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Historic Images 1920s to 1940s Collection (#3)

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Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Grimsby Docks 1933 EPW042806

Grimsby Docks 1933 EPW042806
GRIMSBY DOCKS, Lincolnshire. Aerial view, August 1933. This view shows Alexandra Dock, with the Victoria Mills, a moored sailing barge and Corporation Bridge to the right

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Fort Dunlop EPW026942

Fort Dunlop EPW026942
FORT DUNLOP, Birmingham. May 1929. Aerial view. Headquarters of Dunlop Rubber, a famous tyre manufacturer, established in 1917. At one time this was the largest factory in the world

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Blackpool in 1920 EPW002080

Blackpool in 1920 EPW002080
BLACKPOOL TOWER, Lancashire. Aerial view taking in the tower, the sea front and beach, the Winter Gardens and the big wheel in July 1920

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Ufton Court, Berkshire c. 1901 OP01505

Ufton Court, Berkshire c. 1901 OP01505
UFTON COURT, Ufton Nervet, Berkshire. A woman stands at the base of the garden steps. Photographed by Maxwell-Lyte, c.1901

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Park Place, Remenham OP01500

Park Place, Remenham OP01500
PARK PLACE, Remenham, Berkshire. A view of a statue by the pond. Photographed by Maxwell-Lyte, c.1900

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Paddle steamer under arms CC80_00195

Paddle steamer under arms CC80_00195
DEPTFORD CREEK, LONDON. The paddle steamer Plinlimmon (formerly Cambrai) was hired by the Ministry of War transport in 1939

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Beating the Bounds CC72_02365

Beating the Bounds CC72_02365
Beating the Bounds, Longwall Street, Oxford. Boys scramble for coins at Longwall during the annual ceremony of beating the bounds, which reinforces knowledge of the parish boundary

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Arts and Crafts interior BL16685

Arts and Crafts interior BL16685
Holmestead, North Mossley Hill Road, Liverpool. Interior of the music room, with a harp and grand piano displaying many elements of the Arts and Crafts movement

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Swiss Cottage Odeon BB87_03613

Swiss Cottage Odeon BB87_03613
Odeon Cinema, Swiss Cottage, Camden, London. Oscar Deutsch established the Odeon cinema chain in 1933, and Odeon became a registered trade mark

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Steam power, Charwelton, Northamptonshire a97_05431

Steam power, Charwelton, Northamptonshire a97_05431
Workers at Charwelton, Northamptonshire. Construction workers on Great Central Railway

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Douglas DC-3 AFL03_aerofilms_b1222

Douglas DC-3 AFL03_aerofilms_b1222
Douglas DC-3 airliner. Advertising image prepared by Aerofilms for a client showing rays of sunshine from behind a cloud.The DC-3 entered civilian service with American Airlines in 1936

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Biplane flight AFL03_aerofilms_c169

Biplane flight AFL03_aerofilms_c169
De Havilland DH9s flying in formation. From a copy negative made in 1923

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880017

Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880017
DOVER CASTLE, Kent. The secret wartime tunnels. Interior view of a kitchen. The Annexe Level Underground Hospital was constructed in 1941-2 to provide a medical dressing station for casualties

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880011

Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880011
DOVER CASTLE, Kent. The secret wartime tunnels. Interior view. The Annexe Level Underground Hospital was constructed in 1941-2 to provide a medical dressing station for casualties

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880008

Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880008
DOVER CASTLE, Kent. The secret wartime tunnels. Interior view. The Annexe Level Underground Hospital was constructed in 1941-2 to provide a medical dressing station for casualties

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Exeter Cathedral bomb damage BB42_00740

Exeter Cathedral bomb damage BB42_00740
EXETER CATHEDRAL, Devon. On the night of 3-4 May 1942 a bomb fell on the Chapel of St James in the south choir aisle of the cathedral, causing considerable damage to the late 13th-century fabric

