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St. Mary-le-Bow after the first blitz. It is now destroyed, 1941. Artist: Cecil BeatonSt. Mary-le-Bow after the first blitz. It is now destroyed, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]
Preston, from the West, c1900. Artist: Arthur WinterPreston, from the West, c1900. Preston is a city and the administrative centre of Lancashire, England. On the north bank of the River Ribble. From Sights and Scenes in England and Wales
Sandringham House, c1890. After a photograph of T. Smith & Son. From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI. by John Cassell. [A. W. Cowan, Cassell & Company Limited, London, Paris, Melbourne, c1890]
Droit Office & Pier, 1820. Artist: John ShuryDroit Office & Pier, 1820. Margate is a seaside town in the district of Thanet in Kent. The towns history is tied closely to the sea and it has a proud maritime tradition
Cromwells House, Highgate, 1890. From Picturesque London, by Percy Fitzgerald. [Ward & Downey, London, 1890]
Yanwath Hall, Westmoreland, 1814. Artist: John GreigYanwath Hall, Westmoreland, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]
Horses in a Stable, 1791. Artist: George MorlandHorses in a Stable, 1791. Painting held at the Victoria And Albert Museum, London. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXII. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1928]
Dr. Lettsoms House, Camberwell, c1805, (1912). Artists: Unknown, George Samuel ElgoodDr. Lettsoms House, Camberwell, c1805, (1912). A view of Grove Hill, Camberwell, the residence of the physician and philanthropist John Coakley Lettsom (1744-1815)
Sunlight, 19th century. Artists: James Clark, Ralph NevillSunlight, 19th century. From The Studio Volume 14 by Ralph Nevill. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1898]
Master Henry Hoare (1784-1836), as a Boy, Gardening, 1883 (1906). Artist: Charles WilkinsonMaster Henry Hoare (1784-1836), as a Boy, Gardening, 1883. A stippled engraving by Charles Wilkin (1750-1814) after an original painting by Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792). From The Connoisseur, VOL
Wheelbarrow transportation at the boat landing, Tientsin (Tianjin), China, 1901. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodWheelbarrow transportation at the boat landing, Tientsin (Tianjin), China, 1901. Stereoscopic card. Detail
Conveying salt to the interior by wheelbarrow train, China, 1907. Artist: Keystone View CompanyConveying salt to the interior by wheelbarrow train, China, 1907. Stereoscopic card. Detail
Cartoon of Managing Director William E Bullock, Singer & Company Ltd?Cartoon of William E Bullock, Managing Director of Singer & Company Ltd, c1930s(?). Bullock became chairman of the car manufacturing company in 1933 but left three years later after merger talks with
Men with wheelbarrows, Vietnam(?), 20th century
Street scene, Yarkand, c1890. Central Asian peoples in the Chinese town of Shache, also known as Yarkand. Illustration from The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, Division XIII
Primitive methods in the worlds richest tin district, Taiping, China, 1936. Artist: Ewing GallowayPrimitive methods in the worlds richest tin district, Taiping, China, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)
Whaling Ships at Kingston On Hull, c1780. Artist: BF LiezelWhaling Ships at Kingston On Hull, c1780. From Old Ship Prints by E. Keble Chatterton. [John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London & New York, 1927]
A View of the Manor House at Charlton, built by Sir Adam Newton. View of Charlton House, a Jacobean manor house built in 1607-1612 for Sir Adam Newton, Dean of Durham and tutor to Prince Henry
A street in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, 1924-1926. Artist: Thomas KentA street in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, 1924-1926. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume III, 1924-1926
Richs Glory: or his triumphant entry in Covent Garden, 1732. Artist: William HogarthRichs Glory: or his triumphant entry in Covent Garden, 1732. A procession marking John Richs entry into Covent Garden. On the right a carriage is being pulled by satyrs
Brick machines, 19th century. Bradley and Cravens brick machine and Claytons brick machine
Les Savoyards, 1818. Artist: George CruikshankLes Savoyards, 1818
