GLC-LFB Dennis diesel Compact PumpIntroduced into London in the mid-1970s, this narrow wheel base pump was not a dual purpose fire engine. It could only carry an extension ladder and not the 50 foot wheeled escape
Advert for Universal hair extensions 1915Using human hair extensions to change your hairstyle, in a range of colours. 1915
Station 28, Whitechapel BA pumps crewFirefighters from Whitechapel fire station posing with their Proto Mark IV oxygen breathing apparatus sets with their open Dennis dual purpose appliance which could carry either an extension ladder
LCC-LFB Dual purpose appliances (pump escape)Introduced into the London Fire Brigade in 1934, dual purpose appliances meant that the ladders the fire engines carried were interchangeable
Advert for Festival of Britain constructional engineersAdvertisement for constructional engineers, Horseley Bridge and Thomas Piggott Ltd and Carter-Horseley (Engineers) Ltd, who built some of the structures for the Festival of Britain exhibition
The Railway Station, Glenfinnan, HighlandsThe Railway Station, Glenfinnan, near Fort William, Highlands, Scotland. Mallaig Extension Railway Date: 1918
Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Shad Thames, SE1Firefighters in action with hosepipes at night, at a fire in Shad Thames, 19 February 1958, at the premises of Corry & Co, showing the Gainsford Street/Maguire Street corner of the building
The Metropolitan Underground, works in progressThe building work in progress at Kings Cross, to host part of the Mertropolitan underground railway. The first section of the underground was completed in 1863
Orphanage of Mercy, Randolph Gardens, KilburnThe Orphanage of Mercy, Randolph Gardens, Kilburn, north London. The home was run by the Church Extension Association
House Dene, Wallace's WellThe top photograph shows a low lyring stream by House Dene, with a fallen in Wallace's Well, the bottom image provides the same view
Jack's Visit to Greenwich II - the Anson Room, model of Portsmouth Dockyard extension, something like a chest, an old friend, a queer vessel
Savoy Hotel new sitting room, captioned One of the new Sitting Rooms, with Adams Decoration by Messrs P Turpin and Co'. From an article The Savoy Extension: A World Record by George R Sims
Savoy Hotel, illustration by Max Cowper, captioned Arriving for supper at the Savoy Restaurant'. From an article The Savoy Extension: A World Record by George R Sims
Savoy Hotel new bedroom, captioned One of the new Bedrooms, with Transition Decoration'. From an article The Savoy Extension: A World Record by George R Sims
Savoy Hotel in scaffolding, captioned The Building Enveloped by 95, 000 feet Run of Scaffold Poles'. From an article The Savoy Extension: A World Record by George R Sims
Savoy Hotel new facade, captioned The New Facade. Note the Small Windows, which are New Bathrooms'. From an article The Savoy Extension: A World Record by George R Sims
Parade Extension and Beachy Head - Eastbourne, Sussex
Portrait of Edward Entwistle, apprentice to George Stephenson on the construction of the Rocket locomotive engine and extension of the railroad from Manchester to Liverpool
Advertisement for extensions made from finest quality human hair. Date: 1910
Blackwall Extension Railway Bridge over the Commercial-Road East. The new link in the metropolitan system of railways was to bring the Eastern Counties and other lines terminating at Shoreditch
The line into Leicester StationSection showing the line into Leicester Station as at 17 Jul 1832 when the L&S Railway was opened and also showing the gradient for the extension whilst still under construction
Selection of suffragette banners 1908Some of the 770 banners carried by suffragettes and suffragists as they marched from the embankment to the Royal Albert Hall
Police removing suffragettes chained to railings 1908Police officers removing Edith New and Olivia Smith from the railings of 10. Downing Street. The image is interestingly captioned
Radioplane OQ-19D aerial target. The OQ-19 was a low-speed target used for gun and missile anti-aircraft training. Radioplane, a division of the Northrop Corporation
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 61-0267United States Air Force - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 61-0267 (msn 18174), at RAF Mildenhall, in January 1999, having a drogue extension hose fitted to the refuelling boom
