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Royal Festival Hall OP04529Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, Lambeth, London. The Royal Festival Hall, Shot Tower and Festival Pier seen from across the Thames. Photographed by J H Stone
Shipping on the Avon BB89_03975Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol. A view looking towards the gorge and bridge showing the pier in the foreground and sailing and steam vessels on the Avon
Steep Street Bristol OP08887The junction of Steep Street and Trenchard Street, Bristol, 1866. John Hill Morgan (b 1833), platinum print. This view was recorded five years before Steep Street, curving away to the left
London Zoo 1929 MD93_07025London Zoo, Regents Park, Westminster. Line drawing entitled " The Gardens of the Zoological Society of London 1929" and " the Gardens 1829" (inset)
Nottingham EAW025936Nottingham, 15 August 1949. Aerofilms Ltd cellulose nitrate negative. Aerofilms view of Nottingham records the construction of the new, H-shaped County Hall
Wentworth Woodhouse EAR007511Wentworth Woodhouse, Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Aerial view by Aeropictorial. Aerofilms Collection. August 1946
Woolworths Southend FWW01_01_0033_002F W Woolworth And Company Limited, 29-35 High Street, Southend-on-Sea. A view south along the High Street in Southend-on-Sea in October 1938, with shoppers and cyclists outside the store
Holy Trinity Blythburgh MD41_00041Holy Trinity Church, Church Lane, Blythburgh, Suffolk. A view from the marsh looking north-east past houses towards Holy Trinity Church. Pencil drawing by Charles Bannerman Phillips dated 1914
Consett Steel Works FF98_00247Consett Steel Works, County Durham, 1945-80. Eric de Mare (1910-2002) cellulose acetate negative. Steel-making dominated Consett for 140 years from 1840, and the steelworks, employing 6
Dudley Castle EPR005977Dudley Castle, West Midlands. Aerial view by Aeropictorial. Aerofilms Collection. June 1939
Root Bodied Forth BB96_02064Festival of Britain 1951. Lambeth, London. Mitzi Solomon Cunliffes sculpture Root Bodied Forth exhibited on the South Bank Exhibition site
Leighton Buzzard Market Cross BB86_01958Market Cross, Market Square, Leighton Buzzard, Leighton-Linslade, Central Bedfordshire. A horse and cart beside the Market Cross, Leighton Buzzard, with a market taking place in the square
Mobile midwifery med01_01_0490Queen Charlottes Maternity Hospital And Midwifery Training School, Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith And Fulham, Greater London. Midwives leaving the hospital on motorised bicycles carrying analgesia
Witney Fair TS00006Witney, Oxfordshire. Carousels at Witney Fair, with crowds watching the fun. Hand-tinted lantern slide photographed by Henry Taunt 1890s
Shoreham harbour BB060004Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex. Two horse-drawn ballast carts in the sea beside the slipway of Stow and Son Yacht Builders, Shoreham Harbour. Photographed by E J Bedford between 1905 and 1925
Shoreham harbour BB060002Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex. A partly submerged horse-drawn ballast cart in the sea off Shoreham Harbour, in front of the premises of Stow and Son Yacht Builders
Lichfield Cathedral MOX01 / 01 / 001Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire. The Cathedral reflected in Minster Pool. One of a series of colourised lantern slides dated 1869
Barnsley Hall Hospital EAR017085Barnsley Hall Hospital for Nervous and Mental Diseases, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Designed by George Thomas Hine and opened in 1907, since closure in 1966 it has now mostly been demolished
Crowsteps, NewburyCrowsteps, Tydehams, Newbury, Berkshire, c 1930. Herbert Felton (c 1887-1968), silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print
Alhambra Leicester Square CC97_00503Alhambra theatre, Leicester Square, Westminster, London 1870-'82. York & Son wet collodion glass plate negative. The Alhambra in Londons Leicester Square was the brainchild of the impresario
