Legacy Collection

Gyde Orphanage, Painswick, Gloucestershire
The Gyde Orphanage was founded by a legacy from Edwin Francis Gyde. It was later taken over by the National Childrens Home (NCH). Date: circa 1920

Vestibule of Asylum, 1889. Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Vestibule of Asylum, 1889. From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Christ Appearing to His Mother, c1440. Artist: Rogier Van der Weyden
Christ Appearing to His Mother, c1496. The scene on the right panel of the Miraflores Altarpiece is the only one in this altarpiece that illustrates two events at once

Extreme E 2021: Ocean X-Prix
LAC ROSE, SENEGAL - MAY 26: Sara Price (USA), Segi TV Chip Ganassi Racing, on the Oceanium Mangrove Legacy Project Visit during the Ocean X-Prix at Lac Rose on May 26, 2021 in Lac Rose, Senegal

Extreme E 2021: Ocean X-Prix
LAC ROSE, SENEGAL - MAY 26: Sara Price (USA), Segi TV Chip Ganassi Racing, on the Oceanium Mangrove Legacy Project Visit during the Ocean X-Prix at Lac Rose on May 26, 2021 in Lac Rose, Senegal

Extreme E 2021: Island X Prix
CAPO TEULADA, SARDINIA, ITALY - OCTOBER 20: Enel X Island X Prix - Sardinia, drivers at the Laguna di Nora during the Island X Prix on October 20, 2021 in Capo Teulada, Sardinia, Italy

Extreme E 2021: Island X Prix
CAPO TEULADA, SARDINIA, ITALY - OCTOBER 20: Enel X Island X Prix - Sardinia, Laia Sanz, Acciona | Sainz XE Team, at the Laguna di Nora during the Island X Prix on October 20, 2021 in Capo Teulada

Extreme E 2022: Sardinia II
CAPO TEULADA, SARDINIA, ITALY - JULY 08: drivers and team members snorkeling at the Legacy Seagrass site, Porto Canale Di Porto during the Sardinia II on July 08, 2022 in Capo Teulada, Sardinia

Extreme E 2021: Ocean X-Prix
LAC ROSE, SENEGAL - MAY 26: The Oceanium Mangrove Legacy Project Visit boat trip during the Ocean X-Prix at Lac Rose on May 26, 2021 in Lac Rose, Senegal. (Photo by Sam Bloxham / LAT Images)

Extreme E 2021: Arctic X-Prix
KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND - AUGUST 25: Peter Wadhams, Professor of Ocean Physics, and Head of the Polar Ocean Physics Group in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

Extreme E 2021: Arctic X-Prix
KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND - AUGUST 25: Emma Gilmour (NZL), Veloce Racing, and Stephane Sarrazin (FRA), Veloce Racing, on the Russell Glacier during the Arctic X-Prix at Kangerlussuaq on August 25

Extreme E 2021: Arctic X-Prix
KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND - AUGUST 25: Timmy Hansen (SWE), Andretti United Extreme E, on the Russell Glacier during the Arctic X-Prix at Kangerlussuaq on August 25, 2021 in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

Extreme E 2021: Arctic X-Prix
KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND - AUGUST 26: Sebastien Loeb (FRA), X44, at an e-karting event during the Arctic X-Prix at Kangerlussuaq on August 26, 2021 in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

Extreme E 2021: Island X Prix
CAPO TEULADA, SARDINIA, ITALY - OCTOBER 20: Enel X Island X Prix - Sardinia, Timmy Hansen (SWE), Andretti United Extreme E, Catie Munnings (GBR), Andretti United Extreme E, and Kevin Hansen (SWE)

Extreme E 2021: Arctic X-Prix
KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND - AUGUST 25: Richard Washington, Professor of Climate Science, Keble College, Oxford, on the Russell Glacier during the Arctic X-Prix at Kangerlussuaq on August 25

Strasbourg Oath: Treaty of Verdun, 843. The sons of Louis the Pieux divided the territory
JAB5036968 Strasbourg Oath: Treaty of Verdun, 843. The sons of Louis the Pieux divided the territory: Charles the Bald received the West, Louis the Germanic the East, and Lothaire

Naboth of Jezreel refused to sell to King Ahab (Akhab) a vineyard located near the prince's palace
NWI4916410 Naboth of Jezreel refused to sell to King Ahab (Akhab) a vineyard located near the prince's palace, which was the heritage of his father in ancient Israel

