Converted Collection (#7)

de Havilland DH9 prototype A7559
de Havilland DH9 prototype, A7559, a converted DH4

Handley Page HP33 Hinaidi I prototype J7745
Handley Page HP33 Hinaidi I prototype, J7745, was converted from a Hyderabad

Boeing B-50D 48-052 later converted to a TB-50D
Boeing B-50D, 48-052, later converted to a TB-50D aircrew trainer

Fairey Firefly T1 MB750
Fairey Firefly T1, MB750, a converted Firefly 1

Avro Shackleton MR2 WB833
Avro Shackleton MR2, WB833, the production prototype, flew for the first time on 17 June 1952. This aircraft was converted from an MR1A. Date: 1952

16 / 17th C. London Street
A northwest view of the house of William Parker, Lord Monteagle, in the parish of St Saviour s, Southwark - a good example of unpretentious town houses of the period Date: 16-17th century

Metropolitan Fire Brigade car
A Metropolitan Fire Brigade car. This 10-12hp car chassis was purchased in 1903 and converted in Brigade workshops to run as a first aid and firefighting tender

GLC-LFB Brigade Headquarters Control Unit (CU)
The mid 1970s saw a number of innovative appliance designs come into play as the London Fire Brigade adapted to an ever changing and more Health and Safety conscious working environment

GLC-LFB Breathing Apparatus Coach (BAC)
The mid 1970s saw a number of innovative appliance designs come into play as the London Fire Brigade adapted to an ever changing and more Health and Safety conscious working environment

LCC-LFB Lee Green sub-station, Lewisham
London was expanding and the London Fire Brigade not only built new fire stations but took over existing buildings and converted them

LCC-LFB Commercial building fire, Avery Hardoll, Eltham
LFB firefighters in action at a commercial building fire at Avery Hardoll, Eltham, SE London. The fire started in a former shop and dwelling which had been converted into a commercial undertaking

Blitz in London -- sub-fire station, Woolwich Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- the aftermath of a high explosive bomb at sub-fire station 54V, located at the Lombard Wall School, Woolwich Road, SE London

LCC-LFB taxi converted for fire brigade use, WW2
Aerial view of a taxi converted for World War II fire brigade use by Auxiliary firefighters in London, showing the two ladders it carried on its roof

London Fire Brigade canteen van used as publicity vehicle
Seen here at Brigade headquarters, Lambeth, the canteen van has been converted into a publicity vehicle during a recruitment drive for much needed auxiliary firefighters

Skipton Union Workhouse, West Yorkshire
The main building of the former Skipton Union Workhouse on Gargrave Road, Skipton, now converted to residential use. Date: 2000

Eadbald converted by Laurence
Laurence, Archbishop of Canterbury, shows his lacerated body to King Eadbald of Kent

Cathedral church of St. Sophia and mosque, Nicosia, Cyprus
The cathedral church of St. Sophia at Nicosia, capital of Cyprus. Converted to a mosque by Turks, the choir was destroyed but the nave remains. Date: 1878

St Augustine before Ethelbert
King Ethelbert and his consort Bertha, Saxon rulers of Kent, are addressed by Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory on a Christian mission to England. Date: 597 A.D

Nancy the Narrow Boat
Carefree holidays afloat : The converted narrow boat Nancy. photographed soon after leaving Watford lock on the Grand Union Canal, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1960s

Oxford Canal Cruisers
Two converted narrow boats Mandy and Nelson, cruising on the Oxford Canal, near Lower Shuckburgh, Warwickshire, England. Date: early 1960s

Stoke Bruerne Locks
A pair of narrow boat, converted for holiday cruises by Messrs. Street of Leighton Buzzard, swinging round a bend in the Grand Union Canal, near Linslade, Buckinghamshire. Date: 1960s

Lincluden Abbey, near Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Founded in 1164 and converted into a college for a prevost and prebendaries in the early 15th century. Date: founded 1164

Little girl in a wicker pram
A little West Country girl in a fish basket which has been converted into a pram. A delightful view - possibly from Brixham, Devon. Date: circa 1910s

Catholic Inuit family - Newfoundland
An Inuit (Eskimo) family who converted to Catholicism - Newfoundland and Labrador Date: circa 1910s

