Chalk Collection

Cuckmere Haven, Seven Sisters white chalk cliffs, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Uffington White Horse, Oxfordshire, UK
The Uffington White Horse is a highly stylised prehistoric hill figure, 110 m long, formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk

The Seven Sisters cliffs, the coastguard cottages South Downs Way, South Downs National Park, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

White horse dating from 1812 carved in chalk on Milk Hill, Marlborough Downs, overlooking Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sunrise at the White Horse, Uffington, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cherhill white horse, first cut into chalk downland in 1780, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Beachy Head Lighthouse and chalk cliffs, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, and coastguard cottages, Cuckmere Haven, near Seaford, East Sussex, England

Uffington White Horse
The famous White Horse of Uffington, Berkshire, probably the oldest example of such a figure, believed to ascribe the victory of Alfred over the Danes in 871 AD

Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sunrise at Old Harry Rocks, Jurassic coast, Swanage, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK

British Butterflies - Various - including: Chalk Hill Blue Butterfly (male), Wood White Butterfly, Purple Hairstreak Butterfly (female), Purple Hairstreak Butterfly (at rest)

Tailoring tools
Tools used in tailoring, including scissors, needle and thread, chalk, measuring tape, a ruler and a smoothing iron

White Cliffs of Dover, Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mary, Lady Heveningham, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Mary, Lady Heveningham, c1532-1543 (1945). Mary Shelton (1510/15-1570/71), wife of Sir Anthony Heveningham, daughter of Sir John Shelton, and cousin of Queen Anne

Charlotte Bronte, English novelist, 1850. Artist: George Richmond
Charlotte Bronte, English novelist, 1850. Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) was the author of Jane Eyre (1847), Shirley (1849), and Vilette (1852). From the National Portrait Gallery, London

White horse, the Cherhill Downs, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Seven Sisters chalk cliffs and coastguard cottages, South Downs Way, South Downs National Park, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Picture No. 10741327
England - Aerial view, Kilburn White Horse, North Yorkshire Date:

Saltdean Chalk Cliffs
The beach and white chalk cliffs at Saltdean, Sussex, England. Date: 1950s

D-Day - Glider reinforcement team
A team of paratroopers amuse themselves whilst awaiting the call to take flight in their glider to back up the initial assault phase on the Normandy coast

Westbury White Horse
On the Downs at Westbury, Wilts is this Great White Horse commemorating the defeat of the Danes by Alfred at the Battle of Ethandune in 878

Anna May Wong in The Circle of Chalk
Miss Anna May wong as Chang-Hi-Tang dancing before the tea-shop keeper in The Circle of Chalk, an ancient Chinese lay translated into English by James Laver

Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, Birling Gap, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, Birling Gap, East Sussex, England

Chalk stacks and cliffs at Old Harry Rocks, between Swanage and Purbeck, Dorset, Jurassic Coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bookmaker - Turf Accountant - James Dowsett of 38 Duke Street, Brighton. circa 1950s

Flamborough Head
The North Landing, Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, England; the chalk cliff is riddled with former smuggling caves. Date: 1950s

Scene in a lecture theatre, with chemical equations written on the blackboard, a woman giving a lecture, and students taking notes. circa 1940s

The Uffington bronze age white horse
Head of the Uffington white horse with modern pagan flower tribute in the eye. The Uffington White horse (Oxfordshire, UK) consists of a series of trenches dug into a hill and filled with chalk

Cuckmere Haven and the Seven Sisters, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St. Margarets at Cliffe, White Cliffs of Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

UK - lighthouse at Beachy Head with steep chalk cliffs at sunrise. East Sussex, England, UK
SAS-129 UK - lighthouse at Beachy Head with steep chalk cliffs at sunrise. East Sussex, England, UK Steffen & Alexandra Sailer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Chalk cliffs and sea stacks Harry Rocks near Studland Poole Harbour Dorset UK
MAB-819 Chalk cliffs and sea stacks Harry Rocks near Studland Harbour Dorset UK Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

