Langley Collection (#2)

Competition in Aid of the Anglers Benevolent Fund (engraving)
1046357 Competition in Aid of the Anglers Benevolent Fund (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Competition in Aid of the Anglers Benevolent Fund)

Onion Seeds. They re not big-drum sticks. They re not knobkerries. If you know your onions, you ve probably recognised them already for they re leek seeds growing at Ryvers Farm, Langley, Bucks

Boeing YP-29 34-23 (Boeing Model 264). The YP-29 is seen here fitted with an experimental variable-pitch propeller. The aircraft was later delivered to NACA

Royal Air Force - Hawker Hurricane IIc PZ865 Last of the Many of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, seen on display fitted with a non-standard four-bladed propeller

Douglas YO-31A 31-604 (in the NACA wind tunnel at Langley)
Douglas YO-31A 31-604 (msn 1069), shown mounted in the full-scale National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) wind tunnel at Langley, Virginia

Pigeon Scout
Pigeon Fraser Scout 117, delivered to Langley Field November 1917, transferred o McCook Field for testing, but crashed soon after taking off on its first flight, killing the pilot

United States Navy - Vought TF-8A Crusader 143710
United States Navy - Vought NTF-8A Crusader 143710, of the Test Pilot School, at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, with a ground run intake guard fitted

THEATRE / SWAN / 1614
A view of this London theatre peeping out from among the trees of Southwark. Built in 1594-96 by Francis Langley it was built of a concrete of flint stones & wooden columns. Date: 1614

Provident Retreat, Abbots Langley
Opening of the booksellers Provident Retreat, Abbots Langley. Date: 1846

United States Navy Boeing F3B-1 A7675
United States Navy Boeing Model 77 F3B-1 A7675 (msn 938), the first production F3B-1, of VF-2, marked 2-F-19, served on USS Langley. Date: 1930

Convair C-131B Samaritan O-53-7793 (MSN 245) assigned to NASA Langley Research Center, Langley Field, VA 1974 designated NC-131B prior to re-engining as NC-131H

Leeds WF3 3 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Leeds WF3 3

North Hertfordshire SG4 7 Map
Postcode Sector Map of North Hertfordshire SG4 7

Cheshire East SK11 0 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Cheshire East SK11 0

Somerset TA4 2 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Somerset TA4 2

Slough SL3 6 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Slough SL3 6

Peterborough PE3 8 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Peterborough PE3 8

Rochdale M24 5 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Rochdale M24 5

Maidstone ME17 3 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Maidstone ME17 3

Northumberland NE47 5 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Northumberland NE47 5

East Hampshire GU33 7 Map
Postcode Sector Map of East Hampshire GU33 7

Exeter EX18 7 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Exeter EX18 7

Amber Valley DE75 7 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Amber Valley DE75 7

Stratford-on-Avon CV37 0 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Stratford-on-Avon CV37 0

Uttlesford CB11 4 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Uttlesford CB11 4

Sandwell B69 4 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Sandwell B69 4

1938 MG TA Midget, Langley on a trial. Creator: Unknown
1938 MG TA Midget, Langley on a trial

The Tender Grace of a Day that is Dead, late 19th century, (c1930). Creator: Walter Langley
The Tender Grace of a Day that is Dead, late 19th century, (c1930). A woman looks wistfully out of the window as her son whittles a piece of wood, possibly for the toy boat in the window-seat

An Old Cornish Woman, c1880, (1906). Creator: Walter Langley
An Old Cornish Woman, c1880, (1906). Watercolour by Walter Langley (1852-1922). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Langley Aerodrome 1903 Failure at Launch, Take-Off Crash Date: 1903

Toronto, 1877. Creator: Unknown
Toronto, 1877. Views of buildings in Toronto in Canada: J. Gillespie & Co, importers; Canada Permanent Loan & Saving Company; Toronto Safe Works, J & J Taylor

Coat of arms copperplate 17th century Langley and Blackett
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blome s

MG TA of Archie Langley of the Musketeers team at the South Wales Auto Club Welsh Rally
MG TA 1936 1292 cc.Reg. No. ABL965.Entry No: 111. Driver: Langley, A.B. Award: Premier, Class I. 1937 Musketeer team car. Chassis No. TA0935. S.W.A.C. Welsh Rally. Date: 30.6-3.7.37

Singer B37 1. 5 litre sports of Alf Langley competing in the South Wales Auto Club Welsh Rally
Singer B37 1.5 litre Sports. 1937 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BAB720. Event Entry No: 72. Driver: Langley, A.H. Award: Premier, Class I. Autosports team car. Place: S.W.A.C. Welsh Rally

Singer Le Mans of Archie Langley competing in the RSAC Scottish Rally, 1934. Artist: Bill Brunell
Singer Le Mans 1933 972 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. OC4632. Event Entry No: 120. Driver: Langley, A.B. Finished: 13th out of 59. Singer MC No. 2 team car. Place: R.S.A.C. Scottish Rally. Date: 10-14.6.34

Singer Le Mans of Alf Langley competing in the RSAC Scottish Rally, 1934. Artist: Bill Brunell
Singer Le Mans. 1933 1493 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. WP4970. Event Entry No: 118. Driver: Langley, A.H. Singer MC No. 1 team car. Place: R.S.A.C. Scottish Rally. Date: 10-14.6.34

