Browns Collection

Browns Foundry 14. Stockton on Tees 1970s Date: 1970s

R. M. S. Queen Mary under construction, 1934
Photograph of Queen Mary, then known as 534, under construction at John Browns shipyard, Clydebank. Work on the massive liner had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to lack of funds

Browns Foundry 9. Stockton on Tees 1970ss Date: 1970s

Browns Foundry 8. Stockton on Tees 1970s Date: 1970s

R. M. S. Queen Mary under construction, Clydebank, 1934
Photograph of Queen Mary, then known as 534, under construction at John Browns shipyard, Clydebank. Work on the massive liner had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to lack of funds

Tropical Gold Plants
Stephen Wade

Retro Astronaut
Stephen Wade

Ghost and Flowers
Stephen Wade

Brown Forest Bear
Stephen Wade

WW2 - John Brown's Body
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, John Brown's Body, written by Gordon Boshell. The image portrays the title character

Old Country Towns
Originally drawn in September 1930, this masterful depiction of West Street in Faversham, Kent, was one of Brown's final published railway posters

The River
A landscape oil painting showing a river flowing through a countryside setting, rich in browns and oranges. Date: circa 1919

Brown's Service, Baker, Shoshone, California, USA
Brown's Service and Cafe on the Death Valley turnoff, Baker, Shoshone, California, USA. Date: circa 1940

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Terraced rice fields, Yuanyang, China Date: 22/01/2009

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Terraced rice fields, Yuanyang, China Date: 22/01/2009

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Red-headed Quelea, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Date: 23/04/2009

Photograph of Charlie Browns PH, Limehouse, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Common death adder, Acanthopis antarcticus (Browns acanthopis, Acanthopis brownii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Browns honeysuckle, Lonicera brownii. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe

Northern rosella, Platycercus venustus (Browns parrot, Psittacus brownii). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by H

Browns stylewort, Stylidium brunonianum. Species of triggerplant from Swan River, Australia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake

Tom Browns School Days, cover of 1911 edition
Tom Browns School Days by Thomas Hughes. Cover of 1911 edition. Date: 1911

Ipswich docks, Suffolk. 7th Januray 1965

Princess Elizabeth visits Chester, Cheshire: General view as crowd closes in on the Royal car as it passes along Foregate on its way to Eaton Hall. April 1951. P008134

Seasons - An October Morning
A crow leaves his nightime roost amongst a copice of trees, slowly shedding their leaves. An atmospheric view of a misty Autumn morning painted with an airbrush by Malcolm Greensmith. Date: circa 1980

Thomas Hughes (1822 - 1896), English lawyer, MP and writer, best known as the author of Tom Browns Schooldays (1857) Date: 1866

A customer sits with a drink in Browns Hotel, Laugharne
A customer sits with a drink in Browns Hotel, King Street, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales, where poet and writer Dylan Thomas used to drink and get drunk Date: 1988

Portrait photograph of a smart London woman - taken at a photographic studio (Brown s) in Tottenham in North London. Date: circa 1925

Thomas Hughes, 1822 - 1896. English lawyer, judge, politician and author. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900

The Farmer And His Men Are Making Good Running About A Field Behind. Illustration To The Book Tom Browns School Days Published 1921

Close-Up Of Brown Pinto Pony With White And Black Mane

Aerial of braided rivers, Iceland

Suffragette Votes for Women Inkwell
A Royal Doulton inkwell in the form of a bald, chubby-faced baby wearing a dress with wide pleated sleeves. Made in stoneware in Doulton browns and greens, with a decorative border round the base

Wahweap Towers Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA

Landmannalaugar Mountains, Iceland

Seaweeds on the beach, Point Lobos State Reserve, California, USA

Book cover - Tom Browns Schooldays
Beautifully embossed book binding of an edition of Tom Browns Schooldays. 1896

Mrs Browns Tea Fight - Music Sheet Cover written by Charles Townley, composed by William Francis and sung with immense success by Sidney Franks. A drawn picture of Sidney Franks

Music cover, Old Browns Daughter sung by Vance
Music cover, Old Browns Daughter, written and composed by G W Hunt, sung by Vance at the Comic Festivals in London and the Provinces. circa 1860

Silk Lotus print over-blouse and trousers
A silk Lotus print over-blouse and trousers in pre-Raphaelite browns on white, only available at Libertys Date: 1961

Browns Foundry 11. Stockton on Tees 1970s Date: 1970s

Browns Foundry 3. Stockton on Tees 1970s Date: 1970s

Browns Foundry 6. Stockton on Tees 1970ss Date: 1970s

Browns Foundry 10. Stockton on Tees 1970ss Date: 1970s

Browns Foundry 13. Stockton on Tees 1970ss Date: 1970s

Browns Foundry 2. Stockton on Tees 1970s Date: 1970s

Browns Foundry 1. Stockton on Tees 1970ss Date: 1970s

Browns Foundry 12. Stockton on Tees 1970ss Date: 1970s

Browns Foundry 5. Stockton on Tees 1970s Date: 1970s

Browns Foundry 7. Stockton on Tees 1970s Date: 1970s

Browns Foundry. Stockton on Tees 1970s 1970s

Browns Foundry 4. Stockton on Tees 1970ss Date: 1970s

Browns fire alarm head (open)

