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Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: River Thames, Windsor, Berkshire a001155

River Thames, Windsor, Berkshire a001155
The path beside the River Thames in Windsor with a man carrying a child on his shoulders. Photographed by Stanley W Rawlings. Date range: 1945-1965

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Kingston Lacy House CC75_00299

Kingston Lacy House CC75_00299
KINGSTON LACY HOUSE, Pamphill, Dorset. Interior of the Spanish Room. Paintings on the walls of this room include works by Velazquez, Murillo and Ribalta

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Farm Wagon a98_11487

Farm Wagon a98_11487
Keswick, Norfolk. A traditional farm waggon on display at the Royal Norfolk Show. Usually pulled by two horses, it would still have been in regular use at the time of this photograph

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Car ferry, Norfolk a98_09928

Car ferry, Norfolk a98_09928
Reedham ferry, Reedham, Norfolk. This small chain ferry is still the only vehicle crossing on the River Yare between Great Yarmouth and Norwich

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Thatching a church, Suffolk BB98_14595

Thatching a church, Suffolk BB98_14595
Lowestoft, Suffolk. Thatchers at work on the roof of St Margaret and All Saints Church view from the south east. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in October 1949

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Thatcher, Lowestoft, Suffolk a98_07600

Thatcher, Lowestoft, Suffolk a98_07600
Lowestoft, Suffolk. Thatcher at work on the roof of St Margaret and All Saints Church. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in October 1949

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Gardener, Suffolk a98_07503

Gardener, Suffolk a98_07503
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Gardener sweeping pathway at St Edmunds Abbey Garden. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in May 1947

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Fields on fire, Norfolk a98_11587

Fields on fire, Norfolk a98_11587
Postwick, Norfolk. Barley fields on fire. A spark from a steam locomotive could have started a trackside fire. Farm workers are attempting to save some of the crop

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Royal Norfolk Show 1947 a98_11521

Royal Norfolk Show 1947 a98_11521
Keswick, Norfolk. The horse and cart competition at the Royal Norfolk Show has drawn a good crowd. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in June 1947

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Norwich street scene a98_07531

Norwich street scene a98_07531
Norwich, Norfolk. General view looking down Elm Hilll from the corner of The Monastery. A picturesque survival of the street plan of the Medieval city

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Harvest, Norfolk a98_14729

Harvest, Norfolk a98_14729
Ranworth, Norfolk. The harvest is seen from the church tower. Despite mechanisation, it is still a labour-intensive task with at least 14 men visible. Photographed by Hallam Ashley September 1954

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Saddlers, Suffolk a98_14619

Saddlers, Suffolk a98_14619
Halesworth, Suffolk. A typical saddlers shop displays horse collars and other horse equipment. Much of the rural saddlers trade came from the heavy work of the farms

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Pargetting, Suffolk a98_12764

Pargetting, Suffolk a98_12764
Clare, Suffolk. The Ancient House, High Street, was built as a priests house and dated 1473. This exterior view of the gable facing the churchyard shows a fine example of pargetting

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Driven cattle, Norfolk a98_11670

Driven cattle, Norfolk a98_11670
Norwich, Norfolk. Driving cattle to the railway station, Heigham Street. Traditionally cattle were driven to market; then they were taken by train; today they are taken door-to-door by lorry

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Village shop, Norfolk a98_11268

Village shop, Norfolk a98_11268
Ludham, Norfolk. Hardware shop with goods on display. Village shops had a reputation for selling everything, and the stock here has spilled out onto the pavement

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Saddlers, Suffolk a98_09419

Saddlers, Suffolk a98_09419
Botesdale, Suffolk. Street frontage of C. W. Ray Saddlers. Four horse collars are displayed, leather side out. This building is a late medieval hall house remodelled in the 17th century

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Steam engines, Norfolk a98_07546

Steam engines, Norfolk a98_07546
Great Massingham, Norfolk. A group of derelict steam engines. Photographed by Hallam Ashley

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Windmill, Suffolk a98_07336

Windmill, Suffolk a98_07336
Thornham Magna, Suffolk. The timber-clad post mill at Thornham Magna, with its sails, fantail and roundhouse, appears to be falling into ruin. Photographed by Hallam Ashley, November 1950

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Norwich market MF98_01662_09

Norwich market MF98_01662_09
Norwich, Norfolk. The British people endured rationing during the War years, and post-War austerity continued into the 1950s

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Boat builder, Wroxham, Norfolk a99_00303

Boat builder, Wroxham, Norfolk a99_00303
Wroxham, Norfolk. The boatbuilder at work inside a boatbuilders shed close to Wroxham Bridge on the River Bure. Watercraft of different types have for centuries been an essential means of transport

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Easter Fair, Norwich a98_17164

Easter Fair, Norwich a98_17164
Norwich, Norfolk. In addition to its market, Norwich held two fairs, one at Christmas and this one at Easter, on the site of the cattle market

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Herring Girls, Great Yarmouth a98_17150

Herring Girls, Great Yarmouth a98_17150
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. A group of women, possibly Scottish herring girls, on the quay with herring boats beyond. Although the herring trade began to decline in the 1930s due to increased

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Masons, Halesworth, Suffolk a98_14596

Masons, Halesworth, Suffolk a98_14596
Halesworth, Suffolk. Interior of Barbers Monumental Masons showing two stone masons working at window tracery for a building at Southwold

