Bp Collection

Piccadilly Circus by night, London. Date: 1960s

Derrick Floor of an oil rig, Iran
Derrick Floor of an oil drilling rig, Iran

Wallsend-on-Tyne - Shipbuilding and the BP Tanker British Hazel in dock. Date: 1963

Queens Dock, Swansea
Aerial view of the Queens Dock, Swansea, Wales. The Queens dock was opened in 1920 following the construction of oil handling/import facilities at the nearby BP oil refinery at Llandarcy

Invention of the Cube Car. This box-like car, designed by French-Vietnamese designer and engineer Quasar Kahn, was produced in limited numbers between 1967

Oil Well at Chillingar, Iran. One of Irans largest oil fields, Chilingar was named after George V. Chilingar, one of the best-known petroleum geologists in the world

BP employee opening the flow valves
A British Petroleum employee opens the flow valves of an oil plant in the Middle East (likely to have been in Iraq or Iran)

Llandarcy Oil Refinery, Swansea, Wales
The tank farm at the Llandarcy Oil Refinery, Swansea, Wales - built by British Petroleum Oil between 1918-22

Scouts, cubs and guides at Simla, India
Scouts of the 1st Simla (The King s) Troop, Wolf Cubs of the 3rd Simla Pack (BP), and Simla Girl Guides, India

HMS New Zealand being refuelled by a BP ship British Emperor. HMS New Zealand was an Indefatigable class battlecruiser built in 1910 as a gift to Britain from the people of New Zealand

Clayton and Shuttleworth Showman's Conversion Yorkshire Lass
Clayton and Shuttleworth Showman's Conversion number 48385, Yorkshire Lass, reg. BP 5463, at York on 16 May 1971. (later re-named Wold Ranger') Date: 1971

Bexford Ltd factory at Brantham, Suffolk
New factory at Brantham, Suffolk, for Bexford Ltd, part of the British Xylonite Co. taken over by BP in 1978. Date: circa 1948

The remains of the animal the Mylodon
Five separate images showing the remains of the animal the Mylodon. Mylodon is an extinct genus of ground sloths that lived in South America; Patagonia

Comic postcard, Chauffeur buying petrol Date: 20th century

Celebrating the Relief of Mafeking, Boer War
Celebrating the Relief of Mafeking (Boer War) outside Colonel Robert Baden-Powells home. 1900

Poster, Time to change to Winter Shell, for Shell Mex and BP. Designed by Eckersley and Lombers. circa 1950s

Harbour scene at Monte Carlo, Monaco. Date: circa 1960s

Aveling and Porter Convertible General Purpose Engine, 5800
Aveling & Porter Convertible General Purpose Engine, 5800at the 1969 Stourpaine rally:- Maker: Aveling & Porter Type: Convertible General Purpose Engine Number: 5800 Built: 1905 Registration

Piper PA-30 Twin Commanche G-ASOB (msn 30-279) owned by Shell-Mex / BP at Woolsington (Newcastle Airport). Date: 1964

Oil in Dorset
Night photograph of the 80 ft high B.P. Exploration Companys drilling rig near Kimmeridge in Dorset where a show of oil had been encountered at a depth of about 1800 feet in limestone in

Aviation Traders ATL-90 Accountant
The Prototype Aviation Traders Atl-90 Accountant at Southend Refuelling Date: 1957

Britten-Norman Cushioncraft CC-2, CC2-002, being fuelled at a BP Service Station at Bembridge, Isle of Wight

London Street Road Building Buildings Terrace
london, street, road, building, buildings, terrace, highgate, north, 1960s, 60s, sixties, pavement, transport, sign, signs, bus, buses, stop, public, advert, advertisement, advertising, stamina, dog

German boy scouts at camp with BP memorial
German boy scouts at camp with a memorial to BP (Baden-Powell) on the ground in front of a tent

Fort Rutbah Wells, British Petroleum, Western Iraq
Aerial view of Fort Rutbah Wells, British Petroleum, Western Iraq. Also visible is a livestock pen, stables and a tennis court. circa 1932

BP petrol advertisement, 1925
150 miles of pipe lines. Advertisement for British Petroleum with an illustration by Christopher Clark showing construction of a pipe line in the Persian desert - one of the many activities of

Bench 30 at Abadan
Abadan is a city on Abadan Island in the Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran, close to the border with Iraq. Rich oil fields were discovered in the area in the early 20th century

Early Vulcan Petrol Tanker supplying BP motor fuel. Date: circa 1919

Comper CLA. 7 Swift G-ABUS private
Comper CLA.7 Swift G-ABUS at a rally around 1955, possibly at Shoreham. Built in approximately1932 for Shell Mex and BP Ltd but then owned privately. Date: circa 1955

LFB firefighters extinguishing oil can fire
Two LFB firefighters extinguishing an oil can fire

Harbour scene with seagulls
A harbour scene with fishing boats and seagulls. A Shell-Mex BP vehicle is parked on the right

Street scene, St Ives, Cornwall
A street scene in St Ives, Cornwall, with houses and shops, and a sign advertising BP. Date: 1922

Sigismund A bp Salzburg
SIGISMUND archbishop of SALZBURG Austrian churchman, patron of Mozart Date: ? - 1771

Vickers VA-2 hovercraft, VA2-001, was demonstrated to Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands at the BP Harbour Installation at Usselinckxhaven, Amsterdam

B P Laight OBE CEng MIMechE FRAeS RAeS President
B.P. Laight, OBE, CEng, MIMechE, FRAeS, RAeS President 1974-1975, right, receives a Society shield from the new President, AM Sir Charles Pringle, KBE, MA, CEng, FRAeS, RAeS President 1975-1976

Dr George Steedman Hislop (right) RAeS President 1973-1974
Dr George Steedman Hislop (right), RAeS President 1973-1974, and B.P. Laight, RAeS President 1974-1975. Date: 1973

Dr George Steedman Hislop (left) RAeS President 1973-1974
Dr George Steedman Hislop (left), RAeS President 1973-1974, and B.P. Laight, RAeS President 1974-1975. Date: 1973

The front cover of air BP volume 1
The front cover of air BP, volume 1, Autumn 1956. Date: 1956

Workmen laying an oil pipeline in Persia for the BP company. Date: circa 1925

John Alcock, Bp of Ely
JOHN ALCOCK Bishop of Ely Date: 1430 - 1500

Filling large fuel barrels - Hackney Wick
A factory employee checks progress as large barrels are filled with fuel oil at Hackney Wick, London

Air and Petrol test - Hackey Wick
Female employees at the BP works at Hackney Wick, London perform an air and petrol test

Sealing Cans - Hackney Wick

Oil Pipelines - Llandarcy Oil Refinery, Swansea
A row of eight oil pipelines at the Llandarcy BP Oil Refinery, Swansea, Wales

Tembi Pumping Station
A new BP oil pumping station was erected in the early 1920s on the left bank of the Tembi River in Iran to separate it from the main power station for the oil fields on the other bank

Petrol Pump and Pump Attendant
BP Petrol Pump and Pump Attendant

Loading Rail Tank Wagons - Llandarcy, Wales
Loading BP Rail Tank Wagons - at the BP oil refinery at Llandarcy, Swansea, Wales

Camp in the Mountains of Iran
A temporary camp in the mountains of Iran, close to oil exploration works undertaken in the early 1920s by British Petroleum

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