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In the vast expanse of history, yards have witnessed remarkable events and played a pivotal role in shaping our world

Background imageYard Collection: Whiteleys Farms: The cooperage yard (b / w photo)

Whiteleys Farms: The cooperage yard (b / w photo)
6007049 Whiteleys Farms: The cooperage yard (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cooperage yard)

Background imageYard Collection: Scaffolding for the assemblage of the Statue of Liberty, the head shown at left, Paris

Scaffolding for the assemblage of the Statue of Liberty, the head shown at left, Paris
5854634 Scaffolding for the assemblage of the Statue of Liberty, the head shown at left, Paris, 1883 (b/w photo) by Fernique, Albert (d.1898); New York Public Library, USA; French, out of copyright

Background imageYard Collection: Scaffolding for the assemblage of the Statue of Liberty, the head shown at left, Paris

Scaffolding for the assemblage of the Statue of Liberty, the head shown at left, Paris
5854630 Scaffolding for the assemblage of the Statue of Liberty, the head shown at left, Paris, 1883 (b/w photo) by Fernique, Albert (d.1898); New York Public Library, USA; French, out of copyright

Background imageYard Collection: Female Burmese Elephant Mo Gay Ko with trainer Law Wee Lee outside the Elephant

Female Burmese Elephant Mo Gay Ko with trainer Law Wee Lee outside the Elephant
2639457 Female Burmese Elephant Mo Gay Ko with trainer Law Wee Lee outside the Elephant House with a keeper and another elephant in the background, London Zoo, 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond

Background imageYard Collection: Fisher & Birds Marble Yard, pub. 1836 (engraving)

Fisher & Birds Marble Yard, pub. 1836 (engraving)
2646263 Fisher & Birds Marble Yard, pub. 1836 (engraving) by Baker, John (fl.1830-40); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; out of copyright

Background imageYard Collection: Woman Working in an English Garden, 1932 (screen print)

Woman Working in an English Garden, 1932 (screen print)
2622102 Woman Working in an English Garden, 1932 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageYard Collection: Loretto Convent, 1871 (albumen print (composite))

Loretto Convent, 1871 (albumen print (composite))
996296 Loretto Convent, 1871 (albumen print (composite)) by Bell-Smith, Frederic Marlett (1846-1923) & James Inglis (1835-1904); 22.3x34.3 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Background imageYard Collection: A Cock, a Hen and Chicks in a Yard, (oil on canvas)

A Cock, a Hen and Chicks in a Yard, (oil on canvas)
827892 A Cock, a Hen and Chicks in a Yard, (oil on canvas) by Hiepes, Thomas (1610-74); 99x155 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cock, a Hen and Chicks in a Yard. Tomas Hiepes (1610-1674)

Background imageYard Collection: View of Bridge House in Bridge Yard, Tooley Street, 1846 (w / c on paper)

View of Bridge House in Bridge Yard, Tooley Street, 1846 (w / c on paper)
781278 View of Bridge House in Bridge Yard, Tooley Street, 1846 (w/c on paper) by English School, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Background imageYard Collection: View of the horseshoe-shaped staircase in the Cour du Cheval Blanc

View of the horseshoe-shaped staircase in the Cour du Cheval Blanc
780624 View of the horseshoe-shaped staircase in the Cour du Cheval Blanc, 1929 (see also 780622 & 780623) (b/w photo) by Giraudon, studio (1912-53); Chateau de Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne

Background imageYard Collection: Saint-Cenery, the Mill, c. 1890-92 (oil on canvas)

Saint-Cenery, the Mill, c. 1890-92 (oil on canvas)
780609 Saint-Cenery, the Mill, c.1890-92 (oil on canvas) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 46.1x64.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageYard Collection: The Hospital of St Mary Magdalene in Pavlovsk, c. 1783 (w / c on paper)

The Hospital of St Mary Magdalene in Pavlovsk, c. 1783 (w / c on paper)
3614287 The Hospital of St Mary Magdalene in Pavlovsk, c.1783 (w/c on paper) by Lamoni, Domenico Felice (1745-1830); State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg

Background imageYard Collection: The Leviathan in the Yard at Millwall, before the Launch (engraving)

The Leviathan in the Yard at Millwall, before the Launch (engraving)
2771294 The Leviathan in the Yard at Millwall, before the Launch (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Leviathan in the Yard at Millwall)

Background imageYard Collection: The Post House, c. 1778-80 (pen & ink, w / c and wash on paper) (recto of 877328)

The Post House, c. 1778-80 (pen & ink, w / c and wash on paper) (recto of 877328)
3576810 The Post House, c.1778-80 (pen & ink, w/c and wash on paper) (recto of 877328) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 28.9x41.9 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

Background imageYard Collection: Court-yard of the 'Rose and Crown, '1820 (engraving)

Court-yard of the "Rose and Crown, "1820 (engraving)
3636848 Court-yard of the " Rose and Crown, " 1820 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Court-yard of the " Rose and Crown, " 1820)

