Dec18 Collection

Halifax Bomber Halifax Bomber
Halifax Bomber - Handley Page Long-range Bomber. One of the most formidable in the World. Four Rolls-Royce Merlin Engines. Four-gun Bolton Paul Rear Turret. Date: circa 1940s

Daisy Bell by Harry Dacre
Promotional music sheet for Daisy Bell music hall song of 1892 by Harry Dacre and sung by Katie Lawrence shown here in typical cycling costume

Wellington Bomber Wellington Bomber
Wellington Bomber - One of Britains most famous long-range Bombers. Bristol Pegasus 1, 000 H.P. Engines. 265mph. Range - 3, 200 miles. Date: circa 1940s

Young girl preparing chips - Fish & Chip Shop, Morecambe
A young girl (likely the daughter of the shop owner) prepares chips at a Fish & Chip Shop in Morecambe Lancashire. Note the wonderful chipper machine on the counter

Harrods toy department, rocking horses, 1922
A uniform display of wooden rocking horses and smaller toy horses on wheels in the Harrods toy department, Christmas 1922. Date: 1922

Beesands, Devon
Beesands - a small settlement located midway between Hallsands and Torcross on the coast of Start Bay in South Devon, England. Date: circa 1920s

Broxbourne Mill and Stream, the Old Mill and Meadows Site Lee Valley Park, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. A mill stood here for 900 years before being destroyed by fire on 1 October 1949. Date: 1911

T & W Farmiloe Limited - Rochester Row, Westminster, London
The warehouses of T & W Farmiloe Limited - Rochester Row, Westminster, London. In 1914 the company were manufacturing of Lead, White Lead, Paint, Colour and Varnish, Glass

Mars Hill, Lynmouth, Devon from the Harbour. Date: circa 1930s

Retreat of T. E. Lawrence at Clouds Hill, Moreton, Dorset
The house at Clouds Hill, near Wool, Dorset, England, where British archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935)

Beach at Deal, Kent - View from the North Date: 1923

Young boy and hot fat fryers - Fish & Chip Shop, Morecambe
Young boy (the son of the owner) standing next to the hot fat fryers - Fish & Chip Shop, Morecambe, Lancashire. Date: circa 1901

Dipping plaice in batter - Fish & Chip Shop, Morecambe
The owner/proprietor dipping plaice (or another type of flat fish) into a ceramic pot of batter in a Fish & Chip Shop, Morecambe, Lancashire, before placing into the hot fat fryer behind

Queen Victoria at Edward Cazalets Villa - South of France in 1885. In 1882, Queen Victoria began her winter affair with the Cote dAzur, she would arrive bearing extensive food and drink supplies

View of London from St. Pauls, on Lord Mayors Day
Incredible panoramic view of London from the roof of St. Pauls Cathedral, looking west. The Lord Mayors Procession can be seen heading up Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill past the cathedral. Date: 1889

The Chickaleary Cove by Ernee Clark and W Raine
The Chickaleary Cove music hall song of circa 1864 by Ernee Clark and W Raine, sung by The Great Vance (Alfred Vance), a hugely popular music hall singer

Yorkshire, The Champion County Cricket Team 1919
The champion county cricket team of the 1919 season. Date: 1919

Catalina Flying Boat Catalina Flying Boat
Catalina Flying Boat - American consolidated flying boat. Two 1, 200 H.P. Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp Engines. Range 4, 000 miles. Depicted sighting the Bismarck. Date: circa 1940s

A New Hat Now! by James Rolmaz
Promotional music sheet for A New Hat Now! by James Rolmaz, sung with the greatest possible success by J C Heffron, circa 1890

Kayak on the roof of a small 1950s UK car
Kayak on the roof of a small 1950s UK Austin A30 Seven car. Date: 1951

Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick and Helvellyn
Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick and view towards Helvellyn - Cumbria, England Date: 1908

The Pickwick Quadrille by Fred Revallin
Promotional music sheet for The Pickwick Quadrille, by Fred Revallin, taken from Pickwick by James Albery which was first performed at the Lyceum Theatre on 23rd October 1871 with Henry Irving as

Daisy Bell Waltz by Karl Kaps
Promotional music sheet for the Daisy Bell Waltz by Karl Kaps, based on the popular song Daisy Bell by Harry Dacres famous song

Harrods toy department, dolls houses, 1922
Fantastic array of dolls houses in all shapes and sizes available to buy at Christmas from the Harrods Toy Department Date: 1922

The Dogs Bath Club in Beauchamp Place, London where every imaginable facility was available for pampered pooches. Owners could relax in the cosy lounge with cocktail bar which was decorated with a

Where Did You Get That Hat? By James Rolmaz
Promotional music sheet for Where Did You Get That Hat? music hall song of 1888 by James Rolmaz. Illustrated by noted artist H G Banks

My Hats A Brown un, by E W Rogers
Promotional music sheet for My Hats A Brown Un music hall song of 1891 by E. W. Rogers, sung by George Robey. The song suggests that the singers brown hat makes him famous

