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Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames BB87_09745BUTLERs WHARF, Shad Thames, London. A cargo of bananas in specially ventilated crates is unloaded and transferred into the warehouse via a conveyor belt while two foremen in bowler hats look
Children labelling tins of tea c. 1910, Butlers Wharf BB87_09690BUTLERs WHARF, Shad Thames, London. From 1921 children had to be at least 12 years old before they could work full-time, though some of these boys look younger
Station Master BB98_05551STATION MASTER, Finmere Station, Oxfordshire. In 1898-99 the Great Central Railway Company (formed 1897) created a main railway route from Sheffield through Nottingham and Leicester to London
Edwardian music room, Thornton Manor BL17551Thornton Manor, near Port Sunlight, Merseyside. Edwardian interior of the music room, which was added in 1902. A large organ is built in over a seating area to the right
Pay day, Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames BB87_09666Pay day at Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames, London. A line of workmen collect their wages from a hatch, while a security guard looks on. Photographer unknown, c.1910
Queens College, Oxford CC51_00352QUEENs COLLEGE, Oxford, Oxfordshire. A 1903 view looking west along the south arcade of the front quad with parked bicycles belonging to members of the college
Harvest AA97_05926Harvesting with a mechanical harvester near Hellidon, Northamptonshire. Alfred Newton and Son July 1902
Sessions House, Preston BL18224SESSIONS HOUSE, Lancaster Road, Preston, Lancashire. The interior of number 1 court at the County Sessions House. The court house was built between 1900 and 1903 to the designs of Henry Littler
Selfridges Department Store 1909 BL20507SELFRIDGES DEPARTMENT STORE, Oxford Street, London. Selfridges Department Store in Oxford Street is photographed here soon after it opened in 1909. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere in May 1909
Palace of Westminster, London 1909 EGP_22657_85PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, London. Aerial view of the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and River Thames taken from the balloon Corona on 22nd May 1909 at 4:30pm
Finmere Station, Oxfordshire 1904 BB98_05550FINMERE STATION, Oxfordshire. The Great Central Railway Company built this station on the line from Sheffield through Nottingham and Leicester to London in 1898-9
Didcot Junction in 1904 CC97_02192DIDCOT, Oxfordshire. Looking from the east at a signal box towards the junction station, with an engine approaching and a line of carriages to the right
Children pose for the camera a97_05492A thatched cottage, Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire. A group of people pose for the camera in front of thatched cottages. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son 1904
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
Butlers Wharf BB87_09741BUTLERs WHARF, Shad Thames, London. Crates of goods wrapped in straw for protection are unloaded in London and set on the conveyor belt to the warehouses
Abel Beesley, University Waterman in 1901 CC71_00075FISHER ROW, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The waterman Abel Beesley on his punt full of bundles of rushes with old Pacey Bridge in the background. Photographed by Henry Taunt in 1901
Marmalade factory, Oxford CC66_00389Male and female workers at Coopers Marmalade Factory, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Henry Taunt 1902
Scala Cinema, IlkestonOne of the earliest purpose built cinemas in the country still in use. IoE 352257
Sessions House, Preston BL18223SESSIONS HOUSE, Lancaster Road, Preston, Lancashire. The interior of the assembly hall at the County Sessions House. The court house was built between 1900 and 1903 to the designs of Henry Littler
Horse-drawn trams, Oxford c. 1905 CC73_01178HIGH STREET, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Two horse-drawn trams passing in the street with advertising panels attached to the roofs
Car lift at a multi-storey car park BL19998MITCHELL MOTORS COMPANY, 114 Wardour Street, Westminster, London. An early motor car, with a chauffeur in the drivers seat on a car lift
Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London DD60_00223CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, Old Bailey, London. The Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey, taken from Holborn Viaduct. The present building, designed by Mountford and opened in 1907
Admiralty Arch 1923 BL26970_009ADMIRALTY ARCH, The Mall, Westminster, London, photographed from the roof of the Grand Hotel in February 1924. Containing offices and residential accommodation
Office work. D M Gant, turf accountant BL_20490_03An interior view of a crowded office. D M Gant was a turf accountant based at 25 Conduit Street, London. Photographed by Adolphe Augustus Boucher, a photographer for Bedford Lemere & Co, 1 April 1909
Billiard Hall 1903 BL17646THURSTONs BILLIARD HALL, Leicester Square, London. Interior of the match room, with seating for spectators. Numbers 45 and 46 Leicester Square were rebuilt in 1902 to 1903 to the designs of E
Two children collecting water at a water pump MCF01_02_0182Two children collecting water at a water pump in Cheddar, Somerset. Photographed by Katherine J. Macfee, 11th May 1907
Harvest time, Lower Cadsden, Buckinghamshire a97_05316LOWER CADSDEN, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. View of people in a field, including farm workers taking a break from harvesting, with a smart lady and gentleman
Robin Hoods Larder BB98_02554SHAMBLES OAK, Sherwood Forest, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire. An informal portrait of a woman standing beside the base of the Shambles Oak in Sherwood Forest, also known as Robin Hoods Larder
Venton East Square, St. Just, Cornwall a97_07634A view of Mrs Barnes and others outside houses on Venton East Square, St. Just, Cornwall. 1901. Photgraphed by Alfred Newton and Sons
Woods Restaurant a97_05220Woods Restaurant, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland. Interior with group seated at a table and waiting staff. Photographed by Alfred Newton & Son, 1902
Sessions House, Preston BL18232SESSIONS HOUSE, Lancaster Road, Preston, Lancashire. Interior of the dining room at the County Sessions House. The court house was built between 1900 and 1903 to the designs of Henry Littler
Faringdon Cattle Market CC97_02236MARKET PLACE, Faringdon, Oxfordshire. The cattle market underway, with the Salutation Inn to one side and the churchyard to the other. Faringdon was granted a market in 1218
Mercedes Motor Showroom, 12 Saville Row BL19996_001MERCEDES MOTOR SHOWROOM, 12 Saville Row, Westminster, London. A Mercedes car parked in front of the Mercedes Showroom at number 12 Saville Row, London
9 Arkwright Road, Hampstead, London BL188029 ARKWRIGHT ROAD, Hampstead, London. Interior of hall looking towards entrance. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere in 1905
Beating the Bounds CC72_02365Beating the Bounds, Longwall Street, Oxford. Boys scramble for coins at Longwall during the annual ceremony of beating the bounds, which reinforces knowledge of the parish boundary
Lyons Popular Cafe BL18609THE POPULAR CAFE, Piccadilly, London. Restaurant interior from the entrance with tables set and ready for customers. The start of a new restaurant venture for Lyons
Howden DamThe Howden Reservoir was built by the for the use of the people of Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Derbyshire. IoE 82158
Clock mechanism DP249078University of Birmingham, Chamberlain Tower, University Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham. Detail of the clock mechanism inside the campanile clock tower
Victoria and Albert Museum BL19920_AVICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, Cromwell Road, Kensington, London. The Victoria and Albert Museum with its high central tower was not officially opened to the public until 1909
Sessions House, Preston BL18222SESSIONS HOUSE, Lancaster Road, Preston, Lancashire. The interior of the County Sessions House showing the staircase and entrance
Tiverton Road Swimming Pool PLA01_01_107Tiverton Road Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre, Tiverton Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham. A name stone on the flanking walls of the main elevation of the former Tiverton Road Baths
