Saint Agnes mb-code 1630686 1909 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost

1909 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost

Scene at an encampment

Captain Lawrence Oates (1880-1912) was one of the party that reached the pole but perished on the return journey

26 St James's Street

the 14 hp model with radiator behind the engine and often luxurious coachwork

Saint Agnes mb-code 1630686 1909 Rolls Royce Silver GhostSaint Agnes, c1520, (1843). From a picture by Lucas van Leyden of St Agnes (died 304 305 AD). The anniversary of her martyrdom, 21st January, was held as a holiday for the women in England during popish times. The lamb is emblematic of her name. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843).