Hampden Bomber Hampden Bomber
Hampden Bomber - Twin engine Handley Page long range Aircraft. Bristol Pegasus 1, 000 H.P. engines. 265mph. Range - 1, 725 miles. Date: circa 1940s

BEA - European Class Aeroplane
BEA - " European" Class Aeroplane. Date: circa 1970s

Marriage of Lydia Lopokova and John Maynard Keynes
The marriage of the famous ballerina, Lydia Lopokova and the well-known economist John Maynard Keynes at St. Pancras Register Office in 1925. Date: 1925

The Kit Kat Club at Gezira, Cairo
Cabaret and dancing at the Kit-Kat Club at the Ghezirah Palace Hotel, Cairo. Date: 1930

The Beach, Morecambe, Lancashire - Note the Ice Cream stall in the foreground. Date: circa 1901

The Premier Liverpool Greyhound Track - Breck Park, Townsend Lane, Clubmoor, Liverpool.. The Fifty First Meeting on Wednesday August 3rd, 1927. Date: circa 1910s

Lianne de Vries - French Belle Epoque Stage Actress - Folies Bergeres Star and Singer. Date: circa 1910s

Moorish Bathhouse - Algeria. Date: circa 1909

Working Class family in their Sunday Best Attire. Date: circa 1906

Central Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire. Date: circa 1901

A spectacular Kirchner Leipzig band saw, Germany
A spectacular Kirchner Leipzig band saw in a woodworking workshop, Germany. Date: circa 1910s

Saddlescombe, Devils Dyke, West Sussex - nr. Brighton
Saddlescombe Farm, Devils Dyke, a Hamlet in the South Downs, West Sussex - nr. Brighton Date: circa 1910

Fare you well Daisy Bell, by Harry Dacre
Promotional music sheet for Fare You Well Daisy Bell, written by Harry Dacre and sung by Lady Mansel and Miss Nora Gordon. Written in 1894, this was the sequel to the very famous Daisy Bell

Quite Too Utterly Utter by Robert Coote
Promotional music sheet for Quite Utterly Utter, a New Aesthetic Roundelay by Robert Coote. Poking fun at the aesthetic movement, it shows a stylish young man with sunflowers

The Flippity Flop Young Man by Harry Adams and E Jonghmans
Promotional music sheet for The Flippity Flop Young Man, a music hall song by Harry Adams & E. Jonghmans. The lyrics poke fun at the aesthetic movement

King Edward VII - last visit to Biarritz
King Edward VII conversing with the Marquis de Soveral, during his final visit to Biarritz in 1910 - he would die just weeks later. 1910

Princess Leila Bederkhan in Arabian Nights at Chez Vous
Oriental Nights at Chez Vous, the night club and restaurant at the Excelsior Palace Hotel on the Venice Lido. Princess Leila Bederkhan in an " Arabian Nights" number. Date: 1927

Mariga Guinness with derelict Georgian house in Dublin
Mariga Guinness, wife of the president of the Irish Georgian Society, bought her house (freestanding in the background) for 550, and spent 4000 repairing it. Date: 1966

Lady Lavery by Sir John Lavery
Hazel, Lady Lavery (1886 - 1935), formerly Hazel Martyn and second wife of the celebrated portrait artist Sir John Lavery who painted her portrait hundreds of times

Budapest, Hungary - terminus for Tram lines 2 and 24 Date: circa 1970s

Fokker F7A passenger aircraft
A Fokker F.VII (also known as the Fokker Trimotor) - an airliner produced in the 1920s by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker, Fokkers American subsidiary Atlantic Aircraft Corporation

Women of the Ouled Nails - Dancers and Musicians. Date: circa 1910

Watermouth Road, Hele, Devon. Date: circa 1920s

Best wishes from Hereford, Herefordshire - featuring inset images of local landmarks set set within a remarkable human butterfly farme, far more common in continental European postcards of this era

The Lamb and Flag Hotel at Little Haywood, Staffordshire - a horse-drawn bakers wagon is parked outside the Post Office. Date: 1907

Fair Maid of Kent - The Black Princes Chantry, Canterbury
Joan of Kent (13281385), known as The Fair Maid of Kent - the mother of King Richard II of England - ceiling boss in the Huguenot Chapel (Black Princes Chantry), Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire - Crown Hotel from the Bridge
Broxbourne, Hertfordshire - The Crown Hotel from the Bridge. Date: 1911

Plaistow Lane, Widmore End nr. Bromley, South East London. Date: 1911

A veteran East Prussian Infantryman Frenkiel (who won the Iron Cross) in his full service uniform - clearly of Polish extraction. Date: circa 1900s

Two cats dancing the night away - " Its our night out to-night!" Date: 1929

Syrian Women preparation preparing flat bread
Damascus, Syria - Syrian Women preparation flat bread, cooked over a domed hot stone. Date: circa 1920s

Aztec Statuettes - Idols - In the National Museum of Mexico, Mexico City. Date: 1910s

The Eagle pub - Eagle Lane, Kelvedon Common, Brentwood. Date: circa 1940s

The Dyke Railway Station near Brighton, West Sussex
The Dyke railway station near Devils Dyke in West Sussex, England which opened in 1887 and closed in 1939. Date: circa 1910s

