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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
Car lift at a multi-storey car park BL19998MITCHELL MOTORS COMPANY, 114 Wardour Street, Westminster, London. An early motor car, with a chauffeur in the drivers seat on a car lift
Laying a hollow pot floor, Lloyds Avenue, London BL19950A8 LLOYDS AVENUE, City Of London. Construction workers laying a hollow pot reinforced concrete floor at number 8 Lloyds Avenue
John Rylands Library BL15862JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY, Deansgate, Manchester. Interior view, showing a staircase and architectural details as seen from a half-landing
Cabbage leaf costume BB97_08307Cabbage Lady, Hellidon, Northamptonshire. A view of a lady wearing a cabbage leaf costume outside the school house. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son. Date range:1907-1920
Town Hall, Birmingham 1941 a42_00745TOWN HALL, Birmingham, West Midlands. View of the Town Hall with banner covering one side, promoting Warship Week, October 18th - 26th. England expects our city to subscribe £ 10, 000, 000
Bomb damage, Birmingham 1942 OP09006HIGHGATE ROAD, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, West Midlands. Bomb damage photographed by James Nelson, 29th July 1942
Sandown Pier EPW043023SANDOWN, Isle of Wight. The Paddle Steamer Sandown arriving at Sandown Pier in August 1939
Tyne Bridge under construction EPW019820TYNE BRIDGE, Newcastle. Site of the new Tyne Bridge, photographed here in October 1927, a year before official opening of the bridge - the approaches are well underway
Clifton EPW005463CLIFTON, Bristol. Aerial view of Clifton showing the Avon Gorge and Suspension Bridge photographed in March 1921
Donnington Castle c. 1900 CC97_02672DONNINGTON CASTLE, Newbury, Berkshire. The Great Gatehouse, a three storey building with two round towers projected from the main body of the castle
Harrods Shoe Department 1919 BL24450_021HARRODS, Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London. Baroque luxury of the ladies shoe department in Harrods
HMS Wishart a002466HMS WISHART, Hays Wharf, Bermondsey, London. A Thorneycroft modifed W class destroyer launched in 1919, here bedecked in celebratory bunting
Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London DD60_00223CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, Old Bailey, London. The Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey, taken from Holborn Viaduct
Telephone box in 1926 BL28503TELEPHONE BOX, Ladbroke Grove, Kensington, London. An example of a new-issue K2 telephone kiosk in Ladbroke Grove
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
Exhibition Park, Newcastle. 1929 EPW026662EXHIBITION PARK, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear. Aerial view. The North East Coast Exhibition, May 1929
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
Blackpool in 1920 EPW002080BLACKPOOL TOWER, Lancashire. Aerial view taking in the tower, the sea front and beach, the Winter Gardens and the big wheel in July 1920
New Brighton Tower c. 1900 OP00587NEW BRIGHTON TOWER, New Brighton, Merseyside. The tower was taller than Blackpool Tower at 567 feet high. It was built in 1898 and stood within the Tower Buildings complex
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
Swiss Cottage Odeon BB87_03613Odeon Cinema, Swiss Cottage, Camden, London. Oscar Deutsch established the Odeon cinema chain in 1933, and Odeon became a registered trade mark
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)
Edwardian music room, Thornton Manor BL17551Thornton Manor, near Port Sunlight, Merseyside. Edwardian interior of the music room, which was added in 1902. A large organ is built in over a seating area to the right
Douglas DC-3 AFL03_aerofilms_b1222Douglas DC-3 airliner. Advertising image prepared by Aerofilms for a client showing rays of sunshine from behind a cloud.The DC-3 entered civilian service with American Airlines in 1936
Biplane flight AFL03_aerofilms_c169De Havilland DH9s flying in formation. From a copy negative made in 1923
Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880017DOVER CASTLE, Kent. The secret wartime tunnels. Interior view of a kitchen. The Annexe Level Underground Hospital was constructed in 1941-2 to provide a medical dressing station for casualties
