Social History Collection (page 3)

Nailsea jug and flasks, late 18th-first half of the 19th century, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Nailsea jug and flasks, late 18th-first half of the 19th century, (1946). Jugs made from striped glass. The term Nailsea glass is often used to describe almost any glass item in this style

Commode designed by Robert Adam, 1770, (1946). Creator: Benedetto Pastorini
Commode designed by Robert Adam, 1770, (1946). Commode of Robert Adam in the Countess of Derbys Dressing Room, Osterley Park, stately home (west London)

F. H. Bradley, c1920?, (1943). Creator: Reginald Grenville Eves
F. H. Bradley, c1920?, (1943). Portrait of the British philosopher Francis Herbert Bradley (1846-1924). Painting at Merton College, University of Oxford

North View of Friar Bacons Study at Oxford, late 18th century, (1943). Creator
North View of Friar Bacons Study at Oxford, late 18th century, (1943). The tower to the left of Folly Bridge housed the study of Roger Bacon (c1214-1292), English experimental scientist

The Gore Family with George, third Earl Cowper, c1775, (1942). Creator: Johan Zoffany
The Gore Family with George, third Earl Cowper, c1775, (1942). Portrait of Englsih art collector and patron George Clavering-Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper (1738-1789), with Emilie Gore, Elizabeth Gore

A Service Station - Seaplanes, Second World War, (1944). Creator: Charles Cundall
A Service Station - Seaplanes, Second World War, (1944). British aircraft of the Royal Air Force at the coast. Painting in a private collection. From " Britain In The Air", by Nigel Tangye

Himalayan Balsam: Impatiens Glandulifera, 1840, (1944). Creator: Unknown
Himalayan Balsam: Impatiens Glandulifera, 1840, (1944). Botanical illustration from " Edwardss Botanical Register" edited by John Lindley

The Battle of Carberry Hill, 1567, c1742, (1944). Creator: George Vertue
The Battle of Carberry Hill, 1567, c1742, (1944). The Battle-Array of Carberry-hill near Edinburgh with the Surrender of Mary Queen of Scots to the Confederate Lords of Scotland

Scene in the Strand at Night, c1860, (1942). Creator: Willem de Famars Testas
Scene in the Strand at Night, c1860, (1942). Nightlife in one of Londons main streets: carriages and crowds of people outside brightly-lit establishments

Marlborough at the Battle of Oudenarde, 1708, (1944). Creator: Unknown
Marlborough at the Battle of Oudenarde, 1708, (1944). Tapestry depicting British military leader John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (on a white horse) at the Battle of Oudenarde

The Maritime Chariot Containing the Queen and Masquers, c1635, (1942). Creator: Inigo Jones
The Maritime Chariot Containing the Queen and Masquers, c1635, (1942). Sketch of costumes and setting for The temple of love, A masque

Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, c1785, (1942). Creators: Robert Pollard, Francis Jukes
Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, c1785, (1942). Vauxhall Gardens in south London was a pleasure ground open for public amusement, and filled with statues, landscaped walks, theatrical arches, a Rotunda

May Morning on Magdalen Tower, 1888-1890, (1942). Creator: William Holman Hunt
May Morning on Magdalen Tower, 1888-1890, (1942). Dawn on the first day of May: the choristers of Magdalen College, Oxford, are singing a hymn to the rising sun

An Aerodrome in 1918, (1944). Creator: Sir John Lavery
An Aerodrome in 1918, (1944). British biplanes in the air over an airfield during the First World War. From " Britain In The Air", by Nigel Tangye. [Collins, London, 1944]

A Fiery Spirit, 1613, (1942). Creator: Inigo Jones
A Fiery Spirit, 1613, (1942). Masque design for " The Lords Maske" written by the poet and musician Thomas Campion

The Bowling Green, late 18th century, (1941). Creator: Michael Angelo Rooker
The Bowling Green, late 18th century, (1941). A game of lawn bowls on Hurst Bowling Green in Berkshire. The first documented date for the Hurst Bowling Club is 1747

William Tyndale, (1943). Creator: Unknown
William Tyndale, (1943). Undated portrait of a man, previously believed to be English translator and martyr William Tyndale (c1494-1536). Tyndale set out to translate the Bible into common English

The Speakers Procession, 1884, (1947). Creator: Francis Wilfrid Lawson
The Speakers Procession, 1884, (1947). Members of Parliament inside the Palace of Westminster in London. The Speaker is Henry Bouverie William Brand

Grouse Shooting by the Southerner, 1841, (1946). Creator: Hunt
Grouse Shooting by the Southerner, 1841, (1946). A party of Englishmen take refreshment during a grouse shoot on the Scottish moors

Staircase in the Speakers House, 1947. Creator: Unknown
Staircase in the Speakers House, 1947. View of the interior of the Palace of Westminster in London. Speakers House is the official residence of the Speaker of the Commons

St. Fillans Games, 1845, (1946). Creator: Unknown
St. Fillans Games, 1845, (1946). Traditional highland games taking place near the village of St Fillans in Scotland. The St

Big Ben at Night, 1947. Creator: Unknown
Big Ben at Night, 1947. Floodlit view of the Clock Tower at the Palace of Westminster in London. The tower, designed in a neo-Gothic style by Augustus Pugin

William Pitt, the Younger, Addressing the Commons, 1793, (1947). Creator: Anton Hickel
William Pitt, the Younger, Addressing the Commons, 1793, (1947). Session of parliament in the Palace of Westminster, London. Prime Minister William Pitt is on his feet

The Taglioni Windsor Coach, c1837, (1941). Creator: Richard Gilson Reeve
The Taglioni Windsor Coach, c1837, (1941). A coach pulled by four horses travels through the English countryside, with male passengers riding on the outside

