Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg, Londinium, c.1572 - detail -The Tower of London.
The Tower of London in Shakespeare's time.
The fortress on the banks of the tidal river Thames was a royal palace, and a prison stronghold. It also housed the royal armoury and a public menagerie. ...
Gold polyhedral socketed terminal (‘bobble’)
We do not know what this bobble was once attached to, perhaps a cloak pin. A lot of work went into making this bobble, so it must have belonged to somebody rich.
Acquired with the assistance of the ...
Grave Goods
The grave goods from a female burial.
From left to right:
An iron knife with an bronze ferrule (strengthening ring) between the blade and the tang (point) that was inserted into the handle. 95mm ...
Grave Goods
Collection of metal objects including two small, matching, bronze square-headed brooches and a gilded pendant (right).
6th Century A.D.
1922/23 excavations (Grave 187)
Grave Goods - detail
The grave goods from a female burial.
From left to right:
An iron knife with an bronze ferrule (strengthening ring) between the blade and the tang (point) that was inserted into the handle. 95mm ...
Grave Goods - rings
The grave goods from a female burial.
Finger bones and three spiral finger rings of silver (20mm diameter). Two of them were found still encircling the finger bones.
6th Century A.D.
1922/23 excavations ...
Great Pyramid and Sphinx, Egypt
A sepia photograph of the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx, with men and camels in the foreground. 200mm x 270mm
Great Square - Headed Gilt Brooch
A fine, gilded bronze brooch, elaborately decorated with interlaced patterns and stylised faces. The rounded terminal at the base of the brooch bears the eyes and forehead of a human face. Such impressive ...
Group photograph featuring the 4th and 5th Earls and Countesses of Warwick
A group photograph, taken around 1890.
Fifth from the left is George, 4th Earl of Warwick. Sixth is Anne (4th Countess). Second from the right is Frances Evelyn, the future 5th Countess. Francis, the ...
Group portrait at Warwick Castle
A group photograph at Warwick Castle, taken at the foot of the Great Hall steps on 21 June 1892. Frances Evelyn Brooke, the future Countess, is second from the right.
Halt at the Ruin
Nicholaes Bergham or Berchem (Manner of) (1620-1683) Halt at the Ruin Oil on canvas 622mm x 745mm Berchem, the son of the Dutch still-life painter Pieter Claesz, specialised in Italianate pastoral scenes, ...
Handle
Two earthenware glazed skillet handles and one earthenware glazed jug handle which are from Manor Pit, Highland Road, Lillington. They were excavated from near the surface of a sand and gravel pit and ...
Harbury. Quarry, Ichthyosaur fossil
Harbury quarry showing fossil of Ichthyosaur discovered there. 1928
[Specimen now in the Natural History Museum, London. A similar one can be seen at the Warwickshire Museum, Market Hall, Warwick].
[The ...
Hartshill. Castle
Remains of Hartshill Castle. 1800s
Hartshill. Castle
Hartshill Castle. A 16th century building with Norman motte covered with trees on the right. 1927
Hartshill. Castle
Hartshill Castle from the North East. 1785.
Drawn by J. Adkins and engraved by F. Cary.
Henley in Arden. Market cross
Market Cross and corner shop, High Street, Henley in Arden. 1890s [It has been suggested that this photograph is dated post 1894.]
Henley in Arden. Market Cross
The market cross, Henley in Arden. 1920s [I have this postcard in my possession, I have dated it between 1933 and 1937]