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Archive Image of the Month - November 2024Pier Road, Whitby, North Yorkshire. People with raincoats and umbrellas walking beside the harbour in the rain. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Sons 1896-1920
Archive Image of the Month - October 2024The Witches’ Elm, North Hinksey, Oxfordshire, photographed by Henry Taunt in 1895. According to legend, a local miser named Scragg used a spell to trap three witches in the tree
Archive Image of the Month - September 2024LINCOLN 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
Archive Image of the Month - August 2024Harvesting with a mechanical harvester near Hellidon, Northamptonshire. Alfred Newton and Son July 1902
Archive Image of the Month - July 2024A family paddling in the sea at Blackpool, Lancashire, sometime between 1946 and 1955. In the background is Blackpool Tower, one of England’s most iconic seaside buildings.
Archive Image of the Month - June 2024A reconstruction drawing showing a young gardener scaring birds from fruit trees and shrubs in a kitchen garden at Audley End House, Essex
Archive Image of the Month - May 2024Festival of Britain, London 1951. The South Bank site, showing the Skylon and Dome of Discovery. Photographed with crowds of people on site on 12th May 1951
Archive Image of the Month - April 2024Church Path, Queen Camel, Somerset. Looking along a cobbled street towards the tower of St Barnabas Church, with three young girls tending to a doll in a pram. Photographed by John Gay in April 1953
Archive Image of the Month - March 2024GLOUCESTER DOCKS, Gloucestershire. The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal was built to specifications that allowed ocean going vessels to reach Gloucester, despite its distance from the sea
Archive Image of the Month - February 2024Great Dixter, Garden, Northiam, Great Dixter, Rother, East Sussex
Archive Image of the Month - January 2024St John's Gate, St John's Lane, Clerkenwell, Islington, Greater London. The north side of St John's Gate
Archive Image of the Month - December 2023MELTON MOWBRAY, Leicestershire. A view at night of Burton Street, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Just visible in the background is the tower of St Mary’s Church
Archive Image of the Month - November 2023PLYMOUTH B POWER STATION, CITY OF PLYMOUTH. A worker laying bricks to the top of the chimney shaft during the construction of Plymouth B Power Station
Archive Image of the Month - October 2023Teign Valley, Devon, photographed by an aircraft of the United States Eighth Air Force's 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group on 22 December 1943
Sycamore GapHADRIANs WALL, Northumberland. View of Sycamore Gap near Steel Rigg. Used as a film set for Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. hadrian
Archive Image of the Month - September 2023FERRYBRIDGE, Brotherton, North Yorkshire. View of the 19th century church of St Edwards in the foreground, dwarfed by the cooling towers of Ferrybridge B power station. Date range 1960 - 1980
Archive Image of the Month - August 2023Widnes And Runcorn Transporter Bridge, Widnes, Halton. A view of the Widnes - Runcorn Transporter Bridge, showing vehicles on the moving platform, early 1950s.
Archive Image of the Month - July 2023Newark Castle, Castlegate, Newark, Newark And Sherwood, Nottinghamshire
Archive Image of the Month - June 2023Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bridge Road, Long Ashton, Leigh Woods, North Somerset. Photograph taken from Clifton Down in the north between 1864 and 1920
Archive Image of the Month - May 2023WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. An aerial view of the Wembley Cup Final 1935
Archive Image of the Month - April 2023BRIDGE HOUSE, Ambleside, Cumbria. Bridge House was built over the Stock Ghyll to avoid land tax
Archive Image of the Month - March 2023Jacob Epstein's sculpture of the Devil being delivered to Coventry Cathedral on the back of a lorry
Archive Image of the Month - February 2023ADMIRALTY ARCH, The Mall, Westminster, London. A view of the Arch and Mall in 1923 taken by Bedford Lemere
Archive Image of the Month - January 2023ANDERTON BOAT LIFT, Cheshire. Floodlit, night view of the boat lift from the west. It was built in 1875 to carry goods-laden boats between the River Weaver and the Trent & Mersey Canal.
