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Places Collection (page 3)

"Exploring the Timeless Charm of Places

Background imagePlaces Collection: George Eliot / Griff House

George Eliot / Griff House
GEORGE ELIOT (MARY ANN EVANS) Home at Griff House, Nuneaton

Background imagePlaces Collection: Gilbert White / Selborne

Gilbert White / Selborne
GILBERT WHITE OF SELBORNE Distant view of the birthplace and home of the naturalist, at Selborne, Hampshire

Background imagePlaces Collection: Samuel Johnson / Oxford

Samuel Johnson / Oxford
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON English writers room over Pembroke College Gateway in Oxford, where he studied

Background imagePlaces Collection: Map of Westminster, 1593

Map of Westminster, 1593
Map of Westminster, London, 1593

Background imagePlaces Collection: Mahakali Miniature Painting on Paper

Mahakali Miniature Painting on Paper
3609815 Mahakali Miniature Painting on Paper by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Background imagePlaces Collection: Home Milky Way

Home Milky Way
Al Barizi

Background imagePlaces Collection: A man sitting on bench looks out over the beach at the small seaside town of Seaton

A man sitting on bench looks out over the beach at the small seaside town of Seaton on the South Devon coast, circa 1966

Background imagePlaces Collection: Shanghai before Sunrise

Shanghai before Sunrise
Ran Shen

Background imagePlaces Collection: Born to touch the sky

Born to touch the sky
Rahul Wedpathak

Background imagePlaces Collection: Exterior view of Speke Hall, the 16th century wood framed wattle

Exterior view of Speke Hall, the 16th century wood framed wattle and daub Tudor manor house in Speke, Liverpool. January 1994

Background imagePlaces Collection: General view showing the main street passing through the village of Ightham in Kent. 1926

General view showing the main street passing through the village of Ightham in Kent. 1926

Background imagePlaces Collection: Thurso from Juniper Bank

Thurso from Juniper Bank
A view of Thurso from Juniper Bank, circa 1935. Date: c.1935

Background imagePlaces Collection: The Mayo Clinic at Rochester, Minnesota

The Mayo Clinic at Rochester, Minnesota. Date: 1940s

Background imagePlaces Collection: Pillars of Hercules and Baileys restaurant

Pillars of Hercules and Baileys restaurant
Soho, London - Greek Street W1 - view of Manette Street (formerly Rose Street) with the Pillars of Hercules public house on the right and Baileys restaurant to the left. Date: 1970

Background imagePlaces Collection: Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth Is feet

Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth Is feet
Sir Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth Is feet to prevent her from getting muddy feet. The fanciful, romantic tale of the cloak

Background imagePlaces Collection: A group of Bulgarians

A group of Bulgarians. Date: 1880s

Background imagePlaces Collection: Edwardian London. An open topped, horsedrawn omnibus goes past the Temple Bar

Edwardian London. An open topped, horsedrawn omnibus goes past the Temple Bar Dragon outside the Royal Courts of Justice in Fleet Street, London. Early 1900s

Background imagePlaces Collection: Samuel Johnson / Thrale

Samuel Johnson / Thrale
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON Home of the writers friend, Mr Thrale, at Streatham, London: Johnson himself is seen with Mrs Hester Thrale, chatting in the garden

Background imagePlaces Collection: Lord Hanuman and Rama Miniature Painting on Paper

Lord Hanuman and Rama Miniature Painting on Paper
3609916 Lord Hanuman and Rama Miniature Painting on Paper by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Background imagePlaces Collection: Lake Windermere Lake District National Park Travel Poster

Lake Windermere Lake District National Park Travel Poster
Retrodrome

Background imagePlaces Collection: Crosby Beach Iron Men Liverpool Merseyside

Crosby Beach Iron Men Liverpool Merseyside
Retrodrome

Background imagePlaces Collection: Snowdonia

Snowdonia
Gail Myerscough

Background imagePlaces Collection: Deptford Creek

Deptford Creek
A view of Deptford Creek, south east London

Background imagePlaces Collection: The casino at Monte Carlo by C. Morse

The casino at Monte Carlo by C. Morse
The mecca of the Cote d Azur, artists impression of the famous Casino Terraces at Monte Carlo on the French Riviera. Hither come pleasure-seekers from all quarters of the globe to bask in

Background imagePlaces Collection: Wordsworth / Old Rectory

Wordsworth / Old Rectory
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH English poets home from 1811 to 1813, The Old Rectory, which was demolished in the 1890s Date: 1770 - 1850

