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The Royal Residences of Queen Victoria - Osborne House
Osborne House, Isle of Wight, 1897[From my Own Collection]During Queen Victoria's long reign she made use a number of royal residences, primarily Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace in London, Osborne...
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The Coronation of King Edward VII 9 August 1902
HM King Edward VII, 1902[From my own collection]The 9th of August 2012 marks the 110th anniversary of the Coronation of King Edward VII, "By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and...
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An Appreciation of old Scottish Country Stately Homes and Castles (Part Four)
This is the fourth part of my gallery celebrating Scottish stately homes and castles. The images in this gallery were taken during the Edwardian period and are from my own family collection. I have...
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Late Victorian & Edwardian Era Scottish Passenger Steamers (Part Two)
"SS Queen Alexandra" at Cambeltown, KintyreThis is a further gallery which features a series of views of late Victorian to Edwardian era Scottish passenger paddle and screw steamers. Sadly few examples...
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Le Dernier Roi de France / The Last King of France
Louis Philippe I "King of the French",by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1839[Source : Wikipedia]Louis Philippe holds the unique distinction of being the last reigning King of France. His life is one of...
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An Appreciation of Old Scottish Stately Homes and Castles (Part Five)
This is the fifth part of my gallery celebrating Scottish stately homes and castles. The images in this gallery were taken during the Edwardian period and are from my own family collection. I have...
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Late Victorian & Edwardian Era Scottish Passenger Steamers (Part Three)
This is the third part of my gallery featuring a series of views of late Victorian to Edwardian era Scottish passenger paddle and screw steamers. Sadly few examples of this type of transport remain,...
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The Festival of Harvest Thanksgiving
Harvest Thanksgiving Display, Lesmahagow Parish Church [Church of Scotland], Lanarkshire, Scotland, pre 1908[From my own collection] The annual Church celebration of Harvest Thanksgiving or Harvest...
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An Appreciation of Old Scottish Stately Homes and Castles (Part Six)
This is the sixth part of my gallery celebrating Scottish stately homes and castles. The images in this gallery were taken during the Edwardian period and are from my own family collection. I have...
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Late Victorian & Edwardian Era Scottish Passenger Steamers (Part Four)
This is the fourth and final part of my gallery featuring a series of views of late Victorian to Edwardian era Scottish passenger paddle and screw steamers. Sadly few examples of this type of transport...
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An Appreciation of Old Scottish Country Homes and Castles (Part Seven)
This is the seventh part of my gallery celebrating Scottish stately homes and castles. The images in this gallery were taken during the Edwardian period and are from my own family collection. I have...
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The Royal Residences of Queen Victoria - Buckingham Palace
The original frontage of Buckingham Palace as designed byEdward Blore, and viewed from St James's Park Lake, 1897[From my own collection]During Queen Victoria's long reign she made use a number of...
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The Melbourne Cup
"The Lawn" at Flemington Racecourse on Melbourne Cup Day, circa 1906.[From my own collection]Held annually at 3pm on the first Tuesday in November, the Melbourne Cup, being a 3200 meter horse race at...
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An Appreciation of old Scottish Country Stately Homes and Castles (Part Eight)
This is the eighth part of my gallery celebrating Scottish stately homes and castles. The images in this gallery were taken during the Edwardian period and are from my own family collection. I have...
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Remembering The 1901 Royal Visit to Dunedin, New Zealand
HRH, Prince George, The Prince of Wales, asportrayed at the time of the Coronation of hisFather, King Edward VII, 1902[from my own collection]The Royal Visit of HRH Prince Charles, the Duke of Cornwall...
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An Appreciation of Old Scottish Country Homes and Castles (Part Nine)
This is the ninth part of my gallery celebrating Scottish stately homes and castles. The images in this gallery were taken during the Edwardian period and are from my own family collection. I have...
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Exploring an 1833 Scottish Sampler
Sampler worked by Miss Helen Dougal, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 1833 I am indeed fortunate to have inherited a large 18 inch square embroidered sampler worked in 1833. Samplers were very commonly worked by...
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Summer Holidays
Vintage New Zealand Holiday Poster, circa 1940[Source Internet]I will now be taking a well-deserved break over the summer holiday season and will hopefully come back refreshed and inspired with more...
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The Holiday Season - Rural New Zealand Style!
Washing up the dishes after an Outdoors Christmas Picnic Lunch, Heddon Bush, New Zealand. Taken 25 Dec 1916.[From my own collection]That quiet holiday period in New Zealand, stretching from Christmas...
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A Cabinet of Curiosities - William Skidmore's "Improved Magneto-Electric...
William Skidmore's "Improved Magneto- Electric Machine".[From my own collection]This is the first of an occasional new blog series featuring interesting and unusual Items from my own personal...
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