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Wembley Cup Final day 1927 EPW017629

Wembley Cup Final day 1927 EPW017629
WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. Aerial view. FA Cup Final day 23rd April 1927. On the pitch the teams are lined up to meet dignitaries. Cardiff City went on to beat Arsenal 1-0

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Birkenhead in 1920 EPW004029

Birkenhead in 1920 EPW004029
BIRKENHEAD, Merseyside, August 1920. Aerial view. Prominent in the foreground are Queens Buildings with St James Church on its roundabout and Corporation Street

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Lydd Military Training Camp EPW000066

Lydd Military Training Camp EPW000066
LYDD TRAINING CAMP, Kent. Aerial view. This photograph from February 1920 indicates the extent of the First World War barracks

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: The Cenotaph 1921 BL25601

The Cenotaph 1921 BL25601
WHITEHALL, London. A small group of people pay their respects at the Cenotaph in Whitehall which is adorned with recently placed wreaths

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: St Brides Church, London 1941 BB69_02583

St Brides Church, London 1941 BB69_02583
FLEET STREET, London. St Brides Church was rebuilt to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren following the Great Fire of London

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Excavating the Rotherhithe Tunnel BB99_06818

Excavating the Rotherhithe Tunnel BB99_06818
ROTHERHITHE TUNNEL, London

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Waterloo Gallery, Apsley House DD56_00051

Waterloo Gallery, Apsley House DD56_00051
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view. The Waterloo Gallery photographed by Newton and Co. Date range: 1890-1914

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: The Library, Apsley House DD54_00089

The Library, Apsley House DD54_00089
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view. The Library. Photographed by Newton and Co. Date range: 1890-1914

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Piccadilly Drawing Room, Apsley House DD54_00088

Piccadilly Drawing Room, Apsley House DD54_00088
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view. The Piccadilly Drawing Room. Photographed by Newton and Co. Date range: 1890-1914

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Yellow Drawing Room, Apsley House DD54_00084

Yellow Drawing Room, Apsley House DD54_00084
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view. The Yellow Drawing Room. Photographed by Newton and Co. Date range: 1890-1914

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Bomb damage, London 1941 BL5947

Bomb damage, London 1941 BL5947
City of London. A figure stands amid destroyed and burnt-out buildings. The Brewers Hall in Aldermanbury was built in 1673 after its predecessor was destroyed in the Great Fire of London

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Disc harrowing, Lincolnshire a98_09683

Disc harrowing, Lincolnshire a98_09683
Disc harrowing near Honington, Lincolnshire

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Witley Court Picture Gallery c. 1920 BL25090

Witley Court Picture Gallery c. 1920 BL25090
WITLEY COURT, Great Witley, Worcestershire. Interior view of the Picture Gallery with a series of paintings and fine furniture

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Crystal Palace after the fire 1936 rhw11521_h6133

Crystal Palace after the fire 1936 rhw11521_h6133
CRYSTAL PALACE, Sydenham Hill, London. View of the remains of the Crystal Palace after the fire in November 1936

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Palace of Westminster and debris a093799

Palace of Westminster and debris a093799
SOUTHWARK, London. Bomb damage and demolition debris beside County Hall on Londons South Bank, with the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge in the background. Photographed by John Gay

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Witley Court Music Room c. 1920 BL25088

Witley Court Music Room c. 1920 BL25088
WITLEY COURT, Worcestershire. Interior view c.1920. The Music Room. Photographed by Bedford Lemere

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Witley Court Drawing Room c. 1920 BL25086

Witley Court Drawing Room c. 1920 BL25086
WITLEY COURT, Worcestershire. Interior view c.1920. The Drawing Room. Photographed by Bedford Lemere

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Brodsworth Main Colliery EPW012843

Brodsworth Main Colliery EPW012843
BRODSWORTH MAIN COLLIERY, Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire. Aerial photograph taken in May 1925. The Colliery was opened in 1905 and closed in 1990

