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Barrow Collection (#10)

"Exploring the Rich History of Barrow: From Ancient Burial Mounds to Modern Football" Nestled in Oxfordshire, UK

Background imageBarrow Collection: SELLING CAULIFLOWERS

SELLING CAULIFLOWERS
Fresh cauliflowers being sold in a rainy street from a donkey-drawn barrow Date: 1887

Background imageBarrow Collection: BRIGHTON TRADERS / 1899

BRIGHTON TRADERS / 1899
A costermonger selling fruit in Brighton stops to have a cup of hot tea from the barrow of a fellow trader Date: 1899

Background imageBarrow Collection: ICE CREAM BARROW

ICE CREAM BARROW
An Italian ice cream barrow in the East End of London Date: 1884

Background imageBarrow Collection: CATS MEAT MAN

CATS MEAT MAN
The cats meat man pushes his barrow from door to door in a Victorian English street Date: 1888

Background imageBarrow Collection: CATS MEAT MAN / PETHERICK

CATS MEAT MAN / PETHERICK
The cats meat man chops up meat on his barrow watched by a hopeful cat and dog. Date: 1870

Background imageBarrow Collection: FETCHING FIREWOOD 1886

FETCHING FIREWOOD 1886
Two children bring home a barrow-load of firewood for the Christmas fire Date: 1886

Background imageBarrow Collection: Street trade - cucumbers

Street trade - cucumbers
Lady with cucumbers on a barrow. Date: 1885

Background imageBarrow Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20106970

EyeUbiquitous_20106970
Ireland, North, Belfast, Clarendon Dock, Barrow Square, Rotterdam Bar next to new high res apartment building

Background imageBarrow Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20106971

EyeUbiquitous_20106971
Ireland, North, Belfast, Clarendon Dock, Barrow Square, Rotterdam Bar next to new high res apartment building

Background imageBarrow Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20099884

EyeUbiquitous_20099884
Haiti, Isla de Laganave, Building damaged by earthquake, man salvaging iron reinforcing rods from building collapsed during earthquake

Background imageBarrow Collection: Ravenglass Station, Ravenglass & Eskdale Narrow Gauge Railway, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria

Ravenglass Station, Ravenglass & Eskdale Narrow Gauge Railway, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, Britain. Date: 1950s

Background imageBarrow Collection: Rotherham S62 7 Map

Rotherham S62 7 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Rotherham S62 7

Background imageBarrow Collection: Shropshire TF12 5 Map

Shropshire TF12 5 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Shropshire TF12 5

Background imageBarrow Collection: Rutland LE15 7 Map

Rutland LE15 7 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Rutland LE15 7

Background imageBarrow Collection: St Edmundsbury IP29 5 Map

St Edmundsbury IP29 5 Map
Postcode Sector Map of St Edmundsbury IP29 5

Background imageBarrow Collection: Tewkesbury GL51 0 Map

Tewkesbury GL51 0 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Tewkesbury GL51 0

Background imageBarrow Collection: South Somerset BA9 8 Map

South Somerset BA9 8 Map
Postcode Sector Map of South Somerset BA9 8

Background imageBarrow Collection: Mendip BA5 1 Map

Mendip BA5 1 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Mendip BA5 1

Background imageBarrow Collection: BB Blackburn, BB7 9

BB Blackburn, BB7 9
BB7 9

Background imageBarrow Collection: Street Cart, 1914. Creator: Egon Schiele

Street Cart, 1914. Creator: Egon Schiele
Street Cart, 1914

Background imageBarrow Collection: Busy Market Street, Manchester, England

Busy Market Street, Manchester, England Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBarrow Collection: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain - La Rambla

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain - La Rambla. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBarrow Collection: Three senior men at leisure on the coast at Askam, nr Barrow

Three senior men at leisure on the coast at Askam, nr Barrow
Three senior men at leisure on the coast at Askam, near Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England. Two men sit in a beachd boat, the thirds sits on the grass and plays with his small dog

