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Excavating the Rotherhithe Tunnel BB99_06818ROTHERHITHE TUNNEL, London. The construction of the Rotherhithe road tunnel under the Thames between Rotherhithe and Shadwell was begun in 1904 under the direction of Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice
Waterloo Gallery, Apsley House DD56_00051APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view. The Waterloo Gallery photographed by Newton and Co. Date range: 1890-1914
Piccadilly Drawing Room, Apsley House DD54_00088APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view. The Piccadilly Drawing Room. Photographed by Newton and Co. Date range: 1890-1914
Piccadilly Drawing Room, Apsley House DD54_00087APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view. The Piccadilly Drawing Room. Photographed by Newton and Co. Date range: 1890-1914
Potato riddling, Norfolk a98_09647Marshland St James, Norfolk. After harvest, potatoes were stored in clamps in the fields. As they were needed, the clamp would be opened and potatoes dug out with a special potato shovel
Exeter 1942 BB42_00714Exeter, Devon. A perspective view of the Georgian facade of 27-32 Southernhay West in 1942. Bomb damage. The rest of the terrace has been destroyed as part of the Baedecker raids
Bomb damaged church, Camden, London a44_00304Camden, London. A view of the bombed remains of the church of St John the Evangelist in Red Lion Square. It was consecrated in 1878 but was damaged by the blitz in 1941 and was later demolished
Chelsea Gate, Chiswick House c. 1900 DD54_00112CHISWICK HOUSE, Hounslow, London. View of the Chelsea Gate, with a bearded gardener seated on his barrowload of sticks. Photographed by Newton & Co. between 1896 and 1920
Wembley under construction 1922 EPW008076WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. Construction of the Empire Stadium for the British Empire Exhibition. Aerial photograph taken on 5th September 1922 (produced from a copy negative)
Stonehenge aerial view, 1922 CCC_8561_73STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Aerial view from 3000ft. Photographed 10th February 1922. From collection by O. G. S. Crawford. Some damage on original negative. SU1242_14
The Silk Room, Leighton House CC53_00187LEIGHTON HOUSE, 12 Holland Park Road, London. Home of the artist Lord Frederic Leighton (1830 - 1896) which is now a museum. Interior view of the Silk Room with a number of artworks on display
The Arab Hall, Leighton House CC53_00182LEIGHTON HOUSE, 12 Holland Park Road, London. Home of the artist Lord Frederic Leighton (1830 - 1896) which is now a museum. Interior view of the Arab Room decorated with polychrome tiles
Taken on the first Aerofilms flight EPW000003LONDON AERODROME, Hendon. From the first ever Aerofilms flight taking commercial aerial photography in July 1919. Shows the area around Hendon and another aircraft in flight
First ever Aerofilms photograph EPW000001LONDON AERODROME, Hendon. The first ever Aerofilms commercial aerial photograph taken in July 1919 showing the London Country Club (formerly the London Flying Club)
Flying circus EPW041022Flying circus, April 1933. Aviation events like this one were popular entertainments between the wars, including aerobatics, barnstorming and wing-walking (as seen here)
Salters Bros. boatyard in 1900 CC74_00380SALTERS YARD, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Looking across the Thames at Folly Bridge toward the Salter Brothers boatyard, established in 1858
John Rylands Library DD59_00090JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY, Manchester. Interior view along one of the gallery corridors at clerestorey level. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in 1900
Mappin and Webb jewellers BL20231_001MAPPIN AND WEBB, Oxford Street, London. View of street corner shop front of this famous jewellery store, designed by architect John Belcher. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in May 1908
Pumping Station BL16280_013Riverdale Pumphouse, Upper Sunbury Road, Hampton, Middlesex. Interior view showing the newly installed engines in a pumping station belonging to the Southwark and Vauxhall Waterworks
Freemasons Hall BL15810_002FREEMASONS HALL, 60 Great Queen Street, Holborn, London. Interior view of the staircase half-landing. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in August 1900
Elizabeth Darwin K970211DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Photograph of Elizabeth Darwin (1847-1926). Charles Darwins daughter
Hampton Court Palace BB85_03133GREAT HALL, Hampton Court Palace, Richmond-upon-Thames, London. Begun for Cardinal Wolsey in 1514, but following his disgrace the palace was seized by Henry VIII
Ship in drydock BL22201_012CAMMELL LAIRD SHIPYARD, Birkenhead, Merseyside. General view showing a ship in drydock. The ship may be called Audacious. Photographed in June 1913 by Bedford Lemere
