1930s Gallery
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Geological Museum BWS01_01_08
Geological Museum, Exhibition Road, Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London. A view from the ground floor of the Geological Museum during construction, showing the steel frames.
The Geological Museum moved from its site on Jermyn Street to this new building on Exhibition Road in 1935. The new museum was designed by Sir Richard Allison and John Hatton Markham of H M Office of Works. The steel frames used in the construction of the building were manufactured by Banister, Walton and Co Ltd. The Geological Museum subsequently became part of the Natural History Museum.
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Northenden Forum NMW01_01_2713
Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Palatine Road, Northenden, Manchester. The auditorium in the Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, viewed from the centre of the circle.
The Forum Cinema opened in 1934 and was renamed The ABC Cinema in 1964. The building was closed as a cinema in 1974 and became a theatre known as the Forum Theatre. It later became an Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. The auditorium remains largely unaltered. The date of this photograph is not known, and nor is the date when the building began to be used as an Assembly Hall; a date range of 1990-2015 has been given but it may have been photographed earlier than this
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Luftwaffe targets in Southampton LFT01_01_01
Southampton Docks, City Of Southampton. This Luftwaffe index sheet dates between 1938 and March 1939. It is marked Geheim ('secret') and is numbered GB4535; this is the specific number given to this particular bombing target. The targets are outlined in detail and focus on the Inner and Outer Docks, with specific targets including Southampton Airfield, storage tanks, quays, gas plants, aircraft factories, and wet and dry docks. Information also recorded include:
Section 3; sizes of targets, types of installations, personnel, further targets to sabotage including canal dock gates.
Section 4; details of ARP precautions and Anti-Aircraft garrisons nearby.
Section 5; local orientation landscape features to help pinpoint targets.
Section 6; details of supporting photography, interpretation and mapping
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