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
East Barsham Manor MD41_00047Gatehouse, East Barsham Manor, East Barsham, Barsham, Norfolk. A view from the south of East Barsham Manor, with the Gatehouse in the foreground
Guildford High Street MD41_00037High Street, Guildford, Surrey. Looking east along the High Street from Guildford Bridge. Pencil drawing by Charles Bannerman Phillips dated 1921
Winchester College MD41_00036Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire. Looking past the School and Cloisters towards the south elevation of the Chapel at Winchester College
Humber ferry EPW036413Nelson Street and a Paddle Steamer moored at Victoria Pier, Kingston upon Hull. Paddle steamers were used on the ferry service across the Humber estuary between Kingston upon Hull and New Holland
British Embassy in Madrid P_D00718_003British Embassy Offices, 16 Calle Fernando El Santo, Madrid, Spain. Photographed in 1966 for the Ministry of Public Building and Works
Alderwasley Hall EAR015192Alderwasley Hall, Derbyshire. The late 18th century main house forms the centrepiece of an independent school founded in 1930. Aerial view by Aeropictorial. Aerofilms Collection. July 1951
Dudley blast furnaces OP02658Blast furnace, Russells Hall, Dudley, West Midlands, 1859. Mr Mills, dilute albumen print. Mr Mills, otherwise unknown as a photographer, recorded the blast furnaces at Russells Hall, west of Dudley
Hertford Square Coventry OP00980Hertford Square, Coventry, West Midlands, 1953. John M Prest (1908-'86), silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print
Tattershall Castle DD73_00173Tattershall Castle, Tattershall, Lincolnshire, 1857. Attributed to Henry D Taylor (b 1814), paper negative. A rare example of a fortified medieval house
Farrier, Woodbastwick, Norfolk a98_13563Woodbastwick, Norfolk. Interior of blacksmiths shop. A farrier shoeing a horse. A working horse would need re-shoeing about every five weeks
Ballingdon Hall a98_12868BALLINGDON HALL, Sudbury, Suffolk. In 1972 the hall was moved 200 yards when the A131 was improved. The timber-framed house was built circa 1593 by Sir Thomas Eden. Hallam Ashley
Moving the earth JLP01_10_00113John Laing excavators and other plant at work during the construction of the M1 motorway. Photographed 1958-9
Worcester Cathedral CC66_00143Worcester Cathedral. Looking west through the choir, showing the tomb of King John. Photographed 1920-1949
Woolworths, Birmingham FWW01_01_0103_001F W Woolworth And Company Limited, Spiceal Street, Birmingham. Exterior view of the shop front, with two women walking towards the camera in the foreground, 1921-35
Day trip a107204Corfe Castle Station, Dorset. Three women on the down platform with Corfe Castle visible in the background and locomotive LSWR Drummond M7, destined for Swanage, pulling away from the platform
Festival of Britain a51_06175Festival of Britain, South Bank, Lambeth, London. A woman seated on a deck chair in front of the Homes and Gardens pavilion at the South Bank Exhibition during the Festival of Britain
Woolworths, Kingston-upon-Thames BL25186F W Woolworth And Company Limited, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London. The front of the Kingston-upon-Thames branch of F W Woolworth & Co Ltd (Woolworths) 3d and 6d stores
Fundraising funfair med01_01_0493Soho Square Gardens, Westminster, Greater London. Nurses waving from the merry-go-round at The Soho Fair and Market. Photographed for the Topical Press Agency Ltd in July 1939
Robin Hoods Bay CGH01_01_0343Robin Hoods Bay, Fylingdales, North Yorkshire. Drawn by C G Harper 1892-1933
Oil rig on the move JLP01_10_01584_6Graythorp Dry Dock, Hartlepool. The Graythorp basin flooded and the dock gates removed for float out of oil platform. The Laing Offshore Graythorp project involved the development of the former
