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Hereford Industrial School SchoolroomBoys sit at desks in a classroom at the Hereford Industrial School. Date: early 1900s
Teddy bears in a classroom having a music lesson. They sing at their desks while their teacher plays the violin. Date: circa 1900s
Victoria College, Alexandria - Chemistry LaboratoryPart of the Chemistry Laboratory at the Victoria College, Alexandria, Egypt
Schoolboys and teacher on a Christmas cardMisbehaving schoolboys surprised by their teacher on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Traders doing business at the Coal Exchange, London, 1890Illustration showing a group of top-hatted traders doing business at the desks of the London Coal Exchange, 1890
The skeleton of Death visits a boys school, 18th centuryThe skeleton of Death, Freund Hans, visits a boys school, 18th century. The teacher looks up with fear, while pupils flee and hide under desks
Spain, Madrid. National Pedagogical Congress. Inaugurated on 28 May 1882. First pedagogical exhibition. Installation of pedagogical material for schools following the Froebel or Froebelian system
French children sitting at their desks at an open-air school, Les Peupliers, at Boulogne-Billancourt, a south-western suburb of Paris. Date: circa 1920
British Museum, Reading Room 1900sInterior of the reading room at the British Museum, London. Date: 1900s
The Strand Palace Hotel, The Strand, London - Writing RoomThe Strand Palace Hotel, The Strand, London - The Writing Room. Date: circa 1910s
Schoolroom, Westerleigh School, St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex Date: circa 1940
Advert, Smith Premier, Three Typewriters in One. Date: 1907
Staff at work, office of Daily Worker newspaper, LondonStaff at work in the office of the Daily Worker newspaper, 75 Farringdon Road, London. Seated are Rose Smith, Sam Russell, Monty Meth and (by the window) Ben Francis
Acland County Council School, Kentish Town 1906Conventional way of teaching where all the pupils are facing the front of the classroom while the teacher is writing on the chalkboard. Date: 1906
Russian schoolchildren in neckerchiefs sit at desks writing while their teacher stands amongst them reading from a book
Drawing lesson, Fyfield Residential Open Air School, EssexDrawing lesson at Fyfield Residential Open Air School, Essex Date: 1935
Comic postcard, Little boy and teacher - a forged letter! Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Two little girls and teacher. Now what is it that elephants have that no other animal has? - Please Miss - Baby Elephants!! Date: 20th century
Napier Road Boys School, Newham, East LondonClassroom photo, Napier Road Boys School, Newham, East London, taken on 7 May 1924. 1924
Typing pool, Ministry of Pensions, Westminster HouseTyping pool at the Ministry of Pensions, Westminster House, London
Cat and kittens in a schoolroom on a Christmas postcardCat teacher and three kitten pupils in a schoolroom on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s
French Library with students at work - ParisFrench Library with students at work at long desks - Paris. Date: 1870s
Cheltenham, Public School 1890sCheltenham, public School in Gloucestershire, with boy seated on long wooden benches reading. Date: late 1890s
Schoolchildren ear their midday meal at their desks. Date: early 20th century
Reading Room of the British Museum, London 1857Interior of the Reading Room at the British Museum, London. The rotunda, walls of books and reading desks are clearly visible. Date: 1857
General Post Office London 1890sWomen at work in the General Post Office tube room at St Martins-le-Grand in the City of London. The room had pneumatic tube connections to post office establishments. Date: circa 1890s
Passenger in the Heathrow Terminal with a Baby Child at ?Passenger in the Heathrow Terminal with a Baby Child at the Enquiries Desk Date: 1950s
Classroom at a Girls ReformatoryGirls sit at desks in the classroom of an unidentified Reformatory. Date: circa 1900
Daphne du Maurier and children at Menabilly, 1944Author and playwright Daphne du Maurier(1907-1989) tutoring her daughters Tessa(right) and Flavia at their desks, whilst her son Christian plays on a rocking horse nearby. Date: 1944
