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The Gullet, Stafford Street, BirminghamUnder the Artisans and Labourers dwellings Improvement Act, 1875, slum areas like the gullet were cleared and improved. Date: 16 December 1876
The benefits of taking the water at Bad Wildungen, GermanyComic illustration of the wonderful benefits to a ladys urinary tract (!) having taken the water at Bad Wildungen - a German therapeutic spa Town with springs that bring forth water containing iron
Alarm Buoy, 1858Engraving showing an alarm, or marker, buoy designed by Brown, Lenox and Company of Millwall, 1858. This buoy featured a water-wheel in its centre which, through the motion of the water
Sketch map of proposed improvements, BirminghamSketch map of a locality around Stafford Street in Birmingham with the proposed new street running through it. The boundary of the unhealthy area referred to in the Birmingham Improvement Scheme as
Electricity RamsdenJesse Ramsden of London demonstrates his improvement on Guerickes electric machine, replacing the sphere by a rotating disc
Advert, Binyon's Elastic Chest Expander - avoid stooping of the shoulders and contraction of the chest. Date: 1848
Dunfermline St. Catherine's Wynd & GraveyardThe top photograph shows a view from the north side of the old Abbey in Dunfermline, Scotland, over the churchyard, with old cottages of St. Catherine's Wynd on the left
Lovers Loan Footpath ProposalA pair of photographs which show a proposed improvement to a narrow footpath at Lovers Loan, Scotland. The bottom image highlights these improvements with retouching
Cover design, Do it yourself, September 1967 - build a pool with a paint brush Date: 1967
Cover design, Do it yourself, September 1964 - free ticket for exhibition at Olympia Date: 1964
Cover design, Do it yourself, October 1966 - extra parking off the road Date: 1966
Cover design, Do it yourself, October 1967 - DIY furniture for smaller rooms Date: 1967
Cover design, Do it yourself, November 1966 - a new kitchen for Xmas Date: 1966
Cover design, Do it yourself, November 1967 - do it herself, colour extra Date: 1967
Cover design, Do it yourself, May 1966 - do it herself, a practical guide for the woman about the house Date: 1966
Cover design, Do it yourself, May 1967 - out of doors Date: 1967
Cover design, Do it yourself, March 1967 - attack that damp at half the cost Date: 1967
Cover design, Do it yourself, March 1966 - dining room furniture you can build Date: 1966
Cover design, Do it yourself, June 1967 - detached brick garage Date: 1967
Cover design, Do it yourself, June 1966 - inspection pit in your drive Date: 1966
Cover design, Do it yourself, July 1967 - building a conservatory Date: 1967
Cover design, Do it yourself, July 1966 - a swimpool in your garden Date: 1966
Cover design, Do it yourself, January 1967 - a new look for your hall and staircase Date: 1967
Cover design, Do it yourself, January 1966 - wall units you can make Date: 1966
Cover design, Do it yourself, February 1967 - low cost extra living space, double glazing, draught reduction Date: 1967
Cover design, Do it yourself, February 1966 - frostproof water storage Date: 1966
Cover design, Do it yourself, December 1967 - hand and power tools Date: 1967
Cover design, Do it yourself, December 1966 - warmer homes with lower fuel costs Date: 1966
Cover design, Do it yourself, August 1967 - garden furniture Date: 1967
Cover design, Do it yourself, August 1964 - two bedrooms from one Date: 1964
Cover design, Do it yourself, April 1967 - all about whitewood Date: 1967
Cover design, Do it yourself, April 1966 - Spring decorating number Date: 1966
The newly built Theatre Royal, ManchesterFacade of the newly built Theatre Royal, Manchester. Date: 1845
New Villa built in Kensington, London, near Buckingham Palace, one of several public improvements made during 1845. Date: 1845
New Coventry Street, Leicester Square, LondonNew building in New Coventry Street, Leicester Square, London, one of several public improvements made during 1845. Date: 1845
Wych Street and Holywell Street, London, destined to be demolished for the Holborn-Strand improvement scheme which was finally completed after the First World War
Tottenham Court Road, London - Narrow BuildingA narrow and awkwardly situated building at the north side of the junction of Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street in London
Widening of Cannon Street Bridge, London 1926Cannon Street Station was being widened in order to allow the construction of two new lines of railway track and new system of electrical signalling Date: 1926
Exercising in bedA woman exercising on her bed, using a Cush-up, patented by Marian Jacks of Old Bond Street who specialised in corrective anatomy
Cowans improvement steam carriage 1861Thomas William Cowan s, steam carriage with patent in 1861 Date: 1861
Construction Thames Embankment near Arunel Street 1866Metropolitan improvements of Thames Embankment which extends from Waterloo Bridge to the east side of the Temple Gardens, a length of 1970 ft
DRINK HABIT CURED 1919Drink habit conquered in three days claims an advertisement for a self- improvement book by Edward J. Woods of London. Date: 1919
Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales, Masonic Grand MasterCartoon, EDWARD, Prince of Wales, as Masonic Grand Master - Mr Punch hopes for an improvement to public architecture, especially the dwellings of the poor. Date: 1875
Cartoons, Improving landscapesCartoons, Improving Landscapes, with the addition of smoky chimney-stacks, gas towers, soap factories and drainage pipes. Date: 1880
Mr Oliver Dixons Red Fox - The Champion HunterThe Champion Hunter at the Hunters Improvement Societys Show at The Royal Agricultural Hall: Mr Oliver Dixons Red Fox. Winner of the Gold Medal. Date: 1925
Paris, France - Notre Dame Cathedral. Date: circa 1890s
The National Vigilance Association - NVA Workers, LondonThe National Vigilance Association - NVA Workers at work at a London Railway Station. The NVA was a society established in August 1885 " for the enforcement
Housing poster, The Home I Want, with a quotation from Richard Reiss: You cannot expect to get an A1 population out of C3 homes