William Collins Collection (page 4)

Cannon Street Station, c. 1900, (1945). Creator: Marcus
Cannon Street Station, c. 1900, (1945). Busy scene at a London railway station. In the foreground a child sits on a trunk waiting to be moved with a porters trolley

Mind Your Points, 1867, (1945). Creator: Unknown
" Mind Your Points", 1867, (1945). Railway worker operating a set of points, a mechanical installation enabling trains to be guided from one track to another, such as at a junction

George Stephenson, c1849, (1945). Creator: Unknown
George Stephenson, c1849, (1945). Portrait of George Stephenson (1781-1848), English mechanical engineer and inventor of the railway engine. After a painting of 1849

Richard Trevithick, c1816, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Richard Trevithick, c1816, (1945). Portrait of English engineer and inventor Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) who designed the first locomotive to run on rails

Queenstown Bridge, Swindon, 1885, (1943). Creator: G. Puckey
Queenstown Bridge, Swindon, 1885, (1943). View of bridge over the Wilshire & Berkshire Canal at Swindon in Wiltshire. From " English Cities and Small Towns", by John Betjeman

Lace Manufactory, Tiverton, c1836, (1943). Creator: Unknown
Lace Manufactory, Tiverton, c1836, (1943). Heathcoats Lace Manufactory at Tiverton in Devon, opened in 1816. From " English Cities and Small Towns", by John Betjeman. [Collins, London, 1943]

West Prospect of Oxford, 19th century, (1943). Creator: William Turner
West Prospect of Oxford, 19th century, (1943). Boats on the Isis at Oxford. From " English Cities and Small Towns", by John Betjeman. [Collins, London, 1943]

The Semaphore, Portsmouth, (1943). Creator: Unknown
The Semaphore, Portsmouth, (1943). Building constructed in the early 19th century in the town of Portsmouth. It was one of a network of such towers used in an optical telegraph system

View of Dawlish from the West Cliff, 1817, (1943). Creator: Joseph Constantine Stadler
View of Dawlish from the West Cliff, 1817, (1943). The town of Dawlish on the south coast of Devon. From " English Cities and Small Towns", by John Betjeman. [Collins, London, 1943]

View of Manchester from Higher Broughton, 1835, (1943). Creator: William Wyld
View of Manchester from Higher Broughton, 1835, (1943). Rural scene with smoking chimneys on the horizon. Painting also known as Manchester from the Cliff, Higher Broughton, in the City Art Gallery

View of York, 1756, (1943). Creator: Charles Grignion
View of York, 1756, (1943). Smartly dressed people promenading along the riverbank in York, north Yorkshire. After Prospect of a Noble Terras Walk in the city of York

Thrift rug, 1943. Creator: Unknown
Thrift rug, 1943. Made from vegetable dyed woollen scraps by a member of a Shropshire Institute. Woven rug made from recycled materials during the Second World War

Evacuee Play Centre, c1943. Creator: Elise Dalton Hewland
Evacuee Play Centre, c1943. Evacuated children at a nursery during the Second World War. From " Womens Institutes, by Cicely McCall. [Collins, London, 1943]

Patchwork quilt, 1943. Creator: Unknown
Patchwork quilt, 1943. Made by a member of a Yorkshire Institute. The Womens Institute (WI) was formed in Britain 1915 to revitalise rural communities

Evacuees growing cabbages, 1940, (1943). Creator: Leila Faithfull
Evacuees growing cabbages, 1940, (1943). Evacuated British children growing vegetables during the Second World War. Painting in the Imperial War Museum, London

An International Moot in Scotland, 1944. Creator: Unknown
An International Moot in Scotland, 1944. Rover Scouts from Egypt, Rhodesia, England, Scotland, Armenia, Irak, Norway and Australia

