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Cutty Sark a065184CUTTY SARK, Greenwich, London. A detail view of the stern of the Cutty Sark by night, showing her decorative name plate and rudder
Blackpool a047903BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. General view along beach towards the Blackpool Tower seen through centre of ring of life buoy on central pier. Mid 20th century. John Gay
Royal Albert Dock a001246ROYAL ALBERT DOCK, Canning Town, London. Two workmen repainting a ship in dry dock (mid-20th century). The dock was the largest of the three royal docks and opened in 1880.s W Rawlings
Tetbury HAW_9427_08TETBURY, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire. Aerial view, 19th April 1952
Great Malvern HAW_9424_12GREAT MALVERN, Malvern, Worcestershire. Aerial view taken by Harold Wingham, 26th November 1951
BBC Transmitter Control Desk, Holme Moss JLP01_05_01_087Holme Moss BBC Transmitter, Holme Moss, Holme Valley, Kirklees, West Yorkshire. View showing a man working the control desk in the ancillary building for the BBC transmitter mast at Holme Moss
Farmhouse kitchen a087028GWENDREATH FARMHOUSE, Grade Ruan, Cornwall. Interior view. Cats warming themselves beside a coal-fired kitchen range. Photographed by John Gay between 1950 and 1965
St Ives, Cornwall a086596ST IVES, Cornwall. A view looking across the harbour to St Ives from Smeatons Pier, taken during the photographers holiday to Cornwall. Photographed by John Gay, 1950
Pickering Castle 1953 EAW050707PICKERING CASTLE, North Yorkshire. Aerial view, 15th July 1953. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Tattershall Castle 1951 EAW035005TATTERSHALL CASTLE, Lincolnshire. Aerial view of the tower and moats, 20th March 1951. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Battersea Power Station a002022BATTERSEA POWER STATION, London. A view looking south east from Chelsea Bridge towards the power station (the buildings fourth chimney was added later) with Grosvenor Bridge before it
Clifton Suspension Bridge a98_04334CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE, Clifton, Bristol. The walkway beside the road shows the bridges Egyptian temple-like towers and massive engineering features
Royal Docks, London a002112ROYAL DOCKS, Silvertown, Canning Town, London. Shipping moored by the dockside including barges in the foreground. Photographed by Stanley W Rawlings. Date range: 1945 - 1965
Man looking out to sea a002229Man looking out to sea and the horizon. A man silhouetted against the sea, at sunset, in an unknown location. Photographed by Stanley W Rawlings. Date range: 1945 - 1965
Hereford Cathedral a002157HEREFORD CATHEDRAL, Hereford, Herefordshire. An exterior view looking towards the west front of the Cathedral from King Street. The west front was built by Oldrid Scott
Sailing boat a002064SAILING BOAT, Southend on Sea, Essex. A small sailing boat turning in the wind off Southend-on-Sea. Photographed by Stanley W Rawlings. Date range: 1945 - 1965
Doncaster Racecourse EAW049620DONCASTER RACECOURSE. Aerial view of the racecourse with a meet in progress. Belle Vue, home of Doncaster Rovers Football Club, is adjacent in the foreground. Photographed in May 1953
Cremorne Wharf FF003276CREMORNE WHARF, Chelsea, London. View south-west along the River Thames at dusk towards Cremorne Wharf and the Chelsea Flour Mills with the Lots Road Power Station behind
Southwell Minster a98_16670Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire. The west front of St Mary the Virgin Minster as seen from the gateway. The minster was established by Archbishop Oskytel of York in 956 AD but the present building
Royal Albert Bridge a98_05393Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, Cornwall. This bowstring tubular plate girder railway bridge over the River Tamar connects Devonport in Devon to Saltash in Cornwall
Clifton Suspension Bridge a98_04333Clifton Suspension Bridge, Clifton, Bristol. View of the Clifton Suspension Bridge seen from the river bank below. It was designed in the 1830s
Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge a98_04211WREN LIBRARY, Trinity College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Interior view of the library showing bookshelves and marble busts. Photographed by Eric de Mare. Date range: 1945 - 1980
Liverpool, 1946 EAW001911LIVERPOOL. Aerial view, 12th July 1946, showing the area around the five way junction of Duke Street, Hanover Street and Paradise Street (the former Sailors Home, now demolished)
St Pauls Cathedral in bomb damaged surroundings a093716ST PAULs CATHEDRAL, London. The cathedral in mist with the snow-covered ruins of a bomb damaged building in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay in 1947
Reed cutting, Norfolk a98_07734Horning Ferry, Norfolk. Cutting reeds with a scythe on Woodbastwick Marshes. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in February 1949
