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Workshops Collection (#15)

"Unleashing Creativity and Skill: Exploring the World of Workshops" Step into a time capsule with Swindon Works Map, c

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Raphael, Italian artist (chromolitho)

Raphael, Italian artist (chromolitho)
972219 Raphael, Italian artist (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raphael (1483-1520), Italian artist, as a child

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Caxton examines his first proof (litho)

Caxton examines his first proof (litho)
976624 Caxton examines his first proof (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Caxton examines the first proof from his printing press in the Almonry)

Background imageWorkshops Collection: The file (chromolitho)

The file (chromolitho)
977685 The file (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The file. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageWorkshops Collection: The vice (chromolitho)

The vice (chromolitho)
977666 The vice (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The vice. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Recruitment crisis in French manufacturing industry: a workshop at the Gobelins carpet factory

Recruitment crisis in French manufacturing industry: a workshop at the Gobelins carpet factory, Paris (colour litho)
3099254 Recruitment crisis in French manufacturing industry: a workshop at the Gobelins carpet factory, Paris (colour litho) by Carrey

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Gallery of large pieces at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b / w photo)

Gallery of large pieces at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b / w photo)
3099052 Gallery of large pieces at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Sculpture workshop at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b / w photo)

Sculpture workshop at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b / w photo)
3099050 Sculpture workshop at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Preparing moulds in a workshop at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b / w photo)

Preparing moulds in a workshop at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b / w photo)
3099057 Preparing moulds in a workshop at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Decorating workshop at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b / w photo)

Decorating workshop at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b / w photo)
3099049 Decorating workshop at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWorkshops Collection: A Wood Carving School in the Bavarian Alps (engraving)

A Wood Carving School in the Bavarian Alps (engraving)
1057549 A Wood Carving School in the Bavarian Alps (engraving) by Herkomer, Hubert von (1849-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Wood Carving School in the Bavarian Alps)

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Chocolat Poulain trade card, Robert Stephenson (chromolitho)

Chocolat Poulain trade card, Robert Stephenson (chromolitho)
964035 Chocolat Poulain trade card, Robert Stephenson (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chocolat Poulain trade card)

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Alois Senefelder, inventor of lithography (chromolitho)

Alois Senefelder, inventor of lithography (chromolitho)
961471 Alois Senefelder, inventor of lithography (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alois Senefelder, inventor of lithography)

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Edging lumber intended for use in casket manufacture, Oneida, New York, April 3

Edging lumber intended for use in casket manufacture, Oneida, New York, April 3
1078979 Edging lumber intended for use in casket manufacture, Oneida, New York, April 3, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Running lumber intended for use in casket manufacture through a double-surface planer

Running lumber intended for use in casket manufacture through a double-surface planer
1078978 Running lumber intended for use in casket manufacture through a double-surface planer, Oneida, New York, April 3, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Interior of a forge, with additions by Prince Alfonso Maria di Borbone (1841-1934)

Interior of a forge, with additions by Prince Alfonso Maria di Borbone (1841-1934)
1108799 Interior of a forge, with additions by Prince Alfonso Maria di Borbone (1841-1934), 1852 (pencil & sepia washes on paper) by Vianelli

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Interior of a forge, with additions by Prince Gaetano Maria Federico di Borbone

Interior of a forge, with additions by Prince Gaetano Maria Federico di Borbone
1108773 Interior of a forge, with additions by Prince Gaetano Maria Federico di Borbone (1846-1871), 1854 (pencil & sepia washes on paper) by Vianelli

Background imageWorkshops Collection: The Guards Institute, Vauxhall-Bridge-Road (engraving)

The Guards Institute, Vauxhall-Bridge-Road (engraving)
1104053 The Guards Institute, Vauxhall-Bridge-Road (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Guards Institute, Vauxhall-Bridge-Road)

Background imageWorkshops Collection: The General Strike in Florence, Everyday Scenes in the Streets (litho)

The General Strike in Florence, Everyday Scenes in the Streets (litho)
1040718 The General Strike in Florence, Everyday Scenes in the Streets (litho) by Soper, George (1870-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The General Strike in Florence)

Background imageWorkshops Collection: A Bad Job (engraving)

A Bad Job (engraving)
961269 A Bad Job (engraving) by Rotta, Antonio (1828-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bad Job, depicting a young girl standing beside a cobbler who sits at his table)