Exeter Cathedral bomb damage BB42_00740EXETER CATHEDRAL, Devon. On the night of 3-4 May 1942 a bomb fell on the Chapel of St James in the south choir aisle of the cathedral, causing considerable damage to the late 13th-century fabric
Birkenhead in 1920 EPW004029BIRKENHEAD, Merseyside, August 1920. Aerial view. Prominent in the foreground are Queens Buildings with St James Church on its roundabout and Corporation Street
Leeds Corn Exchange A41_00232CORN EXCHANGE, Leeds. An interior detail of the domed roof of the Corn Exchange in Duncan Street showing the clock. The iron-framed dome rises to a height of 75 feet above the floor
Bridgewater House, London DD56_00034BRIDGEWATER HOUSE, Westminster, London. Interior view
St Brides Church, London 1941 BB69_02583FLEET STREET, London. St Brides Church was rebuilt to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren following the Great Fire of London
John Rylands Library, Manchester A42_01435JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY, Manchester. Interior view. A staircase in the John Rylands Library in the University of Manchester
Bridgewater House Gallery DD56_00032BRIDGEWATER HOUSE GALLERY, Westminster, London. Interior view c.1900. The works of art included Diana and Actaeon by Titian (displayed half way down the lower left hand side of this image)
The Library, Apsley House DD54_00089APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view. The Library. Photographed by Newton and Co. Date range: 1890-1914
Yellow Drawing Room, Apsley House DD54_00084APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view. The Yellow Drawing Room. Photographed by Newton and Co. Date range: 1890-1914
Bomb damage, London 1941 BL5947City of London. A figure stands amid destroyed and burnt-out buildings. The Brewers Hall in Aldermanbury was built in 1673 after its predecessor was destroyed in the Great Fire of London
Disc harrowing, Lincolnshire a98_09683Disc harrowing near Honington, Lincolnshire
Witley Court Picture Gallery c. 1920 BL25090WITLEY COURT, Great Witley, Worcestershire. Interior view of the Picture Gallery with a series of paintings and fine furniture
Crystal Palace after the fire 1936 rhw11521_h6133CRYSTAL PALACE, Sydenham Hill, London. View of the remains of the Crystal Palace after the fire in November 1936
Witley Court Music Room c. 1920 BL25088WITLEY COURT, Worcestershire. Interior view c.1920. The Music Room. Photographed by Bedford Lemere
Witley Court Drawing Room c. 1920 BL25086WITLEY COURT, Worcestershire. Interior view c.1920. The Drawing Room. Photographed by Bedford Lemere
Brodsworth Main Colliery EPW012843BRODSWORTH MAIN COLLIERY, Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire. Aerial photograph taken in May 1925. The Colliery was opened in 1905 and closed in 1990
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)
Wembley Cup Final 1923 EPW008545WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. The first Wembley FA Cup Final was marked by disorderly scenes
Spirit of St Louis EPW018121Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St Louis coming in to land at Croydon Aerodrome, 29th May 1927 having flown in from Brussels
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
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
British Empire Exhibition 1924 EPW010737BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION, London. Photographed in June 1924 at Wembley, Middlesex
Liverpool Pier Head 1920 EPW003058PIER HEAD, Liverpool, Merseyside
The Kursaal, Bexhill EPW000121THE KURSaL, de la Warr Parade, Bexhill, Sussex, photographed in 1920
Timpsons Shoe Factory, Kettering EPW053718TIMPSONS FACTORY, Kettering, Northamptonshire. Kettering, along with a number of Northamptonshire towns specialised in footwear manufacture
The Potteries EPW045337FAIRFIELD POTTERY, Slippery Lane, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. The heart of the potteries with a series of kilns, towers and workshops producing all kinds of ceramics
Wootton Bassett United Dairies, 1930. EPW032627WOOTTON BASSETT UNITED DAIRIES, Wiltshire. The Dairy Supply Company opened its factory in 1908 and merged with United Dairies in 1915
Cornish tin smelting works EPW009899aCornish Tin Company Smelting Works. Believed to be Seleggan Works or East Wheal Basset Smelting Works, Redruth, Cornwall
The Library at St. Johns College, Oxford CC50_00824LIBRARY, ST JOHNs COLLEGE, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The interior of the old library in Canterbury Quad, built in 1596-1601, showing rows of bookcases leading up to the large window at the east end
