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Abi Husainy
A private collection of photographs
Abbey Theatre
Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1.
Tel: +353 1 8787222
The Abbey Theatre was founded in 1903 by Lady Gregory, J.M. Synge and W.B. Yeats. The Abbey and the Peacock Theatre are part of the National Theatre Society. They promote new Irish writing.
Abbey Theatre
Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1.
Tel: +353 1 8787222
The Abbey Theatre was founded in 1903 by Lady Gregory, J.M. Synge and W.B. Yeats. The Abbey and the Peacock Theatre are part of the National Theatre Society. They promote new Irish writing.
Aberdeenshire Heritage
Aden Country Park, Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire AB42 5FQ.
Tel: 01771 622 906
Aberdeenshire Heritage is the museum section of Aberdeenshire Council, operating twelve museums and visitor centres.
The Aerial Reconnaissance Archives at Keele University
Air Photo Archive, Keele University, Keele, Staffs ST5 5BG UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1782 583395
Fax: +44 (0)1782 583395
The Aerial Reconnaissance Archives is a place of deposit for the National Archives, and holds millions of aerial photographs taken by the Allies and Luftwaffe during World War II. Over time, these images and millions more taken by the Royal Air Force in later conflicts, will be accessible through their website.
Aidan Dodson
A private collection of photographs of ancient Egypt.
Alan Fildes
A private collection of photographs of ancient Egypt.
Allsport
Allsport is a photographic agency which is now part of Getty Images.
African National Congress
African National Congress Party press office
AKG London Ltd
The collection ranges from classical to contemporary fine art, topography, music, personalities, film and world history.
All Souls College Library
All Souls College Library, High Street, Oxford, OX1 4AL.
Tel: 01865 279318
Images of St Paul's Cathedral appear by kind permission of All Souls College Library.
Ancient Art & Architecture Collection Ltd
410-420 Rayners Lane, Pinner, Middlesex HA5 5DY.
Tel: 020 8429 3131
The collection covers the ancient cultures of Mesopotamia, Assyria, Persia, Babylon, Egypt, Greece & Rome.
Anona Lyons
Map drawn by Anona Lyons
The Ancient Egypt Picture Library
6 Branden Drive, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 8EJ.
Incorporating over 15,000 photographs of Egypt, concentrating mainly on the ancient sites, but also including many scenes of life along the banks of the river Nile today.
Anti-Slavery International
Broomgrove Road, London SW9 9TL.
Tel: 020 7501 8920
Anti-Slavery was set up in 1839 with the specific objective of ending slavery throughout the world. The library's collection of books, reports, journals, photographs, lantern slides, microfilm, video and press cuttings date from the early days of the abolitionist movement through to the present.
Archaeology Museum of San Miguel de Azapa
Many mummies and artifacts are on display in this museum at the University of Tarapacá in Chile. The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
Archäologische Denkmalpflege Mainz
Archaeoptics Ltd
PO Box 3738, Glasgow G41 4YD, Scotland, UK.
Tel: +44 141 423 3449
Archaeoptics are experts in digital recording, reconstruction and presentation, operating primarily within the archaeological and heritage sectors. Images courtesy of the Friends of Govan Old.
Archiwum Dokumentacji Mechanicznej
Central State Archives ul. Hankiewicza 02-103 Warsaw.
Tel: (0-22) 824 04 59
Fax: (0-22) 831 17 36
Archive has photographs and negatives from post-1900.
The Art Archive
Concentrating on fine art, history and civilizations, specialist areas include archaeology, militaria, music and theatre.
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Founded in 1683, the Ashmolean is one of the oldest public museums in the world. Collections range from Palaeolithic to Victorian. (These images from the Ashmolean are managed by the Bridgeman Art Library
Associated Press
Photographic agency holding wide range of press images from global events.
Árni Magnússon Institute in Iceland
The institute houses manuscripts from all periods of Icelandic literary history, as far back as the twelfth century.
Neil Aston
Photographs of Gary Sheffield appear courtesy of Neil Aston.
Australian War Memorial
Museum commemorating the sacrifice of Australians in war. Includes collections of art, artefacts, official and private documents and photographs.
BBC image archive
Bank of England Museum
Bank of England Museum, Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AH.
Tel: 020 7601 5545
Bank of Scotland
The Archives, Bank of Scotland, 12 Bankhead Crossway South, Sighthill, Edinburgh EH11 4EN Scotland..
Tel: 0131 529 1288/ 1305
Holding the historical records of the Bank of Scotland going back to its foundation in 1695, in addition to the records of banks with which it has amalgamated along the way.
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
Abteilung fuer Handschriften und Alte Drucke
D-80328 Munich, Germany.
Belfast Central Library
Royal Avenue, Belfast BT1 1EA. .
Tel: 028 9024 3233
Belfast Telegraph
124-144 Royal Avenue, Belfast, BT1 1EB.
Bibliothèque Nationale
Département de la reproduction, Quai François Mauriac,
75706 Paris cedex 13, France.
Bibliotheca Hermetica Philosophica
R Ritman Library, Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, Bloemgracht 31-35
NL-1016KC Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Märkisches Ufer 16-18 - D, 10179 Berlin, Postfach 61 03 17, 10925 Berlin.
Birmingham County Council
Birmingham City Council, Council House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, England
B1 1BB.
Tel: 0121 303 9944
The Board of Trinity College, Dublin
Dublin 2. Tel: 353-1-6081000.
Bolton Metropolitan Council
Deane church photos: copyright Nic Clews.
Boulder City Museum and Historical Association
PO Box 60516, Boulder City, NV, 89006-0516.
