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Boat builder, Wroxham, Norfolk a99_00303Wroxham, Norfolk. The boatbuilder at work inside a boatbuilders shed close to Wroxham Bridge on the River Bure
Easter Fair, Norwich a98_17164Norwich, Norfolk. In addition to its market, Norwich held two fairs, one at Christmas and this one at Easter, on the site of the cattle market
Herring Girls, Great Yarmouth a98_17150Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. A group of women, possibly Scottish herring girls, on the quay with herring boats beyond
Masons, Halesworth, Suffolk a98_14596Halesworth, Suffolk. Interior of Barbers Monumental Masons showing two stone masons working at window tracery for a building at Southwold
Thatcher, Norfolk a98_10847Norwich, Norfolk. A small 15th century house having its roof re-thatched. A number of the thatchers tools are shown in use. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in 1948
Harvesting flax, Norfolk a98_09093Fields near Paston, Norfolk. Harvesting flax in July 1946
All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe G_2414Interior view of the nave of All Saints Church in Burnham Thorpe, seen from the chancel. Admiral Nelsons father was once rector here; a Union Jack ensign recalls the link with Nelson
Fishing boats a98_10882GREAT YARMOUTH, Norfolk. Fishing boats entering the harbour mouth. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in November 1947
Tombland Alley, Norwich a98_07528TOMBLAND ALLEY, Norwich, Norfolk
Dustbins a093697Three dustbins in a cobbled London back-street, beside an ornate iron wall grating. Photographed by John Gay. Date range 1945 - 1950
Stonehenge showing photographers ladder in 1954 P50803STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. A make-shift tower to take elevated vertical shots of the excavation of stoneholes 57 and 58
Liverpool Cathedral EAW023367LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL. The Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool was begun in 1904 to a design of Giles Gilbert Scott. The tower was completed in 1942, but the cathedral was not completed until 1978
Bicycles a082787Two bicycles propped against a stone wall in Somerset. Photographed by John Gay during the 1950s
Church bell a082655A church bell lying on its side in a churchyard in Somerset. Photographed by John Gay in April 1953
Glastonbury Abbey a082622GLASTONBURY ABBEY, Glastonbury, Somerset. View of the two piers formerly supporting the choir arch at Glastonbury Abbey, seen from steps leading up from the Galilee in the Lady Chapel to the nave
Country road a081285A long straight country road near Stamfordham, Northumberland. Photographed by John Gay during the 1950s
Watendlath, Borrowdale, Cumbria a080734WATENDLATH, Borrowdale, Cumbria
Reeds growing in lake a080697View of reeds growing near the shore of either Rydal Water or Grasmere, in the Lakes parish of South Lakeland, Cumbria, with sunlight reflecting on the surface of the water
Cumbrian view a080561Lake district landscape, Cumbria. Sun behind dark cloud with tree and stone wall in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay c.1956
Lakeside scene, Cumbria a080500A windswept tree silhouetted against bright sunlight, growing on the rocky shore of a large calm lake in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, most likely either Lake Windermere or Coniston Water
Watendlath, Borrowdale, Cumbria a080406WATENDLATH, Borrowdale, Cumbria. The hamlet of Watendlath viewed across Watendlath Tarn. Photographed between December 1953 and January 1954 by John Gay
Salisbury Cathedral at night a083369SALISBURY CATHEDRAL, Wiltshire. The Cathedral Church of St Mary towering over silhouetted buildings and trees, and illuminated against the night sky by floodlights
Oast houses a079669Close-up of three oast houses, viewed from under a roof or awning. Taken in Kent. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1959
River Barle, Somerset a079491WITHYPOOL, Exmoor, Somerset. A view from beneath the soffit of a stone bridge on the River Barle, looking along a calm stretch of river towards trees, low farm buildings and hills in the distance
Palace of Westminster a077160PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, London
View from a house undergoing demolition a066035KENTISH TOWN, London. View from inside a house undergoing demolition to the backs of the houses opposite with the tower of St Martins Church behind. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1946 - 1969
London courtyard a065758Elevated view looking down on a courtyard with parked cars and a flowering tree. Photographed by John Gay, c.1950
Bridges over the Regents Canal a065309REGENTS CANAL, London. A view looking along a stretch of Regents Canal, showing the spans of two bridges, one iron and one brick, that cross the canal within a few metres of each other
Dockyard a065233DOCKYARD, Essex. A cobbled road in an industrial dockyard, with a warehouse to left and cranes in the background. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1965
Keswick, Christmas 1953 a080373MOOT HALL, Main Street, Keswick, Cumbria
Railway lines a080321Railway track, Hertfordshire. An elevated view of four parallel railway tracks running into the distance, with electricity or telephone pylons running at each side beside farmed fields
Hampton Court Palace a001949HAMPTON COURT PALACE, Richmond upon Thames, London. The palace viewed from the driveway. The site originally belonged to the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem
Hampton Court Palace a001948HAMPTON COURT PALACE, Richmond upon Thames, London. The palace viewed from the south bank with a passenger vessel moored by the jetty
Henry VIII a98_04222TRINITY COLLEGE, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Detail view of the east face of the Great Gate showing heraldic carvings and a statue of King Henry VIII, carved in 1615 by William Cure the younger
Geese a069829A farmyard view of three white geese watched by some cattle from behind a wooden fence, with woodland in the background. Photographed in the Chichester area, West Sussex. John Gay
Ploughed field a079453A view along the furrows of a neatly ploughed field near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, with a lone tree in the centre of the field and rolling hills in the distance. Photographed by John Gay in 1953
Wild grasses a074144A close-up view of wild grasses growing in the Somerset countryside, with an area of woodland in the background. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1950-1965
Wild flowers a074138A close-up of grasses and wildflowers growing on a bank in the Somerset countryside, with a rural landscape and woodland in the background. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1950-1965
Church, railings and daisies a069857Looking up through spear-headed railings with large daisies growing through them, towards the gables, roofs and spire of a flint-faced church in the Chichester area, West Sussex
Daisies a069851Large daisies growing through spear-headed railings atop a low stone-coped wall. Probably in West Sussex. Photographed by John Gay. Date range:1950-1965
Garden gate a069830A decorative wrought-iron gate with brick gate piers stands slightly ajar, revealing a walled garden with a lawn and a line of trees. Photographed in the Chichester area, West Sussex by John Gay
Boxer dog a069703FLAGG MOOR, Flagg, Derbyshire
Dogs sitting in a pram a066045INVERNESS STREET, Camden Town, Greater London
Alport, Derbyshire a069783ALPORT, Derbyshire. A single span stone bridge carries the road over the River Lathkill. Photographed by John Gay in 1959
Monsal Dale Viaduct, Derbyshire a069749MONSAL DALE VIADUCT, Monsal Dale, Little Longstone, Derbyshire
Rural river scene a079535A view along a calm stretch of river near an unidentified village, showing cows standing in the shallows, and the village church visible to the left of frame in the distance
Rural river scene a079524A view of a river running through a rural wooded area, with the low sun shining through tree foliage in the midground
London Brick Company EAW020892LONDON BRICK COMPANY, near Kempston, Bedfordshire, 1949. Aerial view. A series of chimneys rise through the fog
Nativity scene a99_02431A boy admiring the Nativity or Christmas crib inside St Peter Mancroft Church, Norwich, Norfolk. Photographed in 1952 by Hallam Ashley
Pedestrians, London a001643PEDESTRIANS, Westminster, London. A view looking down from Waterloo Bridge on to the pavement below. Date range 1945-1965.s W Rawlings
Corfe Castle CC71_01184CORFE CASTLE, Dorset. A view of the castle from the village. 1950
