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Griffin Park, Brentford EAW068140GRIFFIN PARK, Brentford. Aerial view of the home of " The Bees" since 1904. Photographed in 1957. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Lincoln Cathedral BB49_02570LINCOLN CATHEDRAL, Lincolnshire. A misty view with Lincoln Cathedral in the distance taken from the Swanpool. The Cathedral dates back to 1092 with later additions and remodelling
Coventry Cathedral CC47_02918Cathedral Church Of St Michael, Bailey Lane, Coventry
King George V Dock a002109KING GEORGE V DOCK, Canning Town, London. Shipping in the dock with dock workers standing on the dockside in the foreground (mid 20th century)
Dunbar Wharf, Limehouse, London a002456DUNBAR WHARF, Narrow Street, Limehouse, London. This Thames-side wharf was built in the early 19th century for Duncan Dunbar & Sons
Dog a086653A springer spaniel peering out from a small circular hole cut into the wooden plank door of a barn or similar agricultural outbuilding
Liverpool Street Station a063096LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, London. Interior view. Passengers waiting for a train on a platform at Liverpool Street Station. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1947-1948
Farrier, Woodbastwick, Norfolk a98_13563Woodbastwick, Norfolk. Interior of blacksmiths shop. A farrier shoeing a horse. A working horse would need re-shoeing about every five weeks
Canterbury Cathedral EAW004809CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL, Kent
Poodle a054086View of a car showing a poodle sitting in the drivers seat. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1946-1959
Griffin Park, Brentford EAW068145GRIFFIN PARK, Brentford. Aerial view of the home of " The Bees" since 1904. Photographed in 1957. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Battersea Power Station a98_05903BATTERSEA POWER STATION, London. View from the north bank of the River Thames at night. It was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1937 and was the largest brick building in europe
Blacksmith, Norfolk a98_13558Woodbastwick, Norfolk. Interior of blacksmiths shop. A farrier shapes a horseshoe on his anvil. Photographed by Hallam Ashley, February 1949
Clink Wharf Ltd. a98_05351CLINK WHARF LIMITED, Clink Street, St Mary Overys Dock, Southwark, London. The River Thames in London was lined with wharves into the 1950s
Farrier, Cambridgeshire a98_10862Soham, Cambridgeshire. A blacksmith, or farrier, shoeing a horse with a young boy looking on. Traditional skills and crafts are learned by starting young and through generations of experience
Battersea Power Station a077607BATTERSEA POWER STATION, London
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
Coventry Cathedral EAW024986COVENTRY CATHEDRAL. The old Cathedral was destroyed by incendiary bombs on 14 November 1940, with only its spire and outer walls surviving
HMS Warspite EAW005978HMS WARSPITE, Prussia Cove, Cornwall. Warspite was launched in 1913 and saw action with the Royal Navy at the Battle of Jutland in 1916
Highbury Stadium, Arsenal EAW067822HIGHBURY STADIUM, London. Aerial view of the home of Arsenal Football Club since 1913. Photographed in 1957. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Mallard steam train, Flying Scotsman service a062835MALLARD. View of the LNER Class A4 train during its time on the Flying Scotsman express passenger service between London and Edinburgh. A man in a trilby hat looks at the engine
Blackpool Beach a047930BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. Informal holiday portrait showing rear view of a family with two small daughters paddling in the sea, with Blackpool Tower in the background (mid-20th century). John Gay
Hastings a98 / 05468HASTINGS, East Sussex. View of two women walking past a group of fishermens stores ( net shops ) during 1956. Eric de Mare
Blackpool a047928BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. An elderly man on holiday paddling in the sea, with Blackpool Tower in the background. Date range 1946-1955. John Gay
Chipping Norton HAW_9419_28CHIPPING NORTON, Oxfordshire. Aerial view of the Cotswold market town taken by Harold Wingham, 3rd June 1951
London skyline 1947 a093777View of the London skyline looking south-west from the top of Westminster Cathedral towards Battersea Power Station. Photographed by John Gay in 1947
St Mawes Harbour, Cornwall a086715ST MAWES HARBOUR, St Mawes, St Just In Roseland, Cornwall
Piccadilly a076470PICCADILLY, London. Stationary traffic along a busy Piccadilly at night, showing a London taxi cab for hire, and the illuminated signs of Piccadilly Circus and Lillywhites in the background
Sheep a087032A close-up of three sheep in a field, seen from ground-level, with the tall tower of an unidentified church in the background. Photographed by John Gay. Date range 1950 - 1960
