Eric de Mare Collection (1955-1980) Gallery

HMS Belfast and Tower Bridge AA98_05144

TOWER BRIDGE, Stepney, London. Looking down onto the foredeck of the cruiser HMS Belfast. Being guided up the River Thames by two tugs on the approach to Tower Bridge, which is opening to let it pass. This was Belfast's last voyage before she moored in the Pool of London. It was there converted to a static visitor attraction and is now operated by the Imperial War Museum. Photographed by Eric de Mare in 1971

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Indian Bridge, Sezincote AA98_05114

INDIAN BRIDGE, Sezincote Park, Gloucestershire. Detail of animal sculpture on the Indian Bridge in Sezincote Park, which was erected in 1811. The Sezincote estate was given an Indian flavour by Colonel John Cockerell who bought it in 1795 having made his fortune with the East India Company. Photographed by Eric de Mare between 1945 and 1980

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Pittville Pump Room AA98_04299

PITTVILLE PUMP ROOM, Pittville Park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Cheltenham developed as a spa in the late 18th and early 19th century. The Pittville Pump Room was built for Joseph Pitt in 1825-30 as a business venture. The landscaped gardens are viewed here from the Neo-Grecian colonnaded entrance to the Pump Rooms. Photographed by Eric de Mare between 1945 and 1980

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