Tel: [702] 294-1988
The Museum tells the story of the Boulder Canyon Project as it was experienced by the men and women who braved the desolation of the southern Nevada desert to build Hoover Dam and Boulder City. This is achieved through the museum's extensive photo archive as well as artifacts, oral histories, and the sounds of Hoover Dam construction.
Bridgeman Art Library
One of the world's most comprehensive sources of fine art images representing thousands of museums, galleries and contemporary artists across Europe and America.
British Film Institute
British Film Institute, 21 Stephen Street, London W1T 1LN.
British Library
96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB.
Tel: 020 7412 7332
The British Library is the UK's national Library, providing reader facilities and extensive bibliographic services. It has an online catalogue system and is developing a web-based digital library.
British Museum
Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG..
Tel: 020 7323 8000
The British Museum holds a collection of art and antiquities from ancient and living cultures. Housed in one of Britain's architectural landmarks, the collection spans two million years of human history. The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
British Museum - Treasure
Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
Tel: 020 7323 8000
These artefacts have been registered and classified as treasure under the 1996 Treasure Act. The images have been reproduced from the Treasure Annual Report 2000 and appear with kind permission of the British Museum.
Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York.
Its permanent collection includes more than one and a half million objects, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, and represents almost every culture. The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
Cambridge Archaeological Unit
Cambridge Archaeological Unit, Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge. CB2 3DZ.
Tel: 01223 327802
Carol Davidson-Cragoe
Pictures of Kirtling Parish Church reproduced by kind permission.
The Catholic Herald
Herald House, Lambs Passage, Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8TQ.
Tel: 020 7588 3101
Capuchin Annual
St. Mary Church of Angels, Church Street, Dublin 7.
Tel: +353 1 745322
Published by Capuchin Friars in Ireland between 1935-1977
The Church of Scotland
The Church Offices, 121 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4YN.
Tel: 0131 225 5722
Published by Capuchin Friars in Ireland between 1935-1977
The Coptic Museum
Fakhry Abd el Nour street No4. Abbassia. Cairo, Egypt..
Tel: 3639742 - 3628766
Peter Clayton
A private collection of photographs of ancient Egypt.
Colchester and Essex Museum
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
PO Box 1776, Williamsburg VA. 23185-1776.
Colors Magazine/Race issue/Tibor Kalman
Fabrica Spa, Via Ferrarezza, 31050 Catena di Villorba (TV), Italy.
Tel: 0039/0422/516340
Fax: 0039/0422/609088
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
An online database of the graves or memorials commemorating the deaths of Commonwealth servicemen and woman from the two world wars. The site also includes information on battle sites in Europe and futher afield. Enquiries are undertaken via online searches.
Cowper & Newton Museum
The Cowper and Newton Museum, Orchard Side, Market Place, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 4AJ.
Tel: 01234 711516
Fax: 0870 164 0662
Dan Cruickshank
The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured is Dan Cruickshank
Dave MacLeod/English Heritage
These photographs were taken by Dave MacLeod, presenter on Time Flyers, and appear with kind permission of Dave and English Heritage.
Diego Garcia Quiroga
The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured is Diego Garcia Quiroga
Corbis Photographic Archive
Provides contemporary and archival photography, fine art, illustrations, cartoons and footage.
Creative tv Facilities
The computer reconstructions of Calleva Atrebatum are copyright of Creative tv Facilities, who have made digital reconstructions for numerous Meet the Ancestors programmes and other series. They are reproduced with kind permission.
Voices of D-Day Gallery
Bob Littlar, Ginge Thomas, Eddie McCann, Sid Capon, Bill Farmer, André Heintz, Franz Gockel, James Hill, Bob Slaughter, Jimmy Green, Phil Fitts and Patrick Hennessey, MBE own the photographs of themselves contained in this gallery. Copyright is held by the individuals concerned.
David Bellingham
A private collection of photographs.
Denver Public Library
The image shown is reproduced by kind permission of the Western History Department, Denver Public Library and was taken by DF Barry c 1886.
The Dock Museum
North Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 2PW.
Tel: 01229 870871
Fax: 01229 811361
Dr Dominique Collon
A private collection of photographs of Mesopotamia.
Dover Museum
Market Square, Dover, Kent, UK, CT16 1PB.
Tel: 01304 201066
Fax: 01304 241186
Dover Museum is a local history museum situated in the town centre of Dover, Britain's historic port town.
Dunkirk Voices Gallery
James Bradley, Arthur Turner, James Hill, Bob Bloom, Eric Cottam, Reg Rymer, Marceau Lantenois and Louis Poubel own the photographs of themselves contained in this gallery. Copyright is held by the individuals concerned.
East Riding of Yorkshire Archives Service
Egyptian Museum
Berlin-Charlottenburg The Egyptian Museum owns works of art including the bust of Queen Nefertiti and the portrait of Queen Tiy. The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
The Egyptian Museum Cairo
The Egyptian Museum Cairo, Tahrir square, Cairo, Egypt.
The museum exhibits over 120 000 objects, including mummies and artifacts from tombs and royal palaces. The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
The Egyptian National Library, Cairo
English Heritage
National Monuments Record, Kemble Drive, Swindon SN2 2GZ .
Tel: 01793 414600 [nmrinfo@english-heritage.org.uk]
Images from this extensive archive are reproduced by permission of English Heritage and are either © English Heritage or © Crown copyright. NMR. English Heritage exists to protect and promote England's spectacular historic environment and ensure that its past is researched and understood.
Environment and Heritage Service, Northern Ireland
Tel: 44 028 90251477
Government organisation protecting and conserving the natural and built environment in Northern Ireland.
