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Historic Images 1900s - 1910s Collection

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Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Griffin Park, Brentford EAW068140

Griffin Park, Brentford EAW068140
GRIFFIN PARK, Brentford. Aerial view of the home of " The Bees" since 1904. Photographed in 1957. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Lincoln Cathedral BB49_02570

Lincoln Cathedral BB49_02570
LINCOLN CATHEDRAL, Lincolnshire. A misty view with Lincoln Cathedral in the distance taken from the Swanpool. The Cathedral dates back to 1092 with later additions and remodelling

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: King George V Dock a002109

King George V Dock a002109
KING GEORGE V DOCK, Canning Town, London. Shipping in the dock with dock workers standing on the dockside in the foreground (mid 20th century)

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Dunbar Wharf, Limehouse, London a002456

Dunbar Wharf, Limehouse, London a002456
DUNBAR WHARF, Narrow Street, Limehouse, London. This Thames-side wharf was built in the early 19th century for Duncan Dunbar & Sons

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Dog a086653

Dog a086653
A springer spaniel peering out from a small circular hole cut into the wooden plank door of a barn or similar agricultural outbuilding

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Griffin Park, Brentford EAW068145

Griffin Park, Brentford EAW068145
GRIFFIN PARK, Brentford. Aerial view of the home of " The Bees" since 1904. Photographed in 1957. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Liverpool Street Station a063096

Liverpool Street Station a063096
LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, London. Interior view. Passengers waiting for a train on a platform at Liverpool Street Station. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1947-1948

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Farrier, Woodbastwick, Norfolk a98_13563

Farrier, Woodbastwick, Norfolk a98_13563
Woodbastwick, Norfolk. Interior of blacksmiths shop. A farrier shoeing a horse. A working horse would need re-shoeing about every five weeks

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Canterbury Cathedral EAW004809

Canterbury Cathedral EAW004809
CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL, Kent. Canterbury is the seat of the premiere Archbishop of the Church of England, and the Cathedral has attracted pilgrims from an early date

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Poodle a054086

Poodle a054086
View of a car showing a poodle sitting in the drivers seat. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1946-1959

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Battersea Power Station a98_05903

Battersea Power Station a98_05903
BATTERSEA POWER STATION, London. View from the north bank of the River Thames at night. It was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1937 and was the largest brick building in europe

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Blacksmith, Norfolk a98_13558

Blacksmith, Norfolk a98_13558
Woodbastwick, Norfolk. Interior of blacksmiths shop. A farrier shapes a horseshoe on his anvil. Photographed by Hallam Ashley, February 1949

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Clink Wharf Ltd. a98_05351

Clink Wharf Ltd. a98_05351
CLINK WHARF LIMITED, Clink Street, St Mary Overys Dock, Southwark, London. The River Thames in London was lined with wharves into the 1950s

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Farrier, Cambridgeshire a98_10862

Farrier, Cambridgeshire a98_10862
Soham, Cambridgeshire. A blacksmith, or farrier, shoeing a horse with a young boy looking on. Traditional skills and crafts are learned by starting young and through generations of experience

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Battersea Power Station a077607

Battersea Power Station a077607
BATTERSEA POWER STATION, London. View of the station in Battersea, as seen at dusk from across the River Thames in Westminster

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Coastal flooding 1953 EAW048271

Coastal flooding 1953 EAW048271
JAYWICK SANDS, Essex. Aerial photograph taken on 2nd February 1953 showing flooded housing following the great East Coast storm surge which hit the coast overnight on 31st January

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Coventry Cathedral EAW024986

Coventry Cathedral EAW024986
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL. The old Cathedral was destroyed by incendiary bombs on 14 November 1940, with only its spire and outer walls surviving

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: HMS Warspite EAW005978

HMS Warspite EAW005978
HMS WARSPITE, Prussia Cove, Cornwall. Warspite was launched in 1913 and saw action with the Royal Navy at the Battle of Jutland in 1916

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Highbury Stadium, Arsenal EAW067822

Highbury Stadium, Arsenal EAW067822
HIGHBURY STADIUM, London. Aerial view of the home of Arsenal Football Club since 1913. Photographed in 1957. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Mallard steam train, Flying Scotsman service a062835

Mallard steam train, Flying Scotsman service a062835
MALLARD. View of the LNER Class A4 train during its time on the Flying Scotsman express passenger service between London and Edinburgh. A man in a trilby hat looks at the engine

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Blackpool Beach a047930

Blackpool Beach a047930
BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. Informal holiday portrait showing rear view of a family with two small daughters paddling in the sea, with Blackpool Tower in the background (mid-20th century). John Gay

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Hastings a98 / 05468

Hastings a98 / 05468
HASTINGS, East Sussex. View of two women walking past a group of fishermens stores ( net shops ) during 1956. Eric de Mare

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Blackpool a047928

Blackpool a047928
BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. An elderly man on holiday paddling in the sea, with Blackpool Tower in the background. Date range 1946-1955. John Gay

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Chipping Norton HAW_9419_28

Chipping Norton HAW_9419_28
CHIPPING NORTON, Oxfordshire. Aerial view of the Cotswold market town taken by Harold Wingham, 3rd June 1951

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: London skyline 1947 a093777

