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Durham Chorister School a42_06014
9, The College, Durham. An exterior view of St Marys College, now known as the Chorister School, seen from the north through an archway

Oxford Street MOT01_01_06
Oxford Street, City of Westminster, Greater London. An elevated view looking west along a congested Oxford Street from the junction with Tottenham Court Road

Clifton Suspension Bridge JRU01_01_225
CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE, CLIFTON, CITY OF BRISTOL. Clifton Suspension Bridge, viewed from the north. Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1829-31

The Great Hall Norwich, 1942 a42_03739
The Great Hall, Oak Street, Norwich, Norfolk. The interior of a first floor room in The Great Hall at Flowerpot Yard showing bomb damage

Shady treee EGP_22663_030
Egypt. A group of people under a tree by buildings. Veiled women undertake domestic tasks at an outdoor kitchen, with sheep consuming leftovers

Threshing EGP_22663_025
Egypt. A child rides on a threshing sled drawn by two bullocks with a man using a winnowing fork

Water wheel EGP_22663_024
Egypt. A man and young girl in front of a bullock-powered water wheel

Shepherds EGP_22663_023
Egypt. A group of Egyptian people with two sheep outside a house or farm building

Shady tree EGP_22663_021
Egypt. A woman, children and animals under a tree by a group of buildings

Female dress EGP_22663_022
Egypt. Two frames on a single negative, showing an Egyptian woman and children at an unknown location

Skipton High Street a58_00210
HIGH STREET, SKIPTON, CRAVEN, NORTH YORKSHIRE. A view from Caroline Square looking north along the High Street, showing the shops on either side

Skipton High Street a58_00206
Red Lion public house, High Street, Skipton, Craven, North Yorkshire. A view from the north-west showing numbers 25-31 High Street, including the Red Lion Public House

Skipton Sheep Street a58_00214
SHEEP STREET, SKIPTON, CRAVEN, NORTH YORKSHIRE. Exterior view from the south-east showing the front elevations of 6-16 Sheep Street

Skipton High Street a58_00211
HIGH STREET, SKIPTON, CRAVEN, NORTH YORKSHIRE. A view from Caroline Square looking north, showing the buildings at the southern end of Sheep Street and the High Street

Skipton Tolbooth a58_00212
Tolbooth, 72 - 74 High Street, Skipton, Craven, North Yorkshire. Exterior view showing the front elevation of the Tolbooth and adjoining shops, on the High Street

Boots in Skipton a58_00215
SHEEP STREET, SKIPTON, CRAVEN, NORTH YORKSHIRE. Exterior view of the front elevation of Boots the Chemist on Sheep Street

Caroline Square Skipton a58_00217
75 - 79 Caroline Square, Skipton, Craven, North Yorkshire. A view from the north-west looking towards 75-79 Caroline Square and 2-10 New Market Street

Skipton High Street a58_00203
62 - 66 High Street, Skipton, Craven, North Yorkshire, 1957. A view from the north-east of 62-66 High Street, with the buildings on Sheep Street in the background

Trinity Church a51_06066
TRINITY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, EAST INDIA DOCK ROAD, LANSBURY ESTATE, TOWER HAMLETS, GREATER LONDON, 1951. View from the west of Trinity Congregational Church and Hall, now Trinity Methodist Church

Prescot Old Town Hall a53_10236
Old Town Hall, Market Place, Prescot, Knowsley. The Old Town Hall viewed from the east showing the shops at ground level and the dilapidated upper storeys, 1953

Stopping at the Inn MOT01_01_50
Halse Lane, Winsford, West Somerset. A woman on a horse on Halse Lane watched by three people and a dog outside the Royal Oak Inn. The Royal Oak Inn was part of the Acland Estate until 1926

Monnow Bridge MOT01_01_48
MONNOW BRIDGE AND GATE, MONMOUTH, MONMOUTHSHIRE, WALES. A man leading a horse and cart through the Monnow Gate, with a man and bicycle beyond, 1920s-1930s

St Pauls Cathedral MCF01_02_1993
St Pauls Cathedral, St Pauls Churchyard, City of London. A view from the south-east showing St Pauls Cathedral the day after VE (Victory in Europe) day with London double decker buses driving past

Matlock Bath MOT01_01_43
SOUTH PARADE, MATLOCK BATH, DERBYSHIRE DALES. Looking north along a quiet South Parade, with horse-drawn carts on the road in the distance, 1920s

Grasshopper sign JRU01_01_106
Martins Bank, Lombard Street, City of London. Looking east along Great George Street towards Big Ben and Parliament Square, with pedestrians on the pavement in the foreground, photographed 1950-1953

Hereford High Town JRU01_01_215
THE OLD HOUSE, ST PETERs STREET, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE. The Old House, viewed from the east across High Town, with the spire of St Peters Church beyond. The Old House was built in around 1621

Chichester Market Cross JRU01_01_209
MARKET CROSS, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX. The Market Cross, viewed from the west. The Market Cross was built in around 1500, with the belfry and clock being added in 1724

Tintern Abbey JRU01_01_178
TINTERN ABBEY, MONMOUTHSHIRE, WALES. A view looking north-west towards Tintern Abbey, with a road sign displaying Tintern in the foreground

St Ives JRU01_01_244
ST IVES, CORNWALL. A view of St Ives and St Ives Harbour from Porthminster Point, with Porthminster Beach in the foreground

St Pauls Cathedral JRU01_01_067
St Pauls Cathedral, St Pauls Churchyard, City of London. A view looking along Cannon Street to St Pauls Cathedral, with the City information centre in front

Westminster JRU01_01_040
CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. A view looking north-east across Westminster from the tower of Westminster Cathedral, showing St James Park station, the Methodist Central Hall

Scarborough Castle CC76_00637
SCARBOROUGH CASTLE, NORTH YORKSHIRE. An elderly couple conversing on a lane beside the keep of Scarborough Castle

Guildhall York, 1945 a45_05206
Guildhall, York. Interior view of the Guildhall showing oak columns standing amid the ruins of steel scaffolding as a result of bomb damage during the Blitz

Shibden Hall a42_02081
SHIBDEN HALL, SHIBDEN, HALIFAX, Calderdale. An exterior view of Shibden Hall, seen from the south with the gardens in the foreground

Clarence Hotel Darlington a42_08555
Clarence Hotel, Lead Yard, Darlington. An exterior view of the Clarence Hotel, which may have been situated on Lead Yard and demolished circa 1975

Shrewsbury Castle CC80_00503
MORRISs CAFE, CASTLE GATES, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE. Figures standing outside Morriss Cafe at 13 Castle Gates, with the main hall of Shrewsbury Castle atop the hill behind

Shrewsbury CC76_00366
COUNCIL HOUSE GATEHOUSE, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE. The timber-framed Council House Gatehouse viewed from the courtyard

Shrewsbury CC76_00314
GROPE LANE, GROPE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE. Looking west along Grope Lane

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