English Collection

Blanchard and Jeffries crossing English Channel
Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jeffries crossing the English Channel by balloon. They left Dover, crossed the sea, and landed near Blanay, between Calais and Boulogne

First balloon flight over the English Channel, from Dover to the French coast, by Jean-Pierre Blanchard

Balloon descent, Prairie de Nesle, France
Balloon descent of Charles and Robert onto the Prairie de Nesle, northern France, surrounded by various witnesses, including an English gentleman, Mr Fares, who was the first to greet M Charles

Come lasses and lads. Traditional English song. Date: circa 1904

The village blacksmith. Traditional English song. Date: circa 1904

Nancy Lee. Traditional English song. Date: circa 1904

WW2 Poster -- Serve in Silence
Serve in Silence. Se Taire C est Servir. Colour photolithograph, with a profile of Britannia against a Union Jack flag. 1940

Rambles in South Devon - 1930s
Front cover of a guide to rambling in South Devon showing a couple enjoying a rest amid open skies and a patchwork quilt of fields, with the sea and coastline just visible beyond. Date: c.1935

Flying Globe and Air Balloon
Two fanciful technical drawings. Above is a Globe Volant (Flying Globe) in which Giroud de Villette and M Rozier passed over Paris on 19 October 1783

Female punk model with silver body paint, posing against a kitchen foil background. 1980s

The Royal Line of Succession
The line of succession from King Egbert to Queen Elizabeth II decorated with a beautiful border by Arthur Wragg. Date: 1953

Eastern National Omnibus Company Limited Poster, advertising regular coach service to Lowerstoft and Yarmouth and to Clacton-on-Sea and Jerwick Sands. circa 1950

Hercules bicycles Coronation advertisement
Advertisement for Hercules Bicycles, founded in 1910 in Birmingham, showing the street of a typical British town decorated with flags, swags and bunting for the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Satirical cartoon, An Aerial Excursion, showing a thin Englishman and a plump Frenchwoman in a balloon, while the crowd on the ground makes rude comments in speech bubbles. 1802

Lunardis balloon ascent from Artillery Ground
Lunardis balloon ascent from the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company, making him the first Aerial Traveller in the English Atmosphere. With crowds of spectators. 15 September 1784

Satirical ballooning cartoon
Keegans Balloon 1784. A rude satirical cartoon showing a hot air balloon emitting flames and a head labelled The English Balloon 1784, with a crowd of people standing round

Balloon over Calais
Imaginary scene showing a balloon over Calais, built by M Romain and piloted by M Pilatre de Rozier, intended for a flight from France to England. late 18th century

English Electric Canberra aeroplane
English Electric Canberra WH655 aeroplane. 1940s

High Street pub in English Market Town
The Judge Jeffreys Inn, Dorchester, Dorset circa 1930s

It suffices. What suffices?
It suffices. What suffices

Gather ye roses while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying, and this same flower that smiles today, tomorrow will be dying. 20th century

News of a fair and a marvellous thing, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell we sing. From a poem by William Morris. Date: 20th century

Circus clown card by Glevum Games
A circus clown card used in a game called Tips Up by Glevum Games. 20th century

Box lid design, Tips Up by Glevum Games
Box lid design for a game called Tips Up by Glevum Games. Depicting a circus clown holding a string of sausages. 20th century

Poster, Clean and Fit and Happy Too! Showing people in different countries attending to personal hygiene. Issued by the (British) Health and Cleanliness Council. 1939

English Toy Terrier - Fall
English Toy Terrier - Champion Mynahguid Lancer of Leospride Date: 1968

Torquay tourist guide cover
Front cover of a guide to British seaside resort, Torquay, Devon, on the English Riviera, featuring an elegant group posed by a palm tree with the town lit up at night in the background. Date: c.1925

Scene in Ludgate Hill, London, with flags and garlands for the Silver Jubilee celebrations. 1935

Countrymen with horses in the City of London
Countrymen with horses in Love Lane, City of London. 20th century

View of Fleet Street, London, with flags and garlands for the Silver Jubilee celebrations. 1935

Madame Vestris
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (January 1797 8 August 1856), English actress and contralto opera singer, appearing in Mozart and Rossini works

Procession in Central London
Aerial view of the Silver Jubilee procession in Central London, with flags and garlands. 1935

Woodland scene
A wood in dappled sunlight with silver birch trees and bracken

French railway poster - Paris to London
Wonderful poster for the French National Railways promoting their service to London via Rouen, Dieppe or Newhaven

Tours in the English Lakes and isle of Man
Cover illustration for Tours in the English Lakes and isle of Man, organised by Thomas Cook & Son, Ludgate Circus, London

England - Sowing
Illustration, possibly for a poster, of typically English countryside in spring, with a lone farmer or farm worker sowing seeds in a ploughed field. Date: c.1930

Countryside Flowers and Butterflies
Red Admiral and Peacock Butterflies amid a mass of vegetation including berries, rosehips, ivy and holly. Date: circa 1980

French rail poster - Dover
French rail poster for the Chemin de Fer du Nord route to Dover with six fast services per day. Date: c.1910

Label design for Donnington Brown Ale, brewed at the Donnington Brewery, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. circa 20th century

Cooks Motor Tours, Great Britain and Ireland
Cover illustration for Cooks Motor Tours of Great Britain and Ireland, showing an open topped motor coach driving along a road by the side of a lake on a sunny day in an English Lake District scene