Oceanic House, the White Star Line shipping company BL21285OCEANIC HOUSE, Cockspur Street, London
Lyons Popular Cafe BL18609THE POPULAR CAFE, Piccadilly, London. Restaurant interior from the entrance with tables set and ready for customers
Abel Beesley, University Waterman in 1901 CC71_00075FISHER ROW, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The waterman Abel Beesley on his punt full of bundles of rushes with old Pacey Bridge in the background. Photographed by Henry Taunt in 1901
FA Cup semi-final at Highbury in 1929. EPW025838HIGHBURY STADIUM, London. Aerial view of the 1929 FA Cup Semi-Final at the home of Arsenal Football Club
Aerial photography 1919 AFL03_aerofilms_c12930" Wills, Shaw and Friese-Greene Ready to Film". A publicity shot for the foundation of the Aerofilms aerial photography company taken at the London Aerodrome, Hendon
The launch of the RMS Aquitania BL22100_027RMS AQUITANIA. Launch, April 21st, 1913. The Aquitania was the third of the Cunard Line express ocean liners (after the Mauretania and Lusitania), and the last four-stack liner to be built
Agricultural Hall, Islington BL15826_009AGRICULTURAL HALL, Islington, London. Interior view of the hall in 1900 during the Tramway Exhibition
Wembley Cup Final 1935 EPW046905WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. An aerial view of the Wembley Cup Final 1935
601 Squadron EPW035616601 SQUADRON. Practice for an RAF display in June 1931. These aircraft are Westland Wapiti Mk.IIA bombers (in service 1928-1942)
R101 at Cardington EPW029993R101 at Cardington, Bedfordshire, 1929. Built 1926-30 at the Royal Airship Works at Cardington, the final test flight was 1st October 1930
Witley Court BL25081_009WITLEY COURT, Great Witley, Worcestershire. Witley Court as seen from the gardens, with the Perseus and Andromeda fountain in the foreground
Smithfield Market entrance BL25748SMITHFIELD MARKET, London. A 1921 view of the grand entrance archway to Sir Horace Joness Smithfield Meat Market which opened in 1868
Marmalade factory, Oxford CC66_00389Male and female workers at Coopers Marmalade Factory, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Henry Taunt 1902
Pay day, Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames BB87_09666Pay day at Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames, London. A line of workmen collect their wages from a hatch, while a security guard looks on. Photographer unknown, c.1910
Big Ben Clock Tower CC73_02867PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, London. Inside the clock tower. Maintenance on Big Ben clock face
Dickens Brothers leather works, Northampton BB99_05292DICKENS BROTHERS, Northampton. Photograph of interior of leather works c.1929. Preparing leather for the shoe and boot industry
Odeon Cinema BB87_03702ODEON CINEMA, Leicester Square, London. A view of the cinema at night. 1937. John Maltby
Library CC46_00597Guys Hospital, The Borough, London. People reading books in the Free Lending Library. 1920s
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
Clovelly BB73_07823High Street, Clovelly, Devon. Looking up the cobbled main street in Clovelly, showing the New Inn on the north side of the street, with people leaning against the walls of the buildings
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
Broadcasting House SAM01_03_0989Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London. BBC. Photographed in August 1939 by Julian J Samuels
Odeon Cinema, Balham Hill BB87_03782Odeon Cinema, Balham Hill, Balham, London. Exterior view at night, April 1938. Photographed by John Maltby
Bomb damage, Exeter BB42_00706Exeter, Devon. A view looking east along the High Street from the roof of Dellers Cafe showing the burnt out Church of St Lawrence in the foreground
Collecting water, Hellidon, Northamptonshire a97_05936General view showing unidentified elderly woman carrying bucket, Hellidon, Northamptonshire. July 1902. Alfred Newton and Sons
Corn harvest, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire a97_05375General view of worker in field harvesting corn, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire. 1900. Alfred Newton and Sons
Boys sitting on gate a97_05319Boys sitting on kissing gate, Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire. 1904
