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Leeds Corn Exchange A41_00232
CORN EXCHANGE, Leeds. An interior detail of the domed roof of the Corn Exchange in Duncan Street showing the clock. The iron-framed dome rises to a height of 75 feet above the floor

RMS Olympic BL24990_002
RMS OLYMPIC, White Star Line. First class companion, A deck. Interior view of the stairway to first class entrance on boat deck

Holland House library after an air raid BB83_04456
HOLLAND HOUSE, Kensington, London. An interior view of the bombed library at Holland House with readers apparently choosing books regardless of the damage. Photographed in 1940

Gloucester Cathedral OP11081
GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL, College Green, Gloucester, Gloucestershire. Sunlight breaking through clouds and lighting the cathedral. Photographed by Sydney Pitcher between 1900 and 1920. Sun rays

Arlington Row, Bibury CC72_00992
ARLINGTON ROW, Bibury, Gloucestershire. Looking up the well-known row of Cotswold stone cottages on the river Coln. These were converted into dwellings in the early 17th century from a monastic

Spithead Review 1924 EPW011365
REVIEW OF THE FLEET, Spithead, Portsmouth. The Spithead Review in July 1924, at which George V presented colours to the Royal Navy

Buckingham Palace Stables BL18828_A
BUCKINGHAM PALACE STABLES, London. Interior view of the royal stables with a figure in a hat. Photographed by Bedford Lemere for Musgrave and Co in May 1905

Highbury Stadium, Arsenal AFL03_aerofilms_c19089
HIGHBURY STADIUM, London. Aerial view of Arsenal Stadium, the home of Arsenal Football Club since 1913. Photographed in 1932. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Stamford Bridge, Chelsea EPW025830
STAMFORD BRIDGE STADIUM, London. Aerial view. Home of Chelsea Football Club since 1905. Photographed in 1929. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Odeon cinema, Birmingham BB87_03100
ODEON CINEMA, Kettlehouse, Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands. Exterior view. 1930s photograph taken by John Maltby

Stonehenge ahead FL01500_02_003
STONEHENGE, Amesbury, Wiltshire. A car drives past an a box towards Stonehenge. Photograph 1930, from the Ministry of Works Blue Album

Gertrude Jekyll c.1901 OP01502
The garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll, beside the terrace bridge at Deanery Garden, Sonning, The Deanery (or Deanery Garden) is a house designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in Sonning, Berkshire

RMS Olympic BL24990_021
RMS OLYMPIC, White Star Line. View of the boat deck, looking aft, showing lifeboats and funnels. The Olympic was the first of a class of luxurious express transatlantic ocean liners

RMS Aquitania BL26730_002
RMS AQUITANIA. Interior view towards the fireplace in the Palladium Lounge. The Aquitania was launched in 1913 as the third of the Cunard Line express ocean liners (after the Mauretania and Lusitania)

Maine Road, Manchester City EPW009271
MAINE ROAD, Manchester. Aerial view of the home of Manchester City Football Club. Photographed in 1923 just after the club first moved to Maine Road. Aerofilms Collection

Queens College, Oxford CC51_00352
QUEENs COLLEGE, Oxford, Oxfordshire. A 1903 view looking west along the south arcade of the front quad with parked bicycles belonging to members of the college

Heston Aerodrome c.1930s AFL03_aerofilms_c19981
Heston Aerodrome, Hounslow, Middlesex. The control tower (centre) may have been the first purpose-built example and became the model for this class of building

Ramsgate Harbour Railway Station EPW000093
RAMSGATE HARBOUR RAILWAY STATION, Kent, photographed in 1920. Aerial view. The former terminus of the Faversham - Ramsgate line, this station was built in 1863 for 4 platforms

Royal Naval College, Dartmouth EPW024215
ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, Dartmouth, Devon, photographed in 1928. This officer training college was purpose built on this site in 1905 to a design by Sir Aston Webb

Highbury Stadium, Arsenal AFL03_aerofilms_r2245
HIGHBURY STADIUM, London. Aerial view of the home of Arsenal Football Club since 1913. Photographed in 1936. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

RMS Aquitania BL26730_001
RMS AQUITANIA. Interior view of the A Deck staircase. The Aquitania was launched in 1913 as the third of the Cunard Line express ocean liners (after the Mauretania and Lusitania)

