Dartford Collection

The Clock Tower, Crayford, Kent
The Clock Tower, Crayford, Dartford, Kent, England. Date: 1910s

Dartford, Messrs. Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.s factory, London and suburbs, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

St Vincents Industrial School, Dartford, Kent
The main building of St Vincents Industrial School, Dartford, Kent. The School, for Roman Catholic boys, was established in 1872

City of London Asylum, Stone, Dartford, Kent
The City of London Asylum for pauper lunatics was established in 1862 on Cotton Lane at Stone near Dartford, Kent. The buildings, designed by James Bunstone Bunning

Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, giving the distance to John o Groats, New York and other distant places. circa 1980s

Phoenix Paper Mills and Pond - Dartford, Kent, England, with the large mill pond which helped to power the facility. Wellcome took over in 1889 and turned the site over to a pharmaceutical purpose

Daren Bread Mill. Burroughs Wellcome & Co. Dartford. Part of Box 129 Boswell Collection - Local Views. Date: early 1900s

View of St Marys Church, Stone, near Dartford, Kent, nicknamed the Lantern of Kent, dating back to the 13th century. circa 1845

Band, Darenth Training Colony Band, Kent
The military band at the Darenth Training Colony near Dartford in Kent. The colony, for adult mental defectives, was set up by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 as an addition to the existing

Darenth Schools and Training Colony, Kent
The Darenth Schools (top left), near Dartford in Kent, were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children from London

The Bridge and Overy Liberty, Dartford, Kent, England. In Medieval Dartford, Overy Liberty was separated from the rest of the town by the River Darent. Date: 1906

Dartford High Street early 1900s

Plans for the Thames tunnel (now known as the Dartford tunnel) connecting Kent and Essex. To stop congestion which was getting greater in central London Date: 1925

Norman Dodds MP and Teddy boys
Norman Noel Dodds (1903-1965), Cooperative politician pictured talking to some Teddy boys in a bar or pub. MP for Dartford from 1945-1955 and for Erith

Norman Dodds MP
Norman Noel Dodds (1903-1965), Labour Cooperative politician. MP for Dartford from 1945-55 and for Erith and Crayford from 1955 until his death in 1965, aged 61. Date: c.1950

Photograph of Walnut Tree PH, Dartford, Kent. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Photograph of Coach & Horses PH, Dartford, Kent. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Interior, St Marys Church, Stone, near Dartford, Kent
Interior view of St Marys Church, Stone, near Dartford, Kent, nicknamed the Lantern of Kent, dating back to the 13th century. Date: circa 1845

Doorway, St Marys Church, Stone, near Dartford, Kent
Doorway at St Marys Church, Stone, near Dartford, Kent, nicknamed the Lantern of Kent, dating back to the 13th century. Date: circa 1845

Railway Station (LT&SR), Bexley, Dartford, London, England. Date: 1916

Photograph of Bird In Hand PH, Dartford, Kent. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details

Shopfront, Sidcup, London
Shopfront, Sidcup, near Dartford, County of London, England. Showing premises of C Chilton - Removal Services Date: 1900s

Hospital ships Atlas, Endymion, Castalia, at Long Reach
View of the Metropolitan Asylums Boards hospital ships Atlas (left), Endymion (centre) and Castalia (right) on the River Thames at Long Reach near Dartford, Kent

Joyce Green Hospital, Dartford, Kent
Central administration block of the Joyce Green Hospital at Long Reach near Dartford, Kent. The hospital, opened in 1903 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board, was initially used for smallpox patients

High street Dartford. Dartford Market Area. Part of Box 129 Boswell Collection - Local Views. Date: early 1900s

The Geneva Cross River Ambulance interior
The Geneva Cross river ambulance used to transport smallpox patients down the Thames from London to riverside hospital at Long Reach near Dartford Date: circa 1900

Smallpox patient arriving at Long Reach, near Dartford
A smallpox patient arriving at Long Reach, near Dartford. Patients were transported by river ambulance from London then transferred to the hospital buildings via a tram. Date: circa 1900

South Wharf River Ambulance Station, Rotherhithe
The South Wharf River Ambulance Station, Rotherhithe, from where smallpox patients travelled by river to a hospital at Long Reach near Dartford. Date: circa 1900

Darenth Schools, Kent - Day room
Inmates sit around a dayroom at the Darenth Schools, near Dartford, Kent. The Schools were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children

Darenth Schools, Kent - Upholstery
Older inmates at work in the upholstery department of the Darenth Schools, near Dartford, Kent. The Schools were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for

Darenth Schools, Kent - Tailoring
Inmates sit cross-legged in the tailoring department of the Darenth Schools, near Dartford, Kent. The Schools were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for

Darenth Schools, Kent - Boot-making
Boot-making workshop at the Darenth Schools, near Dartford, Kent. The Schools were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children from London

Darenth Schools, Kent - Basket-making
Inmates making baskets at the Darenth Schools, near Dartford, Kent. The Schools were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children from London

Sketch of the Museum at Dartford in Kent
A Sketch of the Museum at Dartford in Kent belonging to Dr. Latham 1795. Artist unknown, pen & ink drawing from Latham Collection, Vol 1 Date: 1795

Station Road, Crayford, Dartford, England
Station Road, Crayford, Dartford, Kent, England. Date: 1900s

The Village, Bridgen, London
The Village, Bridgen, Old Bexley, near Dartford, County of London, England. Showing the Blue Anchor Inn Date: 1906

Bridge & Darenth River, Dartford, Kent
Bridge & Darenth River, Dartford, near Swanley, Kent, England. Showing The Bridge Stores Date: 1910s

The Village, Wilmington, Kent
The Village, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, England. Date: 1900s

The Windmill, Dartford Brent, Kent
The Windmill, Dartford Brent, Dartford, Kent, England. Date: 1910s

Spital Street, Dartford, Kent, England. Showing the Bull Hotel Date: 1900s

The Village, Eynsford, Kent
The Village, Eynsford, Dartford, near Swanley, Kent, England. Date: 1900s

St Margarets, Darenth, Kent
St Margarets, Darenth, Dartford, near Lane End, Kent, England. Date: 1910s

He-haw Corner, Dartford Heath, Kent
He-haw Corner, Dartford Heath, Dartford, Kent, England. Date: 1920s

Hesketh Park, Dartford, Kent, England. Showing the lake & grounds Date: 1910s

India - The residency where Havelock
Black and white. Large Westernised building which has fallen into disrepair. There is ivy growing up the outside walls, and some of the walls have fallen away

Sylvia undata, Dartford warbler
Plate 59 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Joyce Green Hospital Sitting Room in Nurses Home
Sitting Room in the nurses home at the Joyce Green Smallpox Hospital at Long Reach near Dartford. The hospital, which was operated by the Metropolitan Asylums Board, open in 1903

Joyce Green Hospital - motor ambulance
A patient on a stretcher is being removed from a motor ambulance at the Joyce Green Smallpox Hospital at Long Reach near Dartford

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