Sir Francis Drake playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe war memorial A bird's-eye view of St

A bird's-eye view of St Thomas's Hospital in Southwark

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The banks of the Viosne at Osny in grey weather

Interior of Coopers' Hall with a representation of the drawing of the Glasgow lottery

He had just introduced a scheme whereby small amounts could be saved in the Post Office Savings Bank by the accumulation of stamps

Sir Francis Drake playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe war memorial A bird's-eye view of StSir Francis Drake playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe, 1588 (c1900). The famous game of bowls supposedly played by Sir Francis Drake whilst awaiting the arrival of the Spanish Armada. The story, probably apocryphal, goes that when Drake was informed that the Armada had been sighted, rather than putting to sea immediately, he decided that he had time to 'finish the game and beat the Spaniards too'. From Peeps into the Past by Trelleek, published c1900.