Browns fire alarm head (closed) with instructions
Browns fire alarm head (closed), with instructions in English and Hebrew

USA, California, Bard, Cloud Museum

Shoreline near the Drake Passage, Tierra Del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina

Terraced rice fields, Yuanyang, China

John Baptist Jackson after Jacopo Bassano, English, (1701-c. 1780), The Entombment, 1739, chiaroscuro woodcut in browns [trial proof]

The Silky Owl Butterfly, Taenaris macrops wing comparison top and bottom wings

The Purple Owl Butterfly, Caligo beltrao comparing the top wing and bottom wings

Castel Runkelstein sitting atop a hill in northern Italy

Italy, Bolzano, Castel Roncolo

Old Man with pair of wooden legs advertising corn plasters
Very black humour - An Old Man with a pair of prosthetic false legs advertising corn plasters! Date: 1895

Large Wall Brown (Lasiommata maera) adult male, basking on warm rockface, French Alps, France, September

The end of the first direct Atlantic flight of Alcock and Browns Vickers Vimy in the Derrygimla bog, Clifden, Co Galway, Ireland, 15 June 1919

Alcock and Browns Vickers Vimy in the Derrygimla bog, Clifden, Co Galway, Ireland, 16 June 1919. From left: Mrs Macpherson, Major J.A. Heather and Mrs Heather. Date: 1919

End of first direct Atlantic flight of Alcock and Brown
The end of the first direct Atlantic flight of Alcock and Browns Vickers Vimy in the Derrygimla bog, Clifden, Co Galway, Ireland, 15 June 1919. Date: 1919

Alcock and Browns Vickers Vimy - Newfoundland take-off
Take-off from Newfoundland of Alcock and Browns Vickers Vimy for the first direct Atlantic flight, 14 June 1919. Date: 1919

Alcock and Browns Vickers Vimy at Quidi Vidi Airfield, near St Johns, Newfoundland

Alcock and Browns Vickers Vimy

Large Wall Brown (Lasiommata maera) adult female, feeding on Red Clover (Trifolium pratensis) flower, Cannobina Valley, Italian Alps, Piedmont, Northern Italy, July

Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) adult pair, mating on Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) flowers in chalk grassland, Martin Down National Nature Reserve, Hampshire, England, August

Browns fire alarm head (open)

Browns fire alarm head (closed) with instructions
Browns fire alarm head (closed), with instructions in English and Hebrew

Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) adult, resting on leaf, Southwater Woods, West Sussex, England, July

Large Wall Brown (Lasiommata maera) adult, resting on rock in mountain meadow, Valle de Hecho, Pyrenees, Spain, June

Beech Trees - Autumn colours - along river bank - The Netherlands, Overijssel, Ommen, Eerde estate
VG-5932 Beech Trees - Autumn colours - along river bank The Netherlands, Overijssel, Ommen, Eerde estate Fagus sylvatica Paul Van Gaalen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Beech Trees - Autumn colours The Netherlands, Overijssel, Ommen, Eerde estate
VG-5929 Beech Trees - Autumn colours The Netherlands, Overijssel, Ommen, Eerde estate Fagus sylvatica castle moat Paul Van Gaalen contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Beech Trees - Autumn colours - Ditch with castle bridge The Netherlands, Overijssel, Ommen, Eerde estate
VG-5931 Beech Trees - Autumn colours - Moat with castle bridge The Netherlands, Overijssel, Ommen, Eerde estate Fagus sylvatica Paul Van Gaalen contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

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"Browns: A Journey Through Time and Industries" Step back in time to the year 1934, where the iconic R. M. S. Queen Mary was under construction in Clydebank. The shipyard, known as Browns Foundry, showcased their craftsmanship and dedication to excellence. Fast forward a few decades to the bustling town of Stockton on Tees in the 1970s. Browns Foundry continued to leave its mark with not only one but three remarkable structures - numbers 14, 8, and These buildings stood as a testament to the industrious spirit that defined this era. Meanwhile, across Suffolk's Ipswich docks on a chilly January day in 1965, another chapter unfolded. The sight of ships docking along the river served as a reminder of Brown's rich maritime history. But Browns' influence extended beyond shipbuilding; it touched various aspects of life. In World War II, "John Brown's Body" became an anthem for soldiers fighting for freedom and justice. Venturing into old country towns evokes nostalgia for simpler times when community bonds were strong and traditions held dear, and is here that you can truly appreciate how Browns shaped these charming settlements. Speaking of rivers, they have always been intertwined with Browns' story. From Iceland's aerial view showcasing braided rivers flowing majestically through untouched landscapes to California's Baker Shoshone region where Brown's Service left its mark - waterways symbolize both nature's beauty and man-made progress. Intriguingly enough, even suffragettes found solace within Browns' legacy. An inkwell bearing the words "Votes for Women" serves as a powerful reminder of those who fought tirelessly for gender equality during challenging times. Whether it be constructing grand vessels or leaving imprints on small communities worldwide; whether it be embracing natural wonders or championing social causes - they can more than just a color; they represent resilience, innovation, and the human spirit.