Magpie a079744A magpie standing next to an ink pot on a table inside a house in Kent. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1959
Cat a069843BOXGROVE PRIORY, West Sussex
Horse feeding from nosebag a065985KINGS CROSS, London. The head of a horse with head down feeding from a nosebag, with one of the gasometers at Kings Cross behind. Date range: 1946-1969, John Gay
Man leaning forward a054035An informal portrait of a man seated on a stone bench on Blackfriars Bridge, London; leaning forward with his cap fallen on the ground in front of him. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1946-1959
Shibden Hall WSA01_01_00250Shibden Hall, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire. Exterior view from the south-east showing the south elevation of hall. Home of Anne Lister. Walter Scott Collection, 1946
Derelict houses BB78_09272The doorways of the derelict numbers one and two, Guinea Street, Bristol, taken from the north. A compulsory purchase order can be seen attached to number one
Children in yard, Warwick a48_02779Children posing for the photographer in the yard behind terraced housing on Bowling Green Street, Warwick, Warwickshire. Washing on the line. Photographed by G B Mason, 1946
Bargemen AA97_05426Brigg, North Lincolnshire. Barges and bargemen moored on the River Ancholme
Lichfield Cathedral wrought iron gate HKR01_02_072Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire. Interior view. Shadow of the wrought iron gates in the stone floor in the south choir aisle. Photographed, c. mid-1950s, by Margaret F
Warwick a48_02751Warwick, Warwickshire. View from the Westgate tower looking over the roof tops, north east along the High Street and Jury Street. St Marys Church can be seen on the skyline
Stratford-upon-Avon HAW_9414_36Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. Aerial view of the town including the River Avon and Royal Shakespeare Threatre. 21st May 1951. Harold Wingham Collection
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
Sea of Steps, Wells Cathedral a66_00136WELLS CATHEDRAL, Wells, Somerset. Interior view. The Sea of Steps. Photographed by Herbert Felton in 1948
Norwich market in 1948 MF98_01664_16Norwich, Norfolk. The bustling marketplace. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in July 1948
Whelk boats, Norfolk a98_14631Wells next the Sea, Norfolk. An inshore fishing boat, the William Edward, unloads cockles at Quayside, watched by an appreciative audience. Photographed by Hallam Ashley Augusr 1949
Sweets a093543A selection of Barratts Confectionery. Photographed by John Gay between January 1946 - November 1946
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
Grimsby Dock Tower EAW029404GRIMSBY DOCK TOWER, Lincolnshire. This famous maritime landmark was built in 1852 as a hydraulic reservoir to power the lock gates and cranes of Grimsby Docks
Lamp post a065351DAME STREET, Islington, London. A view south into a section of Dame Street, showing the top of a lamp post in the foreground, and terraced houses beyond. John Gay. Date range: 1955-1965
Kingfisher steam train, Flying Scotsman service a062841KINGFISHER. View of the LNER Class A4 train during its time on the Flying Scotsman express passenger service between London and Edinburgh. Photographed by John Gay, 1948
Cutty Sark a065184CUTTY SARK, Greenwich, London. A detail view of the stern of the Cutty Sark by night, showing her decorative name plate and rudder
Blackpool a047903BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. General view along beach towards the Blackpool Tower seen through centre of ring of life buoy on central pier. Mid 20th century. John Gay
Royal Albert Dock a001246ROYAL ALBERT DOCK, Canning Town, London. Two workmen repainting a ship in dry dock (mid-20th century). The dock was the largest of the three royal docks and opened in 1880.s W Rawlings
Tetbury HAW_9427_08TETBURY, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire. Aerial view, 19th April 1952
Great Malvern HAW_9424_12GREAT MALVERN, Malvern, Worcestershire. Aerial view taken by Harold Wingham, 26th November 1951
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
Farmhouse kitchen a087028GWENDREATH FARMHOUSE, Grade Ruan, Cornwall. Interior view. Cats warming themselves beside a coal-fired kitchen range. Photographed by John Gay between 1950 and 1965
St Ives, Cornwall a086596ST IVES, Cornwall. A view looking across the harbour to St Ives from Smeatons Pier, taken during the photographers holiday to Cornwall. Photographed by John Gay, 1950
Pickering Castle 1953 EAW050707PICKERING CASTLE, North Yorkshire. Aerial view, 15th July 1953. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Tattershall Castle 1951 EAW035005TATTERSHALL CASTLE, Lincolnshire. Aerial view of the tower and moats, 20th March 1951. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Battersea Power Station a002022BATTERSEA POWER STATION, London. A view looking south east from Chelsea Bridge towards the power station (the buildings fourth chimney was added later) with Grosvenor Bridge before it
