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1940s Collection

Background image1940s Collection: Holland House library after an air raid BB83_04456

Holland House library after an air raid BB83_04456
HOLLAND HOUSE, Kensington, London. An interior view of the bombed library at Holland House with readers apparently choosing books regardless of the damage. Photographed in 1940

Background image1940s Collection: Berwick and Tweedmouth RAF_540_44_sffo_0184

Berwick and Tweedmouth RAF_540_44_sffo_0184
Berwick-Upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth, Northumberland, 1948. Aerial reconnaissance photography by the RAF

Background image1940s Collection: Brixham EAW007578

Brixham EAW007578
Brixham Harbour and town, Brixham, Devon, 1947

Background image1940s Collection: St Giles Cripplegate CXP01_01_080

St Giles Cripplegate CXP01_01_080
St Giles Cripplegate, Fore Street, City of London. A view looking south-east across a bomb damaged landscape towards St Giles Cripplegate Church

Background image1940s Collection: South Woodford Woolworths HAB01_01_02_01

South Woodford Woolworths HAB01_01_02_01
George Lane, South Woodford, Redbridge, Greater London

Background image1940s Collection: Edmonton shops HAB01_01_09_02

Edmonton shops HAB01_01_09_02
Fore Street, Edmonton, Enfield, Greater London. Exterior view showing the shopping parade at 365-373 Fore Street

Background image1940s Collection: Torquay EAW005875

Torquay EAW005875
Torquay, Devon. The harbours and the town, from the south-east, 1947

Background image1940s Collection: Totquay New Harbour EAW007583

Totquay New Harbour EAW007583
Torquay, Devon. The New Harbour, 1947

Background image1940s Collection: Torquay Old Harbour EAW011685

Torquay Old Harbour EAW011685
The New Harbour and Old Harbour, Torquay, Devon, 1947

Background image1940s Collection: Torquay Old Harbour EAW011689

Torquay Old Harbour EAW011689
The Old Harbour, Torquay, Devon, 1947

Background image1940s Collection: Torquay harbours EAW011684

Torquay harbours EAW011684
The New Harbour and Old Harbour, Torquay, Devon, 1947

Background image1940s Collection: Torquay EAW007582

Torquay EAW007582
The Old and New Harbour and the town, Torquay, Devon, 1947

Background image1940s Collection: Torquay EAW007581

Torquay EAW007581
The Old and New Harbour and the town, Torquay, Devon, 1947

Background image1940s Collection: Huddington Court BB48_00220

Huddington Court BB48_00220
HUDDINGTON COURT, HUDDINGTON, WYCHAVON, WORCESTERSHIRE. Exterior view of Huddington Court and gardens

Background image1940s Collection: Kingston shops HAB01_01_07_14

Kingston shops HAB01_01_07_14
Castle Street, Kingston upon Thames, Greater London. A view from Fife Road looking south into Castle Street, showing the shopping parades on either side, with people on the streets

Background image1940s Collection: Repairing Milbank Estate P_H00261_004

Repairing Milbank Estate P_H00261_004
Millbank Estate, Ruskin House, Herrick Street, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London

Background image1940s Collection: Repairing Milbank Estate P_H00261_001

Repairing Milbank Estate P_H00261_001
Millbank Estate, Ruskin House, Herrick Street, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London

Background image1940s Collection: Market Cross a48_00561

Market Cross a48_00561
Market Cross, Market Place, North Walsham, North Norfolk, Norfolk, 1947. The Market Cross, seen from the west

Background image1940s Collection: Teign Valley US_7PH_GP_LOC118_V_5046

Teign Valley US_7PH_GP_LOC118_V_5046
Teign Valley, Devon, photographed by an aircraft of the United States Eighth Air Force's 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group on 22 December 1943

Background image1940s Collection: Chatham High Street BB42_00150

Chatham High Street BB42_00150
High Street, Chatham, Medway, Kent, 1942. View from the north-west showing terraced shops on the north side of the High Street, with number 277 in the foreground

Background image1940s Collection: North Shields shops a49_07233

North Shields shops a49_07233
97-100 Howard Street, North Shields, North Tyneside, 1949. Exterior view from the north-west of 97-100 Howard Street

Background image1940s Collection: Moreton-in-Marsh US_7GR_LOC349_RP_3041

Moreton-in-Marsh US_7GR_LOC349_RP_3041
Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucesterhsire. Photographed by the USaF early in 1944, prior to D-Day, with barracks, truck parks and Sherman tanks parked in the main street

Background image1940s Collection: Delivering a dragline excavator JLP01_08_001556

Delivering a dragline excavator JLP01_08_001556
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. A Pickfords low loader transporting a W90 walking dragline excavator to Whitley Bay opencast coal site

Background image1940s Collection: Chester Rows a42_09178

Chester Rows a42_09178
32-34 Bridge Street, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, 1942. The buildings date from the medieval period but were refronted in brick, probably in circa 1811

