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Hornchurch, 1915 BB88_07119HORNCHURCH, Havering, London. The 1st Sportsmens Battalion of the 23rd Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, possibly marching to war. Photographed in 1915. Howarth-Loomes Collection
Cinematograph Theatre, Edgware Road 1915 BL22922CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE, 164-66 Edgware Road, Westminster, London
The Cenotaph 1921 BL25601WHITEHALL, London. A small group of people pay their respects at the Cenotaph in Whitehall which is adorned with recently placed wreaths
Comptometer Room, Stratford Cooperative Society 1914 BL22762STRATFORD CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, Maryland Street, Stratford, Greater London
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
Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_003Cammell Laird & Co shipyard, Birkenhead. Interior view showing men working in the ship shed. One of a series of photographs of Cammell Laird works. Bedford Lemere. June 1913
Dutch soldiers, The Hague, 1st August 1914 MCF01_02_0384Soldiers from the Dutch army mobilising near The Vyver in The Hague (Den Haag), just 4 days after the start of the First World War, with two boys in the foreground watching soldiers marching by
German U-boat, Hastings Beach BB88_07120HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX. People in rowing boats and on the beach, looking up at the German U-boat submarine, U-118, which ran aground on Hastings beach in February 1919
Unveiling the Cenotaph SAM01 / 02 / 0074The unveiling ceremony of the Cenotaph on Whitehall, Westminster, Greater London. The Cenotaph was unveiled on Armistice Day, 11 November, 1920 by King George V
Commuter Station, Palmers Green Station, 1914 BB92_20713Palmers Green Station, Aldermans Hill, Greater London. General view looking south-east towards the up platform of Palmers Green station, crowded with passengers. Photographed in 1914
Peace Day 1919 SAM01_02_0346Japanese soldiers marching as part of the Victory Parade on Peace Day in London. Peace Day was a bank holiday held in Britain on 19th July 1919 to celebrate the end of the First World War
Suez Canal, 1918 EGP_22663_18Suez Canal, Egypt. Aerial view showing a camouflaged ship at the entrance to the Suez Canal near Ismailia
Memorial Tank WSA01_01_GG0087City Walls, Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent. The First World War tank was presented to Canterbury in July 1919 to celebrate the Great Peace Day. 1920-1940. Walter Scott
Handley Page O-type biplane CC025293A Handley Page O-type biplane in a field, Horndean, Hampshire
WW1. Making Christmas puddings, Cadby Hall BL24361_007CADBY HALL, Hammersmith Road, London. Female workers at Cadby Hall food factory making Christmas puddings for troops fighting in the First World War
Motor ambulance BL23011Melbourne Place, Australia House and the Government of Victoria Offices, Strand, Westminster. View of a Motor Ambulance funded by the State of Victoria. Bedford Lemere, 1915
Cyclops Works, Sheffield BL22301_009Cammell Lairds Cyclops Ordnance Steel Tyre and Spring Works in Grimesthorpe, Sheffield. Men at work in the shell machine shop. One of a series of photographs of Cammell Laird works. Bedford Lemere
Waring & Gillow Factory, August 1916 BL23600_002WARING AND GILLOW FACTORY, White City, Hammersmith, London
Orchestra of the Midland Adelphi Hotel 1914 BL22620MIDLAND ADELPHI HOTEL, Liverpool. Interior view. Group portrait of the hotel orchestra. The hotel was re-opened in 1914 after partial rebuilding and refurbishment in the Neo-Classical style
Two women filling Sirocco roaster with coffee beans BL24300_001CADBY HALL, Hammersmith Road, Hammersmith, Greater London. Two women filling a Sirocco roaster with coffee beans at the factory of J Lyons and Company
Timber Yard, Lambeth 1916 BL23561_029TIMBER YARD, Hamptons Munitions Works, Lambeth, London. While many women were employed during WWI to work in factories, the heavier work was still often left to men
Children playing in a pond in 1914 CC71_00076BARRACKS LANE, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Children playing in the sheep-washing pool on a hot summers day. Photographed by Henry Taunt in 1914
