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Sheds Collection (page 2)

From historic motor racing tracks to charming coastal towns, sheds hold stories of their own

Background imageSheds Collection: Denmark, Jutland, Ringkobing, old harbor, sheds

Denmark, Jutland, Ringkobing, old harbor, sheds

Background imageSheds Collection: Blue Hut

Blue Hut
Shot by Clint

Background imageSheds Collection: Yellow Hut

Yellow Hut
Shot by Clint

Background imageSheds Collection: Tin Town - The Guards Depot, Caterham, Surrey

Tin Town - The Guards Depot, Caterham, Surrey. Date: circa 1917

Background imageSheds Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, archive of Ismay letters

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, archive of Ismay letters
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. A fascinating archive of letters from Wilton Oldham to Mrs Bower Ismay relating to research for his book The Ismay Line

Background imageSheds Collection: Spring balance brass dial, Samuel Cody Archive

Spring balance brass dial, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The spring balance used by Cody in early engine-thrust tests. Circa 1908, by Salter?s, the brass dial marked to 600lb

Background imageSheds Collection: Tree and spring balance brass dial, Samuel Cody Archive

Tree and spring balance brass dial, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The spring balance used by Cody in early engine-thrust tests. Circa 1908, by Salter?s, the brass dial marked to 600lb

Background imageSheds Collection: The Farm Sheds

The Farm Sheds
A landscape etching of a line of farm sheds in the Australian countryside. Date: circa 1923

Background imageSheds Collection: Real photo of tobacco drying sheds Church Crookham

Real photo of tobacco drying sheds Church Crookham
Picture shows a long row of tall drying sheds in the tobacco field, with plants and, just visible, figures. Date: 1914

Background imageSheds Collection: Salt Workers Droitwich

Salt Workers Droitwich
Droitwich in Worcestershire was the centre of extensive works producing salt from brine. Conditions in the brine boiling sheds were arduous

Background imageSheds Collection: Sketches of a Cruise to Alaska (engraving)

Sketches of a Cruise to Alaska (engraving)
1622966 Sketches of a Cruise to Alaska (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of a Cruise to Alaska)

Background imageSheds Collection: Bavarian Alps

Bavarian Alps
Zbyszek Nowak

Background imageSheds Collection: Tom Lehman Sheds A Tear

Tom Lehman Sheds A Tear Ryder Cup Rochester, New York, 26 September 1995 Date: 26 September 1995

Background imageSheds Collection: Serena Williams Sheds A Tear

Serena Williams Sheds A Tear Usa Wimbledon Championships 2011 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, England 21 June 2011 WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 WIMBLEDON, LONDON

Background imageSheds Collection: Customs House sheds, Yokohama, Japan

Customs House sheds, Yokohama, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: Customs House sheds, Yokohama, Japan, boats in the foreground

Background imageSheds Collection: Sheds erected for supplying cheap coffee and cocoa for the 'Navvies, 'working on the Railway

Sheds erected for supplying cheap coffee and cocoa for the "Navvies, "working on the Railway, at Pylle
6008101 Sheds erected for supplying cheap coffee and cocoa for the " Navvies, " working on the Railway, at Pylle, in Somersetshire (engraving) by English School

Background imageSheds Collection: Buyers inspecting wool (b / w photo)

Buyers inspecting wool (b / w photo)
6025414 Buyers inspecting wool (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buyers inspecting wool)

Background imageSheds Collection: Tumenevs Estate, c. 1890-95 (oil on canvas)

Tumenevs Estate, c. 1890-95 (oil on canvas)
SHK215330 Tumenevs Estate, c.1890-95 (oil on canvas) by Ryabushkin, Andrei Petrovich (1861-1904); 110x167 cm; Private Collection; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageSheds Collection: Frost fair on the Thames, 1683-1684 (engraving)

Frost fair on the Thames, 1683-1684 (engraving)
2776150 Frost fair on the Thames, 1683-1684 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: North west view of the fair on the River Thames, during the great frost)

