Area Collection (page 8)

Tower of London and surrounding area 1597
From a print published by the Royal Antiquarian Society and engraved from the survey made in 1597. Date: 1597

Quiet London Street
A quiet London street in a well-to-do area : the house facing us is Warwick House, residence of the ill-fated Princess Charlotte of Wales. Date: 1811

ITALIAN WOOL SPINNING
In a region near Venice, spinning has not died out, as performed here by an old woman. People in this area have done this for the last six centuries. Date: 1930

GARGLING AREA IN HOSPITA
Vichy: Le Gargarisme; the gargling area in a French hospital Date: 1910

LOUVRE AREA, 1730
The area round the Louvre in the early 18th century - the Palais Royal to the left, the Vieux Louvre at the top, the Tuileries and its gardens in the foreground Date: 1730

RED SEA METEOR
METEOR OVER SINAI is interpreted by Arabs as a portent of grave events in the Red Sea area : shortly after, war breaks out between Italy and Ethiopia... Date: July 1935

SOLITARY BOY / GLASGOW
A solitary boy walks across a plank over a very wide puddle in his wellington boots in a derelict area of East Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1973

LONDON / COVENT GARDEN
Covent Garden theatre and surrounding area. Date: 1810

KITCHEN WITH AGA 1936
A modern kitchen, complete with Aga range. Date: 1936

John Bull Shot in Rear
The bombardment of Hartlepool - John Bull gets hit in a sensitive area... Date: December 1914

Swimming pool in Rue Saint Honore, Paris, France
View inside a circular swimming pool in the rue Saint-Honore, Paris. The water was shallow in the central section, and three metres deep in the surrounding area. Date: 1886

Map of St Pauls and area in 1563 Date: 1563

Metropolitan Meat Market
19th century engraving of the Metropolitan Meat Market. The market originally covered 30 acres of the site and grounds of Copenhagen House (previously a pleasure resort and tea garden)

Red Lion Tavern
Various aspects of the old Red Lion Tavern. Possibly dating from the mid-16th century, this rambling building stood in Chick Lane (also called West Street) near Saffron Hill in West Smithfield

Wild Beast Shop
One of many shops in the area of Ratcliff Cross, East London, where wild animals of all kinds were brought off ships, stored and sold as pets

MiG 29s at Fairford
Mikoyan MiG-29s from the Gromov Flight Institute in Ukraine, flying in formation, minutes away from colliding over the active aircraft parking area at Fairford. Date: 1993

Two young women pose proudly with their bicycles at Moffat in Dumfriesshire, which is now part of the Dumfries and Galloway local authority area in Scotland. Date: 1909

Woodland School, High Wycombe, Bucks - Playground. Date: 1940s

Smoking chimneys, early morning in Blaenavon, South Wales
Early morning and the coal fires smoke from chimneys in Blaenavon, South Wales. The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Hardelot Plage, Normandy, France
A man wearing a black hat walks from the beach bathing area at Hardelot Plage, Normandy, France. A bicycle leans on a restrictions notice banning wind surfers, motor cycles

Lockheed Vega 5C / VC
Aviation Pioneer Pilot Wiley Hardeman Post Sitting on Top of the Lockheed Vega 5C Called Winne Mae Parked on the Apron Date: 1930s

Dornier Do-23
A Dornier Do-23 Parked on the Apron in Front of a Hangar Date: 1930s

Santos Dumont No 5
Mr Alberto Santos Dumont Flying His No 5 Airship over Longchamps Racecourse, Paris, France Date: 1900s

Cars Parked and Tents Used As Terminal Buildings with a ?
Cars Parked and Tents Used As Terminal Buildings with a Boac Sign Date: 1946

Tents Used As Terminal Buildings, a Pub Sign with Coat o?
Tents Used As Terminal Buildings, a Pub Sign with Coat of Arms and a Man with a Bicycle Parked Date: 1946

Alan Shepard Jr lies on his back in a tilting chair dur?
Alan Shepard Jr lies on his back in a tilting chair during final pre-launch checks at hangars Area, on 5 May 1961, shortly before his successful 302mile suborbital lob. Date: 1961

Reno, Nevada, USA - Newlands Circle Date: circa 1930s

Harvesters in the Pontine Marshes - Louis Leopold Robert
Harvesters in the Pontine Marshes (a quadrangular area of former marshland in the Lazio Region of central Italy, extending along the coast southeast of Rome)

Venice, Italy - Punta della Dogana is an art museum in Venices old customs building, the Dogana da Mar. It also refers to the triangular area of Venice where the Grand Canal meets the Giudecca Canal

The M1 Motorway - 3 Service Stations - Dunstable turn-off
The first section of the M1 Motorway (55 miles in length, spanned by 134 bridges) - 3 Service Stations (Fortes Restaurant)

People wearing Cornish tartan, Cornwall
Four people wearing Cornish tartan, kilts and sporrans in a grassy area during a Cornish wrestling event, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

WW2 Evacuation of Barnardos Children
Girls from Barnardo homes in London area at Paddington station in a pre-war evacuation operation in September 1938. Date: 1938

WW2 - German tank driving through a burning Russian village
Photograph of a German tank driving through a burning Russian village in the Crimean area, 1941-1944 (c). From a collection of 34 photographs relating to different theatres in World War Two

Map of the Suez Canal, Egypt
Map of the Suez Canal in Egypt showing the water way from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea which was constructed in the 19th century by the Suez Canal Company founded by Ferdinand de Lesseps

Soho, London - Tottenham Court Road W1 - outside Laskys radio and hifi shop. 1974

Soho, London - 7 Archer Street W1 - Sid Sigers barber shop. 1973

Soho, London - 74-76 Old Compton Street W1 - A Gomez Ortega, a Spanish food shop. 1973

Soho, London - Berwick Street Market W1 - view towards Peter Street. 1973

Soho, London - 68 Old Compton Street W1 - outside a newsagent, Moroni and Son. 1973

Soho, London - Falconberg Court W1 (later demolished to make way for the Crossrail project, the new Elizabeth Line). The Centrepoint building is visible in the upper distance. 1973

Soho, London - Denman Street - Casino de Paris Theatre
Soho, London - 5-7 Denman Street - Casino de Paris Theatre. It was a private members strip club, opened in April 1958, closed in September 1977, and later demolished. 1973

American Screw Company s. United States. Engraving, 1884
American Screw Company s. Manufactory of patent Gimlet-Pointet Screws. United States. Engraving, 1884

Map of the St Marylebone area, London. Date: circa 1900

Molly Mops Cottage, Dorchester, Oxfordshire - good example of the brick and flint building style common throughout Chilterns area. Date: 1980s

Map of Sidcup and environs - Black and white (negative) lantern slide. Map of Sidcup and environs.. Part of Box 399. Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1900

Traditional stilt house of Papua New Guinea
Traditional Papua New Guinea stilt houses constructed by Motuans, commonly found in the southern coastal area of PNG. Date: circa 1920s

LCC-LFB 50 foot wheeled escape ladder in use
A wheeled escape ladder being used in the bridged position as a crane whilst LFB crews undertake a rescue, by line, from the basement area of a building under demolition

Area map for the National Fire Service in London, WW2
Area map for the National Fire Service in London

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