British Embassy in Paris P_D00634_015British Embassy (Hotel De Charost), 39 Rue De Fauborg Saint Honore, Paris, France. Looking along the gallery beside the ballroom at the Hotel de Charost, the British Ambassadors residence in Paris
Woad production, Algarkirk, Lincolnshire NMR02_01_00009Algarkirk, Lincolnshire. A group of man and women cropping woad and collecting it in large wicker baskets. The earliest woad production in Britain dates from the Iron Age
Memories CC025337Wells, Somerset. A woman leaning against the low stone wall on the west side of the moat around the Bishops Palace, holding a posy of flowers in her hand
Truro EAR007243Truro and Cathedral, Cornwall. The Gothic Revival Cathedral was begun in the 1880s. Aerial view by Aeropictorial. Aerofilms Collection. July 1946
Hepworth sculpture a51_06861Festival of Britain 1951, Lambeth, London. A Barbara Hepworth sculpture at the South Bank Exhibition site. Photographed by M W Parry
St Peter Mancroft, Norwich COB01_08_001Church of St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk, c 1850. Albumen print by Thomas Damant Eaton (1800-71). Thomas Damant Eaton, described as the father of the arts in the Eastern Counties
East Lyng flooding 27897_016East Lyng, Somerset. At the end of the 9th century AD King Alfred the Great established a burh, or fortified settlement, at the eastern end of the Lyng ridge
Operating theatre med01_01_0379St Michaels Orthopaedic Hospital, Marine Parade East, Clacton On Sea, Tendring, Essex. A view of the operating theatre. Photographed for the Topical Press Agency Ltd in May 1939
Victorian street scene CC97_01521Tottenham Court Road, London. A view looking down a busy Tottenham Court Road from Oxford Street with horse-drawn vehicles and people in the foreground
Embassy in Bonn P_D00149_003British Embassy Offices, Bonn, West Germany. Photographed in 1953
Crowsteps BL30421_004Crowsteps, Tydehams, Newbury, West Berkshire. Crowsteps from the south. Photographed in 1929 by Henry Bedford Lemere. This very early Modern Movement house, dating from 1929
Church Door, Wissett MD41_00054St Andrews Church, Wissett, Suffolk. Sketch showing the north door. Pencil drawing by Charles Bannerman Phillips dated 1913
Tilbury EPW044227Tilbury Landing Stage, Tilbury, Essex. P & O liner, preparing for a voyage to Brisbane. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in May 1934
Sherborne in 1939 BB056813Garage, South Street, Sherborne, Dorset. Sheppards Garage apparently had both Shell and Esso petrol pumps. The garage has since been converted to houses. Photographed in May 1939
Festival Pleasure Gardens a054055Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea Park, Wandsworth, London. Passengers riding the waterchute fairground ride at the Battersea Festival Gardens, Greater London, illuminated at night
British Embassy in Paris P_D00634_038British Embassy (Hotel De Charost), 39 Rue De Fauborg Saint Honore, Paris, France. The library at the Hotel de Charost, the British Ambassadors residence in Paris
Cats drinking milk GAY01_08_01_01_001Two cats drinking milk from a pail. Part of a series of cats photographed by John Gay (active 1946-1980)
Shoreham harbour BB060001Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex. A horse-drawn ballast cart in the sea off Shoreham Harbour. Photographed by E J Bedford between 1905 and 1925
Ramsbury Wiltshire BB97_11952Ramsbury, Wiltshire. Women and children posing outside a thatched cottage. Photographed by Frederick Ault. Part of the Henry Taunt collection (1860-1922)
Crystal Palace EPR003819Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London. A catastrophic fire destroyed most of the building in November 1936. Brunels water towers were still standing until they were demolished during the Second World War
Festival Pleasure Gardens a077613Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea Park, Wandsworth, London. Passengers riding the waterchute fairground ride at the Battersea Festival Gardens, Greater London, illuminated at night
