Core53 Collection

Two Shire horses Duke (black) and Sam plough a field in the old Manor at Beamish Open Museum

Shire horses ploughing up a field the old fashioned way

An idyllic countryside scene at Bridge End Cottages near Hexham

Two Shire horses ploughing a field in the old fashioned way

The market in Bethlehem Circa 1935

Two Arab women carrying water jars on their head on the Jerusalem road in Palestine Circa 1935

A woman in the market at Bethlehem with a bowl balanced on her head Circa 1935

Feeding time for a litter of piglets

A goat with long ears

Lake District - The derelict Coniston Railway Station 22 October 1965

Lake District - St Kentigarns Church in Keswick 18 September 1968

These children are potato picking or spud bashing as some of us like to call it, to earn extra money in October 1970. They are helping out on Park Farm, at Kibblesworth

Tryweryn Valley - Mr Jones Parry, the postmaster, outside his post office at Capel Celyn, which will be submerged when the valley is flooded for the reservoir - 10th December 1956

Forestry Commission officer Paul Tabbush keeps in touch with fire prevention teams in the Bellingham district in 1978

Richard Evans, the new director of Beamish Open Air Museum, tries his hand at ploughing

Seahouses in Northumberland. c. 1959
Seahouses in Northumberland. c.1959

A typical countryside picture showing harvest time and a combine harvester working in a feild of wheat Circa 1990

At work in the hops houses at the press -September 1935 Hops picking in Whitheads Farm Paddock Wood, Kent

Landgirls are pulling down branches of hops that are infected with mildew as the special spraying tractor goes down the line of hops spraying them with a wash to protect them before the gathering in

Hop picking in progress in the Kent Country Women hard at work with branches of hops September 1941

Mrs Hilary Williams, a clerk at Unigates depot at Marshfield, near Cardiff, with some of the new slogan-bearing milk bottles yesterday - 21st Sept 1981

Agriculture - Shows - Royal Welsh - July 1959 - Girl guides act as programme sellers at the show

Two Clydesdales Prince and Glen in a ploughing competition in 1973

A rather handsome pig posing for the cameras

The North of England Pedigree Pig Breeders Association spring pig show at Gateshead

Children from Fatfield School potato or tattie picking in the school holidays at Harreton Hall Farm

Contrasting with the wild fellsides of Lakeland is the flatter more orderly landscape of South Northumberland, which is the setting for this new photograph of the distinctive Three Tuns hotel at

Some of the children of Pity Me in County Durham potato or tattie picking in October 1962

A Vietnamese pot bellied pit

Two Shire horses Duke (black and Sam are prepared for ploughing at Beamish Open Museum

Two Clydesdales, Paddy and Jewel show how to plough up a field the old fashioned way

A very early combine harvester Circa 1960

A sheepdog rounding up a stray goose

Farm hands potato or tattie picking in October 1962

Eveyone helps to collect an extra early crop of white winter oats from Red House Farm, Hepscott, near Morpeth

Echoes of a slower way of life on the farm. This picture was taken in September 1950 at Lintzford Farm, on the banks of the Derwent, in County Durham

Farm hands gathering in the harvest in October 1955

Two Shire horses ploughing a field in a competition in 1972

Farm hands hard at work cleaning out torws of turnips at Angerton Home Farm. Circa 1960

Family fishing from a boat on Bracebridge Pool, on the Four Oaks side of Sutton Park

Farm hands gathering the harvest by hand at Mill Farm, Mitford

Tracey the turkey at Beamish Farm on Boxing Day December 1994

A litter of piglets at feeding time

Rasher the pig in a festive mood having Horsechestnuts for his Christmas breakfast

Birds look for the early worms while this farmer ploughs his field in 1970

A farmer spraying his field with insecticide

A tractor sowing seed in a field followed by a flock of birds

A Vietnamese Pot-bellied Pig

Feeding time for the poultry on Hardwick Dene Farm

A small grass cutter harvesting some cattle feed on a farm in the 1970s

Shire horses Duke (black) and Sam, ploughing in the Old Manor at Beamish Open Museum

A JF forager havester making easy work of front-cut silage on a Border farm

A farmer checks he is straight at the Ploughing and Hedgecutting Association competition at Greenside in Ryton

A race against the weather during harvest time at Brunton Farm, Gosforth, in October 1951

Farm Hands potato or tattie picking on a farm in October 1962

Man with sheep on snowy hills Circa 1943

A young lumberjack at work in the snow Circa 1943

Turkeys plucking by machinery - 13th December 1951

Plucking Geese - pauline Wills and Mrs Gladys Banks December 1957

A young lumberjack at work in the snow Circa 1943

Man with sheep on snowy hills Circa 1943

A farmer holding a shovel on a farm in England circa 1938

A Arab tradesman in the marketplace in Bethlehem Circa 1935

While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks By Night Shepherds gather around a camp fire near to the Palastinian town of Bethlehem Circa 1935

Land Army girl shearing sheep at Manor Pragwell, Buckinghamshire 1946

Two men burning peat in a field on a farm in England circa 1938 Agriculture Farming Equipment People Men Tools 1930s Working Scenic Rural Scenes

A farmer climbing a mound of soil carrying with him a sack on a farm in England circa 1938

Two workers pass each other on a farm, circa 1938

A cobbler at work in Jerusalam Circa 1935

A Arab farming sowing grain close to the River Jordan Palastine. Circa 1935

Arab farmer seen here ploughing with a primitive plough near to Jerusalem circa 1935

Women inspects crockery in the market in Bethlehem Circa 1935

Two women working in a vineyard on a farm in England, circa 1938

Land Army girl shearing sheep at Manor Pragwell, Buckinghamshire 1946

A farmer standing on top of a mound of peat circa 1938

A bus journey in the highlands of Scotland circa 1950s transport road rural communities hills landscape scottish british mountains

The bride and groom disturbed the geese on the village green when Lieut Charles Henry Pearn and WRNS Eilen Bennett were married at St Marys Church Sampford Spiney South Dartmoor

Scene in an English field in East Sussex

A spring lamb

A flock of sheep that have just been shorn

Ann Beagles a Pomologist (student of apples) is inspecting as she works amongst the apple pickers at Long Ashton Research Station near Bristol. August 1953

A Belgium Blue calf

Not a likely Grand National runner, this Ayrshire bull called William delighted the crowds at the Tyneside Agricultural Show in Corbridge in August 1964

A sheep with two lambs who want a better view

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Discover the essence of rural beauty with #core53: From an idyllic countryside scene at Bridge End Cottages near Hexham to the bustling market in Bethlehem circa 1935, this collection captures timeless moments. Witness a woman gracefully balancing a bowl on her head amidst the vibrant market atmosphere. Experience feeding time for an adorable litter of piglets and encounter a charming goat with long ears. Explore the remnants of history at Lake District's derelict Coniston Railway Station in October 1965 or admire St Kentigarns Church in Keswick during September 1968. Delve into agricultural traditions as children engage in potato picking or spud bashing, while Mr Jones Parry stands proudly outside his post office at Capel Celyn in Tryweryn Valley. Immerse yourself in coastal serenity with a glimpse of Seahouses, Northumberland circa 1959. Finally, witness harvest time unfold as a combine harvester diligently works its magic against picturesque countryside backdrops. Join us on this nostalgic journey through captivating snapshots from different eras.