Centre Collection (page 10)

The Kleine Berta Mortar, Boezinge
This Little Bertha mortar (named after Bertha, Gustav Krupps wife), sits on the top of an ivy-covered blockhouse in the centre of the village

Ypres battlefields Entry Point South, Palingbeek
Three Entry Points (North, East and South) to walking tours covering many points of interest in the Salient were created for the 100th Anniversaries, each with an unmanned Information Centre

Sad scenes at Rainbow Corner, the American Red Cross Club in Shaftesbury Avenue, which was the main base for US servicemen in London during the Second World War

Dunkers Den at the American Red Cross Club, Rainbow Corner with American soldiers enjoying the juke box. Rainbow Corner famously claimed to never close our doors

The main lobby at the American Red Cross Club, Rainbow Corner, London, the main base in London for US servicemen. The lobby was the clubs busiest area

A large holiday party at Bryn Corach, Conway, Wales - the first holiday centre and head office of the Holiday Fellowship, now HF Holidays

Visitors Centre, Lijssenthoek CWGC Cemetery Date: 2016

Men reading documents
Advertisement for long-established printers Konig & Ebhardt of Hanover. It was for a long time a printing technology leader that contributed significantly to the cityss reputation as a printing

Airship Bournemouth. Maiden flight at RAF Cardington
Airship Bournemouth. Maiden flight at RAF Balloon Centre, Cardington. Built for Festival of Britian, for the Airship Club under the direction of Lord Vantry - being the first built in Britain since

Stafford Prison and County Asylum
An aerial view of Stafford Prison (centre) and County Asylum (upper centre). Date: 1920s

Sacre Coeur Convent, Orphanage, St Joseph Juniorate, Jersey
Sacre Coeur Convent (left), Sacre Coeur Orphanage (centre) and St Joseph Juniorate/Seminary (right), St Helier, Jersey Date: circa 1912

The Tafelberg Hotel, HQ of Field-Marshal Model
The Tafelberg was at Oosterbeek centre crossroads, virtually adjacent to the Hartenstein Hotel. In September 1944 it was Models HQ

Belgian Piron Brigade Memorial, Opheusden, Holland
Opheusden was the centre of much fighting involving British, American and Belgian forces following the failure of Operation Market Garden to cross the Rhine at Arnhem

Guards Memorial Plaque, Nijmegen Bridge, Holland
The Cornelius Ryan book, A Bridge Too Far has at its centre the final struggle at the bridge at Arnhem, which was indeed a Bridge Too Far

Banstead Cottage Homes - Sports Teams
Sports teams and staff and the Banstead Cottage Homes, run by the Kensington and Chelsea School District. At the centre is the Monro Cup

View of St Martins Cathedral, Utrecht, Netherlands
View of St Martins Cathedral and other buildings in Utrecht, Netherlands. Date: circa 1845

Binnenhof and Vyverberg Square, The Hague, Netherlands
View of the Binnenhof and Vyverberg Square, The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands. Date: circa 1845

Original Bailey Bridge over the River Dives, Robehomme
This is one of the few remaining, perhaps the only one, of the bridges built by the Engineers to replace original structures over the River Dives that were destroyed at dawn on D-Day

The June 1944 Cross, Ranville CWGC Cemetery
This stone cross is roughly in the centre of the Cemetery and has a bronze plaque with the emblem of the Airborne Forces on it, and remembers simply, June 1944

Operation Mallard Memorials, St Aubin d Auquenay
In the centre of this rather untidy collection of memorials in the centre of the village is one to 1st Special Service Brigade and flanking it are plaques to the Civilian Victims

University Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Aerial view, Medical Centre, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Date: 1937

Civic Centre buildings, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Date: 1937

Aerial view of Capitol Square, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Aerial view of Capitol Square in the heart of Columbus, Ohio, USA. Date: 1937

State Capitol and Grounds, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Date: 1937

City centre at night, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Date: 1937

The Stock Exchange, London. Date: circa 1990s

Whiteleys department store, Queens Road, Bayswater, London
The new Whiteleys department store in Queens Road, Bayswater, West London, grand opening, with a banner, Welcome to the Lord Mayor. Date: circa 1911

Alfred Mager, Francis Horner, Thomas Bowman Stephenson
In 1869, a collaboration between Alfred Mager (left), Francis Horner (centre) and Thomas Bowman Stephenson (right) led to the founding of the National Childrens Home. Date: 1870s

Pilgrim Fathers First Meeting 1621
Inside a large wooden building, the pilgrims hold their first meeting. Various men and women sit and listen, as two men stand in the centre, one holding a book and talking

The Capture of Veracruz by American Forces
American troops stand in formation across a large square, with soldiers on horseback gathered in the centre to celebrate the successful capture of Veracruz the day previously

French Military Parade
A French military parade is enacted in a large square in the centre of a Mexican city. People watch from the roofs of various buildings 1863

Men in Customs and Excise Training Centre
Men at work in the Customs and Excise Training Centre. 1946

Vintage paper bag, The Record Centre, Tooting, London
Vintage paper bag for The Record Centre, 3 Mitcham Road, Tooting, SW London. 20th century

Avenida dos Aliados, Porto, northern Portugal
Avenida dos Aliados (Avenue of the Allies, eastern side), Porto, northern Portugal. Date: 1930s

Queen Victoria as a young woman. 19th century

General Motors and other buildings, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Aerial view of General Motors building, Fisher Building and Art Centre Building, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Date: circa 1940

Halloween - Witch - Cat - Cauldron
Womens centre pamphlet cover illustration: Half the City : information magazine for women, Womens Centre Norwich, 1982 Date: 1982

Picturesque scenes of Italy
Two picturesque scenes of Italy, one of a city square, the other of a boat on the water. Date: circa 1900s

Piazza Umberto I, Arezzo, Italy. circa 1904

View of Siena, Tuscany, Italy, with the Cathedral in the distance on the right, and the bell tower of the Town Hall on the left. Date: circa 1904

Preparing for a trade show at the Royal Agricultural Hall (today the Business Design Centre) in Islington, London. Date: 1900

Temple Gardens, in the centre of London, between Fleet Street and stately Embankment. With trees surrounding a garden with a fountain, it must of been a lovely place to escape from Londons streets

CHRISTMAS 1930S
A little boy is the centre of attention, standing in front of a large open fireplace with Christmas cards on the mantelpiece, watched by his doting parents and grandpa. Date: 1930s

Vought DF-8F Crusader 143703
United States Navy - Vought DF-8F Crusader 143703 (call-sign 103 ), target tug, of the Pacific Missile Centre, at Point Mugu Naval Air station, on 15 May 1965

McDonnell Douglas DC-10 N83NA of National Airways (listed as a dash 30, but clearly doesn t have the centre landing gear of the -30). Date: circa 1977

Schleicher Ka-7 8116, at the Lasham Gliding Centre. Date: circa 1982

Glasflugel 304 Mosquito b 725, parked at the lasham Gliding Centre Date: circa 1982

Schleicher ASW15 105, in the glider parking / preparation area of a gliding competition at Lasham Gliding Centre. Date: circa 1982

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