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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
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
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)
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 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
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
Truro EAR007243Truro and Cathedral, Cornwall. The Gothic Revival Cathedral was begun in the 1880s. Aerial view by Aeropictorial. Aerofilms Collection. July 1946
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
Tilbury EPW044227Tilbury Landing Stage, Tilbury, Essex. P & O liner, preparing for a voyage to Brisbane. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in May 1934
Concrete train JLP01_10_01813Hampshire. A John Laing concrete train constructing a section of the M27 motorway. Photographed in October 1974
Shoreham harbour BB060003Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex. A partly-submerged horse-drawn ballast cart in the sea off Shoreham Harbour. Photographed by E J Bedford between 1905 and 1925
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
Festival of Britain a51_07997Festival of Britain, South Bank, Lambeth, London. Reg Butlers Bird and Cage sculpture exhibited on the South Bank Exhibition site during the Festival of Britain. Photographed by M W Parry in 1951
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
Holiday Home at Shoreham AL2397_012_01Converted railway carriage holiday home, possibly at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print by an unknown photographer, 1920s
Oil rig on the move JLP01_10_01378Graythorp Dry Dock, Hartlepool. Oil platform being moved on caterpillar wheels. Photographed in 1974
Worcester Cathedral CC66_00143Worcester Cathedral. Looking west through the choir, showing the tomb of King John. Photographed 1920-1949
Woolworths, Edmonton FWW01_01_0367_002F W Woolworth And Company Limited, 96-102 Fore Street, Upper Edmonton, Greater London. Exterior view of the front elevation, April 1940. Horticultural Department and Toy Dept
Woolworths, Blackpool FWW01_01_0066_002F W Woolworth And Company Limited, Bank Hey Street, Blackpool. Exterior view from the south-west with shoppers on the streets, 1938
Mobile X-ray unit med01_01_0532Staff lifting mobile radiography and X-ray apparatus from a van. Mobile X-ray units, designed by Marie Curie, were used during WWI
Anaesthetic room med01_01_0380St Michaels Orthopaedic Hospital, Marine Parade East, Clacton On Sea, Tendring, Essex. A view of the anaesthetic room. Photographed for the Topical Press Agency Ltd in May1939
Iron lung at Lourdes med01_01_0369Sanctuary Of Our Lady Of Lourdes, Basilica Of Our Lady Of The Rosary, Lourdes, France. View of clergy passing pilgrims, including a trailer housing a patient in an iron lung, at Lourdes
Making iron lungs med01_01_0323Morris Motor Works, Hollow Way, Cowley, Oxford. A scene in a factory producing iron lungs for Australia. Lord Nuffield, the car magnate
Demonstrating an iron lung med01_01_0377Charing Cross Underground Station, City Of Westminster, Greater London. Two nurses operating an iron lung at an exhibition in Charing Cross underground station
Prefabricated hospital med01_01_0643Mount Vernon Hospital, Rickmansworth Road, Hillingdon, Greater London. Ministry of Health new hutted hospitals. A view of the ends of the new hutted hospital being built at Mount Vernon
Mobile first aid post MED01_01_0220A bus which has been converted into an A.R.P. mobile first aid post. Converted buses were first used in September 1939. Some could still be used as ordinary buses
Care for the elderly med01_01_0235Welfield Home For Aged And Infirm Women, Wellfield Road, Hatfield New Town, Hertfordshire. A view of a ward. Originally the Hatfield Parish Workhouse, the building was constructed in 1788
