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Background imagePicturing England Collection: Steep Street Bristol OP08887

Steep Street Bristol OP08887
The junction of Steep Street and Trenchard Street, Bristol, 1866. John Hill Morgan (b 1833), platinum print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Crowsteps, Newbury

Crowsteps, Newbury
Crowsteps, Tydehams, Newbury, Berkshire, c 1930. Herbert Felton (c 1887-1968), silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Wembley Cup Final 1935 EPW046905

Wembley Cup Final 1935 EPW046905
WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. An aerial view of the Wembley Cup Final 1935

Background imagePicturing England Collection: St Pauls Cathedral viewed from Southwark Bridge RSL01_01_01

St Pauls Cathedral viewed from Southwark Bridge RSL01_01_01
View of St Pauls Cathedral from Southwark Bridge, London. Attributed to Alfred Rosling. c.1855. Albumen print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Farrier, Woodbastwick, Norfolk a98_13563

Farrier, Woodbastwick, Norfolk a98_13563
Woodbastwick, Norfolk. Interior of blacksmiths shop. A farrier shoeing a horse. A working horse would need re-shoeing about every five weeks

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Lichfield Cathedral OP08956

Lichfield Cathedral OP08956
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad, Lichfield, Staffordshire, c 1860. Francis Bedford (1816-'94), albumen print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Bradfield House OP01896

Bradfield House OP01896
Bradfield House, Bradfield, Uffculme, Devon, April 1853. Unknown photographer, albumen print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Bradfield House OP01731

Bradfield House OP01731
Bradfield House, Bradfield, Uffculme, Devon, April 1852. Unknown photographer, dilute albumen print from a paper negative

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Woods Restaurant a97_05220

Woods Restaurant a97_05220
Woods Restaurant, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland. Interior with group seated at a table and waiting staff. Photographed by Alfred Newton & Son, 1902

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Consett Steel Works FF98_00247

Consett Steel Works FF98_00247
Consett Steel Works, County Durham, 1945-80. Eric de Mare (1910-2002) cellulose acetate negative

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Dudley blast furnaces OP02658

Dudley blast furnaces OP02658
Blast furnace, Russells Hall, Dudley, West Midlands, 1859. Mr Mills, dilute albumen print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Nottingham EAW025936

Nottingham EAW025936
Nottingham, 15 August 1949. Aerofilms Ltd cellulose nitrate negative. Aerofilms view of Nottingham records the construction of the new, H-shaped County Hall

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Ballingdon Hall a98_12868

Ballingdon Hall a98_12868
BALLINGDON HALL, Sudbury, Suffolk. In 1972 the hall was moved 200 yards when the A131 was improved. The timber-framed house was built circa 1593 by Sir Thomas Eden. Hallam Ashley

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Holy Island AL0201_031_01

Holy Island AL0201_031_01
Holy Island, Northumberland, View looking out from caves on the coast. Photographed by George Washington Wilson 1890-1910

Background imagePicturing England Collection: St Georges Hall OP02751

St Georges Hall OP02751
St Georges Hall, St Georges Plateau, Liverpool, 1854-55. Attributed to Thomas Sutton (1819-75), salted paper print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Pulls Ferry, Norwich SED01_01_01

Pulls Ferry, Norwich SED01_01_01
Pulls Ferry, Norwich, Norfolk, 1854. William Russell Sedgfield (1826-'1902), albumen print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Great George Street, Westminster OWS01_10_160

Great George Street, Westminster OWS01_10_160
Construction of the New Government Offices, Great George Street, Westminster, London, 24 September 1902.s B Bolas & Co, silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: St Giles Cripplegate FF003274

St Giles Cripplegate FF003274
The Church of St Giles and the Barbican Estate, City of London, 1962-'4. John Gay (1909-'99), cellulose acetate negative

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Hertford Square Coventry OP00980

