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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
Breathe in that sea air JLP01_08_021440Ilfracombe, North Devon. A side view of a man, women and children posed on a beach, with boats in the water beyond, during a Laing staff trip to Ilfracombe in June 1954
Portscatho Harbour, Cornwall OP04507PORTSCATHO HARBOUR, Gerrans, Cornwall. A young boy looking down towards tethered boats in the harbour at Portscatho. Photographed by John Gay during 1950s-1960s
Flying Boat JRU01_01_109TOWER BRIDGE, TOWER HILL, TOWER HAMLETS, GREATER LONDON. A Short Sunderland flying boat on the River Thames at Tower Bridge, with the bridge in the background, during the Battle of Britain Week
Coronation decorations JRU01_01_088THE MALL, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. Looking along the Mall towards Buckingham Palace, showing decorations for the coronation of Elizabeth II
Coastal flooding 1953 EAW048271JAYWICK 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
Halfords, Carlisle BB50_01941Exterior view showing the front elevation of 60 Scotch Street, Carlisle, Cumberland. Formerly the Blue Bell Coaching Inn, showing the right side occupied by Halfords motor and cycle stores. 1950
Dockmaster JLP01_01_064_41TILBURY DOCKS, CHADWELL ST MARY, THURROCK, ESSEX. Captain W. R. Crouch, Dockmaster at Tilbury Docks, directing operations in the lock as the cooling water intake caisson for Coryton Oil Refinery
Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset a091482Women walking down Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset, a steep cobbled road running between picturesque cottages and the walls of St Mary and St Edwards Abbey. Photographed by John Gay, late 1950s
Play Street Pimlico GOM01_05_061_35Tachbrook Estate, Pimlico, Greater London. Malcolmson House flats viewed from the junction of Grosvenor Road and Aylesford Street
Barton Swing Aqueduct a98_05171Boats on the Barton Swing Aqueduct, carrying the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal. Trafford, Greater Manchester. Photographed by Eric de Mare sometime in the 1950s
Housing estate GOM01_05_029_09Walsingham Road, Walcot East, Swindon, Wiltshire. A view looking north west along Walsingham Road with number 5 in the left foreground and houses at the entrance to Darnley Close in the background
Tobacconists SHC01_01_038House of Bewlay, 24 Fishergate, Preston, Lancashire. A view showing the interior of the House of Bewlay shop, 1950s
Tobacconists SHC01_01_037House of Bewlay, 24 Fishergate, Preston, Lancashire. A view showing the exterior of the House of Bewlay shop, 1950s
Rebuilding Lambeth OP35458St Johns Church, Waterloo Road, Lambeth, Greater London. Exterior view from the north-west of St Johns Church, showing the building surrounded by scaffolding during rebuilding following bomb damage
The Queen P_C00425_003Coronation Procession for Queen Elizabeth II, 1953. Admiralty Arch, The Mall, City of Westminster, Greater London. The Gold State Coach carrying Queen Elizabeth II past Admiralty Arch during
March past P_C00427_010Coronation Procession for Queen Elizabeth II, 1953. City of Westminster, Greater London. New Zealand servicemen marching past during the coronation procession of Queen Elizabeth II
Gold State Coach P_C00427_007Coronation Procession for Queen Elizabeth II, 1953. Parliament Square, City of Westminster, Greater London. Crowds in Parliament Square watching as the Gold State Coach carrying Queen Elizabeth II
Primary School JLP01_08_07726VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL, WHINLATTER ROAD, COPELAND, CUMBRIA. Schoolchildren engaged in various activities in a classroom at Valley Primary School
Boat ride JLP01_08_021558SKEGNESS, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE. A couple and a young boy in a boat on a water ride during a Laing staff day trip to Skegness
Playtime JLP01_08_007740Maryport Primary School, Maryport, Allerdale, Cumbria. Schoolchildren playing during breaktime at Maryport Primary School, September 1952
Hula hooping JLP01_08_053753Goodwyn Hall, Mill Hill, Barnet, Greater London. A crowd of people watching men and women hula hooping at a New Year Party
Ford Pilot JLP01_07_016_004A Ford Pilot car transporting Laing director W M Johnson and his wife during a staff outing to Weymouth. Ford Pilot cars were manufactured by Ford UK from August 1947 until 1951
Photo call JLP01_08_021709Carlisle, Cumbria. A group of women posed for a photograph during a sports day at Laings Carlisle Sports Club. On 19th June 1954 an annual sports day was held at the Sports Club in Carlisle
