British Collection

Smeatons Tower on The Hoe overlooks The Sound, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Jubilee Procession in a Cornish Village, A. G. Sherwood Hunter (1846-1919)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, June 1897. This painting is a wonderful record of a lantern procession held to commemorate Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee in 1897

Scotland for Ever. The charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo, 18 June 1815. After the painting by Lady Butler

Pendolino tilting train
A Pendolino tilting train, heading to London, tilts as it rounds a bend on the West Coast main line near Wolverton station, Bucks

1961 Triumph Bonneville T120R
Starting with the 1961 Triumph Bonneville, the T120 model designation was followed by either an “R” for Road models with low pipes

Albert Bridge and River Thames at night, Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Scotland map, 1870s
Map of Scotland, 1870s. Printed color lithograph

Pen-y-ghent and Ribblehead Viaduct on Settle to Carlisle Railway, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Carreg Cennen Castle, near Llandeilo, Brecon Beacons National Park, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Pallas cat, Otocolobus manu, Cotswold Wildlife Park, Costswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

HMS Conqueror submarine returns to Faslane Holy Loch after sinking Argentine battleship General Belgrano South Atlantic Falklands War, July 1982

The Clay Pit, Harold Harvey (1874-1941)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, 1923. View of Leswidden China Clay Works near St Just. This painting shows the harsh, labour-intensive working conditions of a china clay pit

Dunnottar Castle outside of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Monnow Bridge and Gate over the River Monnow, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Three Cliffs Bay, Gower, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Noel Gallagher Singer September 1998 Oasis band member talking to supermodel Kate Moss at the after show party of Steve Coogans show at the Lyceum Theatre in Londons Covent Garden

Sand dunes and beach, Camber Sands, Camber, near Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cliff Tramway and the Pier at Saltburn by the Sea, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Freight train on the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, by Selwyn Pearce-Higgins. This narrow gauge railway line was opened in 1903

High Street and Burford Church with daffodils, Burford, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Prehistoric stone circle in frost, Avebury, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Saint William: Patron Saint of York ( 12th century ), in the Western Crypt of York Minster, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Ancient image of Saint William: Patron Saint of York

England, Northumberland, Sycamore Gap, Northumberland National Park. Sycamore Gap, a famous landmark along Hadrians Wall in the Hadrians Wall World Heritage Site

Sunrise at the Clyde Arc (Squinty Bridge), Pacific Quay, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

1966 World Cup Final at Wembley Stadium July 1966 England 4 v West Germany 2 Captain Bobby Moore holds aloft the Jules Rimet trophy as he sits on the shoulders of his teammates They are L-R

Cat Bells fell at sunrise, Derwentwater, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Princess Margaret smoking with cigarette holder and drinking orange at the Pye TV awards at the Grosvenor House hotel

Uisken beach, near Bunessan, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Mumbles Pier, Gower, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

The Beatles before playing at the Opera House in Blackpool 16 August 1964. Left to right: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon

Trebah Garden - Spring - Cornwall, UK
DAC-1249 Trebah Garden - Spring Cornwall, UK David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter
Tam O Shanter chased by a witch, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a John Faed illustration

View over Sennen Cove, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Glencoe Lochan in autumn, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Graham Greene
14th August 1954: English novelist and playwright Graham Greene (1904-1991). Original Publication: Picture Post - 7239 - Graham Greene - pub. 1954 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Footsteps in the sand, Carbis Bay beach, St. Ives, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Rumps, Pentire Point, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stonehaven Harbour and Bay from Harbour View, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Tiger Moth Biplane, Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand

Bandstand at Brighton Beach Seafront, Brighton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Royal William Yard, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Twilight view of Urquhart Castle and Loch Ness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Sunset over Ardtoe Bay, Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Lochaber, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Flying Scotsman arriving at Goathland station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
The Flying Scotsman steam locomotive arriving at Goathland station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bronte Sisters by Patrick Branwell Bronte
circa 1834: English writers Anne, Emily and Charlotte Bronte

Red Squirrel - UK
DAC-1383 Red Squirrel UK Sciurus vulgaris David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

The Shard from Tower Bridge at dusk, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St Matthews Church and the River Tay, Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Antique map of Britain under the Anglo Saxons

HRH Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, at Trooping the Colour, 1951

'The East Coast, Ideal for Golfing', Great Eastern Railway poster, early 1920s. Artist: John Hassall 'The East Coast, Ideal for Golfing', Great Eastern Railway poster, early 1920s

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Molineux Stadium home of Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aerial Image. 26th May 2023

