Guarding Collection (page 3)

At the Gates, Fort Belvedere, 1936 (1937). From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

View of barracks in Scotland Yard, Whitehall, Westminster, London, 1818

Montague House wall, British Museum, London, 1852. Artist: James Findlay
Part of the wall of Montague House, London, 1852. Montague House, the original home of the British Museum, had been demolished in the 1840s. Also depicts guards standing at their sentry-boxes

Satire on night watchmen, London, 1825
A satire on night watchmen, London, c1825; showing a watchman who has fallen asleep in his box. Two revellers, having attached poles to the box in the manner of a sedan chair have carried it out of

Jonathan Wild going to the place of execution, London, 1725. Soldiers leading the notorious criminal past St Sepulchre Church along Skinner Street on the way to the gallows at Tyburn

In dragons form Fafner now watches the hoard, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
In dragons form Fafner now watches the hoard, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Fafner guards the ring and all his treasures in a cave

There is a dread Dragon he sojourns, and in a cave keeps watch over Alberichs ring, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie

Removal of the gilt shrine from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922-1923. Archaeologist Howard Carter walks alongside the bearers

King John signing Magna Charta at Runnydale, 1912. The Magna Carta was a charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215

Major Marter and his men guarding Cetewayo in the native Kraal, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Execution of Louis XVI of France, Paris, 21st January 1793 (1882-1884). After the monarchy was overthrown by the French Revolution in 1789, Louis, his Queen, Marie Antoinette

Roma - Entrance to the Vatican Palace, 1910. The Apostolic Palace is the official residence of the Pope, which is located in Vatican City. From Cento Vedute Classiche di Roma

The Dog, c1900. Artist: Helena J. Maguire
The Dog, c1900. From Babys Animal Picture Book by Aunt Louisa. [Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York, c1900]

Tigers - The Terror of Indian Villages, 1913. Artist: Harry Dixon
Tigers - The Terror of Indian Villages, 1913. From The Gorgeous East by Frank Elias. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1913]

The Sentinel, 1913, (1917). Artist: Herbert Thomas Dicksee
The Sentinel, 1913, (1917). From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]

Wazir Ali in Prison, c1799 (c1912). Wazir Ali Khan (1780-1817), assembled a rebellious army of several thousand men. A quickly assembled force commanded by General Erskine moved into Benares

Bridget Widdowson on Guard at Cawnpore, 1857 (c1912). Prisoners captured during the Siege of Cawnpore guarded by privates wife Bridget Widdowson. From The Romance of India, edited by Herbert Strang

Anzacs on Guard in Egypt, 1940, (1940). Soldiers from New Zealand stationed in Egypt practicing the Bren gun technique. From The War in Pictures. [Odhams Press Limited, London, 1940]

Eider-Duck - Somate ria mollis sima, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Eider-Duck - Somate ria mollis sima, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Tufted Duck - Fulig ula crista ta, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Tufted Duck - Fulig ula crista ta, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Mallard or Wild-Duck - An as bos cas, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Mallard or Wild-Duck - An as bos cas, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Stock-Dove - Colum ba oe nas, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Stock-Dove - Colum ba oe nas, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, London & Edinburgh, 1910]

Wood-Pigeon or Ring-Dove - Colum ba palum bus, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Wood-Pigeon or Ring-Dove - Colum ba palum bus, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Partridge - Per dix cine rea, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Partridge - Per dix cine rea, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, London & Edinburgh, 1910]

Capercaillie, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Capercaillie, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, London & Edinburgh, 1910]

Red Grouse - Lago pus scot icus, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Red Grouse - Lago pus scot icus, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Ringed Plover - Aegiali tis hiatic ola, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Ringed Plover - Aegiali tis hiatic ola, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Golden Plover - Charad rius pluvia lis, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Golden Plover - Charad rius pluvia lis, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Snipe - Gallina go coeles tis, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Snipe - Gallina go coeles tis, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, London & Edinburgh, 1910]

Redshank - To tanus cal idris, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Redshank - To tanus cal idris, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, London & Edinburgh, 1910]

Curlew - Numen ius arqua ta, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Curlew - Numen ius arqua ta, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, London & Edinburgh, 1910]

Sandwich Tern - Stern a canti aca, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Sandwich Tern - Stern a canti aca, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Arctic Tern - Stern a macru ra, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Arctic Tern - Stern a macru ra, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Kittiwake - Ris sa tridac tyla, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Kittiwake - Ris sa tridac tyla, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Golden Eagle - A quila chrysa etus, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Golden Eagle - A quila chrysa etus, 1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Bloody Sunday, London, 1887 (1906). Artist: WB Waller
Bloody Sunday, London, 1887 (1906). The Life Guards holding Trafalgar Square. Police and troops attacked demonstrators protesting against unemployment and British government policy in Ireland

The homage of his people: King Edwards lying in state, Westminster Hall, May 16-19, 1910 (1911). From Edward VII: His Life and Times, Volume II, edited by Sir Richard Holmes, K.C.V.O

The private lying in state of King Edward VII, 1910 (1911). Artist: WS Stuart
The private lying in state of King Edward VII: the catafalque in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace, 1910 (1911). From Edward VII: His Life and Times, Volume II Edited by Sir Richard Holmes

British Troops in Syria, 1941. British troops in Syria during World War II, guarding a frontier position behind a concrete tank trap. From The War Illustrated: Volume 4 edited by Sir John Hammerton

Magog (Corineus), one of the two City giants burnt in the London Guildhall fire, 1940
Magog (Corineus), one of the two City giants burnt in the London Guildhall fire of Sunday, December 29th, 1940. Gog and Magog, are associated with Guildhall

Gog (Gogmagog), One of the two City giants burnt in the London Guildhall fire, 1940
Gog (Gogmagog), One of the two City giants burnt in the London Guildhall fire of Sunday December 29th, 1940. Gog and Magog, are associated with Guildhall

Three headed elephant guarding a sanctuary, Arakan Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Three headed elephant guarding a sanctuary, Arakan Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

When the Day of Toil is Done, the Lying in State, 1910. King Edward VII lying in state in the throne room of Buckingham Palace. A photograph from The Illustrated London News, 21st May 1910

The Duke of Orleans on the way to the guillotine, Paris, 6th November 1793 (1882-1884). Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orleans (1747-1793) was an enthusiastic supporter of the French Revolution

Edward VII lying in state, Throne Room, Buckingham Palace, London, 1910 (1937). A print from The Story of Seventy Momentous Years, the Life and Times of King George V, 1865-1936

The accused is shown his death warrant, 1882-1884. Artist: Chevrola
The accused is shown his death warrant, 1882-1884. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume IV, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Boer prisoners resting on the road from Paardeberg to Modder River, South Africa, 1900-1902. Stereoscopic card details

Prussians captured by Old Contemptibles in the advance at Pozieres, World War I, 1914-1918. Old Contemptibles was the name self-adopted by British troops belonging to the regular army in 1914

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