Ewen Southby-Tailyour
The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured is Ewen Southby-Tailyour
University of Exeter Press
Reed Hall, Streatham Drive, Exeter EX4 4QR.
Publishers of Hen Domen Montgomery. Illustration of castle reconstruction by Peter Scholefield appear by kind permission.
Exeter Cathedral Library
Exeter Cathedral Library, Diocesan House, Palace Gate, Exeter EX1 1HX
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Tel: 01392 272894
Fax: 01392 285986
The Library of the Religious Society of Friends in Britain
Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ.
Tel: 020 7663 1000
Fax: 020 7663 1001
The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain is a charity for the advancement of religion.
Joyce Filer
A private collection of photographs of ancient Egypt.
John Hayes Fisher
The images of the 2002 'Meet the Ancestors' expedition to rescue the remains of the BOAC airliner which crashed over the Sahara in 1952 are reproduced with kind permission of John Hayes Fisher, producer of the programme 'Desert Rescue'.
The Fitzwilliam Museum
University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RB.
Tel: 01223 332900
Collections of antiquities, pottery, paintings and manuscripts. The Museum also includes a comprehensive coin and medal collection dating back to Anglo-Saxon times.
Dr Joann Fletcher
A private collection of photographs of ancient Egypt.
Egypt Exploration Society
The Society was founded in 1882 to fund and mount archaeological expeditions to Egypt, and to publish the results of the work undertaken. This work continues today at sites such as Amarna, Memphis and Qasr Ibrim in Egyptian Nubia.
Flight of the Earls Heritage Centre
Rathmullan, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland.
Tel: +353(0) 745 8178
Fotomas Index
A photographic collection of historical and fine art material.
Free ANC
Free Church of Scotland
The Mound, Edinburgh EH1 2LS.
Tel: 0131 226 5286 / 4978
The Free Church of Scotland is an Evangelical, Presbyterian Church adhering in its worship and doctrine to the position adopted by the Church of Scotland at the Reformation (1560).
The Frick Collection, New York
1 East 70th Street, New York.
Tel: 212-288-0700
The Frick Collection consists of art from the 13th to the 19th century and includes some 1,100 works of art consisting of paintings, sculpture and works on paper. The Library provides over one million research items for the study and advancement of art history.(Image - "Officer and the Laughing Girl by Johannes Vermeer)
The Foundling Museum
40 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ.
Tel: 0207 841 3600
History of Thomas Corum's foundling hospital with artworks by Hogarth, Hayman, Gainsborough, Reynolds and many others, as well as a strong musical heritage through the patronage and Governorship of George Frideric Handel.
The Fram Museum
Polarskipet FRAM, Bygdøynes, 0286, Oslo, Norway.
Housing Roald Amundsen's ship Fram, the museum was opened in 1936. The classic Norwegian expeditions to the North and South Poles are featured and there are special exhibitions of animal life and nature in the Polar Regions. Amundsen's expeditions feature throughout the Museum.
Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow, G1 3AH.
Tel: 0141 229 1996
GoMA is the second most visited contemporary art gallery outside London, offering a thought-provoking programme of temporary exhibitions and workshops.
The Geffrye Museum
Kingsland Road, London E2 8EA.
Tel: 020 7739 9893
The Geffrye museum offers a specialist collection of English furniture and decorative arts in a chronological series of period rooms.
Reg Gill
A private collection of photographs of Malta during World War Two. For more information contact Paul Gill.
Glasgow Museums
Glasgow Libraries
Glasgow University Dept of Special Collections
Department of Special Collections, Glasgow University Library, Hillhead Street, Glasgow G12 8QE.
Tel: 0141 330 6767
Built up over a period of more than 500 years the collections contain more than 200,000 manuscript items and around 200,000 printed works, including over 1,000 incunabula.
Good Housekeeping magazine
The National Magazine Company Limited, National Magazine House, 72 Broadwick Street, London W1F 9EP.
Tel: 020 7439 5000
Greenhill Books
The Faber de Faur sketches are reproduced with kind permission of the above. They feature in With Napoleon in Russia: The Illustrated Memoirs of Faber Du Faur, 1812 published by Greenhill Books.
Griffith Institute
Sackler Library, 1 St John Street, Oxford, OX1 2LG.
Tel: 01865-278099
The Griffith Institute belongs to Oxford University and specializes in the study of ancient Egypt and the ancient Near East.
Guildhall Library
Aldermanbury, EC2P 7HH.
Tel: 020 7332 1868 / 020 7332 1870
The print room of the Guildhall Library contains about 25,000 prints and drawings as well as over 1,000 maps. The collection is devoted primarily to London topography and London life from the 15th century to the present day. All parts of London (not just the City) are included, as are the adjoining counties. Approximately 1,000 caricatures are also included.
The Harbour Commissioners Office
The Harbour Commissioners Office, Belfast BT1 3AL.
Harper family
Permission to reproduce this image granted by the Harper family
Harrogate Museums and Arts
The Harrogate District has a lively collection of museums housing items ranging from Yorkshire Dales' bygones to cutting edge contemporary art.
Images of Henry Harwood and family
Used by kind permission of the Harwood family.
Herefordshire Council
The picture of the St John the Evangelist interior appears by kind permission of Herefordshire Council.
Brian Hall and the Hall family
These images are copyright the family of Brian Hall, who have kindly given permission for them to appear as part of the Family History Trail. They may not be reproduced without prior permission.
Hever Castle
The thirteenth century castle, and childhood home of Anne Boleyn.
Peter Hibbs
Peter Hibbs publishes The South Coast Martello Towers site and holds copyright of the images.
Historic Scotland
Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh EH9 1SH.