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Thatcher, Norfolk a98_10847

Thatcher, Norfolk a98_10847
Norwich, Norfolk. A small 15th century house having its roof re-thatched. A number of the thatchers tools are shown in use. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in 1948

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Harvesting flax, Norfolk a98_09093

Harvesting flax, Norfolk a98_09093
Fields near Paston, Norfolk. Harvesting flax in July 1946. The strong fibre within the stalk of the flax plant is used to make linen thread and yarn

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe G_2414

All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe G_2414
Interior view of the nave of All Saints Church in Burnham Thorpe, seen from the chancel. Admiral Nelsons father was once rector here; a Union Jack ensign recalls the link with Nelson

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Fishing boats a98_10882

Fishing boats a98_10882
GREAT YARMOUTH, Norfolk. Fishing boats entering the harbour mouth. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in November 1947

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Tombland Alley, Norwich a98_07528

Tombland Alley, Norwich a98_07528
TOMBLAND ALLEY, Norwich, Norfolk. This view looks through the archway under 14 Tombland, a mid 16th-century house built for Augustine Steward, a former mayor of Norwich

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Dustbins a093697

Dustbins a093697
Three dustbins in a cobbled London back-street, beside an ornate iron wall grating. Photographed by John Gay. Date range 1945 - 1950

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: King George V Dock, Canning Town, London a002108

King George V Dock, Canning Town, London a002108
KING GEORGE V DOCK, Canning Town, London. A view looking towards the bow of the Persic as she is assisted into the dock by tugs

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Stonehenge showing photographers ladder in 1954 P50803

Stonehenge showing photographers ladder in 1954 P50803
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. A make-shift tower to take elevated vertical shots of the excavation of stoneholes 57 and 58. Just in front of the tower is fallen lintel 156 with its two mortices

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: HMT Queen Mary at Southampton EAW001370

HMT Queen Mary at Southampton EAW001370
HMT QUEEN MARY at home in Southampton in June 1946 between round trips to Halifax, Nova Scotia and New York. The " Grey Ghost" transported many war brides to the US in 1946 before being

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Liverpool Cathedral EAW023367

Liverpool Cathedral EAW023367
LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL. The Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool was begun in 1904 to a design of Giles Gilbert Scott. The tower was completed in 1942, but the cathedral was not completed until 1978

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Bicycles a082787

Bicycles a082787
Two bicycles propped against a stone wall in Somerset. Photographed by John Gay during the 1950s

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Church bell a082655

Church bell a082655
A church bell lying on its side in a churchyard in Somerset. Photographed by John Gay in April 1953

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Glastonbury Abbey a082622

Glastonbury Abbey a082622
GLASTONBURY ABBEY, Glastonbury, Somerset. View of the two piers formerly supporting the choir arch at Glastonbury Abbey, seen from steps leading up from the Galilee in the Lady Chapel to the nave

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Country road a081285

Country road a081285
A long straight country road near Stamfordham, Northumberland. Photographed by John Gay during the 1950s

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Watendlath, Borrowdale, Cumbria a080734

Watendlath, Borrowdale, Cumbria a080734
WATENDLATH, Borrowdale, Cumbria. A drove of sheep passing over Watendlath Packhorse Bridge, in the hamlet of Watendlath in Borrowdale, Cumbria

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Reeds growing in lake a080697

Reeds growing in lake a080697
View of reeds growing near the shore of either Rydal Water or Grasmere, in the Lakes parish of South Lakeland, Cumbria, with sunlight reflecting on the surface of the water

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Cumbrian view a080561

Cumbrian view a080561
Lake district landscape, Cumbria. Sun behind dark cloud with tree and stone wall in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay c.1956

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Lakeside scene, Cumbria a080500

Lakeside scene, Cumbria a080500
A windswept tree silhouetted against bright sunlight, growing on the rocky shore of a large calm lake in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, most likely either Lake Windermere or Coniston Water

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Castlerigg Stone Circle a080444

Castlerigg Stone Circle a080444
CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE, St Johns Castlerigg, Cumbria. A view of some of the standing stones that make up Castlerigg Stone Circle

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Watendlath, Borrowdale, Cumbria a080406

Watendlath, Borrowdale, Cumbria a080406
WATENDLATH, Borrowdale, Cumbria. The hamlet of Watendlath viewed across Watendlath Tarn. Photographed between December 1953 and January 1954 by John Gay

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Salisbury Cathedral at night a083369

Salisbury Cathedral at night a083369
SALISBURY CATHEDRAL, Wiltshire. The Cathedral Church of St Mary towering over silhouetted buildings and trees, and illuminated against the night sky by floodlights

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Oast houses a079669

Oast houses a079669
Close-up of three oast houses, viewed from under a roof or awning. Taken in Kent. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1959

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: River Barle, Somerset a079491

River Barle, Somerset a079491
WITHYPOOL, Exmoor, Somerset. A view from beneath the soffit of a stone bridge on the River Barle, looking along a calm stretch of river towards trees, low farm buildings and hills in the distance

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: Palace of Westminster a077160

Palace of Westminster a077160
PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, London. A view from Old Palace Yard adjacent to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, looking up through the mist past Marochettis equestrian sculpture of King Richard I

Background imageHistoric Images 1900s - 1910s Collection: View from a house undergoing demolition a066035

View from a house undergoing demolition a066035
KENTISH TOWN, London. View from inside a house undergoing demolition to the backs of the houses opposite with the tower of St Martins Church behind. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1946 - 1969




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