Background imageSheds Collection: Port of London Authority, West India Docks, East London

Port of London Authority, West India Docks, East London
Port of London Authority, West India Docks (Import Dock), East London, fitted with 70 Kinnear rolling metal shutters in total. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSheds Collection: Leith Dock Commission, Edinburgh Dock, Scotland

Leith Dock Commission, Edinburgh Dock, Scotland
Leith Dock Commission, Edinburgh Dock (Sheds 4 and 5), Scotland, fitted with nearly 100 Kinnear rolling metal shutters in total. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSheds Collection: Sunset with a View of Kettering Looking Towards Mr Timpson

Sunset with a View of Kettering Looking Towards Mr Timpson
2651244 Sunset with a View of Kettering Looking Towards Mr Timpsons Shoe Factory (oil on canvas) by Gash, Walter Bonner (1869-1928); Private Collection; eLiss Fine Art; English, out of copyright

Background imageSheds Collection: The New Metropolitan Cattle-Market, Copenhagen-Fields (engraving)

The New Metropolitan Cattle-Market, Copenhagen-Fields (engraving)
1602292 The New Metropolitan Cattle-Market, Copenhagen-Fields (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Metropolitan Cattle-Market, Copenhagen-Fields)

Background imageSheds Collection: The Trouble in Sierra Leone, the Rising in the Sulima and Manoh Districts of the Vai Country (litho)

The Trouble in Sierra Leone, the Rising in the Sulima and Manoh Districts of the Vai Country (litho)
1606300 The Trouble in Sierra Leone, the Rising in the Sulima and Manoh Districts of the Vai Country (litho) by Holland Tringham

Background imageSheds Collection: After the prodigious test (colour litho)

After the prodigious test (colour litho)
2777859 After the prodigious test (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the prodigious test)

Background imageSheds Collection: Our aircraft bombed the enemy airfield in Prosecco with effects judged to be very effective

Our aircraft bombed the enemy airfield in Prosecco with effects judged to be very effective (colour litho)
2777607 Our aircraft bombed the enemy airfield in Prosecco with effects judged to be very effective (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageSheds Collection: Circular Quay (b / w photo)

Circular Quay (b / w photo)
2813582 Circular Quay (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Circular Quay)

Background imageSheds Collection: Old Sheds, 19th century (oil on canvas)

Old Sheds, 19th century (oil on canvas)
6199648 Old Sheds, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Chalmers, George-Paul (1833-78); 29.2x44.5 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: Orchar Collection); Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; Scottish

Background imageSheds Collection: The Calcutta Exhibition (engraving)

The Calcutta Exhibition (engraving)
1107382 The Calcutta Exhibition (engraving) by Watkins, Frank (fl.1859-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Calcutta Exhibition)

Background imageSheds Collection: With the Vigilance Committee in the East-End (engraving)

With the Vigilance Committee in the East-End (engraving)
1595714 With the Vigilance Committee in the East-End (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Vigilance Committee in the East-End)

Background imageSheds Collection: Sheds and Old Houses on the Yare, c. 1803 (oil on canvas)

Sheds and Old Houses on the Yare, c. 1803 (oil on canvas)
877379 Sheds and Old Houses on the Yare, c.1803 (oil on canvas) by Crome, John (1768-1821); 50.8x63.3 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Background imageSheds Collection: three huts

three huts
Nina Pauli

Background imageSheds Collection: Carrasqueira fisherman´s houses

Carrasqueira fisherman´s houses
Iván Ferrero

Background imageSheds Collection: Wrecks 06

Wrecks 06
George Digalakis

Background imageSheds Collection: Beach cabin roofs

Beach cabin roofs
Jef Flour

Background imageSheds Collection: 34-28

34-28
Henk van Maastricht

Background imageSheds Collection: Gouville

Gouville
Regard2

Background imageSheds Collection: B. E. A import sheds at Heathrow Airport. 8th October 1968

