366 Poster Prints
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Photos from the 1930s Collection89 Poster Prints
Photos from the Great War Collection44 Poster Prints
Photos of Edwardian England Collection95 Poster Prints
Photos of the 1920s Collection163 Poster Prints
Coventry Cathedral BB98_06261COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, West Midlands. A view of the Cathedral taken from Pepper Lane. The Cathedral church is named for St Michael
Leeds Corn Exchange A41_00232CORN 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
Holland House library after an air raid BB83_04456HOLLAND 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 OP11081GLOUCESTER 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_00992ARLINGTON ROW, Bibury, Gloucestershire. Looking up the well-known row of Cotswold stone cottages on the river Coln
Stamford Bridge, Chelsea EPW025830STAMFORD BRIDGE STADIUM, London. Aerial view. Home of Chelsea Football Club since 1905. Photographed in 1929. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Stonehenge ahead FL01500_02_003STONEHENGE, Amesbury, Wiltshire. A car drives past an a box towards Stonehenge. Photograph 1930, from the Ministry of Works Blue Album
Gertrude Jekyll c. 1901 OP01502The 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
Spithead Review 1924 EPW011365REVIEW 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_ABUCKINGHAM 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_c19089HIGHBURY STADIUM, London. Aerial view of Arsenal Stadium, the home of Arsenal Football Club since 1913. Photographed in 1932. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
RMS Olympic BL24990_021RMS OLYMPIC, White Star Line. View of the boat deck, looking aft, showing lifeboats and funnels
RMS Olympic BL24990_002RMS OLYMPIC, White Star Line. First class companion, A deck. Interior view of the stairway to first class entrance on boat deck
RMS Aquitania BL26730_002RMS AQUITANIA. Interior view towards the fireplace in the Palladium Lounge
Odeon cinema, Birmingham BB87_03100ODEON CINEMA, Kettlehouse, Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands. Exterior view. 1930s photograph taken by John Maltby
Stamford Bridge, Chelsea EAW018701STAMFORD BRIDGE STADIUM, London. Aerial view. Home of Chelsea Football Club since 1905. Designed by the football ground architect Archibald Leitch, who also designed the covered east stand
Harvest AA97_05926Harvesting with a mechanical harvester near Hellidon, Northamptonshire. Alfred Newton and Son July 1902
Maine Road, Manchester City EPW009271MAINE 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_00352QUEENs 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
Long Hanborough Station Master BB69_05293LONG HANBOROUGH RAILWAY STATION, West Oxfordshire. The Station Master and a guard standing on the platform of the small station, with a railway bridge visible in the background
Heston Aerodrome c. 1930s AFL03_aerofilms_c19981Heston 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 EPW000093RAMSGATE HARBOUR RAILWAY STATION, Kent, photographed in 1920. Aerial view
Bomb damage, Liverpool 1941 BB90_03807GREAT CHARLOTTE STREET, Liverpool. View of bomb damage and pedestrians going about their daily routines, May 1941
Royal Naval College, Dartmouth EPW024215ROYAL 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_r2245HIGHBURY STADIUM, London. Aerial view of the home of Arsenal Football Club since 1913. Photographed in 1936. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
RMS Aquitania BL26730_001RMS AQUITANIA. Interior view of the A Deck staircase
Admiralty Arch 1923 BL26970_009ADMIRALTY ARCH, The Mall, Westminster, London, photographed from the roof of the Grand Hotel in February 1924
Victoria and Albert Museum BL19920_AVICTORIA 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
Post Lady, Kerrier, Cornwall, 1901 BB98_01839This woman, working as a post lady, is emptying a post box at an unidentified location in Kerrier, Cornwall
Sessions House, Preston BL18224SESSIONS HOUSE, Lancaster Road, Preston, Lancashire. The interior of number 1 court at the County Sessions House
Birmingham University EPW059859UNIVERSITY 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 D880048OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Princess Beatrice (1857-1944), or more properly Princess Henry of Battenberg. Youngest daughter of Queen Victoria
St Brides Church, London a61_02660ST 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_03938EXETER, Devon.The remains of St Sidwells Church on Sidwell Street after bomb damage during the Exeter blitz, photographed by Margaret Tomlinson in 1942
Witley Court Sculpture Gallery c. 1920 BL25083WITLEY COURT, Worcestershire. Interior view c.1920. The Sculpture Gallery. Photographed by Bedford Lemere
Foundation ceremony, Liverpool EPW045203Chairs laid out for guests at the laying of the foundation stone for Edwin Lutyens Roman Catholic Cathedral for Liverpool, June 1933
Sir Francis Darwin K970209DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Photograph of Sir Francis Darwin (1848-1925). Charles Darwins son
Major Leonard Darwin K970208DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Photograph of Major Leonard Darwin (1850-1943). Charles Darwins son
Sir Horace Darwin K970207DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Photograph of Sir Horace Darwin (1851-1928). Charles Darwins son
Oxford Fair CC49_00527OXFORD, 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
Sir George Howard Darwin K970206DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Photograph of Sir George Howard Darwin (1845-1912). Charles Darwins son
Market Hall, Birmingham, 1941 a42 / 00726The High Street elevation of Market Hall showing damage caused by an incendiary attack. Bull Ring, Birmingham. Photographed by G B Mason for the National Buildings Record, 1941
Glastonbury Tribunal CC80_00339The Tribunal, 9 High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset. Photographed by London Midland and Scottish Railway. 7th August 1929
Coventry 1941 a42_00337The bomb damaged front elevation of 4 Gosford Street, Coventry. Photographed by G B Mason, 1941. Oxo poster advertisement