Apple bobbing JLP01_08_021705Carlisle, Cumbria. Two children competing in an apple bobbing contest as a group of children and adults watch, during a Laing sports day at Carlisle
Congratulations JLP01_08_055292Harold Watkinson, the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, shaking hands with labourer J. Singh, during a visit to the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1)
Sculpting the font JLP01_08_062033COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. Ralph Beyer carving the baptismal font in Coventry Cathedral. Ralph Beyer (1921-2008)
New Cathedral rising JLP01_01_026_25COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. A view from the north-east showing the north and east walls of Coventry Cathedral during its construction
Mobile canteen at Coryton Refinery JLP01_08_008088aCORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. A large group of Laing workers using a mobile canteen following severe flooding on the construction site of Coryton Oil Refinery
Carlisle Technical College JLP01_01_117_23Carlisle Technical College, Strand Road, Carlisle, Cumbria. A class of young men in an engineering workshop at Carlisle Technical College
Bournemouth Beach JLP01_08_008856BOURNEMOUTH. Children playing on the beach and adults relaxing on deckchairs during a staff outing of the Laing London office to Bournemouth
Delivering groceries JLP01_08_048781BERKELEY POWER STATION, BERKELEY, HAM AND STONE, STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. The local butchers wife delivering supplies to Mrs Glover
South Bank Lion JRU01_01_129South Bank Lion, York Road, Lambeth, Greater London. The South Bank Lion on a plinth outside the York Road entrance of Waterloo Station, viewed from the west
Stevenage New Town DAC01_03_009Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Looking west towards the cycle and pedestrian paths beneath the carriageway of the Six Hills Roundabout at the junction of Six Hills Way and Lytton Way
Festival Pleasure Gardens a077613Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea Park, Wandsworth, London. Passengers riding the waterchute fairground ride at the Battersea Festival Gardens, Greater London, illuminated at night
Stonehenge. Re-erection of Trilithon lintel in 1958 P50217STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Re-erection of Trilithon lintel 158 by the 60 ton Brabazon Crane, the larger of two cranes used to lift stones
Rail Crash EAW047081The aftermath of the Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash, Wealdstone. A locomotive lies on its side and mangled carriages are strewn about
Farnborough Air Show, 1952 EAW046639Various aircraft on display in the Static Park for the Farnborough Air Show, 5th September 1952. Farnborough, Hampshire
Henley-On-Thames GOM01_05_068_03Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire. The view towards Hart Street from Market Place showing cars parked in the foreground and the tower of St Marys Church in the distance
Severn Railway Bridge EAW038126The Severn Railway Bridge, Sharpness, Gloucestershire, from the south, July 1951. The Golucester-Sharpness canal is in the foreground, crossed by a swing-bridge
BBC Transmitter Control Desk, Holme Moss JLP01_05_01_087Holme Moss BBC Transmitter, Holme Moss, Holme Valley, Kirklees, West Yorkshire. View showing a man working the control desk in the ancillary building for the BBC transmitter mast at Holme Moss
Golfer drives AL0298_027A professional golfer in full swing during a golf tournament on an unidentified English course. A caddy, to the left, is holding a sign saying " [S]weetman"
Hertford Square Coventry OP00980Hertford Square, Coventry, West Midlands, 1953. John M Prest (1908-'86), silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print. A van
Tulip picking, Lincolnshire a98_09310Fulney, Spalding, Lincolnshire. The tulip was introduced into Europe in the 16th century from Turkey and takes its name from the French word for turban. It became an important cash crop
Bridgnorth, Shropshire a079455BRIDGNORTH, Shropshire. A view of the High Street in 1953, looking north towards the timber-framed Town Hall in the middle of the road. John Gay
The Church Stairs, Whitby a98_15465THE CHURCH STAIRS, Whitby, North Yorkshire. A baker makes deliveries, climbing the steps from the quayside to the church. 1950s. Hallam Ashley
Well dressing a98_11956Youlgreave, Derbyshire. View showing a well dressing. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in June 1966
Female mannequins in shop window CC73_02302Female mannequins on display in the shop window of the Peter Robinson department store on Oxford Street, London. c.1956. Showroom dummies. Photographed Edward J. Farmer, Campbells Press Studio