Grand Union Canal Boats
Holiday making by canal! A pair of converted narrow boats, with their cargo of happy holidaymakers, on the Grand Union Canal near Heyford Wharf, Northamptonshire. Date: 1960s

Huntingdons Free Church
The Countess of Huntingdons Free Church, Deansway, Worcester, England. Lady Huntingdon was converted to Methodism in 1739. She built many such chapels in England. Date: built 1804

Wounded Austrian soldiers and their nurses, WW1
Wounded Austrian soldiers and their nurses during the First World War. They are in a corridor of the University of Vienna, which has been converted into a hospital ward. Date: 1914

Christmas at Canton, 1911
Young Chinese girls at a Roman Catholic school of music in Canton, being taught to play Christmas carols by French nuns. Date: 1911

British drifter fleet at sea, WW1
A British drifter fleet at sea during the First World War, when many fishing drifters were converted for naval use. Date: 1914-1918

H. M.s Glorious
Originally commissioned as a light cruiser, HMS GLORIOUS was later converted into an aircraft carrier. Destroyed by SCHARNHORST after she aided in the evacuation of Norway, 1940 Date: 1930s

Paul Converted
SAINT PAUL OF TARSUS Saul the tentmaker has a visionary experience on the road to Damascus Date: circa 3 - 65

Miracle / Zulu Chief
A Zulu chief, converted to Christianity, seeks to emulate Moses by commanding a river to part like the Red Sea - but it doesn t, and he loses 50 of his subjects Date: 1925

Union Workhouse and Staff, Weymouth, Dorset
The porter and uniformed female staff stand at the entrance to the Weymouth Union workhouse, erected in 1836 on Wyke Road, Weymouth, Dorset

Guardians Board Room, Union Workhouse, Weymouth, Dorset
Exterior view of the Board of Guardians meeting room at the Weymouth Union workhouse, Wyke Road, Weymouth, Dorset

Borstal Institution, Portland, Dorset
A view of the Borstal Institution at Portland, Dorset. Originally established in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts, the site was converted for borstal use in 1921

Wat Sri Sawai, Old Sukhothai, Thailand
View of Wat Sri Sawai, a small Buddhist temple with three prangs in Old Sukhothai, Thailand

WWII recycling: Hat respirator / W H Robinson
An old respirator, converted into a smart hat. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

French war ambulance WWI
8 cylinder car converted into an ambulance by the French Army during World War I

D-Day - Naval Artillery support
A converted landing craft fires rockets to support the landing allied troops

Uppingham Auxiliary Hospital, Rutland
The Uppingham Auxiliary Hospital operated during World War One in the premises of the Uppingham Union workhouse, Leicester Road, Uppingham, Rutland

St Pancras Churchyard
The old St Pancras churchyard is converted into a public garden

Reigate Heath Windmill, a Grade II listed post mill with a single storey roundhouse at Reigate Heath, Surrey

U.s car factory converted to airplane production
The Willys-Morrow plant in Elmira, New York State: a car factory that was converted to airplane production

Greenwich Pensioners
Pensioners leave the Hospital, which will close in 1869 and be converted into a Naval College

The Christmas Party Up to Date: Fairy Tales by Broadcast b
Christmas parties this year will possess a new and fascinating attraction, both for young and old, in the shape of the latest wonder of wireless telephony

A converted bus for pigeons
A motor bus converted into a home, or cote, for French carrier pigeons. Pigeons, along with dogs, proved to be a vital method of communication during battles

A recaptured French trench
A French trench, complete with dug-outs, converted quickly from a German trench hit by a mine

Earls Court as a dormitory
Photograph of the auditorium at Earls Court, converted into a dormitory to house refugees from the war-torn continent. With tiers of beds, the auditorium held around 2000

The Musick Hal at Disco Island, 1875
Engraving showing the building on Disco Island, Greenland, which the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, had converted to use as a Musick Hal for their entertainment, 1875

The Crew of the Matador, 1900
Photograph showing the crew of the converted fishing boat Matador, prior to its expedition to the North Pole, 1900

Wolseley Motors now a shell factory
The chassis test-shop of Wolseley Motors Ltd. At Adderley Park near Birmingham transformed into a shell factory

Chicago Stockyards 2
Sheep arriving at the Chicago stockyards to be converted into legs of mutton and lamb chops

Chicago Stockyards 3
Pigs arriving at the Chicago stockyards to be converted into pork chops and sausages

The Wicklow Head Lighthouse, 1869
Engraving of the Wicklow Head Lighthouse, 1869. The lighthouse lantern was converted from oil to gas in 1868, which required a small gas works at the lighthouse (seen in the foreground)

BRITANNIA (1820)
Battleship of the Royal Navy, in 1859 converted to a training ship. (Note : there are many, many ships with this name !)

