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Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Town Hall, Birmingham 1941 a42_00745

Town Hall, Birmingham 1941 a42_00745
TOWN 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

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Bomb damage, Birmingham 1942 OP09006

Bomb damage, Birmingham 1942 OP09006
HIGHGATE ROAD, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, West Midlands. Bomb damage photographed by James Nelson, 29th July 1942

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Hyde Park Corner and Apsley House DD87_00022

Hyde Park Corner and Apsley House DD87_00022
HYDE PARK CORNER, Westminster, London. Looking north towards the Hyde Park Corner screen (by Decimus Burton) and Apsley House (now the Wellington Museum)

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Tyne Bridge under construction EPW019820

Tyne Bridge under construction EPW019820
TYNE 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

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Royal Train BL17842

Royal Train BL17842
ROYAL TRAIN. The South Eastern and Chatham Railway Royal Train showing the exterior of the Royal saloon. The photograph was taken for the owners of this Royal Train

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Donnington Castle c. 1900 CC97_02672

Donnington Castle c. 1900 CC97_02672
DONNINGTON CASTLE, Newbury, Berkshire. The Great Gatehouse, a three storey building with two round towers projected from the main body of the castle

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Harrods Shoe Department 1919 BL24450_021

Harrods Shoe Department 1919 BL24450_021
HARRODS, Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London. Baroque luxury of the ladies shoe department in Harrods. The ornate plaster ceiling

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: HMS Wishart a002466

HMS Wishart a002466
HMS WISHART, Hays Wharf, Bermondsey, London. A Thorneycroft modifed W class destroyer launched in 1919, here bedecked in celebratory bunting

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Queen Victorias Christmas Presents 1900 D880012

Queen Victorias Christmas Presents 1900 D880012
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Queen Victorias Christmas Presents 1900

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Daily Telegraph Office, Fleet Street 1913 BL22128_04

Daily Telegraph Office, Fleet Street 1913 BL22128_04
DAILY TELEGRAPH OFFICE, Fleet Street, London. Interior view. The linotype room in the Daily Telegraph Office in the City of London

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: 9 Arkwright Road, Hampstead, London BL18802

9 Arkwright Road, Hampstead, London BL18802
9 ARKWRIGHT ROAD, Hampstead, London. Interior of hall looking towards entrance. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere in 1905

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Cinematograph Theatre, Edgware Road 1915 BL22922

Cinematograph Theatre, Edgware Road 1915 BL22922
CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE, 164-66 Edgware Road, Westminster, London. Cinematograph Theatre in Edgware Road, advertising continuous performances of Old enough to be her Grandpa

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Queen Victorias Royal Train BL17421_005

Queen Victorias Royal Train BL17421_005
THE ROYAL TRAIN. An interior view of the sitting room on Queen Victorias Royal Train. Victoria was the first monarch to use this mode of transport; her first journey took place on 13th June 1842

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: GWR Works, Swindon, 1920 epw000924

GWR Works, Swindon, 1920 epw000924
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY WORKS, Swindon. Aerial view photographed May 1920. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Doncaster Airport EPW049428

Doncaster Airport EPW049428
DONCASTER AIRPORT AND BELLE VUE STADIUM. View of the airfield and the home of Doncaster Rovers Football Club, photographed in 1935. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Brill Windmill, Buckinghamshire a81_02141

Brill Windmill, Buckinghamshire a81_02141
BRILL WINDMILL, Brill, Buckinghamshire. This post mill dates to 1668, making it one of the oldest in the country. The last remaining of three mills that were once positioned on this hill

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: River Tyne 1935 EPW048817

River Tyne 1935 EPW048817
Aerial view of the Tyne River looking towards Tynemouth and Jarrow, August 1935. Lots of shipping in the river and in dock. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Grimsby Docks 1933 EPW042806

Grimsby Docks 1933 EPW042806
GRIMSBY DOCKS, Lincolnshire. Aerial view, August 1933. This view shows Alexandra Dock, with the Victoria Mills, a moored sailing barge and Corporation Bridge to the right

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Fort Dunlop EPW026942

Fort Dunlop EPW026942
FORT 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

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Blackpool in 1920 EPW002080

Blackpool in 1920 EPW002080
BLACKPOOL TOWER, Lancashire. Aerial view taking in the tower, the sea front and beach, the Winter Gardens and the big wheel in July 1920

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Ufton Court, Berkshire c. 1901 OP01505

Ufton Court, Berkshire c. 1901 OP01505
UFTON COURT, Ufton Nervet, Berkshire. A woman stands at the base of the garden steps. Photographed by Maxwell-Lyte, c.1901

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Park Place, Remenham OP01500

Park Place, Remenham OP01500
PARK PLACE, Remenham, Berkshire. A view of a statue by the pond. Photographed by Maxwell-Lyte, c.1900

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Paddle steamer under arms CC80_00195

Paddle steamer under arms CC80_00195
DEPTFORD CREEK, LONDON. The paddle steamer Plinlimmon (formerly Cambrai) was hired by the Ministry of War transport in 1939

