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Finsbury Park Cinema 1923 BL26835FINSBURY PARK CINEMA, London. An exterior view of the entrance to Finsbury Park Cinema advertising a varied programme, including a film of the heavyweight boxing bout between Jack Dempsey
Crowsteps, NewburyCrowsteps, Tydehams, Newbury, Berkshire, c 1930. Herbert Felton (c 1887-1968), silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print
Liberty and Co BL27070_016LIBERTY S, Regent Street, London. Exterior view showing the Great Marlborough Street facade of Libertys newly completed Arts and Crafts Tudor style department store
Grimsby Docks EPW012666The Dock Tower, Royal and No 1 Fish Docks, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in 1925
Kings Cross Station BB72_01476Kings Cross Station, Euston Road, London. Steam trains departing the station. Photographed circa 1925
Oxford students MCF01_02_1021A group of males students wearing Oxford bags, standing beside two motorcars on Catte Street outside Hertford College, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Photographed by Katherine J. Macfee, 9th May 1928
Wembley Cup Final 1923 EPW008545WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. The first Wembley FA Cup Final was marked by disorderly scenes. Before the match a massive crowd outside the stadium rushed the gates
Elephant parade RJW01_01_089Wembley Park, Greater London. The amusement park at the British Empire Exhibition, showing two women watching as elephants pass by
Fort Dunlop EPW026942FORT DUNLOP, Birmingham. May 1929. Aerial view. Headquarters of Dunlop Rubber, a famous tyre manufacturer, established in 1917. At one time this was the largest factory in the world
Terraced houses EPW024326Serried ranks of close-packed working class housing in Leeds, West Yorkshire, photographed in 1928. By the 1930s much of Leeds Victorian housing stock were regarded as slums
R101 Airship AFL03_aerofilms_c16455The R101 flying over St Pauls Cathedral during a test flight 1929-1930. Probably a composite photo montage. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Elstree Studios 1928 EPW021912ELSTREE STUDIOS, Shenley Road, Borehamwood. Aerial view. Premises of British International Pictures Ltd. Photographed in July 1928. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Boxing at Wembley Stadium 1924 EPW011412The first ever boxing match at Wembley Stadium, London on 9th August 1924. This was a light heavyweight contest between " Basking" Jack Bloomfield and Tommy Gibbons
Lands End House CC012271Staircase at Lands End House, Beggars Hill Road, Charvil, Berkshire, 5 March 1935. Millar & Harris cellulose nitrate negative
Exhibition Park, Newcastle. 1929 EPW026662EXHIBITION PARK, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear. Aerial view. The North East Coast Exhibition, May 1929. The Pleasure Grounds for the exhibition, including gardens
British Empire Exhibition 1924 EPW010737BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION, London. Photographed in June 1924 at Wembley, Middlesex. Its official aim was " to stimulate trade
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
Spithead Review 1924 EPW011365REVIEW OF THE FLEET, Spithead, Portsmouth. The Spithead Review in July 1924, at which George V presented colours to the Royal Navy
Stamford Bridge, Chelsea EPW025830STAMFORD BRIDGE STADIUM, London. Aerial view. Home of Chelsea Football Club since 1905. Photographed in 1929. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Foundrymen of James Hews Ironmongers CC97_02752King Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire. The foundrymen of James Hews the Ironmonger s, standing in the yard of their work premises with various iron pipes in the background. Photographed by Henry Taunt
Maine Road, Manchester City EPW009271MAINE ROAD, Manchester. Aerial view of the home of Manchester City Football Club. Photographed in 1923 just after the club first moved to Maine Road. Aerofilms Collection
Royal Naval College, Dartmouth EPW024215ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, Dartmouth, Devon, photographed in 1928. This officer training college was purpose built on this site in 1905 to a design by Sir Aston Webb
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
Goods shed, Preston CC76_00091Goods Shed, West Lancashire Station, Fishergate Hill, Preston. Two vans parked outside the Cantrell and Cochrane depot. Photographed in 1927 for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