Amy Johnson in her flying gear
Amy Johnson (1903-1941), pioneering English aviator. Seen here posing in her flying gear. 1930

Parkhill Estate, Sheffield -- toddlers playing
Four toddlers playing with two tricycles on a walkway on the Parkhill Estate, Sheffield, Yorkshire. Date: 1961

Early aviation artefacts
A selection of early aviation artefacts associated with Louis Bleriot and Alcock & Brown

Country Flowers and Butterflies
Many varieties of wild flowers with a Cabbage White and Tortoiseshell butterflies. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Poster advertising Rambles in Somerset

Riding in the English countryside
A couple out riding on a country lane on an Autumn day. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith. Date: circa 1980

Buttercups and Daisies
A classic English countryside scene in a summer field with buttercups and daisies interspersed among the wild grasses. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith. circa 1980

Anne Hathaways Cottage - Stratford-upon-Avon

Tell them once more the tale of Bethlehem, the kneeling shepherds and the Babe Divine. From a poem by Charles Kingsley. Date: 20th century

A Typical English Village
A view of typical English village A local gentleman is fishing in the stream, close to a bridge taking a road up toward the market square and parish church

Shire horse drawn dray
Shire horse drawn brewery dray passes through a village, delivering beer to The Lamb and Flag pub. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Shakespeares Birthplace - Stratford-upon-Avon
A painting by Malcolm Greensmith of Shakespeares birthplace. Date: circa 1980

Portrait painting of an English Setter Dog
A highly detailed painting in profile of an English Setter dog by Malcolm Greensmith. Date: circa 1980

Botanical Sketchbook -- Wood Hyacinth (English Bluebell). 1920s

Poster for Moscow Nights, Leicester Palace Theatre

Grey kitten on a greetings card in English and French

English Springer Spaniel by Muriel Dawson
After Dinner -- an English Springer Spaniel puppy (Jane, age 9 weeks), by Muriel Dawson. circa 1940s

The Passing of King Arthur

Boscastle, Cornwall, UK
Boscastle, a village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, UK. late 19th century

Unnamed English fishing port
An unnamed English fishing port, possibly in the north east. late 19th century

Cover design, Storyland, by Gladys Peto
Cover design for Storyland, by Gladys Peto. Gladys Emma Peto (1890-1977) was an English artist, fashion designer, illustrator and writer of childrens books. 1931

Idyllic harbour scene, Spirit of England
An idyllic harbour scene representing the Spirit of England, showing a sailing boat and a cluster of cottages

Idyllic country scene, Spirit of England
An idyllic country scene representing the Spirit of England, showing a colourful row of cottages surrounded by trees

Machinery in a factory
An array of machinery in a factory manufacturing white lead

Beckley Furnace, East Sussex
Farm buildings at Beckley Furnace, East Sussex

Oast houses, Beckley Furnace, East Sussex
Oast houses at Beckley Furnace, East Sussex

Road sign, drive carefully
A road sign in English and German: Death is so permanent, drive carefully. 1940s

Notices in a bartering shop
Notices in English and German in the window of a bartering shop. A pile of long-playing records can be seen on the right. circa 1940s

Disguising a German Shop - Start of WWI
Postcard sent within six weeks of the start of WWI, depicting a German Shopkeeper in Britain hastily changing the livery of his store to something perfectly British

Everybodys Magazine Coronation issue 1953
Front cover of Everybodys Magazine, first special Coronation issue, featuring Queen Elizabeth I riding on a white horse. Date: 1953

A Rocky coastal cove
Rocky coastal cove, with holidaymakers on the small beach and walking along the cliff top. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Cows grazing near a stream
A herd of cows graze near a stream at the edge of a lush field. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard Date: circa 1940s

Children on a slide at Bexhill
Two children, a girl and a boy, with two women at the top of a wooden playground slide in Bexhill, Sussex. Horses on a roundabout can be seen in the background. Date: 1928

Men in a gymnasium, Derby
Three men in a gymnasium in Derby. One man is lying down, about to do some weightlifting, while another man watches. Date: 1960

Wood carving in St Peters Church, Lew Trenchard, Devon
A wood carving on a pew end in St Peters Church, Lew Trenchard (Lewtrenchard), near Okehampton, Devon

Back street in Leeds
View of a back street in Leeds, Yorkshire, with terraced housing and a corner shop with blinds to keep the non-existent sun off. Date: 1959

Presenting the prizes at the Slad village show
Two local dignitaries presenting the prizes at the Slad village show, near Stroud in Gloucestershire. Date: 1961

Cottages near Bushey, Herts
Cottage and old barn nestling into the countryside near Bushey, Hertfordshire. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard Date: circa 1920s

Children playing at Leighton Buzzard
A group of children playing on a climbing frame and swings at Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Date: 1970

Four retro band members

Landscape in the evening light
A verdant green countryside view of a farm nestled into a lush English valley in the evening light. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Farmyard barns. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard Date: circa late 1940s

Plymouth Hoe, Devon, on a wet day
View of Plymouth Hoe, Devon, on a wet day. A dog bounds on ahead while a couple battle on against the elements. The background is dominated by a lighthouse and several flagpoles. Date: 1970

Slum street in St Anns, Nottingham
Scene in a slum street in the St Anns area of Nottingham. A young boy leans against the wall while an old lady looks out of her door at him

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