Image of the month - December 2022HALIFAX, West Yorkshire. A view showing a group of children sledging down a snow covered road. Date range 1962-1978. John Gay
Image of the Month - November 2022BATTERSEA 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
Portchester Castle K991184PORTCHESTER CASTLE, Hampshire. View across the site and Portchester Harbour from the top of the keep
Image of the Month - October 2022TOWER BRIDGE, London. The bridge under construction around 1889. This picture was taken from the River Thames with shipping in the foreground
Image of the Month - September 2022Shambles, York, 1910. A view looking south along Shambles from in front of the butcher's shop at number 44, with a number of young children standing along the street
Image of the Month - August 2022Steep Street Bristol OP08887
Image of the Month - July 2022Old Wellington Inn on stilts OP05766
Image of the Month - Prospect of Whitby AA002096Prospect Of Whitby, 57 Wapping Wall, Shadwell, Tower Hamlets, Greater London. An exterior view from the River Thames
Lords Cricket Ground 24418_035LORDS CRICKET GROUND, St Johns Wood, London
Elland Road, Leeds 20668_032ELLAND ROAD STADIUM, Leeds. Aerial view. Home of Leeds United Football Club. Photographed in August 2007
Opening the Bull Ring JLP01_08_068579BULL RING CENTRE, BULL RING, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS. HRH Prince Philip exiting the new Woolworth's store at the Bull Ring Centre on the day of the opening ceremony
Night work JLP01_08_099571New Kent Road, Newington, Southwark, Greater London. A 60-tonne Gargantua crane lowering the central section of deck into place during the construction of a footbridge over New Kent Road, Southwark
International Women's Day 2022LLANDUDNO, CONWY, WALES. Hilda Laing on the beach at Llandudno during a Laing staff trip
Golden wedding anniversary JLP01_09_840875A couple toasting their golden wedding anniversary while sitting in their home amongst cards and gifts. Mr and Mrs Birtmead
Stonehenge ahead FL01500_02_003STONEHENGE, Amesbury, Wiltshire. A car drives past an AA box towards Stonehenge. Photograph 1930, from the Ministry of Works Blue Album
Grimsby Docks EPW012666The Dock Tower, Royal and No 1 Fish Docks, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in 1925
Clevedon Pier at sunset K990506CLEVEDON PIER, Marine Parade, Clevedon, North Somerset. A view of the pier at sunset
Lighthouse DP248862Dovercourt Lighthouses and Causeway, Marine Parade, Harwich, Tendring, Essex. General view of the outer lighthouse from the north-west, with stormy sky above and two lightning flashes behind.
St. James Park, Newcastle DP092267ST JAMES PARK, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Home of Newcastle United Football Club. The stark lighting helps the stadium to stand out on the Newcastle skyline. Played on Tyne and Wear
Uffington White Horse 33775_047Uffington White Horse, Whitehorse Hill, Oxfordshire, 2019. White Horse chalk hill figure. SU3086
Avebury Stone Circle J900435AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE, Wiltshire. Sunrise over the stones
Wembley Stadium 218308_03WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. Aerial view of the old sports ground. Wembley hosted several games including the final of the 1966 football World Cup
Crystal Palace CC97_01549CRYSTAL PALACE, Sydenham, London. A view of the palace from the south east looking over the grounds (late 19th century)
London Docks 1958 EAW071687LONDON DOCKS, Southwark. Aerial photograph of Greenland Dock, Rotherhithe in June 1958. Also showing South Dock, the River Thames and the entrance to the Millwall Outer Dock (on the Isle of Dogs)
Hadrians Wall J940488HADRIAN'S WALL: WALLTOWN CRAGS, Northumberland. Reconstruction drawing by Alan Sorrell. hadrian
Burnden Park, Bolton EAW612756BURNDEN PARK, Bolton. Aerial view of the former home of Bolton Wanderers Football Club. The Trotters moved to the Reebok Stadium in 1997. Photographed in 1992
Tricorn Centre BB96_10635Tricorn Centre, Portsmouth. View of the centre from the west photographed in November 1996
Hepworth - Winged Figure DP183019John Lewis Departmant Store, Oxford Street, Marylebone, Greater London. Barbara Hepworth sculpture "Winged Figure" mounted on Holles Street elevation. Photographed by Chris Redgrave in 2015
Clevedon Pier N071847CLEVEDON PIER, North Somerset. General view of the pier taken from the beach
Didcot Power Station 27604_016Didcot A Power Station, Oxfordshire. Photographed from the air in February 2013, prior to decommission & closure on 22nd March 2013
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
Battle of Cable Street mural K031532FORMER ST GEORGE'S TOWN HALL, 236 Cable Street, Tower Hamlets, London. Mural on end wall commemorating the Battle of Cable Street. Wall painting.
