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Rent Collection (page 3)

In the late Middle Ages, paying rent was a burden for peasants who struggled to make ends meet

Background imageRent Collection: The land question solved (colour litho)

The land question solved (colour litho)
3642876 The land question solved (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The land question solved. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageRent Collection: Moving house (colour litho)

Moving house (colour litho)
3641733 Moving house (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moving house. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageRent Collection: Ms. 25512 fol. 8v Payment of soke rents from city properties, St

Ms. 25512 fol. 8v Payment of soke rents from city properties, St
SPC209115 Ms.25512 fol.8v Payment of soke rents from city properties, St. Pauls Cathedral record, mid-13th century (vellum) by English School, (13th century); St

Background imageRent Collection: The Date for Payment, c. 1840 (litho) (b / w photo)

The Date for Payment, c. 1840 (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT217637 The Date for Payment, c.1840 (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Background imageRent Collection: Boycotting in Ireland (engraving)

Boycotting in Ireland (engraving)
1061994 Boycotting in Ireland (engraving) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boycotting in Ireland)

Background imageRent Collection: Boycotting in Ireland (engraving)

Boycotting in Ireland (engraving)
1061993 Boycotting in Ireland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boycotting in Ireland)

Background imageRent Collection: Page from catalogue of tents from Benjamin Edgington of Southwark, London (colour litho)

Page from catalogue of tents from Benjamin Edgington of Southwark, London (colour litho)
5236341 Page from catalogue of tents from Benjamin Edgington of Southwark, London (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageRent Collection: Page from catalogue of tents from Benjamin Edgington of Southwark, London (colour litho)

Page from catalogue of tents from Benjamin Edgington of Southwark, London (colour litho)
5236340 Page from catalogue of tents from Benjamin Edgington of Southwark, London (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageRent Collection: Tarawera Mountain, New Zealand, since the Eruption (engraving)

Tarawera Mountain, New Zealand, since the Eruption (engraving)
1595442 Tarawera Mountain, New Zealand, since the Eruption (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tarawera Mountain, New Zealand)

Background imageRent Collection: Irish Sketches (engraving)

Irish Sketches (engraving)
1595267 Irish Sketches (engraving) by Walker, Francis S. (1848-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irish Sketches. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 28 April 1888)

Background imageRent Collection: The 'Victoria'Court-Martial, the Damaged 'Camperdown'in the Somerset Dock at Malta (b / w photo)

The "Victoria"Court-Martial, the Damaged "Camperdown"in the Somerset Dock at Malta (b / w photo)
1062766 The " Victoria" Court-Martial, the Damaged " Camperdown" in the Somerset Dock at Malta (b/w photo) by English photographer

Background imageRent Collection: The Distress in Ireland (engraving)

The Distress in Ireland (engraving)
1045281 The Distress in Ireland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Distress in Ireland)

Background imageRent Collection: Thomas Brawn, Plough Inn, Princes Street, Leicester Fields, London, trade card

Thomas Brawn, Plough Inn, Princes Street, Leicester Fields, London, trade card, 18th Century (engraving)
3657231 Thomas Brawn, Plough Inn, Princes Street, Leicester Fields, London, trade card, 18th Century (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Brawn)

Background imageRent Collection: The Land Question Solved (colour litho)

The Land Question Solved (colour litho)
813425 The Land Question Solved (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Land Question Solved.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection; English

Background imageRent Collection: The Rent Receivers Office, 1514 (oil on canvas transferred from wood)

The Rent Receivers Office, 1514 (oil on canvas transferred from wood)
3588416 The Rent Receivers Office, 1514 (oil on canvas transferred from wood) by Massys or Metsys, Jan (1509-75); 70x106 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageRent Collection: Police confronting movers helping tenants to move out of their lodgings without paying the rent in

Police confronting movers helping tenants to move out of their lodgings without paying the rent in Paris (colour litho)
2779764 Police confronting movers helping tenants to move out of their lodgings without paying the rent in Paris (colour litho) by French School

Background imageRent Collection: Distraining for Rent (engraving)