Henrietta and William Darwin K970212DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Photograph of Henrietta (Mrs Lichfield) (1843-1930) and William Darwin (1839-1914)
Aerofilms van AFL03_aerofilms_b5794THE AEROFILMS VAN advertising Aerofilms services at a National Aviation Day Display event. National Aviation Day Displays, founded by Sir Alan Cobham
Dirigible and aircraft AFL03_aerofilms_b2308Dirigible and BE2 aircraft, pre-war, no date or location. This small unidentified airship is probably a Royal Navy submarine spotter
Odeon cinema construction BB87_03506ODEON CINEMA, Leicester Square, London. A photograph taken by John Maltby on 11th June 1937 of the buiding works for the Odeon cinema on the site of the Alhambra Theatre
Smithfield Market BL22966_004SMITHFIELD MARKET, London. Smithfield has been the site of a market since the Middle Ages, originally selling horses, cattle and pigs
The Blenheim Palace Fire Engine CC54_00392BLENHEIM, Oxfordshire. Blenheim Palaces own fire engine. General view of the fire engine with two firemen in the foreground (date range 1866-1922). Henry Taunt
West Heath School for Young Ladies, Richmond 1923 BL26554_005WEST HEATH SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, Ham Common, Richmond, London. Interior view. Founded as a school in 1879, it was bought by two teachers in 1900
Butlers Wharf c. 1910 BB87_09668BUTLERs WHARF, Shad Thames, London. View of the gantries c. 1910. Unknown photographer
Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_011ACammell Laird & Co shipyard, Birkenhead. Exterior view across the outer basin looking towards a ferry moored outside the Cammell Laird buildings
Before Aldwych HSI01_01_026STRAND, WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. Looking north-east along the Strand, past St Mary-le-Strand Church, towards Holywell Street, with the entrance to Drury Court on the left
Grimsby Docks EPW012666The Dock Tower, Royal and No 1 Fish Docks, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in 1925
Comptometer Room, Stratford Cooperative Society 1914 BL22762STRATFORD CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, Maryland Street, Stratford, Greater London. Interior view of the Comptometer Room at Stratford Co-operative Society
Children labelling tins of tea c. 1910, Butlers Wharf BB87_09690BUTLERs WHARF, Shad Thames, London. From 1921 children had to be at least 12 years old before they could work full-time, though some of these boys look younger
Three Graces EPW003065A number of vessels plying their trade on the River Mersey. Georges Stage and the Three Graces, Liverpool. The " Three Graces" shown here in 1920
Granada Cinema, Tooting BB87_02905Granada Cinema, 50 - 60 Mitcham Road, Tooting Graveney, London. Exterior view at night. Photographed by John Maltby in the 1930s
Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames BB87_09745BUTLERs WHARF, Shad Thames, London. A cargo of bananas in specially ventilated crates is unloaded and transferred into the warehouse via a conveyor belt while two foremen in bowler hats look
Station Master BB98_05551STATION MASTER, Finmere Station, Oxfordshire. In 1898-99 the Great Central Railway Company (formed 1897) created a main railway route from Sheffield through Nottingham and Leicester to London
Mill Green, Broxted, Essex a81_00922MILL GREEN, Broxted, Essex. A cyclist rests his tandem against the finger post / sign post at Mill Green in Broxted. A windmill stands in the background
Kingsholm Gloucester EPW024160Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester. First built in 1891, it has been home for the Gloucester Rugby Union club ever since. Photographed in 1928
Selfridges Department Store 1909 BL20507SELFRIDGES DEPARTMENT STORE, Oxford Street, London. Selfridges Department Store in Oxford Street is photographed here soon after it opened in 1909. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere in May 1909
The Grenadier, Belgravia CXP01_01_045The Grenadier, Wilton Row, Belgravia, City of Westminster, Greater London. A view from the south-east showing the front of The Grenadier and a man walking up the steps to the entrance of the pub
Didcot Junction in 1904 CC97_02192DIDCOT, Oxfordshire. Looking from the east at a signal box towards the junction station, with an engine approaching and a line of carriages to the right
White City Estate, 1939 EPW062152The London County Council White City Estate, Olympic Stadium and Loftus Road football ground, Shepherds Bush, London, from the south-west, 9th July 1939. Queens Park Rangers FC. QPR
Morpeth Station EPW019776The station, Morpeth, Northumberland. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in 1927
St Giles Fair, Oxford CC49_00539St Giles Fair, Oxford, Oxfordshire, September 1905. Photographed by Henry William Taunt (1842-1922) on silver gelatin glass plate negative