Bench Collection (page 19)

Bungalow with patterned slate roof, North Wales
A bungalow with an elaborately patterned slate roof, somewhere in North Wales where the slate is quarried

Municipal bench, Nantlle Valley, North Wales
Close-up view of a municipal bench with a decorative iron dragon support, in the Nantlle Valley, North Wales. A pile of slate waste indicates that the bench is not far from a closed-down slate quarry

Laundry, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Inmates work in the laundry washhouse at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Boot workshop, NIPRCC, East Harling, Norfolk
Boot-making workshop at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Trial in progress at the Old Bailey, London
A trial in progress at the Central Criminal Court, better known as the Old Bailey, in the City of London. The present building, officially opened in 1907

Salvation Army, Thames Embankment, London
Salvation Army officers in conversation with a group of vagrants spending the night on a bench on the Thames Embankment in Central London

Church Army emergency accommodation, London
Men try to sleep on narrow benches at a Church Army emergency accommodation shelter in London. The Church Army was founded in 1882 by the Rev Wilson Carlile, an evangelist for the Church of England

Women vagrants sleeping, Spitalfields, East End of London
A group of women vagrants sleeping on benches at the churchyard of Christ Church, Spitalfields, East London

Men sleeping on the Embankment, Central London
A group of men try to make themselves comfortable enough to sleep on a bench on the Embankment in Central London

Vagrants asleep on bench on Thames Embankment, London
Two tramps in shabby overcoats, flat caps and muddy shoes, spend the night on a bench on Londons Thames Embankment

Girl and boy with their school satchels
A girl and boy with their school satchels, sitting on a bench. The girl is writing something in her notebook, while the boy watches

Old man working on the street
An old man (possibly Spanish) working on the street. He wears a scruffy overcoat, a beret, and his glasses on a string round his neck. He has a small wooden work bench and a box of materials

Boy and young man playing conkers in the garden
A boy and a young man playing conkers in the garden. The boy holds his conker steady for the man to hit

Scene at a racecourse in the Far East. A fashionable Western woman in a long coat leads a horse and jockey along, watched by crowds of people

Woman and children feeding swans in a London park
A woman and two children feeding swans and ducks in a London park. The woman is wearing a fashionable cloche hat and a coat with a fur collar

Car outside John O Groats Hotel, Scotland
A car with two passengers, a woman at the wheel and an elderly man in the back, sits outside the John O Groats Hotel in Scotland. A petrol pump can be seen on the far right

Brushmakers Shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway
Brushmakers shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, East London. In 1870, Thomas Barnardo set up a home for destitute boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway

Blacksmiths Shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway
Blacksmiths shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, East London. In 1870, Thomas Barnardo set up a home for destitute boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway

Bootmakers Shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway
Bootmakers shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, East London. In 1870, Thomas Barnardo set up a home for destitute boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway

Salvation Army Seeking the Homeless, London
Two Salvation Army officers accost men sleeping rough on a metal bench. The Army toured London streets offering tickets to their overnight shelters

Manchester Board of Guardians, Officers and Ex-Chairmen
The Chairman (Hugh Fay, centre), Vice Chairman (William Reid, left of centre) and Clerk (F.W. Greenhalgh) of the 1930-31 Manchester Board of Guardians

Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent, Female Inmates
A row of female inmates seated by a window inside the Tonbridge Union workhouse. A uniform of long skirt, blouse, shawl and bonnet was the normal attire for elderly women in the workhouse

Argentina - Buenos Aires - The Plaza of Congress. Photo (16/40) from a fold-out set

Model boatbuilder
Model boat builder aholding up a finished example of his craft

Hurunui Hotel, Hurunui, South Island, New Zealand
View of the historic Hurunui Hotel in Hurunui, South Island, New Zealand. The Hurunui Hotel is famous in New Zealand for its liquor licence, which it has held continuously since 1860

Park benches
Lakeside park benches in Autumn. Pastel and wash sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Shoemaking Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a shoemaking or repairing class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Mother and two children of Kostel (Podivin), Moravia
A mother and her two children pose for their photograph on a wooden bench. The girl on the left is wearing a sailor dress

Tukish woman playing the lute in the Harem
Oriental Fantasy Painting by Ferdinand-Max Bredt depicting a Turkish woman in the Harem playing a long-necked lute, sat crossed-legged on a bench

Hill Coolie Girl - India
A Hill Coolie Girl from a Northern Indian Hill Tribe

When Three is a Crowd by Florence Hardy
Two little boys in clown costumes vie for the attention of a fellow female clown

Sir Albert de Rutzen (1831-1913), Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, at the time of his resignation, not long before he died

Railway Sleeper - Bath Station (Christmas)
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Tramp at Bath Station at Christmas. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

House of Lords cleaners
Two cleaners in the House of Lords, vacuuming and polishing in preparation for the State Opening of Parliament in a few days time

Titanic Third Class Smoke Room
The Third Class Smoke Room on the ill-fated Titanic, which sank on 15 April 1912

Poster advertising Cannes, France
Poster advertising Cannes, the town of elegant sports (not to mention the famous film festival). A well to do lady sits on a bench, no doubt resting from her golfing exertions

Two children in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: 1932

Izmir, Turkey - Cordelio Railway Station
The Railway Station in the Cordelio (Karsiyaka) suburb of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Swiss Pudding Merchant (Fruitier), carrying his wares on a wooden shoulder frame

Justice Grantham
Justice William Grantham (1835-1911) British Conservative politician and judge of the Queens Bench Division

Three Women Chat 1910
Three young women sit on a round backed bench and chat, maybe gossip, who knows?

Girl in Park / Pushchair
A young girl sitting on a park bench, minding a toddler in a pushchair

Children Wave Stagecoach
Children wave excitedly to a distant stagecoach

Two friends on a bench at Blackpool, Lancashire
Two female friends rest on a bench with the Blackpool Tower in the background

Nanny in Park / Balloons
A uniformed nanny sits on a park bench while the children in her charge, including a boy in a sailor suit, play with their balloons

Brighton Bench C. 1953
Three smartly-dressed elderly people, all wearing hats, sit on a bench in Brighton and survey the scene Date: circa 1953

At the Wheel of a Yacht, 1890
Engraving showing the scene at the steering wheel of a sailing yacht, entitled Passengers are requested not to speak to the man at the wheel

Renault Motor Test Bench
A test bench on motors at the renault motor works

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