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Carlisle Cathedral JLP01_10_13955CARLISLE CATHEDRAL, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA. A Laing stonemason working on the restoration of the east window at Carlisle Cathedral
Carlisle Cathedral JLP01_10_13952CARLISLE CATHEDRAL, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA. A Laing stonemason working on the restoration of the east window at Carlisle Cathedral
Carlisle Cathedral JLP01_08_075748CARLISLE CATHEDRAL, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA. A stonemason measuring and laying out blocks of stone on a template for the restoration of a window at Carlisle Cathedral
Diver JLP01_08_054725aBERKELEY POWER STATION, BERKELEY, HAM AND STONE, STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A figure in a diving suit preparing for an inspection of the works at the intake for Berkeley Nuclear Power Station
Chester Le Street offices RAC01_01_04_15Chester Le Street, County Durham. A long view of office vestibule spaces, probably from the interior of AEC Earthmoving Equipment, in Chester-Le-Street, County Durham
Round windows DP249492Coal and Oil Fired Power Stations: Littlebrook D Power Station, Rennie Drive, Dartford, Kent. Interior view of a meeting room in the power station, with a row of circular windows in its external wall
Collecting water, Hellidon, Northamptonshire a97_05936General view showing unidentified elderly woman carrying bucket, Hellidon, Northamptonshire. July 1902. Alfred Newton and Sons
Corn harvest, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire a97_05375General view of worker in field harvesting corn, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire. 1900. Alfred Newton and Sons
Blacksmiths, Gloucestershire a054054The interior of a blacksmiths workshop in Gloucestershire. Photographed by John Gay in the 1950s at an uncertain location
Teniers - Interior of a Cowshed N070676APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior of a Cowshed by David TENIERS the younger (1610-90). WM 1595-1948
Viking era boat building IC128_006Reconstruction drawing, by Chris Evans, depicting the construction of a Viking era ship on the banks of a river. Although no archaeological evidence has been found
Neolithic flint mine IC241_001Easton Down, Wiltshire. Reconstruction drawing by Judith Dobie depicting a birds eye view of the Neolithic flint mining site on Easton Down
Folkestone, Kent CGH01_01_1133Folkestone, Kent. Fishing boats in the harbour. Drawn by C G Harper between 1892-1933
Crewe Locomotive Works OP03590Crewe Locomotive Works, Forge Street, Crewe, Cheshire. From the L G Fisher Collection, photographed in 1910. A steam locomotive engine being assembled on the production line
Domestic servants, King's School House, Gloucester CC96_00045cropA group of domestic servants posing outside King's School House. A cropped version of image number CC96_00045. Photographed by Henry Taunt
Foggy London. Policeman, Strand a100360The Strand, London. A City of London traffic policeman outside the Charing Cross Hotel, using outstretched arms to control vehicles, sometime between 1946 and 1959
Scarborough Harbour a83_00497Old Harbour, Scarborough, North Yorkshire. A man is painting the funnel of a ship in the foreground. Photographed between 1850 and 1900
Building Hadrians Wall IC048_066Hadrians Wall. Reconstruction line drawing of soldiers working to build a turret on the Roman wall, in about 122AD. Based on Willowford East Turret (48a). Philip Corke. c.1985 - c.2000. hadrian
Shoreham Cement Works JLP01_01_028_017Shoreham Cement Works, Upper Beeding, West Sussex, 9 August 1950. John Laing plc, silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print
Odeon Leicester Square BB87_03577Odeon cinema, Leicester Square, Westminster, London, 2 November 1937. Photographed by John Maltby (1910-80) on cellulose nitrate negative