PORTMAN ROAD LANDSCAPE VIEW AT TWILIGHT PORTMAN ROAD IPSWICH SUFFOLK UK EXTERIOR Sport Sport Stadia STADIUM STADIA STADIUMS AMPHITHEATRE SPORTS GAME GAMES FOOTBALL SOCCER UNITED KINGDOM BRITISH ISLES

Aerial view of River Clyde and skyline of Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Greece, Corfu island. Mon Repos Palace in Corfu Town
Greece. Corfu island. View of the Palace of the English Governors (Mon Repos Palace) in Corfu Town. It was built in 1826 by the British Commissioner Frederic Adams

A scene from Trial by Jury, 1875. Artist: David Henry Friston A scene from Trial by Jury, 1875

The Erebus and the Terror Among Icebergs

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Ireland, North, Belfast, PLO IRA Irish Republican mural on the side of a terrace house on the corner with Falls Road

St. Ninians Isle, white beach tombolo, South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Ministry of Food 1940s UK potatoes cricket families

Vintage fuel pumps. This is one of the oldest working petrol and diesel filling stations in the UK, located in the Laurel garage, Ramsbury, Wiltshire

William and Mary, " the Protestants Joy, " ruling England after the Glorious Revolution, 1688. Hand colored halftone reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Sennen Beach at sunset, Sennen, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Clachtoll Beach, Clachtoll, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Lundy Bay - near Polzeath - Cornwall - UK
DAC-588 Lundy Bay - near Polzeath Cornwall - UK David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dawn mist below Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sycamore gap, Hadrians Wall, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Forth Rail Bridge over the River Forth illuminated at night, South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Kings Men stone circle at sunrise, The Rollright Stones, Chipping Norton, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Case of British Butterflies Lepidoptera
A collectors case of British butterflies

Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, West Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Sgwd yr Eira waterfall, Ystradfellte, Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Map of England in 1066
England at the time of the Norman conquest, 1066-1081. Color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

LONDON: UNDERGROUND, 1944. Please stand on the right of the escalator. Poster by Fougasse promoting proper etiquette on the London Underground, 1944

Bayeaux Tapestry portraying the Norman Conquest
Norman invasion of England in 1066 A.D. Color lithograph reproduction of part of the Bayeux tapestry

Map of England, 1800s
Map of England and Wales, 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Seilebost Beach, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

JANE GOODALL (1934- ). British conservationist and zoologist. Photographed with the chimpanzee, David Greybeard, 1965

English suffragette, feminist newspaper, 1908. News seller, she is standing on the street not the pavement so as not to be arrested. The suffragettes published their own magazine / newspaper

England, Northumberland, Druridge Bay. A dramatic expanse of sand dunes fringing the picturesque beach at Druridge Bay, viwed shortly after sunrise

Loch Lomond, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

MAP: JAMAICA, 1893. British map of Jamaica by Colin Liddell, published 1893

Three Cliffs Bay, Gower, Peninsula, Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

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"Captivating British Heritage: From Jubilee Processions to Iconic Landmarks" Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry culture as we explore a collection of captivating hints that define this enchanting land. Step back in time to witness the grandeur of a Jubilee Procession in a quaint Cornish village, beautifully captured by A. G. Sherwood Hunter (1846-1919). The spirit of celebration and unity echoes through the streets, painting a vivid picture of tradition. Feel the excitement as The Flying Scotsman gracefully arrives at Goathland station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. This iconic locomotive stands tall as a testament to Britain's pioneering railway heritage, leaving all who witness it in awe. Uncover ancient secrets with an antique map showcasing Britain under the Anglo Saxons. Each intricate detail tells tales of conquests and cultural exchanges that have shaped this island nation throughout history. Meet Billy The Rat Catcher, whose expertise has kept cities free from vermin for generations. His dedication embodies the resilience and resourcefulness found within British communities. As dawn breaks over Glastonbury Tor in Somerset, England, mist swirls mystically below its majestic peak. This ethereal scene captures the spiritual essence that permeates throughout this mystical land. Delve into literary brilliance with Patrick Branwell Bronte's portrayal of his talented sisters - The Bronte Sisters - whose words continue to inspire readers worldwide. Experience modern innovation aboard Pendolino tilting trains, revolutionizing travel across Britain's vast rail network. These sleek machines epitomize progress while maintaining respect for tradition. Relive historic glory with "Scotland for Ever, " immortalizing the heroic charge of Scots Greys at Waterloo on June 18th, 1815. Their bravery symbolizes Scotland's indomitable spirit and unwavering loyalty. Marvel at Smeatons Tower perched upon Plymouth's Hoe overlooking The Sound.