Singer Le Mans of Archie Langley at the RSAC Scottish Rally, Devils Elbow, Glenshee, 1934
Singer Le Mans 1933 972 cc. Reg. No. OC4632. Entry No: 120. Driver: Langley, A.B. Singer MC No. 2 team car. Devils Elbow, Glenshee. R.S.A.C. Scottish Rally. Date: 10-14.6.34

MG TA of Archie Langley of the Three Musketeers team, MCC Torquay Rally, Torbay, Devon, 1938
MG TA 1292S cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BBL84. No: 46. Driver: Langley, A.B. Award: Premier Aramis, 1938/9 Musketeer team car. Babbacombe Glen Hotel, Torbay, Devon. M.C.C. Torquay Rally. Date: 15/16.7.38

Austin 7 Grasshopper of Alf Langley competing at the MG Car Club Midland Centre Trial, 1938
Austin 7 Grasshopper 747 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BOA59. Event Entry No: 23 Driver: Langley, A.H. Award: Bryant Cup - Best Performance. Place: M.G.C.C. Midland Centre Trial. Date: 13.2.38

Singer Le Mans of AH Langley at the Sunbac Colmore Trial, near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, 1934
Singer Le Mans. 1933 1493 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. WP4970. Event Entry No: 50. Driver: Langley, A.H. Gypsy Lane, near Winchcombe Gloucestershire. Sunbac Colmore Trial. Date: 24.2.34

Singers of TW Fassett and Alf Langley and an MG racing at a MCC meeting, Brooklands, Surrey, 1933
Left Singer 1933 972 cc. Reg. No. PO7754. No: 55. Driver: Fassett, T.W. Right of centre: Singer 1933 972 cc. No: 54. Driver: Langley, A.H. Right: MG 1933 847 cc. No: 58. D.Brooklands. M.C.C

AB Langleys MG Magnette competing at the MCC Torquay Rally, July 1937. Artist: Bill Brunell
MG Magnette 1272 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. ADA176. Event Entry No: 39 Driver: Langley, A.B. No award TA in programme, Magnette in results. Place: M.C.C. Torquay Rally. Date: 16/17.7.37

AH Langleys Autosports team Singer B37, winner of a premier award, MCC Torquay Rally, July 1937
Singer B37 1.5 litre Sports. 1937 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BAB720. Event Entry No: 58 Driver: Langley, A.H. Award: Premier Autosports team car. Place: M.C.C. Torquay Rally. Date: 16/17.7.37

AH Langleys 1935 MG Magnette / Magna of the Three Musketeers team, Devon, late 1930s
MG Magnette/Magna 1935 Vehicle Reg. No. JB6867. Event Entry No: 10 Driver: Langley, A.H. Chassis No. Comp/N3. Aramis of 1935/6 Musketeers team. Place: Unidentified Trial

Professor Samuel P Langleys aeroplane, 1903. Samuel Pierpoint Langley (1834-1906) was an American astronomer and aeronautical pioneer

NASA Langley Magnetic Suspension / Balance System
A shuttle model is magnetically suspended in the transparent hexagonal test section of the MIT/NASA Langley 6 inch MSBS. Massive power supplies are required to drive electromagnets for model position

The Langley Aerodrome Flying Machine In Flight In The 19Th Century. From The Strand Magazine Published 1897

Samuel Pierpont Langley, 1834 - 1906. American Astronomer, Physicist, Inventor Of The Bolometer And Pioneer Of Aviation. From The Strand Magazine Published 1897

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"Discovering Langley: A Fusion of History, Innovation, and Resilience" Langley, a name that echoes with tales of triumphs and tragedies. From the Shuttle Test Using Electron Beam to the remnants of The Ovaltine Factory and Farms in Kings Langley, this town is steeped in stories waiting to be unraveled. In the realm of space exploration, Langley witnessed groundbreaking moments like hosting the Mercury 7 Astronauts who paved the way for human spaceflight. However, it also endured heart-wrenching events such as the LCC-LFB fatal warehouse fire on Langley Street WC2. Yet amidst tragedy emerged resilience as survivors from disasters like Empress of Ireland found solace within these very streets. Aviation enthusiasts will find themselves captivated by Langley's rich aviation heritage. From the iconic Hawker Hurricane IIC PZ865 to the revolutionary Pitcairn Autogiro and Curtiss Bleeker Helicopter – each representing a chapter in aviation history etched into this town's fabric. Delving further into innovation, one can marvel at a 1/40 scale model of the airship Akron - an engineering feat that once graced these skies. Meanwhile, golf aficionados can tee off at Langley Park Golf Club in Beckenham while relishing its lush greenery and serene ambiance. Beyond aerospace and sports lies another facet - maritime grandeur embodied by Cunard Line's QE2 celebration album housed within a slip case cover. This testament to luxury cruising reminds us of timeless elegance sailing through oceans worldwide. Finally, military enthusiasts are sure to be enthralled by McDonnell Douglas F-15C-30-MC Eagle 81-0021 - an embodiment of strength soaring high above our heads. Langley is more than just a name; it encapsulates diverse narratives woven together over time. It stands as a testament to human ingenuity, resilience, and the pursuit of progress.