown

Charles E. Courtney, (an oarsman), between 1865 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
Courtney, Chas. E. (an oarsman), between 1865 and 1880. [Sportsman, rower and rowing coach]

Background imageCourtney Collection: Courtney Pine, Bishopstock Festival, Devon, 2001. Creator: Brian Foskett

Courtney Pine, Bishopstock Festival, Devon, 2001. Creator: Brian Foskett
Courtney Pine, Bishopstock Festival, Devon, 2001

Background imageCourtney Collection: Mrs. Whaley (died 1798, Isle of Man). Creator: George Chinnery

Mrs. Whaley (died 1798, Isle of Man). Creator: George Chinnery
Mrs. Whaley (died 1798, Isle of Man)

Background imageCourtney Collection: Courtney Pine, 1993. Creator: Brian Foskett

Courtney Pine, 1993. Creator: Brian Foskett
Courtney Pine, 1993

Background imageCourtney Collection: The Norman Ship (based on the Bayeux Tapestry), (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

The Norman Ship (based on the Bayeux Tapestry), (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
The Norman Ship (based on the Bayeux Tapestry), (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the first - 1066-1499, by Marjorie and C. D. B

Background imageCourtney Collection: Boys playing at Riding at the Quintain (Romance of Alexander, about 1340. Bodleian), (1931)

Boys playing at Riding at the Quintain (Romance of Alexander, about 1340. Bodleian), (1931). A quintain was used to practice jousting

Background imageCourtney Collection: Coronation of Harold, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

Coronation of Harold, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
Coronation of Harold, (1931). Harold Godwinson (c1022-1066) was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England. He died at the Battle of Hastings in 1066

Background imageCourtney Collection: A Mediaeval Windmill, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

A Mediaeval Windmill, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
A Mediae val Windmill, (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the first - 1066-1499, by Marjorie and C. D. B. Quennell. [B. T

Background imageCourtney Collection: Monmouth Street, Soho, an illustration by G. Cruikshank for Dickens Sketches by Boz

Monmouth Street, Soho, an illustration by G. Cruikshank for Dickens Sketches by Boz. (1938). Scene in Victorian London, with children playing in the gutter

Background imageCourtney Collection: The Tea Clipper Spindrift, (1938)

The Tea Clipper Spindrift, (1938)
The Tea Clipper Spindrift, built at Glasgow 1867, wrecked on Dungeness 1869. (1938). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in four parts of which this is the third

Background imageCourtney Collection: Agriculture in the time of Edward III (From the Luttrell Psalter), (1931). Artist

Agriculture in the time of Edward III (From the Luttrell Psalter), (1931). Artist
Agriculture in the time of Edward III (From the Luttrell Psalter), (1931). Medieval peasants ploughing with oxen, threshing, harvesting with sickles, and broadcasting seed

Background imageCourtney Collection: The Cutty Sark (1869), in Falmouth Harbour, (1938)

The Cutty Sark (1869), in Falmouth Harbour, (1938)
The Cutty Sark (1869) 921 tons, in Falmouth Harbour, from under Her own Bows, (1938). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in four parts of which this is the third

Background imageCourtney Collection: Contrasted Interiors: Regency - Mecklenburgh Square, Bloomsbury, (1938)

Contrasted Interiors: Regency - Mecklenburgh Square, Bloomsbury, (1938). Room in a house in Mecklenburgh Square, a Grade II listed square in Kings Cross

Background imageCourtney Collection: A Perpendicular Church Tower, Winterton, Norfolk, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

A Perpendicular Church Tower, Winterton, Norfolk, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
A Perpendicular Church Tower, Winterton, Norfolk, (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the first - 1066-1499, by Marjorie and C. D

Background imageCourtney Collection: View of Whampoa, Canton River, China, (1938)

View of Whampoa, Canton River, China, (1938)
View of Whampoa, Canton River, China, showing on the right the East Indiaman Waterloo, of 1315 tons, built in 1816 and broken up in 1834, (1938). Whampoa was an anglicised version of Huangpu

Background imageCourtney Collection: Market Day outside the Old Red Lion at Greenwich, (1938). Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Market Day outside the Old Red Lion at Greenwich, (1938). Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Market Day outside the Old Red Lion at Greenwich, (1938). 18th-century scene outside a public house in the village of Greenwich on the River Thames, now part of London

Background imageCourtney Collection: Back-to-Back Houses in the North of England, (1938)

Back-to-Back Houses in the North of England, (1938). Urban slum housing. Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in four parts of which this is the third

Background imageCourtney Collection: A fine shop in Artillery Row, Houndsditch, London, of the latter half of the eighteenth century

A fine shop in Artillery Row, Houndsditch, London, of the latter half of the eighteenth century, (1938). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in four parts of which this

Background imageCourtney Collection: Contrasted Interiors: Palladian - The Dining-Room, Holkham, Norfolk, by William Kent

Contrasted Interiors: Palladian - The Dining-Room, Holkham, Norfolk, by William Kent, with Regency Furniture, (1938). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in four parts of

Background imageCourtney Collection: A Ship of the time of Edward I. (based on the Dover seal, 1284), (1931). Artist

A Ship of the time of Edward I. (based on the Dover seal, 1284), (1931). Artist
A Ship of the time of Edward I. (based on the Dover seal, 1284), (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the first - 1066-1499

Background imageCourtney Collection: Lively Activity on an Eighteenth-Century Farm, (1938)

Lively Activity on an Eighteenth-Century Farm, (1938). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in four parts of which this is the third

Background imageCourtney Collection: A Tea Clipper, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