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Beating the Bounds CC72_02365

Beating the Bounds CC72_02365
Beating the Bounds, Longwall Street, Oxford. Boys scramble for coins at Longwall during the annual ceremony of beating the bounds, which reinforces knowledge of the parish boundary

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Arts and Crafts interior BL16685

Arts and Crafts interior BL16685
Holmestead, North Mossley Hill Road, Liverpool. Interior of the music room, with a harp and grand piano displaying many elements of the Arts and Crafts movement

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Swiss Cottage Odeon BB87_03613

Swiss Cottage Odeon BB87_03613
Odeon Cinema, Swiss Cottage, Camden, London. Oscar Deutsch established the Odeon cinema chain in 1933, and Odeon became a registered trade mark

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Steam power, Charwelton, Northamptonshire a97_05431

Steam power, Charwelton, Northamptonshire a97_05431
Workers at Charwelton, Northamptonshire. Construction workers on Great Central Railway. The workers have a large steam engine for power

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Edwardian music room, Thornton Manor BL17551

Edwardian music room, Thornton Manor BL17551
Thornton 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

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Douglas DC-3 AFL03_aerofilms_b1222

Douglas DC-3 AFL03_aerofilms_b1222
Douglas 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

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Biplane flight AFL03_aerofilms_c169

Biplane flight AFL03_aerofilms_c169
De Havilland DH9s flying in formation. From a copy negative made in 1923. Designed in 1916 by Airco, it first saw action with the Royal Flying Corps over the Western Front in 1917

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880017

Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880017
DOVER 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

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880011

Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880011
DOVER CASTLE, Kent. The secret wartime tunnels. Interior view. The Annexe Level Underground Hospital was constructed in 1941-2 to provide a medical dressing station for casualties

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880008

Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880008
DOVER CASTLE, Kent. The secret wartime tunnels. Interior view. The Annexe Level Underground Hospital was constructed in 1941-2 to provide a medical dressing station for casualties

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Exeter Cathedral bomb damage BB42_00740

Exeter Cathedral bomb damage BB42_00740
EXETER 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

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Birkenhead in 1920 EPW004029

Birkenhead in 1920 EPW004029
BIRKENHEAD, Merseyside, August 1920. Aerial view. Prominent in the foreground are Queens Buildings with St James Church on its roundabout and Corporation Street

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Bridgewater House, London DD56_00034

Bridgewater House, London DD56_00034
BRIDGEWATER HOUSE, Westminster, London. Interior view. Before the First World War Bridgewater House contained the finest private picture gallery in England

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: The Cenotaph 1921 BL25601

The Cenotaph 1921 BL25601
WHITEHALL, London. A small group of people pay their respects at the Cenotaph in Whitehall which is adorned with recently placed wreaths

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: St Brides Church, London 1941 BB69_02583

St Brides Church, London 1941 BB69_02583
FLEET STREET, London. St Brides Church was rebuilt to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren following the Great Fire of London

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: The Library, Apsley House DD54_00089

The Library, Apsley House DD54_00089
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view. The Library. Photographed by Newton and Co. Date range: 1890-1914

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Yellow Drawing Room, Apsley House DD54_00084

Yellow Drawing Room, Apsley House DD54_00084
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view. The Yellow Drawing Room. Photographed by Newton and Co. Date range: 1890-1914

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Bomb damage, London 1941 BL5947

Bomb damage, London 1941 BL5947
City 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

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Disc harrowing, Lincolnshire a98_09683

Disc harrowing, Lincolnshire a98_09683
Disc harrowing near Honington, Lincolnshire. The mechanisation of agricultural practices made farming more intensive and productive

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Witley Court Picture Gallery c. 1920 BL25090

Witley Court Picture Gallery c. 1920 BL25090
WITLEY COURT, Great Witley, Worcestershire. Interior view of the Picture Gallery with a series of paintings and fine furniture

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Crystal Palace after the fire 1936 rhw11521_h6133

Crystal Palace after the fire 1936 rhw11521_h6133
CRYSTAL PALACE, Sydenham Hill, London. View of the remains of the Crystal Palace after the fire in November 1936. Although 89 fire engines and over 400 firemen attended the blaze

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Palace of Westminster and debris a093799

Palace of Westminster and debris a093799
SOUTHWARK, London. Bomb damage and demolition debris beside County Hall on Londons South Bank, with the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge in the background. Photographed by John Gay

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Witley Court Music Room c. 1920 BL25088

Witley Court Music Room c. 1920 BL25088
WITLEY COURT, Worcestershire. Interior view c.1920. The Music Room. Photographed by Bedford Lemere

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Witley Court Drawing Room c. 1920 BL25086

Witley Court Drawing Room c. 1920 BL25086
WITLEY COURT, Worcestershire. Interior view c.1920. The Drawing Room. Photographed by Bedford Lemere

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Brodsworth Main Colliery EPW012843

Brodsworth Main Colliery EPW012843
BRODSWORTH MAIN COLLIERY, Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire. Aerial photograph taken in May 1925. The Colliery was opened in 1905 and closed in 1990



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