Poleyns Finish:Float frame North prospect of Westminster Bridge

North prospect of Westminster Bridge

both on the race track and in setting speed records

It was during the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) that Scott and four companions reached the South Pole

View showing horse-drawn vehicles

The burial of John Wesley's mother in Bunhill Fields

Poleyns Finish:Float frame North prospect of Westminster BridgePoleyns, 15th century, (1910). Poleyns, a type of pointed shoe, from the reign of Edward IV (1461 1483), showing construction. They are open down the sides, with the sole strengthened by cross pieces. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).