Advertisement hoardings, Greenwich, 1907 BL19953Advertisement hoardings on the side of a building and on a fence surrounding a construction site on Newcastle Street (now Enderby Street), Greenwich, London
Thames pleasure craft CC73_00991Cleeve Lock, Goring, Oxfordshire. A group of people enjoying a pleasure ride on the steam-powered boat The Fashion, circa 1900
A man wearing a bowler hat and glasses MCF01_02_0009A man wearing a bowler hat and glasses, standing outside a weatherboarded house in Broomfield. Broomfield and Kingswood, Maidstone, Kent. Photographed by Katherine J. Macfee, 4th April 1904
Two horsemen reading The Sportsman BB98_02592General view of two horsemen reading The Sportsman newspaper, Farnborough, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Sons. 30th October 1902
Group of Children a97_05427General view of a group of children, Hellidon, Daventry, Northamptonshire. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Sons. July 1902
A group posed outside the Salisbury Hotel BL20862_001A group posed outside the portico of the Salisbury Hotel, Salisbury Square, Greater London. May 1910. Photographed by Bedford Lemere and Company
Semi-detached houses EFC01_01_05_029_29586Craigmore, Woodlands, Combe Martin, Combe Martin, North Devon, Devon. The front elevation of the Edwardian semi-detached houses known as Craigmore and Ellesmere, viewed from Woodlands
Putney High Street OFH01_01_01_f07_13PUTNEY HIGH STREET, PUTNEY, WANDSWORTH, GREATER LONDON. The view looking north along Putney High Street from the junctions of Norroy Road (right) and Disraeli Road (right)
Butchers shop OFH01_01_01_f10_01W Quenby Cash Butcher, Felsham Road, Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London. People posed outside the premises of W Quenby, Cash Butcher on Felsham Road with the entrance to Walker's Place in
Brewhouse Lane OFH01_01_01_f09_09Brewhouse Lane, Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London. A group standing outside a house on Brewhouse Lane with the railings of The Castle public house to the right
Putney OFH01_01_01_f05_16PUTNEY HIGH STREET, PUTNEY, WANDSWORTH, GREATER LONDON. An elevated view looking towards Putney Bridge from Putney High Street showing building work at number 15 with St Mary's Church Putney to
Putney High Street OFH01_01_01_f05_06PUTNEY HIGH STREET, PUTNEY, WANDSWORTH, GREATER LONDON. The view from Putney Bridge looking along Putney High Street with St Mary's Church in the left foreground
Street entertainer OFH01_01_01_f04_13Weimar Street, Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London. A crowd gathered around a barrel organ in Weimer Street seen from the photographer's premises at 9 Putney High Street
Photographers shop OFH01_01_01_f04_17Putney High Street, Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London. Exterior view showing the premises of the photographer, William Field, at 9 Putney High Street
Vanderbilts coach OFH01_01_01_f04_12PUTNEY HIGH STREET, PUTNEY, WANDSWORTH, GREATER LONDON. Alfred Vanderbilt driving his coach Venture along Putney High Street
Putney Bridge OFH01_01_01_f03_17PUTNEY BRIDGE, PUTNEY, WANDSWORTH, GREATER LONDON. The view from Lower Richmond Road, Putney looking across the new Putney Bridge towards All Saints Church
St Benets Minster DP313328St Benet's Minster, St Mary's Road, Beccles, East Suffolk. Detail of fenestration in the south-east transept of St Benet's Minster Church, from the west
Spa Gardens PC08723Spa Gardens, Bandstand, Ripon, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Postcard produced by Woolstone Brothers, 1903-1908. From the Nigel Temple postcard collection
Town Hall UXC01_01_01_0070_28Town Hall, St Owen Street, Hereford. The front elevation of the Town Hall, built c1904 and designed by H. A. Cheers, seen from the north
Wardown Park PC06808Wardown Park, Luton, Bedfordshire. General View Showing People Gathered On Rustic Bridge. Postcard publisher: Rush And Warwick, Bedford, 1903-1908
Luton Hoo RBO01_02_OP06514Luton Hoo, Hyde, Central Bedfordshire. A view of Luton Hoo, looking across the garden towards the house from the south-south-east, 1880s-1920