Background imageBarrow Collection: Young children play and men work on tractors - Askam, Cumbria

Young children play and men work on tractors - Askam, Cumbria
Young children play while men work on tractors used to haul boats up the beach at Askam, near Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England. Three of the children sit on an old rusty barrel

Background imageBarrow Collection: Cairo street seller sits on his barrow smoking a cigarette

Cairo street seller sits on his barrow smoking a cigarette
Egypt - a barefooted Cairo street seller sits on his barrow smoking a cigarette. He sits between a pile of grapes and a set of scales Date: circa 1995

Background imageBarrow Collection: Sitting on the pavement outside a house in Barrow in Furness

Sitting on the pavement outside a house in Barrow in Furness
Two women and a child sit in the sun on the pavement outside their terraced house in Stewart Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria Date: circa 1989

Background imageBarrow Collection: Man snoozing outside his house in Stewart Street, Barrow in

Man snoozing outside his house in Stewart Street, Barrow in
A male resident of Stewart Street, Barrow in Furness, lies on the pavement with his head on his own doorstep to sleep off his lunch in the sunshine

Background imageBarrow Collection: One of the Best-Established Trades: A Customer and the Cats-Meat Man, c1935. Creator

One of the Best-Established Trades: A Customer and the Cats-Meat Man, c1935. Creator
One of the Best-Established Trades: A Customer and the Cats-Meat Man, c1935. Itinerant street-sellers of pet food were known as cats meat men

Background imageBarrow Collection: The Potato Harvest, from a series of four drawings representing the four seasons (pencil

The Potato Harvest, from a series of four drawings representing the four seasons (pencil
NOR61646 The Potato Harvest, from a series of four drawings representing the four seasons (pencil, pen & brown ink on paper) (see also 61643-5) by Gogh

Background imageBarrow Collection: Mulberry Street, New York City, USA

Mulberry Street, New York City, USA Date: circa 1906

Background imageBarrow Collection: Italy - Indian Fig Seller

Italy - Indian Fig Seller. Date: circa 1901

Background imageBarrow Collection: Old houses in Wych Street, Westminster, London, 1873. Artist: William Richardson

Old houses in Wych Street, Westminster, London, 1873. Artist: William Richardson
Old houses in Wych Street, Westminster, London, 1873. View looking east showing shop fronts, a man pushing a barrow laden with produce, pedestrians walking along the pavement

Background imageBarrow Collection: Thomas Barrow, a portrait painter, c1754-1802. Artist: George Romney

Thomas Barrow, a portrait painter, c1754-1802. Artist: George Romney
Thomas Barrow, a portrait painter, c1754-1802

Background imageBarrow Collection: The Hans-Town Association exercising at their ground in Knightsbridge, London, 1799

The Hans-Town Association exercising at their ground in Knightsbridge, London, 1799

Background imageBarrow Collection: Miseries of London... 1807. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Miseries of London... 1807. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Miseries of London... 1807. A congested London Street. Two coachmen threaten each other with their whips while two women have fallen over a wheelbarrow

Background imageBarrow Collection: Miseries of London, 1807. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Miseries of London, 1807. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Miseries of London, 1807. A crowd assembled to watch two women fighting in the street. In the foreground a barrow of fruit has been knocked over, and a dog steals a chicken from the pavement

Background imageBarrow Collection: Courtyard of the Rose Inn, Farringdon Street, City of London, 1838

Courtyard of the Rose Inn, Farringdon Street, City of London, 1838

Background imageBarrow Collection: The Manor House in Marylebone, London, 1791. Artist: George Isham Parkyns

The Manor House in Marylebone, London, 1791. Artist: George Isham Parkyns
The Manor House in Marylebone, London, 1791. View with figures outside the gates

Background imageBarrow Collection: Bartlow Hills near Ashdon in Essex, c1780

Bartlow Hills near Ashdon in Essex, c1780. Raised over the bodies of those slain in a battle between Edmund Ironside and Canute