The Trial of the Earl of Strafford in Westminster Hall, 1641, 1947. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The Trial of the Earl of Strafford in Westminster Hall, 1641, (1947). Thomas Wentworth (1593-1641) was the leading adviser of King Charles I in the period leading up to the English Civil War

New Palace Yard and Entrance to Westminster Hall, 1947. Creator: T. Coney
New Palace Yard and Entrance to Westminster Hall, 1807, (1947). View of part of the Palace of Westminster in London. From " The House of Commons", by Martin Lindsay M.P

Five Brood Mares at the Duke of Cumberlands Stud Farm in Windsor Great Park, 1765, (1944). Thoroughbred horses on the Berkshire estate of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland

Aeneas Silvus Piccolomini at the Court of James I of Scotland, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Aeneas Silvus Piccolomini at the Court of James I of Scotland, (1946). In 1435, Italian cardinal Enea Silvio Piccolomini (1405-1464, later Pope Pius II) was sent on a secret mission to Scotland

A Famous Arabian Stallion, c1870s, (1944). Creator: Anne Blunt
A Famous Arabian Stallion, c1870s, (1944). Seyal of the Hamdani Simri strain by Champion Mesaoud out of Sobha by the unbeaten race-horse Wazir

Highland Chiefs in the Stewart and Gordon Tartans, 1831, (1946). Creator: Robert Havell
Highland Chiefs in the Stewart and Gordon Tartans, 1831, (1946). Full-length study of Scottish chieftans in traditional tartan kilts of the Stewart and Gordon clans

The Royal Barge on the River Thames, London, c1751, (1947). Creator: School of Samuel Scott
The Royal Barge on the River Thames, London, c1751, (1947). View Showing Westminster Bridge, the Palace [of Westminster] and [Westminster] Abbey

West Country Mails at the Gloucester Coffee House, Piccadilly, c1830, 1943). Creator: Unknown
West Country Mails at the Gloucester Coffee House, Piccadilly, c1830, 1943). Coaches carrying mail between London and counties in the south-west of England

Market Street, Aberdeen, 19th century, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Market Street, Aberdeen, 19th century, (1946). Street scene in the city of Aberdeen on the north coast of Scotland. From " Life Among the Scots", by Janet Adam Smith. [Collins, London, 1946]

St. Helier, Jersey, 1946. Creator: J Young
St. Helier, Jersey, 1946. Countryside near the town of St Helier, Channel Islands. From " Islands Round Britain", by R. M. Lockley. [Collins, London, 1946]

Cricket Match in Mary-Le-Bone Fields, 1748, (1947). Creator: Charles Grignion
Cricket Match in Mary-Le-Bone Fields, 1748, (1947). Men playing cricket at Marylebone Fields, (now part of the City of Westminster, London). This is the earliest known depiction of a cricket match

The Great Subscription Room at Brookss, St. Jamess Street, London, 1808, (1947)
The Great Subscription Room at Brooks s, St. Jamess Street, London, 1808, (1947). Interior of Brookss gentlemens club showing the segmental barrel vault ceiling

Map of the British Isles, 1946. Creator: Unknown
Map of the British Isles, 1946. Map of England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, Showing the Chief Places Mentioned in the Text, ie islands off the coast including Holy Island, the Farne Islands, Mersea

The Conservative Club, St. Jamess Street, London, c1840, (1947). Creator: Woods
The Conservative Club, St. Jamess Street, London, c1840, (1947). View of the Conservative Club, a gentlemens club which occupied premises in St Jamess Street until 1959

The Reform Club, Pall Mall, London, 1837, (1947). Creator: George Moore
The Reform Club, Pall Mall, London, 1837, (1947). View of the Reform Club, a private members club founded in 1836. It was the first gentlemans club to change its rules to include the admission of

The Isle of Anglesey, The Isle of Man and the Isle of Wight, 1650, (1946). Creator: Unknown
The Isle of Anglesey, The Isle of Man and the Isle of Wight, 1650, (1946). Three maps of islands off the coast of Britain

A Conversation of Virtuosis... at the Kings Arms, 1735, (1947). Creator: Gawen Hamilton
A Conversation of Virtuosis...at the Kings Arms, 1735, (1947). Group portrait of some of the leading British artists and architects of the 1730s who used to meet at the Kings Arms in New Bond Street

The Tulip and the Butterfly Appear in gayer Coats than I, 1832, (1947). Creator: Unknown
The Tulip and the Butterfly Appear in gayer Coats than I, 1832, (1947). Two children, one reading and the other wearing a sheer dress. Illustration to a hymn tilted Against Pride In Clothes

Golf, late 18th-early 19th century, (1941). Creator: Unknown
Golf, late 18th-early 19th century, (1941). A golfer takes aim. His caddy, wearing a tricorne hat, carries spare clubs. From " British Sport", by Eric Parker. [Collins, London, 1941]

Fordson tractor, with Land girl 1940 s. Creator: Unknown
Fordson tractor, with Land girl 1940 s

Gordon Lovett British Leyland dealership in Ealing circa 1979. Creator: Unknown
Gordon Lovett British Leyland dealership in Ealing circa 1979

Car Boot sale at Gang Warily, New Forest 2014. Creator: Unknown
Car Boot sale at Gang Warily, New Forest 2014

Esso garage at the end of petrol rationing 1950. Creator: Unknown
Esso garage at the end of petrol rationing 1950

The Tithe Question in Wales--A Distraint sale of Cattle, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Tithe Question in Wales--A Distraint sale of Cattle, 1890. From " The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

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