107 Rights Managed
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Space Age Collection20 Rights Managed
Signage Collection22 Rights Managed
Oddments Collection59 Rights Managed
Architectural abstracts Collection56 Rights Managed
Sweets a093543A selection of Barratts Confectionery. Photographed by John Gay between January 1946 - November 1946
Corrugated iron DP044414Detail of corrugated iron
Snow covered tree N090012Snow covered tree
Hand bells DP130732Whitechapel Bell Foundry, 32-34 Whitechapel Road, Tower Hamlets, London. Interior, hand bell blanks
Stokesay Castle K011398STOKESAY CASTLE, Shropshire. Detail of timber framing on the exterior of the 17th century gatehouse
Hexagonal paving DP251002Strawberry Hill, Fieldend Estate, Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, Greater London. Detail of original 1960s hexagonal paving tiles
Tree with doves DP348860Royal Arcade, Back Of The Inns, Norwich, Norfolk. DDetail of stained-glass depicting doves and flowers in a tree, in the semi-circular top of the Royal Arcade's arcuated entrance, from the west
Tiled frieze DP348858Royal Arcade, Back Of The Inns, Norwich, Norfolk. Detail of a tiled frieze at first-floor level on the north side of the Royal Arcade, with abstract heart-shaped lotus-bud decorations, by G. J
Peacock tiling DP348857Royal Arcade, Back Of The Inns, Norwich, Norfolk. Detail of a tiled frieze at first-floor level on the east side of the Royal Arcade, with decoration depicting a peacock amongst leaves, by G. J
Dalby Dry Stone Wall Maze 34113_050Dalby Dry Stone Wall Maze, the worlds largest dry stone wall, Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire, 2019
Tunnel DP263451Victory Park, Cainscross, Stroud, Gloucestershire. A woman in exercise clothing pushing a buggy through a narrow tunnel
Mist on the South Downs DP147652Cissbury Ring, Findon, Worthing, West Sussex. General view of the mist-shrouded landscape between Cissbury Ring and Chanctonbury Hill
Safety signs DP076746Dover Castle, Dover, Kent. Detail of safety signage at the castle, behind stacked security fencing panels
Tabula set DP076633Dover Castle, Dover, Kent. The distorted reflection of a tabula game board and playing pieces on a table in the Guest Chamber of the castles Great Tower
Rays of light DP076469Dover Castle, Dover, Kent. Detail of coloured light cast by a stained-glass window in the chapel of the castles Great Tower
Inside the well DP076385Dover Castle, Dover, Kent. Interior view of the well room in the castles Great Tower, looking down into the well
Scaffolding DP248470Wentworth Woodhouse, Wentworth Park, Wentworth, Rotherham. General view looking through a maze of scaffolding poles towards the urn on the parapet of the mansion houses east side
Factory units DP235399Advance Factory Units, Burners Lane, Kiln Farm, Bradwell Abbey, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Exterior view of part of a factory unit from the south-west
Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings DP235186Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, Spring Gardens, Ditherington, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Interior view of the kiln, reinforced by scaffolding during restoration
Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings DP235184Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, Spring Gardens, Ditherington, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Interior view of the kiln, reinforced by scaffolding during restoration
Cattle Trough and Drinking Fountain DP232797Cattle Trough and Drinking Fountain, Spaniards Road, Hampstead, Camden, Greater London. General view of the trough from the east
Plasterwork DP232934Portland Place, Maryland, City of Westminster, Greater London. Detail of decorative plasterwork in the town houses ground-floor back room
palettes detail DP236142Anchor Studio, Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall. Detail showing two of artist Virginia Bounds paint palettes on the paint-splattered floor-boards of the artists studio
detail Georgian wallpaperEnglish Garden House, Mount Edgcumbe Park, Cremyll, Maker-with-Rame, Torpoint, Cornwall, Detail of 19th century wallpaper in the east room of the garden house
corrugated roof detail DP236122Anchor Studio, Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall. Detail of the corrugated-iron roof over the artists studios external stair, from the west
Hanging gardens DP235917Matrix House, Basing View, Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire. General view of the south side of the office site
Iron flower DP235731Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, Spring Gardens, Ditherington, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Detail of an iron flower head, part of the ironwork of the coronet on top of the flaxmills Jubilee Tower
