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"Exploring the Rich History of a London Resident: William Hale and Chough (Morris)" Step into the past at Lambeth Schools, West Norwood

Background imageResident Collection: Resident Agra Print upper right III Partie Pag

Resident Agra Print upper right III Partie Pag
Resident of Agra, Print upper right: III. Partie Pag. 107, street, folk costume, regional costume, Agra, Jan Luyken, 1689, paper, etching, h 147 mm × w 81 mm

Background imageResident Collection: A Great Tit (Parus major) with reflection in the water, Gelderland, The Netherlands

A Great Tit (Parus major) with reflection in the water, Gelderland, The Netherlands

Background imageResident Collection: Doctors visit in Aboisso, Ivory Coast

Doctors visit in Aboisso, Ivory Coast
Locals visiting a European doctor in the streets of Aboisso, south-east of Ivory Coast (then French West Africa). Date: circa 1910

Background imageResident Collection: Sydney Jewell with car outside RSOs house, Nairobi, Kenya

Sydney Jewell with car outside RSOs house, Nairobi, Kenya
Sydney Jewell with a car outside the Resident Surgical Officers house, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. 1928

Background imageResident Collection: JOHN COMBE

JOHN COMBE Resident of Stratford-on-Avon, friend of Shakespeare. Date: ? - 1614

Background imageResident Collection: Newcastle Slums

Newcastle Slums
circa 1910: A woman attends to domestic chores in a slum housing area of Newcastles by-ways. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageResident Collection: Backyards

Backyards
December 1923: Slum housing in Crossland Square, Bethnal Green, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageResident Collection: Stephensons First

Stephensons First
1925: George Stephensons first successful steam engine, the property of Hetton Colliery, takes part in a centenary procession

Background imageResident Collection: Machette in hand, Farmer James Lee, who recently drove a tractor to Buckingham Palace

Machette in hand, Farmer James Lee, who recently drove a tractor to Buckingham Palace, invites bailiffs to test the keenness of the blade when they attempt to evict him from his farm at Crawley

Background imageResident Collection: Blitz in London -- a welcome tea break, WW2

Blitz in London -- a welcome tea break, WW2
London Auxiliary firefighters enjoy a welcome cup of tea from a grateful resident in Crawford Street, Camberwell, SE London

Background imageResident Collection: Ellen McAllister, ninety-one years old, the oldest resident

Ellen McAllister, ninety-one years old, the oldest resident of Shawneetown, Illinois, is a flood refugee at Tent City camp. Date 1937 Apr

Background imageResident Collection: Francois D arles

Francois D arles
FRANCOIS D ARLES, also known as Frank Pearless, a somewhat enigmatic resident of Borley during the Foyster incumbency

Background imageResident Collection: Puma (Lydeker)

Puma (Lydeker)
(felis concolar) also known as the COUGAR, and even as the PANTHER or MOUNTAIN LION. Resident in South America

Background imageResident Collection: Caroline Chisholm (born Jones - 1808-1877) called The Emigrants Friend

Caroline Chisholm (born Jones - 1808-1877) called The Emigrants Friend born at Wotton, Northamptonshire. Here, while resident in Australia

Background imageResident Collection: An elderly resident of Lahore

An elderly resident of Lahore, capital of the Punjab and Pakistans most cultured city

Background imageResident Collection: The girls that live in Dr Barnardos home at Barkingside, London, 1926-1927

The girls that live in Dr Barnardos home at Barkingside, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Background imageResident Collection: Northern district in Saint-Louis (Ndar), Senegal

Northern district in Saint-Louis (Ndar), Senegal
Northern district in Saint-Louis (Ndar), in north-west Senegal (then French West Africa) and former capital of the colony. Date: circa 1905

Background imageResident Collection: Bukoba residents, East Africa

Bukoba residents, East Africa
Bukoba residents, two adults and two children, East Africa (now in Tanzania). 1919

Background imageResident Collection: Koch Street, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

Koch Street, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, with Resident Magistrates Office on the right. Date: circa 1910

