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British battleship HMS King Edward VII sinking, WW1
The British battleship HMS King Edward VII with her stern down during the First World War. She struck a mine off Cape Wrath, off the northern Scottish coast

British Sopwith triplane crash, Passchendaele, WW1
A British Sopwith triplane brought down in flames at Passchendaele, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 23 August 1917

Pyrenean Woman force-feeding a goose in order to fatten up the liver of the bird for making foie gras pate. Date: circa 1910s

View from downland across Princes Risborough towards Chinnor Hill, Whiteleaf Hill Nature Reserve, Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, England, october

Titanic sinking / Music Sheet 1912
The Band Was Playing As The Ship Went Down. Written and composed by Robert Donnelly. Music cover inspired by the ill fated passenger ship

Proposal on a leap year
A woman proposing to her boyfriend on Valentines Day during a leap year - the only occasion by tradition that this is allowed !

Conservative party television team
The Conservative Party television team and some election posters for the General Election of 8th October 1959. The Conservatives broadcast five television programmes of 15 or 20 minutes each starting

The Lost Ball - Heath Robinson Cartoon
The Lost Ball. Golfers try in vain to retrieve a lost ball in a lake on a golf course. It appears that a passing fish has swallowed it!

Princess Alice with her children
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878) with her children in 1877: (l to r) Ella, Alix, Victoria, Ernst Ludwig and Irene, with the youngest, May sitting on Alices lap

Turkish Troops - Gallipoli
Turkish troops - Gallipoli - firing down on allied positions from high in the mountains

The Battle of Pacocha; Action between HMS Shah and Ameth
Engraving showing the battle between HMS Shah and Amethyst and the Peruvian Ironclad turret ship Huascar on the 29th May 1877

Newcastle United vs. Barnsley, F. A. Cup Final, 1910
Illustration of the F.A. Cup Final between Newcastle United and Barnsley, with one of the Barnsley defenders (in dark shirts) chesting down the ball; Crystal Palace Football Ground, 23rd April 1910

The Great Ice Barrier, Antarctica, 1911
Photograph showing a member of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12 standing on top of the Great Ice Barrier, c.1911. Three men, under the command of Lt

Ludgate Hill 1930S
View looking down Ludgate Hill towards Ludgate Circus, showing a policeman on the right and a train going over the now dismantled railway bridge, London

James Chadwick cotton mill, Lancashire
Finishing : pulling down cloth at James Chadwick & Co, Lancashire

Colonel Festing rescuing Lieut. Eardley-Wilmots body
Colonel Francis Worgan Festing (1833-1886), rescuing the body of Lieut. Eardley-Wilmot during the Ashanti War (1873-74) from a sketch by the officer of the expedition

Chalk Downland - In old quarry with Common Spotted Orchids & Birds Foot Trefoil. Toller, Dorset, UK
ROG-9091 DORSET, Chalk Downland - in old quarry with Common Spotted Orchids (Dactylorhiza fuchii) and Birds Foot Trefoil. Toller, Dorset, UK

4 French Bulldogs
Beautiful picture of four of them lying down, face on and looking very alert, even though two are also resting their heads on the ground

Me 109 Versus Spitfire
A Messerschmitt 109 in pursuit of a Spitfire. The caption says the German plane will shoot the British one down - but who knows, perhaps it will be the other way about ?

F H Butler (Vanity Fair)
FRANK HEDGES BUTLER, noted balloonist, looks down from the hot air balloon basket he is riding in and prepares to speak through his megaphone

The Death of Faust
When it is time for Faust to die, Mephistopheles hurls him down to Hell from the highest mountain in Saxony, to make his fall as fearful as possible

Seaside Fashions 1878
Princess line dresses: one is short & more practical for walking, the other has a stand up collar, lacing down the central back seam, buttoned panels at the sides & a train

Baa Baa Black Sheep / 1884
Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool? Yes Sir, Yes Sir - three bags full. One for the master and one for the dame, and one for the little boy who lives down the lane

Boys Ferreting
Two boys in caps set a ferret down a rabbit hole

French Tailors C18Th
An elegant Frenchman has a fitting for a new coat. A tailor, down on one knee, makes some adjustments. Another, sewing buttons, sits cross legged on a bench

Trams, Finsbury Park
TRAMS AT FINSBURY PARK, LONDON The boy stood on the tramway line, The driver rang his bell. The tram went on to Finsbury Park : the boy went down to H*ll

P. Revolt / Richard / Harris
King Richard II and his Council go down the Thames in a barge to confer with the rebels

Potosi, Bolivia / Mallet
Looking down towards the mountain surmounted by a cross. At the foot is a road & settlement with houses, huts & churches & men in European dress

