Letter from Captain Robert to Captain Scott
A letter from Captain Robert of Lemington Spa to Captain Scott about social life in Leamington and his estate in Whitnash. 24th February 1846.
Letter from George Henry Waller to his brother, Adolphus (pages 1 and 4)
A letter written by George Henry Waller to his younger brother, Adolphus. George, who is serving in the Crimean War, wrote the letter whilst at the Palace Hospital, Scutari, recovering from a fever.
He ...
Letter from George Henry Waller to his father, Thomas, describing a battle in the Crimea (pages 1 and 4)
Letter from George Henry Waller to his father, Thomas Wathen Waller. George is serving as an officer in the Crimean War and is currently at the 'Camp before Sebastopol'.
He includes an account of the ...
Letter from George Henry Waller to his father, Thomas, describing conditions in the Crimea (pages 1 and 4)
A letter sent by George Henry Waller to his father, Thomas Wathen Waller, in which he describes life in the Crimea where he is serving as a young officer.
He mentions his duties and being under fire, ...
Letter from George Henry Waller to his mother, Lady Catherine Waller (pages 1 and 4)
A letter written by young officer, George Henry Waller, from his barracks at Winchester and sent to his mother.
He includes descriptions of his daily life and a hand drawn plan of his room.
Letter from Miss Margaret Wear to Lady Catherine Waller (pages 1 and 4)
A letter written by Miss Margaret Wear whilst nursing in the Crimea and sent to Lady Catherine Waller. The letter, sent from Balaklava, contains news of Lady Waller's son, Lieutenant George Henry Waller, ...
Letter from the Ministry of Pensions
A letter from the Ministry of Pensions, acknowledging receipt of a certificate (presumably a death certificate) and recording of its return, 1918. The letter was sent to the widow of Private Henry Harold ...
Letter sent by George Henry Waller to his father, Thomas Wathen Waller (pages 1 and 4)
A letter sent by George Henry Waller to his father, Thomas Wathen Waller. George is serving in the Crimean War and has been suffering from a fever, so is recovering at Therapia.
He describes it as ...
Lillington. Bomb damage to houses
Bomb damaged houses in Lillington. 1940
Lillington. Lonsdale Road, bomb damage
Bomb damage in Lonsdale Road, Lillington. 16th November 1940
Lillington. Lonsdale Road, bomb damage
Bomb damage in Lonsdale Road, Lillington. 1940
Lillington. Telford Avenue, bomb damage
Family salvaging possessions after bomb damage in Telford Avenue, Lillington. 14th November 1940
Long Itchington. Green
Group of Royal Artillery with guns and gun-carriage, an armed sentry with children looking on, Long Itchington. 1914-18
Long Itchington. Soldiers with mules
Two soldiers (Greaves and Morris snr.) with four mules, a small boy on the back of one of them in front of a house, Long Itchington. 1917
Lord Mayor of Coventry with Troops
The Lord Mayor of Coventry Alick Hill shaking hands with a soldier in front of a group of soldiers.
Lord Willoughby De Broke Accepting the Freedom Of Leamington Spa
Black and white photograph, Leamington Spa, c.1950-1951. Lord Willoughby De Broke accepts the Freedom of the Leamington Spa Borough on behalf of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. This photograph was produced ...
Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando Furioso, 1634 - Ariodante and Dalinda, illustration pl.V, p.31.
Illustration for the story on which Shakespeare based a comedy sub-plot.
The tale of Ariodante, and Ginevra impersonated by Dalinda is the subject of a fine engraving in the 1634 edition of Harington's ...
Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando Furioso, 1634 - shipwreck illustration , pl. XLI, p. 341
Shipwrecks and storms at sea were often in the news in Shakespeare's London.
The storms of the Mediterranean sea were notorious. Shakespeare included them in his plays of The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth ...