M.27 the Dumbbell Galaxy Size:XL: 90 x 90cm A plank and two oil

A plank and two oil drums make up a lofty if precarious vantage point for these Alvechurch supporters as they watch their side in action against Wealdstone in the FA Amateur Cup tie

An angel was supposedly meant to disturb the waters and whoever entered the pool after this would be cured from their affliction

The sail training ship The Winston Churchill seen here awaiting to berth at Middlesbrough Dock 15th June 1973

Hygiene was gradually being recognised as essential in managing the health of the nation

The Gutter Hotel

M.27 the Dumbbell Galaxy Size:XL: 90 x 90cm A plank and two oilPlate 10 figure 26 for the paper "Observations of nebulae and clusters of stars, made at Slough, with a twenty feet reflector, between the years 1825 and 1833", by Sir John Frederick William Herschel, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, v. 123 (1833), pp. 359 505. Inscribed verso, in pencil, "Nebula in Vulpecula" and "Messier 27" with right ascension and North polar distance. Original: pencil on board. 1833