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Background imageBritain Collection: St-Leonards-on-Sea

St-Leonards-on-Sea
Bathing machines shelter shy holidaymakers from prying eyes at St-Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, circa 1895. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBritain Collection: Captive Audience

Captive Audience
US evangelist Billy Graham addresses a crowd of football supporters at Stamford Bridge, London, during half-time at the match between Chelsea and Newcastle United

Background imageBritain Collection: Staffordshire Potteries

Staffordshire Potteries
Factories in the Staffordshire potteries, 2nd March 1946. Original publication : Picture Post - 3088 - Pottery : A Working Partys Problem - pub

Background imageBritain Collection: Northern Irish coastline with wide sandy beaches in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Northern Irish coastline with wide sandy beaches in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageBritain Collection: Summer view over Winchester Cathedral

Summer view over Winchester Cathedral, Winchester City, Hampshire County; England; Britain, UK

Background imageBritain Collection: Path through bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) forest, Ashridge, Hertfordshire, England

Path through bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) forest, Ashridge, Hertfordshire, England

Background imageBritain Collection: Edward As Freemason

Edward As Freemason
circa 1905: King Edward VII (1841 - 1910), who ascended the British throne in 1901. He is dressed as Grand Master of the Freemasons. (Photo by W. & D. Downey/Getty Images)

Background imageBritain Collection: Clouds Over Glencoe Village - Three Sisters - Scotland

Clouds Over Glencoe Village - Three Sisters - Scotland
Glencoe Village, on the southern bank of the River Coe where it enters Loch Leven in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands

Background imageBritain Collection: Bridge On the River Tamar

Bridge On the River Tamar
The Royal Albert Bridge, over the River Tamar at Saltash, Cornwall, 1869. Designed by British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it was completed in 1859. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBritain Collection: Cadgwith Cove, Cornwall, England

Cadgwith Cove, Cornwall, England

Background imageBritain Collection: Bournville Baths

Bournville Baths
The Girls Baths, a swimming pool complex on Bournville Lane, in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

Background imageBritain Collection: Bournville Swimming Baths

Bournville Swimming Baths
The mens swimming baths in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

Background imageBritain Collection: New Golden Arrow Loco

New Golden Arrow Loco
The locomotive William Shakespeare at Victoria Station, London, before entering service on the Golden Arrow route from London to Dover for the channel crossing, 11th October 1951

Background imageBritain Collection: The Rocket

The Rocket
English railway engineer George Stephensons locomotive Rocket comes in first at the trials competition held at Rainhill Bridge, 1829. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageBritain Collection: Derbyshire Railway

Derbyshire Railway
A steam train passes along the Buxton branch of the Midland Railway in Derbyshire, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBritain Collection: Bridge Over The Avon

Bridge Over The Avon
The Clifton suspension bridge, which spans the river Avon near Bristol, circa 1880. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it was completed in 1864. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBritain Collection: Rebecca Riots

Rebecca Riots
Welsh men dressed as women destroying a fence, which lists their grievances brought about by the economic recession, during the Rebecca Riots in Wales. Punch - Rebecca And Her Daughters - pub

Background imageBritain Collection: Dundees Royal Arch

Dundees Royal Arch
The late victorian Royal Arch in Dundee, Scotland, circa 1895. The arch was built in 1848 to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria four years previously, and demolished in 1964

Background imageBritain Collection: Tight Squeeze

Tight Squeeze
The Port Isaac Cornwall lifeboat being dragged through the very narrow streets of the town at its launch. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageBritain Collection: Glamorgan Colliery

Glamorgan Colliery
Police guarding the Glamorgan Colliery during the strikes and riots in the coalmining town of Tonypandy, in the Welsh Rhondda, November 1910

Background imageBritain Collection: Liverpool Lifeboat

Liverpool Lifeboat
A lifeboat in Liverpool docks, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBritain Collection: Newly Built Bridge

Newly Built Bridge
Crowds on the banks of the River Tamar at Saltash, Cornwall celebrate the opening of the Royal Albert Bridge, designed by British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1859

Background imageBritain Collection: Congos Artwork

Congos Artwork
Congo, London Zoos artistic chimpanzee, at work on his new masterpiece, 25th May 1957. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageBritain Collection: The newly-built De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, 10th December 1935

The newly-built De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, 10th December 1935. The building was designed by architects Erich Mendelsohn

Background imageBritain Collection: Spiral staircase leading to the lounge and sunroof of the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea

Spiral staircase leading to the lounge and sunroof of the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea
The spiral staircase leading to the lounge and sunroof of the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, 1937. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBritain Collection: Traffic At Holborn

Traffic At Holborn
A mix of horse drawn and motorised traffic at the junction between Holborn and Kingsway, London. The new Underground station is on the corner. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageBritain Collection: Exchange Interior

Exchange Interior
The interior of the Baltic Exchange in London, 3rd May 1920. The exchange is the centre of shipbroking and chartering in the City of London. (Photo by A. R)

