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Historic Images 1920s to 1940s Collection (page 7)

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Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Princess Victoria Eugenie D880049

Princess Victoria Eugenie D880049
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Princess Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena of Battenberg (1887-1969), known as Princess Ena

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Princess Victoria Eugenie D880030c

Princess Victoria Eugenie D880030c
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Princess Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena of Battenberg (1887-1969), known as Princess Ena

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Victoria and great grandchildren D880043

Victoria and great grandchildren D880043
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Queen Victoria with her great grandchildren in 1900-01. From the left Prince Albert (1895-1952, later George VI, seated), Princess Mary (1897-1965)

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Queen Victorias cortege D880033

Queen Victorias cortege D880033
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. View of Queen Victorias cortege leaving Osborne House, 1901

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Victoria Palace Theatre, London BB87_01220

Victoria Palace Theatre, London BB87_01220
VICTORIA PALACE THEATRE, Westminster, London. The Victoria Palace Theatre opened in 1911 and was built as a music hall by Frank Matcham (a specialist in theatre design)

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Mercedes Motor Showroom, 12 Saville Row BL19996_001

Mercedes Motor Showroom, 12 Saville Row BL19996_001
MERCEDES MOTOR SHOWROOM, 12 Saville Row, Westminster, London. A Mercedes car parked in front of the Mercedes Showroom at number 12 Saville Row, London

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: London & South Western Bank, Fenchurch Street BL21672

London & South Western Bank, Fenchurch Street BL21672
LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN BANK, Fenchurch Street, London. The London and South Western Bank on the corner of Gracechurch Street and Fenchurch Street

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Darlington Technical College BL16235

Darlington Technical College BL16235
DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Northgate, Darlington, Durham. Interior view. The staircase, looking up for the lower half landing. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere in December 1900

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Titbits Delivery Van, London BL26057

Titbits Delivery Van, London BL26057
TITBITS DELIVERY VAN, London. Titbits magazine used their delivery van to advertise on, saving money on costly fixed noticeboards in London

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Daimler Limousine motor car BL20505

Daimler Limousine motor car BL20505
DAIMLER LIMOUSINE. Mrs Gant stands on the running board and poses for the camera by her Daimler Limousine motor car. A chauffeur sits at the wheel. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere, May 1909

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Uphill Windmill, Somerset W926

Uphill Windmill, Somerset W926
UPHILL WINDMILL, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. From a fire insurance policy of 1789 we know that this tower was built as a windmill in 1729

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Drainage Mill, Ludham, Norfolk W610

Drainage Mill, Ludham, Norfolk W610
DRAINAGE MILL, Ludham, Norfolk. Areas of wetland and marsh that are prone to flooding frequently use windmills to pump water and help agriculture

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Shepherds Mill, Upwell, Cambridgeshire a81_02148

Shepherds Mill, Upwell, Cambridgeshire a81_02148
SHEPHERDS MILL, Upwell, Cambridgeshire. This brick tower mill was built in 1829 and was five storeys high with and ogee cap

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Windmill, Crowfield, Suffolk a81_01171

Windmill, Crowfield, Suffolk a81_01171
WINDMILL, Crowfield, Suffolk. This smock mill was originally constructed as a drainage mill near Yarmouth, but was moved and converted to be used as a cereal mill in about 1840

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Hagg Windmill, Lincolnshire a80_05385

Hagg Windmill, Lincolnshire a80_05385
HAGG WINDMILL, Hagworthingham Mill, Lincolnshire. A tower mill with aluminium roof, built in 1810 for cereal milling. It is pictured here in 1935 when it was evidently being used by R H Ellis

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Billericay Windmill, Essex a78_01556

Billericay Windmill, Essex a78_01556
BILLERICAY WINDMILL, Essex. Today Billericay is on the outskirts of Greater London, but at the turn of the century, when this picture was probably taken, the area was still rural

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Gibbet Windmill, Rye a78_01406

Gibbet Windmill, Rye a78_01406
GIBBET WINDMILL, Rye, East Sussex. Standing on the original brick base, this white smock mill is a reconstruction of the former working mill which burnt down in the early 1930s

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Doolittle Windmill, Bedfordshire a78_00468

Doolittle Windmill, Bedfordshire a78_00468
DOOLITTLE WINDMILL, Totternhoe, Bedfordshire. A tower mill built in about 1820 for the processing of cereals. The mill ceased to be operated by wind-power in 1868 and an engine was installed

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Tower of London BL27027

Tower of London BL27027
TOWER OF LONDON. General view of the Tower with Tower Bridge in the background. Photographed in 1924 by Bedford Lemere

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Housing estate 1930 EPW038718

Housing estate 1930 EPW038718
Pennine Drive, Golders Green. Aerial view. A housing estate built by John Laing & Co. in June 1930. Attractive new housing estates were a source of pride for house builders. Photographed in 1932

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: The Floating Harbour, Bristol. 1921 EPW005446

The Floating Harbour, Bristol. 1921 EPW005446
FLOATING HARBOUR, Bristol. Aerial view. Steamer docked in the floating harbour opposite a transit warehouse and railway goods yard, March 1921

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: A safe landing EPW005069

A safe landing EPW005069
REGENTS PARK. London. Aircraft landed in Regents Park, September 1920. The aeroplane, facing towards the trees, is surrounded by a crowd of excited onlookers, while two men shake hands

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Park Place, Remenham c. 1900 OP01499