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Stonehenge aerial view, 1922 CCC_8561_73

Stonehenge aerial view, 1922 CCC_8561_73
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Aerial view from 3000ft. Photographed 10th February 1922. From collection by O. G. S. Crawford. Some damage on original negative. SU1242_14

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Graf Zeppelin EPW038817

Graf Zeppelin EPW038817
The Graf Zeppelin moored at Hanworth Aerodrome, London Air Park in July 1932

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Spirit of St Louis EPW018121

Spirit of St Louis EPW018121
Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St Louis coming in to land at Croydon Aerodrome, 29th May 1927 having flown in from Brussels

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Terraced houses EPW024326

Terraced houses EPW024326
Serried ranks of close-packed working class housing in Leeds, West Yorkshire, photographed in 1928. By the 1930s much of Leeds Victorian housing stock were regarded as slums

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Boxing at Wembley Stadium 1924 EPW011412

Boxing at Wembley Stadium 1924 EPW011412
The first ever boxing match at Wembley Stadium, London on 9th August 1924. This was a light heavyweight contest between " Basking" Jack Bloomfield and Tommy Gibbons

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: The Kursaal, Bexhill EPW000121

The Kursaal, Bexhill EPW000121
THE KURSaL, de la Warr Parade, Bexhill, Sussex, photographed in 1920

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: First ever Aerofilms photograph EPW000001

First ever Aerofilms photograph EPW000001
LONDON AERODROME, Hendon. The first ever Aerofilms commercial aerial photograph taken in July 1919 showing the London Country Club (formerly the London Flying Club)

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Timpsons Shoe Factory, Kettering EPW053718

Timpsons Shoe Factory, Kettering EPW053718
TIMPSONS FACTORY, Kettering, Northamptonshire. Kettering, along with a number of Northamptonshire towns specialised in footwear manufacture

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: The Potteries EPW045337

The Potteries EPW045337
FAIRFIELD POTTERY, Slippery Lane, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. The heart of the potteries with a series of kilns, towers and workshops producing all kinds of ceramics

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Cornish tin smelting works EPW009899a

Cornish tin smelting works EPW009899a
Cornish Tin Company Smelting Works. Believed to be Seleggan Works or East Wheal Basset Smelting Works, Redruth, Cornwall

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: The Library at St. Johns College, Oxford CC50_00824

The Library at St. Johns College, Oxford CC50_00824
LIBRARY, ST JOHNs COLLEGE, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The interior of the old library in Canterbury Quad, built in 1596-1601, showing rows of bookcases leading up to the large window at the east end

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Lyons Popular Cafe BL18609

Lyons Popular Cafe BL18609
THE POPULAR CAFE, Piccadilly, London. Restaurant interior from the entrance with tables set and ready for customers

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: HMS Ophir BL16520_030

HMS Ophir BL16520_030
SS OPHIR. Interior of the Saloon from the Gallery. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in 1901 for Anderson Anderson & Co

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Abel Beesley, University Waterman in 1901 CC71_00075

Abel Beesley, University Waterman in 1901 CC71_00075
FISHER ROW, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The waterman Abel Beesley on his punt full of bundles of rushes with old Pacey Bridge in the background. Photographed by Henry Taunt in 1901

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: FA Cup semi-final at Highbury in 1929. EPW025838

FA Cup semi-final at Highbury in 1929. EPW025838
HIGHBURY STADIUM, London. Aerial view of the 1929 FA Cup Semi-Final at the home of Arsenal Football Club

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: FA Cup semi-final at Highbury in 1929. EPW025836

FA Cup semi-final at Highbury in 1929. EPW025836
HIGHBURY STADIUM, London. Aerial view of the 1929 FA Cup Semi-Final at the home of Arsenal Football Club

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Highbury Stadium, Arsenal EPW009247

