by Andrew Gill | Aug 29, 2021 | Gallery, Places, Sport
Pheonix Park has been the home of Irish polo since 1873 and is still is. The sport originated some two thousand years ago in Iran and, in the UK, during the days of Empire, was a training game for Army Cavalry units. Known as the ‘Sport of Kings’, it has... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 22, 2021 | A Golden Age, Gallery, Places, Transport
We’re used to strolling or cycling along picturesque canal towpaths but that wasn’t their original purpose and they are called that for a reason. In this romatic study of a canal barge, taken in the early 1900s, we see the horse in the distance, pulling... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 14, 2021 | Gallery, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
This delightful photograph of a blacksmith shoeing a horse was taken in the north of England in the 1930s. At the time, horses were still the main motive power in many industries, so such scenes were commonplace. The internal combustion engine was, of course,... 