Scouts Practising Pioneering, 1944. Creator: Unknown
Scouts Practising Pioneering, 1944. Boy scouts taking part in outdoor activities. The Scouting movement was founded by Robert Baden-Powell in 1908. From " Boy Scouts, by E. E. Reynolds

Studying Tonights Menu, (1944). Creator: Robert Baden-Powell
Studying Tonights Menu, (1944). Animals of the African Veldt: lions watching zebra and wildebeest. From " Boy Scouts, by E. E. Reynolds. [Collins, London, 1944]

Greenock, c1840, (1942). Creator: Unknown
Greenock, c1840, (1942). The Custom House and steamships on the River Clyde at Greenock in Scotland. The Custom House was completed in 1818. From " British Ports and Harbours, by Leo Walmsley

Leith Harbour, c1840, (1942). Creator: Unknown
Leith Harbour, c1840, (1942). Steamers and sailing ships in the port of Leith on the coast of the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland. From " British Ports and Harbours, by Leo Walmsley

Bristol Harbour, mid 19th century, (1942). Creator: James Baker Pyne
Bristol Harbour, mid 19th century, (1942). Shipping at the port of Bristol in the west of England. From " British Ports and Harbours, by Leo Walmsley. [Collins, London, 1942]

Falmouth Harbour, c1840, (1942). Creator: Newman & Co
Falmouth Harbour, c1840, (1942). Ships in the natural harbour at Falmouth on the River Fal in Cornwall. From " British Ports and Harbours, by Leo Walmsley. [Collins, London, 1942]

A Sea Scout, 1944. Creator: Unknown
A Sea Scout, 1944. The Scouting movement was founded by Robert Baden-Powell in 1908. A reference to Sea Scouts appears as early as July 1909. From " Boy Scouts, by E. E. Reynolds

High tide below the Battery, Portsmouth Harbour, 1846, (1942). Creator: John Lynn
High tide below the Battery, Portsmouth Harbour, 1846, (1942). Cannon pointing out to sea and flags flying from the Semaphore Tower at the fortified harbour of Portsmouth on the south coast of

The West Prospect of His Majestys Dock-Yard, at Chatham, 1738, (1942). Creators: Samuel Buck
The West Prospect of His Majestys Dock-Yard, at Chatham, 1738, (1942). View of the Royal Navy Dockyard on the River Medway at Chatham on the Kent coast

Watermill, early-mid 19th century, (1947). Creator: James Stark
Watermill, early-mid 19th century, (1947). Watermills on the banks of a river. From " British Windmills and Watermills, by C. P. Skilton. [Collins, London, 1947]

The South Prospect of Dover, in the County of Kent, 1749, (1942). Creators: Samuel Buck
The South Prospect of Dover, in the County of Kent, 1749, (1942). Sailing ships off the coast, with the town of Dover, the castle and the White Cliffs

Mill Bridge and Waterfall, early-mid 19th century, (1947). Creator: Andrew Hunt
Mill Bridge and Waterfall, early-mid 19th century, (1947). Watermill on the banks of a river. From " British Windmills and Watermills, by C. P. Skilton. [Collins, London, 1947]

Draining Mill, Lincolnshire, 1810, (1947). Creator: John Sell Cotman
Draining Mill, Lincolnshire, 1810, (1947). Wooden pumping windmill beside a dyke in the Fens. Picture in the British Museum, London. From " British Windmills and Watermills, by C. P. Skilton

Mrs Paine and her Daughters, c1767, (1942). Creator: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Mrs Paine and her Daughters, c1767, (1942). Portrait of Charlotte Beaumont, (died 1766), wife of architect James Paine, and her daughters Charlotte Paine (1751-1814), who married St John Charlton

Green Woodpecker, 1852, (1942). Creators: Francis Orpen Morris, Richard Alington
Green Woodpecker, 1852, (1942). From " History of British Birds" by Francis Orpen Morris. Published in " The Birds of Britain, by James Fisher. [Collins, London, 1942]

