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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
St Mawes Harbour, Cornwall a086715ST MAWES HARBOUR, St Mawes, St Just In Roseland, Cornwall. A viewpoint overlooking Summers Beach near St Mawes Harbour in Cornwall, with a view west over small sailboats towards St Mawes Castle
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
Clifton Suspension Bridge a98_04333Clifton Suspension Bridge, Clifton, Bristol. View of the Clifton Suspension Bridge seen from the river bank below. It was designed in the 1830s
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
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
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
Blacksmith, Norfolk a98_13558Woodbastwick, Norfolk. Interior of blacksmiths shop. A farrier shapes a horseshoe on his anvil. Photographed by Hallam Ashley, February 1949
Dogs and cat a087369A close up of three Great Dane dogs and a cat, who is sitting on one of their backs, outside a door at Hele Farm in Devon. Photographed by John Gay in April 1958
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
Coventry Cathedral EAW024986COVENTRY CATHEDRAL. The old Cathedral was destroyed by incendiary bombs on 14 November 1940, with only its spire and outer walls surviving
Canterbury Cathedral EAW004809CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL, Kent. Canterbury is the seat of the premiere Archbishop of the Church of England, and the Cathedral has attracted pilgrims from an early date
Snowy street scene a080314FRENCH ROW, St Albans, Hertfordshire. A snowy evening in French Row, showing first floor jetties of buildings to the left and small shops to the right. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1965
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
Highbury Stadium, Arsenal EAW067822HIGHBURY STADIUM, London. Aerial view of the home of Arsenal Football Club since 1913. Photographed in 1957. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
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
Railway tracks, Kings Cross a073103KINGS CROSS, London. An elevated viewpoint of the railway track to the north of Kings Cross Station, a steam engine on the tracks to either side and St Pancras Station in the far distance. John Gay
Bridgnorth, Shropshire a079455BRIDGNORTH, Shropshire. A view of the High Street in 1953, looking north towards the timber-framed Town Hall in the middle of the road. John Gay
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
Hastings a98 / 05468HASTINGS, East Sussex. View of two women walking past a group of fishermens stores ( net shops ) during 1956. Eric de Mare
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
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
Reed cutting, Norfolk a98_07734Horning Ferry, Norfolk. Cutting reeds with a scythe on Woodbastwick Marshes. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in February 1949
Covent Garden a093707COVENT GARDEN, London. Looking up at the arched iron and glass facade of Covent Garden markets Floral Hall, with piles of fruit crates belonging to W. Bailey Ltd stacked in the foreground
Cat a069843BOXGROVE PRIORY, West Sussex. A view of a tabby cat sat on a chest tomb overgrown with grasses and large daisy flowers, in the graveyard immediately to the south of the Priory Church of St Mary
Battersea Power Station from Chelsea Bridge a002020BATTERSEA POWER STATION FROM CHELSEA BRIDGE, London. A view looking across the suspension bridge towards the power station (the buildings fourth chimney was added later)
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
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
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
Bourne Mill, Colchester a98_17146Bourne Mill, Colchester, Essex. This ornate building was erected in 1591 as a fishing lodge on the River Colne by Sir Thomas Lucas
Steam engines, Norfolk a98_07546Great Massingham, Norfolk. A group of derelict steam engines. Photographed by Hallam Ashley
Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance a075348A Georgian house with cows on the front lawn probably in Herefordshire, occupied by the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance. Photographed by John Gay between 1945 - 1955
Marazion and St Michaels Mount a086591MARAZION, Cornwall. A view over the rooftops of Marazion to St Michaels Mount, taken during the photographers holiday to Cornwall. Photographed by John Gay in 1950
Rochester Cathedral EAW004796ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL and the River Medway, Kent. Aerial photograph taken in April 1947 showing the gasworks and docks next to Limehouse Reach on the Medway. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Watendlath, Borrowdale, Cumbria a080734WATENDLATH, Borrowdale, Cumbria. A drove of sheep passing over Watendlath Packhorse Bridge, in the hamlet of Watendlath in Borrowdale, Cumbria
Cumbrian view a080561Lake district landscape, Cumbria. Sun behind dark cloud with tree and stone wall in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay c.1956
Castlerigg Stone Circle a080444CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE, St Johns Castlerigg, Cumbria. A view of some of the standing stones that make up Castlerigg Stone Circle
Boxer dog a069703FLAGG MOOR, Flagg, Derbyshire. A boxer dog sat on a bank with spectators watching the Flagg Races point-to-point steeplechase on Flagg Moor, Derbyshire
Monsal Dale Viaduct, Derbyshire a069749MONSAL DALE VIADUCT, Monsal Dale, Little Longstone, Derbyshire. An atmospheric view of Monsal Dale Viaduct in the Derbyshire Dales, as viewed from Monsal Head near Little Longstone
Grand Union Canal a065340GRAND UNION CANAL, London. A view from a misty canal towpath showing a man steering an industrial canal barge along the canal towards a road bridge. Photograph 1955-1965, John Gay
Corfe Castle CC71_01184CORFE CASTLE, Dorset. A view of the castle from the village. 1950
The Church Stairs, Whitby a98_15465THE CHURCH STAIRS, Whitby, North Yorkshire. A baker makes deliveries, climbing the steps from the quayside to the church. 1950s. Hallam Ashley
Bicycles a082787Two bicycles propped against a stone wall in Somerset. Photographed by John Gay during the 1950s
Country road a081285A long straight country road near Stamfordham, Northumberland. Photographed by John Gay during the 1950s
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
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
Ploughing a076208A field in Hertfordshire, being ploughed by a man on a tractor. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1950-1959
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
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