1956 Collection (page 9)

Replica of The Mayflower in Brixham Harbour, Devon
Replica of The Mayflower (Mayflower II) at Brixham Harbour, Devon. The ship was built at Uphams Yard, Brixham, and sailed across to New Plymouth in June 1957. Date: 1956

Children and boats in Mousehole Harbour, Cornwall. Date: circa 1956

Fishing boats in Mousehole Harbour, Cornwall. circa 1956

Boy and girl scouts at Jamboree, Karuizawa, Japan
Boy and girl scouts at the 4th Japan Boy Scouts Jamboree in Karuizawa, Japan. Present were 13000 scouts from 12 different nations

Prince Mikasa giving speech at Jamboree, Karuizawa
Prince Mikasa of Japan giving a speech at the opening ceremony of the 4th Japan Boy Scouts Jamboree in Karuizawa, Japan. Behind him on the left is Hidesaburo Kurushima

Cockington Forge, Torquay, Devon, January 1956, before alterations were made. Date: 1956

Finnish boy scouts at international camp, North London
Three Finnish boy scouts from Helsinki in their Lapp Tent at an international scout camp, Bounds Green, North London. Their tent has an open top -- hot air rising from the central fire stops the rain

Firefighters in action, Waterden Road, London N1, 23 January 1956. The basement windows had been bricked up, which caused delay in reaching the seat of the fire

Firefighters in action, Fanshaw Street, London N1
Firefighters in action with turntable ladders and hosepipes at a building in Fanshaw Street, London N1, 28 February 1956. The fire had gone through the roof before the first appliance arrived

Fire at 298 Old Brompton Road, London SW5, 25 February 1956. An escape ladder is extended to the second floor, mounted by Sub Officer Temple

Incident in Charlotte Street, London W1
LFB Special Services attending an incident in Charlotte Street, London W1, 6 February 1956. A boy is being supported by a member of the ambulance crew

Fire at Floral Hall, Covent Garden, London WC2
Fire at the Floral Hall, Covent Garden, London WC2, 6 April 1956. Exterior view, showing a side of the building with a glass dome above. Date: 1956

Firefighter training with foam extinguisher
Firefighter training with a foam extinguisher, 18 April 1956. Date: 1956

Firefighters at Wansdown Place, London SW6
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a storage and maintenance works in Wansdown Place, Fulham, London SW6, 31 March 1956. Date: 1956

Wreckage of car, Peckham High Street, SE London
Wreckage of a car in Peckham High Street, SE London, 15 May 1956, surrounded by mostly men and boys. LFB Special Services attended when a British Road Service lorry forced the front of the car into

Fire at Eccleston Place, Victoria, London SW1
The latter stage of a fire at the Scripture Gift Mission, Naval & Military Bible Society, Eccleston Place, Victoria, London, on 23 April 1956, where there had also been an explosion

Aftermath of fire at Eccleston Place, Victoria, London SW1
The aftermath of a fire at the Scripture Gift Mission, Naval & Military Bible Society, Eccleston Place, Victoria, London, on 23 April 1956, where there had also been an explosion

Firefighter in new breathing apparatus helmet
LFB firefighter in a new breathing apparatus helmet (side view), 14 December 1956. The helmet is put on last and secured over the neck band and goggles

Firefighters at Crabtree Lane, London SW6, 12 September 1956. They are turning over the large quantities of cardboard cartons which constituted the major portion of combustible material stored

Firefighting at Eccleston Place, Victoria, London, on 23 April 1956, where there had also been an explosion. Showing men training their hoses on the east face of a building

British coins, two Elizabeth II shillings for 1956 and 1963. With two different lion, shield and crown designs on the reverse. Date: 1956, 1963

British coin, Elizabeth II half crown
British coin, an Elizabeth II half crown (two shillings and sixpence, or 30 pennies). Date: 1956

H. L. Oakley cutting a silhouette
Harry Lawrence Oakley (1882-1960), silhouette artist, pictured in his studio on the pier at Llandudno. Oakley, whose silhouettes were in demand for posters, magazines illustrations and advertising

Mill Hill School, portico and terrace
The portico and terrace of Mill Hill school, north west London, an independent school founded in 1807 Date: 1956

Mill Hill School, Classroom block
A view of Mill Hill School, an independent school in north west London. Shown here is the main classroom block, known as the Marnham Block

Danger Ahead - Cover by David Wright
Front cover of Danger Ahead by Peter Saxon, in the Sexton Blake Library series, designed by David Wright and featuring an elegant looking dark-haired woman wearing a strapless dress relaxing against

The Sketch Front Cover, May 1956
A coloured illustration for the front cover of The Sketch, showing a man and a woman sailing on a yacht. Date: 23rd May, 1956

Hugh R. H. Cecil, Vanity Fair, Spy
HUGH RICHARD HEATHCOTE GASCOYNE-CECIL, 1st Baron Quickswood (1869-1956), styled Lord Hugh Cecil until 1941. British Conservative Party politician and youngest son of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil

Christine
Chimpanzee dressed in pyjamas making her way downstairs on Christmas morning to be greeted by presents under the Christmas tree

Sheila Kaye-Smith - 2
SHEILA KAYE-SMITH Writer, notably of novels about Sussex such as Sussex Gorse. Date: 1887 - 1956

Sheila Kaye-Smith - 4
SHEILA KAYE-SMITH A writer of quality, notably of novels about Sussex such as Sussex Gorse photographed attending the flowers in her home at Holland Park, London. Date: 1887 - 1956

Cover of the 1956 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Part?
Cover of the 1956 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party programme

Key to the cover of the 1956 Royal Aeronautical Society ?
Key to the cover of the 1956 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party programme

Miss B. Voyce, a long-standing member of RAeS staff who ?
Miss B. Voyce, a long-standing member of RAeS staff who had resigned in 1956, left, is presented with her certificate of Honorary Companionship by Sir George Edwards

E. T. Jones, CB, OBE, MEng, FRAeS, Royal Aeronautical Soc?
E.T. Jones, CB, OBE, MEng, FRAeS, Royal Aeronautical Society President 1956-1957, delivers the fourth Royal Aeronautical Society President

Sir William Farren, Royal Aeronatical Society President ?
Sir William Farren, Royal Aeronatical Society President 1953-1954, delivers the 44th Wilbur Wright Lecture, ?The Aerodynamic Art? on 17 May 1956

J. W. Barnes, left, is presented with his Royal Aeronauti?
J.W. Barnes, left, is presented with his Royal Aeronautical Society Bronze Medal by E.T. Jones, CB, OBE, MEng, FRAeS, Royal Aeronautical Society President 1956-1957

Sir Roy Dobson, CBE, left, is presented with his certifi?
Sir Roy Dobson, CBE, left, is presented with his certificate of Honorary Fellowship by E.T. Jones, CB, OBE, MEng, FRAeS, Royal Aeronautical Society President 1956-1957

Dr Hugh Dryden, left, is presented with his certificate ?
Dr Hugh Dryden, left, is presented with his certificate of Honorary Fellowship by E.T. Jones, CB, OBE, MEng, FRAeS, Royal Aeronautical Society President 1956-1957

N. E. Rowe, CBE, FRAeS, Royal Aeronautical Society Presid?
N.E. Rowe, CBE, FRAeS, Royal Aeronautical Society President 1955-1956, hands over the medal of office to E.T. Jones, CB, OBE, MEng, FRAeS, RAeS President 1956-1957

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