Tel: 0131 668 8600
Scotland's built heritage illuminates the nation's history from prehistoric standing stones to medieval castles and formal great gardens through to Georgian houses and Second World War defences.
The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas: A Visual Record
A project of The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and The Digital Media Lab at the University of Virginia Library
BBC History Magazine/Giles Park
The picture of the Iron Age coins appears with kind permission of BBC History Magazine; the picture was taken by Giles Park.
The Honourable The Irish Society
54 Castleroe Road, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT51 3RL.
Tel: 028 7034 4796
Hulton/Getty Archive
Unique House, 21-31 Woodfield Road, London,W9 2BA.
Tel: +44 020 7266 2662 (Sales) +44 020 7579 5777 (Research)
Fax: +44 020 7266 3154, +44 020 7266 2414
Hulton archive is a photographic agency with a large collection of photography and illustrative material.
Ica Museum
The museum houses a collection of fossils, mummies, Paracas mantles, Nazca ceramics and Colonial and Republican art pieces. The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
Institut Für Zeitungsforschung
Stadt Dortmund, Institut für Zeitungsforschung, Königswall 18, 44122 Dortmund.
Institute of Archaeology Photographs, University College London Library Services
Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT.
Tel: 020 7679 5197
The Illustrated London News Group
20 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PF..
Tel: 020 7805 5555
Irish Art Publications
The Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ.
Tel: 020 7416 5320
The Photograph Archive contains over six million images on the two world wars and other conflicts of the twentieth century. The collection is international in scope but dominated by British and Commonwealth photographs. The photographs are mainly black and white, although the selection of colour images is continually increasing to cover conflicts such as Kosovo and Bosnia.
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
Museum Library, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AW.
Tel: 01952 432 141
Many of the Library's images focus on the Industrial Revolution. Julian Richards; archaeologist, author and presenter. The photographs which accompany the article on the Mesolithic excavation at Howick are reproduced with kind permission of Julian Richards and remain his sole copyright.
The Jorvik Viking Centre
Coppergate, York Y01 9WT.
Tel: 01904 643211
Renconstrucations and exhibits of tenth century Viking York from the fascinating Coppergate excavations.
Dr Jon Coulston
A private collection of images.
Judges Postcards
Hastings, Sussex, England.
Tel: 01424 420919
Printers and publishers of local view gift stationery since 1902.
Kathryn Reese-Taylor
Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Images of Naachtun and Tikal, including all drawings, are reproduced with kind permission and remain the copyright of the above. The drawings of the hierolglyps and the Lady of Tikal are by Marc Zender. The map of Naachtun was drawn by Elizabeth Reese Baloutine.
Kilmainham Gaol Museum
Inchicore Road, Dublin 8.
Tel: +353 1 6777444
Kilmainham Gaol was a functioning prison between 1796 and 1924. It is best known as the prison where the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rebellion were executed.
Kilmartin House Trust
Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland, PA31 8RQ.
Tel: 01546 510 278
A centre for archaeology and landscape interpretation situated in Argyll, on the West Coast of Scotland.
Lambeth Palace Library
London SE1 7JU..
Tel: 020 7898 1400
Le Moyen Age en Lumiere/The Illuminated Middle Ages
The Illuminated Middle Ages database presents several hundred recently digitized illuminated texts from French national library collections.
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London
Strand, London, WC2R 2LS.
Tel: 020 7848 2187 or 020 7848 2015
The Centre holds the private papers of over 500 senior defence personnel. To these are now being added research materials, notably interview transcripts, collected in connection with television documentaries and academic projects.
The Linen Hall Library
17 Donegall Square North, Belfast BT1 5GB.
Tel: (028) 90321707
The Linen Hall Library, founded in 1788, is the oldest library in Belfast. It is the leading centre for Irish and local studies and has an unrivalled political collection of the Troubles.
Library and Archives Canada
The Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington D.C. 20540.
Tel: General Information Number: (202) 707 5000
London Transport Museum
39 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London WC2 7BB.
Tel: 0207 379 6344
A collection of material related to urban transport, consisting of a photo and reference library, a documentary film collection and a poster collection. Subjects covered include London street scenes, construction and London Transport at war.
image supplied c/o Lord Mansfield
Scone Palace, Perth, Scotland, PH2 6BD.
Tel: 01738 552300
Fax: 01738 552588
TUC Library Collections, London Metropolitan University
Holloway Road, London N7 6PP.
Tel: 020 7423 0000
Leicester Galleries
5 Ryder Street, London, SW1Y 6PYP.
Tel: 020 7930 6059
Fax: 020 7930 4678
Image used courtesy of Peter Nahum At The Leicester Galleries, London.
Lucasfilms Ltd
Luxor Museum
The museum includes a number of exhibits from Tutankhamun and a statue of Tuthmosis III (circa 1436 BC). The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
Manx National Heritage
Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3LY.
Tel: 01624 648000
The national heritage agency for the Isle of Man, operating integrated cultural and natural heritage services and museums on behalf of the Manx people.
Mary Evans Picture Library
59, Tranquil Vale, London SE3 OBS.
Tel: 020 8318 0034
An independent historical picture archive housing visual documents of all kinds. Subject areas include historical events, scenes from everyday life, science, entertainment and natural history. The Mary Evans Picture Library also includes the Coupland Collection and the Paul Keevil Collection.
Mass Observation Archive
Images of Nella Last and her family are reproduced with the permission of the Trustees of the Mass Observation Archive, University of Sussex.
Maya Vision International
An independent film and television production company, best known for history documentaries.
The Menil Collection
1515 Sul Ross, Houston, Texas 77006.
Tel: 713-525-9400
Fax: 713-525-9444
Metropolitan Cathedral of Valencia
Plaza de la Reina, s/n, Valencia, Spain.