Dogcart, Antwerp, 1898. Artist: James BatkinDogcart, Antwerp, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)
A Bushmans Home, Australia, 1886. Artist: William Thomas SmedleyA Bushmans Home, Australia, 1886. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol II, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell
The Inside of the Stable, 1791, (1912). Artist: George MorlandThe Inside of the Stable, 1791, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)
A British soldier helping a woman return to her village, France, 1918A British soldier helping a woman return to her village between Le Cateau and Cambrai, France, 1918. The Allied advance of the summer and autumn of 1918 allowed people to return to their homes
New Potatoes, Middlesex Hospital, London, 1805. A copper plate representing the itinerant traders of London, from Modern London; Being the History and Present State of the British Metropolis
Cherries, St Jamess Palace, London, 1805. A copper plate representing the itinerant traders of London, from Modern London; Being the History and Present State of the British Metropolis
Cats and Dogs Meat!, Bethlem Hospital, London, 1805. A copper plate representing the itinerant traders of London, from Modern London; Being the History and Present State of the British Metropolis
Baking or Boiling Apples, Stratford Place, London, 1805. A copper plate representing the itinerant traders of London, from Modern London; Being the History
Gloucester, England, 19th century. Artist: W MossmanGloucester, England, 19th century. View of the cathedral in the inland port of Gloucester which is connected by a deepwater canal to docks on the Severn estuary
Prisoners at work, Sakhalin, Russia, 1890s. Artist: Innokenty Ignatievich PavlovskyPrisoners at work, Sakhalin, Russia, 1890s. A large island off the Pacific coast of Siberia, Sakhalin became the site of prison labour camps known as katorga from 1857
Louis Mountbatten wheels his cousin, the Prince of Wales, at a gymkhana in Malta, 1936Lord Louis Mountbatten wheels his cousin, the Prince of Wales, at a gymkhana in Malta, c1930s. The future King Edward VIII enjoys a ride
Mineralogy, extracting sulphur from pyrites, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777
Modes of transport in Japan, wheelbarrow, 19th century. French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection
St Augustines Parade, Bristol, c1810. Artist: Samuel JacksonSt Augustines Parade, Bristol, c1810
French refugees returning home after the fall of France to the Germans, Paris, July 1940
French soldiers at an army cinema, France, 1940
Knife grinder, 1808. Artist: William Henry PyneKnife grinder, 1808. An itinerant knife grinder using a treadle to turn his grindstone mounted on a barrow. His dog lies patiently at front right
Building a Chappe telegraph station, c1793, (c1870). Claude Chappes (1763-1805) optical telegraph station used a system of rope
The Last of the Coaches, c1840. The Royal Mail coach service, begun in the 1780s, flourished until the coming of the railways in 1830
Residence of John Coakley Lettsom, Camberwell, London, 1817. Lettsom (1744-1815) was a successful English Quaker physician and philanthropist. From Walks Through London by David Hughson
John Bennett Lawes, English agriculturalist, 1882. Artist: Edward Linley SambourneJohn Bennett Lawes, English agriculturalist, 1882. Lawes (1814-1900) began experimental farming on his estate at Rothamstead, Hertfordshire
Laying a Macadam road surface and compacting it with a steam road roller, Paris, c1900. Workmen are wearing wooden shoes (sabots). Liebig trade card
The Railway at Balaklava, 1855-1856. Artist: William SimpsonThe Railway at Balaklava, 1855-1856. Unloading supplies from shipping in Balaklava harbour, Crimea. From Illustrations of the War in the East by William Simpson. (London, 1855-1856)
Brick Maker, 1808. Artist: William Henry PyneBrick Maker, 1808. A woman with a handcart goes to get clay; a man dumps his clay into a stirring mechanism which mixes the clay before it is shaped into bricks
General view of an Alum works in the Whitby area, Yorkshire, 1814. Artist: Havell & SonGeneral view of an Alum works in the Whitby area, Yorkshire, 1814. Steeping crumbled ore in water in pits to dissolve out salts which will be processed to produce alum
Stamp for breaking copper cupellation cakes for further refining, 1556. Powered by a water wheel through a drive shaft. From De re metallica by Georgius Agricola. (Basel, 1556)