Background imageYard Collection: Interior of the court-yard of Old 'Tattersall s'(engraving)

Interior of the court-yard of Old "Tattersall s"(engraving)
3636842 Interior of the court-yard of Old " Tattersall s" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageYard Collection: Tournement (chromolitho)

Tournement (chromolitho)
735185 Tournement (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tournement. Liebig card)

Background imageYard Collection: Edward C Targett, job and post master and livery stable keeper, trade card (engraving)

Edward C Targett, job and post master and livery stable keeper, trade card (engraving)
731560 Edward C Targett, job and post master and livery stable keeper, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward C Targett)

Background imageYard Collection: Turkeys, Christmas Card (chromolitho)

Turkeys, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731505 Turkeys, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turkeys, Christmas Card.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageYard Collection: A woman against an eagle (colour litho)

A woman against an eagle (colour litho)
2778235 A woman against an eagle (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A woman against an eagle)

Background imageYard Collection: Thames Police Court (engraving)

Thames Police Court (engraving)
2773300 Thames Police Court (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thames Police Court)

Background imageYard Collection: Crathie Church (b / w photo)

Crathie Church (b / w photo)
2794763 Crathie Church (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crathie Church)

Background imageYard Collection: Yard of Old Bell Inn, Holborn, from South, 1897 (colour litho)

Yard of Old Bell Inn, Holborn, from South, 1897 (colour litho)
2794009 Yard of Old Bell Inn, Holborn, from South, 1897 (colour litho) by Norman, Philip (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Yard of Old Bell Inn, Holborn, from South, 1897)

Background imageYard Collection: Shakespeare listens to a preacher at St Pauls Cross (colour litho)

Shakespeare listens to a preacher at St Pauls Cross (colour litho)
2791643 Shakespeare listens to a preacher at St Pauls Cross (colour litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageYard Collection: The ice-breaking train ferry steamer SS Baikal

The ice-breaking train ferry steamer SS Baikal
740997 The ice-breaking train ferry steamer SS Baikal in frame during construction by Sir W.G. Armstrong Mitchell and Co. Ltd

Background imageYard Collection: The back of Castle Green (pencil & w / c on paper)

The back of Castle Green (pencil & w / c on paper)
2832203 The back of Castle Green (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Background imageYard Collection: A house behind Baldwin Street, showing the Cone in Back Street (pencil & w / c on paper)

A house behind Baldwin Street, showing the Cone in Back Street (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831707 A house behind Baldwin Street, showing the Cone in Back Street (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Background imageYard Collection: Whites Almshouses, Temple Street (pencil & w / c on paper)

Whites Almshouses, Temple Street (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831621 Whites Almshouses, Temple Street (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Background imageYard Collection: Front of Whites Almshouses, and Neptune (pencil & w / c on paper)

Front of Whites Almshouses, and Neptune (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831616 Front of Whites Almshouses, and Neptune (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Background imageYard Collection: S M The King Visits The Largest Italian Battleship Under Construction In Castellamare

S M The King Visits The Largest Italian Battleship Under Construction In Castellamare, October 23rd (Colour Litho)
2798366s M The King Visits The Largest Italian Battleship Under Construction In Castellamare, October 23rd (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Background imageYard Collection: Messrs Forrestts life boat building yard, Limehouse (engraving)

Messrs Forrestts life boat building yard, Limehouse (engraving)
585566 Messrs Forrestts life boat building yard, Limehouse (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageYard Collection: John Hayess head exposed in St Margarets church yard (engraving)

John Hayess head exposed in St Margarets church yard (engraving)
608128 John Hayess head exposed in St Margarets church yard (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageYard Collection: The yard of the Old Bell Inn, Holborn, London, from the south (w / c on paper)

The yard of the Old Bell Inn, Holborn, London, from the south (w / c on paper)
607599 The yard of the Old Bell Inn, Holborn, London, from the south (w/c on paper) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The yard of the Old Bell Inn, Holborn, London)

Background imageYard Collection: The Bishop of London preaching in the favourite omnibus yard, Upper Street, Islington (engraving)

The Bishop of London preaching in the favourite omnibus yard, Upper Street, Islington (engraving)
603918 The Bishop of London preaching in the favourite omnibus yard, Upper Street, Islington (engraving) by English School

Background imageYard Collection: Mr Daniel Lambert, at 36 years of age weighed 50 stone (engraving)

Mr Daniel Lambert, at 36 years of age weighed 50 stone (engraving)
585751 Mr Daniel Lambert, at 36 years of age weighed 50 stone (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Daniel Lambert, at 36 years of age weighed 50 stone)

Background imageYard Collection: Scene in a Farmyard (w / c)

Scene in a Farmyard (w / c)
2651225 Scene in a Farmyard (w/c) by Gash, Walter Bonner (1869-1928); Private Collection; eLiss Fine Art; English, out of copyright

Background imageYard Collection: Steelyard, 1811 (w / c on paper)

