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River Thames, Windsor, Berkshire a001155The path beside the River Thames in Windsor with a man carrying a child on his shoulders. Photographed by Stanley W Rawlings. Date range: 1945-1965
Kingston Lacy House CC75_00299KINGSTON LACY HOUSE, Pamphill, Dorset. Interior of the Spanish Room. Paintings on the walls of this room include works by Velazquez, Murillo and Ribalta
Farm Wagon a98_11487Keswick, Norfolk. A traditional farm waggon on display at the Royal Norfolk Show. Usually pulled by two horses, it would still have been in regular use at the time of this photograph
Car ferry, Norfolk a98_09928Reedham ferry, Reedham, Norfolk. This small chain ferry is still the only vehicle crossing on the River Yare between Great Yarmouth and Norwich
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
Thatcher, Lowestoft, Suffolk a98_07600Lowestoft, Suffolk. Thatcher at work on the roof of St Margaret and All Saints Church. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in October 1949
Gardener, Suffolk a98_07503Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Gardener sweeping pathway at St Edmunds Abbey Garden. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in May 1947
Fields on fire, Norfolk a98_11587Postwick, Norfolk. Barley fields on fire. A spark from a steam locomotive could have started a trackside fire. Farm workers are attempting to save some of the crop
Royal Norfolk Show 1947 a98_11521Keswick, Norfolk. The horse and cart competition at the Royal Norfolk Show has drawn a good crowd. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in June 1947
Norwich street scene a98_07531Norwich, Norfolk. General view looking down Elm Hilll from the corner of The Monastery. A picturesque survival of the street plan of the Medieval city
Harvest, Norfolk a98_14729Ranworth, Norfolk. The harvest is seen from the church tower. Despite mechanisation, it is still a labour-intensive task with at least 14 men visible. Photographed by Hallam Ashley September 1954
Saddlers, Suffolk a98_14619Halesworth, Suffolk. A typical saddlers shop displays horse collars and other horse equipment. Much of the rural saddlers trade came from the heavy work of the farms
Pargetting, Suffolk a98_12764Clare, Suffolk. The Ancient House, High Street, was built as a priests house and dated 1473. This exterior view of the gable facing the churchyard shows a fine example of pargetting
Driven cattle, Norfolk a98_11670Norwich, Norfolk. Driving cattle to the railway station, Heigham Street. Traditionally cattle were driven to market; then they were taken by train; today they are taken door-to-door by lorry
Village shop, Norfolk a98_11268Ludham, Norfolk. Hardware shop with goods on display. Village shops had a reputation for selling everything, and the stock here has spilled out onto the pavement
Saddlers, Suffolk a98_09419Botesdale, Suffolk. Street frontage of C. W. Ray Saddlers. Four horse collars are displayed, leather side out. This building is a late medieval hall house remodelled in the 17th century
Steam engines, Norfolk a98_07546Great Massingham, Norfolk. A group of derelict steam engines. Photographed by Hallam Ashley
Windmill, Suffolk a98_07336Thornham Magna, Suffolk. The timber-clad post mill at Thornham Magna, with its sails, fantail and roundhouse, appears to be falling into ruin. Photographed by Hallam Ashley, November 1950
Norwich market MF98_01662_09Norwich, Norfolk. The British people endured rationing during the War years, and post-War austerity continued into the 1950s
Boat builder, Wroxham, Norfolk a99_00303Wroxham, Norfolk. The boatbuilder at work inside a boatbuilders shed close to Wroxham Bridge on the River Bure. Watercraft of different types have for centuries been an essential means of transport
Easter Fair, Norwich a98_17164Norwich, Norfolk. In addition to its market, Norwich held two fairs, one at Christmas and this one at Easter, on the site of the cattle market
Herring Girls, Great Yarmouth a98_17150Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. A group of women, possibly Scottish herring girls, on the quay with herring boats beyond. Although the herring trade began to decline in the 1930s due to increased
Masons, Halesworth, Suffolk a98_14596Halesworth, Suffolk. Interior of Barbers Monumental Masons showing two stone masons working at window tracery for a building at Southwold
Thatcher, Norfolk a98_10847Norwich, Norfolk. A small 15th century house having its roof re-thatched. A number of the thatchers tools are shown in use. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in 1948