Background image1940s Collection: Weymouth Harbour JLP01_07_016_007

Weymouth Harbour JLP01_07_016_007
WEYMOUTH, WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND, DORSET. A view from the east looking towards Weymouth Pavilion and seafront, with cranes lining Weymouth Harbour on the left

Background image1940s Collection: Afternoon tea JLP01_08_000297

Afternoon tea JLP01_08_000297
THE SPA, BRIDLINGTON, EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE. A group of people having lunch at a long table in the Spa Cafe during a day trip of Laing staff to Bridlington

Background image1940s Collection: Textile factory JLP01_08_044898

Textile factory JLP01_08_044898
PATONS AND BALDWINS KNITTING FACTORY, LINGFIELD CLOSE, DARLINGTON. Two women working machinery in the spinning shed at Patons and Baldwins knitting factory

Background image1940s Collection: Aneurin Bevan JLP01_01_055_66

Aneurin Bevan JLP01_01_055_66
PATCHWAY, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Aneurin Bevan, the Minister of Health, greeting children and signing autographs at the official opening of fifty houses on the Patchway Estate

Background image1940s Collection: Tennis Courts JLP01_08_001339

Tennis Courts JLP01_08_001339
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. A view through a hatch towards people playing tennis at Laings new Sports Ground in Elstree

Background image1940s Collection: Runway construction JLP01_01_007_01

Runway construction JLP01_01_007_01
FILTON AIRFIELD, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. An aerial view from the west showing the construction of a new runway at Filton Airfield

Background image1940s Collection: Concrete batching plant JLP01_01_006_09

Concrete batching plant JLP01_01_006_09
FILTON AIRFIELD, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A concrete batching plant, with a Laing truck being loaded in the foreground, at Filton Airfield during the construction of a new runway

Background image1940s Collection: Tug-o-War JLP01_08_000930

Tug-o-War JLP01_08_000930
Sports Ground, Elstree, Elstree and Borehamwood, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire. A crowd of people watching a tug of war match during the opening of a new sports ground at Elstree

Background image1940s Collection: Carringtons Coppice Opencast Colliery JLP01_08_001293

Carringtons Coppice Opencast Colliery JLP01_08_001293
CARRINGTONs COPPICE OPENCAST COLLIERY, SMALLEY, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE. The last tons of coal being extracted from the opencast mine at Carringtons Coppice, with a 178 ft deep cut looming above

Background image1940s Collection: Bury St Edmunds Station RO_05840_006

Bury St Edmunds Station RO_05840_006
Bury St Edmunds Station, Station Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds, St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk. A view along the railway track at Bury St

Background image1940s Collection: West Front P_A02107_007

West Front P_A02107_007
Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Abbey Church, Bury St. Edmunds, Abbey Precinct, St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk. Abbey West Front incorporated into later buildings

Background image1940s Collection: Cathedral EAW024397

Cathedral EAW024397
Bury St. Edmunds, St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk. St James Cathedral and the Abbey Gardens, 1949

Background image1940s Collection: St Edmundsbury EAW024396

St Edmundsbury EAW024396
Bury St. Edmunds, St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk. The Abbey Gardens and environs, 1949

Background image1940s Collection: Ripon Cathedral a72_00942

Ripon Cathedral a72_00942
St Peter and St Wilfrid's Cathedral Church, Minster Close, Ripon, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The west front of Ripon Cathedral 1948

Background image1940s Collection: Ludlow Castle EAW010355

Ludlow Castle EAW010355
Ludlow Castle and town, Ludlow, 1947

Background image1940s Collection: Ludlow Castle EAW010350

Ludlow Castle EAW010350
Ludlow Castle and the River Teme, Ludlow, Shropshire, 1947

Background image1940s Collection: Circular Chapel a45_01295

Circular Chapel a45_01295
Ludlow Castle, Chapel, Ludlow, Shropshire, 1944. Interior view looking north-west in the chapel at Ludlow Castle

Background image1940s Collection: Circular Chapel a43_06727

Circular Chapel a43_06727
Ludlow Castle, Chapel, Ludlow, Shropshire. 1920-1943. Exterior view from the west of the chapel at Ludlow Castle, with two gentlemen hurrying out of shot

Background image1940s Collection: St Marys Court a43_00977

St Marys Court a43_00977
St Mary's Court, 49-51 North Bar Within, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, 1943. This timber framed medieval building probably dates from the 15th century. It is shown here in use as a garage

Background image1940s Collection: North Bar Within WSA01_01_03067

North Bar Within WSA01_01_03067
North Bar, North Bar Within, Beverley, East Riding Of Yorkshire, 1949

