Alight Collection (#9)

Shakespeare - Venus and Adonis - Vouchsafe, thou wonder, to alight thy steed. circa 1830s

WW1 - British soldiers arriving in France
WW1 - British soldiers alight a military transport vessel as they arrive in France. Date: 1914

Saluting the Vanquished Foe, WW1 in the air by C Clark
A German monoplane, forced to descend with the British lines on the Western front. The plane was forced to alight owing to the tactics of the British aviators in the neighbourhood where the aerial

Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 32 G-AMWC Silver City, Eastleigh
Passengers alight from a Silver City Airways Bristol Freighter, G-AMWC, as the ground handlers prepare to unload the cargo Date: 1953

The Temporary London Bridge on fire on the night of 11th April 1758. Intended improvements to the main medieval stone bridge didnt go down too well with the ferrymen who made their living

Cottles Farm set ablaze
Cottles Farm at Englishcombe set ablaze by the dissatisfied poor. Date: 1846

The fiery drake or kite, 1635 (woodcut)
XJF3037855 The fiery drake or kite, 1635 (woodcut) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Mysteryes of Nature)

Butter lamps lit in Mongar Dzong (monastery), built in the 1930s, one of Bhutans newest dzongs, built without plans or nails, Bhutan, Asia

Candles, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Tiki torches at sunset on Poipu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Picture No. 10894301
Australian Pelican - in flight - braking in the air with wings open and feet hanging to alight on a perch (Pelecanus conspicillatus) Date:

Travelling of the Future: the White Moon Liner Castor and Pollux awaiting the signal to alight. Original fine pencil drawing (38cm x 28.5cm) reproduced in Flight 19 May 1921. Roderic Hill drawing

World War I 1914-1918: Fighting a fire on a farm in Artois, France, set alight by German shellfire. Being on the front line between German and Allied forces the area suffered severe damage

Miolan and Janinet sold tickets for balloon flight Paris, 11 July 1784. At five in the afternoon, balloon still on the ground, crowd lost patience and set it alight

Young Breton Girls Before the Procession, Watercolour and gouache. Ferdinand du Puigaudeau (1864-1930) French painter. Three girls in traditional white Breton bonnets making sure their candles are

Albion Mills, on the south side of Blackfriars Bridge, burning, 3 March 1791, after set alight by arsonists. Built by Boulton and Watt, it was first steam-powered flour mill in London

Ancient Olympic Games: the relay race. Runners had to keep alight the flame and hand it to their fellows.This 1922 reconstruction shows runner protecting flame with shield. Chromolithograph

A childs toy bear (teddy bear) set alight and in flames. Toys are made of fire retardant fabrics

A maid pouring a jug of water on a fire in an attempt to prevent it setting the chimney alight. Engraving from Le Journal de la Jeunesse (Paris, c1879)

Paraffin lamp

Hoverfly (Syrphidae) perched on a flower bud, close up

Crude oil burning C016 / 9779
Crude oil burning in a Petri dis. Crude oil is oil from the ground before it has been refined. It contains a varied mixture of hydrocarbons that can be separated out (refined) by heating

The Temporary London Bridge on fire on the night of 11th April 1758. Intended improvements to the main medieval stone bridge didn t go down too well with the ferrymen who made their living

Royal visit to LFB Lambeth HQ, WW2
Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth at a Review of Firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade during the Second World War

Grass fire, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Wildfire, Victoria Highway, near Victoria River, Gregory National Park / Jutpurra National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Queen Elizabeth stepping out of a car, LFB Lambeth HQ
Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade

Valentines Postcard - Matchless Valentine
Cupid strikes a match of love, casting his spell on two sweethearts... Though you may set these all alight, My heart is safe you know; For that has been aflame for you Sweetheart, long long ago

Reims Cathedral in Flames - WWI - part of a Heroic Towns French postcard series. The Cathedral was badly damaged during opening engagements of the First World War in September 1914. Date: 1914

Two ladies and a car 1930
Two fashionable ladies alight from their car to study a map. Artist: G Deligne Date: 1930

Fire at the Michaeliskirche, Hamburg, Germany
A terrible fire which engulfed the spire of the Michaeliskirche at Hamburg, Germany on 3rd July, 1906. The fire lasted for three hours, ten minutes. Date: 1906

Birds / Raven
A raven in flight, about to alight on its nest, where its hungry fledglings greet it with wide open beaks. Date: 1930s

Gamekeeper on shooting estate burning heather moorland, to provide good habitat for grouse, England, april

Sparkler burning to produce a silver flame

Christmas pudding

Pink-footed geese on an ice floe
Pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) alighting on a coastal ice floe. These are migratory birds found in eastern Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard. They fly south to winter in north-western Europe

Prehistoric forest fire, artwork
Prehistoric forest fire. Artwork of prehistoric invertebrates fleeing towards a pond during a forest fire. The invertebrates include a centipede, a scorpion and numerous cockroaches

Acetylene lamp, artwork
Acetylene lamp, 19th Century artwork. This lamp burns the gas acetylene, which is produced in the lamp by dripping water on to calcium carbide

Sooty flame. Alkene (oct-1-ene) burning in a crucible with a sooty (smoky) flame. Alkenes are unsaturated (double bonded) organic molecules. The sooty flame is characteristic of alkenes

Paraffin lamp burning. Paraffin is a mixture of alkane hydrocarbons

Lit match

Burning sugar on a spoon

Sodium burning in air. Sodium (Na) is a highly reactive metallic element from group one of the periodic table. It burns in air, reacting with atmospheric oxygen (O2) to form sodium oxide (Na2.O)

Flames, computer artwork

Potassium burning in air. Potassium (K) is a soft, highly reactive, alkali metal. In air it will burn with a brilliant flame to form potassium dioxide (or potassium superoxide, KO2)

Lit gas ring, thermogram. The colours show variation in temperature. The scale runs from white (warmest) through red, yellow, green and blue to purple (coldest)

Lear / Nonsense / The Cape
There was an Old Man of the Cape, who possessed a large Barbary ape, Till the ape one dark night, set the house all alight, which burned that Old Man of the Cape

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"Capturing Moments: From Motor Buses to Mallard Drakes, the Art of Alighting" A glimpse into history: "A Motor Bus during the London Season, 1914 by Matania" Tragedy strikes: "Remembering the LCC-LFB fatal warehouse fire in Langley Street WC2" Unforgettable incident: "Terrible accident - Lady ablaze - Figure 1 leaves a lasting impact" Maritime mishaps: "John Brown and Co. 's sink British Revenue Cutter Gaspee" Illuminating Korea at night: Satellite image reveals its beauty while alight Timeless elegance: The Needlewoman cover October 1929 showcases stunning artistry Silent communication amidst chaos: Edinburgh Fire Brigade's hand and arm signals Graceful avian spectacle: Witness the Great Blue Heron Alighting with poise Another tragic event unfolds: "Terrible accident - Lady ablaze - Figure 2 shocks onlookers" Cultural traditions shine bright: Explore the significance of Hannukah through a 9-branched candelabra Water and fire's wrath in America depicted vividly in "The scourge of water and fire (colour litho)"