The 'Santo Caliz' is housed in its own chapel in Valencia Cathedral.
Middle East Centre Archive
St Antony's College, Oxford, OX2 6JF.
Tel: 01865 284706
The Middle East Centre Archive was created in 1961 with the aim of gathering together the papers, both personal and official, of individuals who have served in the Middle East. The archive contains the papers of senior Government representatives, members of the armed forces, businessmen, missionaries and travellers, covering the period from 1800 to the present day. The holdings include a substantial photographic collection of over 70,000 images.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
In formation since 1870, the Metropolitan Museum's collection contains more than two million works of art from all points of the compass, ancient through to modern times. The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
Mill TV
40 - 41 Gt Marlborough Street, London, W1F 7JQ.
Tel: 0207 287 4041
Mill TV is part of The Mill Group, which has been creating visual FX for television and film for over 10 years including the Oscar winning visual FX for Gladiator.
MPC-Inc. Ltd
Images reproduced with the permission of MPC-Inc. Ltd.
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Musée du Louvre, 75058 Paris.
Tel: (33) 01 40 20 50 50
Fax: (33) 01 40 20 54 42
One of the earliest museums in Europe. The collections span millennia dating from the birth of the great antique civilisations right up to the first half of the 19th century.
Museum of Bayeux
Centre Guillaum le Conquerant, 13bis, rue de Nesmond BP 240 - 14402 Bayeux Cedex, France.
Tel: +33 02.31.51.25.50
Images of the Bayeux Tapestry reproduced by special permission of the City of Bayeux.
Museum of London
London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN.
Tel: 020 7600 3699
Containing over 20,000 images of paintings, prints, drawings, maps, historic photographs, artefacts and costume, representing London's history, from prehistory to the present day.
Museum of Antiquities
The Museum of Antiquities, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU.
Tel: 0191 222 7846 / 7849
The Museum of Antiquities is the joint museum of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the principal museum of archaeology in north east England.
Dr Nappo Salvatore Ciro
A private collection of photographs of ancient Rome.
Napier University
Tel: 0500 35 35 70 [c.lonie@napier.ac.uk]
Contact Catriona Lonie for information about the Craiglockhart War Hospital.
National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London SW3 4HT.
Tel: 0207 730 0717
The British Army's own museum which tells the story of the army from Agincourt in the 15th century to contemporary peace-keeping.
National Gallery
The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN.
Tel: 020 7747 2885
Fax: 020 7747 2423
The National Gallery houses one of the greatest collections of European painting in the world. These pictures belong to the public and entrance to see them is free.
National Galleries of Scotland
The Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, Edinburgh EH4 3DS.
Tel: 0131 624 6258
The National Galleries of Scotland, comprise four buildings right in the heart of Edinburgh. Collections include European painting, sculpture and graphic art from the Renaissance to the present day.
National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 9N4.
Tel: (613) 990-1985
Fax: (613) 993-4385
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EW.
Tel: 0131 466 2812
This is Scotland's premiere research library. The Library has a major collection of manuscripts and archives which cover many aspects of the lives, activities and interests of Scots over the centuries.
National Library of Ireland
Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
Tel: +353 1 603 02 00
The National Library of Ireland is a cultural institution which collects, preserves and makes available books, manuscripts and illustrative material of Irish interest.
National Maritime Museum, London
Greenwich, London, SE10 9NF.
Tel: (020) 8858 4422
The National Maritime Museum is one of the largest and most important museum of its kind in the world. Its buildings include the Queen's House and the Royal Observatory Greenwich, all situated within two hundred acres of Royal Greenwich Parkland, in the heart of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site.
National Museum of Ireland
Collins Barracks, Dublin 7.
Tel: 353 1 6777444.
The National Museum of Ireland was opened in 1890 as a result of the merging together of several Irish Collections. The Museum contains artefacts and masterpieces dating from 2000 BC to the 20th century.
National Museums and Galleries of Wales
Principle collections and galleries of Wales, including the Roman Legionary Museum, the Big Pit Mining Museum and the Welsh Slate Museum.
National Museum of Labour History
103 Princess Street, Manchester M1 6DD.
Tel: 0161 228 7212
The National Museum of Labour History is the national centre for the collection, conservation, interpretation and study of material relating to the history of working people in Britain.
National Museums of Scotland
Picture Library, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF.
Tel: 0131 247 4236
The museum provides a chronological tour of Scotland through the ages. Their picture library is open for research and their education department offers tours and events for adults as well as resources for schools.
National Parks Service
Colonial National Historic Park, PO Box 210, Yorktown, Virginia. 23690-0210.
The National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE.
Tel: 020 7306 0055
The gallery was founded in 1856 with the sole purpose of collecting the likenesses of famous British men and women and has become the most comprehensive collection of its kind in the world.
National Gallery of Art, Washington
National Mall between Third and Ninth Streets at Constitution Avenue, Washington.
Tel: (202) 737-4215
The National Gallery of Art houses one of the finest collections in the world illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present. (Girl with the Red Hat, Andrew W. Mellon Collection 1937.1.53; Girl with a Flute, Widener Collection, 1942.9.98)
National Savings and Investments
National Savings and Investments is a government department and one of the largest savings organisations in the UK. Contact them on 0845 964 5000 for further information.
National Trust
The National Trust, PO Box 39, Warrington, WA5 7WD.
Tel: 0870 458 4000
Fax: 020 8466 6824
Nelson Society's Excavation of Nelson's Island
The Nelson Society, 68 Stamshaw Road, Portsmouth, Hants PO2 8LS.
