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Odeon cinema, Birmingham BB87_03100ODEON CINEMA, Kettlehouse, Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands. Exterior view. 1930s photograph taken by John Maltby
Odeon Cinema BB87_03702ODEON CINEMA, Leicester Square, London. A view of the cinema at night. 1937. John Maltby
Manchester Ringway Airport DAC01_01_008Manchester Ringway Airport. The opening ceremony in 1938. This image shows dignitaries examining the brand new state of the art airport facilities
Stonehenge ahead FL01500_02_003STONEHENGE, Amesbury, Wiltshire. A car drives past an a box towards Stonehenge. Photograph 1930, from the Ministry of Works Blue Album
Penguin Pool a98_06395Penguin Pool, Zoological Gardens, Regents Park, London. The pool was designed in the Modernist style by the Tecton architectural firm and was built in 1934. Photographed by Eric de Mare around 1965
Heston Aerodrome c. 1930s AFL03_aerofilms_c19981Heston Aerodrome, Hounslow, Middlesex. The control tower (centre) may have been the first purpose-built example and became the model for this class of building
Birmingham University EPW059859UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Edgbaston. The semi-circular radial plan of Chancellors Court with the 1908 campanile tower at its focus forms the centrepiece of the university
Foundation ceremony, Liverpool EPW045203Chairs laid out for guests at the laying of the foundation stone for Edwin Lutyens Roman Catholic Cathedral for Liverpool, June 1933
Granada Cinema, Tooting BB87_02905Granada Cinema, 50 - 60 Mitcham Road, Tooting Graveney, London. Exterior view at night. Photographed by John Maltby in the 1930s
Blacksmith, Southrop BBL_02524The Forge, Southrop, Cotswold, Gloucestershire. Interior view of the Forge, showing the blacksmith at work. Photographed in 1938 by Sydney Alfred Pitcher
Tich window display SAM01_04_0048Two girls looking at a window display of Chad Valley Tich dolls, in the window of J J Samuels stationery shop on Strand, London. Date range: 21st November 1931 - 24th November 1933
Cecil Moon Quartet, The Royal Baths, Harrogate WSA01_01_13670The Cecil Moon Quartet posed on a stage at The Royal Baths, Crescent Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. 1939. Walter Scott Collection
Corn Exchange, Leeds CC73_03024Leeds Corn Exchange. Exterior view, from the west, of the Corn Exchange, 27 Crown Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire. c.1920s -1930s. Campbells Press Studio
White City Estate, 1939 EPW062152The London County Council White City Estate, Olympic Stadium and Loftus Road football ground, Shepherds Bush, London, from the south-west, 9th July 1939. Queens Park Rangers FC. QPR
Quarry Hill Flats, Leeds EPW061489Quarry Hill Flats, Leeds, West Yorkshire. Aerial view of the housing estate, 2nd June 1939. Aerofilms Collection
Cricket on Filey beach WSA01_01_G0584Filey, North Yorkshire. Children playing cricket on the beach, with two bathing tents in the background. Photographed for the Walter Scott postcard company in 1930
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
Oxo Tower Wharf CXP01_01_121OXO TOWER WHARF, BARGEHOUSE STREET, SOUTHWARK, GREATER LONDON. A view of Oxo Tower Wharf from the north-east with Waterloo Bridge in the distance
Wartercraft at Vauxhall CXP01_01_110Vauxhall, Lambeth, Greater London. A view of Thames barges on the River Thames at Vauxhall, with Vauxhall Bridge in the background
Lion Wharf Isleworth CXP01_01_107Lion Wharf, Isleworth, Hounslow, Greater London. A view of the River Thames at Isleworth showing the river at low tide with boats moored on the riverbank at Lion Wharf
The Monument CXP01_01_141The Monument, Monument Street, City of London. A view from the north on Gracechurch Street showing The Monument with St Magnus the Martyrs Church beyond
The Grenadier, Belgravia CXP01_01_045The Grenadier, Wilton Row, Belgravia, City of Westminster, Greater London. A view from the south-east showing the front of The Grenadier and a man walking up the steps to the entrance of the pub
Tunnel CXP01_01_057GREATER LONDON. A view from a tunnel or covered passage looking towards three figures at the arched entrance
Goodwins Court CXP01_01_050Goodwins Court, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London. A view looking east along shops with bowed display windows on the ground floor
