Wayland Collection

Wayland Smiths Cave, Berkshire, England. Formerly an underground chamber of some prehistoric king or priest. Wayland was a mythical smithy who made invincible swords. Date: BC

Wayland Military Hospital, Attleborough, Norfolk. The hospital operated during the First World War in the Wayland Unions new workhouse infirmary, erected at Attleborough in 1912-13

Puck helping Wayland, Smith of the Gods, to forge a sword for the novice who, by sincerely wishing him well
530765 Puck helping Wayland, Smith of the Gods, to forge a sword for the novice who, by sincerely wishing him well, released him from the spell which bound him

Lady Young (formerly Lady Scott), Peter Scott, Wayland Young
The sculptor, Lady Young, formerly Kathleen Bruce, then Lady Scott, wife of the polar explorer, Robert Falcon Scott. Pictured with her son by her first husband Peter Scott

Flibbertibbet dressed as a devil pacifies the giant when Wayland brings Amy to Kenilworth
3037005 Flibbertibbet dressed as a devil pacifies the giant when Wayland brings Amy to Kenilworth Castle, illustration from Kenilworth, c.1910 (colour litho) by Ford

Wayland plays the part of a pedlar in the garden, illustration from Kenilworth
3037003 Wayland plays the part of a pedlar in the garden, illustration from Kenilworth, c.1910 (colour litho) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

MA Middlesex Sudbury Vector Road Map. All source data is in the public domain. U.S. Census Bureau Census Tiger. Used Layers: areawater, linearwater, roads, rails, cousub, pointlm, uac10

MA Middlesex Wayland Vector Road Map. All source data is in the public domain. U.S. Census Bureau Census Tiger. Used Layers: areawater, linearwater, roads, rails, cousub, pointlm, uac10

Puck helping Wayland, Smith of the Gods, to forge a sword, 1909
Puck helping Wayland, Smith of the Gods, to forge sword for the novice who, by sincerely wishing him well, released him from the spell which bound him. From Rudyard Kiplings Puck of Pooks Hill

Wayland Hospital, Attleborough, Norfolk
Wayland Hospital, originally the Wayland Unions workhouse infirmary, erected at Attleborough, Norfolk, in 1912-13

Bradfield Union workhouse, Berkshire
The union workhouse at Bradfield in Berkshire. The building, designed by Sampson Kempthorne, later became Wayland Hospital. Date: Date unknown

John Quincy Adams ca 1850 Daguerreotype 12. 0 x 9. 0 cm
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Harriet Beecher Stowe 1850s Daguerreotype 10. 8 x 8. 3 cm
Artokoloro

Wayland Union Workhouse, Rockland All Saints, Norfolk
The Wayland Union workhouse at Rockland All Saints, Norfolk. The building, erected in 1836-7, is believed to have been designed by William Thorold or William J Donthorn

Kenilworth - Wayland
Wayland, touch him not, or you will come by the worse! So thou hast betrayed me, Flibbertigibbet? A boy comes between the smith Wayland and Tressilian

Wayland the Smith
At a cromlech in Ashbury, called Wayland Smiths Cave, a traveller could get his horse magically re-shod. It is said that Wayland learned his craft from the dwarfs of Iceland

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Wayland, a name that echoes through history and folklore, holds tales of mystery and adventure. It all begins with Wayland Smiths Cave, a place shrouded in ancient secrets. Lady Young, formerly known as Lady Scott, unravels the enigma surrounding this mystical cavern alongside Peter Scott and Wayland Young. In the depths of Berkshire's Bradfield Union workhouse lies another chapter in Wayland's story. Flibbertibbet, disguised as a devilish figure, manages to calm a towering giant when guided by none other than Wayland himself. Their journey leads them to Kenilworth where Amy is brought under his protection. A master of disguise, we find Wayland assuming the role of a pedlar within the lush gardens of Kenilworth. This vivid illustration captures his cunning nature perfectly. But it doesn't end there; our hero's legacy stretches back even further to Franks Casket in Northumbria during AD 700 – an artifact crafted from whalebone that whispers tales of forgotten times. Maps become our guideposts into modernity as we explore Middlesex Sudbury Vector Road Map and Middlesex Wayland Vector Road Map – both bearing traces of the path once treaded by our legendary protagonist. Puck lends his magical aid to Wayland while he forges swords fit for gods themselves in 1909's captivating depiction. The very essence of craftsmanship intertwines with divine intervention. Fast forward to present times; we encounter two establishments carrying the name "Wayland" - one being Attleborough's prestigious Wayland Hospital nestled in Norfolk and another being Rocklands All Saints' historic Union Workhouse known as Wayland Union Workhouse. As if time itself bends around him, John Quincy Adams emerges from history captured forever on daguerreotype ca 1850 Daguerreotype measuring 0 x 0 cm – reminding us that legends like Wayland transcend the boundaries of time and space.