Nestle UK
St. George's House, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 1NR.
Tel: 020 8686 3333
The New York Public Library
The Branch Libraries, Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10016.
Tel: 212.340.0878
The libraries include: Humanities and Social Sciences Library; New York Public Library for the Performing Arts; digital library collections; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; the Science, Industry and Business Library.
Nick Allin
The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured is Nick Allin
Norfolk Record Office
Gildengate House, Anglia Square, Upper Green Lane, Norwich NR3 1AX.
Tel: 01603 761349
The Yarmouth Assembly Book's NRO document reference number is Y/C 19/C
North Down Heritage Centre
Castle Park Avenue, Bangor BT20 4BT.
Tel: 28 9127 1200
Northern Ireland Tourist Board
24 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4DG.
Tel: 0207 766 9922
Norwich Castle and Ceramics Gallery
Castle Meadow, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 3JU.
Tel: 01603 493625
It's collections of fine art, archaeology and natural history are of national importance and include the best collections anywhere of paintings by the Norwich School of Artists and the world's largest collection of ceramic teapots.
Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Dantes Plads 7, DK - 1556, Copenhagen V.
Tel: +45 33 41 81 41
Art museum of international stature in the centre of Copenhagen. The Glyptotek houses more than 10,000 works of art divided up into two principal collections. One is of works from the Mediterranean cradle of Western culture, the other of Danish and French art from the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust
7a Church Street, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 7DL.
Tel: 01938 553670
A trust which specialises in helping protect, record and interpret all aspects of the historic landscape of north-eastern Wales. The Trust offers educational services, information on local sites of interest and recent projects.
The Olympus Optical Company
2-8 Honduras Street, London, EC1Y 0TX.
Tel: 020 7253 2772
Parker Library
Parker Library, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, CB2 1RH.
Tel: 01223 338025
The Parker library contains many Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts including the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
The Parliamentary archives
House of Lords Record Office.
Tel: 020 7219 3074
Fax: 020 7219 2570
Palace of Westminster Collection
Curators' Department, Parliamentary Estates Directorate, 1 Canon Row, London SW1A 2JN.
Tel: 020 7219 0183
The Palace of Westminster Collection comprises paintings, sculpture and works on paper in the care of the House of Lords and House of Commons. The collection developed from an initiative of Prince Albert & the Fine Arts Commission in the 1840s. Today the collection comprises of Victorian frescoes, political cartoons, topographical images of Westminster and portraits of contemporary statesmen and women.
Panama Canal Authority
P.O. Box 5413, Miami, FL 33102-5413 U.S.A.
Tel: Central Telephone Exchange:(507) 272-1111.
The Authority is a Government body which administers the Canal and has kindly permitted the use of it's images in the BBCi History Panama Canal gallery only.
Private collection
Private collection, copyright Peter Feigl 2006
Penguin
We have done our best to find who owns the copyright to this quotation. The publisher of the book, Elm Tree/Penguin is not able to supply details of who owns the copyright.
People's History Museum
Museum Galleries & Education Service: Left Bank, Bridge Street, Manchester, M3 3ER.
Tel: +44 (0)161 839 6061
The Pepys Library
Pepys Library, Magdalene College, Cambridge. CB3 0AG.
Panama Canal Authority
P.O. Box 5413, Miami, FL 33102-5413 U.S.A.
Tel: Central Telephone Exchange:(507) 272-1111.
The Authority is a Government body which administers the Canal and has kindly permitted the use of it's images in the BBCi History Panama Canal gallery only.
Pergamon Museum
Pergamonmuseum, Bodestrasse 1-3, 10178 Berlin, Germany.
Tel: (030) 2090 5577
The Pergamon Museum, designed by Alfred Messel, houses spectacular works of architectural antiquities, including collections of Greek, Assyrian, Islamic and Far Eastern art.
Pitt Rivers Museum
Pitt Rivers Museum, South Parks Road Oxford, OX1 3PP.
Tel: (01865) 270927
The Pitt Rivers Museum celebrates human ingenuity and creative skill. It is committed to bringing its worldwide collections to public attention, encouraging the sharing of knowledge and inspiring deeper understanding amongst people of all cultures, ages and abilities.
Portable Antiquities Scheme
c/o Dept of Coins & Medals, British Museum, London WC1B 3DG.
The Portable Antiquities Scheme is a voluntary recording scheme for archaeological objects found by members of the public.
The Presbyterian Chuch in Ireland
Church House, Fisherwick Place, Belfast, BT1 6DW.
Tel: 028 9032 2284
The Presbyterian Church is the largest protestant denomination in Northern Ireland.
Professor Roger Beck
Image owned by Roger Beck who is an emeritus professor of Classics at the University of Toronto and a leading expert on Mithraism.
Press Association
Tel: 020 7963 7000
The national news agency of the UK and Ireland delivers news, pictures, alerts and data into national and regional newsrooms, UK broadcasters and digital publishers.
The National Archives
Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU.
Tel: 020 8876 3444
The National Archives is the repository of the national archives for England, Wales and the United Kingdom. It was founded by act of Parliament in 1838 to bring together and preserve the records of central government and the courts of law, and to make them available to all who wish to consult them.
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
66 Balmoral Avenue, Belfast BT9 6NY.
Tel: 028 9025 1318
Punch Cartoons
Tel: 020 7225 6710
Queen's University Library
Queen's University of Belfast, University Road, Belfast, BT7 1NN.
Tel: 028 9024 5133
Römisch-Germanische Kommission, Frankfurt
Tel: 069 97 58 18 0 [info@rgk.dainst.de]
A member of the German Archaeological Institute
Reading University: Archaeology Dept
Whiteknights Box 227, Reading RG6 6AB.