Harvesting flax, Norfolk a98_09093Fields near Paston, Norfolk. Harvesting flax in July 1946. The strong fibre within the stalk of the flax plant is used to make linen thread and yarn
All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe G_2414Interior view of the nave of All Saints Church in Burnham Thorpe, seen from the chancel. Admiral Nelsons father was once rector here; a Union Jack ensign recalls the link with Nelson
Fishing boats a98_10882GREAT YARMOUTH, Norfolk. Fishing boats entering the harbour mouth. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in November 1947
Tombland Alley, Norwich a98_07528TOMBLAND ALLEY, Norwich, Norfolk. This view looks through the archway under 14 Tombland, a mid 16th-century house built for Augustine Steward, a former mayor of Norwich
Dustbins a093697Three dustbins in a cobbled London back-street, beside an ornate iron wall grating. Photographed by John Gay. Date range 1945 - 1950
King George V Dock, Canning Town, London a002108KING GEORGE V DOCK, Canning Town, London. A view looking towards the bow of the Persic as she is assisted into the dock by tugs
Stonehenge showing photographers ladder in 1954 P50803STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. A make-shift tower to take elevated vertical shots of the excavation of stoneholes 57 and 58. Just in front of the tower is fallen lintel 156 with its two mortices
HMT Queen Mary at Southampton EAW001370HMT QUEEN MARY at home in Southampton in June 1946 between round trips to Halifax, Nova Scotia and New York. The " Grey Ghost" transported many war brides to the US in 1946 before being
Liverpool Cathedral EAW023367LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL. The Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool was begun in 1904 to a design of Giles Gilbert Scott. The tower was completed in 1942, but the cathedral was not completed until 1978
Bicycles a082787Two bicycles propped against a stone wall in Somerset. Photographed by John Gay during the 1950s
Church bell a082655A church bell lying on its side in a churchyard in Somerset. Photographed by John Gay in April 1953
Glastonbury Abbey a082622GLASTONBURY ABBEY, Glastonbury, Somerset. View of the two piers formerly supporting the choir arch at Glastonbury Abbey, seen from steps leading up from the Galilee in the Lady Chapel to the nave
Country road a081285A long straight country road near Stamfordham, Northumberland. Photographed by John Gay during the 1950s
Watendlath, Borrowdale, Cumbria a080734WATENDLATH, Borrowdale, Cumbria. A drove of sheep passing over Watendlath Packhorse Bridge, in the hamlet of Watendlath in Borrowdale, Cumbria
Reeds growing in lake a080697View of reeds growing near the shore of either Rydal Water or Grasmere, in the Lakes parish of South Lakeland, Cumbria, with sunlight reflecting on the surface of the water
Cumbrian view a080561Lake district landscape, Cumbria. Sun behind dark cloud with tree and stone wall in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay c.1956
Lakeside scene, Cumbria a080500A windswept tree silhouetted against bright sunlight, growing on the rocky shore of a large calm lake in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, most likely either Lake Windermere or Coniston Water
Castlerigg Stone Circle a080444CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE, St Johns Castlerigg, Cumbria. A view of some of the standing stones that make up Castlerigg Stone Circle
Watendlath, Borrowdale, Cumbria a080406WATENDLATH, Borrowdale, Cumbria. The hamlet of Watendlath viewed across Watendlath Tarn. Photographed between December 1953 and January 1954 by John Gay
Salisbury Cathedral at night a083369SALISBURY CATHEDRAL, Wiltshire. The Cathedral Church of St Mary towering over silhouetted buildings and trees, and illuminated against the night sky by floodlights
Oast houses a079669Close-up of three oast houses, viewed from under a roof or awning. Taken in Kent. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1959
River Barle, Somerset a079491WITHYPOOL, Exmoor, Somerset. A view from beneath the soffit of a stone bridge on the River Barle, looking along a calm stretch of river towards trees, low farm buildings and hills in the distance
Palace of Westminster a077160PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, London. A view from Old Palace Yard adjacent to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, looking up through the mist past Marochettis equestrian sculpture of King Richard I
View from a house undergoing demolition a066035KENTISH TOWN, London. View from inside a house undergoing demolition to the backs of the houses opposite with the tower of St Martins Church behind. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1946 - 1969