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Terraced houses EPW024326Serried ranks of close-packed working class housing in Leeds, West Yorkshire, photographed in 1928. By the 1930s much of Leeds Victorian housing stock were regarded as slums
Boxing at Wembley Stadium 1924 EPW011412The first ever boxing match at Wembley Stadium, London on 9th August 1924. This was a light heavyweight contest between " Basking" Jack Bloomfield and Tommy Gibbons
The Kursaal, Bexhill EPW000121THE KURSaL, de la Warr Parade, Bexhill, Sussex, photographed in 1920. The Kursaal or " Cure Hall" was built in 1896 as Bexhills first entertainment pavilion
Timpsons Shoe Factory, Kettering EPW053718TIMPSONS FACTORY, Kettering, Northamptonshire. Kettering, along with a number of Northamptonshire towns specialised in footwear manufacture
The Potteries EPW045337FAIRFIELD POTTERY, Slippery Lane, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. The heart of the potteries with a series of kilns, towers and workshops producing all kinds of ceramics
Wootton Bassett United Dairies, 1930. EPW032627WOOTTON BASSETT UNITED DAIRIES, Wiltshire. The Dairy Supply Company opened its factory in 1908 and merged with United Dairies in 1915
Cornish tin smelting works EPW009899aCornish Tin Company Smelting Works. Believed to be Seleggan Works or East Wheal Basset Smelting Works, Redruth, Cornwall. This was the largest tin smelter that Cornwall possessed
The Library at St. Johns College, Oxford CC50_00824LIBRARY, ST JOHNs COLLEGE, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The interior of the old library in Canterbury Quad, built in 1596-1601, showing rows of bookcases leading up to the large window at the east end
Lyons Popular Cafe BL18609THE POPULAR CAFE, Piccadilly, London. Restaurant interior from the entrance with tables set and ready for customers. The start of a new restaurant venture for Lyons
HMS Ophir BL16520_030SS OPHIR. Interior of the Saloon from the Gallery. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in 1901 for Anderson Anderson & Co. From 1891 the liner was owned by the Orient Steamship Company
Abel Beesley, University Waterman in 1901 CC71_00075FISHER ROW, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The waterman Abel Beesley on his punt full of bundles of rushes with old Pacey Bridge in the background. Photographed by Henry Taunt in 1901
FA Cup semi-final at Highbury in 1929. EPW025838HIGHBURY STADIUM, London. Aerial view of the 1929 FA Cup Semi-Final at the home of Arsenal Football Club. Portsmouth beat Aston Villa 1-0 to reach the final at Wembley where they went on to lose 2-0
FA Cup semi-final at Highbury in 1929. EPW025836HIGHBURY STADIUM, London. Aerial view of the 1929 FA Cup Semi-Final at the home of Arsenal Football Club. Portsmouth beat Aston Villa 1-0 to reach the final at Wembley where they went on to lose 2-0
Highbury Stadium, Arsenal EPW009247HIGHBURY STADIUM, London. Aerial view of the home of Arsenal Football Club since 1913. Date of this photograph is uncertain, but probably 1923. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Aerial photography 1919 AFL03_aerofilms_c12930" Wills, Shaw and Friese-Greene Ready to Film". A publicity shot for the foundation of the Aerofilms aerial photography company taken at the London Aerodrome, Hendon
The launch of the RMS Aquitania BL22100_027RMS AQUITANIA. Launch, April 21st, 1913. The Aquitania was the third of the Cunard Line express ocean liners (after the Mauretania and Lusitania), and the last four-stack liner to be built
Agricultural Hall, Islington BL15826_009AGRICULTURAL HALL, Islington, London. Interior view of the hall in 1900 during the Tramway Exhibition. The hall was later called the Royal Agricultural Hall
Fishermen, Falmouth Pier CC56_00752FALMOUTH PIER, Cornwall. View of fishermen unloading their catches with boats moored in the background. Edwardian era photograph by Henry Taunt
Dog collecting money BL20502Dog collecting money, Westminster, London. A dog sits on a table collecting funds outside Haxells Hotel in The Strand, 1909. Bedford Lemere
Witley Court BL25081_009WITLEY COURT, Great Witley, Worcestershire. Witley Court as seen from the gardens, with the Perseus and Andromeda fountain in the foreground
Smithfield Market entrance BL25748SMITHFIELD MARKET, London. A 1921 view of the grand entrance archway to Sir Horace Joness Smithfield Meat Market which opened in 1868
Office work. D M Gant, turf accountant BL_20490_03An interior view of a crowded office. D M Gant was a turf accountant based at 25 Conduit Street, London. Photographed by Adolphe Augustus Boucher, a photographer for Bedford Lemere & Co, 1 April 1909
