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Background imageSocial History Collection: Lloyds Coffee House, London, 1798, (1947). Creator: William Holland

Lloyds Coffee House, London, 1798, (1947). Creator: William Holland
Lloyds Coffee House, London, 1798, (1947). Interior of the Lloyds Coffee House in Lombard Street in the City of London. Lloyds became a meeting place for merchants and shipowners

Background imageSocial History Collection: The Morning of Sedgemoor, 1685, 1905, (1944). Creator: Edgar Bundy

The Morning of Sedgemoor, 1685, 1905, (1944). Creator: Edgar Bundy
The Morning of Sedgemoor, 1685, 1905, (1944). Soldiers sleeping in piles of hay in a barn. The Battle of Sedgmoor took place on 6 July 1685 at Westonzoyland near Bridgwater in Somerset

Background imageSocial History Collection: Scenes from a Victorian Summer, 1878, (1942). Creator: Randolph Caldecott

Scenes from a Victorian Summer, 1878, (1942). Creator: Randolph Caldecott
Scenes from a Victorian Summer, 1878, (1942). Page layout with illustrations and indications of the placement of text. Design for the Summer Number of " The Graphic" [newspaper], 1878

Background imageSocial History Collection: Dartford Warblers, 1887, (1942). Creator: Johannes Keulemans

Dartford Warblers, 1887, (1942). Creator: Johannes Keulemans
Dartford Warblers, 1887, (1942). Pair of warblers, from " Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands" by Thomas Powys, 4th Baron Lilford

Background imageSocial History Collection: Female model climing in to Cooper F5000 at 1969 Racing Car show. Creator: Unknown

Female model climing in to Cooper F5000 at 1969 Racing Car show. Creator: Unknown
Female model climing in to Cooper F5000 at 1969 Racing Car show

Background imageSocial History Collection: Dressing table and folding table, 1787, (1946). Creator: Unknown

Dressing table and folding table, 1787, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Dressing table and folding table, 1787, (1946). Furniture designs from a book of sketches made for Gillow s, (Gillow & Co, furniture making firm)

Background imageSocial History Collection: English Watches, 1947. Creator: Unknown

English Watches, 1947. Creator: Unknown
English Watches, 1947. From "British Clocks and Clockmakers, by Kenneth Ullyett. [Collins, London, 1947]

Background imageSocial History Collection: Chiming Mantel Clock with Moon-Work in Red and Gold Lacquer Case, 1947. Creator: Unknown

Chiming Mantel Clock with Moon-Work in Red and Gold Lacquer Case, 1947. Creator: Unknown
Chiming Mantel Clock with Moon-Work in Red and Gold Lacquer Case, 1947. From "British Clocks and Clockmakers, by Kenneth Ullyett. [Collins, London, 1947]

Background imageSocial History Collection: Alarum and Striking Mantel Clock in Ebony-Veneered Case, 1947. Creator: Unknown

Alarum and Striking Mantel Clock in Ebony-Veneered Case, 1947. Creator: Unknown
Alarum and Striking Mantel Clock in Ebony-Veneered Case, 1947. From "British Clocks and Clockmakers, by Kenneth Ullyett. [Collins, London, 1947]

Background imageSocial History Collection: Thirty-Hour Striking Hanging Clock in Inlaid Marqueterie Case, 1947. Creator: Unknown

Thirty-Hour Striking Hanging Clock in Inlaid Marqueterie Case, 1947. Creator: Unknown
Thirty-Hour Striking Hanging Clock in Inlaid Marqueterie Case, 1947. From "British Clocks and Clockmakers, by Kenneth Ullyett. [Collins, London, 1947]

Background imageSocial History Collection: Thirty-Hour Striking and Alarum Brass Lantern Clock, 1947. Creator: Unknown

Thirty-Hour Striking and Alarum Brass Lantern Clock, 1947. Creator: Unknown
Thirty-Hour Striking and Alarum Brass Lantern Clock, 1947. From "British Clocks and Clockmakers, by Kenneth Ullyett. [Collins, London, 1947]