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Fishermen seen here making a new fender for the fishing fleet moored in the Cornish

Fishermen seen here making a new fender for the fishing fleet moored in the Cornish fishing port of Looe. Circa 1935

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Cour des Ateliers, ca. 1880. Creator: Louis Lafon

Cour des Ateliers, ca. 1880. Creator: Louis Lafon
Cour des Ateliers, ca. 1880

Background imageWorkshops Collection: National Waifs Association 1900

National Waifs Association 1900
National Waifs Association for destitute boys in Stepney Causeway, London. Photograph showing Dr. Barnardos giving boys a chance to learn a trade in blacksmithing. Date: 1900

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Homes for Little Boys at Farningham 1905

Homes for Little Boys at Farningham 1905
Homeless and destitute children at Homes for Little Boys, Farningham, Swanley. Young boys given a training in a trade or schooling to provide them with the best opportunities for their adulthood

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Beagle-Auster D. 4 / 108 G-ARLG

Beagle-Auster D. 4 / 108 G-ARLG
Beagle-Auster D.4-108 G-ARLG, the sole UK registered two-seater built specially for the Auster Flying Club. The other five D.4-108s built at Rearsby were exported to Portugal for the Portuguese Air

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Sea Vixens at Halton

Sea Vixens at Halton
Hawker Siddeley Sea Vixen FAW.2 aircraft in the ?New Workshops? at RAF Halton ca 1975-77 Date: circa 1976

Background imageWorkshops Collection: The councilors visit the glass fair of the Borne on the first day of the year

The councilors visit the glass fair of the Borne on the first day of the year, tapestry on a cardboard of Felix Mestres woven in the Aymat Workshops

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Honours. Prudence, central detail of the tapestry # 2 representing the cart of

Honours. Prudence, central detail of the tapestry # 2 representing the cart of Prudence manufactured by the Seven Liberal Arts, under the watchful eye of the auxiliary Virtues of Prudence

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Walter Cyliax Gebr Fretz Graph Workshops Pour le Meuble

Walter Cyliax Gebr Fretz Graph Workshops Pour le Meuble
Walter Cyliax, Gebr. Fretz Graph. Workshops, Pour le Meuble. Modernism. Simmen, lithography, Total: Height: 128.3 cm; Width: 90.2 cm, monogrammed: bottom right in print form: CYL

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Walter Cyliax Gebr Fretz Graph Workshops Flower Festival

Walter Cyliax Gebr Fretz Graph Workshops Flower Festival
Walter Cyliax, Gebr. Fretz Graph. Workshops, Flower Festival. Flower parade with award ceremony. Zurich 1929, lithograph, total: height: 128.3 cm; width: 90.2 cm

Background imageWorkshops Collection: St Marylebone Poor Law Schools, Southall, London

St Marylebone Poor Law Schools, Southall, London
The St Marylebone Schools on South Road, Southall opened in 1858 to house up to 390 pauper children away from the workhouse

Background imageWorkshops Collection: France (19th c. ). Industrial Revolution. Workshops

France (19th c. ). Industrial Revolution. Workshops
France (19th c.). Industrial Revolution. Workshops of construction, sawmill and machinery of Arbey and Cia. (Paris). Etching. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)

Background imageWorkshops Collection: GLC-LFB 50 foot wheeled escape ladder

GLC-LFB 50 foot wheeled escape ladder
A Morris style 50 foot wheeled escape ladder parked in the fire brigade workshops at Lambeth. When not carried on fire engines escape ladders were normally stored in this fashion

Background imageWorkshops Collection: NFS (London Region) damaged Shoreditch fire engine, WW2

NFS (London Region) damaged Shoreditch fire engine, WW2
The pump escape from Shoreditch fire station (36 A 1) arrives at Lambeth workshops after extensive damage was caused following a bomb blast

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Zionist activities Haifa Hebrew Technical Institute

Zionist activities Haifa Hebrew Technical Institute
Zionist activities around Haifa. Hebrew Technical Institute. Apprentices working in the workshops. 1920, Israel, Haifa

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Damaged heavy unit at NFS, London Regional HQ, WW2

Damaged heavy unit at NFS, London Regional HQ, WW2
A damaged heavy unit awaiting repair at the Lambeth vehicle and equipment workshops, Daltons Drive

