What's New

Worcester in 1948 RAF_541_143_rp_3015

RAF Vertical aerial photograph of Worcester taken on August 24, 1948. The River Severn runs from bottom (north) to top (south) with the Cathedral top left and Worcester racecourse at Pitchcroft also on the left bank. On the right bank can be seen the County Cricket Ground at New Road, the suburb of St Johns and a variety of wartime buildings including the site of what later became the University of Worcester.

© source: Historic England Archive

'Tich' window display SAM01_04_0048

Two girls looking at a window display of Chad Valley Tich dolls, in the window of J J Samuels' stationery shop on Strand, London. Date range: 21st November 1931 - 24th November 1933. Tich was a comic strip character in the Daily Mirror. The comic was written by Frank Dowling and illustrated by 'Dart', and first appeared on 21 November 1931. The final Tich comic was published on 25 November 1933. The toys were produced by Chad Valley. In the early 20th century, J J Samuels had a shop at 371 Strand. By 1936, this had moved to 157 Strand.

© Historic England Archive

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs DD004597

Prehistoric animal sculptures in Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham, London. Photographed by Paul Barkshire, 18th May 1983. The dinosaur sculptures were constructed by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins in the 1850s. They are Grade I listed structures.

© Historic England Archive