Background imageSocial History Collection: 'A Christening in the Chapel of the Foundling Hospital, 1891. Creator: Robert Barnes

'A Christening in the Chapel of the Foundling Hospital, 1891. Creator: Robert Barnes
'A Christening in the Chapel of the Foundling Hospital, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageSocial History Collection: 'With the Holiday Folk to Hampton Court on Whit Monday, 1890. Creator: Unknown

'With the Holiday Folk to Hampton Court on Whit Monday, 1890. Creator: Unknown
With the Holiday Folk to Hampton Court on Whit Monday, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Background imageSocial History Collection: 'The Poor Blind at the East End; Stepney Workhouse and St.Philip's Institute, 1890

'The Poor Blind at the East End; Stepney Workhouse and St.Philip's Institute, 1890
The Poor Blind at the East End; Stepney Workhouse and St.Philip's Institute, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Background imageSocial History Collection: 'Black and White'--Little Jack (Jack Hore reference Highgate Cemetery)

'Black and White'--Little Jack (Jack Hore reference Highgate Cemetery) The boy missionary and his p Creator
Black and White'--Little Jack (Jack Hore reference Highgate Cemetery) The boy missionary and his playmates, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41

Background imageSocial History Collection: Quilting Bee, United States, . Creator: Unknown

Quilting Bee, United States, . Creator: Unknown
Quilting Bee, United States

Background imageSocial History Collection: Aunt Hannah's quilting party, United States, 1896. Creator: Unknown

Aunt Hannah's quilting party, United States, 1896. Creator: Unknown
Aunt Hannah's quilting party, United States, 1896

Background imageSocial History Collection: Le Tombeau de Jean Jacques Rousseau (The Tomb of Jean Jacques Rousseau)... Nantes, after 1778

Le Tombeau de Jean Jacques Rousseau (The Tomb of Jean Jacques Rousseau)... Nantes, after 1778
Le Tombeau de Jean Jacques Rousseau (The Tomb of Jean Jacques Rousseau) (Furnishing Fabric), Nantes, after 1778

Background imageSocial History Collection: Camden Town Engine Sheds, c. 1935, (1945). Creator: Norman Wilkinson

Camden Town Engine Sheds, c. 1935, (1945). Creator: Norman Wilkinson
Camden Town Engine Sheds, c. 1935, (1945). London, Midland & Scottish Railway poster of steam locomotives at Camden Motive Power Depot in north London

Background imageSocial History Collection: Travelling on the Liverpool and Machester Railway, 1831, (1945). Creator: SG Hughes

Travelling on the Liverpool and Machester Railway, 1831, (1945). Creator: SG Hughes
Travelling on the Liverpool and Machester Railway, 1831, (1945). Steam locomotives on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway (L&MR)

Background imageSocial History Collection: Queen Elizabeth Dancing with the Earl of Leicester, 1581, (1942). Creator: Unknown

Queen Elizabeth Dancing with the Earl of Leicester, 1581, (1942). Creator: Unknown
Queen Elizabeth Dancing with the Earl of Leicester, 1581, (1942). 16th century scene: Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester dance the volta as musicians play stringed instruments

Background imageSocial History Collection: The Garden of Eden, 1629, (1944). Creator: Unknown

The Garden of Eden, 1629, (1944). Creator: Unknown
The Garden of Eden, 1629, (1944). Adam and Eve are dwarfed by large flowers and plants, with a river, fruit trees, and the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary behind

Background imageSocial History Collection: A Young Fisherman in Stapleton Glen, early-mid 19th century, (1946). Creator: Francis Danby

A Young Fisherman in Stapleton Glen, early-mid 19th century, (1946). Creator: Francis Danby
A Young Fisherman in Stapleton Glen, early-mid 19th century, (1946). Boy fishing at Stapleton near Bristol. Painting in Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol

Background imageSocial History Collection: Nasturtium, c1930s? (1946). Creator: Vere Temple