Stockport viaduct AA98_05394RAILWAY VIADUCT, Stockport, Greater Manchester. This evocative urban landscape shows the railway viaduct in Stockport, looking along the river. Photographed by Eric de Mare in 1954.
Chinoiserie wallpaper J050121MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Twickenham, Richmond, Middlesex. Hand-painted Chinoiserie wallpaper.
Goodison Park, Everton EAW162060GOODISON PARK STADIUM, Liverpool. Aerial view of the home of Everton Football Club since 1892. Photographed in 1966. Goodison Park played host to Group 3 matches at the 1966 World Cup
Social distancing?Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, Hertfordshire. Physical Education in the gymnasium. Photographed by Marshall Keene and Company between 1933 and 1939.
Covid-19 response vehicle?A bus which has been converted into an A.R.P. mobile first aid post. Converted buses were first used in September 1939
Cumbrian landscape N080905KIRKSTONE SLATE QUARRY, Lake District, Cumbria. View of an isolated tree found close to the quarry.
Chinoiserie wallpaper J050124MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Richmond. Hand-painted Chinoiserie wallpaper.
Upton Park, West Ham 26448_011UPTON PARK, London. Aerial view of Boleyn Ground, the home of West Ham United FC since 1904. Photographed in 2009.
Lords Cricket Ground 24418_024LORDS CRICKET GROUND, St Johns Wood, London
King Power Stadium 33128_043King Power Stadium, Leicestershire. Home of Leicester City Football Club, The Foxes, photographed in April 2017.
Wast Water, Lake District J060228WAST WATER, Lake District, Cumbria. Showing the fell of Yew Barrow in the distance.
Roman legionary soldier IC048_145Reconstruction drawing by Nick Hardcastle depicting a Roman legionary soldier stationed at Hadrian's Wall in about 120AD, with a section of the wall being constructed in the background.
Rowing boats at Ambleside N060978LAKE WINDERMERE, Lake District National Park, Ambleside, Cumbria. Rowing boats at sunset.
Maids BB98_06062Before the liberating 1960s a career for many women meant making the choice between secretarial work, healthcare or service
Happy New Year from Historic EnglandFountains and the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square, London. The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree has been donated by the people of Oslo, Norway to the people of Britain each year since 1947
Lion statue, Highgate Cemetery OP04501HIGHGATE CEMETERY, London. A snow covered, marble statue of a sleeping lion. The statue, lying on top of George Wombwell's tomb in Highgate Cemetery depicts Nero his pet lion
Snow covered bench N090025ELTHAM PALACE, London. A snow covered bench in the grounds.
Snow man AA073215REGENTS PARK, London. A snowman sitting on a park bench. Photograph taken circa 1960 by John Gay.
Children in the snow AA054098HALIFAX, West Yorkshire. A view showing a group of children sledging down a snow covered road. Date range 1962-1978. John Gay.
Magi EMM01/01/044All Saints' Church, Langport, Somerset. Watercolour by Elsie Matley Moore of a stained glass window in All Saints' Church, depicting a Magi. 1942.
Vaccaro - The Adoration of the Magi J920067CHISWICK HOUSE, London. " The Adoration of the Magi ". Andrea VACCARO (c.1598-1670). Christmas scene.
Christmas AA075706Christmas time. A domestic interior with twins sitting in a chair in front of the Christmas tree and a dog lying on the floor. December 1960.
Nativity scene AA99_02431A boy admiring the Nativity or Christmas crib inside St Peter Mancroft Church, Norwich, Norfolk. Photographed in 1952 by Hallam Ashley.
Nativity DP166605St Peter's Church, Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, London. Detail of altar to sanctuary with a Nativity scene.
Smithfield Merry Xmas BL28770_04Smithfield Meat Market, London. A Christmas message written in offal at the premises of the Armour & Company Limited. Armour & Co were an American meat packing firm importing meat from Argentina
Skating in Hyde Park 64R_HYD_1850_SMAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. Hyde Park. Skating on the Serpentine, c.1850. Chiaroscuro woodcut in black and three colours.
Butler's Wharf c.1910 BB87_09668BUTLER'S WHARF, Shad Thames, London. View of the gantries c. 1910. Unknown photographer.
Tees Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough N100022TEES TRANSPORTER BRIDGE, Middlesbrough, Cleveland. General night view of the gondola bridge built across the River Tees in 1911.