Kings Bench Walk, 1930s CXP01_01_046Kings Bench Walk, Inner Temple, City of London. A view looking south along barristers chambers on Kings Bench Walk, showing two girls in school uniform walking past numbers 3-6 in the foreground
Middle Temple Lane CXP01_01_012MIDDLE TEMPLE LANE, CITY OF LONDON. Looking north along the legal chambers and inns of court on the east side of Middle Temple Lane towards Middle Temple Gatehouse, 1930s
Winchester Street Southwark CXP01_01_013Southwark Cathedral, Montague Close, Southwark, Greater London. Looking east along Winchester Street towards the central tower of Southwark Cathedral, 1930s
Sound equipment, Odeon Cinema BB87_03339Sound equipment in the projection box, including a dual turntable vinyl record player. Odeon Cinema, Haverstock Hill, Hampstead, London. Photographed by John Maltby, 1930s
Friar Street OP04407Friar Street, Worcester. Street view with pedestrians and a car approaching on the road. Photographed by J E Ray in July 1930
Fun House CC47_01518The Fun House at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Lancashire. Photographed by Herbert Leo Felton in 1935 with evidence of construction work still on site
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
How do you do MF001503_19Tower Of London, Tower Hill, London. A Beefeater bends down to address a raven. Photographed by John Gay between 1935 and 1939
Austin Motor Plant EPW047811AUSTIN MOTOR PLANT, Longbridge, Birmingham. Aerial view of the car production plant in June 1935. Much of the manufacture at this time would have been the Austin 7. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Woolwich Odeon BB87_03661Odeon Cinema, Parsons Hill, Woolwich, London. The Woolwich Odeon opened on 25 October 1937. Designed by George Coles, it displays the Odeon style of buff faience tiles and curving horizontals
Wembley Cup Final 1935 EPW046905WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. An aerial view of the Wembley Cup Final 1935. A Metropolitan Police Autogyro (Cierva C-30) monitors security at the match between Sheffield Wednesday
Odeon Cinema, Balham Hill BB87_03782Odeon Cinema, Balham Hill, Balham, London. Exterior view at night, April 1938. Photographed by John Maltby
Luton Hat Factory EPW035119The Reslaw Hat Factory and environs, Luton, Bedfordshire. Includes the LMS Goods Warehouse on the edge of Luton Railway Station. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in May 1931
English Electric Company EPW033956The English Electric Co Works, Coventry. During the Second World War this area suffered badly from bombing. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in July 1930
Ovaltine Egg Farm EPW037951Aerial view of the Ovaltine Egg Farm, Kings Langley / Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. Photographed by Aerofilms, May 1932
Merchant Taylors School CC46_00614Merchant Taylors School, Northwood, Hertfordshire. Physical Education in the gymnasium. Photographed by Marshall Keene and Company between 1933 and 1939
Fives CC46_00458Kings School, The College, Ely, Cambridgeshire. Pupils playing on a fives court. Photographed by Marshall Keene and Company between 1920 and 1939
Bembridge School CC46_00164Bembridge School, Hillway Road, Bembridge, Isle Of Wight. Students working at desks in a chemistry classroom. There are shelves containing a variety of bottles on the walls
Rochester, Kent EPR004506A traffic jam on the outskirts of Rochester, Kent. Aerial view by Aeropictorial. Aerofilms Collection. July 1938
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
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
Swindon and GWR Works EPW059047SWINDON, Wiltshire. The Great Western Railway Works, Swindon station and the workers village (Swindon New Town), looking west. Photographed in August 1938. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
De la Warr Pavilion 1935 CC47_02383DE LA WARR PAVILION, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex. The Pavilion at night with interior lighting. Photographed by Herbert Felton in 1935 shortly after completion
Doncaster Airport EPW049428DONCASTER AIRPORT AND BELLE VUE STADIUM. View of the airfield and the home of Doncaster Rovers Football Club, photographed in 1935. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