Steelyard, 1811 (w / c on paper)
GHL10447 Steelyard, 1811 (w/c on paper) by Shepherd, George (c.1765-1831); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: London trading centre of merchants of the Hanseatic League)

Background imageYard Collection: Monks feeding the poor, Italy, 1864-65 (oil on canvas)

Monks feeding the poor, Italy, 1864-65 (oil on canvas)
NUL386978 Monks feeding the poor, Italy, 1864-65 (oil on canvas) by Burkel, Heinrich (1802-69); 27x38 cm; Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Background imageYard Collection: The Old Bell Inn, High Holborn, inner courtyard, c. 1884 (b / w photo)

The Old Bell Inn, High Holborn, inner courtyard, c. 1884 (b / w photo)
JHL394944 The Old Bell Inn, High Holborn, inner courtyard, c.1884 (b/w photo) by Dixon, Henry (1820-92); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageYard Collection: Stables at Villa Clara, with the Queens carriage, c. 1870-80 (b / w photo)

Stables at Villa Clara, with the Queens carriage, c. 1870-80 (b / w photo)
JHL390933 Stables at Villa Clara, with the Queens carriage, c.1870-80 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageYard Collection: A Farm at Montfoucault: Effect of Snow, 1876 (oil on canvas)

A Farm at Montfoucault: Effect of Snow, 1876 (oil on canvas)
AMO99121 A Farm at Montfoucault: Effect of Snow, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 54x65 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; French

Background imageYard Collection: The Eyam Cross (sepia photo)

The Eyam Cross (sepia photo)
322494 The Eyam Cross (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eyam Cross, Eyam, Derbyshire)

Background imageYard Collection: Courtyard at rue Larrey 8, Paris, 1858-78 (b / w photo)

Courtyard at rue Larrey 8, Paris, 1858-78 (b / w photo)
XIR230833 Courtyard at rue Larrey 8, Paris, 1858-78 (b/w photo) by Marville, Charles (1816-79); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageYard Collection: The Gaillon courtyard of the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, 1936 (b / w photo)

The Gaillon courtyard of the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, 1936 (b / w photo)
XIR233014 The Gaillon courtyard of the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, 1936 (b/w photo) by Giraudon, studio (1912-53); Paris

Background imageYard Collection: The Horse Mart, c. 1917 (crayon on paper)

The Horse Mart, c. 1917 (crayon on paper)
XYC306540 The Horse Mart, c.1917 (crayon on paper) by Bevan, Robert Polhill (1865-1925); 34.8x43.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Background imageYard Collection: Weighing and purchasing tea, c. 1860 (w / c on paper)

Weighing and purchasing tea, c. 1860 (w / c on paper)
PEM216853 Weighing and purchasing tea, c.1860 (w/c on paper) by Tinqua, (fl.1860); 26.67x35.2 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

Background imageYard Collection: To the Great North-West with the Marquis of Lorne, VI (engraving)

To the Great North-West with the Marquis of Lorne, VI (engraving)
1054626 To the Great North-West with the Marquis of Lorne, VI (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: To the Great North-West with the Marquis of Lorne)

Background imageYard Collection: Court-yard of a house in Verona (engraving)

Court-yard of a house in Verona (engraving)
969371 Court-yard of a house in Verona (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Court-yard of a house in Verona)



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In the vast expanse of history, yards have witnessed remarkable events and played a pivotal role in shaping our world. From the thunderous roar of HMS Duke of York firing a broadside during the Second World War to the bustling Harland and Wolff Yard, where magnificent ships were born, these spaces hold stories that echo through time. Imagine the awe-inspiring sight of Charles Green's balloon event in Stockport, as it gracefully floated above, defying gravity and capturing hearts. Meanwhile, at LCC-LFB Recruit firefighters training at Brigade HQ SE1 yard, future heroes honed their skills amidst flames and determination. The fingerprint sheet tells tales of justice served and mysteries unraveled. Each unique mark represents a story waiting to be discovered—a testament to human identity etched on this humble piece of paper. Glasgow's shipbuilding yard on that fateful day in 1971 stands as an emblematic moment for Scotland. The Face of Britain feature showcased not just steel structures but also the resilience and craftsmanship embedded within its people. Traveling back further in time reveals Newgate Exercise Yard depicted by Gustave Dore—an image frozen in wood engravings from London's past. It evokes thoughts about confinement juxtaposed with fleeting moments under open skies. Solva Farm beckons with promises of tranquility amid Pembrokeshire's stunning landscapes—nature embracing man-made boundaries harmoniously. And who can resist exploring Bleeding Heart Yard or gazing up at majestic ship figureheads guarding Castles Shipbreaking Yard? A windjammer looming over a London street transports us into another era—a reminder that even amidst urban chaos, echoes from distant seas can still captivate our imagination. Lastly, an old farm nestled among Guernsey's Channel Islands whispers secrets passed down through generations—the timeless connection between land and those who tend it, and are more than mere physical spaces.