Tel: 0118 3788132
The images relating to the excvation of Calleva Atrebatum are the copyright of Reading University and are reproduced with kind permission.
The Royal Collection
The Royal Collection can be seen at the Royal Palaces and Galleries. It includes paintings, drawings and watercolours, furniture, ceramics, clocks, silver, sculpture, jewellery, books, manuscripts, prints and maps, arms and armour, fans, and textiles. (Image: A Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman (The Music Lesson), RCIN 405346, CW 230,WC 109 - 2002 - © Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II)
Royal Armouries
HM Tower of London.
Tel: 020 7709 0765
Open all year round, the Royal Armouries is responsible for the displays featured in the White Tower, as well as recording the history of the tower and its institutions. Commonwealth Cannon accession number: XiX325
Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum
518 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3LW.
Tel: 0141 332 0961
The museum galleries deal with the history of the Royal Highland Fusiliers from 1678 until the present day and includes exhibits such as orders of dress, medals and decorations and military memorabilia from the Regiment's many overseas campaigns.
The Royal Irish Academy
19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Tel: +353 1 6762570
The Royal Irish Academy is the principal learned society in Ireland, founded in 1785 as a society for "promoting the study of science, polite literature and antiquities".
The Rural History Centre, University of Reading
University of Reading,PO Box 229, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AG.
A national centre for the study of the history of farming, food and the countryside.
The Salvation Army Heritage Centre
Tel: 020 7332 8056
Fax: 020 7332 8099
Founded in East London in 1865, the Salvation Army offers a unique insight into the battle against poverty in Britain since the Victorian period, through a collection of photographs, official records, newspapers and periodicals housed in its archive and reference library. Access by appointment.
Science & Society Picture Library
London SW7 2DD.
Tel: 0207 942 4400
The library represents the collections of the National Museum of Science & Industry.
Science Photo Library Ltd
327-329 Harrow Road, London W9 3RB.
Tel: 0207 432 1100
Provider of images covering all aspects of science, health and medicine, space exploration and astronomy, technology and industry, earth science, satellite imagery, and nature and wildlife.
Scottish Crannog Centre
Loch Tay, Perthshire, Scotland PH15 2HW.
Tel: 01887 830583
An educational resource and tourist centre based around a unique reconstruction of an Early Iron Age crannog.
Scottish Jewish Archive Centre
Garnethill Synagogue, 127 Hill Street, Glasgow G3 6UB.
Tel: 0141 332 4911
Open every Friday from 9.30am to 1.30pm and every second Sunday of each month, the Scottish Jewish Archive Centre can be visited by appointment.
Scottish Mining Museum
Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4QN.
Tel: 0131 663 7519
The museum provides a visitor's centre, exhibitions, a hands-on operating room, recreated pit face, and is situated above the 'Lady Vic' mine in Newtongrange.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
1 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JD.
Tel: 0131 624 6200
Home to the Scotland's greatest collection of European painting, sculpture and graphic art from the Renaissance to the present day.
Scottish Records Office / National Archives of Scotland
H M General Register House, 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 3YY.
Tel: 0131 535 1334
NAS houses the main archive for sources of the history of Scotland as a separate kingdom, her role in the British isles and her part in international history. Also available: public and legal records of Scotland as well as many local and private archives.
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Records Office, The Shakespeare Centre, Henley
Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 6QW.
Tel: 01789 201816
As well as Shakespeare material of international importance, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Records Office holds many thousands of records relating to Stratford-upon-Avon and the surrounding area. Anyone studying local history in Warwickshire and neighbouring parts of Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, or tracing a family who lived here, is almost bound to find something of interest.
The Shields Gazette
Tel: 0191 4554661
The Shields Gazette, on news-stands since 1849, holds a rich photographic archive illustrating events in the North East, some of international importance such as the Jarrow Crusade and the early life of Catherine Cookson.
Shropshire Archives
Castle Gates, Shrewsbury SY1 2AQ.
Tel: 01743 255350
The Shropshire Archives contains the major research collection for Shropshire's history. It includes c.50,000 images of the county, its places and people from the 17th century to the present.
Silkeborg Museum, Denmark
Hovedgårdsvej 7 Dk-8600 Silkeborg.
Tel: +45 86 82 14 99
Simon Cooper
The Terry Deary and Samuel Pepys Galleries were illustrated by Simon Cooper, an illustrator and cartoonist. He has worked for many publications including Time Out, Radio Times, The Independent, NME, Empire and Punch.
Len Smee
These images from the BOAC airliner crash over the Sahara in 1952 are reproduced with kind permission of Len Smee, who was Chief Steward on the flight.
Somerset Wildlife Trust
Fyne Court, Broomfield, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2EQ.
Tel: 01823 451587
The Society for Preservation of Afghanisatn's Cultural Heritage
SPACH is a small group of volunteers funded by donations from individuals and European governments. One of SPACH's main activities is awareness-raising. The Society publishes a 'library series', focussing on one particular monument or site. It is published in the main national languages, Pashtu and Dari, as well as in English.
Staatsbibliotek Bamberg
Neue Residenz, Domplatz 896049 Bamberg, Germany.
Tel: (0951) 95503-0
A regional museum offering exhibitions, guided tours and assistance to researching the archives. The museum also offers an online database which can be searched from their website.
Sylvia Friese-Greene
St Andrew's University Library
North Street, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland KY16 9TR.
Tel: 01334 462281
Members of the public are invited to use St Andrew's University library for reference purposes. Their service includes free access to databases and useful gateways to the web.