The Forest Lovers / Hewlet
A medieval Knight, with his young lover, gets down on one knee

Father Christmas / Sleigh
Father Christmas ringing a bell as he sleighs down a hill

Young Edwardian woman and plant
insertcaption Date: circa 1920s

Shadow Caravan (closed) - harnessed to a Clyno Car
Ready for the Road: A Shadow Trailer Caravan (closed and ready to move off), harnessed to a Clyno Car. 1927

Barnardos Fire Drill, Woodford Bridge
A boy is carried down a ladder during a fire drill at the Barnardos boys home at Woodford Bridge, Essex. Date: Date unknown

Burial of De Soto on the Mississippi
Spanish soldiers lower the wrapped body of Hernando De Soto into the Mississippi River. A soldier holds a torch as a priest reads from the Bible

British postcard, Coming down! WW1
British postcard, Coming down! Depicting a German airship with the face of Kaiser Wilhelm, plunging to earth in flames. 1914-1918

Grumman A-6E Intruder 149953
United States Navy - Grumman A-6E Intruder 149953 (base code AB, call-sign 512) of VA-34, tied down on USS America, moored in Portsmouth Harbour, September 1982. Date: 1982

Grumman F-14A Tomcat 159450
United States Navy - Grumman F-14A Tomcat 159450 (base code AB, call-sign 204) of VF-33, tied down on USS America, moored in Portsmouth Harbour, September 1982. Date: 1982

ALEXANDRA PALACE
Alexandra Palace, north London, England. The original 1873 building dramatically burnt down, only 16 days after it had opened. It was quickly rebuilt and re-opened in 1875. Date: 1875

Stationers Hall interior
The first Stationers Hall was burned down in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and the new Hall and its interior are much the same now as when the Hall reopened in 1673. Date: 19th century

Fish and Chips bridge Stoke
An old couple stoop down to walk beneath a bridge on the towpath of the Caldon Canal in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The bridge has grafitti - Fish and Chips

The Long Man of Wilmington, or The Wilmington Giant, 1903. Creator: Eric Ravillious (1903 - 1942)
The Long Man of Wilmington, or The Wilmington Giant, 1903 (colour lithograph)

Castlewellan Castle, Castlewellan, Co. Down, Ireland

The Fluke Of A Humpback Whale Emerges Briefly From The Water Near Herbert Glacier. Summer In Southeast Alaska. Composite

Picture No. 12019910
Husky puppy in the snow in winter. Date:

The late Charles Darwin
Article on Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) with illustrations of his statue at the Natural History Museum, the exterior of his house at Down, near Beckenham, his study and green-house

Giants Ring, Ballylesson, Co. Down (1849). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1849

Rostrevor - a view of the stone arched bridge over the river near the Fairy Glen, there are buildings to the left. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Rostrevor). Date: circa early 1900s

Errahc Giants Stone, Altnadun, Co. Down - a close in view of a young girl beside a glacial round stone in a field. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Altnadun). Date: circa early 1900s

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"Down the Rabbit Hole: A Journey through Time and Tales" Mr Fox's Hunt Breakfast on Christmas Day: As the sun rises, the sound of hooves echo through the countryside, signaling a festive hunt led by Mr. Fox himself. The anticipation is palpable as riders gather for a thrilling adventure down memory lane. HMAS Melbourne Head-On: In a display of naval prowess, HMAS Melbourne charges forward with unwavering determination, ready to face any challenge head-on. This powerful vessel embodies courage and resilience in the face of adversity. RAF Poster, Back Them Up. WW2: During World War II, an iconic RAF poster urged citizens to support their brave pilots from below. United in purpose and resolve, communities rallied together to ensure victory was never far down the horizon. Lady of Shalott 1888: With brushstrokes that capture both beauty and tragedy, artist John William Waterhouse takes us back to Tennyson's enchanting poem "The Lady of Shalott. " We are transported downstream into a world where love lies just beyond reach. First Flight of BAC TSR-2 XR219 Boscombe Down: History unfolds as XR219 takes its maiden flight at Boscombe Down airfield—a momentous occasion marking technological progress soaring skyward against all odds. The future beckons from high above; there's no looking down now. Wind in Willows / Grahame: Join Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad on their whimsical adventures along riverbanks teeming with life and laughter—Kenneth Grahame's timeless tale reminds us that true friendship can be found when we let our guard down. Heath Robinson Kitchen 3 of 4: Enter Heath Robinson's fantastical kitchen where contraptions abound. Utensils dance merrily while pots and pans clatter, creating a symphony of chaos.