Background imageBarrow Collection: The Lodge at Holland House, Kensington, London, 1793

The Lodge at Holland House, Kensington, London, 1793. View with two figures beneath the trees

Background imageBarrow Collection: View of Vintners Hall, Upper Thames Street, City of London, 1830

View of Vintners Hall, Upper Thames Street, City of London, 1830

Background imageBarrow Collection: Cats and Dogs Meat!, Cries of London, 1804

Cats and Dogs Meat!, Cries of London, 1804
Cats and Dogs Meat!. A cats and dogs meat seller, with a barrow of meat and a knife, standing outside Old Bethlem Hospital. From Cries of London, 1804

Background imageBarrow Collection: Baking or Boiling Apples, Cries of London, 1804

Baking or Boiling Apples, Cries of London, 1804
Baking or Boiling Apples. Baking and boiling apple seller in Stratford Place, Mayfair, London, pushing a barrow of apples through the streets. From Cries of London, 1804

Background imageBarrow Collection: Knives or Cisers to Grind, Cries of London, (c1688?)

Knives or Cisers to Grind, Cries of London, (c1688?)
Knives or Cisers to Grind. A knife and scissors grinder at work, with his grindstones on a barrow improvised to transport them. He is smoking as he works. From Cries of London, c1750

Background imageBarrow Collection: Knives to Grind, Cries of London, c1750. Artist: JM

Knives to Grind, Cries of London, c1750. Artist: JM
Knives to Grind, c1750. A knife grinder at work, with his grindstones on a barrow improvised to transport them. From Cries of London, c1750

Background imageBarrow Collection: A barrow woman, Provincial Characters, 1813

A barrow woman, Provincial Characters, 1813
A barrow woman, pushing a large wheelbarrow laden with what looks like apples. From Provincial Characters, 1813

Background imageBarrow Collection: Pudding seller, Cries of London, 1760. Artist: Paul Sandby

Pudding seller, Cries of London, 1760. Artist: Paul Sandby
Pudding seller, 1760. Street seller sprinkling a pudding as he walks along; his barrow is attached to him by straps, leaving his hands free

Background imageBarrow Collection: Offal seller, Cries of London, 1760. Artist: Paul Sandby

Offal seller, Cries of London, 1760. Artist: Paul Sandby
Offal seller, 1760. An offal seller pushing a wheelbarrow loaded with a basket of tripe, calves feet, trotters, hearts, livers and lights. From Cries of London, 1760




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"Exploring the Rich History of Barrow: From Ancient Burial Mounds to Modern Football" Nestled in Oxfordshire, UK, the Uffington White Horse overlooks the picturesque town of Barrow, a place steeped in history. Holker Street Stadium stands proudly as the home ground AFC, a symbol of community spirit and passion for football. Waylands Smithy K040655 takes us back to ancient times, where this Neolithic long barrow offers intriguing insights into our ancestors' rituals. Delving deeper into prehistoric Britain, Bronze Age barrows J050104 reveal different burial customs and cultural practices. Market Place in Romford showcases how Barrow's influence extends beyond its borders, connecting London with this vibrant town in England. The iconic Walney Bridge built-in 1909 serves as a gateway to Barrow-in-Furness—a town known for its industrial heritage and stunning coastal views. Coppernob is an endearing nickname given to Barrow-in-Furness due to its historical association with copper mining and production. Discovering another glimpse into ancient life at Waylands Smithy CC97_02141 unravels more mysteries surrounding these enigmatic structures. West Kennet Long Barrow K910277 invites visitors on an archaeological journey through time—an awe-inspiring testament to human ingenuity from thousands of years ago. Devonshire Dock in Cumbria showcases how modern-day industry has shaped the landscape of present-day Barrow-in-Furness while honoring its maritime roots. Standing tall amidst rolling hillsides, West Kennet Long Barrow N072012 captivates with its mystical aura—whispering tales from forgotten eras.