Improvement Collection

The Gullet, Stafford Street, Birmingham
Under the Artisans and Labourers dwellings Improvement Act, 1875, slum areas like the gullet were cleared and improved. Date: 16 December 1876

The benefits of taking the water at Bad Wildungen, Germany
Comic illustration of the wonderful benefits to a ladys urinary tract (!) having taken the water at Bad Wildungen - a German therapeutic spa Town with springs that bring forth water containing iron

Alarm Buoy, 1858
Engraving showing an alarm, or marker, buoy designed by Brown, Lenox and Company of Millwall, 1858. This buoy featured a water-wheel in its centre which, through the motion of the water

Sketch map of proposed improvements, Birmingham
Sketch map of a locality around Stafford Street in Birmingham with the proposed new street running through it. The boundary of the unhealthy area referred to in the Birmingham Improvement Scheme as

Electricity Ramsden
Jesse Ramsden of London demonstrates his improvement on Guerickes electric machine, replacing the sphere by a rotating disc

Advert, Binyon's Elastic Chest Expander - avoid stooping of the shoulders and contraction of the chest. Date: 1848

Dunfermline St. Catherine's Wynd & Graveyard
The top photograph shows a view from the north side of the old Abbey in Dunfermline, Scotland, over the churchyard, with old cottages of St. Catherine's Wynd on the left

Lovers Loan Footpath Proposal
A pair of photographs which show a proposed improvement to a narrow footpath at Lovers Loan, Scotland. The bottom image highlights these improvements with retouching

Cover design, Do it yourself, September 1967 - build a pool with a paint brush Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, September 1964 - free ticket for exhibition at Olympia Date: 1964

Cover design, Do it yourself, October 1966 - extra parking off the road Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, October 1967 - DIY furniture for smaller rooms Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, November 1966 - a new kitchen for Xmas Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, November 1967 - do it herself, colour extra Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, May 1966 - do it herself, a practical guide for the woman about the house Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, May 1967 - out of doors Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, March 1967 - attack that damp at half the cost Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, March 1966 - dining room furniture you can build Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, June 1967 - detached brick garage Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, June 1966 - inspection pit in your drive Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, July 1967 - building a conservatory Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, July 1966 - a swimpool in your garden Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, January 1967 - a new look for your hall and staircase Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, January 1966 - wall units you can make Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, February 1967 - low cost extra living space, double glazing, draught reduction Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, February 1966 - frostproof water storage Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, December 1967 - hand and power tools Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, December 1966 - warmer homes with lower fuel costs Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, August 1967 - garden furniture Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, August 1964 - two bedrooms from one Date: 1964

Cover design, Do it yourself, April 1967 - all about whitewood Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, April 1966 - Spring decorating number Date: 1966

The newly built Theatre Royal, Manchester
Facade of the newly built Theatre Royal, Manchester. Date: 1845

New Villa built in Kensington, London, near Buckingham Palace, one of several public improvements made during 1845. Date: 1845

New Coventry Street, Leicester Square, London
New building in New Coventry Street, Leicester Square, London, one of several public improvements made during 1845. Date: 1845

Wych Street and Holywell Street, London, destined to be demolished for the Holborn-Strand improvement scheme which was finally completed after the First World War

Tottenham Court Road, London - Narrow Building
A narrow and awkwardly situated building at the north side of the junction of Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street in London

Widening of Cannon Street Bridge, London 1926
Cannon Street Station was being widened in order to allow the construction of two new lines of railway track and new system of electrical signalling Date: 1926

Exercising in bed
A woman exercising on her bed, using a Cush-up, patented by Marian Jacks of Old Bond Street who specialised in corrective anatomy

Cowans improvement steam carriage 1861
Thomas William Cowan s, steam carriage with patent in 1861 Date: 1861

Construction Thames Embankment near Arunel Street 1866
Metropolitan improvements of Thames Embankment which extends from Waterloo Bridge to the east side of the Temple Gardens, a length of 1970 ft

DRINK HABIT CURED 1919
Drink habit conquered in three days claims an advertisement for a self- improvement book by Edward J. Woods of London. Date: 1919

Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales, Masonic Grand Master
Cartoon, EDWARD, Prince of Wales, as Masonic Grand Master - Mr Punch hopes for an improvement to public architecture, especially the dwellings of the poor. Date: 1875

Cartoons, Improving landscapes
Cartoons, Improving Landscapes, with the addition of smoky chimney-stacks, gas towers, soap factories and drainage pipes. Date: 1880

Mr Oliver Dixons Red Fox - The Champion Hunter
The Champion Hunter at the Hunters Improvement Societys Show at The Royal Agricultural Hall: Mr Oliver Dixons Red Fox. Winner of the Gold Medal. Date: 1925

Paris, France - Notre Dame Cathedral. Date: circa 1890s

The National Vigilance Association - NVA Workers, London
The National Vigilance Association - NVA Workers at work at a London Railway Station. The NVA was a society established in August 1885 " for the enforcement

Housing poster, The Home I Want, with a quotation from Richard Reiss: You cannot expect to get an A1 population out of C3 homes

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