Nasturtium, c1930s? (1946). Creator: Vere Temple
Nasturtium, c1930s? (1946). Botanical illustration showing flowers, leaves and a feather. From " British Garden Flowers", by George M. Taylor. [Collins, London, 1946]

Background imageSocial History Collection: The death of Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1066, (1944). Creator: Unknown

The death of Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1066, (1944). Creator: Unknown
The death of Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1066, (1944). The Latin reads: Harold Rex Interfectus Est - King Harold is killed

Background imageSocial History Collection: Prince Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, playing the cello at Kew Palace, c1733-1750, (1942)

Prince Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, playing the cello at Kew Palace, c1733-1750, (1942). Portrait of Frederick Louis (1707-1751) accompanied by his sisters Anne (1709-1759)

Background imageSocial History Collection: Poster showing types of British and German aircraft, 1915, (1944). Creator: Unknown

Poster showing types of British and German aircraft, 1915, (1944). Creator: Unknown
Poster showing types of British and German aircraft, First World War, 1915, (1944). Chart produced by the British goverment showing outlines of aircraft for identification: Public Warning

Background imageSocial History Collection: Lord Byron as a Boy, 1799, (1943). Creator: Thomas Lawrence

Lord Byron as a Boy, 1799, (1943). Creator: Thomas Lawrence
Lord Byron as a Boy, 1799, (1943). Portrait of a child, possibly British poet George Gordon Byron (1788-1824). From " The English Bible", by Sir Herbert Grierson. [Collins, London, 1943]

Background imageSocial History Collection: Sir Martin Frobisher, late 16th century, (1946). Creator: Cornelius Ketel

Sir Martin Frobisher, late 16th century, (1946). Creator: Cornelius Ketel
Sir Martin Frobisher, late 16th century, (1946). Portrait of Martin Frobisher (c1535-1594), English navigator, explorer and privateer who made three voyages to the New World in search of

Background imageSocial History Collection: The Coronation Dinner of James II in Westminster Hall, 1685, (1947). Creator: Samuel Moore

The Coronation Dinner of James II in Westminster Hall, 1685, (1947). Creator: Samuel Moore
The Coronation Dinner of James II in Westminster Hall, 1685, (1947). Banquet held in Westminster Hall at the Palace of Westminster in London, to celebrate the coronation of King James II

Background imageSocial History Collection: Cricket as Played in the Artillery Ground, London, 1785, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Cricket as Played in the Artillery Ground, London, 1785, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Cricket as Played in the Artillery Ground, London, 1785, (1947). A game of cricket being played at Finsbury (now in north London)

Background imageSocial History Collection: A Meeting of the Four-In-Hand Club, Hyde Park, London, c1838, (1947)

A Meeting of the Four-In-Hand Club, Hyde Park, London, c1838, (1947). A four-in-hand, or coach-and-four, was a coach with four horses. Aquatint in the Guildhall Art Gallery, London

Background imageSocial History Collection: Map of Chertsey Abbey, 1432, (1944). Creator: Unknown

Map of Chertsey Abbey, 1432, (1944). Creator: Unknown
Map of Chertsey Abbey, 1432, (1944). Plan of Chertsey Abbey and estate in Surrey, showing the Benedictine monastery, Oxlake Mill, bridge over the river Thames, the village of Laleham

Background imageSocial History Collection: Hereford World Map, c. 1280, 1944. Creator: Richard de Bello

Hereford World Map, c. 1280, 1944. Creator: Richard de Bello
Hereford World Map, c.1280, (1944). Detail showing the Mediterranean coast and the Nile Delta in northern Egypt. The lighthouse at Alexandria, complete with flames

Background imageSocial History Collection: Phillips Auto Mignon in - car record player circa 1962. Creator: Unknown

Phillips Auto Mignon in - car record player circa 1962. Creator: Unknown
Phillips Auto Mignon in - car record player circa 1962

Background imageSocial History Collection: Female model in bikini at 1976 Motor Show, Earls Court. Creator: Unknown

Female model in bikini at 1976 Motor Show, Earls Court. Creator: Unknown
Female model in bikini at 1976 Motor Show, Earls Court