Background imageResident Collection: Tour of the Colonies - Adelaide - Degree Ceremony

Tour of the Colonies - Adelaide - Degree Ceremony - Degree Ceremony. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies

Background imageResident Collection: Landing of the first Resident General in Madagascar

Landing of the first Resident General in Madagascar after the second Franco-Hova War in 1896. Date: 1896

Background imageResident Collection: Rigep Dandulo, Convert

Rigep Dandulo, Convert
RIGEP DANDULO Turkish resident in England who converted to Christianity and was baptised in Exeter Chapel, Strand, London. Date: circa 1657

Background imageResident Collection: Earl Cromer in 1881

Earl Cromer in 1881
Sir EVELYN BARING, later first earl CROMER Statesman and administrator, when he was Resident Minister of the British Government in Egypt. Date: 1841 - 1917

Background imageResident Collection: Catherine Warman (107)

Catherine Warman (107)
CATHERINE WARMAN Prussian-born girl who came to England, lost two husbands, and became a resident in St Martins almshouse, London : lively and bright to the end. Date: 1648 - 1755

Background imageResident Collection: Tom Thumb (18th Cent)

Tom Thumb (18th Cent)
TOM THUMB a resident of Bristol, depicted at the age of 105; his precise dates are unknown, but this is a late 18th century engraving. Date: 18th century

Background imageResident Collection: Martha Saunders (104+)

Martha Saunders (104+)
MARTHA SAUNDERS Resident of Magpie Alley, Grays inn Road, London who was 104 years old when this fine mezzotint was made. Date: 1671 - 1775+

Background imageResident Collection: Jane Scrimshaw (127)

Jane Scrimshaw (127)
JANE SCRIMSHAW A Londoner who never married, she became a resident of Merchant Taylors alms-house, about 1630, and stayed there some 80 years. Date: 1584 - 1711

Background imageResident Collection: MARY READ (102+)

MARY READ (102+)
MARY READ Resident of West Cowes, Isle of Wight, twice married, mother of eleven : she lived 102, perhaps 104 years, and visited Victoria at Osborne Date: 1749? - 1851

Background imageResident Collection: Christian Drakenberg 146

Christian Drakenberg 146
CHRISTIAN JACOBSEN DRAKENBERG Danish resident of Aarhus, a boatswain in the Danish navy, noted for the most Wonderful and Whimsical Stories. Date: 1626 - 1772

Background imageResident Collection: Matthew Champion (111)

Matthew Champion (111)
MATTHEW CHAMPION Flemish-born resident of Great Yarmouth, son of a farrier so perhaps himself a farrier : he died at age 111. Date: 1682 - 1793

Background imageResident Collection: Elizabeth Broadmead (117

Elizabeth Broadmead (117
ELIZABETH BROADMEAD Resident of Wilton, Somerset, who took part in Monmouths rebellion, 1685 : she was 115 when this portrait was done. Date: 1670 - 1785

Background imageResident Collection: Hercules Humphreys (102)

Hercules Humphreys (102)
HERCULES HUMPHREYS Resident of Elnsham, Oxfordshire : who at age 100 gave evidence at a trial, showing that he retained his faculties to the end. Date: 1698 - 1800

Background imageResident Collection: Ang Kauffmann / Allegory

Ang Kauffmann / Allegory
ANGELICA KAUFFMANN Swiss artist, resident in London (1766-81) and then in Rome; here depicted in the character of Design listening to the Inspiration of Poetry Date: 1741 - 1807

Background imageResident Collection: Ang Kauffmann / Payne

Ang Kauffmann / Payne
ANGELICA KAUFFMANN Swiss artist, resident in London (1766-81) and then in Rome Date: 1741 - 1807

Background imageResident Collection: Ang Kauffmann / Testa

Ang Kauffmann / Testa
ANGELICA KAUFFMANN Swiss artist, resident in London (1766-81) and then in Rome; seen here in traditional Swiss costume Date: 1741 - 1807

