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On board "Lady Canning", floating church, Calcutta, India, c. 1875.  Elizabeth Ann Rust and baby William.

On board "Lady Canning", floating church, Calcutta, India, c. 1875. E...

I'd be fascinated to hear if anyone has any further information about this floating church in Calcutta harbour, now dated to late 1875 or early 1876...Thanks to a little research we now know that the mother men... More

The Smithy, Manafon, Wales. Montgomeryshire by-election, 1894

The Smithy, Manafon, Wales. Montgomeryshire by-election, 1894

Update Jan 2015: I hope no-one minds me changing the upload date on this one so that it appears at the top of my photostream. I have just replaced the original scan with a new 176 megapixel, 2,400 dpi scan of t... More

Robert William Melbourne, Burton, September 1896

Robert William Melbourne, Burton, September 1896

Identified on the reverse (see below) as Robert William Melbourne and dated September 1896, which would give a d.o.b. for Robert of c. 1892...From the studio of George Renwick, Burton on Trent..This image, and ... More

Victoria and Albert Museum, under construction, 1906

Victoria and Albert Museum, under construction, 1906

Another one identified by mark and delwen..View 'then and now' thanks to Google Street View and WhatWasThere.com - www.whatwasthere.com/b/4347 ( http://www.whatwasthere.com/b/4347 )

Celtic cross - memorial to Munster soldiers in Ypres, with the ruins of Ypres cathedral following WWI, the great war

Celtic cross - memorial to Munster soldiers in Ypres, with the ruins o...

Originally I thought this may be Ireland, but some incredible detective work by Havering ( /photos/havering/ ) has pinpointed this as being in Ypres, which therefore dates it to about 1920 (confirmed by the hats!)

Identified!  The Swan Inn, Rose Island, River Thames, Oxfordshire

Identified! The Swan Inn, Rose Island, River Thames, Oxfordshire

The sign to the left advertises Morrell's Genuine Ales & Stout and has a picture of a white Swan above it...---.Update 17/4/11: it ceased to be a pub in 1929...Update 8/1/11: now identified thanks to pellethepo... More

Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace, early 1930s, Hyde Park, London

Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace, early 1930s, Hyde Park, London

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