Public Services Collection (#2)

Dickens Estate: lee way hand pump, 1933 (b / w photo)
1812585 Dickens Estate: lee way hand pump, 1933 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Bermondsey)

Exterior of property in China Walk Estate, garages or workshops, London, 1930 (b / w photo)
1812570 Exterior of property in China Walk Estate, garages or workshops, London, 1930 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Group of men at Becontree Estate, 1926 (b / w photo)
1788041 Group of men at Becontree Estate, 1926 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Millbank Estate, London, 1906 (b / w photo)
1812640 Millbank Estate, London, 1906 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info)

Exterior of Dickens Buildings, London, 1905 (b / w photo)
1812619 Exterior of Dickens Buildings, London, 1905 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Holborn)

East Hill Estate: construction of Peterhead House in progress, London, 1936 (b / w photo)
1812611 East Hill Estate: construction of Peterhead House in progress, London, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

East Hill Estate: archway in Newlyn House, London, 1930 (b / w photo)
1812610 East Hill Estate: archway in Newlyn House, London, 1930 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Wandsworth)

Downham Estate: general view, houses and front gardens, London, 1930 (b / w photo)
1812593 Downham Estate: general view, houses and front gardens, London, 1930 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Lewisham)

Dinmont Estate, Hackney Road, London, 1936 (b / w photo)
1812588 Dinmont Estate, Hackney Road, London, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Hackney)

Dickens Estate, Pickwick House: construction work in progress, London, 1926 (b / w photo)
1812582 Dickens Estate, Pickwick House: construction work in progress, London, 1926 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Crossfield Estate, London, 1938 (b / w photo)
1812579 Crossfield Estate, London, 1938 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

China Walk Estate: main archway, London, 1934 (b / w photo)
1812574 China Walk Estate: main archway, London, 1934 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Lambeth)

Castelnau Estate, building site, a single tree, London, 1927 (b / w photo)
1812569 Castelnau Estate, building site, a single tree, London, 1927 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Caledonian Road Buildings: view of courtyard, gardens and flats, London, 1907 (b / w photo)
1812567 Caledonian Road Buildings: view of courtyard, gardens and flats, London, 1907 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Bourne Estate: exterior of Union Buildings, 1936 (b / w photo)
1812558 Bourne Estate: exterior of Union Buildings, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Holborn)

Bourne Estate: Laney Buildings, London, 1909 photo)
1812542 Bourne Estate: Laney Buildings, London, 1909 photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Holborn)

Boundary Street: Hertsey and Taplow Buildings, 1901 (b / w photo)
1812541 Boundary Street: Hertsey and Taplow Buildings, 1901 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Bethnal Green)

Boundary Estate: exterior of Cleeve Buildings, London, 1901 (photo)
1812540 Boundary Estate: exterior of Cleeve Buildings, London, 1901 (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Shoreditch)

Ground plan of buildings of the Great Central Sanitary Fair, Logan Square
3714747 Ground plan of buildings of the Great Central Sanitary Fair, Logan Square, June 1864 (colour litho) by American School

View of Woolwich Ferry, 1896 (b / w photo)
1787909 View of Woolwich Ferry, 1896 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: View of Woolwich Ferry)

Last broad gauge train leaving Paddington Station, 1892 (b / w photo)
1787736 Last broad gauge train leaving Paddington Station, 1892 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Horse-drawn omnibus with passengers, 1899 (b / w photo)
1787672 Horse-drawn omnibus with passengers, 1899 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Horse-drawn omnibus with passengers)

Southern Outfall Sewer, Crossness: exterior, 1865 (b / w photo)
1787394 Southern Outfall Sewer, Crossness: exterior, 1865 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Ossulston Estate, 1927 (b / w photo)
1812654 Ossulston Estate, 1927 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Ossulston Estate: Ossulston street)

Old Oak Estate: prize winning garden, London, 1925 (b / w photo)
1812650 Old Oak Estate: prize winning garden, London, 1925 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Oban Estate, London, 1936 (b / w photo)
1812649 Oban Estate, London, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Oban Estate, rear of Oban House)

Hughes Fields Estate: Hawkins House, London, 1928 (b / w photo)
1812626 Hughes Fields Estate: Hawkins House, London, 1928 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Deptford)

Borough Road Estate: residential tenements, London, 1901 (b / w photo)
1812530 Borough Road Estate: residential tenements, London, 1901 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Southwark)

Ossulston Estate, London, 1929 (b / w photo)
1812658 Ossulston Estate, London, 1929 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Ossulston Estate: Chamberlain House)