Margaret Bondfield - Labour MP - 1st female cabinet minister
Margaret Grace Bondfield CH PC (1873-1953) was a British Labour politician, trade unionist and womens rights activist. She became the first female cabinet minister

Musicians and Dancer - Southern Algeria. Date: circa 1909

Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk (1908-1975). Date: circa 1924

The Village Post Office, Paglesham, Essex. The postmistress stands in the doorway along with her son and their pet cat, curled up on the step. Date: 1909

The Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham, Kent
The impressive buildings of the Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham, Kent Date: 1911

Bursa, Turkey - Yeni Kaplica (New Hot Spring Baths)
The Road leading to the historic, spring-fed Yeni Kaplica Hamami (New Hot Spring Bathhouse), a famous Turkish bath in Bursa, Turkey. Date: 1903

Great Orme - North Wales
The Great Orme (Welsh: Y Gogarth) - a limestone headland on the north coast of Wales, above the town of Llandudno. Referred to as Cyngreawdr Fynydd by the 12th-century poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr

Cornwallis Cave, Yorktown, Virginia, USA. This cavern, created by stone quarrying for building material, was once believed to be the grotto into which British General Cornwallis retreated to avoid

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - View toward Mount Wellington Date: 1920s

Paris, France - La Tour Eiffel and Avenue de New York Date: circa 1940

Paris, France - Arc de Triomphe de L Etoile (1806-1836) Date: circa 1940

Paris, France - Basilique de Sacre-Coeur de Montmartre. Date: circa 1940

Finsbury Park Road, London. A cold winters morning. View toward the gates of Brownswood Park at the end of the road. Date: 1905

The Braydon Oak - Savernake Forest, Wiltshire - in the centre of the North Wessex Downs Date: 1907

Kingsbridge, Devon - Ryeford Garage and Anchor Hotel opposite Stears Cafe and Bakery Date: circa 1930s

Mountsfield Park - Hither Green, South East London Date: 1910s

Indonesia - Java - Jakarta - Molenvliet Canal
The Molenvliet canal that divides Jalan Gajah Mada and Jalan Hayam Wuruk originally made by Chinese Captain Phoa Beng Gam atau Phoa Bing Gam, second Chinese Captain after Souw Beng Kon

The New Bloomer Polka by Alfred Mellon
Promotional music sheet for The New Bloomer Polka by Alfred Mellon, performed at the Adelphi Theatre in Bloomerism or The Follies of the Day, first produced there 2 October 1851. Date: 1851

The Bloomer Polka, The Promenade and The At Home
Promotional music sheet for The Bloomer Polkas, The Promenade and The At Home, showing genteel ladies resting after a bout of dancing

The Bloomer Polka; and The Bloomer Scottische
Promotional music sheet and score for The Bloomer Polka; and The Bloomer Scottische, dedicated to Mrs Colonel Bloomer and described as a musical bouquet

The Bloomer Polka
Promotional music sheet for The Bloomer Polka, dedicated to Mrs Colonel Bloomer. Bloomers, rational dress for women was advocated by Amelia Jenks Bloomer in the early 1850s

Oh! Look At Her Crinoline, by G Horncastle & F McGlennon
Promotional music sheet for Oh! Look At Her Crinoline music hall song of 1893 by George Horncastle and Felix McGlennon, sung with the greatest success by Fannie Leslie whose face is represented

The Ladies Opportunity, by E. T. Wattson and Carlo Minasi
Promotional music sheet for The Ladies Opportunity - Song for Leap Year - song of 1860 by E. T. Wattson and Carlo Minasi. Dedicated to the Young Ladies of England

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"Dec18: A Journey Through Time and Places" Step into the past with a collection of captivating images from Dec18. From the iconic Wellington Bomber soaring through the skies to the nostalgic tunes of "Daisy Bell" by Harry Dacre, this journey takes us back in time. T & W Farmiloe Limited in Rochester Row, Westminster, London stands as a testament to craftsmanship and history. The Halifax Bomber follows suit, reminding us of the bravery and sacrifice during wartime. The Catalina Flying Boat gracefully glides across waters, evoking a sense of adventure and exploration. Meanwhile, an unusual sight catches our attention - a kayak securely fastened on top of a small 1950s UK car; an embodiment of resourcefulness and outdoor enthusiasts. Beesands in Devon welcomes us with its picturesque charm while Broxbourne Mill and Stream invite tranquility amidst nature's beauty. Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick beckons us to ponder ancient mysteries while gazing at Helvellyn's majestic presence. Mars Hill offers breathtaking views over Lynmouth's harbor in Devon, capturing both serenity and awe simultaneously. And who could forget T. E. Lawrence's retreat at Clouds Hill? A glimpse into his private sanctuary reveals solitude amidst simplicity. Lastly, we find ourselves standing on Deal Beach in Kent - viewing it from the North unveils its raw beauty against crashing waves that whisper tales untold. Dec18 encapsulates moments frozen in time - each image telling its own story within this vast tapestry of history, nature, courage, ingenuity, mystery, serenity, and wonderment. Join us as we embark on this visual odyssey through decades gone by.