The Chalk cliffs of Ballard Down with The Pinnacles Stack in Swanage Bay, near Handfast Point, Isle of Purbeck, Jurassic Coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Calcareous phytoplankton fossil, SEM Z100 / 0213
Calcareous phytoplankton fossil. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fossil of the skeleton (coccosphere) of a coccolithotrope, a small marine algal organism

Aerial view of the Needles, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Joss Bay Cliffs
The white chalk cliffs and foreshore at Joss Bay, Isle of Thanet, Kent, England. Date: 1950s

Soldiers doing target practice on a shooting range
A group of men doing target practice on a shooting range before the outbreak of the First World War. Their success or otherwise is written up on various blackboards

Houses on Seaford Head overlooking The Seven Sisters, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lighthouse off Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe
The lighthouse and chalk cliffs of Beachy Head from the South Downs Way, East Sussex, England, UK, Europe

The Seven Sisters chalk cliffs, South Downs National Park, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Beachy Head, South Downs, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pavement Artist - London Embankment - this particular artist is working on a set of landscapes

Aerial image of The Needles, a row of three chalk stacks, and Lighthouse, off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight, Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aerial image of chalk cliffs and lighthouse at Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

White Cliffs of Dover, Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View to the Seven Sisters from beach below Seaford Head, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

White Cliffs of Dover, Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Osmington White Horse 29579_025
Chalk cut hill figure of George III on horseback, White Horse Hill, near Osmington, Dorset, 2015. It was cut in the late summer of 1808 with the likely purpose of commemorating the Kings golden

Kettering Town player manager Colin Clarke discussing tactics with captain Sean Suddards before their upcoming home match against Blackpool December 1981

Aerial view of Old Harry Rocks, Handfast Point, Isle of Purbeck, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England, UK

Beachy Head, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK

Three Studies of Horses, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Three Studies of Horses, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Shingle beach and chalk cliffs along the North Sea coast at Yport, Normandy, France, June 2018

Foraminifera, light micrograph C016 / 8597
Foraminifera. Interphase contrast light micrograph of a selection of different foraminifera. Foraminifera are marine single-celled protozoa that construct

Belle Tout lighthouse, Beachy Head, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK

The Seven Sisters, Seaford, East Sussex, England, UK

The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist, 1499-1500, (1943). Creator
The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist, (The Burlington House Cartoon), 1499-1500, (1943). The Virgin Mary sits on the lap of her mother

The Seven Sisters chalk cliffs, Cuckmere Haven, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
The Seven Sisters chalk cliffs and Coastguard cottages, Cuckmere Haven, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Sir John Gage, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Sir John Gage, c1532-1543 (1945). Sir John Gage KG (1479-1556) was an English courtier during the Tudor period. He held a number of offices

Grace, Lady Parker, c1540-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Grace, Lady Parker, c1540-1543 (1945). Lady Grace Parker (born 1515) Lady Parker was married to Sir Henry Parker in 1523 at the age of eight

Cardinal Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, 1532-1534 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Cardinal Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, 1532-1534 (1945). John Fisher (c. 19 October 1469 - 22 June 1535), venerated by Roman Catholics as Saint John Fisher

Hayley Mills in The Chalk Garden
The young British actress Hayley Mills (b.1946) during the filming of The Chalk Garden, released in 1964. Date: 1963-1964

Football pitch drawn on a chalkboard

Graffiti Artist; Children Of The Streets
A young girl drawing chalk pictures on a wall. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7230 - Children Of The Streets - pub. 1954 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

Picture No. 10741248
Osmington White Horse, Cherhill Downs, Osmington, Dorset Date:

1770 Cuvier Mstricht Mosasaur
1812 Plate 1 of " the big fossil animal" (later named Mosasaur hoffmanii) from Vol. III, Cuviers " Ossamens Fossiles"

Beach, white chalk cliffs, stacks and arches, Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula, South Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