Reflection DP021665The Icona Building reflected in the Waterworks River, London Olympics 2012 site, Stratford, London
Lock treads DP074235Lock treads. Mile End Lock, Tower Hamlets, Greater London
Reflections DP073433Watery reflections of a bantam tug at Battlebridge Basin, Regents Canal, Camden, London
London tree DP131915Lloyds Register of Shipping, 71 Fenchurch Street, City of London. The entrance porch from Fenchurch Street
Oak leaves N080968Fallen brown Oak leaves covered in frost
Agriculture in yellow and blue 24597_049Wood Bevington Farm, Salford Priors, Warwickshire, SP057542. Aerial view. Polytunnels or linear cloches adjoining a flowering yellow crop
Corrugated iron roof DP032153Detail of corrugated iron roof
Blue door DP026613Detailed view of peeling blue paint on door
Forest of Dean 23322_08FOREST OF DEAN, Gloucestershire. Aerial view
Corrugated iron DP039612Detailed view of rusting corrugated iron
Apples N070882Detail of apples. Apple
Oxford boats K991458RIVER CHERWELL, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Rowing boats moored at Magdalen Bridge
Tiles DP065819Floor tiles in the south transept. Byland Abbey, North Yorkshire
Trees casting shadows EAW027429Trees casting shadows, Withington, 27th October 1949
Setts DP074158Cobbled street surface, Castlefield Area, Manchester
Setts DP074156Cobbled street surface, Castlefield Area, Manchester
Windows DP074148Beetham Tower, Hilton Hotel, Castlefield Area, Manchester. Exterior detail of windows
Reflections DP073618Watery reflections, High Orchard Bridge, Gloucester South ring road, Gloucestershire
Tuning forks DP1307o3Whitechapel Bell Foundry, 32-34 Whitechapel Road, Tower Hamlets, London. Interior detail of tuning forks in the bell tuning room
Crucible DP130769Whitechapel Bell Foundry, 32-34 Whitechapel Road, Tower Hamlets, London. Interior, loading the travelling crucible, used for pouring molten bronze into moulds
Letter stamps DP130749Whitechapel Bell Foundry, 32-34 Whitechapel Road, Tower Hamlets, London. Interior detail of stamps for shaping words into moulds
Bobbins N140034STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL, Cumbria. Bobbins awaiting waxing. Cotton reels
Detail of cladding at Stonehenge Visitor Centre DP163137Stonehenge Visitor Centre, Wiltshire. Detail of cladding
Sheet music a059992(1)Detail of sheet music for organ
Patterns of colour and light DP076472DOVER CASTLE, Kent. Patterns of colour and light fall on the stone walls from the stained glass windows in the chapel of the Great Tower
Car wheel DP057384Abstract detail of black cars wheel and wheel arch
Pigeons DP092361Pigeon crees, Old Durham Road, Wrekenton. Pigeons flying into the mist. Played on Tyne and Wear
Herringbone stonework N090553EDVIN LOACH OLD CHURCH, Herefordshire. Detail of herringbone stonework
Nuts DP093743Nuts
Seascape DP083550Seascape. View from Birnbeck Pier, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Grey overcast sky. Line on the horizon. Weston-super-Mare
Fragments DP093058Fragments
Cobbles, concrete and boarding DP073752Cobbles, concrete and timber boarding
Pebbles a087193A close-up view of sea-worn rocks and pebbles on a Cornwall beach. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1950 - 1960
Crop patterns 26108_011Fields near Ely, Cambridgeshire. Aerial view. Wavy pattern in crop
Polytunnels 24597_045Wood Bevington Farm, Salford Priors, Warwickshire SP058542. Aerial view. Polytunnels or linear cloches turn a Warwickshire field blue
Corrugated iron DP070334Blue painted corrugated iron
Detail of sheep hurdles DP044147Detail of the sheep hurdle monument, Priddy, Somerset
Brickwork DP039619Brickwork
Gravestone DP032058Graveyard detail. Lettering on a gravestone. Thy will be done
Flint wall DP032016Detail of flint stone wall
Dry Stone Wall N071868Detailed view of a dry stone wall found on Dartmoor
Detail of concrete blockwork DP069393Detail of concrete blockwork
Terraced houses EPW024326Serried 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
Potatoes M070102AUDLEY END HOUSE AND GARDENS, Essex. The Kitchen Garden vinehouse. Detail of potatoes " Bleue Diauvergne"
Branches covered in lichen DP069015Tree branches covered in yellow lichen
Pencils DP045255Pencils
Wood pile N080029STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL, Cumbria. Wood pile ready for cutting as bobbin blanks
Corrugated iron N080026STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL, Cumbria. Detail of corrugated iron
Tulip N071154AUDLEY END HOUSE AND GARDENS, Essex. Detail of a purple, pink tulip
Daffodils N071153AUDLEY END HOUSE AND GARDENS, Essex. Detail of daffodils
Flint wall DP054202Detail of black painted flint wall
Flint wall DP054028Detail of flint wall
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