Drive Collection (#13)

Patient on Trolley at Reading War Hospital, Berkshire
A unidentified location believed to be one of the First World War Military Hospital sites at Reading, Berkshire. A military patient in a basketwork trolley is being pushed by a colleague

Northern Hospital, Winchmore Hill, Enfield, Middlesex
A uniformed porter at the gate of the Northern Hospital at Winchmore Hill, Enfield, Middlesex. Just inside are a horse and carriage and a horse and cart

Administration Building, Horton War Hospital, Epsom
The administration block of the Horton War Hospital, Epsom, opened in 1899 as Horton Asylum - Londons seventh county asylum

Britannia and Eve, November 1931
Front cover illustration featuring a lady in a beret and scarf driving a convertible car

Uppingham Auxiliary Hospital, Rutland
The Uppingham Auxiliary Hospital operated during World War One in the premises of the Uppingham Union workhouse, Leicester Road, Uppingham, Rutland

Wednesfield Cottage Homes, Staffordshire
Main drive at the Wednesfield Cottage Homes, Staffordshire, were established by the Wolverhampton Union in 1890 at a site on Amos Lane, to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Matrons Block, Poplar Union Schools, Essex
Matrons Block of the Poplar Schools, established in 1906 between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex, to house pauper children away from the workhouse

3rd Southern Hospital, Cowley Road, Oxford
A view of the long driveway of the 3rd Southern General Hospital (Cowley Section), Oxford, a First World War military hospital. A soldier in uniform stands at the gate

Union Workhouse, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
The Peterborough Union Workhouse, Cambridgeshire, erected in 1836 on Thorpe Road in Peterborough. It was designed by Bryan Browning. The site later became Peterborough District Hospital

Workhouse Infirmary, Kingston, Surrey
The infirmary at the Kingston Union workhouse, erected In 1897-9. During the First World War it was used for military casualties. In 1920, it was renamed Kingston and District Hospital

Drinking by an Austin 7 car on the beach
Two gentleman (one in full-length swimming costume) share champagne in front of an Austin 7 car on a Middle Eastern beach. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Bushehr, Iran - An excursion drive
A small party of European Diplomatic staff taking a drive into the Iranian countryside close to Bushehr (Bushire), Iran. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Tatler Motor Show Number 1954
Front cover of The Tatler featuring an illustration of an intrepid driver wearing cap, goggles and scarf steering his vintage car to the summit of a very steep hill

Driving cattle captured from the enemy, Sierra Leone
A scene in Sierra Leone, West Africa during the Mendi expedition showing troops of the 3rd Battalion, West India Regiment helping to drive cattle captured from the enemy

The Humorist Christmas Number Front Cover
A couple, pausing momentarily on the top of a hill to admire the snowy scenery, take the opportunity for a quick kiss underneath some mistletoe hanging from a branch, as their backseat passengers

Off for a drive in the trap
Three children take a horse and trap out for a ride on a country lane

La Route Aux Courses by Edmund Blampied
An impression of a typical scene on the road to the racecourse at Dinard. The all-conquering motor has not yet entirely ousted the more elegante horse equipage

Visit to Dunkerque
At Dunkerque, he and Eugenie drive beneath an arch erected in their honour by the cod fishermen

Kiev under the Poles
Kiev is occupied by a Polish force opposing the Bolsheviks. But the Red Army will counter- attack and drive them out again before they can start to enjoy their victory

The wooden Hindenburg
A big wooden statue of Field-Marshal von Hindenburg erected in Berlin. It was proposed that Germans could drive nails into the statue for a fee, with proceeds to go to charity

W. E. Gladstone and Wife in Cannes, 1898
Photograph of W.E. Gladstone, the English Liberal statesman, and his wife, Catherine, about to start their daily drive from the Chateau Thorenc, Cannes, France

Anti Home-Rulers attacking Winston Churchills car, Belfast
Illustration showing a crowd of anti home-rulers attacking the car carrying Winston Leonard Spencer Churcill (1874-1965), then First Lord of the Admiralty

Speedometer testing
Gongsters on parade; police cars of the police traffic patrol waiting to have their speedometers tested against a stopwatch, to ensure they drive within the 30 miles and hour speed limit

London Snowed Upon
Snow falls upon a London street : a bobby wears a distinctive winter cape, making sure that vehicles obey the instruction to Drive Slowly

Murderers pursued by police in Tottenham
A chase between police and Russian Anarchists. Charles Wyatt, the conductor, was forced at gun point to drive the tram. A second Russian fired at the pursuing police from the back platform during

Republican Recruitment Drive, Madrid; Spanish Civil War, 193
Photograph showing a female Republican supporter giving a speech on top of a car, Madrid, 1936. It was reported that she was calling for more volunteers to join the Republican army

Clement Hill - Cricketer
Clement Hill - Australian cricketer and champions batsman, who tormented the English attack on a number of tours to Australia in the late 19th century

W H B Evans - Cricketer
W H B Evans - cricketer for Oxford & Hampshire. Died tragically in an aviation accident along with Samuel Cody in 1913 when the plane (piloted by Cody) crashed

G W Beldam - Cricketer
George W Beldam - cricketer for Middlesex

C E McLeod - Cricketer
Charlie E McLeod - Cricketer for Victoria and the Australian Test side (1894/5 until 1905)

R E Foster - Cricketer
R E Foster (Tip Foster) - Cricketer for Worcestershire and England. Foster held the record for the highest individual match score with 287

R a Duff - Cricketer
Reggie A Duff - Australian Test cricketer shown here hitting an on-drive

Hon. Fs Jackson
The Hon. Francis Stanley Jackson finishing an off- drive. Cricketer for Yorkshire and England

P F Warner - Cricketer
Pelham F. Warner hitting an on-drive. Cricketer for Middlesex and England

J Iremonger - Cricketer
James Iremonger - cricketer for Nottinghamshire, who also played Association Football for Notts County as a full- back gaining an England cap against Scotland in 1901

Lombard Street
Two Morris Minors drive down Lombard Street in the heart of Londons financial district

Commodore 64
A person wearing a digital watch types at a Commodore keyboard. A notebook and floppy disk drive sit on the desk beside

Horse & Cart on Sands
A horse and cart (and a car in the far distance) drive over the sands at Holy Island (Lindisfarne) at low tide, a three mile ride from the mainland, possible twice daily

Social / Usa Country / Car
Two American couples drive out into the countryside to pick flowers and blossom

Reversing into a By-Road
Reversing into a by-road : drive past the by-road a few yards and, after making sure that it is safe to do so, reverse into it. Then drive out

Standard Super
Advert for the Super 10 by Standard Cars showing a typical middle class 1950s family about to go out for a drive

Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; An arran
Illustration representing an idea for a piece of machinery that enabled a dog or cat to drive a small machine

Friday Street, Surrey
A young couple set off for a romantic stroll in the woods at Friday Street, Surrey, a picturesque hamlet in a tucked away corner of England

Who will first drive two miles a minute? Motor driver Resta
Illustration showing the driver Resta covering a half-mile in 17.372 seconds (or at a speed of 103.615 miles an hour) at Brooklands

Woman at the Wheel
Ilustration of an example of a female motorist in 1925, with the gentlemen taking a back seat. Before the World War I, few women could drive a car

Isabela at Biarritz
Flowers and doves are presented to Isabela when she goes for a drive in Biarritz

Citroen at Polo Game
Two ladies drive to the polo grounds in their Citroen, and talk to one of the players

Ready for a Drive
Preparing for an outing in their motor-car, one lady wears a printed velvet ensemble by Worth, her companion a satin crepe and woollen afternoon ensemble

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