St Edmunds Abbey EPW001753BURY ST EDMUNDS, Suffolk. Aerial view of the town, abbey remains and St Edmundsbury Cathedral. The Cathedral was formerly the Church of St James within the abbey precinct
Witley Court Sculpture Gallery c. 1920 BL25083WITLEY COURT, Worcestershire. Interior view c.1920. The Sculpture Gallery. Photographed by Bedford Lemere
Goods shed, Preston CC80_00089Goods Shed, West Lancashire Station, Fishergate Hill, Preston. The interior of the Cantrell and Cochrane depot with an employee moving a crate across the store
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
City Of London War Memorial BL25608_005City Of London War Memorial, Cornhill, London. The City of London First World War memorial outside the portico of the Royal Exchange
Fortnum and Mason BL29135Fortnum And Mason, 181 Piccadilly, Greater London. The entrance at the corner of Jermyn Street and Duke Street, with scaffolding visible during rebuilding of the Piccadilly frontage of the department
Unveiling the Cenotaph SAM01 / 02 / 0074The unveiling ceremony of the Cenotaph on Whitehall, Westminster, Greater London. The Cenotaph was unveiled on Armistice Day, 11 November, 1920 by King George V
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
Bells of Ouseley INN01_01_033Bells Of Ouseley, Straight Road, Old Windsor, Windsor And Maidenhead, Berkshire. A group of figures gathered beside the River Thames in front of The Bells of Ouzeley
Library CC46_00597Guys Hospital, The Borough, London. People reading books in the Free Lending Library. 1920s
Loftus Road Football Ground 1928 EPW022719Queens Park Rangers FC Football Ground at Loftus Road, Shepherds Bush, London. August 1928. QPR
Company War Memorial BL29373The First World War memorial in the office of Eagle Star & British Dominions Insurance Co Ltd, 1 Threadneedle Street, London. Photographed 1927-8 by Bedford Lemere and Company
Hertford War Memorial BL26700_001War Memorial, Parliament Square, Hertford. The war memorial in Hertford, Hertfordshire was designed by Sir Aston Webb, RA. It consists of a bronze stag set on a Portland stone plinth
War memorial plaque BL25049Detail of the war memorial at 41 City Road, Islington, Greater London. The photograph was taken fors Mordan & Company Limited who occupied the premises
Keswick War Memorial FAR01_01_127The First World War memorial in Keswick, Cumbria, surrounded by floral wreaths. Photographed in the 1920s. Part of the G Farthing War Memorials Collection
Bolton War Memorial FAR01_01_076St Georges Church, St Georges Road, Bolton. The First World War memorial. Photographed in the 1920s. Part of The G Farthing War Memorials Collection
1928 FA Cup Final EPW020863WEMBLEY STADIUM, Middlesex, London. The teams line up to greet the dignitaries before the 1928 FA Cup Final between Blackburn Rovers and Huddersfield Town
1926 FA Cup Final EPW015321WEMBLEY STADIUM, Middlesex, London. The 1926 FA Cup Final in progress between Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City. Bolton won 1-0 in a match attended by 91, 447. Photographed on 26th April 1926
Barrow-in-Furness shipyard 1920 EPW004064BARROW-IN-FURNESS, Cumbria. Aerial view of the shipyard in July 1920 with four ships in various stages of completion. The shipyard was first established in 1852; by 1920 it was operated by Vickers
Wembley under construction 1923 EPW008279WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. Construction of the Empire Stadium for the British Empire Exhibition. Aerial photograph taken on 25th March 1923 (taken from a copy negative). Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Liverpool Pier Head 1920 EPW003058PIER HEAD, Liverpool, Merseyside. The " Three Graces" shown here in 1920, are the Royal Liver Building (completed in 1911 with two clock towers crowned by mythical Liver Birds)
601 Squadron EPW035616601 SQUADRON. Practice for an RAF display in June 1931. These aircraft are Westland Wapiti Mk.IIA bombers (in service 1928-1942)
Morpeth Station EPW019776The station, Morpeth, Northumberland. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in 1927
Stranded submarine JXC01_01_008Near Falmouth, Cornwall. The wreck of the submarine UB 106 on the rocks. Five German U-boats were moored at Falmouth after being surrended to the Royal Navy in 1918
