The British National Image Library

This section of the British Towns and Villages website contains and displays images of many types from all over the United Kingdom to form a British National Image Library. There are currently 9,847 images in the library from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and some of our off-shore dependencies and territories and they can be located and viewed in a number of different ways.

Image Galleries

Select the image type you require to view section options

Image Type

Summary of Image Type

Paintings, jewellery, ceramics, basketry, wood and metal work

 

Ancient and modern architecture and civil engineering

 

Shops, offices, agriculture, factories and workshops

 

Commodities are things that human kind has made

 

Charts, maps and the written word

 

Flags, Coats of Arms (Armorial Bearings), Badges and Logos

 

Birds and animals both wild and domesticated - Lots more fauna pictures in the dedicated Flora and Fauna section

 

Flowers, shrubs, trees and grasses - Lots more flora pictures in the dedicated Flora and Fauna section

 

Military transport and weaponry (Castles are in Built Env, Soldiers are in People)

 

All that was not created by human kind but including things altered by our presence.

 

Who we are, what we do, what we wear (clothing and uniforms) and what we look like

 

Things we have not yet figured out what they are or perhaps not created a place for them

 

Image Slideshow

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Image Gallery Information

Find images by subject

Primarily the images here are displayed in a series of galleries which you may access using the menu immediately above, each of which will give you a narrower choice to help you find the type of image you are looking for. The last choice will be from a display of thumbnail images of the subject selected.

Find images by location

Many of the images in the British National Image Library are also accessible by their location. Simply go to Find places in the UK and seek the location of your choice. Images are shown at the bottom of each page at Town/Parish level.

Special Image Collections

We have added the ability for us to be able to publish pictures about Great Britain or the British that do not relate directly to a specific location. You will find this type of image in our British National Image Library Special Image Collections which you may access using the menu on the left.

Other images on the British Towns and Villages Network

There are two other main repositories of images on this site: one is an Album of Stately Homes the other is within the Flora and Fauna Database