B. E. A import sheds at Heathrow Airport. 8th October 1968
B.E.A import sheds at Heathrow Airport. 8th October 1968

Background imageSheds Collection: A snowplough waiting to be attached to an engine in the sheds on 9th September 1972

A snowplough waiting to be attached to an engine in the sheds on 9th September 1972

Background imageSheds Collection: A British Rail Diesel train leaving the Gosforth sheds on 8th September 1955

A British Rail Diesel train leaving the Gosforth sheds on 8th September 1955

Background imageSheds Collection: Mr. Alan Craig achieved every railmans dream on 18th March 1976 when he spent 40

Mr. Alan Craig achieved every railmans dream on 18th March 1976 when he spent 40 minutes at the controls of an Inter-City 125, British Rails new High Speed Train

Background imageSheds Collection: Manager Peter Edwards in the Inter-City 125 shed on 18th August 1984

Manager Peter Edwards in the Inter-City 125 shed on 18th August 1984

Background imageSheds Collection: Some of the Inter-City 125 High Speed trains standing in the snow at Heaton Depot on 13th

Some of the Inter-City 125 High Speed trains standing in the snow at Heaton Depot on 13th January, 1982

Background imageSheds Collection: The new High Speed Train servicing depot was opened at Heaton on 7th November 1977 when

The new High Speed Train servicing depot was opened at Heaton on 7th November 1977 when one of the new locomotives broke through a giant tape driven by rail boss Peter Parker

Background imageSheds Collection: Engine No. 60163 Tornado Peppercorn Class Al Pacific steam locomotive which was build in

Engine No. 60163 Tornado Peppercorn Class Al Pacific steam locomotive which was build in 1990 by a group of enthusiasts on 27th September 1997

Background imageSheds Collection: Peter Weightman of Jesmond at the controls of an 0-4-0 engine, built in the 1880s

Peter Weightman of Jesmond at the controls of an 0-4-0 engine, built in the 1880s, at the Marley Hill Steam Centre, which held an open day on 14th April 1974

Background imageSheds Collection: Supervisor Hughie Rowlands aboard the restored LNER Peppercorn A2 classs No

Supervisor Hughie Rowlands aboard the restored LNER Peppercorn A2 classs No. 60532 Blue Peter at thornaby Stockyard on 22nd February 1992

Background imageSheds Collection: Engines running on Tanfield Railway on 14th April 1974

Engines running on Tanfield Railway on 14th April 1974




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From historic motor racing tracks to charming coastal towns, sheds hold stories of their own. At the Brooklands motor racing track, sheds once housed mechanics and tools that fueled the adrenaline-fueled races. Meanwhile, LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station in Bermondsey relied on sturdy sheds to store life-saving equipment for firefighters. In Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, the Cockle Sheds stand as a testament to the town's rich fishing heritage. These humble structures were once bustling hubs where fishermen prepared their nets and stored their catch. Similarly, at LFCDA-LFB Leyton fire station and GLC-LFB New Lewisham fire station appliance room, sheds served as vital storage spaces for firefighting gear. Venturing further into Kent's Whitstable port reveals weathered sheds that have witnessed centuries of maritime activity. From housing fishing equipment to storing goods awaiting exportation across Europe, these they can a silent witness to trade and commerce. Away from urban landscapes lies Rheidol Vale Railway's shed - a sanctuary for steam locomotives after a long day of transporting passengers through picturesque Welsh valleys. It also play an essential role in rural life. In England's countryside farms, Border Collies like this adult working sheepdog can be found peeking under wooden doors of farmyard sheds - ever-vigilant companions ensuring livestock safety during cold December days. Even within city limits, such as GLC-LFB Croydon vehicle workshops or LCC-LFB Cannon Street fire station in City of London or Beddington & Wallington Urban District Council fire brigade stations with appliances in Lambeth; these functional structures provide shelter for emergency vehicles and serve as operational bases for brave firefighters ready to protect our communities. Whether holding memories of roaring engines or witnessing tales from land and sea alike, these unassuming shelters known as 'sheds' continue to weave themselves into the fabric of our lives.