Highbury Stadium, Arsenal EPW009247
HIGHBURY STADIUM, London. Aerial view of the home of Arsenal Football Club since 1913. Date of this photograph is uncertain, but probably 1923. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Aerial photography 1919 AFL03_aerofilms_c12930

Aerial photography 1919 AFL03_aerofilms_c12930
" Wills, Shaw and Friese-Greene Ready to Film". A publicity shot for the foundation of the Aerofilms aerial photography company taken at the London Aerodrome, Hendon

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: The launch of the RMS Aquitania BL22100_027

The launch of the RMS Aquitania BL22100_027
RMS AQUITANIA. Launch, April 21st, 1913. The Aquitania was the third of the Cunard Line express ocean liners (after the Mauretania and Lusitania), and the last four-stack liner to be built

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Agricultural Hall, Islington BL15826_009

Agricultural Hall, Islington BL15826_009
AGRICULTURAL HALL, Islington, London. Interior view of the hall in 1900 during the Tramway Exhibition

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Dirigible and aircraft AFL03_aerofilms_b2308

Dirigible and aircraft AFL03_aerofilms_b2308
Dirigible and BE2 aircraft, pre-war, no date or location

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Fishermen, Falmouth Pier CC56_00752

Fishermen, Falmouth Pier CC56_00752
FALMOUTH PIER, Cornwall. View of fishermen unloading their catches with boats moored in the background. Edwardian era photograph by Henry Taunt

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Dog collecting money BL20502

Dog collecting money BL20502
Dog collecting money, Westminster, London. A dog sits on a table collecting funds outside Haxells Hotel in The Strand, 1909. Bedford Lemere

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Witley Court BL25081_009

Witley Court BL25081_009
WITLEY COURT, Great Witley, Worcestershire. Witley Court as seen from the gardens, with the Perseus and Andromeda fountain in the foreground

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Smithfield Market entrance BL25748

Smithfield Market entrance BL25748
SMITHFIELD MARKET, London. A 1921 view of the grand entrance archway to Sir Horace Joness Smithfield Meat Market which opened in 1868

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Smithfield Market BL22966_004

Smithfield Market BL22966_004
SMITHFIELD MARKET, London. Smithfield has been the site of a market since the Middle Ages, originally selling horses, cattle and pigs

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Office work. D M Gant, turf accountant BL_20490_03

Office work. D M Gant, turf accountant BL_20490_03
An interior view of a crowded office. D M Gant was a turf accountant based at 25 Conduit Street, London. Photographed by Adolphe Augustus Boucher, a photographer for Bedford Lemere & Co, 1 April 1909

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Coastguard BB98_10715

Coastguard BB98_10715
A coastguard, with telescope, keeping watch near Hartland Point lighthouse, Devon. Alfred Newton and Son 1896-1920

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Dickens Brothers leather works, Northampton BB99_05292

Dickens Brothers leather works, Northampton BB99_05292
DICKENS BROTHERS, Northampton. Photograph of interior of leather works c.1929. Preparing leather for the shoe and boot industry

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Glastonbury CC70_00374

Glastonbury CC70_00374
GLASTONBURY, Somerset. Distant view of the tower of St Michaels Church on Glastonbury Tor

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Broadcasting House SAM01_03_0989

Broadcasting House SAM01_03_0989
Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London. BBC. Photographed in August 1939 by Julian J Samuels

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Collecting water, Hellidon, Northamptonshire a97_05936

Collecting water, Hellidon, Northamptonshire a97_05936
General view showing unidentified elderly woman carrying bucket, Hellidon, Northamptonshire. July 1902. Alfred Newton and Sons

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Corn harvest, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire a97_05375

Corn harvest, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire a97_05375
General view of worker in field harvesting corn, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire. 1900. Alfred Newton and Sons

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Boys sitting on gate a97_05319

Boys sitting on gate a97_05319
Boys sitting on kissing gate, Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire. 1904

