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Hockey - Footwork, Dribbling and Passing demonstrated. Date: circa 1910s
Churchills praise for RAF Pilots" Never was so much owed by so many to so few" - Prime Minister Winston Churchill from a speech made on 20th August 1940
The Workers May-Pole, design for a socialist posterThe Workers May-Pole, a design for a socialist poster, with a central allegorical figure, and banners and ribbons labelled with abstract ideas such as Leisure, Solidarity and Humanity. Date: 1894
Smithfield MarketCarcasses hanging from hooks and butchers wearing their traditional white overalls at Smithfield Market, London. Date: 1950s
Labour Party election posters and television speakersLabour Party election posters and speakers for Labours series of five short television programmes in the run-up to the General Election of 8th October 1959 (which the Conservatives won)
Croydon Airport 1934Passengers disembarking from a plane at Croydon Airport. The painting is entitled The Airport of London, Croydon
Advertisement for linoleum manufacturersAn advertisement for M Nairn & Co, floor cloth and linoleum manufacturers of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, with premises also in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Paris. circa 1883
Cambrian Coast ExpressThe Cambrian Coast Express steam locomotive train, at Llanbadarn crossing, near Aberystwyth, Wales
White Star dock with three liners, SouthamptonWhite Star dock at Southampton with three liners, RMS Aquitania, Mauretania and Olympic. Date: circa 1910s
British National Anthem - Rule Britannia - a British patriotic song, originating from the poem " Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson and set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740. Date: 1905
Lifeguards on horseback, Horse Guards Parade, LondonLifeguards on horseback in Horse Guards Parade, London. Date: circa 1970s
Poster for Welsh GuardsSmart men wanted to join the Welsh Guards, pictured here in full uniform during the Changing of the Guard ceremony at St. James Palace
Inspector Alice B Clayden and her brothers, LondonWoman police officer, Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden, with her three brothers (together with Sergeant Henry Pegler) in the yard of Crawford Place Police Station, London W1 -- the brothers are
HMS Victory, Flags and Nelson QuoteAn illustration of Admiral Horatio Nelsons flagship, the HMS Victory with signal flags on display and firing a broadside, set below a depiction of the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom and St
The Flying ScotsmanThe London and North Eastern Railways Flying Scotsman express, hauled by the 4-6-2 Pacific Papyrus locomotive
The Toast Is BritainThis painting is a portrayal of an incident at a banquet at which Nelson figures in company with the artist, Benjamin West. Date: circa 1915
Harry Pollitt, Communist Party leader, with Mao ZedongHarry Pollitt (1890-1960), Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and head of its trade union department. Seen here shaking hands with the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong (1893-1976)
Harry Pollitt, Secretary of the Communist PartyHarry Pollitt (1890-1960), Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and head of its trade union department. Date: circa 1950s
Woman police officer, Inspector Alice B Clayden, LondonWoman police officer, Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden, London. She also had three brothers in the police force. In 1922, during the period of the so-called Geddes Axe when the government of the day
Inspector Alice B Clayden outside Buckingham PalaceWoman police officer, Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden, outside Buckingham Palace on 2 January 1928. Her brother Sergeant Alfred William Clayden (second from left)
The Woburn Fireplace. Catalogue for Nicholls and Clarke Ltd. London. Manufacturers and Merchants of Building Materials. Date: circa 1927
Queen VictoriaQUEEN VICTORIA As Empress of India, 1887
Jamaicans on board the Empire WindrushJamaican men on board the Empire Windrush who have come to Britain to seek work; some of the men, dressed smartly in jackets and ties, are reading a newspaper
Map of Isle of WightA Map of the Isle of Wight, showing the internal railway system and the new & short route between the island and the Hampshire coast
Mass Trespass of Kinder ScoutPeak District ramblers in trouble: walking towards Kinder Scout on the occasion of their battle with the gamekeepers. The mass trespass intended to highlight the denial of access for walkers to open
Jacobite Victory / 1745A Jacobite victory at the Battle of Prestonpans
Spitfires over ForthGerman Heinkel IIIs over the Forth Bridge are intercepted by Spitfires - the first defensive aerial action of the war
WW2 Poster -- Map of the British ArmyA Map of the British Army with Battle Honours, Military Achievements and Regimental Badges, first published in 1944 by HM Forces Savings Committee
Tower Ballroom, BlackpoolThe magnificent Tower Ballroom, at Blackpool : spectators in the balconies enjoy refreshments while the dance floor is crowded - all in formal evening dress
Police Officer LondonPolice officer on duty in London with a George Vi helmet plate Metropolitan Police
R. Bannister Runs MileRoger Bannister of Great Britain, with a time of 3 mins 59.4 seconds, becomes the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes, at the Iffley Road Sports Ground, England
Deserve Victory 1940Winston Churchill says we Deserve Victory!
The Spirit of Britain - Winston Churchill, England. Date: 1943
WW2 poster, activities of 52 (Lowland) DivisionScreen-print poster, published circa 1950, showing the activities of the 52nd Lowland Division during the Second World War, with a map of Northern Europe, and unit badges along the top and bottom
Flying Scotsman C1927The London and North Eastern Railways Flying Scotsman is hauled by Gresley Pacific 4475 Flying Fox locomotive
Midland Hotel MorecambeTHE MIDLAND HOTEL, MORECAMBE - a magnificent example of the modern style in public architecture of the period - the perfect setting for Christies Hercule Poirot
Brudenell Magna CartaThe Brudenell Magna Carta, document on vellum, dated 12 October 1297, with a substantial fragment of the Great Seal of Edward I. The original Magna Carta was issued in Latin in 1215
York Railway StationA steam train entering York railway station, Yorkshire, England
Five pound note issued by the Bank of England
HRH Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022). She is wearing the George IV State Diadem or Diamond Diadem. Date: circa 1954
Railway map of Britain1920 Historical map
View of St Michaels Mount, CornwallView of St Michaels Mount from the mainland, Cornwall. The Mount is united with nearby Marazion by a manmade causeway which can only be walked on at mid to low tide -- at high tide the sea covers it
Viking Britain MapA map of the British Isles (including Ireland) during the time of the Vikings
Charles and Flora McDonaldPrince Charles Edward Stuart bids farewell to Flora MacDonald who aided his escape
Claridges Hotel 1940SThe front entrance of Claridges, one of Londons premier hotels
Parade at CleethorpesThe parade at Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire, packed with parked cars and people making the most of a summer stroll along the sea front, perhaps to visit the big wheel or pier Date: 1951
WWI Poster, The Empire Needs MenWWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, design by Arthur Wardle (1864-1949), The Empire Needs Men! Enlist Now. Depicting a lion and cubs, representing Britain and her Empire. Date: 1915