Britain Collection (page 98)

World War One Training
British soldiers on rifle practice. They are all wearing puttees (cloth wound round the lower part of the legs to support the ankles and to keep dirt out of their boots)

18th Cent Morning Room
A morning room in the English 18th century style, designed by Trollope Studios

Threshing 1930S
Harvest time, Essex. The ripe barley is being fed into the thresher, the straw forced out is then compressed into bales, wired up and then carried up to the stack to be stored

Family of Hop Pickers
A family of hop pickers, including a baby, children, adults and grandmother, stop work for a break and something to eat and drink

London Police Box
Police boxes used to adorn the East and West corners of Trafalgar Square and were the smallest police stations in London. The lamps at the top came from HMS " Victory"

Dumb Cake Custom
BAKING THE DUMB-CAKE At Hallowe en, St Johns Eve or other feasts, young women bake a cake in expectation of seeing their beloved : it must be done in total silence

Girls Gym Display
Schoolgirls, pupils of Nita Henson, put on a formal gymnasium display on a rib stall climbing frame. Children exercising at school, PE lesson, keep fit class

Norman Conquest 1 of 16
Harold sets sail to confirm to William, duke of Normandy that he will succeed Edward the Confessor on the English throne

Westminster Election / Fox
Fox at the Westminster Election

Doulton Bathroom Suite
Green and white is always a good colour scheme for a bathroom, although this is difficult to judge in black and white! An Art Deco Doulton bathroom suite - stylish!

Hallway 1930S
There is no need for your hall to look dull. The chair placed in the corner fills up an unattractive space and is near at hand when that extra seat is wanted

Train Charing Cross
Boarding the Folkestone Express at Charing Cross station

3rd Class Carriage / 1857
A Parliamentary Train. The interior of a packed third class carriage

Sunday School Exam Paper
Test for Sunday school class at 56 Old Bailey, London on subject of Samuel, the child, reformer and judge. 8 Questions can gain you 100 marks

American Tourists / London
OUR AMERICAN VISITORS Three tourists from the United States take pictures of London landmarks to show the folks back home

School Certificate
G Percy Carter of the Asylum for Fatherless Children Reedham, Surrey passed " Excellent" in Geometry of the first grade for children in elementary day schools

Act of Union 1707 Colour
The Duke of Queensbury and Dover presenting the Act of Union to Queen Anne

Horse Fall / Fleet St / Snow
A horse pulling a cart falls during a snow storm

British Museum 1906
The courtyard and main facade of the Museum, seen from Great Russell Street : it stands on the site of Montagu House

Queen of Scots Meets Ei
Elizabeth meets Mary Queen of Scots in the park of Fotheringhay - a scene from Schillers Mary Stuart which never really occurred

16Thc Drawing Room Scene
A noblewoman works at her embroidery while her daughter winds the silk thread, in the drawing room at Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire

Edward VII Coat of Arms
Royal coat of arms of Britain during Edward VIIs reign

Whitechapel / Slums / 1870
Wentworth Street, Whitechapel - life on the pavements

Bethnal Green / Slum / 1863
Bethnal Green, London : interior of a garret at No 10, Hollybush- Place; a workman describes conditions to a visiting inspector

Naughty Schoolboy 1886
Caught in the Act A schoolboy makes fun of teacher by drawing a caricature on his slate while encouraged by his friends, but he is caught

Piccadilly / Lantern Slide
Piccadilly Circus by night

Victoria / Photograph 1890
QUEEN VICTORIA Photograph taken in 1890

King William I granting charter to City of London
King William I (the Conqueror) grants a charter to the City of London

Normans plundering Durham
A thousand Normans under Robert de Comines plunder Durham and carouse at night, unaware that they are about to be attacked and annihilated by the Northumbrians

Talbot Square, Blackpool
Talbot square, Blackpool

Railway station at Hailsham, East Sussex
Aerial view of the deserted railway station at Hailsham, East Sussex, closed on 8 September 1968 as part of the Beeching railway cuts. The last passenger train left the station in May 1968

Woman police officer Marion Macmillan in Northern Ireland
Woman police officer Marion Macmillan, Head of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Women Police Branch in Northern Ireland, seen here shaking hands with a VIP at a womens parade

Strikers return: General Strike 1926
Employer: " Glad to see you back, my lad; but you ll understand that in the circumstances we can t run to a fatted calf!" May 1916

Alhambra Gardens - Black and white view along anvenue- small house in distance Date: circa 1890s

Armoured convoy of food supplies: General strike 1926
General strike in 1926 called for emergency measures, armoured vehicles and troops in a convoy through the streetscarrying much need food. Date: May 1926

Breakaway from coal strike 1926
After more than a week on general strike, there was a strong movement that began with the coal-miners of the Midlands to break-away from the strike abd return to work

Coal strike: movements towards an offical settlement 1926
Fillings in many of collieries was that the Genaral strike was coming to the end; a flow of men returning back to work steadily increased

London takes to the roads, General Strike 1926
Photographs showing Londoners finding all sorts of ways to commute to and from work during the 1926 general strike in Britain. May 1926

Railway volunteers at work 1926
Volunteers ensuring the safty of passagers on a main line train track, another volunteer adjusting points. May 1926

Edward, Prince of Wales with Alexandra of Denmark - Marriage
Young Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) with Princess Alexandra of Denmark - produced to celebrate the couples wedding

Stylish couple on holiday in Paignton walk along seafront
Stylish couple on holiday in Paignton, Devon stroll leisurely along the seafront Date: circa 1930s

Stylish holiday couple in Scarborough walk along the beach
Stylish holiday couple in Scarborough, North Yorkshire walk along the seafront promenade. Date: circa 1930s

Family (with Grandma) stroll along the Seafront at Margate, Kent. The elder girl is holding a newly-purchased comic and all look suitably clothed in windproof attire! Date: circa 1930s

Young woman, Madresfield, Worcestershire, WW1
Young woman (Lucy Auerbach) at an open-air swimming pool in the village of Madresfield, near Malvern, Worcestershire, where she spent three months doing agricultural

Cottage in Madresfield, Worcestershire, WW1
Cottage (belonging to Mrs Hart) in the village of Madresfield, near Malvern, Worcestershire, during the First World War, where Lucy Auerbach spent three months doing agricultural work. Date: 1915

Walls of Ancient Ceuta - Black and white old fortress walls Date: circa 1890s

Gate of Justice - Black and white large stone arched entrance looking through to another doorway. True foreground right. Date: circa 1890s

Muvcie- general view - Black and white view across river Date: circa 1890s

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