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Railway goods shed, Rainham c.1860 IC277_001
A cut-away reconstruction drawing, by Allan T. Adams, of the railway goods shed at Rainham, Medway, in the 1860s
© Historic England Archive
Graphic, Industry, Victorian, Warehouse

Jacksons Warehouse, Manchester IC295_001
Cut-away reconstruction illustration, by Allan T Adams, of Jackson's Warehouse, Piccadilly Basin, Manchester, being used by the Rochdale Canal Company, showing how goods were hoisted from boats onto the required floor of the warehouse using machinery located on the top floor of the building. Rochdale Canal Warehouse
© Historic England Archive

Coastal battery IC266_003
Reconstruction drawing showing the layout of a typical Second World War emergency coastal battery comprising two 6-inch naval guns in gun-houses, with a battery observation post behind and a searchlight position to the right. Chris Evans, 1997
© Historic England Archive
Artillery, Cannon, Coast, Defence, Fortification, Graphic, Illustration, Military, Wartime, Weapon, Ww2