Pilgrims Progress 18
Hopeful realises he has been a great sinner, ut is now converted

Wareham Granary
The Old Granary at Wareham, Dorset, converted into a Tea House, with St. Marys Church behind and the River Frome in front

Soda Crystallising
Washing soda is an essential household product : in the crystallising house it is converted into convenient crystal form

Timber-Frame House / 1939
Timber-framed house in High Holborn, London. The ground floor has been converted into shops

Cinema, Bombay
The Novelty Theatre Cinematograoh, Bombay : in India as elsewhere, the first cinemas are converted premises in existing buildings, rather than purpose-built venues

Victorian Street Lamps
Examples of old Victorain street lamps now converted to electricity. These examples grace the entrance to a restaurant in Bagshot, Surrey

Power from the Tides
The massive force of the tides will be captured and converted into energy, driving turbines which in turn will generate electrical power

Magic Versus Sanctity
A magical contest between Simon Magus, representing magic, and the saints Peter and Paul : the saints won, of course, so Simon converted to Christianity

Clotilde Queen & Saint
CLOTILDE, queen of Clovis I of the Franks who she converted when he won a battle after appealing to the Christian god. Her latter years were spent in good works. Saint

Tractors to Tanks
Kirovsky Tractor Factory converted to tank production and repair

Henri IV of France with a seven-headed beast
Henri IV, King of France (from 1589), and King of Navarre (from 1572), seen here in armour, with his sword raised, having decapitated the seven-headed beast

Centurion Converted
He converts the centurion Cornelius

Conversion / Tryggvesson
During his Viking wanderings Olaf Tryggvesson is converted by a hermit on the Isles of Scilly who predicts that he will become a great King

Britannia Music Hall
Famous music hall in Hoxton, London. Opened in 1858, built on the site of the Britannia Saloon, opened 1841. Converted to a cinema in 1923 and destroyed by bombing in 1940

Racial / New Zealand C1850
Horomona (Solomon), a Maori chief, is converted by Henry Williams at Otawhao and proceeds to preach to his fellow countrymen even after he goes blind, led by his wife

Indian Clergyman
A Hindu clergyman, converted by missionaries, spreads the word to his fellow-countrymen - he is depicted being welcomed into a village

Converted Cheffonier
A bookcase made from a cheffonier, now that cheffoniers are no longer a la mode

Dionysius of Alexandria
ST DIONYSIUS OF ALEXANDRIA converted by a vision, he became bishop of Alexandria and survived persecutions and banishments : he was a renowned theologian

Saint Pantaenus
SAINT PANTAENUS Stoic philosopher who converted to Christianity and became a catechist at Alexandria

The Albany, London
The former Albany House, off Piccadilly, is converted into 69 chambers originally meant for bachelors : residents have included Aldous Huxley, Edith Evans and Graham Greene

King Edwin Converted 627
King Edwin (Eadwine) of Northumbria is converted to christianity by Paulinus

Brumate Funicular
The Brumate funicular, carrying visitors to Como into the mountains, was originally powered by steam, but soon converted to electricity. It is operated by cable

St Thais / Legende Doree
SAINT THAIS OF ALEXANDRIA courtesan converted by St Paphnutius, whereupon she made a public bonfire of her wealth and became a nun, submitting to severe austerities

Steamship / Mauretania
During World War one the Mauretania was converted from passenger liner to hospital ship

France / Archae / Glozel
GLOZEL Building on Fradins farm, converted into a museum (note Fradins signature on the card)

Away in a manger, converted into a garage
A modern-day Christmas nativity scene. Mary, Joseph and the baby have just got settled in, but a chauffeur arrives, saying Sorry, but this stables been converted into a garage !

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