A Tea Clipper, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
A Tea Clipper, (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the second - 1500-1799, by Marjorie and C. D. B. Quennell. [B. T

Background imageCourtney Collection: A Smock Mill, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

A Smock Mill, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
A Smock Mill, (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the second - 1500-1799, by Marjorie and C. D. B. Quennell. [B. T

Background imageCourtney Collection: The Sovereign of the Seas, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

The Sovereign of the Seas, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
The Sovereign of the Seas, (1931). Sovereign of the Seas was ordered in August 1634 by Charles I of England (1600-1649). Built at Woolwich

Background imageCourtney Collection: 16th-Century Staircase, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

16th-Century Staircase, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
16th-Century Staircase, (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the second - 1500-1799, by Marjorie and C. D. B. Quennell. [B. T

Background imageCourtney Collection: The Ark Royal, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

The Ark Royal, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
The Ark Royal, (1931). The English galleon Ark Royal (1587) was originally ordered for Sir Walter Raleigh, and was bought by the crown for service in the Tudor navy

Background imageCourtney Collection: An Elizabethan Galleon, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

An Elizabethan Galleon, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
An Elizabethan Galleon, (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the second - 1500-1799, by Marjorie and C. D. B. Quennell. [B. T

Background imageCourtney Collection: Orford Castle, Suffolk. (From Mr. Cautleys plan), (1931)

Orford Castle, Suffolk. (From Mr. Cautleys plan), (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the first - 1066-1499, by Marjorie and C. D

Background imageCourtney Collection: A Portrait of Queen Elizabeth, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

A Portrait of Queen Elizabeth, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
A Portrait of Queen Elizabeth, (1931). The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603. She is referred to as The Virgin Queen, as she never married

Background imageCourtney Collection: Birds Eye View of Castle Hedingham, Essex (Partial Reconstruction. ), (1931)

Birds Eye View of Castle Hedingham, Essex (Partial Reconstruction. ), (1931)
Birds Eye View of Castle Hedingham, Essex (Partial Reconstruction.), (1931). Hedingham Castle in Essex is one of the best preserved Norman keeps in England. The keep was built c1140

Background imageCourtney Collection: Fan Vaulting, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

Fan Vaulting, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
Fan Vaulting, (1931). Perpendicular architectural style, Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London. Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is

Background imageCourtney Collection: Bird s-eye view of Carthusian Monastery, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

Bird s-eye view of Carthusian Monastery, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
Bird s-eye view of Carthusian Monastery, (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the first - 1066-1499, by Marjorie and C. D. B

Background imageCourtney Collection: The Joseph Cunard, 1839, (1938). Artist: Samuel Walters

The Joseph Cunard, 1839, (1938). Artist: Samuel Walters
The Joseph Cunard, 1839, (1938). The Joseph Cunard, a barque of 680 tons, built probably about 1830. She traded between Liverpool and New Orleans

Background imageCourtney Collection: One-Roomed House for Five, (1938)

One-Roomed House for Five, (1938). Woman in child in slum housing. Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in four parts of which this is the third

Background imageCourtney Collection: Interior of Ayot St. Lawrence Church, Hertfordshire, (1938)

Interior of Ayot St. Lawrence Church, Hertfordshire, (1938). New St Lawrence Church, an eighteenth-century neoclassical building

Background imageCourtney Collection: The Debtors Door, Newgate Prison, London, in 1821, (1938)

The Debtors Door, Newgate Prison, London, in 1821, (1938). An execution taking place, watched by gentlemen in top hats. Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in four parts

Background imageCourtney Collection: A Banquet at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, c1827, (1938). Artist: Joseph Nash

A Banquet at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, c1827, (1938). Artist: Joseph Nash
A Banquet at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, c1827, (1938). Guests at the banqueting table under the dragon chandelier. Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in four parts of

Background imageCourtney Collection: The Royal George, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

The Royal George, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
The Royal George, (1931). HMS Royal George, launched in1756, was a 100-gun ship of the line of the Royal Navy. The largest warship in the world at the time

Background imageCourtney Collection: The Assembly before the Hunt, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

The Assembly before the Hunt, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
The Assembly before the Hunt, (1931). Queen Elizabeth I and courtiers. Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the second - 1500-1799

Background imageCourtney Collection: A Mediterranean Galley, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

A Mediterranean Galley, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
A Mediterranean Galley, (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the second - 1500-1799, by Marjorie and C. D. B. Quennell. [B. T

Background imageCourtney Collection: Song of the Victory of Agincourt, (1931)

Song of the Victory of Agincourt, (1931). The Agincourt Carol is an English folk song written in the early 15th century. It celebrates the English victory over the French at the 1415 Battle of

Background imageCourtney Collection: A Ship of the time of Christopher Columbus, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

A Ship of the time of Christopher Columbus, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
A Ship of the time of Christopher Columbus, (1931). 15th century ship. Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the first - 1066-1499

Background imageCourtney Collection: Exterior of Caernarvon Castle, North Wales, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

Exterior of Caernarvon Castle, North Wales, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
Exterior of Caernarvon Castle, North Wales, (1931). Caernarfon (Caernarvon) Castle, one of the iron ring surrounding Snowdonia

Background imageCourtney Collection: Exterior of Benedictine Monastery, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

Exterior of Benedictine Monastery, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
Exterior of Benedictine Monastery, (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the first - 1066-1499, by Marjorie and C. D. B. Quennell. [B

Background imageCourtney Collection: Norman Hunting, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

Norman Hunting, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
Norman Hunting, (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the first - 1066-1499, by Marjorie and C. D. B. Quennell. [B. T



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