Cotman painted this romantic scene of rustic domestic life at the Black Boy Inn at Hurley on Thames. It shows a farmer (posed by the inn keeper) returning home for his meal, while his horse leans ...

The National Dock Labour Board was set up in 1947 to find a solution to the prevailing casual labour system in Britain's ports. Its two aims were to ensure that dock work was undertaken only by ...

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The organisation began in 1896 as the Liverpool branch of the Navy League, and was founded by Sir Alfred Jones, Vice President of the League's Liverpool branch. From 1907-1908 the Home was called "The ...