Hertford Square Coventry OP00980
Hertford Square, Coventry, West Midlands, 1953. John M Prest (1908-'86), silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Yeoman Warders DD97_00240

Yeoman Warders DD97_00240
Yeoman Gaoler and Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London, 1873-'8. York & Son wet collodion glass plate negative

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Tattershall Castle DD73_00173

Tattershall Castle DD73_00173
Tattershall Castle, Tattershall, Lincolnshire, 1857. Attributed to Henry D Taylor (b 1814), paper negative

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Trafalgar Square EGP_22657_75

Trafalgar Square EGP_22657_75
Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London, 22 May 1909. Dr William James Stewart Lockyer (1868-'1936) silver gelatin glass plate negative

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Kits Coty House under the Act AL2400 / 033 / 02

Kits Coty House under the Act AL2400 / 033 / 02
Kits Coty House, Aylesford, Kent. Attributed to Flaxman Charles John Spurrell (1842-1915). Silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print 1888

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Kits Coty House AL2400 / 033 / 01

Kits Coty House AL2400 / 033 / 01
Kits Coty House, Aylesford, Kent. Attributed to Flaxman Charles John Spurrell (1842-1915) Albumen print 1880

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Alhambra Leicester Square CC97_00503

Alhambra Leicester Square CC97_00503
Alhambra theatre, Leicester Square, Westminster, London 1870-'82. York & Son wet collodion glass plate negative

Background imagePicturing England Collection: St Giles Fair, Oxford CC49_00539

St Giles Fair, Oxford CC49_00539
St Giles Fair, Oxford, Oxfordshire, September 1905. Photographed by Henry William Taunt (1842-1922) on silver gelatin glass plate negative

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Harvesting at Trenance BB98_06122

Harvesting at Trenance BB98_06122
Mr Richard Harvey and workers harvesting at Trenance, Mullion, Cornwall, 1900-'1. Alfred Newton & Son. Silver gelatin glass plate negative

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Beaupre Hall a63_02910

Beaupre Hall a63_02910
Beaupre Hall, Outwell, Norfolk. Beaupre Hall was built by Nicholas de Beaupre in around 1500, and the gatehouse was added in about 1525

Background imagePicturing England Collection: East Lyng flooding 27897_016

East Lyng flooding 27897_016
East Lyng, Somerset. At the end of the 9th century AD King Alfred the Great established a burh, or fortified settlement, at the eastern end of the Lyng ridge

Background imagePicturing England Collection: The Priory Wherwell AL2365_011_02

The Priory Wherwell AL2365_011_02
Group portrait in the grounds of The Priory, Wherwell, Hampshire

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Fawley Power Station OP03034

Fawley Power Station OP03034
Control room, Fawley Power Station, Hampshire, 1968. John R Pantlin (1917-'2003), silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Oddingley Dovecote OP08634

Oddingley Dovecote OP08634
Dovecote, Oddingley, Worcestershire, 14 May 1894. Percy Thomas Deakin (c1864-1927), platinum print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Rievaulx Abbey OP07620

Rievaulx Abbey OP07620
Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire, 1850-'1910. Unknown photographer, albumen print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Westwood Manor OP05899

Westwood Manor OP05899
Group portrait outside the entrance front of Westwood Manor, Wiltshire, c.1860. Unknown photographer, albumen print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Wells Cathedral OP10863

Wells Cathedral OP10863
Wells Cathedral, Somerset, 1862. Cundall, Downes & Co, albumen print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Franks Hall FRK01_035_01

Franks Hall FRK01_035_01
Dressing room, Franks Hall, Horton Kirby, Kent, 1894. Charles Latham (1857-'1933) photolithograph

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Bossington OP01574

Bossington OP01574
Bossington, Somerset, 1890-'1910. Unknown photographer, probably Sir Henry Churchill Maxwell Lyte (1848-'1940), platinum print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Shoreham Cement Works JLP01_01_028_017

