Extension Collection

GLC-LFB Dennis diesel Compact Pump
Introduced 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

Extension of the British Museum, London
Extension of the British Museum in London: the new King Edward VII Galleries. A birds eye view showing the new section of the building. Date: 1914

GLC-LFB ERF diesel pump-escape fire engine
The ERF pump escape attached to Millwall fire station, the latest addition to the Brigades appliance fleet. It was a dual-purpose appliance that could carry either the 50 foot wheeled escape ladder

First female to speak in the House of Commons
Margaret 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

Zeppelin shed at Nordholz, aerial photograph during WW1
Aerial photograph of a Zeppelin shed on a turntable, after its reconstruction and extension to a length of 200 metres, at the Nordholz Zeppelin Base in northern Germany during the First World War

Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Shad Thames, SE1
Firefighters 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

Advert for Universal hair extensions 1915
Using human hair extensions to change your hairstyle, in a range of colours. 1915

Station 28, Whitechapel BA pumps crew
Firefighters 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 engineers
Advertisement 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, Highlands
The Railway Station, Glenfinnan, near Fort William, Highlands, Scotland. Mallaig Extension Railway Date: 1918

The Metropolitan Underground, works in progress
The 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

The line into Leicester Station
Section 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 1908
Some 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 1908
Police 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

Orphanage of Mercy, Randolph Gardens, Kilburn
The Orphanage of Mercy, Randolph Gardens, Kilburn, north London. The home was run by the Church Extension Association

House Dene, Wallace's Well
The 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

Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 61-0267
United 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 Gibraltar
Vintage 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 Marco
The 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 station
Building 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 1926
Detailed 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, Nottinghamshire
Platform 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 1881
Underground 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 1871
Railway construction, showing demolition of the Worship Street Gas Works to make way for Great Eastern Railway extension to Broad Street, London. 1871

Christabel Pankhurst self-exiled in Paris 1912
Christabel 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 1908
Christabel 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 1908
Women 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

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