Find the Fault card No. 21 -- office desk. circa 1930s
Classroom Scene NevillNevill County Secondary School A classroom of children sitting at their desks Date: 1960
Cupids at school with hearts and flowers on a Valentine card. Date: circa 1890s
School room at St Vincents Orphanage, TorquayBoys in sailor suits sit at desks in the school room at St Vincents Orphanage, Torquay Date: Date unknown
Church Furniture, Plate 166, showing candle holders, candlesticks, lecterns, boxes, vases and other items. Date: circa 1880s
Woman police officer talking in a school classroomWoman police officer (Helen Parnell) talking to a group of children in a school classroom. Date: circa 1980s
Borstal Inmates School RoomInmates sit at desks in the school room of an unidentified Borstal. Date: circa 1926
Blitz in London -- Ricardo Street School, WW2Blitz in London -- Ricardo Street School, East London, being used as a fire sub-station, received a direct hit from a high explosive bomb on 1 November 1940
Northern Tartar Manchu woman, in a Chinese scolars studio. Calligraphy is on the wall, and she is standing in front of a desk, there is a vase with a landscape painting on it
Cartoon - Joke about Officer - WW1 eraTeacher: " No Pencil again? What would you think of a soldier who went into battle without his gun?" Bobby: " I d think he was an officer." circa 1915
Royal Exchange at Harrods, Knightsbridge. Erected for the convenience of Harrods visitors, the Royal Exchange fills many wants
Primary School 1957Pupils at Bramfield Primary School. Date: July 1957
Botany Room, Brondesbury and Kilburn High SchoolA classroom scene, showing girls at work in the Botany Room at Brondesbury and Kilburn High School in north west London. Botanical pictures decorate the wall at the back
Mr Whitestone, teacher, Ealing, West LondonMr Whitestone, teacher at Durston House School, Ealing, West London, seen here at his desk in a classroom. Date: circa 1900s
Upper Vth Form, Sidcot School, Winscombe, SomersetUpper Vth Form with a class in progress, Sidcot School, Winscombe, North Somerset, an independent Quaker school. Date: circa 1920s
Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - ClassroomBeacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - boys sit at desks with teachers standing behind. Date: circa 1900
Ethelbert Road Primary School, Faversham - Class 5. Date: 1913
Greymount Hospital Outdoor School, Belfast - a view of a teacher in front of a lot of small children sitting, some at desks, outside a building. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast)
Chelmsford Industrial School - ClassroomUniformed boys sit at their desks in a classroom at Chelmsford Industrial School. Date: circa 1903
Scene at Gatwick Airport, Sussex, January 1970, with passengers and staff at the General Enquiries desk. Date: 1970
People at work, The London GazettePeople at work in the offices of The London Gazette, near Fleet Street, London. The publication has been described by some as the worlds most boring newspaper
War rooms under Whitehall, LondonSubterranean war rooms under Whitehall, Central London, used by Winston Churchill during the Second World War. Date: circa 1960s
Air crash investigation, clerical staff at workAir crash investigation, three clerical staff at work in an office. Date: 1960s
Princess Louise Home, Kingston on Thames - School RoomClassroom at the Princess Louise Home, Kingston, run by the National Society for the Protection of Young Girls. Rows of girls sit at desks. A teachers stands at the front. There is a piano
Two BureausTwo French bureaus - on the left, in marquetterie in the Louis XVI style; on the right, in boule in the Louis XIV style. Date: circa 1860
Two French BureausTwo French bureaus in the Louis XV style, one in wood and copper, the other in marquetterie. Date: circa 1860
Checking in HeathrowPassengers checking in at the Air Canada and Pan American flight desks at London (Heathrow) airport. Date: 1960s
