William Field (1854 - 1932) Collection56 Rights Managed
Katherine MacFee (1902-1951) Collection310 Rights Managed
Margaret Harker (1940s-1960s) Collection54 Rights Managed
Mrs E M Booty (1940s) Collection36 Rights Managed
Marjory L Wight (1920s-1960s) Collection61 Rights Managed
S W Rawlings (1945-1965) Collection32 Rights Managed
J Dixon-Scott (1920s-1930s) Collection25 Rights Managed
Herbert Felton (1888-1968) Collection26 Rights Managed
Henry Taunt (1860-1922) Collection163 Rights Managed
Eric de Mare (1955-1980) Collection98 Rights Managed
Hallam Ashley (1931-1980) Collection56 Rights Managed
Bedford Lemere (1860s-1944) Collection260 Rights Managed
John Gay (1945-1990) Collection426 Rights Managed
Feathers Boat House OFH01_01_01_f09_01Feathers Boat House, Wandsworth, Wandsworth, Greater London. The Feathers Boat House, also known as The Feathers Tavern, seen across the canal running parrallel to the River Wandle
Sea of Steps, Wells Cathedral a66_00136WELLS CATHEDRAL, Wells, Somerset. Interior view. The Sea of Steps. Photographed by Herbert Felton in 1948
Mallard steam train, Flying Scotsman service a062835MALLARD. View of the LNER Class A4 train during its time on the Flying Scotsman express passenger service between London and Edinburgh. A man in a trilby hat looks at the engine
Floral Festival, Chipping Campden CC73_00462CHIPPING CAMPDEN, Gloucestershire. A milkmaid with a calf followed by a cart bedecked in flowers and flags form part of the procession through the Cotswold town during the Floral Festival
St Pancras Hotel a062209ST PANCRAS HOTEL, Euston Road, London. Interior of the Midland Grand Hotel at St. Pancras Station showing the grand staircase. Date range: 1960 - 1972. John Gay
Putney High Street OFH01_01_01_f06_05PUTNEY HIGH STREET, PUTNEY, WANDSWORTH, GREATER LONDON. The view looking along Putney High Street towards the River Thames
Putney High Street OFH01_01_01_f06_04PUTNEY HIGH STREET, PUTNEY, WANDSWORTH, GREATER LONDON. The view from the lower end of Putney High Street with Betts Butcher's shop at number 15 seen to the left. This image is reproduced as Fig
Putney OFH01_01_01_f05_16PUTNEY HIGH STREET, PUTNEY, WANDSWORTH, GREATER LONDON. An elevated view looking towards Putney Bridge from Putney High Street showing building work at number 15 with St Mary's Church Putney to
Street entertainer OFH01_01_01_f04_13Weimar Street, Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London. A crowd gathered around a barrel organ in Weimer Street seen from the photographer's premises at 9 Putney High Street
Putney Bridge OFH01_01_01_f03_17PUTNEY BRIDGE, PUTNEY, WANDSWORTH, GREATER LONDON. The view from Lower Richmond Road, Putney looking across the new Putney Bridge towards All Saints Church
Old bridge and Aqueduct OFH01_01_01_f02_01Old Putney Bridge, Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London. The view from St Mary's Church tower in Putney looking across Thames towards Fulham with pedestrians on the old Putney Bridge to the right
Wootton Rivers MCF01_02_0688Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire. The path and garden of a thatched cottage in Wootton Rivers. In the negative index for the collection, the photographer also records sailor semaphore left
Battersea Power Station a077607BATTERSEA POWER STATION, London. View of the station in Battersea, as seen at dusk from across the River Thames in Westminster
FerryBridge AA98 / 05454FERRYBRIDGE, Brotherton, North Yorkshire. Cooling towers at Ferrybridge Power Station form the background to this view of the Church of St Edward at Brotherton, North Yorkshire
St Pancras Hotel DD59_00075ST PANCRAS HOTEL (or Midland Grand Hotel), Camden, London. St Pancras Hotel was built to the Italianate Gothic designs of Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1868-74
Battersea Power Station a98_05903BATTERSEA POWER STATION, London. View from the north bank of the River Thames at night. It was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1937 and was the largest brick building in europe
Stockport viaduct a98_05394RAILWAY VIADUCT, Stockport, Greater Manchester. This evocative urban landscape shows the railway viaduct in Stockport, looking along the river. Photographed by Eric de Mare in 1954
King George V Dock a002109KING GEORGE V DOCK, Canning Town, London. Shipping in the dock with dock workers standing on the dockside in the foreground (mid 20th century)
Clink Wharf Ltd. a98_05351CLINK WHARF LIMITED, Clink Street, St Mary Overys Dock, Southwark, London. The River Thames in London was lined with wharves into the 1950s
Consett Steel Works a98_06557CONSETT STEEL WORKS, Durham. General view of the Consett Steel Works showing trackways and overhead piping. The works supplied the materials for everything from Blackpool Tower to Britains nuclear
