Francis Frith: Old Photos, Maps, Books and Gifts
Born into a Quaker family in 1822 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Francis Frith was a remarkable person. The story of his life and the photographic archive that is now his legacy is fascinating beyond compare. After almost being lost to bulldozers forever, the photographs his company created are an amazing and unique step back in time and now ...
Search The Archive - Francis Frith
Counties: Show Modern Counties Within this Archive we use the county listings as defined in 1974, because this fits better with the classification of historic material. However, if you would prefer to view the modern-day equivalent county names you can switch between the two using this button. Modern counties include local unitary authorities ...
New Photo Releases from The Francis Frith Collection
New Archive Photo Releases. We are excited and proud to announce that we are sharing even more Frith photos here with you. Many have not been seen outside the Archive for over a century! We’ll be publishing all the newly digitised photos over time, because, well, no one can enjoy and absorb this many irreplaceable historical photos in one ...
Francis Frith's early career and expeditions in the Middle East
Frith had been a founder member of the Liverpool Photographic Society in 1853 – only 14 years after the invention of photography, 1839. Between 1856 and 1860, as a gentleman of leisure, he made three pioneering and sometimes dangerous photographic expeditions to the Middle East, taking bulky cameras, equipment and glass plates with …
Handpicked Images from the Archives - Francis Frith
Railways. Royalty. Rural Life. Urban Life. Victorian Whimsy. War Memorials. Windmills. Hand Coloured Photographs (498) Photos of Lost Britain (6)
Old Maps - Francis Frith
Stunningly detailed old maps of places you remember fondly, are important to your family history. Buy old Ordnance Survey Maps Prints, Sheet Maps and Victorian County Maps. Sheet maps have digitally re-projected and enlarged to match the present-day Ordnance Survey Landranger® series so each map is directly comparable with the corresponding ...
Search The Archive by Year - Francis Frith
Search for photos in Britain by year to rediscover nostalgic photos, maps and books
Old Photos of London - Francis Frith
Browse our selection of 1272 old photos of London. Some may have also been hand coloured in the traditional style, bringing an old scene back to life with even more realism. All these photographs are available to buy as a wide range of products, including framed prints, canvas, jigsaws, mugs, tea towels, cushion covers and make great gifts for ...
Photo Prints - Francis Frith
A vintage print from The Francis Frith Collection is special - whether you choose black & white, or vintage sepia, each Frith photo will be optimised to bring out the utmost clarity and detail before it is printed for you. Time stands still in our retro photos, but memories come to life. The Frith Collection was founded in 1860 and today is ...
History of The Francis Frith Collection
To answer these and many more questions, we've put together a fascinating 48 page book detailing the Victorian Francis Frith, the archive he started and the company his legacy left behind. Compiled from in-depth company knowledge, illustrated with Frith photographs and featuring key moments in our company's 160 year history this book gives ...