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Marlow regatta CC73_00666MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. A view of the river filled with small row boats and houseboats during the regatta held annually between at least 1855 and 2001 on the River Thames
Horse-drawn trams, Oxford c. 1905 CC73_01178HIGH STREET, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Two horse-drawn trams passing in the street with advertising panels attached to the roofs
Kirtlington Park CC56_00913KIRTLINGTON PARK, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire. Exterior view of handsome palladian house built for Sir James Dashwood in 1742-6 taken from the south east. Photographed by Henry Taunt
Faringdon Cattle Market CC97_02236MARKET PLACE, Faringdon, Oxfordshire. The cattle market underway, with the Salutation Inn to one side and the churchyard to the other. Faringdon was granted a market in 1218
The Fyfield Elm CC73_00468FYFIELD, Oxfordshire. Looking towards the Elm tree immortalised in Matthew Arnolds poem The Scholar-Gypsy, first published in 1853, in the line To dance around the Fyfield elm in May
Long Hanborough Station Master BB69_05293LONG HANBOROUGH RAILWAY STATION, West Oxfordshire. The Station Master and a guard standing on the platform of the small station, with a railway bridge visible in the background
Fish wharf at Billingsgate Market CC72_01834BILLINGSGATE MARKET, Lower Thames Street, City of London. Looking from London Bridge down the Thames with the Tower of London in the distance
Temple Church CC41_00041TEMPLE CHURCH, Temple, City of London. Interior view looking east down the nave, showing the beautiful vaulted ceiling and stained glass windows. Photographed by Henry Taunt between 1860 - 1922
Richmond Bridge AL0488_066_02RICHMOND BRIDGE, Richmond upon Thames, London. Richmond Bridge was built between 1774-7 by James Paine and Kenton Couse. It was widened in 1937-9. Photographed by Henry Taunt between 1860 and 1887
Beating the Bounds CC72_02365Beating the Bounds, Longwall Street, Oxford. Boys scramble for coins at Longwall during the annual ceremony of beating the bounds, which reinforces knowledge of the parish boundary
The Bull Ring, Cirencester CC57_00043CIRENCESTER ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE, Gloucestershire. The bull ring is the local name for the towns roman amphitheatre, which as Corinium was one of the most important roman towns in the country lying
Children playing in a pond in 1914 CC71_00076BARRACKS LANE, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Children playing in the sheep-washing pool on a hot summers day. Photographed by Henry Taunt in 1914
The Library at St. Johns College, Oxford CC50_00824LIBRARY, ST JOHNs COLLEGE, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The interior of the old library in Canterbury Quad, built in 1596-1601, showing rows of bookcases leading up to the large window at the east end
Lambeth Suspension Bridge CC73_00496LAMBETH SUSPENSION BRIDGE, London. The bridge was constructed across the River Thames in 1861-2. In the foreground a crane unloads bricks from a barge onto a horse drawn cart
Abel Beesley, University Waterman in 1901 CC71_00075FISHER ROW, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The waterman Abel Beesley on his punt full of bundles of rushes with old Pacey Bridge in the background. Photographed by Henry Taunt in 1901
Hampton Court Bridge in 1875 CC73_00446HAMPTON COURT BRIDGE, Richmond Upon Thames, London. Looking toward the third bridge over the Thames at the site, designed by E.T. Murray, built between 1864 and 1866
Rustic cottage CC73_01239Rustic cottage, Nuneham Park, Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire. The thatched cottage, situated in the park grounds, was created for the first Earl Harcourt by the landscape architect, Capability Brown
Fishermen, Falmouth Pier CC56_00752FALMOUTH PIER, Cornwall. View of fishermen unloading their catches with boats moored in the background. Edwardian era photograph by Henry Taunt
Tea in the garden CC50_00694Four female students taking tea in the grounds of Somerville College, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The tea party was an important part of college social life in the Late Victorian period. Henry Taunt 1895
Morris Men BB76_04939Headington Quarry Morris Dancers outside the Chequers public house, Headington, Oxfordshire. It was a meeting between this group
Henley regatta in 1897 CC71_00067Taking tea at the Henley Regatta, Oxfordshire. A group of men and women take tea on a college barge overlooking the Henley Royal Regatta
George Inn, Botley CC97_02370GEORGE INN, Botley, Oxfordshire. View from Seacourt Stream showing a group outside the George Inn in 1892. Henry Taunt
Magdalen College, Oxford CC50_00213MAGDALEN COLLEGE, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The 15th century Bell Tower taken from the botanic gardens in the snow. Late 19th / early 20th century. Henry Taunt