Coastguard BB98_10715A coastguard, with telescope, keeping watch near Hartland Point lighthouse, Devon. Alfred Newton and Son 1896-1920
Harvest a97_05926Harvesting with a mechanical harvester near Hellidon, Northamptonshire. Alfred Newton and Son July 1902
Dickens Brothers leather works, Northampton BB99_05292DICKENS BROTHERS, Northampton. Photograph of interior of leather works c.1929. Preparing leather for the shoe and boot industry
Glastonbury CC70_00374GLASTONBURY, Somerset. Distant view of the tower of St Michaels Church on Glastonbury Tor
Collecting water, Hellidon, Northamptonshire a97_05936General view showing unidentified elderly woman carrying bucket, Hellidon, Northamptonshire. July 1902. Alfred Newton and Sons
Corn harvest, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire a97_05375General view of worker in field harvesting corn, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire. 1900. Alfred Newton and Sons
Boys sitting on gate a97_05319Boys sitting on kissing gate, Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire. 1904
BTH Projector BB87_03730Detail of British Thomson-Houston (BTH) cinema projector. Alhambra Theatre, London. Photographed by John Maltby. Date range: 1930-1939
Vaults a65_00065Adelphi Terrace Vaults, London. Light flooding through apertures. The Adelphi Vaults were built in the 1770s by the Adam brothers
The ancient fig orchard of Tarring PC07359The Ancient Fig Gardens, Tarring, West Sussex. Date range: 1900-1904. Exterior view of tea room. Postcard from Mezzotint Company. Nigel Temple Postcard Collection
Rifle range CC46_00208Reading School, Erleigh Road, Reading. Cadets in the Officer Training Corps using a firing range. Photographed by Marshall Keene and Company between 1920 and 1939
Employment Exchange JLP01_01_113_16Victoria Viaduct, Carlisle, Cumbria. View of the front of the Employment Exchange and R. D. Hewitt & Co ironmongers. Photographed in 1907. John Laing Collection
Sherborne in 1939 BB056814Plume Of Feathers Hotel, Half Moon Street, Sherborne, Dorset. A gentleman is sitting in a sports car with a large bundle in the passenger seat. Photographed in May 1939
Sherborne in 1939 BB056815Greenhill, Sherborne, Dorset. Houses on the south side of Greenhill, including Trinity Lodge, Crown Cottage, and numbers 6-11
Children BB73_07074A group of young children standing outside a public house, London. Date range, 1900-1915. Early 20th century
Shoreham harbour BB060003Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex. A partly-submerged horse-drawn ballast cart in the sea off Shoreham Harbour. Photographed by E J Bedford between 1905 and 1925
Shoreham harbour BB060002Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex. A partly submerged horse-drawn ballast cart in the sea off Shoreham Harbour, in front of the premises of Stow and Son Yacht Builders
Shoreham harbour BB060001Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex. A horse-drawn ballast cart in the sea off Shoreham Harbour. Photographed by E J Bedford between 1905 and 1925
Cleckheaton 1939 EPW061320CLECKHEATON, Kirklees, West Yorkshire. Aerial view of the town from the south-east, 2nd June 1939. Aerofilms Collection
No 1 Dixs Field, Exeter - after BB42_00718No 1 Dixas Field, Exeter, Devon, 1942. Bomb damage photographed by Margaret Tomlinson (1905-'77) for the National Buildings Record. Silver gelatin glass plate negative
No 1 Dixs Field, Exeter - before BB42_00611No 1 Dixas Field, Exeter, Devon, 1942. Pre-bomb damage. Photographed by Margaret Tomlinson (1905-'77) for the National Buildings Record. Silver gelatin glass plate negative
Wootton Bassett, 1930. EPW032632WOOTTON BASSETT, Wiltshire. Aerial view of the Church of St. Bartholomew and All Saints, High Street and Station Road, June 1930. Aerofilms Collection (see Links). Royal Wootton Bassett
Wootton Bassett, 1930. EPW032629WOOTTON BASSETT, Wiltshire. Aerial view of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Coxstalls and the High Street, June 1930. Aerofilms Collection (see Links). Royal Wootton Bassett
Wootton Bassett, 1930. EPW032626WOOTTON BASSETT, Wiltshire. Aerial view of the Church of St. Bartholomew and All Saints, Wood Street, High Street and Station Road, June 1930. Aerofilms Collection (see Links). Royal Wootton Bassett
Hospital kitchen, St Andrews BL22899St Andrews Hospital, Dollis Hill, London. Three female staff working in the kitchen. The hospital was built by the Diocese of Westminster in 1912 for paying patients
Harvest time, Lower Cadsden, Buckinghamshire a97_05316LOWER CADSDEN, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. View of people in a field, including farm workers taking a break from harvesting, with a smart lady and gentleman