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: BTH Projector BB87_03730

BTH Projector BB87_03730
Detail of British Thomson-Houston (BTH) cinema projector. Alhambra Theatre, London. Photographed by John Maltby. Date range: 1930-1939

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Vaults a65_00065

Vaults a65_00065
Adelphi Terrace Vaults, London. Light flooding through apertures. The Adelphi Vaults were built in the 1770s by the Adam brothers

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: The ancient fig orchard of Tarring PC07359

The ancient fig orchard of Tarring PC07359
The Ancient Fig Gardens, Tarring, West Sussex. Date range: 1900-1904. Exterior view of tea room. Postcard from Mezzotint Company. Nigel Temple Postcard Collection

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Rifle range CC46_00208

Rifle range CC46_00208
Reading School, Erleigh Road, Reading. Cadets in the Officer Training Corps using a firing range. Photographed by Marshall Keene and Company between 1920 and 1939

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Sherborne in 1939 BB056814

Sherborne in 1939 BB056814
Plume Of Feathers Hotel, Half Moon Street, Sherborne, Dorset. A gentleman is sitting in a sports car with a large bundle in the passenger seat. Photographed in May 1939

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Sherborne in 1939 BB056815

Sherborne in 1939 BB056815
Greenhill, Sherborne, Dorset. Houses on the south side of Greenhill, including Trinity Lodge, Crown Cottage, and numbers 6-11

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Children BB73_07074

Children BB73_07074
A group of young children standing outside a public house, London. Date range, 1900-1915. Early 20th century

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Shoreham harbour BB060003

Shoreham harbour BB060003
Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex. A partly-submerged horse-drawn ballast cart in the sea off Shoreham Harbour. Photographed by E J Bedford between 1905 and 1925

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Shoreham harbour BB060002

Shoreham harbour BB060002
Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex. A partly submerged horse-drawn ballast cart in the sea off Shoreham Harbour, in front of the premises of Stow and Son Yacht Builders

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Shoreham harbour BB060001

Shoreham harbour BB060001
Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex. A horse-drawn ballast cart in the sea off Shoreham Harbour. Photographed by E J Bedford between 1905 and 1925

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: No 1 Dixs Field, Exeter - after BB42_00718

No 1 Dixs Field, Exeter - after BB42_00718
No 1 Dixas Field, Exeter, Devon, 1942. Bomb damage photographed by Margaret Tomlinson (1905-'77) for the National Buildings Record. Silver gelatin glass plate negative

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: No 1 Dixs Field, Exeter - before BB42_00611

No 1 Dixs Field, Exeter - before BB42_00611
No 1 Dixas Field, Exeter, Devon, 1942. Pre-bomb damage. Photographed by Margaret Tomlinson (1905-'77) for the National Buildings Record. Silver gelatin glass plate negative

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Wootton Bassett, 1930. EPW032632

Wootton Bassett, 1930. EPW032632
WOOTTON BASSETT, Wiltshire. Aerial view of the Church of St. Bartholomew and All Saints, High Street and Station Road, June 1930. Aerofilms Collection (see Links). Royal Wootton Bassett

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Wootton Bassett, 1930. EPW032629

Wootton Bassett, 1930. EPW032629
WOOTTON BASSETT, Wiltshire. Aerial view of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Coxstalls and the High Street, June 1930. Aerofilms Collection (see Links). Royal Wootton Bassett

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Wootton Bassett, 1930. EPW032626

Wootton Bassett, 1930. EPW032626
WOOTTON BASSETT, Wiltshire. Aerial view of the Church of St. Bartholomew and All Saints, Wood Street, High Street and Station Road, June 1930. Aerofilms Collection (see Links). Royal Wootton Bassett

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Hospital kitchen, St Andrews BL22899

Hospital kitchen, St Andrews BL22899
St Andrews Hospital, Dollis Hill, London. Three female staff working in the kitchen




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