Admiralty Arch 1923 BL26970_009
ADMIRALTY ARCH, The Mall, Westminster, London, photographed from the roof of the Grand Hotel in February 1924. Containing offices and residential accommodation

Post Lady, Kerrier, Cornwall, 1901 BB98_01839
This woman, working as a post lady, is emptying a post box at an unidentified location in Kerrier, Cornwall. Although it was relatively unusual for women to hold positions such as this at the time

Sessions House, Preston BL18224
SESSIONS HOUSE, Lancaster Road, Preston, Lancashire. The interior of number 1 court at the County Sessions House. The court house was built between 1900 and 1903 to the designs of Henry Littler

Birmingham University EPW059859
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Edgbaston. The semi-circular radial plan of Chancellors Court with the 1908 campanile tower at its focus forms the centrepiece of the university

Princess Beatrice D880048
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Princess Beatrice (1857-1944), or more properly Princess Henry of Battenberg. Youngest daughter of Queen Victoria

Bomb damage, Liverpool 1941 BB90_03807
GREAT CHARLOTTE STREET, Liverpool. View of bomb damage and pedestrians going about their daily routines, May 1941

St Brides Church, London a61_02660
ST BRIDES CHURCH, Fleet Street, London. Interior view. St Brides was rebuilt in 1671-8 to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren following the Great Fire of London

St Sidwells Church, Exeter 1942 BB42_03938
EXETER, Devon.The remains of St Sidwells Church on Sidwell Street after bomb damage during the Exeter blitz, photographed by Margaret Tomlinson in 1942

Coventry Cathedral BB98_06261
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, West Midlands. A view of the Cathedral taken from Pepper Lane. The Cathedral church is named for St Michael

Witley Court Sculpture Gallery c.1920 BL25083
WITLEY COURT, Worcestershire. Interior view c.1920. The Sculpture Gallery. Photographed by Bedford Lemere

Foundation ceremony, Liverpool EPW045203
Chairs laid out for guests at the laying of the foundation stone for Edwin Lutyens Roman Catholic Cathedral for Liverpool, June 1933

Sir Francis Darwin K970209
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Photograph of Sir Francis Darwin (1848-1925). Charles Darwins son

Major Leonard Darwin K970208
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Photograph of Major Leonard Darwin (1850-1943). Charles Darwins son

Sir Horace Darwin K970207
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Photograph of Sir Horace Darwin (1851-1928). Charles Darwins son

Oxford Fair CC49_00527
OXFORD, Oxfordshire. The Collins Helter Skelters standing in St Giles during the annual fair held at the beginning of September in 1907, with a large crowd gathered outside. Henry Taunt

Victoria and Albert Museum BL19920_A
VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, Cromwell Road, Kensington, London. The Victoria and Albert Museum with its high central tower was not officially opened to the public until 1909

Sir George Howard Darwin K970206
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Photograph of Sir George Howard Darwin (1845-1912). Charles Darwins son

Woolworths, Edmonton FWW01_01_0367_002
F W Woolworth And Company Limited, 96-102 Fore Street, Upper Edmonton, Greater London. Exterior view of the front elevation, April 1940. Horticultural Department and Toy Dept

Woolworths, Kingston-upon-Thames BL25186
F W Woolworth And Company Limited, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London. The front of the Kingston-upon-Thames branch of F W Woolworth & Co Ltd (Woolworths) 3d and 6d stores

Woolworths, Blackpool FWW01_01_0066_002
F W Woolworth And Company Limited, Bank Hey Street, Blackpool. Exterior view from the south-west with shoppers on the streets, 1938

Jacques Cartier BL21086_002
Portrait of jeweler Mr Jacques Cartier seated at a desk in an office. Jacques Cartier ran the French jewellery company Cartier from 1909 until his death in 1942

A goat-drawn carriage SAM01 / 02 / 0239
A goat-drawn carriage for children, somewhere in London. We don t know why, when or where the photograph was taken, nor the identities of the man and little girl

Bomb damage, Exeter BB42_00712
Exeter, Devon. A view looking towards the remains of the terrace of houses comprising numbers 25-36 Southernhay West showing bomb damage

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