Background image1940s Collection: Bells Court BB43_00875

Bells Court BB43_00875
1-4 Bell's Court, Falmouth, Cornwall, 1943. During the 18th century Bell's Court was home to George and Stephen Bell (father and son), packet agents

Background image1940s Collection: Arwenack House BB43_00859

Arwenack House BB43_00859
Arwenack House, Grove Place, Falmouth, Cornwall. The "Sailors Hostel", in the south wing of Arwenack House, viewed from the south east

Background image1940s Collection: Pendennis and Falmouth Harbour RAF_106g_uk_1663_rs_4193

Pendennis and Falmouth Harbour RAF_106g_uk_1663_rs_4193
Pendennis Castle and Falmouth Harbour, Cornwall, 1946

Background image1940s Collection: Market Hall a081558

Market Hall a081558
An elderly woman seated by a crate of eggs in a bustling market hall in Shropshire. Possibly taken in Shrewsbury's Victorian Market Hall, which was demolished in 1963

Background image1940s Collection: St Julians Church OP04485

St Julians Church OP04485
St Julian's Church, St Julians Alley, Norwich, Norfolk, 1941. Exterior of St Julian's Church, Norwich from the north east

Background image1940s Collection: Norwich Cathedral EAW002894

Norwich Cathedral EAW002894
Norwich Cathedral and the city centre, Norwich, from the east, 1946

Background image1940s Collection: Wolverhampton 1948 RAF_CPE_UK_2469_RP_3280

Wolverhampton 1948 RAF_CPE_UK_2469_RP_3280
Wolverhampton, 1948. Vertical aerial reconnaissance photography by the RAF

Background image1940s Collection: Factory a42_03230

Factory a42_03230
12 Church Street, Wolverhampton. A view looking north west towards the factory at 12 Church Street on the corner of St John's Square

Background image1940s Collection: Barnhurst Farm a42_03204

Barnhurst Farm a42_03204
Barnhurst Farm, Pendeford, City of Wolverhampton. Barnhurst Farm seen from the west, framed by gate piers

Background image1940s Collection: Bomb site clearance P_H00230_006

Bomb site clearance P_H00230_006
Whitmore Estate, Kingsland Road, Hoxton, Shoreditch, Hackney, Greater London. Men at work during reconstruction of flats on the Whitmore Estate in Hoxton following war damage

Background image1940s Collection: Post war prefabrication P_H00212_006

Post war prefabrication P_H00212_006
Two men constructing the upper storey of a Spooner house using plywood panels, 1947. Spooner houses were produced by Hull based manufacturer J L Spooner Ltd and were timber framed with a brick skin

Background image1940s Collection: Post-War prefabrication P_H00212_007

Post-War prefabrication P_H00212_007
A man assembling the plywood panels of a Spooner house, 1947. Spooner houses were produced by Hull based manufacturer J L Spooner Ltd and were timber framed with a brick skin

Background image1940s Collection: Huddington Court BB48_00255

Huddington Court BB48_00255
HUDDINGTON COURT, HUDDINGTON, WYCHAVON, WORCESTERSHIRE. Exterior view of Huddington Court, with a body of water and paved garden in the foreground

Background image1940s Collection: Selworthy BB48_00257

Selworthy BB48_00257
SELWORTHY, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET. View of thatched cottages in Selworthy, looking down the valley to the rest of the village

Background image1940s Collection: Cleeve Abbey BB48_00245

Cleeve Abbey BB48_00245
CLEEVE ABBEY, CHAPTER HOUSE, OLD CLEEVE, WEST SOMERSET. An external view of the chapter house in Cleeve Abbey, seen from the cloister

Background image1940s Collection: King Johns Bridge BB48_00253

King Johns Bridge BB48_00253
KING JOHNs BRIDGE, TEWKESBURY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A view of King Johns Bridge, looking south-east down Mythe Road

Background image1940s Collection: Home Farm, Church Street, Bunny, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire. The carriage entrance

Home Farm, Church Street, Bunny, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire. The carriage entrance and adjoining cottages at Home Farm (now demolished) showing the gable wall bearing the date 1739

Background image1940s Collection: Dunster Castle Mill a48_05574

Dunster Castle Mill a48_05574
CASTLE MILL, MILL LANE, DUNSTER PARK, DUNSTER, WEST SOMERSET. A view of Dunster Castle Mill, an 18th century water mill attached to a gateway

Background image1940s Collection: Church Steps a48_05560

Church Steps a48_05560
MINEHEAD, WEST SOMERSET. View of Church Steps leading down towards Vicarage Road, and overlooking parts of Minehead

Background image1940s Collection: Ashford shops HAB01_01_08_01

Ashford shops HAB01_01_08_01
Church Road, Ashford, Spelthorne, Surrey. Exterior view from the south-west showing the shopping parade at 2-12 Church Road

