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ALT A black and white images from around 1910, which appears to show ghostly monks processing through the ruins of Iona Abbey. The ‘ghosts’ have actually been produced through the use of double-exposure, a process often used in early trick photography.
ALT A black and white images from around 1910, which appears to show ghostly monks processing through the ruins of Iona Abbey. The ‘ghosts’ have actually been produced through the use of double-exposure, a process often used in early trick photography.
ALT Colour photograph of the stained glass fire screen. Three figures are seen in this detail. Fair Elaine sits in her chambers with her two standing brothers. Elaine's golden hair flows down to her waist. She wears a white shift with flowy sleeves and a gold dress with black embroidery. She looks down in sadness at Launcelot's shield. One brother comforts her with an arm around her shoulders. He wears a green tunic. The other brother in red and gold offers words of comfort. They are also blonde.
ALT Sepia photograph of a group of soldiers posing outside the Devonshire Hospital in Buxton. The ones in the front row are sitting in wheelchairs.
ALT A sepia-toned photograph of the ‘Costessey Guild’, taken in 1884. A group of men and boys are grouped around a large model of a ‘snap’ dragon, which is to be paraded through the streets as part of a guild day procession.
ALT A sepia-toned photograph of the ‘Costessey Guild’, taken in 1884. A group of men and boys are grouped around a large model of a ‘snap’ dragon, which is to be paraded through the streets as part of a guild day procession.
ALT Readers standing outside a parked mobile library van on a street in Tysoe, Warwickshire, in 1950.
ALT A poster headed ‘History Begins at Home, Conversation Challenge, All About That Place,’ with the following questions in dark purple speech bubbles: Who were the main employers where you grew up? Was your town/area known for particular types of industry?; Were you or your parents/grandparents members of any local sports teams?; Do you have memories of visiting local parks, libraries or museums?; What shops can you remember visiting on your local high street when you were younger?; Do you have memories of pubs in your area? Did your parents/grandparents frequent a particular ‘local’?; Was there a cinema where you grew up? What films do you remember seeing there?; How has the place where you grew up changed since you were younger?
ALT A black and white photograph of Market Street in North Walsham, Norfolk, taken in approximately 1900. On the left, a man holds his bicycle while having a conversation with another man at the side of the road.
ALT A black and white photograph of Market Street in North Walsham, Norfolk, taken in approximately 1900. On the left, a man holds his bicycle while having a conversation with another man at the side of the road.
ALT A poster headed ‘History Begins at Home, Conversation Challenge, All About That Place,’ with the following questions in dark purple speech bubbles: Who were the main employers where you grew up? Was your town/area known for particular types of industry?; Were you or your parents/grandparents members of any local sports teams?; Do you have memories of visiting local parks, libraries or museums?; What shops can you remember visiting on your local high street when you were younger?; Do you have memories of pubs in your area? Did your parents/grandparents frequent a particular ‘local’?; Was there a cinema where you grew up? What films do you remember seeing there?; How has the place where you grew up changed since you were younger?
ALT A poster headed ‘History Begins at Home, Conversation Challenge, All About That Place,’ with the following questions in dark purple speech bubbles: Who were the main employers where you grew up? Was your town/area known for particular types of industry?; Were you or your parents/grandparents members of any local sports teams?; Do you have memories of visiting local parks, libraries or museums?; What shops can you remember visiting on your local high street when you were younger?; Do you have memories of pubs in your area? Did your parents/grandparents frequent a particular ‘local’?; Was there a cinema where you grew up? What films do you remember seeing there?; How has the place where you grew up changed since you were younger?
ALT A poster headed ‘History Begins at Home, Conversation Challenge, All About That Place,’ with the following questions in dark purple speech bubbles: Who were the main employers where you grew up? Was your town/area known for particular types of industry?; Were you or your parents/grandparents members of any local sports teams?; Do you have memories of visiting local parks, libraries or museums?; What shops can you remember visiting on your local high street when you were younger?; Do you have memories of pubs in your area? Did your parents/grandparents frequent a particular ‘local’?; Was there a cinema where you grew up? What films do you remember seeing there?; How has the place where you grew up changed since you were younger?
ALT A poster headed ‘History Begins at Home, Conversation Challenge, All About That Place,’ with the following questions in dark purple speech bubbles: Who were the main employers where you grew up? Was your town/area known for particular types of industry?; Were you or your parents/grandparents members of any local sports teams?; Do you have memories of visiting local parks, libraries or museums?; What shops can you remember visiting on your local high street when you were younger?; Do you have memories of pubs in your area? Did your parents/grandparents frequent a particular ‘local’?; Was there a cinema where you grew up? What films do you remember seeing there?; How has the place where you grew up changed since you were younger?