Distraining for Rent (engraving)
671767 Distraining for Rent (engraving) by Wilkie, David (1785-1841) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Distraining for Rent. From The Wilkie Gallery (Virtue, c 1870)

Background imageRent Collection: Rent Book, Christmas Card (chromolitho)

Rent Book, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
730700 Rent Book, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rent Book, Christmas Card.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageRent Collection: Steward, from a series entitled Country Characters, 1799 (etching with w / c)

Steward, from a series entitled Country Characters, 1799 (etching with w / c)
XCF290988 Steward, from a series entitled Country Characters, 1799 (etching with w/c) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 23x17 cm; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA, USA; English

Background imageRent Collection: The Land League Agitation in Ireland, a Sheriffs Sale of Cattle, to pay Rent (engraving)

The Land League Agitation in Ireland, a Sheriffs Sale of Cattle, to pay Rent (engraving)
1590477 The Land League Agitation in Ireland, a Sheriffs Sale of Cattle, to pay Rent (engraving) by O Kelly, Aloysius (1853-1941) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageRent Collection: The Veil of the Temple was Rent in Twain (bodycolour on paper)

The Veil of the Temple was Rent in Twain (bodycolour on paper)
1214726 The Veil of the Temple was Rent in Twain (bodycolour on paper) by Goodwin, Albert (1845-1932); 88.4x60.4 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Background imageRent Collection: 'He rent him as he would have rent a kid'(engraving)

"He rent him as he would have rent a kid"(engraving)
5202154 " He rent him as he would have rent a kid" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageRent Collection: The Collector of Tithes (oil on panel)

The Collector of Tithes (oil on panel)
BON120994 The Collector of Tithes (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter III (1589-1639); 58x88.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageRent Collection: Conditions of Ireland (engraving)

Conditions of Ireland (engraving)
1096634 Conditions of Ireland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Conditions of Ireland)

Background imageRent Collection: Dark eyes

Dark eyes
Ahmed Thabet

Background imageRent Collection: Peabody Square, Westminster 1869

Peabody Square, Westminster 1869
Peabody Square, Westminster, for the dwellings of the poor. Date: 1869

Background imageRent Collection: Advert for Chancery Lane Safe Deposit 1887

Advert for Chancery Lane Safe Deposit 1887
Chancery Lane safe deposit is to provide for the use of the public an absolutely secure but inexpensive depositoryfor titile deeds, jewellery

Background imageRent Collection: George Peabody

George Peabody (1795 - 1869), American financier and philanthropist. He is widely regarded as the father of modern philanthropy

Background imageRent Collection: Peabody Square, Islington 1867

Peabody Square, Islington 1867
Dwellings for the working-classes, Peabody Square, Shadwell, London. Healthy and comfortable housing for working-class families

Background imageRent Collection: ENGLISH BEADLE / KITCHENER

ENGLISH BEADLE / KITCHENER
William Kitchener, Beadle of Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden & Ely Rent. A Beadle was a minor parish official employed to usher and keep order during services. Date: circa 1780

Background imageRent Collection: Landlord Demands Rent

Landlord Demands Rent
The Rent - or out you go! Landlord demands dues from woman and children for slum accommodation Date: circa 1880

Background imageRent Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20101425

EyeUbiquitous_20101425
Austria, Vienna, Neubau District, Bicycles for use in city centre with approaching cyclist on road behind

Background imageRent Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20121593

EyeUbiquitous_20121593
Ireland, North, Belfast, Exterior of Dreampods holiday let apartments in Bank Square

Background imageRent Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20121680

EyeUbiquitous_20121680
Ireland, North, Belfast, Queens Quay, SSE Arena, Rental bike station

Background imageRent Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20108895

EyeUbiquitous_20108895
England, West Sussex, Bognor Regis, To Let signs outside houses and flats

Background imageRent Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20108894

EyeUbiquitous_20108894
England, West Sussex, Bognor Regis, To Let signs outside houses and flats

Background imageRent Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20106500

EyeUbiquitous_20106500
Ireland, Dublin, The Custom House with some Dublin bikes for hire