Uffington, Oxfordshire BB97_11909Uffington, Oxfordshire. A family group standing outside their cottage. In the background is the frame for a lifting canal bridge
Shakespeare Monument, Holy Trinity Church CC72_02029Shakespeare Monument, Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. The monument, erected by Gerard Johnson, is a frontal bust of the bard, who died in 1616, with an inscription below
Eton College Chapel CC41_00071ETON COLLEGE, Eton, Berkshire. Interior view of the chapel looking east towards the altar and beautiful stained glass window. The choirstalls in the foreground are very ornately carved
Reading Abbey CC97_02829READING ABBEY, Reading Abbey, Berkshire. The ruins of the entrance to the east cloister looking south. The Abbey was founded by King Henry I in 1121
Whiteknights Park CC97_02824WHITEKNIGHTS PARK, Reading, Berkshire. A landscape view in the park showing the ornamental bridge over the lake. The house can be seen in the background. Photographed in 1890by Henry Taunt
Kennet towpath CC97_02774GREENHAM, Newbury, Berkshire. Looking east from beyond the wharf along the Kennet towpath, with a man passing through the gate ahead. Photographed in 1890 by Henry Taunt
Newbury Jubilee Clock CC97_02767NEWBURY, Berkshire. The clock that commemorates the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria (1887) stands at the three-way junction of the London and Bath roads in the town
Maidenhead Bridge CC97_02744MAIDENHEAD BRIDGE, Maidenhead, Berkshire. The north aspect of the bridge seen from the Buckinghamshire bank, with a small party of girls walking along the riverside path
Ray Mill Cottage, River Thames CC97_02743RAY MILL COTTAGE, Maidenhead, Berkshire. The River Thames between Ray Mills and Boulters Lock from below on a quiet day. The area is one of the most beautiful on the Thames
Maidenhead Railway Bridge CC97_02735MAIDENHEAD, Berkshire. A view of the graceful arches of Brunels famous bridge as they cross the River Thames, seen here from the Berkshire riverbank
Eel traps CC76_00240BRAY, Berkshire. A small weir with a channel made from branches with nine eel bucks attached. These bucks, made from woven willow
Amersham CC74_00121AMERSHAM, Buckinghamshire. A view of the town, lying in the valley of the Misbourne, showing the tower of St Marys Church
Old weir CC73_00646OLD WEIR, Hurley, Berkshire. An old wooden weir on the river Thames. The mechanism on the top of the weir may be to control the flow of water through the weir or to raise eel pots attatched to
Aldworth lychgate CC72_01073ST MARYS CHURCH, Aldworth, Berkshire. Looking towards the church which is visible through the trees with a woman passing through the lychgate in the foreground. Photographed in 1895 by Henry Taunt
Yew tree at Aldworth CC72_01070ALDWORTH, Berkshire. The old yew tree in the churchyard, which is at least 1, 000 years old. It was uprooted by a storm in 1976. A part of the old root still survives and had produced new growth
Bray Church CC72_00608St MICHAELs CHURCH, Bray, Berkshire. The church interior looking east showing the early 14th century arcades and Victorian chancel arch
St Marys Church, Amersham CC74_00125ST MARYS CHURCH, Amersham, Buckinghamshire. The interior of the church, originally dating to the 13th century, looking east down the aisled nave towards the chancel
River Road CC73_00200CLIVEDEN, Taplow, Buckinghamshire. Looking along the small wooded track that runs along the bank of the River Thames. Photographed in 1883 by Henry Taunt
Barrow CC73_00066BARROW NEAR BOURTON ON THE WATER, Gloucestershire. A tree-covered round barrow sitting on a hill, surrounded by a dry stone wall. Photographed by Henry Taunt (active 1860-1922)
Ruins of Campden House CC72_00974CAMPDEN HOUSE, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. The remains of the house of 1612, destroyed in 1645. It is an important fragment of Sir Baptist Hicks magnificent Flemish-baroque mansion of fine
Waterwheel CC72_00963OLD MILL, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. An exterior view showing the waterwheel at work. There are four watermills in Chipping Campden on the sites of medieval mills mentioned in the Domesday
Bibury CC72_00847BIBURY, Gloucestershire. Looking along the river towards the stone bridge beside Arlington Row. The Cotswold village of Bibury was described as the most beautiful village in England by William
Travelling performers CC71_00073TAPLOW, Buckinghamshire. Looking down a street in the village with two travelling punchinellos or performers, one with a monkey companion and the other a one man band
Bourton Bridge CC57_00572BOURTON BRIDGE, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire. A picturesque Cotswold scene showing the bridge over the river Windrush at a crossing point which has been in use since Roman times
Mongewell Rectory CC97_02328MONGEWELL, Crowmarsh, Oxfordshire. Looking toward the Rectory from the lake, with numerous chimneys and an ivy-covered wing. Photographed in 1900 by Henry Taunt