Background imageResident Collection: Ang Kauffmann / Anon

Ang Kauffmann / Anon
ANGELICA KAUFFMANN Swiss artist, resident in London (1766-81) and then in Rome Date: 1741 - 1807

Background imageResident Collection: Ang Kauffmann / Ridley

Ang Kauffmann / Ridley
ANGELICA KAUFFMANN Swiss artist, resident in London (1766-81) and then in Rome Date: 1741 - 1807

Background imageResident Collection: Ang Kauffmann / Woolnoth

Ang Kauffmann / Woolnoth
ANGELICA KAUFFMANN Swiss artist, resident in London (1766-81) and then in Rome Date: 1741 - 1807

Background imageResident Collection: Electricity bill for resident of Lima, New York State, USA

Electricity bill for resident of Lima, New York State, USA
Electricity bill for Mrs William Vary, a resident of Lima, New York State, USA. The power supplier is the Lima Honeoye Electric Light & Railroad Company, six kilowatts were consumed in May 1918

Background imageResident Collection: The Vanvitelliana Casina Of the Lago Di Fusaro, Naples Italy

The Vanvitelliana Casina Of the Lago Di Fusaro, Naples Italy
The Vanvitelliana Casina is a charming old pavilion located on an island of Lake Fusaro, only a long wooden bridge connects the hoot to the lake shore

Background imageResident Collection: Miss Emma Barber

Miss Emma Barber
Emma Barber, a resident of Knowlton, Ontario, became involved in the work of childrens emigration promoter Annie Macpherson and from 1872 to 1877ran the Macpherson distribution home in the town

Background imageResident Collection: Home for Motherless Children, Children eating apples

Home for Motherless Children, Children eating apples
Home for Motherless Children residents enjoy gift of apples sent from Canada by former resident

Background imageResident Collection: Local Resident, Rawtenstall, Lancashire

Local Resident, Rawtenstall, Lancashire
Local Resident, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, near Haslingden, Lancashire, England. Date: 1906

Background imageResident Collection: Swan day in Henley-on-Thames

Swan day in Henley-on-Thames
Before the annual Royal Regatta the resident swans are cleared form the river to avoid accidents and injuries. They used to be collected in boats prior to a move. Date: early 1900s

Background imageResident Collection: British padre with elderly woman, Western Front, WW1

British padre with elderly woman, Western Front, WW1
A British padre helping an elderly local woman down the street of a town during shelling, on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageResident Collection: British soldier and local resident, Western Front, WW1

British soldier and local resident, Western Front, WW1
British soldier relaxing with a local resident and her cattle on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageResident Collection: British soldier and French civilian, Western Front, WW1

British soldier and French civilian, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier watching a French civilian tending his crops on the Western Front during World War One. The area is shelled by the Germans every day

Background imageResident Collection: King George V meeting locals, Western Front, WW1

King George V meeting locals, Western Front, WW1
King George V meeting some of the local civilian residents on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916




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"Exploring the Rich History of a London Resident: William Hale and Chough (Morris)" Step into the past at Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London where resident William Hale once roamed. This vibrant neighborhood was home to many notable figures, including Colonel James Skinner who held a Regimental Durbar here. As you stroll through the streets, you may come across remnants of history like the Barrage Balloon that once floated above this area during wartime. Imagine ex-paratrooper Donald Cook inspecting aircrafts as he served as both an inspector and secretary of the St Erasmus Darwin House. Delve into literature with Daphne Du Maurier's captivating cover art adorning bookstores nearby. The enchantment continues as birds flutter around, particularly catching sight of Cirl Buntings in their natural habitat. Venturing beyond London's borders, Sweden welcomes visitors to Uppsala's Linnetradgarden (Linne Garden), housed within the former residence of Professor - a true haven for nature enthusiasts. Marvel at CAPYBARAS frolicking amidst lush greenery while appreciating Ang Kauffmann's allegorical artwork on display. From historical landmarks to artistic treasures, this resident has witnessed it all. Join us in unraveling its fascinating tales and discovering hidden gems along its storied path.