Reed cutting, Norfolk a98_07731Horning Ferry, Norfolk. Reed cutter bundling reeds on Woodbastwick Marshes. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in February 1949
Brewers dray, Ipswich a98_12167Ipswich, Suffolk. A Cobbold & Co dray emerging from the yard of the Saracens Head. Brewers were often local firms and supplied public houses within a small radius
Tulip picking, Lincolnshire a98_09310Fulney, Spalding, Lincolnshire. The tulip was introduced into Europe in the 16th century from Turkey and takes its name from the French word for turban. It became an important cash crop
Wherry, Norfolk a98_09263River Yare, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. In much of East Anglia, waterways offered a ready means of transport for bulk goods, and the traditional working boat was called a wherry
Greengrocer, Suffolk a98_14578Southwold, Suffolk. Shopping on the High Street at Quality Stores. Fruit and vegetables are displayed on the pavement in front of the shop. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in April 1949
Bourne Mill, Colchester a98_17146Bourne Mill, Colchester, Essex. This ornate building was erected in 1591 as a fishing lodge on the River Colne by Sir Thomas Lucas
Farm wagons, Norfolk a98_15161Freethorpe, Norfolk. These two traditional horse-drawn farm wagons would still have been in regular use when this photograph was taken. Behind, a portable elevator was used to build the haystacks
Fishing boats, Great Yarmouth a98_10885Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. The fishing fleet unloads onto the quay in the safety of the harbour. Boxes and barrels, many full of fish and ice, wait at the quayside to be taken to market
Scarborough a99_00348SCARBOROUGH, North Yorkshire. Fishing boats moored in the old harbour, looking towards the town with the castle dominating the hill behind the town. Photographed by Hallam Ashley c.1959
Clacton-on-Sea a98_17446CLACTON-ON-SEA, Essex. A view of the pier complete with rollercoaster. In the foreground seaside holidaymakers lounge in deckchairs while a small boat offers sea trips
Horse drawn milk float a98_16568BURY ST EDMUNDS, Suffolk. Some commodities were still delivered using a horse and cart in the post-war years. Coal and milk were two products that used this method of delivery until relatively
Flock of sheep a98_09813HELMSLEY, Rydale. North Yorkshire.There are some areas of life which technology never seems to change. This shepherd is moving his flock through the town as people still do
Covent Garden a093707COVENT GARDEN, London. Looking up at the arched iron and glass facade of Covent Garden markets Floral Hall, with piles of fruit crates belonging to W. Bailey Ltd stacked in the foreground
Old Royal Naval College a065183OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, Greenwich, London. Misty view of the wrought iron gates and gatepiers to the Royal Naval College on Romsey Road, showing the college beyond. Photographed by John Gay
Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance a075348A Georgian house with cows on the front lawn probably in Herefordshire, occupied by the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance. Photographed by John Gay between 1945 - 1955
Dogs and cat a087369A close up of three Great Dane dogs and a cat, who is sitting on one of their backs, outside a door at Hele Farm in Devon. Photographed by John Gay in April 1958
Pebbles a087193A close-up view of sea-worn rocks and pebbles on a Cornwall beach. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1950 - 1960
Marazion and St Michaels Mount a086591MARAZION, Cornwall. A view over the rooftops of Marazion to St Michaels Mount, taken during the photographers holiday to Cornwall. Photographed by John Gay in 1950
Flying boat berth, Southampton EAW023211BOAC FLYING BOAT SERVICES, Southampton Water. Flying boat services had been operating from Southampton since 1919. After the Second World War
Rochester Cathedral EAW004796ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL and the River Medway, Kent. Aerial photograph taken in April 1947 showing the gasworks and docks next to Limehouse Reach on the Medway. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Portscatho Harbour, Cornwall OP04507PORTSCATHO HARBOUR, Gerrans, Cornwall. A young boy looking down towards tethered boats in the harbour at Portscatho. Photographed by John Gay during 1950s-1960s
Alnwick, Northumberland a081264MARKET STREET, Alnwick, Northumberland. Looking west along Market Street towards the Northumberland Hall and Town Hall beyond, showing cars parked on cobbles in the foreground
Snowy street scene a080314FRENCH ROW, St Albans, Hertfordshire. A snowy evening in French Row, showing first floor jetties of buildings to the left and small shops to the right. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1965