London skyline 1947 a093777
View of the London skyline looking south-west from the top of Westminster Cathedral towards Battersea Power Station. Photographed by John Gay in 1947

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: St Mawes Harbour, Cornwall a086715

St Mawes Harbour, Cornwall a086715
ST MAWES HARBOUR, St Mawes, St Just In Roseland, Cornwall. A viewpoint overlooking Summers Beach near St Mawes Harbour in Cornwall, with a view west over small sailboats towards St Mawes Castle

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Piccadilly a076470

Piccadilly a076470
PICCADILLY, London. Stationary traffic along a busy Piccadilly at night, showing a London taxi cab for hire, and the illuminated signs of Piccadilly Circus and Lillywhites in the background

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Sheep a087032

Sheep a087032
A close-up of three sheep in a field, seen from ground-level, with the tall tower of an unidentified church in the background. Photographed by John Gay. Date range 1950 - 1960

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Magpie a079744

Magpie a079744
A magpie standing next to an ink pot on a table inside a house in Kent. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1959

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Cat a069843

Cat a069843
BOXGROVE PRIORY, West Sussex. A view of a tabby cat sat on a chest tomb overgrown with grasses and large daisy flowers, in the graveyard immediately to the south of the Priory Church of St Mary

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Horse feeding from nosebag a065985

Horse feeding from nosebag a065985
KINGS CROSS, London. The head of a horse with head down feeding from a nosebag, with one of the gasometers at Kings Cross behind. Date range: 1946-1969, John Gay

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Man leaning forward a054035

Man leaning forward a054035
An informal portrait of a man seated on a stone bench on Blackfriars Bridge, London; leaning forward with his cap fallen on the ground in front of him. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1946-1959

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Bargemen AA97_05426

Bargemen AA97_05426
Brigg, North Lincolnshire. Barges and bargemen moored on the River Ancholme

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Shibden Hall WSA01_01_00250

Shibden Hall WSA01_01_00250
Shibden Hall, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire. Exterior view from the south-east showing the south elevation of hall. Home of Anne Lister. Walter Scott Collection, 1946

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Derelict houses BB78_09272

Derelict houses BB78_09272
The doorways of the derelict numbers one and two, Guinea Street, Bristol, taken from the north. A compulsory purchase order can be seen attached to number one

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Children in yard, Warwick a48_02779

Children in yard, Warwick a48_02779
Children posing for the photographer in the yard behind terraced housing on Bowling Green Street, Warwick, Warwickshire. Washing on the line. Photographed by G B Mason, 1946

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Procession for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II P_C00424_001

Procession for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II P_C00424_001
An elevated view taken from the roof of Admiralty Arch, looking north-east over Trafalgar Square, towards Nelsons Column, showing crowds lining the streets

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Lichfield Cathedral wrought iron gate HKR01_02_072

Lichfield Cathedral wrought iron gate HKR01_02_072
Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire. Interior view. Shadow of the wrought iron gates in the stone floor in the south choir aisle. Photographed, c. mid-1950s, by Margaret F

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Warwick a48_02751

Warwick a48_02751
Warwick, Warwickshire. View from the Westgate tower looking over the roof tops, north east along the High Street and Jury Street. St Marys Church can be seen on the skyline

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Stratford-upon-Avon HAW_9414_36

Stratford-upon-Avon HAW_9414_36
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. Aerial view of the town including the River Avon and Royal Shakespeare Threatre. 21st May 1951. Harold Wingham Collection

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Coventry Cathedral CC47_02918

Coventry Cathedral CC47_02918
Cathedral Church Of St Michael, Bailey Lane, Coventry. The shell of the old Cathedral viewed from the south east with a basement exposed beneath derelict ground at the corner of Bailey Lane

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Festival Pleasure Gardens a077613

Festival Pleasure Gardens a077613
Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea Park, Wandsworth, London. Passengers riding the waterchute fairground ride at the Battersea Festival Gardens, Greater London, illuminated at night

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Sea of Steps, Wells Cathedral a66_00136

Sea of Steps, Wells Cathedral a66_00136
WELLS CATHEDRAL, Wells, Somerset. Interior view. The Sea of Steps. Photographed by Herbert Felton in 1948

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Norwich market in 1948 MF98_01664_16

Norwich market in 1948 MF98_01664_16
Norwich, Norfolk. The bustling marketplace. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in July 1948

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Whelk boats, Norfolk a98_14631

Whelk boats, Norfolk a98_14631
Wells next the Sea, Norfolk. An inshore fishing boat, the William Edward, unloads cockles at Quayside, watched by an appreciative audience. Photographed by Hallam Ashley Augusr 1949

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Sweets a093543

Sweets a093543
A selection of Barratts Confectionery. Photographed by John Gay between January 1946 - November 1946

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Stonehenge. Re-erection of Trilithon lintel in 1958 P50217

Stonehenge. Re-erection of Trilithon lintel in 1958 P50217
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Re-erection of Trilithon lintel 158 by the 60 ton Brabazon Crane, the larger of two cranes used to lift stones

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Grimsby Dock Tower EAW029404

Grimsby Dock Tower EAW029404
GRIMSBY DOCK TOWER, Lincolnshire. This famous maritime landmark was built in 1852 as a hydraulic reservoir to power the lock gates and cranes of Grimsby Docks



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