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 ...
New Photo Releases from The Francis Frith Collection
October 2022. In this release we uploaded 1,126 photos of 623 UK places. The featured counties are Northumberland and Dyfed. Here are just a few - click here to browse them all. Of Llangrannog. Of Glen Helen. Of Whalton. Of Longhorsley. Of Wooler.
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 …
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
Creating a Photographic Record of Britain - Francis Frith
Frith’s studio supplied souvenir photographic prints to retail shops all over the country. The catalogue issued by Frith & Co in 1886 runs to some 670 pages, listing not only many thousands of views of the British Isles but also photographs of most European countries, and China, Japan, the USA and Canada which Francis Frith commissioned from other photographers.
New upload of archive photos of Britain - October 2023 - Francis …
New Frith Photos - October 2023. These photos are either previously unseen photos, or ones that have now been checked and upgraded from the "Reference Only” category making them available in a wider range of products. In this release we bring you 845 photos of 504 places. This is part of our ongoing Digitisation Project.
Wales photos, maps, books, memories - Francis Frith
Browse our selection of vintage and retro black & white photographs of Wales, along with old maps, local history books, and fascinating memories that our visitors have contributed. All our photos and maps are available to buy in a wide range of product formats, including framed prints, canvas prints and photo gifts including tea towels, personalised mugs, …
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 ...
About Francis Frith and our company - Welcome!
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 readers an eye-opening account of how the ...