Oliver Goldsmith Estate, London, 1928 (b / w photo)
1812652 Oliver Goldsmith Estate, London, 1928 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Oliver Goldsmith Estate)

East Hill Estate: bomb damage, interior of several properties exposed, London
1812613 East Hill Estate: bomb damage, interior of several properties exposed, London, 1941 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

East Dulwich Estate: children pose under a tree, London, 1936 (b / w photo)
1812598 East Dulwich Estate: children pose under a tree, London, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Camberwell)

China Walk Estate: construction work in progress, London, 1929 (b / w photo)
1812571 China Walk Estate: construction work in progress, London, 1929 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Bourne Estate: Kirkeby Buildings, London, 1909 (b / w photo)
1812543 Bourne Estate: Kirkeby Buildings, London, 1909 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Holborn)

Ossulston Estate: dustmen empty container at the bottom of the rubbish chute
1787409 Ossulston Estate: dustmen empty container at the bottom of the rubbish chute, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Ossulston Estate: woman emptying rubbish into a chute, 1936 (b / w photo)
1787407 Ossulston Estate: woman emptying rubbish into a chute, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Isle of Dogs Pumping Station: exterior, 1895 (b / w photo)
1787391 Isle of Dogs Pumping Station: exterior, 1895 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: View from the river)

Becontree Estate: exterior of shops, 1925 (b / w photo)
1788042 Becontree Estate: exterior of shops, 1925 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

View of Woolwich Ferry, 1889 (b / w photo)
1787908 View of Woolwich Ferry, 1889 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: View of Woolwich Ferry)

Woolwich Ferry: ferryboat on the river, 1896 (b / w photo)
1787907 Woolwich Ferry: ferryboat on the river, 1896 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Platform Porters at a railway station, 1885 (b / w photo)
1787735 Platform Porters at a railway station, 1885 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Platform Porter at a railway station, 1885 (b / w photo)
1787734 Platform Porter at a railway station, 1885 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Platform Porter at a railway station)

Horse-drawn omnibus of London Bridge Railway with passengers, 1880 (b / w photo)
1787678 Horse-drawn omnibus of London Bridge Railway with passengers, 1880 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

A Greenwich-Westminster horse-drawn tram, 1885 (b / w photo)
1787563 A Greenwich-Westminster horse-drawn tram, 1885 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Bourne Estate: Laney Buildings with exterior of shops, corner of Leather
1812544 Bourne Estate: Laney Buildings with exterior of shops, corner of Leather and Portpool Lanes, London, 1901 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Boundary Estate: exterior of Clifton and Molesey Buildings, London, 1906 (b / w photo)
1812534 Boundary Estate: exterior of Clifton and Molesey Buildings, London, 1906 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Exterior of Battersea Bridge Buildings, flats, a bus and group of people outside, London
1812529 Exterior of Battersea Bridge Buildings, flats, a bus and group of people outside, London, 1907 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Exterior of Battersea Bridge Buildings, London; 1905 (b / w photo)
1812528 Exterior of Battersea Bridge Buildings, London; 1905 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Wandsworth)

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"Preserving History and Serving the Public: A Glimpse into Public Services" Stepping back in time, the Zillertalbahn steam train chugs along, a testament to the enduring legacy of public transportation. Arnold Circus in 1907 captured through a black and white lens, showcasing the Boundary Estate's commitment to providing public spaces for all. The view from Arnold Circus reveals lush public gardens and flats, an oasis amidst bustling London streets – a true testament to public service. Sub-Officer Joseph Moore bravely enters premises above as part of the Vauxhall Fire Brigade's unwavering dedication to protecting their community. The Fellowship Inn stands proud on Bellingham Estate in 1925 – a welcoming haven where locals gather thanks to thoughtful public planning. London Fire Brigade firefighters pose alongside their engine and turncocks in 1895, exemplifying bravery and selflessness within our esteemed public services. St John Gate Fire Brigade members unite for a group photo in 1902 – heroes who stand ready to safeguard lives and property when disaster strikes. Bullen House on Collingwood Estate stands tall as an emblem of social housing initiatives that have transformed countless lives since its construction in 1925. Whitby Houses grace East Hill Estate with their timeless charm, embodying the spirit of affordable housing provided by dedicated public servants since 1925. In front of Wandsworth Gas Company, Vivienne III balloon takes flight in 1898 - an enchanting spectacle made possible by diligent efforts behind-the-scenes at this vital utility company. Crowds gather at Poplar Recreation Ground in awe as they witness a hot air balloon gracefully soaring through the sky - yet another example of how public spaces bring joy and wonderment into people's lives.