Sufi Movement
Permission to reproduce this image given by the Sufi Movement
Tate Britain
Millbank, London SW1P 4RG.
Tel: 020 7887 8000
The national gallery of British art from 1500 to the present day.
Tenerife Archaeological Museum
C/ Fuente Morales s/n, 38003, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
This exhibition reflects the different aspects of the Guanche people, the primitive inhabitants of Tenerife. The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
Timewatch
Permission to reproduce this image given by the BBC Timewatch team
Trinitarian Library
San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome.
The images in this article are contained in books that are part of the library's collection.
Ulster History Park
Cullion, Lislap, Omagh, Co Tyrone BT79 7SU.
Tel: +44 028 8164 8188
Award-winning open-air museum of human settlement in Ireland.
Ulster Museum
Botanic Gardens, Belfast BT9 5AB.
Tel: +44 02890 383000
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad Museum, 200 Pearl Street, Council Bluffs, Omaha.
Tel: 001 712 329 8307
The museum traces the history of the Union Pacific from it's launch. In addition, the company has an extensive archive of images of the building of the transcontinental railroad.
University of Glasgow Archives
Archives and Business Records Centre, University of Glasgow, 13 Thurso Street, Glasgow G11 6PE.
Tel: 0141 330 5515
Open to the public the University of Glasgow holds extensive archives including the Scottish Brewing archive and the Greater Glasgow Health Board archive as well as an extensive image database.
University of York
Heslington, York, YO10 5DD.
The University of York was founded in 1963, and currently has over 8000 students studying in over 30 departments.
United Distillers
University Museum of Cultural Heritage
Huk Aveny, 35, 0287, Oslo, Norway.
Tel: 00 47 22 438379
The exhibits at the Viking Ship Museum include finds from the great ship burials at Oseberg, Gokstad and Tune as well as finds from the chieftain grave at Borre, Vestfold county.
Universal Pictorial Press Agency
US National Archives
8601 Adelphi Road College Park, Maryland 20740-6001.
Images and documents of the US National Archive are in the public domain.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
00 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126.
Tel: (202) 488-0400(202) 488-0406
The United States' largest museum devoted to the memory of those who died during the genocide and mass murder of the Nazis during World War Two.
Verulamium
St. Michael's Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL3 4SW.
Tel: 01727 751810
The museum of everyday life in Roman Britain.
The Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL.
Tel: 020 7942 2000
The Victoria and Albert Museum in Kensington, London, is the world's largest museum of the decorative arts. Established from the proceeds of the Great Exhibition, 1851, (which was organised by Prince Albert) its collections include sculpture, furniture, fashion and photographs.
Werner Forman Archive
Specialises in the art and cultures of ancient, oriental and primitive societies.
Wessex Archaeology
Portway House, Old Sarum Park, Salisbury SP4 6EB.
Tel: 01722 326867
One of the largest archaeological practices in the UK whose work contributes to a greater understanding of the ways in which people lived in the past. The images which accompany the article on the Amesbury Archer appear by kind permission of Wessex Archaeology; the painting of the Archer is by Jane Brayne.
West Midlands Police Museum
Sparkhill Police Station, 639 Stratford Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham B11 4EA.
Tel: 0845 1135000
West Midlands Police Museum houses a collection of 5,000 criminal photographs and a museum of interest to anyone studying Victorian criminality.
West Stow Country Park and Anglo-Saxon Village
Icklingham Road, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 6HG.
Tel: 01284 728718
West Stow is a reconstructed Anglo-Saxon village built on the site of an original settlement. Finds from the site are displayed in a specially built interpretation centre. Throughout the year this unique village is bought to life when authentic costume groups host special events.
The Wellcome Trust
Medical Photographic Library, 210 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE.
Tel: 020 7611 8348
An independent research-funding charity, which seeks to raise awareness of the medical, ethical and social implications of research and promote dialogue between scientists, the public and policy makers.
West Dunbartonshire Libraries
Dumbarton Public Library, Local Collection, Strathleven Place, Dumbarton G82 1BD.
Tel: 01389 733273 / 763129
West Dunbartonshire County Council libraries serves over a population of almost 100,000 people on the outskirts of Glasgow.
Whitworth Art Gallery
The Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER UK.
Tel: 0161 275 7450
The Whitworth Art Gallery which is part of the University of Manchester in northwest England, is home to a range of watercolours, prints, drawings, modern art and sculpture, as well as the largest collections of textiles and wallpapers outside London.
Wiener Library
4 Devonshire Street, London, W1N 2BH.
Tel: 020 7636 7247
A private library funded by charitable donations. The collection includes material on the Holocaust, Germany before, during and after World War Two, Jewish history and life, refugees and migrations, war activities and war crimes.
Wilfred Owen Association
192 York Road, Shrewsbury SY1 3QH..
Tel: 01743 460089
The Wordsworth Trust
Dove Cottage, Grasmere, Cumbria LA22 9SH.
Tel: 015394 35544
World Health Organization
Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland .
The Worthing Herald
Cannon House, Chatsworth Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1NA.
Tel: 01903 212 333
Gareth Williams
A private collection of photographs owned by the curator of Early Medieval Coins at the British Museum.
Wilton House
Wilton, Salisbury, Wilts SP2 0BJ.
Tel: 01722 746720 / 746729
A 450 year old building, standing on the site of a ninth century nunnery founded by King Alfred.
Yad Vashem
The Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, P.O.B. 3477, Jerusalem 91034 Israel.
Yad Vashem is the Jewish people's memorial to the murdered millions. It contains the world's largest repository of information on the Holocaust.
York Archaeological Trust
York Archaeological Trust is an independent charity dedicated to educating the public in archaeology.
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