Benches Collection (page 3)

Coronation street party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II the town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, organised four childrens street parties at various locations around the town

St Saviours Union workhouse, Southwark, London
A view of the mens yard and rear of the building at St Saviours Union workhouse on Marlborough Street in Southwark, south London. The garden is well stocked with plants and flowers

Salvation Army Shelter, Great Peter Street, London
A large factory building on Great Peter Street, Westminster, Central London, leased by the Salvation Army for use as a night shelter. Men were allowed to sleep here on backed benches

Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate, North London. Date: circa 1900s

Pond Square, Highgate, North London. Date: circa 1900s

Gran Hotel Trotcha, Vedado, Havana, Cuba
Ideal Dining Room, Gran Hotel Trotcha, Vedado, Havana, Cuba, with people sitting at tables posing for the camera. Date: circa 1905

Buildings in Serpa Pinto, Angola, Portuguese West Africa
Buildings and square in Serpa Pinto (now Menongue), Angola, Portuguese West Africa. Date: circa 1900s

Blackpool Tower Zoo 1900
Inside the Blackpool Tower Menagerie on a quiet day. Date: circa 1900

Pilgrims at the Grotto, Lourdes, France
Pilgrims at the Grotto in Lourdes, France. More benches have been added, and the quantity of discarded crutches has increased over the years, each one of them representing a miracle cure ! Date: 1905

Holidaymakers, Wharf Road, St Ives, Cornwall
Holidaymakers enjoying the sunshine, Wharf Road, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: 1960s

Pavilion Gardens, Bognor Regis. The pavilion, a popular entertainment venue in the town erected in 1923, started life as a Seaplane hangar

Khartoum Tramway - Sudan
The Khartoum Tramway - Sudan Date: circa 1904

Dining Hall, Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey
A view from the rear of the dining hall cum chapel (also known as the Great Hall) at what is thought to be the Holborn Union workhouse at Merton Lane, Mitcham, Surrey

Union Workhouse, Romsey, Hampshire
The Union workhouse on Winchester Road, Romsey, Hampshire. Some of the workhouse staff appear to be playing croquet while workhouse inmates are seated on benches behind

Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey
The dining hall at the Holborn Union workhouse in Mitcham, Surrey. The uniformed inmates sit at benches in segregated sections - the men can be seen at the rear of the hall

Maori meeting house, Kaitaia, North Island, New Zealand
A traditional Maori meeting house (or Marae) at Kaitaia, near Pukepoto, in the far north of the North Island, New Zealand. It is decorated with distinctive red carvings

Perfumerie Bruno Court at Grasse, France. Sorting through roses at long benches. A vertitable riot of colour and aroma

Interior of a Hungarian Peasant house
Superb photographic postcard depicting the interior of a Hungarian Peasant house, showing the piles of clean linen and bedding, folding benches, religious pictures adorning the whitewashed walls

Pompeii Bath / Tepidarium
A view of the excavated Tepidarium (warm room) from the Forum baths at Pompeii, which boasts elaborate wall paintings and relief work at the top of the walls

Children watch a puppet show in Paris, France
Children watch a Theatre Amusant puppet show in the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, France

Avenida Argentina, Cordoba, Argentina, South America. Date: circa 1920

Plaza de la Republica, Valdivia, Chile, South America, with the Hotel de France and a bandstand. Date: circa 1920

Plaza Colon, Antofagasta, Chile, South America
Three views of the Plaza Colon in the port city of Antofagasta, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1905

Plaza Condell, Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, South America
Plaza Condell and Market, Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1908

Plaza Santa Maria, Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1908

Cricket match in progress, Hawkshead, Cumbria. Date: circa 1960s

Scene in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, with the Scott Monument in the middle distance. Date: circa 1960s

Netherton Reformatory - Carpenters
The carpentry workshop at the Netherton Reformatory for Boys, Northumberland. Boys work at benches, while another is making a wheelbarrow. Date: circa 1910

Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1898

Garden Society Restaurant, Gothenburg (Goteborg), Sweden
Garden Society Restaurant (Tradgardsforeningens Restaurant), Gothenburg (Goteborg), Sweden. Date: circa 1930s

Plaza de la Libertad, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Plaza de la Libertad (Freedom Square, now called Plaza de Marte), Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, with tramcars. Date: circa 1914

Central Park and Casa Granda Hotel, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Date: circa 1925

Old Steine, Brighton, Sussex. circa 1890

Rennes, France - Place de la Republique, with newly constructed gardens for the public. Date: circa 1910s

Aerial view of New Park, Bahrain, Persian Gulf. Date: late 1940s

Soho, London - Golden Square W1, with a statue of King George II by John Nost (Jan van Nost, 1724). 1973

Soho Square Gardens, London - gardeners hut. 1973

Recreation Grounds, Whitehead - view with a lot of people on benches and vaudeville hut on the left and other buildings and swings in the distance

West Lake Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Interior of Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Interior of the Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, with the great organ at the far end, and seating for 8000 people. Date: circa 1890

Municipal Theatre, Saigon, Cochinchina (Vietnam)
Municipal Theatre, Rue Catinat, Saigon, Cochinchina (Vietnam). Date: 1911

Hotel Lanata, Montevideo, Uruguay, South America
Hotel Lanata (Grand Hotel and Club), Montevideo, Uruguay, South America. Date: circa 1910

View of the port of Callao, Peru, South America
View of the port of Callao, the main seaport of Peru, South America. Date: 1916

City Hall, Lima, Peru, South America, with people sitting on benches in the square. Date: circa 1910

Typical street in Copacabana, near Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Typical street in Copacabana, on the edge of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, on the border with Peru. Date: circa 1910

Two men sleeping on a bench, St Anne s. Date: 1970s

Modern precinct in Eccles, Greater Manchester. Date: 1970s

People sitting on benches in a paved area. Date: 1970s

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