Shoreham Cement Works JLP01_01_028_017
Shoreham Cement Works, Upper Beeding, West Sussex, 9 August 1950. John Laing plc, silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Diamond Jubilee Procession DD97_00473

Diamond Jubilee Procession DD97_00473
Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee Procession, Green Park Arch, London, 22 June 1897. York & Son silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print

Background imagePicturing England Collection: St Peter Mancroft, Norwich COB01_08_001

St Peter Mancroft, Norwich COB01_08_001
Church of St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk, c 1850. Albumen print by Thomas Damant Eaton (1800-71)

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Lands End House CC012271

Lands End House CC012271
Staircase at Lands End House, Beggars Hill Road, Charvil, Berkshire, 5 March 1935. Millar & Harris cellulose nitrate negative

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Gateshead car park DP092796

Gateshead car park DP092796
Trinity Square car park, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, 11 May 2010. Digital photograph by Alun Bull (1969-')

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Odeon Leicester Square BB87_03577

Odeon Leicester Square BB87_03577
Odeon cinema, Leicester Square, Westminster, London, 2 November 1937. Photographed by John Maltby (1910-80) on cellulose nitrate negative

Background imagePicturing England Collection: No 1 Dixs Field, Exeter - after BB42_00718

No 1 Dixs Field, Exeter - after BB42_00718
No 1 Dixas Field, Exeter, Devon, 1942. Bomb damage photographed by Margaret Tomlinson (1905-'77) for the National Buildings Record. Silver gelatin glass plate negative

Background imagePicturing England Collection: No 1 Dixs Field, Exeter - before BB42_00611

No 1 Dixs Field, Exeter - before BB42_00611
No 1 Dixas Field, Exeter, Devon, 1942. Pre-bomb damage. Photographed by Margaret Tomlinson (1905-'77) for the National Buildings Record. Silver gelatin glass plate negative

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Holiday Home at Shoreham AL2397_012_01

Holiday Home at Shoreham AL2397_012_01
Converted railway carriage holiday home, possibly at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print by an unknown photographer, 1920s

Background imagePicturing England Collection: The Grange, Northington AL2365_039_01

The Grange, Northington AL2365_039_01
The Grange, Northington, Hampshire. Albumen print of c.1869 by an unknown photographer

Background imagePicturing England Collection: North aisle of Westminster Abbey AL2028_014_01

North aisle of Westminster Abbey AL2028_014_01
The north aisle of Westminster Abbey, London. Victor Albert Proutas album of photographs. The interior of the Abbey of Westminster was published in 1860

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Mersey Tunnel AL1908_036_01

Mersey Tunnel AL1908_036_01
The Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool, 17 July 1934. Stewart Bale Ltd was commissioned as official photographer to record the construction of the first Mersey road tunnel, known as Queensway

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Oxford Arms Inn AL1827_006_01

Oxford Arms Inn AL1827_006_01
Oxford Arms Inn, Oxford Arms Passage, Warwick Lane, City of London

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Great Eastern under construction AL0327_033_01

Great Eastern under construction AL0327_033_01
Millwall, London. Isambard Kingdom Brunels steamship Great Eastern, built between 1854 and 1858, was by far the largest ship of her time with a gross tonnage of 18, 915

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Crypt Hythe Church AL0196_007_02

Crypt Hythe Church AL0196_007_02
St Leonards Church, Hythe, Kent. This image shows the ossuary, or bone store, in the vaulted ambulatory beneath the chancel of St Leonards Church

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Angel Inn AL0144_080_04

Angel Inn AL0144_080_04
The Angel Inn, Highgate, London. Situated only five miles from Westminster and the City of London, and the meeting place of several roads, the village of Highgate was a convenient stopover place

Background imagePicturing England Collection: Angel Inn AL0144_080_01

Angel Inn AL0144_080_01
The Angel Inn, Highgate, London. Situated only five miles from Westminster and the City of London, and the meeting place of several roads, the village of Highgate was a convenient stopover place


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