Background imageRent Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20101443

EyeUbiquitous_20101443
Austria, Vienna, Neubau District, Line of city bicycles for public use at the Museumsquartier or Museum Quarter, the former Imperial Stalls which were converted into a museum complex in the 1990s

Background imageRent Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20100824

EyeUbiquitous_20100824
Ireland, County Dublin, Dublin City, To let sign outside Georgian properties in the city centre south of the Liffey River

Background imageRent Collection: Steward, September 10, 1799. September 10, 1799. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

Steward, September 10, 1799. September 10, 1799. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Steward, September 10, 1799

Background imageRent Collection: Signing the New Lease, 1868, (c1930). Creator: Erskine Nicol

Signing the New Lease, 1868, (c1930). Creator: Erskine Nicol
Signing the New Lease, 1868, (c1930). A tenant, still wearing his coat, signs papers for a property in the presence of an estate agent. Painting in the New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester

Background imageRent Collection: USA, Hawaii, Oahu, Surfboards lined up at Waikiki Beach; Honolulu

USA, Hawaii, Oahu, Surfboards lined up at Waikiki Beach; Honolulu

Background imageRent Collection: Tenant Paying Rent, 1523, (1903)

Tenant Paying Rent, 1523, (1903). From Social England, Volume III, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

Background imageRent Collection: Paying rent in Saxon times, (c1920). Artist: Ernest Prater

Paying rent in Saxon times, (c1920). Artist: Ernest Prater
Paying rent in Saxon times, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Background imageRent Collection: Alan Middleton, collector of rents, 15th century, (1910)

Alan Middleton, collector of rents, 15th century, (1910). Alan Middleton, a collector of rents for a monastery, wears bag sleeves, and has a penner and ink-horn hanging from his girdle

Background imageRent Collection: The Collector of Tithes, 1618. Artist: Pieter Brueghel the Younger

The Collector of Tithes, 1618. Artist: Pieter Brueghel the Younger
The Collector of Tithes, 1618. Private collection

Background imageRent Collection: Roman relief of a tax-collector

Roman relief of a tax-collector
Roman relief of a man counting collected rent and taxes

Background imageRent Collection: Rint v Potatoes - The Irish Jeremy Diddler, 1845

Rint v Potatoes - The Irish Jeremy Diddler, 1845. Daniel O Connell (1775-1847), Irish political leader, continued to collect repeal rents to fund the Home Rule movement while the Irish poor were



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In the late Middle Ages, paying rent was a burden for peasants who struggled to make ends meet. Life for them was just one damned thing after another, with rent day looming as a constant reminder of their financial struggles. Pieter Brueghel the Younger captured this reality in his painting "Rent Day, " depicting the hardships faced by ordinary people during that time. Even centuries later, rent remained an ever-present concern. Bernadette Soubirous, known for her visions of the Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France, had to pay her share like everyone else. Rent continued to shape lives and communities throughout history. During World War One celebrations in Wallsend, Northumberland, amidst the chaos and joyous moments of victory, many families still worried about meeting their monthly rental obligations. The landlord's greed often led to slums and dire living conditions in 19th-century cities. Not even celebrities were exempt from dealing with rents. Ramon Novarro, a Mexican actor renowned for his roles in silent films during Hollywood's Golden Age, had his own fair share of rental concerns despite fame and success. Italy's picturesque region of Tuscany is not immune to rental matters either. In Radda specifically, where Vespas are popular modes of transportation among locals and tourists alike; residents must navigate through both scenic landscapes and rising housing costs. The issue of it has been entangled with political conflicts throughout history. The Royal Irish Constabulary once enforced evictions at sea on behalf of landlords during turbulent times when tenants couldn't keep up with escalating rents. However challenging it may be at times; renting services have long been provided to various entities such as the Crown or Corporation of London - highlighting how deeply ingrained this practice is within society. As societies evolved over time so did attempts to address housing shortages like those witnessed in 1920s Britain. Creative solutions emerged as people sought to meet the growing demand for affordable housing.