Festival of Britain a67_00186Festival of Britain, South Bank, Lambeth, London. A nightime view across the Thames looking towards the South Bank Exhibition site during the Festival of Britain showing Skylon illuminated
Festival of Britain OP04528Festival of Britain, South Bank, Lambeth, London. The Lion and Unicorn Pavilion interior, showing rope models of the lion and the unicorn. Photographed in 1951
Festival of Britain OP04525Festival of Britain, South Bank, Lambeth, London. The Homes and Gardens Pavilion, with The Englishmans Home, a mural by John Piper on the southern facade. Photographed in 1951
Festival of Britain OP04524Festival of Britain, South Bank, Lambeth, London. The upstream section of the exhibition site, seen from the Waterloo Station entrance. Photographed in 1951
Festival of Britain a51_06843Festival of Britain, South Bank, Lambeth, London. A view between the north wall of Station Gate and the Turntable Cafe at the South Bank Exhibition site during the Festival of Britain with The Skylon
Festival of Britain a51_06896Festival of Britain, South Bank, Lambeth, London. An elevated view looking down onto the courtyard of the Regatta Restaurant on the South Bank Exhibition site during the Festival of Britain
Jonzen - female nude OP32774Festival of Britain 1951. Lambeth, London. A terracotta sculpture of a female nude by Karin Jonzen produced for the South Bank Exhibition
Contrapuntal Forms a51_06170Festival of Britain 1951, Lambeth, London. Barbara Hepworths sculpture Contrapuntal Forms exhibited on the South Bank Exhibition site. Photographed by M W Parry
Contrapuntal Forms a51_06169Festival of Britain 1951, Lambeth, London. Barbara Hepworths sculpture Contrapuntal Forms exhibited on the South Bank Exhibition site. Photographed by M W Parry
Hull Guildhall CC73_03004Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, City Of Kingston Upon Hull. Exterior view from the south-west of the Guildhall, with pedestrians and a tram in the street
Westwood Manor OP05899Group portrait outside the entrance front of Westwood Manor, Wiltshire, c.1860. Unknown photographer, albumen print. Westwood Manor dates from the 15th century
St Georges Hall OP02751St Georges Hall, St Georges Plateau, Liverpool, 1854-55. Attributed to Thomas Sutton (1819-75), salted paper print. Cabs stand outside the newly built neoclassical St Georges Hall
Lichfield Cathedral OP08956Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad, Lichfield, Staffordshire, c 1860. Francis Bedford (1816-'94), albumen print
St Giles Cripplegate FF003274The Church of St Giles and the Barbican Estate, City of London, 1962-'4. John Gay (1909-'99), cellulose acetate negative
Bradfield House OP01896Bradfield House, Bradfield, Uffculme, Devon, April 1853. Unknown photographer, albumen print. One of a remarkable series of photographs taken before
Bradfield House OP01731Bradfield House, Bradfield, Uffculme, Devon, April 1852. Unknown photographer, dilute albumen print from a paper negative
Harvesting at Trenance BB98_06122Mr Richard Harvey and workers harvesting at Trenance, Mullion, Cornwall, 1900-'1. Alfred Newton & Son. Silver gelatin glass plate negative
Blickling Hall MD41_00046Blickling Hall, Blickling, Norfolk. A view from the south. Pencil drawing by Charles Bannerman Phillips dated 1905
Portishead B Power Station JLP01_10_05338Portishead B Power Station, North Somerset. Although this photograph was created in around 1978 for John Laing, it is possibly a copy of an earlier colour image
Dudley Castle EAR007770Dudley Castle, West Midlands. Aerial view by Aeropictorial. Aerofilms Collection. June 1947
Festival of Britain a002144Festival of Britain, South Bank, Lambeth, London. A view looking towards the south bank and the site of the Festival of Britain which took place in 1951
Concrete train JLP01_10_01813Hampshire. A John Laing concrete train constructing a section of the M27 motorway. Photographed in October 1974
