ITR4755145: The Canal du Midi has Saint Cyrq Lapopie, Lot, Midi-Pyrenees region, (Midi Pyrenees), France. Hollow towpath in the cliff. Photograph 2004. At 60 years old, under Louis XIV, engineer Pierre Paul Riquet embarks on an extraordinary adventure, connecting the Garonne to the Mediterranean with the technical and topographical means of the 18th century. The Midi Canal will take 15 years of work to dig and feed a 240 km long artificial stream. / Bridgeman Images
ITR4755028: Round lock of the Canal du Midi at Agde, Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon (Languedoc Roussillon). Photography 2000. At 60 years old, under Louis XIV, engineer Pierre Paul Riquet embarks on an extraordinary adventure, connecting the Garonne to the Mediterranean with the technical and topographical means of the 18th century. The Midi Canal will take 15 years of work to dig and feed a 240 km long artificial stream. / Bridgeman Images
ITR4755486: The archives of the Canal du Midi in Toulouse, Building des archives du Canal, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne (Haute Garonne), Midi-Pyrenees (Midi Pyrenees). Photography 2002. At 60 years old, under Louis XIV, engineer Pierre Paul Riquet embarks on an extraordinary adventure, connecting the Garonne to the Mediterranean with the technical and topographical means of the 18th century. The Midi Canal will take 15 years of work to dig and feed a 240 km long artificial stream. / Bridgeman Images
ITR4755129: Le canal du Midi (Midi-Garonne) à Montech, Tarn-et-Garonne (Tarn et Garonne), Midi-Pyrenees (Midi Pyrenees), France. Photography 2005. The water slope of Montech. At 60 years old, under Louis XIV, engineer Pierre Paul Riquet embarks on an extraordinary adventure, connecting the Garonne to the Mediterranean with the technical and topographical means of the 18th century. The Midi Canal will take 15 years of work to dig and feed a 240 km long artificial stream. / Bridgeman Images
MPX5153935: The Carlisle State Brewery ( Carlisle Brewery ). The government took over and run the brewing, distribution and sale of alcohol in three regions of the UK from 1916 until 1973 under the State Management Scheme Pictured is the 4 star 70 bedroomed, fully licensed, Central Hotel, controlled by the Carlisle and District State Management Scheme. Next door is the mid-Victorian, Viaduct Hotel, which was placed on the planning list for change of use to a supermarket and had been in the hands of the Kirk family since the 1880s. 15/07/1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
LZT1009979: A Week with the Hereford Fungus Eaters: 1. The Fungology by Easy Steps. 2. Dr. Bull, M.D., J.P., Hereford. 3. The Great Fungus from the Bank of England and Royal Observatory, Greenwich. 4. Gathering Fungi Under the Monarch, Holm Lacy Park. 5. The Rev. M.J. Berkeley, M.A. 6. In the Rear of Advanced Science. 7. Sir George H. Cornewall, Bart. 8. Raking for Truffles. 9. C.E. Broome, M.A. 10. Bryngwyn. 11. Worthington G. Smith, F.L.S. 12. The Rev. James Davies, M.A. 13. C.B. Plowright, Surgeon. 14. Fungus Dinner at Green Dragon. 15. The Rev. Wm. Houghton, M.A. 16. Mental Effects of Fungus Poisoning. 17. Gathering the Vegetable Beef Steak. 18. Edwin Lees, F.L.S. 19. Gathering the Marsh Mitrula. 20. Holm Lacy House, 1873 Engraving / Bridgeman Images