Black-Necked Grebe, c1795, (1942). Creator: Edward Donovan
Black-Necked Grebe, c1795, (1942). Water bird, from " Natural History of British Birds" by Edward Donovan. Published in " The Birds of Britain, by James Fisher. [Collins, London, 1942]

Windsor Castle: St. Georges Chapel, 1768, (1942). Creator: Paul Sandby
Windsor Castle: St. Georges Chapel, 1768, (1942). View of St Georges Chapel and entrance to Cloister. The high-medieval Gothic Chapel was originally founded in the 14th century

Ford Road and Rope Walk Showing the Windmill, near Folkestone, 1947. Creator: John Constable
Folkestone: Ford Road and the Ropewalk, 1833, (1947). A windmill in the Kent countryside. Picture in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. From " British Windmills and Watermills, by C. P. Skilton

A Military Camp in St. James Park During the Gordon Riots, 1780, c1783, (1944). Troops were stationed in St Jamess Park, Westminster, London, as a response to the Gordon Riots

Imaginary Flight of Hensons Ariel, 1843, (1944). Creator: Day & Haghe
Imaginary Flight of Hensons " Ariel", 1843, (1944). William Henson and John Stringfellows 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine

Chart showing windmills as landmarks on the north-east coast of England, 1588, (1947). Places marked include Hartlepool, Easington and Sunderland

Music Party at Wanstead House, c1740, (1942). Creator: Joseph Frans Nollekens
Music Party at Wanstead House, c1740, (1942). A group of people playing stringed instruments outside Wanstead House, a mansion in Redbridge, Essex. From " English Music, by W. J. Turner

A woman setting a post mill alight, c1340, (1947). Creator: Unknown
A woman setting a post mill alight, c1340, (1947). In the Middle Ages, grain could be brought to mills for grinding. Here, in the second in a pair of images, a woman is shown setting the mill alight

Glass vase and bowl designed by Keith Murray, c1946. Creator: Unknown
Glass vase and bowl designed by Keith Murray, c1946. Murray worked as a ceramics, glass and metalware designer for Wedgwood in the Staffordshire Potteries area of England, in the 1930s and 1940s

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, 1825, (1944). Creator: Thomas Lawrence
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, 1825, (1944). Portrait of Scottish lawyer and politician Henry Brougham (1778-1868) who defended Queen Caroline at her trial in 1820

Design for a cupboard and desk for Carlton House, 1787, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Design for a cupboard and desk for Carlton House, 1787, (1946). Furniture designs for Carlton House in London, the town residence of the Prince Regent, demolished in 1826

Early Victorian glass fountain with birds, mid 19th century, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Early Victorian glass fountain with birds, mid 19th century, (1946). From " English Glass, by W. B. Honey. [Collins, London, 1946]

Richard Robinson, Primate of Ireland, 1779, (1944). Creator: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Richard Robinson, Primate of Ireland, 1779, (1944). Portrait of English cleric Richard Robinson (1709-1794) who was made Archbishop of Armagh in 1765

The North Drawing-Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton, East Sussex, 1824, (1946). Creator: John Nash
The North Drawing-Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton, East Sussex, 1824, (1946). View of one of the drawing-rooms in the Pavilion, the Regency Indo-Saracenic seaside retreat of George, Prince of Wales

Dressing table in satinwood, 1804, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Dressing table in satinwood, 1804, (1946). From " The Cabinet Maker and Upholsterers Encyclopaedia" by furniture designer Thomas Sheraton

The Concert, c1650, (1944). Creator: Peter Lely
The Concert, c1650, (1944). Self portrait of the Dutch artist Peter Lely (1618-1680), long thought to be of a family group

Design for a sofa, 1777, (1946). Creator: Robert Adam
Design for a sofa, 1777, (1946). Drawing by architect Robert Adam, ideas for furniture design. From " British Furniture Makers, by John Gloag. [Collins, London, 1946]

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