Poodle a054086View of a car showing a poodle sitting in the drivers seat. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1946-1959
Children in the snow a054098HALIFAX, West Yorkshire. A view showing a group of children sledging down a snow covered road. Date range 1962-1978. John Gay
Comptometer Room, Stratford Cooperative Society 1914 BL22762STRATFORD CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, Maryland Street, Stratford, Greater London. Interior view of the Comptometer Room at Stratford Co-operative Society
Dunbar Wharf, Limehouse, London a002456DUNBAR WHARF, Narrow Street, Limehouse, London. This Thames-side wharf was built in the early 19th century for Duncan Dunbar & Sons
Statue of an angel a073601HIGHGATE CEMETERY, West Cemetery, London. The statue of an angel in thought, on the tomb of V W J Adamson. Photographed by John Gay during the early 1980s
Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_002Cammell Laird & Co shipyard, Birkenhead. Interior view showing a bay in the engine shop. One of a series of photographs of Cammell Laird works. Bedford Lemere. June 1913
Central Railway Station, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1884. BL12764CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. A steam train passing through the station in 1884. Bedford Lemere
Highclere Castle CC72_01054HIGHCLERE CASTLE, Highclere, Hampshire. The exterior of the largest mansion in Hampshire from the north-east. An Elizabethan-style remodelling of an earlier classical mansion by Sir Charles Barry in
Sleeping angel statue, Highgate Cemetery a073906HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, Greater London. A statue of a sleeping angel. Photographed by John Gay, 1970 s
Melton Mowbray AA080820MELTON MOWBRAY, Leicestershire. A view at night of Burton Street, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Just visible in the background is the tower of St Mary's Church
Durham Cathedral OP04503DURHAM CATHEDRAL, Durham. Interior view of Durham Cathedral from the north-east showing decorated piers in the nave and crossing. Photographed by John Gay during the 1960s
Blackpool a047928BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. An elderly man on holiday paddling in the sea, with Blackpool Tower in the background. Date range 1946-1955. John Gay
Gospel Oak, London a070042GOSPEL OAK, London. Looking across Southampton Road, showing the railway line passing beneath the road with YANKS OUT OF VIETNAM graffiti on the road bridge and the Ludham
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
The Old Royal Naval College a065204OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, Greenwich, London. View from a hill in Greenwich Park, looking north-west across the park towards the Queens House and the Old Royal Naval College
Paddington Station a061937PADDINGTON STATION, London. Elevated view showing passengers awaiting the arrival of a train on Platform 2 at Paddington railway station. John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972
Bulldog a072946A bulldog lying by a doorstep in the foreground, with people at stalls at a street market behind, possibly Inverness Street, Camden Town, London. Photograph by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1965
Magdalen College, Oxford CC50_00213MAGDALEN COLLEGE, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The 15th century Bell Tower taken from the botanic gardens in the snow. Late 19th / early 20th century. Henry Taunt
Liverpool Street Station a061617LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, London. Interior view of the station showing the piers of the double aisle and crowded platforms beneath. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972
St Pancras Old Church AA062364ST PANCRAS OLD CHURCH, Camden Town, London. A view through the wrought iron gateway leading into St Pancras Gardens. Photograph by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972
Workman Bridge, Evesham CC56_01122WORKMAN BRIDGE, Evesham, Worcestershire. A view of the Bridge built in 1866 leading into the town from Bengeworth. Showing the River Avon
Dog a086653A springer spaniel peering out from a small circular hole cut into the wooden plank door of a barn or similar agricultural outbuilding
Whitestone Pond, Hampstead Heath a071818WHITESTONE POND, Hampstead Heath, London. View of a boy lying down on the edge of the pond with his hand holding a model yacht on the water
Euston Arch a98_05420EUSTON ARCH, Euston Station, Euston Road, Camden Town, London. Traffic outside the Euston Arch. The arch was designed by Philip Hardwick in 1837 as part of a screen
Blackpool Beach a047930BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. Informal holiday portrait showing rear view of a family with two small daughters paddling in the sea, with Blackpool Tower in the background (mid-20th century). John Gay