Schoolgirls and teacher on a Christmas cardFour schoolgirls and their teacher on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Choristers room, All Saints Church, Margaret Street, LondonChoristers school room, All Saints Church, Margaret Street, London. Date: circa 1910
Barnardos Boys Home, Stepney Causeway - ClassroomBoys sit at desks in a classrrom at the Barnardos Boys Home, Stepney Causeway, East London. Date: circa 1900
Primary class, Avenue de Villiers, ParisA primary class at the Institution Jeanne d Arc, a girls school in the avenue de Villiers, Paris. Date: circa 1912
Church of England High School, Baker Street, London -- Preparatory Hall. circa 1905
Cats in a schoolroom on a greetings card, some studying, others making mischief. Date: circa 1890s
I remember that in 1870- Cartoon by H. M. Bateman" I remember that in 1870-" Parading for writing-to-the-papers: A London Club in War-time
Metropolitan Police Orphanage, Twickenham - Art RoomMetropolitan Police Orphanage, Twickenham. Boys sit at desks drawing. The walls are lined with their work. Date: circa 1910
The Reedham Orphanage, Purley, Surrey - ClassroomThe Reedham Orphanage, Purley, Surrey. A class of boys and girls sit at their desks while a teacher stands at the blackboard. Date: circa 1908
Cartoon, French classroom scene, WW1Cartoon, French classroom scene, with girls knitting socks for soldiers at the Front during the First World War. Date: 1915
Union Trust Company, Pittsburgh, PA, USAInterior of the Union Trust Company banking building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 1924
Boys and teacher in schoolroom, ChinaBoys and teacher in a schoolroom, China. Date: circa 1890
Corpus Christi College Library, OxfordThe interior of Corpus Christi College library, Oxford. Contrary to the information printed on this postcard, the college was founded in 1517
Hawkshead Grammar School, Ambleside, Cumbria, England, attended by poet William Wordsworth, who carved his name on one of the 16th century desks! Date: built 1585
London Open Air SchoolA class of schoolgirls sitting outdoors at their desks at an open air school on the Euston Road, London, England. Date: early 1930s
European Gentleman in Public Office attended by the Crannies, or Native Clerks. (Plate 3 of 20) Date: 1813
Schoolchildren in class, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexSchoolchildren photographed during a lesson at a school in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Some of them are looking rather bored. circa 1946
Girls schoolA girls school, Trelleborg, Sweden 1940. Date: 1940
Summer HomeworkTwo children do a spot of outdoor homework at their desks, beneath an avenue of shady trees. Date: early 1930s
Schoolgirls in ClassSchoolgirls try to hide behind their desks at COUGHTON COPE JUNIOR SCHOOL Date: 1973
German school in Brussels, Belgium, WW1A German-run school in Brussels, Belgium, during the First World War. Showing boys at their desks with two teachers in uniform. Date: 1914-1918
Army Signal Service, Western Front, WW1Men of the Army Signal Service at work on the Western Front during the First World War. Showing a section of the Third Army Signal Office, with Captain Bulman OBE in the background. Date: 1914-1918
Portslade Industrial School - classroomEmpty desks in classroom at Portslade Industrial School near Brighton in Sussex. Maps hang on the wall
Classroom scene with Cinderella pictureClassroom scene, showing children in a geography lesson. A picture of Cinderellas coach (a pumpkin pulled by mice) is on the wall at the back. 1923
Dutch Classroom SceneA group of Dutch schoolgirls in traditional hats, dresses and clogs, sitting at their desks at a school in Arnemuiden, Middleburg, the Netherlands. Date: early 1930s
Busy Class / Coughton CopeA class of children working hard at their desks at Coughton Cope Junior School. Date: 1973
Classroom scene, Avenue de Villiers, ParisA senior class at the Institution Jeanne d Arc, a girls school in the avenue de Villiers, Paris, France. Date: circa 1912
BRTEBA officeSecretarys Office B.R.T.E.B.A. Interior of the secretarys office of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Employees Benefit Association; two men are sated at desks, calendar for February 19