Guards Collection (#63)

Silhouette of Household Cavalry in Hyde Park, London
Silhouette depicting a procession of mounted Household Cavalry in Hyde Park, London, featured in the Tatlers Coronation issue. 1953

Woolwich hulks - guards give escape signal
The Woolwich hulks (prison ships) - guards give the escape signal. Date: 1862

Coronation. Guard of Honour in position
The Guard of Honour outside The abbey entrance mounted by The R.A.F. Regiment to the left and The 2nd Battalion Scots Guards on their right

Mary Churchill christens a canteen, 1944
A Church Army Mobile Canteen was named The Second Front by Subaltern Mary Churchill, A.T.S at a ceremony on Horse Guards Parade. Miss Churchill is seen with Captain G.A Bucknell, the Rev

Coronation. Irish State Coach leaves Abbey
The Irish State Coach leaves the Abbey after dropping off The Queen Mother. In the foreground The Guard of Honour mounted by the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards to the left

Danish royal visitors leaving Victoria Station on their way to Buckingham Palace -- state procession with a carriage containing Queen Ingrid of Denmark, Queen Elizabeth

Coronation. Guard of Honour in place
The Guard of Honour formed by the 2nd Battalion The Scots Guards in position outside the west door of the Abbey. 1953

Coronation. Escort of Guards
The Escort of Brigade of Guards move off down Victoria Street. 1953

Edward VII lying in state
Edward VII - ( Edward the Peacemaker ) lying in state in Windsor Castle. Date: 1910

The Brenner Pass - Italy (3 / 3)
The Brenner Pass (Brennerpass, Passo del Brennero) - a mountain pass through the Alps along the border between Italy and Austria - one of the principal passes of the Alps

Swiss Guard - The Vatican City, Rome, Italy Date: circa 1904

Omsk on the Trans-Siberian Railway
Two stands of the Trans-Siberian Railway meet at Omsk, Russia. This is the very impressive bridge over the north-flowing Irtysh River at Omsk, the view looking directly down the line of the track

Eastbourne Lifeguards
A team of Lifeguards in action on the beach at Eastbourne, Sussex, England, showing the safety equipment used to reel in the guards themselves during a rescue. Date: 1960s

Riot at Vincennes
An attack on the royal chateau of Vincennes, south-east of Paris, could have led to another Bastille event but for the intervention of Lafayette and his guards. Date: 18 February 1791

Queens Birthday
THE QUEENs BIRTHDAY Guards fire a feu de joie as a salute to Victoria Date: circa 1890

Fafner in Dragon Form
Act one : Fafner, in the form of a dragon, guards the stolen hoard

Ww1 Postcard Bulldog
Patriotic bulldog guards the flag: Are we down-hearted? No! Date: 1914-18

Common Walnut (Juglans regia) orchard, young trees with wire tree guards, Tincleton, Dorset, England, november

Agronomist and farmer checking new deciduous tree plantation on field boundary for screening and environmental consideration to encourage wildlife, Hertfordshire, England, april

Newly planted hedge, saplings protected with plastic sleeves, Beeston Castle, Tarporley, Cheshire, England, april

New Millenium woodland, young trees with plastic sleeves, planted on former meadowland, Vicarage Plantation, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, november

Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) adult soldier, standing on leaf litter, Los Amigos Biological Station, MAdre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru

Domestic Sheep, Merino, flock walking in grassland, guarded by Spanish Mastiff, Extremadura, Spain, april

Domestic Cattle, Chillingham Cattle, bull, guarding calf resting in rushes, Chillingham Park, Northumberland, England

Domestic Dog, livestock guardian sheepdog, barking, guarding sheep flock, near Saxon village of Soars, Transylvania, Romania, october

Young trees protected with plastic sleeves, with Wild Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) flowering, Micklemere Nature Reserve, Pakenham, Suffolk, England, march

New Millenium woodland, saplings protected with plastic sleeves, planted on former meadowland, Vicarage Plantation, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, october

New Millenium woodland, Guelder Rose (Viburnum opalus) and broadleaf tree saplings protected with plastic sleeves, planted on former meadowland, Vicarage Plantation, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England

New woodland in snow, young trees protected with plastic sleeves, Bacton, Suffolk, England, november

Treehopper (Membracidae sp. ) adult female, guarding eggs, Manu Road, Departemento Cuzco, Andes, Peru
Treehopper (Membracidae sp.) adult female, guarding eggs, Manu Road, Departemento Cuzco, Andes, Peru

Sergeant Major (Abudefduf saxatilis) adult female, guarding eggs laid on wreck, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Domestic Cattle, Galloway bull, standing in watermeadow pasture, guarding calf resting in long grass, River Rattlesden, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England, april

Berger's Glass Frog (Hyalinobatrachium bergeri) adult male, guarding eggs, clinging to underside of leaf overhanging mountain stream, Departemento Cuzco, Andes, Peru

Domestic Sheep, flock with livestock guardian sheepdog, coming to drink at pool in steppe habitat, Extremadura, Spain, august

Stingless Robber Bee (Lestrimelitta limao) adults, nesting colony protecting nest entrance, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Nursery-web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) adult female, guarding nursery web with young, Norfolk, England, july

Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium punctorium) adult male, defending nest, Italy

Pneumatic drill testing. Health and safety worker testing a pneumatic drill. This is a powerful piece of equipment that requires its operators to wear protective clothing

Evzone, Greek guards during the changing of the guard ceremony, Syntagma Square, Parliament Buildings, Athens, Greece, Europe

Guards at the Amalienborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Clocktower in the Turkish District of the City of Rhodes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Convicts delivering meals to prison cells
Uniformed warders supervise convicts delivering food cans and bread to the cells at an unnamed London prison

Victorian man in military uniform
A Victorian man in military uniform, possibly Frederick Charles Polhill-Turner of the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers)

Metropolitan Police Animal Catcher
Officer of the Metropolitan Police Dog Handling Unit, wearing protective clothing worn to prevent injury when capturing dangerous animals

Prison Gates, Portland Prison, Dorset
Uniformed officers stand at the entrance to Portland Prison, Dorset. The prison opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area

Prison officers, Dartmoor Prison, Princetown, Devon
Uniformed prison officers stand at the main gate of Dartmoor Prison, Princetown, Devon. The prison was originally constructed in 1806-9 to hold French prisoners taken during the Napoleonic wars

Czech guards at Kurgan1918
Czech guards guard a provisions wagon, clad in suitable clothing for the freezing temperatures at Kurgan, Russia

George V as a German officer
George V appearing in uniform at an inspection of his regiment, the 1st Dragoons of the Guards, in Berlin together with Kaiser Wilhelm II during a visit to Germany in 1913 for the wedding of

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