Background imageBritain Collection: Rioters Bloody Hands

Rioters Bloody Hands
Rioters bathe their standard bearers hands in blood during violent disturbances related to low pay in the iron industry, in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, 1831

Background imageBritain Collection: Silk Mill

Silk Mill
Thomas Lombes silk mill in Derby, circa 1720. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBritain Collection: Cadburys Workers

Cadburys Workers
Employees leaving the Cadburys chocolate works in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

Background imageBritain Collection: St Pauls Cathedral

St Pauls Cathedral
A view of St. Pauls Cathedral over the rooftops of the City of London, circa 1870. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBritain Collection: Page Boys

Page Boys
Page boys at Hotel Cecil prepare for an inspection. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageBritain Collection: Dundee

Dundee
A general view of the city of Dundee, showing blocks of high rise flats under construction. Dundee is most famous for its jute industry which began as a by-product of 18th-century whaling when it was

Background imageBritain Collection: Flu Masks

Flu Masks
Two women wearing flu masks during the flu epidemic which followed the First World War. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageBritain Collection: The Lizard Lighthouse from Housel Bay, The Lizard, Cornwall, England

The Lizard Lighthouse from Housel Bay, The Lizard, Cornwall, England

Background imageBritain Collection: The Isle of Rum from Laig Bay, Eigg

The Isle of Rum from Laig Bay, Eigg
Laig Bay on Isle of Eigg, Small Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageBritain Collection: Sycamore Gap, Hadrian's Wall, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Henshaw, Hexham, Northumberland

Sycamore Gap, Hadrian's Wall, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Henshaw, Hexham, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
altertum, ancient civilizations, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, attraction, attractions, border, border station, borders, boundary wall, boundary walls, britain, british, cultural monument

Background imageBritain Collection: Advertisement by the Louis Krauss Company for Triumph cradle bath and wave bath

Advertisement by the Louis Krauss Company for Triumph cradle bath and wave bath, bath tub with sweating device, 1887
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, advertising, announcement, announcements, archive, bath, baths, bathtubs, black, black-and-white, black-white, britain, british, commerce, companies, company

Background imageBritain Collection: Robert Miles Sloman, 1783 to 1867, English-German shipbuilder and shipowner, Germany, England

Robert Miles Sloman, 1783 to 1867, English-German shipbuilder and shipowner, Germany, England, Historic
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, britain, british, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn

Background imageBritain Collection: The Elisabeth Fountain with the Trinkhalle in Bad Homburg, Germany, historical

The Elisabeth Fountain with the Trinkhalle in Bad Homburg, Germany, historical
1900s, 19th-century, architectural photograph, architectural view, bath, baths, britain, british, building, buildings, children, copy, deserted, digital, digitally, europe's, fountains, frg

Background imageBritain Collection: International Hygiene Exhibition, Dresden, 1911, the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London

International Hygiene Exhibition, Dresden, 1911, the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London
1900s, 19th-century, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, black, black-and-white, black-white, britain, british, check, checking, checks, checkup, cities, contemporary, controlling, copy, depiction

Background imageBritain Collection: The Imperial Cathedral in Frankfurt am Main c. 1820, Hesse, Germany, Historical

The Imperial Cathedral in Frankfurt am Main c. 1820, Hesse, Germany, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, abbey, abbeys, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, basilicas, basilika, black, black-and-white, black-white, britain, british, building, buildings, catedral, cathedrals

Background imageBritain Collection: Benares, Temple of Tarhishwara or Fountain of Manikarankia, 1860, India, Historic

Benares, Temple of Tarhishwara or Fountain of Manikarankia, 1860, India, Historic
arts, assemble, assembled, assembling, assembly, benares, black, black-and-white, black-white, britain, british, building, buildings, bunch of, construction, copy, crowd, crowds of people, depiction

Background imageBritain Collection: Studio portrait of a woman in traditional Greek dress beside a fountain, 1869, Greece, Historical

Studio portrait of a woman in traditional Greek dress beside a fountain, 1869, Greece, Historical
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, aboriginal, aboriginals, album, albums, arts, attire, balkan, balkan peninsula, black, black-and-white, black-white, britain, british, characteristic, clothes

Background imageBritain Collection: George Eliot's House, the Priory, 21 North Bank, St John's Wood

George Eliot's House, the Priory, 21 North Bank, St John's Wood
North Bank, St John's Wood, London famous as The Priory, home of writer George Eliot from 1863 until 1878. George Eliot moved to a house called the Priory, located at 21 North Bank in London

Background imageBritain Collection: Broadstairs Beach

Broadstairs Beach
A group of brave holiday makers sitting in the rain on Broadstairs Beach. (Photo by Chris Ware/Getty Images)

Background imageBritain Collection: Magic Topper, rabbits peering out of top hats

Magic Topper, rabbits peering out of top hats
Two rabbits peering out of top hats belonging to Magic Circle magician Gus Davenport, who is at the Scala Theatre in London for the Magic Circle's Festival of Magic

Background imageBritain Collection: Underground Opening

Underground Opening
A battery of ticket issuing machines at the newly opened Piccadilly Circus Underground. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)



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