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Southam. Warwickshire Hounds

Meet of Warwickshire Hounds at the north end of Market Hill, opposite Archer's chemist; shows three members of the hunt, two on horseback, being watched by a small crowd. c.1938

Spear

A Haussa spear made from a long, flexible, dark wooden pole with natural ridges. The pole fits into an iron socket on the short triangular head which has barbed points for catching fish.

Spear

A Haussa spear made from a long, flexible, dark wooden pole with natural ridges. The pole fits into an iron socket on the spearhead, which has barbed points for catching fish.

Spear

A Haussa spear made from a long, flexible, dark wooden pole with natural ridges. The pole fits into an iron socket on the spearhead, which has barbed points for catching fish.

Spear

A Haussa spear made from a long, flexible, dark wooden pole with natural ridges. The pole fits into an iron socket on the spearhead, which has barbed points for catching fish. The spear's shaft is incomplete....

Stoneleigh. Hunt meet

Riders, horses and hounds on road surrounded by countryside, possibly the drive to Stoneleigh Abbey. Horse-drawn carriage in distance. 1900s

Stoneleigh. Stoneleigh Abbey, hunt meet

Outside Stoneleigh Abbey. Meet of North Warwickshire Hunt, with riders, horses and carriages waiting for the hounds to arrive. 1900s

Sutton under Brailes. Hunt meet

Meet of the Warwickshire Hounds at Sutton under Brailes. 1910s

Sutton under Brailes. Hunt meet

Meet of the Warwickshire Hounds at Sutton under Brailes. 1910s

Swan floating decoy

This is a decoy model of a swan make of cork, wood and lead. It would have been purely decorative, as swans were protected by the time this model was made. It is signed, R. Madison Mitchell and dated ...

Swan floating decoy

This is a decoy model of a swan make of cork, wood and lead. It would have been purely decorative, as swans were protected by the time this model was made. It is signed, R. Madison Mitchell and dated ...

Tanworth in Arden. Umberslade Hunt

Hunt meet in Umberslade Park, Tanworth-in-Arden. 1910s

The Champion Ratcatcher

This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the sport of rat catching and was painted by an artist of the English School about 1840. In 1849, when rat catching became illegal in Britain, the sport known ...

The Cock Fight

This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a cock fight. Although cock fighting was made illegal in 1849, fights continued, particularly in remote places. This painting suggests the universiality of ...

The Cock Fight - detail of policeman

This is a detail of the policeman in the top right corner of an oil painting on canvas depicting a cock fight. Although cock fighting was made illegal in 1849, fights continued, particularly in remote ...

The Earth Stopper

This is a mixed media work by an unknown artist dating from about 1840. It depicts an earth stopper who stops us a fox's earth the evening before a hunt, confronted by a sweep. A cutting stuck on the ...

The Earth Stopper

This is the detail of the earth stopper from a mixed media work dating from about 1840. It may have been by George Smart, but is not signed. An earth stopper would stop us a fox's earth the evening before ...

The Greyhound

This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a greyhound, painted by W. H. Ruggles in 1837, as it says in an inscription in the bottom left corner. Framed size Height 534mm, Width 637mm, Depth 43mm