Corrugated Collection (page 2)

Here They Are, by Bairnsfather
Here They Are " This ere countrys a bit too - corrugated for me, Bert" A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander featuring his popular characters Old Bill

British dug-out interior, WW1
A sketch of a dug-out billet behind the lines showing an officer comfortably curled up under the curved corrugated iron roof which forms the main structure of the dug-out

Firefighters in action, Exminster, Devon
Firefighters in action on the roof of a thatched cottage, Exminster, Devon. Date: circa 1970s

Ruined building in Zakynthos, Greece
A ruined building on the island of Zakynthos (Zante), Greece. Many earthquakes hit the island in August 1953, the worst one on 12 August destroying many buildings

German boy scouts marching down Whitehall, London, as part of their attendance at an International Patrol Camp at Gilwell Park, Essex

Scouts outside proposed headquarters, Gambia, West Africa
A working party of scouts outside the proposed new headquarters of the Gambia Scouts Association, Gambia, West Africa

Firefighters in action with hosepipes, London
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a blazing fire, London

Firefighters in action, Longmoore Street, SW1
AFS firefighters in action at a fire in Longmoore Street, Victoria, London SW1, on 6 May 1959. They are clearing away corrugated iron sheets in order to expose pockets of fire under the debris

B Division training exercise, London Docks
B Division training exercise at London Docks, 6 February 1955. Date: 1955

Blitz in London -- a ruined building, WW2
Blitz in London -- a ruined building, with debris consisting of wood and metal. Date: 1940s

British soldiers preparing food, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers preparing food on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British Nissen hut camp, Western Front, WW1
Scene at a British Nissen hut camp in the snow on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British service stable on Western Front, WW1
Animals at an active British service stable on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldier with corrugated iron for transport, WW1
A British soldier on horseback, using a piece of corrugated iron for transport of supplies across a muddy field on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Abandoned German trench, Western Front, WW1
An abandoned German trench on the Western Front in France during World War One, showing damage to corrugated iron from British firepower. Date: circa 1916

British soldier in dugout, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier looking out from his dugout, made partly of corrugated iron, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Shell case used as drinking vessel, Western Front, WW1
Two men on a road on the Western Front in France during World War One. One of them is drinking from a shell case. Date: circa 1916

British officers outside dugout, Western Front, WW1
A group of British officers outside a dugout in the snow on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Ramshackle cottage and courtyard, Scotland
A ramshackle cottage and courtyard, Scotland

Two women with smoking brazier, Isle of Harris, Scotland
Two women with a smoking brazier in a rural landscape on the Isle of Harris, Scotland. Date: 1920s

Workman in overalls with barrel
A middle-aged workman in overalls, standing next to a barrel

Two men sawing wood in a workshop

Village view - Kalaw - Kalaw rests like a sprinkling of tea leaves in the cup between hills, a tiny village around a market square with inevitable corrugated iron sheds

LCC-LFB aftermath of a fire, Vauxhall Bridge Road
Fire crews damping down following a major blaze in Vauxhall Bridge Road, Pimlico, involving a large single storey corrugated storage facility

Aftermath of the Crystal Palace fire, South London
The aftermath of the Crystal Palace fire on 30th November 1936, showing the remains of a concrete wall, turned into rubble by the fire

Argentinian Slum Dwelling Date: circa 1920s

Wartime bomb damage, Lambeth, south east London
A bomb site in Lambeth, south east London, with a Humber Saloon car used for top-priority Cabinet business partially hidden by debris at the centre

Postwar reconstruction, Lambeth, south east London
Postwar reconstruction taking place on the corner of Norfolk Row in Lambeth, south east London. Date: circa 1950s

New Zealand howitzer battery moving shells, WW1
Men of a New Zealand howitzer battery moving a supply of shells during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Remote Scottish Cottage
A derelict old cottage, a homestead at Torrin, on the Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Beyond the tangled garden can be seen the rounded hump of the Red Hills. Date: 19th century

A simple poor grave, Arista, Chile Date: circa 1910s

Have You Searched Yourself?
Four soldiers lining up for inspection, below a sign which reads: Have You Searched Yourself? circa 1940s

Prisoner of war camp, Catterick, Yorkshire
A group of six inmates pose amongst flower beds at a World War One prisoner of war camp at Catterick, North Yorkshire

The Ford Monoplane was used for Air Mail carrying and was manufactured by a subsidiary company of the ford Motor Company. It was fitted with a 400 H.P. Liberty Engine

East End Back-To-Backs
Crowded back-to-back working class terraced housing in the East End of London, condemned for demolition

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