Tooth billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris 1, 2 (critically endangered), Bruce's green pigeon
FLO4612139 Tooth billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris 1, 2 (critically endangered), Bruce's green pigeon, Treron waalia (Treron abyssinica 3, 5) and Levaillant's dove

MANGET, Jean-Jacques (1652 - 1742). Bibliotheca Surgica. 1721. MANGET, Jean-Jacques (1652 - 1742)
CUL4872473 MANGET, Jean-Jacques (1652 - 1742). Bibliotheca Surgica. 1721. MANGET, Jean-Jacques (1652 - 1742). Swiss physician and writer. Orthopedic leg. First edition, published in Geneva

Serving dropping a tea-urn on gentleman's leg in a parlour. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4679268 Serving dropping a tea-urn on gentleman's leg in a parlour. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and etched by John Augustus Atkinson from Illustrations of the Miseries of Human Life

New England colonies just before the French and Indian War
NWI4853909 New England colonies just before the French and Indian War.; (add.info.: New England colonies just before the French and Indian War.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Extreme E 2021: Island X Prix
CAPO TEULADA, SARDINIA, ITALY - OCTOBER 20: Enel X Island X Prix - Sardinia, Jutta Kleinschmidt (GER), ABT CUPRA XE, at the Laguna di Nora during the Island X Prix on October 20

Side, front and back of the leg of a dodo in the British Museum. Illustration drawn
FLO4612128 Side, front and back of the leg of a dodo in the British Museum. Illustration drawn and lithographed by Joseph Dinkel from Hugh Edwin Strickland

King Louis VIII of France on his deathbed donating his property to the hospitals of his kingdom 8/11/1226
ELD4927272 King Louis VIII of France on his deathbed donating his property to the hospitals of his kingdom 8/11/1226. 19th century (engraving) (epinal picture); Private Collection; (add.info)

Surgical knee pad and machine for treating disloqueous joints of Jean Louis Petite - Plate drawn from "
FLO4611913 Surgical knee pad and machine for treating disloqueous joints of Jean Louis Petite - Plate drawn from " L'Encyclopedie" by Denis Diderot (1713-1784)

Gersdorff, Hans von (1455 - 1529). German surgeon. Amputation of a leg. Woodcut by Hans Wechtlin for the book
CUL4850299 Gersdorff, Hans von (1455 - 1529). German surgeon. Amputation of a leg. Woodcut by Hans Wechtlin for the book "Feldtbuch der Wundartzney" (Field book of surgery), 1517

Extreme E 2021: Saudi Arabia
MARCH 31: Johan Kristoffersson (SWE), Rosberg X Racing, and Nico Rosberg, founder and CEO, Rosberg X Racing, collect litter on the beach during the Saudi Arabia on March 31, 2021

Extreme E 2021: Arctic X-Prix
KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND - AUGUST 25: The Russell Glacier during the Arctic X-Prix at Kangerlussuaq on August 25, 2021 in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. (Photo by Colin McMaster / LAT Images)

Extreme E 2024: Saudi Arabia
FEBRUARY 15: Extreme E drivers diving and observing the coral at legacy day Kaust Marina during the Saudi Arabia on February 15, 2024. (Photo by Sam Bagnall / LAT Images)

Extreme E 2024: Saudi Arabia
FEBRUARY 15: Catie Munnings (GBR), Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E, with Fraser McConnell (JAM), Acciona | Sainz XE Team, and Timmy Hansen (SWE), Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E

Extreme E 2022: Sardinia II
CAPO TEULADA, SARDINIA, ITALY - JULY 08: Gutierrez (ESP) / Sebastien Loeb (FRA), Team X44 Kevin Hansen (SWE), JBXE Laia Sanz (ESP), Acciona | Sainz XE Team Seagrass site

Extreme E 2022: Sardinia II
CAPO TEULADA, SARDINIA, ITALY - JULY 08: drivers and team members snorkeling at the Legacy Seagrass site, Porto Canale Di Porto during the Sardinia II on July 08, 2022 in Capo Teulada, Sardinia, Italy

Extreme E 2022: Sardinia II
CAPO TEULADA, SARDINIA, ITALY - JULY 08: drivers and team members snorkeling at the Legacy Seagrass site, Porto Canale Di Porto during the Sardinia II on July 08, 2022 in Capo Teulada, Sardinia, Italy

