Relaxation Collection (page 9)

Children resting in deck chairs, Bostall Woods Open Air School, London, 1907
Children resting in deck chairs with the teacher attending, Bostall Woods Open Air School, London, 1907

Children resting in the garden, Birley House Open Air School, Forest Hill, London, 1908. Children resting either in deck chairs or lying on blankets on the grass

Girls relaxing in a roof top garden, White Lion Street School, London, 1912. One girl sits in a deckchair reading, while three girls chat together next to her

Girls gardening and reading in a roof top garden, White Lion Street School, London, 1912

Izaak Walton fishing, 1850. Artist
Izaak Walton fishing, 1850. Scene also showing a woman in the background collecting fruit from a tree and cows sitting on the bank of the river

Returned from a Northern Visit, 1823. King George IV lolling on a sofa, his arm round Lady Conyngham who is rubbing his thigh; Sir William Curtis is leaning against the chimneypiece

The Devil Reproving Sin, 1804. Three gentlemen sit smoking and drinking in one of the boxes of a tea-garden (White Conduit House?). A waiter on the right draws a cork from a bottle

A Sylvan Stream, 19th century. Artist: Thomas Creswick
A Sylvan Stream, 19th century. Scene with a figure fishing in the foreground

Islington characters, 1796. Artist
Islington characters, 1796. A coach laden with passengers passing the front of a house before which two men are sitting at a table smoking pipes and drinking

Scenes in London, c1830. No 25: two men at table, one smoking a pipe, the other a cheroot. No 26: a man ordering a meagre meal. No 27: a small Bluecoat boy challenges a large schoolfellow

Young Woman in White, c1864-1930. Artist: Anna Lea Merritt
Young Woman in White, c1864-1930. Painting of a woman seated in the corner of a sitting room

The Merry Companions, 1783. A group of villagers gather in an inn, smoking and drinking. One man plays the violin while the others sing along

Title page to Cries of London, (c1688?)
Title page showing a reclining man with a dog and a cudgel, from Cries of London, (c1688?)

Night, part IV of Cockneys contemplating on the exploits of the day, 1800. Artist
Night, part IV of Cockneys contemplating on the exploits of the day, 1800; showing three cits seated exhausted at a table contemplating their days shooting. There is a pile of game on the floor

Bird s-eye view of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, c1750. Artist: Sutton Nicholls
Bird s-eye view of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, c1750. The Royal Hospital with formal gardens and walkways leading down to the River Thames where boats pass up and down

The Chinese Building and Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, London, c1750. Artist
The Chinese Building and Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, London, c1750. People stroll in the gardens or ride in boats along the canal

View of a Skittle Ground at Hampstead, 1813. Artist: George Cruikshank
View of a Skittle Ground at Hampstead, 1813. Two scenes: above; five men sit or stand round a tabe with a punch bowl and glasses, some smoking pipes

Undertakers regaling themselves at Deaths Door, Battersea, London, 1801. Print depicting the undertakers eating, drinking and making merry outside Robert Deaths tavern, Battersea Rise

1931 Austin 16 / 6 on a road test, parked outside the Church House Inn, Stoke Gabriel, Devon
Austin 16/6 1931 2249 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. GP8679. Place: The Church House Inn, Stoke Gabriel, Totnes, Devon. Road test

Saxophonist Lol Coxhill, Bracknell, Berkshire, 1983. Artist: Denis Williams
Saxophonist Lol Coxhill, Bracknell, Berkshire, 1983

The hands and book of American double bassist Eddie Jones, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 1967
The hands and book of American double bassist Eddie Jones, Welwyn Garden City Cinema, Hertfordshire, 29 September 1967

American double bassist Eddie Jones, Welwyn Garden City Cinema, Hertfordshire, 29 September 1967

A quiet moment for trombonist Kai Winding at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival, London, 1979

Roof garden of the Langbourne Club for City women, Fishmonger Hall Street, London, c1920s(?). Formally opened on 7 July 1925

Automobile workers playing bingo at a carnival at Dearborn, Michigan, USA, c1938. Dearborn is the site of the Ford Motor Companys River Rouge Complex plant, built between 1917 and 1928

A labourer reads a book in a library, Germany, 1936. A workers quiet hour of recreation in a public library. From Germany: The Olympic Year, published by Volk und Reich Verlag. (Berlin, 1936)

An American seaside resort, USA, c1890

Mark Twain, American author, playing pool, c1900s(?). Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910)

An Arab sheikh smoking, 1848. Artist: Saint Germain
An Arab sheikh smoking, 1848. Illustration from The Valley of the Nile by Emile Prisse d Avennes

The Old Physic Garden of the Society of Apothecaries at Chelsea, 1750, 1890. Artist
The Old Physic Garden of the Society of Apothecaries at Chelsea, 1750, 1890

Music in the Hut, Scotts South Pole expedition, 1911. Artist: Herbert Ponting
Music in the Hut, Scotts South Pole expedition, 1911. Scene during the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913). Scott and four companions reached the Pole on 17 January 1912

Sir Walter Raleigh smoking a pipe, (c1900). Artist: Trelleek
Sir Walter Raleigh smoking a pipe, (c1900). Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Romeo and Juliet - Balcony scene at Shepheards Hotel, Cairo, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

Sun Worshippers, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
Sun Worshippers, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

Customers drinking in a bar in the Bowery, New York City, USA, 1900s

Press advertisment for British Coal, May 1966. Artist: Michael Walters
Press advertisment for British Coal, May 1966. In a photograph taken for a press ad, a couple sit in front of their modern built-in fire

Nurses rest room, Montague Hospital, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1968. Artist
Nurses rest room, Montague Hospital, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1968. Nurses on their rest break. Varying hairstyles can be seen on the different generations of nurses

Domestic fire place advertisment for the NCB, 1967. Artist: Michael Walters
Domestic fire place advertisment for the NCB, 1967. The photograph was taken for the National Coal Board (NCB) to promote the Parkray fire and back boiler

Photograph taken for a Baxi Fireplaces advertisment, 1961. Artist: Michael Walters
Photograph taken for a Baxi Fireplaces advertisment, 1961. Before the days when smokeless zones were introduced, open fires were more popular

Beach and breakwater, Puerto Rico, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Rocky beach, Cavtat, Croatia

Beach scene, Opatija, Croatia. Opatija is a popular holiday resort on Croatias Adriatic coast

Kaka National Park, Croatia. Named after the River Krka, Krka National Park in Dalmatia is famous for its lakes and waterfalls

Sculpture, Holland Park, London

Cafe and church, Szentendre, Hungary. Szentendre is a small Hungarian town in Pest county, near the capital city of Budapest, known for its museums, galleries, and artists

Cafe and colourful houses, Stortorget Square, Stockholm, Sweden. Stortorget Square is situated in the heart of Gamla Stan, Stockholms old town

Mural, Holland Park, London

Punting, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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