Chelsea Bridge a001461CHELSEA BRIDGE, Battersea, London. A view looking south east towards Chelsea Bridge with Battersea Power Station beyond (the buildings fourth chimney was added later)
Clifton Suspension Bridge a98_04334CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE, Clifton, Bristol. The walkway beside the road shows the bridges Egyptian temple-like towers and massive engineering features
Royal Docks, London a002112ROYAL DOCKS, Silvertown, Canning Town, London. Shipping moored by the dockside including barges in the foreground. Photographed by Stanley W Rawlings. Date range: 1945 - 1965
Man looking out to sea a002229Man looking out to sea and the horizon. A man silhouetted against the sea, at sunset, in an unknown location. Photographed by Stanley W Rawlings. Date range: 1945 - 1965
Hereford Cathedral a002157HEREFORD CATHEDRAL, Hereford, Herefordshire. An exterior view looking towards the west front of the Cathedral from King Street. The west front was built by Oldrid Scott
Sailing boat a002064SAILING BOAT, Southend on Sea, Essex. A small sailing boat turning in the wind off Southend-on-Sea. Photographed by Stanley W Rawlings. Date range: 1945 - 1965
Tilbury Docks a001349The Strathaird moored at dockside with its mast reflected in a puddle in the foreground. The ship was built in 1932 and scrapped in 1967. Photographed by Stanley W Rawlings. Date range: 1945-1965
Doncaster Racecourse EAW049620DONCASTER RACECOURSE. Aerial view of the racecourse with a meet in progress. Belle Vue, home of Doncaster Rovers Football Club, is adjacent in the foreground. Photographed in May 1953
Cremorne Wharf FF003276CREMORNE WHARF, Chelsea, London. View south-west along the River Thames at dusk towards Cremorne Wharf and the Chelsea Flour Mills with the Lots Road Power Station behind
Southwell Minster a98_16670Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire. The west front of St Mary the Virgin Minster as seen from the gateway
Royal Albert Bridge a98_05393Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, Cornwall. This bowstring tubular plate girder railway bridge over the River Tamar connects Devonport in Devon to Saltash in Cornwall
Clifton Suspension Bridge a98_04333Clifton Suspension Bridge, Clifton, Bristol. View of the Clifton Suspension Bridge seen from the river bank below
Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge a98_04211WREN LIBRARY, Trinity College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Interior view of the library showing bookshelves and marble busts. Photographed by Eric de Mare. Date range: 1945 - 1980
Liverpool, 1946 EAW001911LIVERPOOL. Aerial view, 12th July 1946, showing the area around the five way junction of Duke Street, Hanover Street and Paradise Street (the former Sailors Home, now demolished)
St Pauls Cathedral in bomb damaged surroundings a093716ST PAULs CATHEDRAL, London. The cathedral in mist with the snow-covered ruins of a bomb damaged building in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay in 1947
Thatching a church, Suffolk BB98_14595Lowestoft, Suffolk. Thatchers at work on the roof of St Margaret and All Saints Church view from the south east. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in October 1949
Reed cutting, Norfolk a98_07734Horning Ferry, Norfolk. Cutting reeds with a scythe on Woodbastwick Marshes. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in February 1949
Reed cutting, Norfolk a98_07731Horning Ferry, Norfolk. Reed cutter bundling reeds on Woodbastwick Marshes. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in February 1949
Brewers dray, Ipswich a98_12167Ipswich, Suffolk. A Cobbold & Co dray emerging from the yard of the Saracens Head. Brewers were often local firms and supplied public houses within a small radius
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
Wherry, Norfolk a98_09263River Yare, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. In much of East Anglia, waterways offered a ready means of transport for bulk goods, and the traditional working boat was called a wherry
Greengrocer, Suffolk a98_14578Southwold, Suffolk. Shopping on the High Street at Quality Stores. Fruit and vegetables are displayed on the pavement in front of the shop. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in April 1949
Bourne Mill, Colchester a98_17146Bourne Mill, Colchester, Essex
Farm wagons, Norfolk a98_15161Freethorpe, Norfolk. These two traditional horse-drawn farm wagons would still have been in regular use when this photograph was taken. Behind, a portable elevator was used to build the haystacks