Background imagePlaces Collection: Advertisement for Le Touquet

Advertisement for Le Touquet
1937 advertisement for the Westminster hotel at the fashionable French resort, Le Touquet, halfway between London and Paris on the lovely French Channel coast, amidst lovely woods

Background imagePlaces Collection: Map of the Pall Mall area of London

Map of the Pall Mall area of London
Map of the Charing Cross, Pall Mall and Pimlico area of central London showing, the famous thoroughfare of Pall Mall with its numerous club houses

Background imagePlaces Collection: Annie Lauries Home

Annie Lauries Home
ANNIE LAURIE Maxwelton House, Dumfries- shire, Scotland, the birthplace of Annie Laurie in 1682, after whom a famous Scottish ballad was named

Background imagePlaces Collection: Friedrich Von Hayek

Friedrich Von Hayek
FRIEDRICH VON HAYEK Austrian economist Margaret Thatcher places a laurel wreath on his head

Background imagePlaces Collection: Darwin / Greenhouse / 1882

Darwin / Greenhouse / 1882
CHARLES DARWIN Greenhouse at his home in Downe, Kent, where the naturalist conducted his research

Background imagePlaces Collection: Nelson / Birthplace

Nelson / Birthplace
HORATIO LORD NELSON English naval officers birthplace at Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, six miles from North Walsham

Background imagePlaces Collection: Crop Circle Alton Barnes

Crop Circle Alton Barnes
Alton Barnes, Wiltshire : a small girl runs across the largest circle in the formation, demonstrating its huge size

Background imagePlaces Collection: Rene Descartes / Home

Rene Descartes / Home
RENE DESCARTES French mathematician and philosopher: his home at La Haye-Descartes, Indre-et-Loire

Background imagePlaces Collection: Rene Descartes / Tomb

Rene Descartes / Tomb
RENE DESCARTES French mathematician and philosopher: his tomb, at Stockholm

Background imagePlaces Collection: Bermuda Triangle / Map

Bermuda Triangle / Map
The area already had a sinister reputation even before the triangle was invented - wrecks were thought to end up in the Sargasso Sea

Background imagePlaces Collection: Askers Road House near Dorchester in Dorset pictured at night with a smart car sweeping

Askers Road House near Dorchester in Dorset pictured at night with a smart car sweeping up the drive. Road houses gained in popularity during the inter-war years often offering drinking, dancing

Background imagePlaces Collection: Curvature of Spacetime

Curvature of Spacetime
Rainer Inderst

Background imagePlaces Collection: Aerial view showing the outdoor swimming pool at Gourock in Renfrewshire

Aerial view showing the outdoor swimming pool at Gourock in Renfrewshire, Scotland on the sea front. Circa 1929

Background imagePlaces Collection: Aerial view of Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside. 17th August 1980

Aerial view of Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside. 17th August 1980
Aerial view of Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside.17th August 1980

Background imagePlaces Collection: Greetings from Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA

Greetings from Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA
Greetings from Carolina Beach (Carolinas Playground), North Carolina, USA. Date: 1941

Background imagePlaces Collection: Cowper / Weston Lodge

Cowper / Weston Lodge
WILLIAM COWPER English poets home: Weston Lodge at Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire Date: 1731 - 1800

Background imagePlaces Collection: Coventinas well

Coventinas well (Roman) Carrawborough, Northumberland Date: 1893

Background imagePlaces Collection: Life of Charles Dickens - Portrait of Charles Dickens

Life of Charles Dickens - Portrait of Charles Dickens taken in America. Part of box 330 Charles Dickens (Life and Works) slide no. 1 Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePlaces Collection: Waddesdon Manor

Waddesdon Manor
WADDESDON MANOR, Aylesbury, the seat of baron Ferdinand de Rothschild. Date: 1889

Background imagePlaces Collection: Dramatic Lucca

Dramatic Lucca
Dramatic light illuminates the historical city of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy. Lucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, Central Italy

Background imagePlaces Collection: Library of Congress Mural - The Occupation of the Day

Library of Congress Mural - The Occupation of the Day
Washington DC, USA - Mural - The Occupation of the Day by Charles Sprague Pearce (1851-1914). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Religion. Worship before an altar of Fire

Background imagePlaces Collection: Virginia, USA - Mount Vernon - George Washingtons Mansion

Virginia, USA - Mount Vernon - George Washingtons Mansion Date: 1920

Background imagePlaces Collection: Venus Kebab House

Venus Kebab House
Dining outside the Venus Kebab House on the corner of Percy Street, central London, with the Post Office Tower behind. Date: 1969




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