Bargate, Southampton CC39_00472BARGATE, Southampton, Hampshire. Exterior view looking south through the medieval gatehouse at the northern entrance to the town. Workmen pose with their cart in front of the gate
Norwich market in 1948 MF98_01664_16Norwich, Norfolk. The bustling marketplace. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in July 1948
Spaniards Inn, Hampstead Heath a071901SPANIARDS INN, Hampstead Heath, Hendon, London. The No. 210 bus driving through the narrow gap between the Spaniards Inn and the old Toll House at the junction of Spaniards Road and Hampstead Lane
Friesian cow a067430A friesian cow tethered to a mobile parking meter in a farmyard. Photograph by John Gay; date range 1964-1974
Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_011ACammell Laird & Co shipyard, Birkenhead. Exterior view across the outer basin looking towards a ferry moored outside the Cammell Laird buildings
Aldeburgh Beach, Suffolk a082550ALDEBURGH BEACH, Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Fisherman tipping a wicker basket at the seas edge with gulls wheeling overhead and a sea mark in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay in 1977
Richmond Park a064398RICHMOND PARK, London. A red deer stag on the roadside verge with cars and a coach passing by. Date range January 1962 - May 1964. John Gay
Arlington Row, Bibury CC72_00992ARLINGTON 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
Kings College Chapel a98_04190KINGs COLLEGE CHAPEL, Cambridge, Interior view. The organ is dominant, standing on the screen which divides the chapel and ante-chapel
Taxi rank a061644LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, London. Taxi rank with black cabs at Liverpool Street railway station with the roof structure visible behind. John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972
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
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
Hammersmith Bridge CC73_00254HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE, Barnes, Greater London. This decorative suspension bridge is seen here from the riverbank. It was built in 1887, designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette
HMS Belfast and Tower Bridge a98_05144TOWER BRIDGE, Stepney, London. Looking down onto the foredeck of the cruiser HMS Belfast. Being guided up the River Thames by two tugs on the approach to Tower Bridge
The Royal Exchange, City of London a065448ROYAL EXCHANGE, City of London. An interior view of the elaborate vaulted and domed cast iron and glass roof and pedimented Ionic first floor windows of the Royal Exchange. Photographed by John Gay
Chamberlain Square, Birmingham BL01421_ACHAMBERLAIN SQUARE, Birmingham, West Midlands. This civic fountain was erected in 1880 by public subscription in gratitude for Joseph Chamberlains time as mayor (1873-6)
Cricket on Kew Green a064146KEW GREEN, London. Rear view of an elderly couple seated on deckchairs watching a cricket match being played on Kew Green. John Gay. Date range: Jan 1962 - May 1964
Burford Mop Fair CC57_00428BURFORD, Oxfordshire. A view of the High Street during the Hiring Fair (Mop Fair) with stalls set out. Photographed in 1895 by Henry Taunt
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
Sweets a093543A selection of Barratts Confectionery. Photographed by John Gay between January 1946 - November 1946
Oceanic House, the White Star Line shipping company BL21285OCEANIC HOUSE, Cockspur Street, London. The London office of the White Star Line shipping company decorated for George V coronation (22nd June 1911)
Bentley car and aircraft propellers a087923HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A Aircraft Hangar, London. A Bentley car parked on the runway in front of the British European Airways buildings at Heathrow Airport with the propellers of an aircraft visible
Tower Bridge a076902TOWER BRIDGE, London. The bridge seen from riverside gantries, looking east. The Thames is still a major port, with Thames barges and other vessels moored in mid stream
Kingfisher steam train, Flying Scotsman service a062841KINGFISHER. View of the LNER Class A4 train during its time on the Flying Scotsman express passenger service between London and Edinburgh. Photographed by John Gay, 1948
Alnwick, Northumberland a081264MARKET STREET, Alnwick, Northumberland. Looking west along Market Street towards the Northumberland Hall and Town Hall beyond, showing cars parked on cobbles in the foreground
Downshire Hill, Hampstead a072760ST JOHNS CHURCH, Downshire Hill, Hampstead, London. A street view looking north east along Downshire Hill towards the entrance front of St Johns Church
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