Park Place, Remenham c. 1900 OP01499
PARK PLACE, Remenham, Wokingham, Berkshire. A lady poses on a Neoclassical terrace in the grounds of Park Place in Remenham. The grounds were laid out from 1752 onwards

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: All Saints Church, Gillingham c. 1900 OP00613

All Saints Church, Gillingham c. 1900 OP00613
ALL SAINTS CHURCH, Gillingham, Norfolk. The remains of the ivy-clad tower of All Saints Church in Gillingham. The rest of the tower fell in 1748. The gravestones in the churchyard also remain

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: New Brighton, Merseyside c. 1900 OP00589

New Brighton, Merseyside c. 1900 OP00589
NEW BRIGHTON, Merseyside. A view along Egremont Promenade towards New Brighton Tower. A group of children stand in the foreground enjoying a day out by the seaside. Photographed by W and Co. c.1900

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Wootton Bassett, 1930. EPW032634

Wootton Bassett, 1930. EPW032634
WOOTTON BASSETT, Wiltshire. Aerial view of the Church of St. Bartholomew and All Saints and the High Street, June 1930. Aerofilms Collection (see Links). Royal Wootton Bassett

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: The Ring, Southwark 1941 B43_1259

The Ring, Southwark 1941 B43_1259
THE RING, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London. The Ring was originally the Surrey Chapel until it closed in 1881. It was then a boxing arena from 1910 and was destroyed during the Blitz

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Wrestlers CC49_00511

Wrestlers CC49_00511
St Giles Fair, Oxford. Four female wrestlers, an unusual spectacle, posing outside their stall at St Giles Fair, watched by a large crowd. Photographed by Henry Taunt September 1909

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Herstmonceux Castle CC000352

Herstmonceux Castle CC000352
Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex. The ivy-clad entrance gatehouse. Herstmonceux Castle was built of brick circa 1445 by Sir Roger Fiennes

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Arts and Crafts interior BL16690

Arts and Crafts interior BL16690
Holmestead, North Mossley Hill Road, Liverpool. Pre-Raphaelite items. The library, seen here, includes stained glass of St Cecilia by Morris & Co

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: House servants BB98_05566

House servants BB98_05566
Servants at Biddlesden Park House, Buckinghamshire. A rare view of five female house servants next to a doorway. Photographed 1896-1920 by Alfred Newton and Son. Maids

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Restoration c. 1900 BB97_11860

Restoration c. 1900 BB97_11860
Kingston Lisle House, Kingston Lisle, Oxfordshire. A large group of workmen posing outside a house with a bullock cart, during renovation work

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Cinema organ BB87_02757

Cinema organ BB87_02757
Organ at the Odeon Cinema, Haverstock Hill, Hampstead, London. Interior view. The Haverstock Hill Odeon was designed by T P Bennett & Son and opened on 29 September 1934

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Children pose for the camera a97_05492

Children pose for the camera a97_05492
A thatched cottage, Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire. A group of people pose for the camera in front of thatched cottages. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son 1904

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Go-karting a97_05215

Go-karting a97_05215
A group of children playing on home made Go-Karts at Greatworth, Northamptonshire. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son in October 1901

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Park Lea entrance hall BL23621_013

Park Lea entrance hall BL23621_013
Entrance Hall, Park Lea, Fulwood Park, Aigburth, Liverpool. Interior view. An eclectic display of densely packed art, sculpture and ceramics

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Graf Zeppelin AFL03_aerofilms_f290

Graf Zeppelin AFL03_aerofilms_f290
LZ127 Graf Zeppelin in flight above dark clouds. The Graf Zeppelin was in commercial operation as a transcontinental airship between 1928 and 1937. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Wing walking EPW037626

Wing walking EPW037626
Wing walking without a harness on an Aviation Tours Ltd Avro 504K. Photographed in April 1932. Some damage on negative - produced from copy negative. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Visiting dignitary AFL03_aerofilms_b730

Visiting dignitary AFL03_aerofilms_b730
Dignitary and airmen at Heston Aerodrome. The plane in the background is a Spartan Cruiser passenger aircraft operated by Spartan Air Lines Limited on the London-Cowes (Isle of Wight)

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Crash EPW000213

Crash EPW000213
Crashed aircraft. People in rowing boat investigating the wreckage. AVRO504K in Southwark boating lake, March 1920. From a copy negative. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Parachutist AFL03_aerofilms_c11965

Parachutist AFL03_aerofilms_c11965
Parachutist descending 1930s. Jumping off the trailing edge of the lower wing of a biplane. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Parachutist AFL03_aerofilms_b251

Parachutist AFL03_aerofilms_b251
Parachutist descending 1930s. Canopy fully open. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageHistoric Images 1920s to 1940s Collection: Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880020

Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880020
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: Castle for the movies EPW025494

Castle for the movies EPW025494
ELSTREE FILM STUDIO, Borehamwood. Aerial view. Photographed here in November 1928, is this film set of a castle facade. Can you tell us which film this was built for? Damaged negative

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: St Albans Abbey EPW001253

St Albans Abbey EPW001253
ST ALBANs ABBEY, Hertfordshire. Aerial view. This photograph of 1920 shows the abbey standing on the crest of the hill with the medieval and later town of St Albans beyond

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: Excavating the Rotherhithe Tunnel BB99_06818

Excavating the Rotherhithe Tunnel BB99_06818
ROTHERHITHE TUNNEL, London. The construction of the Rotherhithe road tunnel under the Thames between Rotherhithe and Shadwell was begun in 1904 under the direction of Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice




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