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Notices Collection (#3)

From historic walls to wartime recruitment, they have shaped our world

Background imageNotices Collection: Eye-catching off-licence called Simply Drinks with blackboards and posters advertising

Eye-catching off-licence called Simply Drinks with blackboards and posters advertising their different services, St Asaph, Denbighshire, North Wales

Background imageNotices Collection: Safety Notice, Please check the tide table below before walking onto Filey Brigg sign on coastal

Safety Notice, Please check the tide table below before walking onto Filey Brigg sign on coastal peninsula, Filey Brigg, Filey, East Yorkshire, England, January

Background imageNotices Collection: Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) pupping beach with Stay behind the fence notice on gate

Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) pupping beach with Stay behind the fence notice on gate, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, November

Background imageNotices Collection: No Entry Foot-and-Mouth Disease Precautions notice, Moses Plat Farm, Speen, Buckinghamshire

No Entry Foot-and-Mouth Disease Precautions notice, Moses Plat Farm, Speen, Buckinghamshire, England, February

Background imageNotices Collection: Manmade Ecological Pond with interpretation notice, drainage control and regional irrigation system

Manmade Ecological Pond with interpretation notice, drainage control and regional irrigation system, Dongshih Forestry Cultural Park, Taiwan, April

Background imageNotices Collection: Foot And Mouth Disease, Control Measure Protection Zone Ahead sign at roadside, Surrey, England

Foot And Mouth Disease, Control Measure Protection Zone Ahead sign at roadside, Surrey, England, September 2007

Background imageNotices Collection: This Footpath is Closed on Account of Foot and Mouth Disease sign on gate in farmland, Surrey

This Footpath is Closed on Account of Foot and Mouth Disease sign on gate in farmland, Surrey, England, September 2007

Background imageNotices Collection: Two women in control room, WW2

Two women in control room, WW2
Two women taking messages in a fire station control room during the Second World War

Background imageNotices Collection: Danger, Blasting warning notice beside worked out quarry, Wenlock Edge, Shropshire, England, April

Danger, Blasting warning notice beside worked out quarry, Wenlock Edge, Shropshire, England, April

Background imageNotices Collection: Browns Fire Alarm

Browns Fire Alarm: Break Glass, Pull Knob, Wait For Engine

Background imageNotices Collection: 19th century Insurance Company Fire Notice

19th century Insurance Company Fire Notice, County Fire office, with an image of Britannia with lion and shield

Background imageNotices Collection: Refugee notice WWII

Refugee notice WWII
One of the notices in a refugee centre during World War II exhorting Belgian refugee women in an advanced state of pregnancy to register their names here. 1939-1945

Background imageNotices Collection: Making a discovery

Making a discovery
Whilst sketching in the gardens of a church, Dr Syntax notices the advances of a gentleman towards a young lady

Background imageNotices Collection: Notice with rules on post in woodland, Vicarage Plantation, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, november

Notice with rules on post in woodland, Vicarage Plantation, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, november

Background imageNotices Collection: Even your dog can scare or harm farm animals, please put it on a lead near livestock sign

Even your dog can scare or harm farm animals, please put it on a lead near livestock sign and Caution, cattle and dogs notice on post along public footpath, Dorset, England, november

Background imageNotices Collection: Dogs to be kept on lead and Wild horses or ponies warning signs on farm gate, Pembrokeshire

Dogs to be kept on lead and Wild horses or ponies warning signs on farm gate, Pembrokeshire, Wales, january

Background imageNotices Collection: Police Notice - Tractors please slow down sign in village, Dorset, England, october

Police Notice - Tractors please slow down sign in village, Dorset, England, october

Background imageNotices Collection: Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) adult, sitting at nest on roadside verge, with warning sign to motorists

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) adult, sitting at nest on roadside verge, with warning sign to motorists, Cley, Norfolk, England, may

Background imageNotices Collection: Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) immature, perched on post with Private Property

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) immature, perched on post with Private Property, No Hunting poster, North Dakota, U.S.A. september

Background imageNotices Collection: Motorway signs

Motorway signs on the N4 motorway which runs from Madrid to southern Spain. The motorway is also known as the Autopista de Andalucia or the Andalucia Motorway. Photographed in Madrid, Spain

Background imageNotices Collection: Sangers Circus USA stall, Haverfordwest, South Wales

Sangers Circus USA stall, Haverfordwest, South Wales
Scene at Sangers Circus during its visit to Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, showing a USA-themed stall in a field

Background imageNotices Collection: House requisition WWII

House requisition WWII
Empty houses in Chelsea are requisitioned by the Town Clerk for refugees and bear this notice on their doors during World War II

Background imageNotices Collection: Newsagent & Much More - Oxford

Newsagent & Much More - Oxford
Sawyers Newsagent, Stationer, Confectioner and Tobacconist in Oxford. A magnificent photographic postcard showing a General Store on an Oxford street selling pretty much anything you can imagine

Background imageNotices Collection: The House Agent s

The House Agent s. An Estate Agent looks through a large ledger detailing House to Let

Background imageNotices Collection: A New Way of Posting a Libel

A New Way of Posting a Libel

Background imageNotices Collection: News from the War

News from the War
Citizens of St Petersburg read notices posted on walls, telling them how the war with Japan is going

Background imageNotices Collection: News from the War 2

News from the War 2
Due to press censorship, residents of St Petersburg learn how the war with Japan is progressing from notices posted on walls

Background imageNotices Collection: Boxing Day / Cruikshank

Boxing Day / Cruikshank
Scene featuring puns on boxing day : a child has his ears boxed; two men are boxing; notices advertise coaches to Boxhill; boxes are carried on shoulders

Background imageNotices Collection: Social / Paris Rain 1890

Social / Paris Rain 1890
A rainy Paris street: a gentleman with his trousers rolled up notices a lady holding up her skirts

Background imageNotices Collection: James Watt as a Boy

James Watt as a Boy
JAMES WATT as a boy, he notices the force of steam in the family kettle, and this starts him thinking




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From historic walls to wartime recruitment, they have shaped our world. The Cavern Wall of Fame in Matthew Street, Liverpool proudly displays the names that echoed through music history. A WW1 Recruitment Poster at York Railway Station reminds us of the sacrifices made by brave souls. Front page news in The London Gazette captures pivotal moments that shaped nations and changed lives forever. In Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, a Town Crier in his pony and trap spreads important messages throughout the community. Meanwhile, a sign at Gleneagles beckons visitors to experience luxury and tranquility amidst nature's embrace. On Referendum Day in 1975, polling stations buzzed with anticipation as citizens exercised their democratic right. Amidst it all, whispers of suspicion arose - 'Hunding Suspicious' - an enigmatic phrase that piqued curiosity. The powerful notes of Wagner's Die Valkure opera filled the air as Hunding Suspicious Music captivated audiences with its mesmerizing melodies. At a Tourist Information Centre in Fowey, Cornwall during August 1991, notices guided travelers towards hidden gems and unforgettable experiences along breathtaking coastlines. Aboard the majestic RMS Queen Mary from Cunard White Star Line, guests eagerly perused programmes of events promising entertainment fit for royalty. Notices may seem small but hold immense power; they inform us, inspire us and connect us to our past while shaping our future.