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British Culture Collection (page 3)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: City map of London, lithograph, lithograph, published in 1877

City map of London, lithograph, lithograph, published in 1877
City map of London, United Kingdom. Lithograph, published in 1877

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: City of Truro green steam engine

City of Truro green steam engine

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Red jets flying in formation spewing coloured smoke behind them

Red jets flying in formation spewing coloured smoke behind them

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: St. George of merry England

St. George of merry England
Vintage engraving of a verse from Spensers Faerie Queene, with an image of Saint George and the Dragon. 1892

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: St Brides Church

St Brides Church
1929: Exterior of St Brides Church, Fleet Street, London, designed by British architect Christopher Wren. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Holmess Creator

Holmess Creator
circa 1930: Scottish novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Good Friday

Good Friday
April 1912: A religious procession passes through Southwark on Good Friday. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Tower of London with ravens circling above

Tower of London with ravens circling above
The Tower of London viewed over the River Thames from South Bank, London, England.The ravens of the Tower of London are a group of captive Common Ravens which live in the Tower of London

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Chesil Beach on a fine day

Chesil Beach on a fine day
A view along Chesil Beach on a fine day; taken halfway along the shoreline of this 29km UNESCO Heritage Site on the Jurassic Coast of southern England

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: London, River Thames

London, River Thames
England, LondonA view of the river Thames, the HMS Belfast and the Tower of London on the background

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Dylan Thomas

Dylan Thomas
10th August 1946: Welsh poet and playwright Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953), relaxing outside. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4156 - Nest Of Singing Birds - pub

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Brighton Belle

Brighton Belle
Martha Gunn an elderly woman who helps women bathers into the sea in Brighton, Sussex. Original Artwork: Artist - Robert Dighton (1752 - 1814) (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Jaguar XK120

Jaguar XK120
21st October 1950: Classic British car the 3.5 litre Jaguar XK120, in its time the fastest production sports car, in the driveway of a country house

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Victorian London - Barnes Bridge

Victorian London - Barnes Bridge
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. A large crowd of people gather to watch the boat race on the Thames some on the beams under Barnes Bridge

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Great Harry, english war ship under Henry VIII, published 1880

Great Harry, english war ship under Henry VIII, published 1880
The Great Harry was built at Woolwich and launched in 1514, during the reign of Henry VIII. She was one of the first ships of war to carry gun ports. These allowed her to fire a broadside

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Vanity Fair Print - Thomas Erskine May 1st Baron Farnborough

Vanity Fair Print - Thomas Erskine May 1st Baron Farnborough
Victorian caricature of Thomas Erskine May, 1st Baron Farnborough. By Ape (Carlo Pellegrini). Vanity Fair 1871

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: East India Merchants achievement copperplate 17th century

East India Merchants achievement copperplate 17th century
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blome s

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Botallack Copper Mine, Cornwall - 1833 woodcut

Botallack Copper Mine, Cornwall - 1833 woodcut
Woodcut illustration from The Saturday Magazine, Volume 87, November 9th, 1833, an educational magazine under the Direction of the Committee of General Literature

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Carp engraving 1812

Carp engraving 1812
RURAL SPORTS by the Reverend William Barker Daniel

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Fish chub hooks engraving 1812

Fish chub hooks engraving 1812
RURAL SPORTS by the Reverend William Barker Daniel

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Illustration of 1934 M-10000 internal combustion engine (USA), 1938 4468 Mallard

Illustration of 1934 M-10000 internal combustion engine (USA), 1938 4468 Mallard, 1941 Big Boy Steam locomotive (USA)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Kew Botanical Gardens, Richmond-On-Thames, Surrey

Kew Botanical Gardens, Richmond-On-Thames, Surrey
Colourful flower-beds in the beautifully maintained Kew Botanical Gardens overlooking the lake, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, England

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Gladstones House

Gladstones House
circa 1890: Hawarden Castle in Flintshire, North Wales, home of British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898). (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Dublin Horse Show

Dublin Horse Show
29th August 1912: The crowd in the Grandstand. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Air Pageant

Air Pageant
circa 1927: A line of aeroplanes awaiting rehearsals for Hendon Air Pageant. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Tooting Fire Brigade

Tooting Fire Brigade
27th February 1908: A motorised fire engine leaves Upper Tooting Fire Station, in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Durham Cathedral Reflected In The Water

Durham Cathedral Reflected In The Water
Durham, England

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: City of London skyline

City of London skyline
A thousand years in the City of London skyline, from the Walkie Talkie to the Tower of London

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Austin 12

Austin 12
24th August 1931: The Austin 12 saloon car. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Cartland In Dress

Cartland In Dress
1930: Mrs A G McCorquodale, aka English romantic novelist Barbara Cartland (1901 - 2000), wearing an evening dress. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Graham Greene

Graham Greene
14th August 1954: English novelist and playwright Graham Greene (1904-1991). Original Publication: Picture Post - 7239 - Graham Greene - pub. 1954 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Late Evacuees

Late Evacuees
4th July 1940: Three evacuees from Islington, London, make a dash for the train which will take them to the country, during the Second World War. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Bannister On Bike

Bannister On Bike
14th July 1951: British athlete Roger Bannister cycling through Oxford. He later became the first athlete to run a mile in less than 4 minutes

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Airship R33

Airship R33
March 1919: The British airship R33 in its hangar as it prepares for its first ever flight at an aerodrome in Barlow, Yorkshire. (Photo by R. Humphrey/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Mount Liamuiga - St Kitts

Mount Liamuiga - St Kitts

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: England, Wiltshire

England, Wiltshire
Wiltshire - Avebury stone circle

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Antique black and white photograph of England and Wales: Derby Day, Epsom

Antique black and white photograph of England and Wales: Derby Day, Epsom

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Antique black and white photograph of England and Wales: Henley Regatta

Antique black and white photograph of England and Wales: Henley Regatta

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Liverpool from the Sea

Liverpool from the Sea
"Vintage engraving from 1880 of Liverpool a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Friar

Canterbury Tales - The Friar
The Friar, a character in " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Prioress

Canterbury Tales - The Prioress
The Prioress, a character in " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Merchant

Canterbury Tales - The Merchant
The Merchant, a character in " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Summoner

Canterbury Tales - The Summoner
The Summoner - who appears to be delivering a summons from an ecclesiastical court - a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer as a pilgrim on horseback

Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer as a pilgrim on horseback
Geoffrey Chaucer depicted as a pilgrim on horseback. He was the writer of " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written at the end of the 14th century

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Man thinking of the food he will eat at Christmas

Man thinking of the food he will eat at Christmas
A gluttonous man thinking about the food and drink he will consume at Christmas! From " The Comic Almanack for 1839: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Victorian fox hunt, 19th Century

Victorian fox hunt, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Legend of the Laughing Oak by, Randolph Caldecott. Victorian fox hunt, 19th Century



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