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Chase Farm Schools, Enfield, Middlesex

Chase Farm Schools, Enfield, Middlesex
The main building of the Chase Farm Schools in Enfield, Middlesex, opened in 1886 by the Edmonton Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Cubist room at The Ideal Home Exhibition

Cubist room at The Ideal Home Exhibition
A room inspired by post-impressionism designed by Roger Fry, where everything, including the furniture and ornaments were cubist

Background imageWorkshops Collection: French Workshops; Messrs. F. Abbey and Companys Tool and Machine Manufactory, Paris

French Workshops; Messrs. F. Abbey and Companys Tool and Machine Manufactory, Paris, France, 1865

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Blacksmiths outside their foundry or forge, USA

Blacksmiths outside their foundry or forge, USA
Three blacksmiths and two other men outside a foundry or forge, North America. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Foundry Blacksmithing Machine Shop, North Dakota, USA

Foundry Blacksmithing Machine Shop, North Dakota, USA
Foundry Blacksmithing Machine Shop, probably in Fargo, North Dakota, USA, with three children posing on the right. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Lebuinus Chalice. 8th-9th centuries. Carolingian

Lebuinus Chalice. 8th-9th centuries. Carolingian
Carolingian art. The misnamed Lebuinus Chalice. Aachen, Germany, 790-810. Bowl made A?a?A?a?in ivory, mounted on a silver frame, made A?a?A?a?in the workshops of Carlolingian Empire

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Gruen Watch Makers Guild, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Gruen Watch Makers Guild, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Workshops of the Gruen Watch Makers Guild (east view), Time Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Date: 1935

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Fire at AC Ebbutts Workshops, Croydon, London

Fire at AC Ebbutts Workshops, Croydon, London
Fire at AC Ebbutts Workshops, Croydon, County of London, England. Showing damage done to Braithwaite Hall Date: 1905

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Queen Mary Ocean Liner, supplying her 1000 needs

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, supplying her 1000 needs
The Queen Mary, then known as Hull Number 534, had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to the Great Depression of the 1930s

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Training munition workers at Shoreditch Technical Institute

Training munition workers at Shoreditch Technical Institute
Scenes showing the training of munition workers at Shoreditch Technical Institute (run by London County Council) during the First World War

Background imageWorkshops Collection: London Fire Brigade repair workshop, Lambeth HQ

London Fire Brigade repair workshop, Lambeth HQ, with a mechanic working on top of a fire appliance

Background imageWorkshops Collection: Ladder after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ

Ladder after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ
Ladder (No.13 TTL) after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ

Background imageWorkshops Collection: St Dunstans Hostel advertisement, WW1

St Dunstans Hostel advertisement, WW1
A full page of The Tatler devoted to reporting on the work of St. Dunstans Hostel for Blinded Soldiers and Sailors in Regents Park, London




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"Unleashing Creativity and Skill: Exploring the World of Workshops" Step into a time capsule with Swindon Works Map, c. 1940s, as we delve into the fascinating history of workshops. From Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield, Middlesex to GLC-LFB's Croydon vehicle workshops, these spaces have been instrumental in shaping industries and communities. Witness the meticulous craftsmanship at an engineering workshop model that showcases innovation and precision. Just like The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard teaches us about fairness and hard work, they have always been hubs for collaboration and dedication. Travel back to Shoreditch Cottage Homes in Hornchurch, Essex where artisans honed their skills to create beautiful masterpieces. In 1957, Cartier workshop became synonymous with luxury and elegance as they crafted timeless jewelry pieces. Marvel at Lambeth HQ's repair workshops where skilled hands breathe new life into worn-out items such as ladders or vehicles for London Fire Brigade. These LCC-LFB vehicle repair they can vital in ensuring safety on our streets. The sprawling LCC-LFB Vehicle and Equipment Workshops Complex stands tall as a testament to progress and efficiency. It symbolizes how Birmingham Union Cottage Homes in Marston Green, Warwickshire provided shelter while nurturing talent within its walls. They have always been more than just physical spaces; they are breeding grounds for creativity, expertise, and camaraderie. They serve as melting pots where ideas collide, talents flourish, and dreams take shape. So let us celebrate these sanctuaries of skillful hands. Whether it is a humble cottage or a grand complex – each workshop holds stories waiting to be told; stories that inspire generations to come.