WW1. Making Christmas puddings, Cadby Hall BL24361_007CADBY HALL, Hammersmith Road, London. Female workers at Cadby Hall food factory making Christmas puddings for troops fighting in the First World War
Hospital kitchen, St Andrews BL22899St Andrews Hospital, Dollis Hill, London. Three female staff working in the kitchen. The hospital was built by the Diocese of Westminster in 1912 for paying patients
Waring & Gillow Factory, August 1916 BL23600_002WARING AND GILLOW FACTORY, White City, Hammersmith, London. A large crowd of people gathered outside the premises of Waring and Gillow in White City
Ploughing, Buckinghamshire BB98_10630A view showing a horse and plough team at work possibly in Ilmer, Whiteleaf or Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son. Date range: 1896-1920
Regent Street Sewer a98_05975REGENT STREET SEWER, Regent Street, Westminster, Greater London. A workman looking along the Regent Street sewer by torchlight. Photographed by Eric de Mare. Date range: 1945-1980
Laying a hollow pot floor, Lloyds Avenue, London BL19950A8 LLOYDS AVENUE, City Of London. Construction workers laying a hollow pot reinforced concrete floor at number 8 Lloyds Avenue
Track repairs, Bodmin Road Station, St Winnow a97_07468BODMIN ROAD STATION, St Winnow, Cornwall. Four tracklayers at work. In 1888 the Great Western Railway made a branch line from Boscarne Junction to Bodmin Road Station
Italian Hospital, London 1903 BL17920_011ITALIAN HOSPITAL, Holborn, London. Interior view of a ward at the Italian Hospital with a young boy resting in his bed and a nurse in a distinctive uniform
Harvesting flax, Norfolk a98_09093Fields near Paston, Norfolk. Harvesting flax in July 1946. The strong fibre within the stalk of the flax plant is used to make linen thread and yarn
Stonehenge construction c. 2300BC H870001STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Reconstruction drawing of erection of the sarsen circle and trilithons around 2300 BC by Ivan LAPPER
Carpenter, Scarborough Castle, 12th century J000087SCARBOROUGH CASTLE, North Yorkshire. Reconstruction drawing of the inner bailey with carpenter at work in the late 12th century by Ivan Lapper
Machine Room, Lamson Paragon Supply Co, Canning Town BL13617_001LAMSON PARAGON SUPPLY CO LTD, Canning Town, London. Interior of the Machine Room with workers in action. Photographed for the proprietors by Bedford Lemere in 1896
Totnes Castle J910411TOTNES CASTLE, Devon. Reconstruction drawing by Ivan Lapper showing the castle being rebuilt in stone in the 14th century
Building Holborn Viaduct DD65_00005HOLBORN VIADUCT, London.The construction of Holborn Viaduct, looking west. It connected Holborn Street with Newgate Street and was completed in 1869
Bartenders at the Trocadero Restaurant DD76_00013TROCADERO RESTAURANT, London. Bartenders at the restaurant in Shaftsbury Avenue await their customers at the Long Bar. c1901
Coastguard BB98_10715A coastguard, with telescope, keeping watch near Hartland Point lighthouse, Devon. Alfred Newton and Son 1896-1920
Prison warders BB94_13017A group portrait of staff and warders at Nottingham Prison. The prison was built in 1889-91 for both male and female prisoners
The Blenheim Palace Fire Engine CC54_00392BLENHEIM, Oxfordshire. Blenheim Palaces own fire engine. General view of the fire engine with two firemen in the foreground (date range 1866-1922). Henry Taunt
Inscribing a tablet IC048 / 064Hadrians Wall. Reconstruction line drawing of a second-century Roman stonemason at work, creating an inscribed tablet. Based on tjhe tablet set into the wall of Coesike Turret. Drawn by Philip Corke
Quarrying stone IC048 / 065Hadrians Wall. Reconstruction line drawing of soldiers quarrying for stone. Location based on Walltown Craggs Turret. Drawn by Philip Corke. hadrian
National Food Fund BL22913_002National Food Fund building on Dover Street, Westminster. The National Food Fund processed donated food to feed thousands of Belgian war refugees. Women packing groceries. Bedford Lemere, 1915
