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Cow and horse a079533A view of a cow and a shire horse standing on the steep slope of a grassy hill, most likely located in Devon or Somerset. Photographed by John Gay, late 1950s - early 1960s
Rural landscape J910032Reconstruction drawing of imaginary rural landscape, 2000 BC by Judith Dobie, English Heritage Graphics Team. Farming
Carisbrooke Castle donkey K030728CARISBROOKE CASTLE, Isle of Wight. A donkey
Hadrians Wall N070307HADRIANs WALL, Northumberland. View looking west from Shield on the Wall. Sheep grazing at sunset. hadrian
Kenilworth Castle J900445KENILWORTH CASTLE, Warwickshire. A view from the south with cattle / cows grazing in the foreground
Highland calf a094021View of a young Highland cow, tethered and facing the camera at the Royal Show, Oxford. Photographed by John Gay, July 1959
Sheep a087032A close-up of three sheep in a field, seen from ground-level, with the tall tower of an unidentified church in the background. Photographed by John Gay. Date range 1950 - 1960
Manx Loaghtan Sheep a091731A Manx Loaghtan sheep sitting down in long grass at the Cotswold Farm Park, Temple Guiting, Gloucestershire. Photographed by John Gay, June 1973. Long-horned sheep
Gateway with sheep OP28723Abbey Gate, Abingdon, Oxfordshire. West view of the Abbey Gateway, showing sheep on the street in the foreground withmen and women standing back
Donkey in the Well House, Carisbrooke Castle OP06136CARISBROOKE CASTLE, Isle of Wight. Jacob the donkey in the well houses sixteenth century tread wheel at Carisbrooke Castle, with the well shaft in the foreground
Llama DP077226Llama
Iron Age farming N080555OLD OSWESTRY HILL FORT, Shropshire. Reconstruction drawing by Ivan Lapper showing Iron Age arable cultivation
Friesian cow a067430A friesian cow tethered to a mobile parking meter in a farmyard. Photograph by John Gay; date range 1964-1974
Sheep a079979Mob of sheep and an orchard in blossom. Headcorn, Kent. April 1964. Photographed by John Gay
Inquisitive sheep DP195808Inquisitive sheep, Herefordshire
Cat snack a081620A cat eating off the ground at a farm in North Shropshire, in front of the snouts of three pigs with their heads under a gate. Photographed by John Gay, 1960s
Ibbetson - Three long-horned cattle J990019KENWOOD HOUSE, London: The Iveagh Bequest. Three Long-Horned Cattle at Kenwood, 1797 by Julius Caesar Ibbetson. Oil on canvas 26 x 32 in. (66 x 81.2 cm). 88029298
Teniers - Landscape with two shepherds, cattle and ducks N070553APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Landscape with two shepherds, cattle and ducks by David TENIERS the younger (1610-90). Spanish Royal Collection. Captured at Vitoria, 1813. WM 1589-1948
Faringdon Cattle Market CC97_02236MARKET PLACE, Faringdon, Oxfordshire. The cattle market underway, with the Salutation Inn to one side and the churchyard to the other. Faringdon was granted a market in 1218
Hercules Wrestling with Achelous in the form of a Bull N090613APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Hercules Wrestling with Achelous in the form of a Bull" after RUBENS. WM 1597-1948. After treatment
Flock of sheep a98_09813HELMSLEY, Rydale. North Yorkshire.There are some areas of life which technology never seems to change
Friesian cows a079472A view of a field and lane in a rural area, possibly near Bridgnorth, Shropshire. A herd of Friesian cows approaches the fence near the roadside, with farm and domestic buildings in the background
Pony a069766The head of a white pony peers over a dry stone wall, probably near Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, with a road sign and house in the background. Photographed by John Gay in 1959
Pig a067251Detail of a pigs snout visible through a ventilation opening on the side of an animal transporter, probably on the Holkham Estate, Norfolk. John Gay. Date range: 1978 - 1981
Castlerigg Stone Circle N071052CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE, Cumbria. Sheep climbing on the historic standing stones
Cow and church a074302CHURCH AND COW, East Sussex. A cow looks towards the camera; in the background is a church and thatched cottages. Photographed in the Lewes district of East Sussex in 1959 by John Gay
Chicken a067526Close up view of a hens head. Photograph by John Gay; date range 1964-1974
Bratton Ball K020595BRATTON BALL, Exmoor, Somerset. Sheep grazing
St Catherines Chapel K040043ST CATHERINEs CHAPEL, Abbotsbury, Dorset. Exterior view with sheep in the foreground
Ploughing J910038Reconstruction drawing of family ploughing during the Iron Age by Judith Dobie, English Heritage Graphics Team. Farming
Water TowerPicturesque view of rural Herefordshire with cows in foreground and disued tower beyond. IoE 153698
Cows eye a091202Close-up of a Highland cows eye at the Royal Smithfield Show, Earls Court, December 1956. Photographed by John Gay
Cow a092314A cow peers around the corner of a barns buttress (taken on the Isle of Wight). Photographed by John Gay in the 1960s
Cow a092274A cow peers around the corner of a brick buttress at an unidentified farm on the Isle of Wight. Photographed by John Gay in the 1960s
Brueghel - Road Scene with Travellers and Cattle N070595APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Road Scene with Travellers and Cattle" by Jan BRUEGHEL the Elder (1568-1621). WM 1639-1948. From Spanish Royal Collection
Roos - Shepherd and Cattle N070654APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Shepherd and Cattle" set in the Roman Campagna by Philipp Peter ROOS (1657-1706; aka Rosa da Tivoli). WM 1648-1948
Roman brooch in the shape of a duck K981121WALL ROMAN SITE (LETOCETUM), Staffordshire. Artefacts found on the site. A brooch in the shape of a duck
Offas Dyke, Herefordshire N090410OFFAs DYKE, Llanfair Hill, Herefordshire. General view, with sheep
Driven cattle, Norfolk a98_11670Norwich, Norfolk. Driving cattle to the railway station, Heigham Street. Traditionally cattle were driven to market; then they were taken by train; today they are taken door-to-door by lorry
Sheep 24601_015Taddington, Stanway, Glocuestershire. Aerial view. Pattern of sheep
Sheep a091165Two sheep wearing jackets. Photographed by John Gay
Watendlath, Borrowdale, Cumbria a080734WATENDLATH, Borrowdale, Cumbria
Geese a069829A farmyard view of three white geese watched by some cattle from behind a wooden fence, with woodland in the background. Photographed in the Chichester area, West Sussex. John Gay
Hadrians Wall: Housesteads Fort N071084HADRIANs WALL: HOUSESTEADS FORT, Northumberland. Sheep climb on wall to get a high vantage point. hadrian
Dunstanburgh Castle N060220DUNSTANBURGH CASTLE, Northumberland. Castle and coast from the south. Cows and sheep grazing
Rural landscape J910035Reconstruction drawing of present day imaginary rural landscape by Judith Dobie, English Heritage Graphics Team. Farming
Cumbrian Fells N060252CASTLERIGG, Cumbria. A gate in a dry stone wall with sheep drinking from a trough in the foreground. View to the Cumbrian fells beyond
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