Background imageSocial History Collection: Grace Darling and her Father Saving the Shipwrecked Crew, September 8th, 1838, (1942)

Grace Darling and her Father Saving the Shipwrecked Crew, September 8th, 1838, (1942). In 1838 Grace Darling and her father William Darling, a local lighthouse keeper

Background imageSocial History Collection: Lady Hester Stanhope in Oriental Dress, early 19th century?, (1942). Creator: David Wilkie

Lady Hester Stanhope in Oriental Dress, early 19th century?, (1942). Creator: David Wilkie
Lady Hester Stanhope in Oriental Dress, early 19th century?, (1942). Portrait of Hester Lucy Stanhope (1776-1839), British socialite, adventurer and traveller. A sketch made in 1841

Background imageSocial History Collection: The Atmospheric Railway at Dawlish, 1847, (1945). Creator: Unknown

The Atmospheric Railway at Dawlish, 1847, (1945). Creator: Unknown
The Atmospheric Railway at Dawlish, 1847, (1945). Railway line running along the sea front in the town of Dawlish on the south coast of Devon

Background imageSocial History Collection: A Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Creator: Unknown

A Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Creator: Unknown
A Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Man smoking a pipe, and a Blenkinsop steam locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, West Yorkshire

Background imageSocial History Collection: Olive Mount Cutting on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831, (1945). Creator

Olive Mount Cutting on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831, (1945). Creator
Olive Mount Cutting on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831, (1945). Steam locomotive in the 2-mile sandstone railway cutting which opened in 1830

Background imageSocial History Collection: The Excursion Train Galop, sheet music cover, c1860, (1945). Creator: Unknown

The Excursion Train Galop, sheet music cover, c1860, (1945). Creator: Unknown
" The Excursion Train Galop", sheet music cover, c1860, (1945). Third Class Travel, c. 1845 : railway passengers in open-air carriages, cover to a piece of music composed by Frank Musgrave

Background imageSocial History Collection: Map of England, with principal towns and cities, 1943. Creator: F Nichols

Map of England, with principal towns and cities, 1943. Creator: F Nichols
Map of England, with principal towns and cities, 1943. Places Mentioned in the Text. From " English Cities and Small Towns", by John Betjeman. [Collins, London, 1943]

Background imageSocial History Collection: Plan of Canterbury in the Sixteenth Century, (1943). Creator: Frans Hogenberg

Plan of Canterbury in the Sixteenth Century, (1943). Creator: Frans Hogenberg
Plan of Canterbury in the Sixteenth Century, (1943). Map of the walled city of Cantuarbury in Kent, originally published c1580 by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenburg

Background imageSocial History Collection: Views and crafts of Buckinghamshire, Womens Institute banner design, 1937, (1943)

Views and crafts of Buckinghamshire, Womens Institute banner design, 1937, (1943). Page painted by a member of a Buckinghamshire Womens Institute

Background imageSocial History Collection: A Kings Scout Taking to Boy Scouts from Gibraltar, London 1941, (1944). Creator: Unknown

A Kings Scout Taking to Boy Scouts from Gibraltar, London 1941, (1944). Creator: Unknown
A Kings Scout Taking to Boy Scouts from Gibraltar, London 1941, (1944). The Scouting movement was founded by Robert Baden-Powell in 1908. From " Boy Scouts, by E. E. Reynolds

Background imageSocial History Collection: Liverpool in 1846, (1942). Creator: J McGahey

Liverpool in 1846, (1942). Creator: J McGahey
Liverpool in 1846, (1942). The busy port of Liverpool seen from Upper Transmere, Cheshire. From " British Ports and Harbours, by Leo Walmsley. [Collins, London, 1942]

Background imageSocial History Collection: The Painters Daughters with a Cat, c1760, (1944). Creator: Thomas Gainsborough

The Painters Daughters with a Cat, c1760, (1944). Creator: Thomas Gainsborough
The Painters Daughters with a Cat, c1760, (1944). Unfinished portrait of the artist Thomas Gainsboroughs daughters Mary (1750-1826) and Margaret (c1751-1820)



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