Viking buildings J940007Reconstruction drawing by Chris Evans, English Heritage Graphics Team, of the construction of a sunken-featured building, later 10th Century AD
Viking workshop J940005Reconstruction drawing by Chris Evans, English Heritage Graphics Team, of a Viking metal-smiths workshop, mid 10th century AD
High Explosives concert party BL24001_126CUNARD WORKS, Rimrose Road, Bootle. The Cunard Shell Works concert party, The High Explosives, in costume for a show. In 1915 the Cunard Steamship Co store and engineering works at Rimrose Road
Rivermen at Marlow Bridge, Wycombe CC73_01436MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Workmen loading large logs onto a river barge, using a form of jack. The 19th century suspension bridge over the Thames can be seen in the background
Leaf-picking, Teafani & Co Works, Brixton BL23660_007TEAFANI & CO WORKS, Brixton. The Turkish Leaf room. Nicotiana tabacum products were regarded as vital war supplies and these women workers are contributing to the war effort by leaf-picking
Trainee operators, Marconi House BL22054THE SCHOOL, MARCONI HOUSE, The Strand, London. Interior view. Operators diligently training to use Marconi equipment. Commissioned by Marconi Company and photographed by Bedford Lemere & Co
Beekeeping, 1908 BB98_06002BEEKEEPER AT STOW LODGE, Wyck Hill, Wick Rissington, Gloucestershire. People have kept - or at least exploited - bees for centuries, possibly since the first century BC
Chimney MF000377_13Chimney, Hackney, London. This industrial chimney in Hackney, East London, is pictured being painted by workers in the mid 1960s. Photographed by Laurence Goldman in November 1965
Monks at work N900001WAVERLEY ABBEY, Surrey. Reconstruction drawing of monks at work by Ivan Lapper
House servants BB98_05566Servants at Biddlesden Park House, Buckinghamshire. A rare view of five female house servants next to a doorway. Photographed 1896-1920 by Alfred Newton and Son. Maids
Restoration c. 1900 BB97_11860Kingston Lisle House, Kingston Lisle, Oxfordshire. A large group of workmen posing outside a house with a bullock cart, during renovation work
Harvest, Norfolk a98_14729Ranworth, Norfolk. The harvest is seen from the church tower. Despite mechanisation, it is still a labour-intensive task with at least 14 men visible. Photographed by Hallam Ashley September 1954
Boat builder, Wroxham, Norfolk a99_00303Wroxham, Norfolk. The boatbuilder at work inside a boatbuilders shed close to Wroxham Bridge on the River Bure. Watercraft of different types have for centuries been an essential means of transport
Masons, Halesworth, Suffolk a98_14596Halesworth, Suffolk. Interior of Barbers Monumental Masons showing two stone masons working at window tracery for a building at Southwold
Kenilworth Castle Stables N090097KENILWORTH CASTLE, Warwickshire. Reconstruction drawing by Ivan Lapper showing activity around the Stables
London Docks a065000LONDON DOCKS. The ship Northland moored at the docks, the mooring ropes hanging down in the foreground and a crane to left lifting boxes. Photographed by John Gay in July 1965
Flint knapping N070999GRIMES GRAVES, Norfolk. Flint knapping demonstration. Detailed view of a flint during knapping
Billingham and Keelys Grocery Store a97_05332BILLINGHAM & KEELYS GROCERY STORE, Stockport, Greater Manchester. A general view of tradesmen outside the store in 1903. This grocers has just received a delivery of starch
Computer Room, Concord House JLP01_08_062331Concord House, South Street, Devon. Two men working tape machines in the computer unit at Concord House, built for the Commercial Union Assurance Company. 11th April 1962. John Laing Collection
Teofani Factory 1916 BL23660_002TEOFANI FACTORY, Brixton, London. Interior view. These women making and packing. The fenestrated roof and low-hung lights help with visibility
Wolvesey, Old Bishops Palace N081045WOLVESEY: OLD BISHOPS PALACE, Winchester, Hampshire. Interior reconstruction drawing by Liam Wales of the kitchen block or keep c.1160