The Muiderpoort, Amsterdam, seen from the Plantage, 1771. Creator: Hendrick Keun
The Muiderpoort, Amsterdam, seen from the Plantage, 1771

EyeUbiquitous_20107926
England, East Sussex, Beachy Head, Vulcan Jet Bomber taking part in the Airbourne air show

Nancy Woodforde, late 18th-early 19th century, (1943). Creator: Samuel Woodforde
Nancy Woodforde, late 18th-early 19th century, (1943). Portrait of English diarist Anna Maria Woodforde (1757-1830) who was housekeeper for her uncle, James Woodforde

Belle Tout Lighthouse At A Snow Covered Beachy Head, Eastbourne Downland Estate, Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Studies of Cats and of a Dragon, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Studies of Cats and of a Dragon, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

The Needles, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Fine aerial view of The Needles Rocks and lighthouse, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Date: circa 1920s

Foraminiferan test (shell) SEM
Foraminiferan test or shell (Elphidium crispum) lateral view, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Foraminifera are single-celled protozoa which construct

Kilburn White Horse
View near the village of Kilburn, Yorkshire, England, with the famous chalk carving of the White Horse of Kilburn in the distance. Date: 1950s

Procavia capensis (Rock hyrax or dassie), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Procavia capensis (Rock hyrax or dassie), 1777-1786

The Watlington White Mark, Oxfordshire. The chalk scar was dug into Watlington Hill in 1764 to give the illusion that the town's church had a spire

Photograph of Hawley Arms, Chalk Farm, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details

Seven Sisters cliffs and the coastguard cottages, from Seaford Head across the River Cuckmere. Seaford, East Sussex, England, UK

EyeUbiquitous_20100092
England, Kent, Margate Kings Gate chalk headland, arch and beach

Frances, Countess of Surrey, c1532-1533 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Frances, Countess of Surrey, c1532-1533 (1945). Frances Howard, (nee de Vere), Countess of Surrey (c. 1516-1577) was daughter of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, and Elizabeth Trussell

Mary, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset, c1532-1533 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Mary, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset, c1532-1533 (1945). Mary FitzRoy, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset (1519-1557), formerly Lady Mary Howard

Study of a Womans Head, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Study of a Womans Head, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

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"Unveiling the Mysteries of Chalk: A Journey through England's Pristine Landscapes" Majestic and enigmatic, the Uffington White Horse stands proud against the rolling hills of Oxfordshire, UK. Witness nature's artistry at Cuckmere Haven as Seven Sisters' white chalk cliffs create a breathtaking backdrop in East Sussex, England. The first rays of sunlight illuminate the ancient figure of the White Horse at Uffington, casting an ethereal glow over Oxfordshire's landscape. Carved into Wiltshire's chalk downland in 1780, Cherhill white horse tells tales from centuries past with its intricate design. Dating back to 1812, Milk Hill proudly showcases a magnificent white horse carved into the very heart of Marlborough Downs' chalky terrain. Nestled within South Downs National Park, witness the dramatic beauty of Seven Sisters cliffs and their iconic coastguard cottages in East Sussex. Beachy Head Lighthouse stands tall amidst Eastbourne's stunning chalk cliffs, offering a picturesque scene that captivates all who behold it. Delicate British butterflies flutter gracefully above fields adorned with vibrant wildflowers on these mesmerizing stretches landscapes. Return to awe-inspiring Uffington White Horse and delve deeper into its rich history and significance within English heritage. Flamborough Head unveils its rugged charm along Yorkshire's coastline as towering white cliffs meet crashing waves for an unforgettable sightseeing experience. Sunrise paints Old Harry Rocks with golden hues along Jurassic Coastline in Swanage, Isle of Purbeck - a true masterpiece etched by time upon Dorset’s chalky canvas The timeless allure continues at Cherhill Downs where another splendid white horse graces Wiltshire’s landscape; an emblematic symbol connecting generations across Europe.