Images Dated 2nd August 2015

HMS Victory, Flags and Nelson Quote

An illustration of Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship, the HMS Victory with signal flags on display and firing a broadside, set below a depiction of the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom and St. George's Ensign (White ensign) and the Coat of Arms of the British Royal Family and Nelson's most famous quote: "England expects that every man will do his duty." Date: 1900

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Josslyn and Idina Hay at Slains, their farm in Kenya

The Hon. Josslyn and Lady Idina Hay pictured at Slains, their 2000 acre farm in Gilgil, Kenya. Pictured from left are: The Hon. Josslyn Hay, Major Roberts, Major J. Grant, Lady Idina Hay, Mrs C. Birkbeck, the Princess Philippe de Bourbon, and the Hon. Mrs Grant. The farmhouse can be seen in the background. Five-times married Idina would gain notoriety as part of the Happy Valley Set when she moved to Kenya in 1924 with her third husband, Josslyn Hay, Earl of Errol. With her serial marriages and reputation for debauched decadence, she inspired the character of The Bolter in Nancy Mitford's novels, The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate, Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies and the character Iris Storm in The Green Hat by Michael Arlen. Date: 1926

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Crieff Hydropathic - Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Crieff Hydro is a hotel in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland which opened in 1868 as the Crieff Hydropathic Establishment. Founded in 1868 by Dr Thomas Henry Meikle with an emphasis on exercise, fresh mountain air, water treatments in the cool sparkling brooks and simple wholesome country food. Date: circa 1908

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection