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Industrial School, Ashford, KentThe Kent County Industrial School (also knows as the Stanhope Industrial School) at Kingsnorth near Ashford in Kent opened in 1875 for 150 boys. After 1933 it became an Approved School
Industrial School, Buxton, near Norwich, NorfolkBoys and dog stand on the football pitch of the Buxton Industrial School near Norwich, Norfolk, established in 1855 to hold 100 boys. From 1933 it became Red House Farm Approved School
Industrial School for Girls, Dundee, ScotlandThe Industrial School for Girls, at Balgay Park, Dundee, Scotland, was established in 1861
Northumberland Village Homes for Girls, Whitley BayThe Northumberland Village Homes for Girls, Whitley Bay (or Whitley-on-Sea), was an industrial school established in 1879 for 140 girls. It became an Approved School in 1933
Industrial School for Girls, Maryhill, GlasgowThe Glasgow Industrial School for Girls at Maryhill was established in 1855
Industrial School, Harborne, BirminghamA man with umbrella at the gates of Harborne Industrial School, Balden Road, Birmingham, opened in 1902 to hold 150 boys. It later became Ansell School then after 1933 was the Tennal Approved School
Front cover, The British Gazette, General Strike, 1926Upper part of front cover, The Briitish Gazette, covering the General Strike, 8 May 1926 Date: 1926
Disruption extending the entire length of Haymarket, Piccadilly, London, closed until September. Date: August 1928
How to Make it Hard for the Invader!British Home Front are using a makeshift contraption to pinch a screwdriver making it impossible for the Germans to assemble an air-borne tank. Date: 1940
Steerforth and Mr Mell, David CopperfieldSteerforth and Mr Mell at Dotheboys Hall, in a scene from the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. 19th century
Illustration, A Picnic. first published 1838
Disruption in Piccadilly, London, with crowds of people watching work being done on part of the main road. Date: 1927
Pedestrians clamber over street roadworks in Piccadilly in a rather dangerous manner by todays standards
Cartoon, In the trench club, WW1Cartoon, In the trench club. Some French soldiers are playing cards for money in their trench when an explosion goes off nearby
Industrial School, Chelmsford, EssexThe Essex Industrial School on Rainsford Road, Primrose Hill, Chelmsford, Essex, certified in 1879 to hold 150 boys. In 1933 it became the Essex Home Approved School
St Josephs Industrial School, Clonmel, Tipperary, IrelandSt Josephs Industrial School at Ferryhouse, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland, was opened in 1885 for 170 Catholic boys
Cartoon, Atlas with Kaiser Wilhelm on a globe, WW1Cartoon showing Kaiser Wilhelm II jumping around on top of a globe, supported by the mythological figure of Atlas, at the start of the First World War. Date: 1914
The Disruption of 1843The interior of St Andrews Church, Edinburgh, at the first meeting of the General Assembly, where the Free Church of Scotland was formed, after members withdrew from the Church of Scotland
Industrial School, Cockermouth, CumbriaThe Cumberland County Industrial School on Lorton Road, Cockermouth, Cumbria, was opened in 1881 to hold 150 boys
Wwi Refugees 1917A mother and her children, with their meagre possessions wrapped in three bundles, shelter in a ruined building from the battle raging close by. Date: 1917
City square during retreat from Antwerp, Belgium, WW1Scene in the city square during the retreat from Antwerp, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: 1914
Bridge damaged by explosives, IraqView of a bridge that has been damaged by explosives, somewhere in Iraq
Industrial School, Portslade, Brighton, SussexThe Brighton Town and London County Council Industrial School, Portslade, Brighton, Sussex, opened in 1902 to hold 150 boys. After 1933 it became Mile Oak Approved School
Industrial School for Girls, Sale, CheshireThe Manchester Branch Industrial School for Girls, erected in 1870 on Northenden Road, Sale, for 100 girls. From 1933, it became an Approved School
Cattle in London, 1877Engraving showing a herd of cattle passing through the streets of the city of London, 1877. These animals were probably being driven towards the citys meat and livestock market, Smithfield
Food BottleneckThe Commune causes disruption throughout France : at Montpellier merchandise piles up because it can t be carried into the occupied city
Snow blizzard blocking the North Eastern trainDisruption of the railway traffic during the first week of March 1886
Pneumatic DrillA man with curly dark hair using a pneumatic drill to dig up an old pavement
Elephant / Cafe 1905An elephant invades the Cafe de la Comedie at Perigueux, France
Hysteria runs riot in a Brooklyn cigarette factoryAt Brooklyn, New York, a female employee in a cigarette factory has a fit of hysterics which spreads to the entire work force. As a result the factory has to be closed for the rest of the day