Guarding the Elan Aqueduct BB046202Elan Aqueduct, Hawkbatch, Trimpley, Upper Arley, Wyre Forest, Worcestershire. The view looking east across the Elan Aqueduct showing members of the Church Lads Brigade
Tennis in the garden BB046108An informal photographic portrait of Elfrida Alice Evans with a tennis racquet to her side. Elfrida Alice Evans (1886-1950) was the daughter of Jenkin William Evans
Lily Cottage MCF01_02_1304LILY COTTAGE, CLIFF ROAD, CHEDDAR, SEDGEMOOR, SOMERSET. Mrs Main standing in the front garden of Lily Cottage with the house behind her and Lion Rock on the hillside above
Edwardian childhood MCF01_02_1279CHEDDAR, SEDGEMOOR, SOMERSET. An informal portrait of four children. The photograph was taken on a track beside the Cheddar Yeo river towards the south of the town
Wells Market Cross MCF01_02_1250MARKET PLACE, WELLS, MENDIP, SOMERSET. A view looking east across the Market Place past the Market Cross, showing pedestrians walking past buildings decorated with Union Jack flags and bunting
Resting MCF01_02_1245CHEDDAR, SEDGEMOOR, SOMERSET. An elderly man resting against a stone wall on a bridge in Cheddar
Cheddar Cliffs MCF01_02_1240The Cliffs, Cheddar, Sedgemoor, Somerset. A view of houses on the road known as The Cliffs with Cheddar Gorge beyond, seen from west across the pond near Cox's Mill and the sluice
The Barley Mow MCF01_02_1451Barley Mow, Tilford Street, Tilford Green, Tilford, Waverley, Surrey. A view of the Barley Mow pub from the south-east showing two women walking past with a bicycle
Wimbledon Leisure Centre PLA01_03_0228Wimbledon Leisure Centre, Latimer Road, South Wimbledon, Merton, Greater London. The former swimming pool hall of Wimbledon Public Baths
Faience tiled staircase PLA01_02_122Liverpool City Council, Wavertree One Stop Shop, Picton Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, Merseyside. A staircase in the entrance hall of the former Picton Road Baths, Wavertree
Nechells Baths PLA01_01_085Nechells Baths, Nechells Park Road, Nechells, Birmingham. Nechells Baths, seen from the west after restoration work to convert it into a community and business centre
Moseley Road Baths PLA01_01_075Moseley Road Baths, Moseley Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. The second class swimming pool at Moseley Road Baths, formerly known as the Balsall Heath Public Baths
Grove Lane Baths PLA01_01_082Grove Lane Baths, Grove Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham. The stone name sign reading Public Baths above the entrance of the former Grove Lane Baths in Handsworth, Birmingham
Moseley Road Baths PLA01_01_063Moseley Road Baths, Moseley Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. The second class swimming pool at Moseley Road Baths, formerly known as the Balsall Heath Public Baths
Piccadilly Circus WES01_01_09PICCADILLY CIRCUS, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. An elevated view looking across Piccadilly Circus towards the London Pavilion, with motor cars
Piccadilly Circus WES01_01_08PICCADILLY CIRCUS, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. An elevated view looking across Piccadilly Circus towards the London Pavilion, with motor cars
Regent Street WES01_01_07Regent Street, City of Westminster, Greater London. A busy scene on Regent Street, looking towards the Peter Robinson department store, with motor cars
Bexhill bungalows 33211_007Marina Court Avenue, a row of bungalows built between 1903 and 1907 by various architects in a Moghul style, Bexhill, East Sussex, 2016
Bexhill bungalows 33211_001The seaward side of Marina Court Avenue, a row of bungalows built between 1903 and 1907 by various architects in a Moghul style, Bexhill, East Sussex, 2016
Arts and crafts lamp DP117231Mount Grace Priory, Mount Grace, East Harlsey, Hambleton, North Yorkshire. Detail of an arts-and-crafts style oil lamp on a windowsill in Mount Grace Priorys converted guest house
Ramsgate sands PEN01_15_03_29424Royal Victoria Pavilion, Harbour Parade, Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent. A general view showing Ramsgate sands, with a partial view of the Royal Victoria Pavilion in the foreground
Minley Manor kitchens BL17959AMinley Manor, Hampshire. Staff in the kitchen at a French chateau style country house that was erected between 1858-60 to the designs of architect Henry Clutton