Background image1940s Collection: Ashford shops HAB01_01_08_03

Ashford shops HAB01_01_08_03
Church Road, Ashford, Spelthorne, Surrey. Exterior view from the south-west showing the shopping parade at 2-12 Church Road

Background image1940s Collection: Kingsbury Road shops HAB01_01_03_02

Kingsbury Road shops HAB01_01_03_02
Kingsbury Road, Kingsbury, Brent, Greater London. Exterior view from the north-west of the shopping parade at 553-573 Kingsbury Road

Background image1940s Collection: Beaconsfield Parade HAB01_01_07_07

Beaconsfield Parade HAB01_01_07_07
Beaconsfield Parade, Mottingham, Bromley, Greater London. Exterior view from the south-east showing the shops at Beaconsfield Parade, on the corner of Kimmeridge Road and Beaconsfield Road

Background image1940s Collection: Repairing Wedmore Estate P_H00258_001

Repairing Wedmore Estate P_H00258_001
Wedmore Estate, Wessex Buildings, Wedmore Street, Holloway, Islington, Greater London. Builders working on the repair of war damaged London Council Council flats, at the Wedmore Estate

Background image1940s Collection: Bricklayer P_H00261_003

Bricklayer P_H00261_003
Millbank Estate, Ruskin House, Herrick Street, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London

Background image1940s Collection: Repairing bomb damage P_H00252_004

Repairing bomb damage P_H00252_004
Millbank Estate, Erasmus Street, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London. Two workmen repairing bomb damage to London Council Council (LCC) flats on the Millbank Estate

Background image1940s Collection: Poole shops a53_02629

Poole shops a53_02629
96-96A High Street, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1942. The exterior of 96 & 96A High Street, premises of a very futuristic looking J&M Stone (96) and more traditional Barrie Ltd (96A)

Background image1940s Collection: Poole shops a53_02970

Poole shops a53_02970
159 High Street, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1942. The exterior of 159 High Street, premises of J Thomas & Son, photographic dealers

Background image1940s Collection: Butchers shop a48_00569

Butchers shop a48_00569
J H Bloom, Butchers Shop, Church Street, North Walsham, North Norfolk, Norfolk, 1947

Background image1940s Collection: Dutch gable a48_01352

Dutch gable a48_01352
75 Market Place, Swaffham, Breckland, Norfolk, 1947. Exterior view from the south-west of 75 Market Place, showing the Dutch gable on the west elevation

Background image1940s Collection: Butchers shop a48_00566

Butchers shop a48_00566
J O Kent, Butchers Shop, 7 - 9 Market Street, North Walsham, North Norfolk, Norfolk, 1947. The premises of J O Kent, Butchers, at 7-9 Market Street

Background image1940s Collection: Florists shop a48_00564

Florists shop a48_00564
J Hall Florists Shop, Mundesley Road, North Walsham, North Norfolk, Norfolk, 1947. Exterior view from the south-east of 1 Mundesley Road, a florist shop occupied by J Hall

Background image1940s Collection: North Walsham Church a48_00579

North Walsham Church a48_00579
St Nicholas Church, North Walsham, North Norfolk, Norfolk, 1947. Exterior view from the south-west showing the ruined pre-Conquest tower at the west end of St Nicholas Church

Background image1940s Collection: Roofless church a44_00568

Roofless church a44_00568
St Johns Church, Waterloo Road, Lambeth, Greater London. Interior view of the bomb damaged remains of St Johns Church, showing the east end, June 1941

Background image1940s Collection: Policeman a42_09125

Policeman a42_09125
National Westminster Bank, 33 Eastgate Street, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Autumn 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Lion Brewery a44_02523

Lion Brewery a44_02523
Sun Inn, 14-16 Castle Street, Reading, Berkshire, 1942. Exterior view showing the front elevations of the Lion Brewery and the Sun Inn, 1942. The Lion Brewery has since been demolished

Background image1940s Collection: Life preserver JLP01_07_016_011

Life preserver JLP01_07_016_011
WEYMOUTH, WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND, DORSET. A view looking in a north-westerly direction from near the entrance to Weymouth Harbour, showing a lifebuoy in the foreground hanging from quayside railings

Background image1940s Collection: Railings JLP01_07_016_015

Railings JLP01_07_016_015
WEYMOUTH, WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND, DORSET. A view from the Pier Bandstand in Weymouth, looking north over railings towards Brunswick Terrace and Greenhill beach

Background image1940s Collection: Fishing from the quay JLP01_07_016_009

Fishing from the quay JLP01_07_016_009
WEYMOUTH, WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND, DORSET. Looking down at a man fishing from the quayside at Weymouth Harbour. This photograph was taken during a Laing staff outing to Weymouth

Background image1940s Collection: Dressed for the beach JLP01_08_000244

Dressed for the beach JLP01_08_000244
SKEGNESS, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE. A portrait of a smartly dressed man and woman on a Laing staff outing to Skegness



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