The South Mole, harbour, Strait of GibraltarVintage 19th century photograph: Previously known as the New Mole and New Mole Extension, the South Mole, with the rest of harbour, is just north of the east entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar
The Piazzetta ("little Piazza / Square") is an extension of the Piazza towards San MarcoThe Piazzetta (" little Piazza/Square" ) is an extension of the Piazza towards San Marco basin in its south east corner - Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1902
Headstone of Rev M. Bergin, MC, Reningelst CWGC Extension Date: 2016
Cartoon, Political Kidnapping (Electoral Reform)Cartoon, Political Kidnapping -- a satirical comment on the transfer of the electoral reform initiative from the Liberals (Lord John Russell) to the Conservatives (Lord Derby)
Cartoon, Amusement Combined with Instruction (Reform)Cartoon, Amusement Combined with Instruction -- a satirical comment on parliamentary disagreements between Gladstone and Disraeli over the latters Reform Bill. 1867
Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! (Disraeli)Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! A satirical comment on the arguments surrounding the extension of the franchise in Disraelis Reform Bill
Cartoon, John Slow and John Fast (Russell and Bright)Cartoon, John Slow and John Fast -- a satirical comment on the disagreements among MPs regarding reform, and the extension of the franchise to include more working men
Cartoon, Who Will Rouse Him? The British Lion, representing the British constituencies, seems apathetic towards political reform, in particular the proposed extension of the franchise to working men
Cartoon, A Very Greasy Pole (John Bright)Cartoon, A Very Greasy Pole -- satirical comment on John Brights efforts in promoting Reform, in particular an extension of the franchise to working men, the year after he became MP for Birmingham
Building Victoria stationBuilding the new Victoria station - the view from Buckingham Palace Road. Extending Victoria station in 1905, and increasing the size from five to thirteen
Phyllis Court, Henley by G. H. Davis 1926Detailed diagrammatic illustration by G. H. Davis in The Illustrated London News of Phyllis Court, a so-called riverside country club at Henley, showing extensions and improvements made in 1926
Advert, Travel Metro to Watford, Metro Extension Line, underground to overground. Date: 1926
Sutton-in-Ashfield Town railway station, NottinghamshirePlatform scene with passengers and footbridge at Sutton-in-Ashfield Town railway station, on the Leen Valley Extension Railway (GNR), Nottinghamshire, in the year that it opened. Date: 1898
Underground railway construction, Lord Mayor of London 1881Underground railway construction, the Lord Mayor of London commencing works for the extension of the Inner Circle railway. Date: 1881
Railway construction, extension to Broad Street, London 1871Railway construction, showing demolition of the Worship Street Gas Works to make way for Great Eastern Railway extension to Broad Street, London. 1871
First female to speak in the House of CommonsMargaret Travers Symons (1879 - after 1951), suffragette, the first woman to speak in the House of Commons, who made her way in after running past policeman, Mr Idris into the chamber
Christabel Pankhurst self-exiled in Paris 1912Christabel Pankhurst (1880 - 1958), British suffragette, photographed buying a newspaper in Paris, following the discovery of her whereabouts after she left London six months before to avoid arrest
Christabel Pankhurst (1880 - 1958), British suffragette, in Montmartre, Paris, after being forced to leave London for fear of arrest
Christabel Pankhurst defending herself in court 1908Christabel Pankhurst shown defending the " rush" on the House of Commons and her role in it at Bow Street Magistrates Court, London
Women waiting to in St Stephens Hall, Feb 1908Women waiting to be " fetched" in St Stephens Hall, guarded by policemen, as a result of concerns over the actions of the Suffragettes in the House of Commons
Processions of suffragists in London 1908Women and men protesting womens right to vote in London, notably a procession leaving Parliament Square for Hyde Park. The image is titled " woman more militant than ever"
Advert, Maison Nicol, Ladies Hair PiecesAdvert for Maison Nicol, Haymarket, London, Ladies Hair Pieces, Extensions, Wigs, etc. 1897
Advert, George Lichtenfeld, Ladies Hair PiecesAdvert for George Lichtenfeld, Great Portland Street, Regent Street and Piccadilly, London, Ladies Hair Pieces, Extensions and Wigs. 1897
