Images Dated 2016 July

British Embassy in Berlin P_D00307_003

British Embassy, 70 Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin. The Palais Strousberg, designed by Augustus Orth, dated from 1867-8. The British government purchased it as an Embassy in 1884. Ante-room and doorway into the drawing room, photographed in 1939 before the outbreak of war. The building was demolished in 1950

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British Embassy in Berlin P_D00980_001

British Embassy, 70 Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin. The porticoed main entrance. The Palais Strousberg, designed by Augustus Orth, dated from 1867-8. The British government purchased it as an Embassy in 1884. Photographed in 1939 before the outbreak of war. The building was demolished in 1950

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Thurleigh Airfield, Bedford 18945_22

Bedford Airfield, Bedfordshire. Thurleigh Airbase hosted the 8th US Airforce during the Second World War and was known as station 111. Shortly after the War, Thurleigh was developed as a testing facility (and became known as the Royal Aerospace Establishment Bedford) that included wind tunnels and a proposed five mile long runway (never completed). The base, of which this turning apron is part, was closed in 1993. Photographed in September 2000

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