The late Philip Bailey in his study at the Rope Walk, Nottingham
An elderly gentleman with white hair and a white beard sits at a writing desk, pen in hand, gazing out of the window, lost in thought. [more...]
[$](From the painting by Romney)
The article is entitled “John Wesley, Evangelist” and was written by the Rev. Richard Green. John Wesley founded the Methodist movement, and also wrote “A Short History of Methodism” in which he suggests that the movement originated at Oxford university in 1729, amongst a group of fellows [more...] [$]
Two of the revellers in Irish peasant costume
Two of the revellers were dressed up to represent an old man and woman in Irish peasant costume. From a great pot in front of them they ladled out boiling tar! [more...]
[$]King Edward VII. in his uniform as colonel of a Russian regiment.
King Edward VII of England wearing a dress uniform, complete with medals and sword. Anonymous.
[$]The Birthplace of Charles Dickens
1 Mile End Terrace, Portsea (now [i.e. 1904] 393 Commercial Road, Portsmouth) [more...]
Dickens at the Blacking Warehouse
From a drawing by Fred Bernard. Reproduced in “The Dickens Country” by kind permission of Messrs. Chapman and Hall [more...]
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