Piano BL16778An overhead view of an Erard grand piano showing the strings and keyboard. The piano was made by Sebastian and Pierre Erard of London and Paris
Girl in prefab kitchen P_H00049_007A young girl in the kitchen of a Uni-Seco prefabricated house in Lyham Road, Brixton, London. 22nd September 1945. Ministry of Works
Prefabs P_H00049_005Uni-Seco prefabricated houses, Lyham Road, Brixton, London. 22nd September 1945. Ministry of Works
Corn Exchange, Leeds CC73_03024Leeds Corn Exchange. Exterior view, from the west, of the Corn Exchange, 27 Crown Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire. c.1920s -1930s. Campbells Press Studio
East Sheen RAF/CPE/UK/2239/V/5118Aerial view of East Sheen. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 18 August 1947. Vertical aerial reconnaissance photography by the RAF
East Sheen EPW053641Aerial view of Sheen Court flats and adjacent allotments and residential area, East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 12 June 1937. Aerofilms Collection
Two children with a pram MCF01_02_1480Two children with a pram, standing by the garden gate to an unidentified brick cottage in Great Kimble or Little Kimble, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Photographed by Katherine J. Macfee, 12th May 1910
A line of boy scouts and their scout master MCF01_02_0251A line of boy scouts and their scout master standing on a road in Holmbury St Mary, Surrey. The scouts are carrying scout staffs and bedrolls for a camping or pioneering trip
Library CC46_00597Guys Hospital, The Borough, London. People reading books in the Free Lending Library. 1920s
Woolworths, Edmonton FWW01_01_0367_002F 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 BL25186F 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_002F W Woolworth And Company Limited, Bank Hey Street, Blackpool. Exterior view from the south-west with shoppers on the streets, 1938
Jacques Cartier BL21086_002Portrait 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 / 0239A 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_00712Exeter, Devon. A view looking towards the remains of the terrace of houses comprising numbers 25-36 Southernhay West showing bomb damage
Etruria, Landing Stage, Pierhead, Liverpool OP00578A large group of people converge towards the steam ship, SS Etruria, on the Landing Stage, Pierhead, Liverpool. Photograph by W and Company Limited. Date range: 1890-1910
Merchant Taylors School CC46_00614Merchant Taylors School, Northwood, Hertfordshire. Physical Education in the gymnasium. Photographed by Marshall Keene and Company between 1933 and 1939
Medieval Nottingham OP06315Marsh Farm House, Red Lion Street, Nottingham. A timber-framed house photographed in 1925 by Alfred John Loughton
Wroughton, Wiltshire US_7PH_GP_LOC209_V_5004WROUGHTON, Wiltshire. This vertical photograph (taken in 1944 by the US Army Air Force) shows Barbury Castle hillfort, RAF Wroughton (centre), and the village of Wroughton
Exeter bomb damage OP07079EXETER CATHEDRAL, Cathedral Close, Exeter, Devon. View looking east towards Exeter Cathedral from the tower of St Mary Arches Church, showing an area of bomb damage following the bombing in 1942
1928 FA Cup Final EPW020863WEMBLEY STADIUM, Middlesex, London. The teams line up to greet the dignitaries before the 1928 FA Cup Final between Blackburn Rovers and Huddersfield Town
1926 FA Cup Final EPW015321WEMBLEY STADIUM, Middlesex, London. The 1926 FA Cup Final in progress between Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City. Bolton won 1-0 in a match attended by 91, 447. Photographed on 26th April 1926
Swindon and GWR Works EPW059047SWINDON, Wiltshire. The Great Western Railway Works, Swindon station and the workers village (Swindon New Town), looking west. Photographed in August 1938. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
John Rylands Library BL15862JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY, Deansgate, Manchester. Interior view, showing a staircase and architectural details as seen from a half-landing
Cabbage leaf costume BB97_08307Cabbage Lady, Hellidon, Northamptonshire. A view of a lady wearing a cabbage leaf costume outside the school house. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son. Date range:1907-1920
Sandown Pier EPW043023SANDOWN, Isle of Wight. The Paddle Steamer Sandown arriving at Sandown Pier in August 1939
Clifton EPW005463CLIFTON, Bristol. Aerial view of Clifton showing the Avon Gorge and Suspension Bridge photographed in March 1921
Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London DD60_00223CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, Old Bailey, London. The Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey, taken from Holborn Viaduct
Exhibition Park, Newcastle. 1929 EPW026662EXHIBITION PARK, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear. Aerial view. The North East Coast Exhibition, May 1929
Barrow-in-Furness shipyard 1920 EPW004064BARROW-IN-FURNESS, Cumbria. Aerial view of the shipyard in July 1920 with four ships in various stages of completion
New Brighton Tower c. 1900 OP00587NEW BRIGHTON TOWER, New Brighton, Merseyside. The tower was taller than Blackpool Tower at 567 feet high. It was built in 1898 and stood within the Tower Buildings complex
Austin Motor Plant EPW047811AUSTIN MOTOR PLANT, Longbridge, Birmingham. Aerial view of the car production plant in June 1935. Much of the manufacture at this time would have been the Austin 7. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Woolwich Odeon BB87_03661Odeon Cinema, Parsons Hill, Woolwich, London. The Woolwich Odeon opened on 25 October 1937
R101 Airship AFL03_aerofilms_c16455The R101 flying over St Pauls Cathedral during a test flight 1929-1930. Probably a composite photo montage. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Edwardian music room, Thornton Manor BL17551Thornton Manor, near Port Sunlight, Merseyside. Edwardian interior of the music room, which was added in 1902. A large organ is built in over a seating area to the right
Bridgewater House, London DD56_00034BRIDGEWATER HOUSE, Westminster, London. Interior view
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