Portraits of Hendrik Soukens, Frans van Eynden and Roukens, 1757-1819. Creator: Roeland van Eynden
Portraits of Hendrik Soukens, Frans van Eynden and Roukens, 1757-1819

Extreme E 2024: Saudi Arabia
FEBRUARY 15: Catie Munnings (GBR), Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E, during legacy day at Kaust Marina during the Saudi Arabia on February 15, 2024. (Photo by Sam Bagnall / LAT Images)

Bobby Charlton. Footballer for Manchester United. Pictured during training. Bobby Charlton played for Manchester United from 1956 to 1973. He appeared a record 606 times, scoring 199 goals

"The English legacy". The English Diplomatic Corps. (c1850s) Creator: Fritz von Dardel
"The English legacy". The English Diplomatic Corps. (c1850s)

Extreme E 2021: Arctic X-Prix
KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND - AUGUST 25: The Russell Glacier during the Arctic X-Prix at Kangerlussuaq on August 25, 2021 in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. (Photo by Colin McMaster / LAT Images)

Extreme E 2021: Desert X-Prix
ALULA, SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 31: The drivers undertake a litter collection on the beach during the Desert X-Prix at AlUla on March 31, 2021 in AlUla, Saudi Arabia

Extreme E 2021: Desert X-Prix
ALULA, SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 31: Nico Rosberg, founder and CEO, Rosberg X Racing, Molly Taylor (AUS), Rosberg X Racing, and Johan Kristoffersson (SWE), Rosberg X Racing

Extreme E 2021: Island X Prix
CAPO TEULADA, SARDINIA, ITALY - OCTOBER 20: Kevin Hansen (SWE), JBXE Extreme-E Team, at Laguna di Nora during the Island X Prix on October 20, 2021 in Capo Teulada, Sardinia, Italy

Portrait of the politician Georges Leygues (1857-1933) embraces the sculpted bust of Alfred Chauchard (1821-1909)
JAB5037377 Portrait of the politician Georges Leygues (1857-1933) embraces the sculpted bust of Alfred Chauchard (1821-1909), a businessman founder of the department stores of the Louvre

Roman Forum, Rome. Cityscape image of famous ancient Roman Forum in Rome, Italy during sunset

City of Lausanne. Cityscape image of downtown Lausanne, Switzerland during sunset

Zurich. Cityscape image of Zurich, Switzerland during sunny summer morning

City of Chur. Cityscape image of swiss town Chur, during sunset

City of Colmar. Cityscape image of downtown Colmar, France during sunset

Basel. Cityscape image of Basel, Switzerland during dramatic sunset

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"Preserving the Threads of History: A Legacy of Compassion and Resilience" In the quaint village of Painswick, Gloucestershire, stands the Gyde Orphanage, a testament to a legacy that spans generations. Built with love and care, it serves as a beacon of hope for countless children who have found solace within its walls. As we step into the vestibule of Asylum, an exquisite painting by Vincent van Gogh from 1889 captures our attention. Its vibrant colors and intricate brushstrokes remind us that even in times of darkness, art has the power to heal and inspire. Moving through time, we encounter Rogier Van der Weyden's masterpiece - Christ Appearing to His Mother. Painted around 1440, this poignant artwork depicts a mother's anguish transformed into profound faith. It reminds us that strength can be found in unexpected places. Shifting gears from art to aviation history, we come across the Embraer ERJ-135-BJ Legacy K3601. This remarkable aircraft represents innovation and progress—a symbol of how technology can leave behind its own unique legacy in shaping our world. But let us not forget those who dedicated their lives to nurturing young souls. The Webb Orphanage in Crewe and Edens Orphanage in Astley Bridge stand as reminders of selfless individuals who provided shelter and love when it was needed most. Returning once again to Crewe's Webb Orphanage brings forth memories etched deep within its walls—memories filled with laughter echoing through hallways long past but never forgotten. The Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy G-RUBE takes flight above us—an emblematic representation not only of engineering marvels but also resilience against adversity—a reminder that legacies are built upon overcoming challenges. Delving further back into history reveals Clovis' establishment of the Salique Law in 508—an enduring legal legacy that shaped societies and laid the foundation for justice.