Lincolns Inn Chapel October 1915 DD55_00003LINCOLNS INN CHAPEL, Holborn, London. Interior view of a shattered stained glass window damaged by a German Zeppelin bomb. Photographed shortly after the bomb fell on 13th October 1915
Taxis with banner We are enlisting for the war BL22698Taxis outside the a offices at Fanum House, Westminster, London
Cammel Laird Shipyard BL_22201_14CAMMEL LAIRD SHIPYARD, The boiler shop, Birkenhead, Merseyside. 1914. Bedford Lemere
Cunard Shell Works BL_24001_09CUNARD SHELL WORKS, Bootle, Sefton, Merseyside. Women manufacturing shell casings, 1917. Bedford Lemere
Air raid warning device BL24100Copy of two photographs showing a sound detector. During the First World War acoustic detection devices were used to warn of enemy aircraft. The photographs were taken for the Ministry of Munitions
Australian soldiers at the Union Jack Club BL23031_001The Union Jack Club, 91A Waterloo Road, Lambeth. The Union Jack Club was founded in 1907 as a place for servicemen to stay while in London. It was heavily used during both world wars
National Food Fund BL22913_002National Food Fund building on Dover Street, Westminster. The National Food Fund processed donated food to feed thousands of Belgian war refugees. Women packing groceries. Bedford Lemere, 1915
World War I Propaganda BL22847Playbills on a hoarding, London. Propaganda posters & adverts for propaganda films, in both English & French languages. Bedford Lemere, 1914
Road Scouts mass enlistment BL22697A parade of Automobile Association road scouts near the Whitcomb Street headquarters, City of Westminster, London, prior to enlistment. Bedford Lemere. September 1914
Convalescing Airmen BL24090_008SHIRLEY PARK, Shirley Road, Shirley, London. Members of the Royal Flying Corps posed outside Shirley Park. Part of the estate was used for convalescing airmen during WW1
Machine gun troop BL24191_008British cavalrymen from the 1st Life Guards with a Madsen Machine Rifle. A mounted soldier keeps the horses in the background
High Explosives concert party BL24001_126CUNARD WORKS, Rimrose Road, Bootle. The Cunard Shell Works concert party, The High Explosives, in costume for a show
Painting aircraft wings, Waring & Gillow BL23701_012WARING AND GILLOW FACTORY, Cambridge Road, Hammersmith, London W6. Inside the factory showing women and boys painting the wings of aircraft for use during the First World War
Open air ward BL23137WOBURN ABBEY, Bedfordshire. The open air isolation ward in the military hospital showing injured soldiers lying in bed
Military hospital BL23135WOBURN ABBEY, Bedfordshire. Open-air ward in the military hospital showing nurses and injured soldiers on the ward
Packing socks for the troops BL23004_003WESTMINSTER PALACE HOTEL, 4-4 Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW1H. Women of the Canadian War Contingent Association carrying out various activities like packing socks
Wireless World 1916 BL23577MARCONI HOUSE, Strand, London. Interior view. The sales office of Wireless World, with staff and customers
Leaf-picking, Teafani & Co Works, Brixton BL23660_007TEAFANI & CO WORKS, Brixton. The Turkish Leaf room. Nicotiana tabacum products were regarded as vital war supplies and these women workers are contributing to the war effort by leaf-picking
Teofani Factory 1916 BL23660_002TEOFANI FACTORY, Brixton, London. Interior view. These women making and packing. The fenestrated roof and low-hung lights help with visibility
Lincolns Inn Chapel October 1915 DD55_00012LINCOLNS INN CHAPEL, Holborn, London. The west front showing bomb damage to the windows from a German Zeppelin. Photographed shortly after the bomb fell on 13th October 1915
Lincolns Inn Chapel October 1915 DD55_00004LINCOLNS INN CHAPEL, Holborn, London. Interior view of a shattered stained glass window damaged by a German Zeppelin bomb. Photographed shortly after the bomb fell on 13th October 1915
Lincolns Inn Chapel October 1915 DD55_00001LINCOLNS INN CHAPEL, Holborn, London. View of the north side of the chapel showing bomb damage from a German Zeppelin, including the bomb crater
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