Five of the cars that put Britain on wheels
1934 Austin Seven Box Saloon.
LONDON
.-H&H Classics will offer five Austins that formed part of Sir Ray Tindles illustrious collection until recently at a sale on 14th April at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford. They are being sold with No Reserve.
Damian Jones, Head of Sales at H&H comments: A British collection like this coming to the market in a post Brexit world from a great national classic car owner who also championed local journalism across the country, will doubtless create great interest when they go under the hammer at Duxford.
Walking into the Vikram Vilas Durbar Hall, a 1935 addition to the 16th-century Junagarh Fort and Museum in Bikaner, you encounter an unexpected sight: a DH-9 (de Havilland) World War I bomber plane. Compared to the rest of the fort museum, with its seven palaces, courtyards, pavilions and balconies featuring traditional Rajput architecture and artwork, this space is distinct.
Junagarh Fort was built between 1589 and 1593 by Raja Rai Singh, Bikaner’s then ruler. Since then, each successive maharaja has made additions during their respective reigns. In 1902, the royal family moved to Lalgarh Palace, and Junagarh became a heritage site.
In 2000, a section was converted into the Prachina Museum, which showcases objects and furniture that reflect the family’s everyday life. In comparison, the exhibits in the Vikram Vilas Durbar Hall, therefore, refer to a lesser-known part of Rajput history – one of fighting on behalf of the British, and the role of the camel cavalry in the world
Hidden in an abandoned Oldham church, the work of dazzling beauty national campaigners are fighting to save
Made up of painted fresco and mosaic, it depicts the figure of Christ in golds and tans against a dark blue cross and gold mandorla
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