Warwick. East Gate and St Peter's Church
Warwick East Gate surmounted by St Peter's Church. 1870s
Warwick. West Gate
West Gate, Warwick showing old entrance gate to the town. 1900s
Balafon
Balafon from Sierra Leone, probably 1890s. The balafon is a percussion instrument which originated in the Mali empire in the 12th century and is now found across West Africa. A wooden frame supports 14 ...
Model Shoe
A wooden model of a woman's shoe carved from yew, with scratch engraved inlaid lead decoration and the date 1762 engraved on it. This is an example of wooden shoes and boxes made by French prisoners of ...
Withybrook. Village street
Withybrook showing a street with cottages. 1936
added 26/10/2022 information from feedback:
"This is at the top of Main Street Withybrook, entering the village from the direction of Bulkington. ...
Withybrook. Village street
An unidentified village street in Withybrook. 1930s
added 26/10/2022 information from feedback:
"This is Main Street Withybrook. The photograph would have been taken from adjacent to the Half Moon ...
Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute L'Europe
A hard backed book called Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute L'Europe (fourth edition, France, 1771). It contains hand coloured plates, engraved by Pieter Sluyter, of original drawing ...
Blue Bird
Frederick Cayley Robinson (18th August 1862 - 4th January 1927) Blue Bird, 1911 Watercolour, pencil and gouache on board 400mm x 325mm The Blue Bird Maurice Maeterlinck’s most famous and popular play, ...
Bastia, The Old Port
Beatrice Mary Seccombe-Leech(1880-1945)
Bastia, The Old Port
Watercolour on paper
220mm x 305mm
The painting depicts a scene at the port of Bastia in Corsica.
Queen Elizabeth II's Visit to Leamington Spa
A photograph by Roger Krume of Queen Elizabeth II standing next to the Mayor of Royal Leamington Spa on the balcony of the Town Hall. The Queen visited the town on 24 March 1988 to officially open the ...
Queen Elizabeth II's Visit to Leamington Spa
Queen Elizabeth II with the Mayor on The Parade outside Lloyds Bank in Royal Leamington Spa. The Queen visited the town on 24 March 1988 to officially open the Royal Priors shopping centre. The visit ...
Queen Elizabeth II's Visit to Leamington Spa
A photograph by Roger Krume of Queen Elizabeth II standing next to the Mayor of Royal Leamington Spa on the balcony of the Town Hall. The Queen visited the town on 24 March 1988 to officially open the ...
Leamington Spa. Parade and Town Hall
An early photograph of the Parade. 1885 - 1900
The Town Hall was built 1882-84.
Major Abiathar Hawkes
Mr Keynan (fl. 1803) Major Abiathar Hawkes, June 1803 Oil and pencil on ivory 81mm x 65mm A miniature portrait of Major Abiathar Hawkes, painted in Windsor in June 1803.
Barford. May Day revels
Barford Church of England schoolchildren in May Day dress with Sam Bennett, the well known Fiddler from Ilmington. 1912
[The children are dressed for Morris dancing, to perform the 'Bacca Pipes' Morris ...
Dunchurch. Cross and stocks
The square, with broken Cross and stocks, Dunchurch. Children sitting on steps of Cross with garlands. Postmarked 1904
Stratford upon Avon. Yorkshire Sword Dancers
Yorkshire sword dancers and spectators near old Memorial Theatre. Stratford upon Avon. Early 20th century.
[These dancers are possibly from the fishing village of Flamborough on the east coast of ...
Tredington. School May Day celebrations
Tredington Church of England school group photograph of children dressed up to celebrate May Day. 1932