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Kingsway Collection (page 2)

Background imageKingsway Collection: Construction Work, Seacombe, Cheshire

Construction Work, Seacombe, Cheshire
Construction Work, Seacombe, Wallasey, near Liverpool, Cheshire, England. Showing construction of the Kingsway Tunnel ventilation shaft Date: 1960s

Background imageKingsway Collection: Seacombe Promenade, Seacombe, Cheshire

Seacombe Promenade, Seacombe, Cheshire
Seacombe Promenade, Seacombe, Wallasey, near Liverpool, Cheshire, England. Showing construction of the Kingsway Tunnel ventilation shaft Date: 1960s

Background imageKingsway Collection: Kingsway, London, London

Kingsway, London, London
Kingsway, London, County of London, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageKingsway Collection: Opening of Kingsway and Aldwych, London

Opening of Kingsway and Aldwych, London, by King Edward VII, on 18 October 1905, with an archway provided by the London Fire Brigade

Background imageKingsway Collection: Six-inch piping, Kingsway tunnel, Central London

Six-inch piping, Kingsway tunnel, Central London
Six-inch piping (outlets to dams) outside the Kingsway tunnel, Central London

Background imageKingsway Collection: Ruciman-Lehmann Wedding

Ruciman-Lehmann Wedding
A photograph of Walter Leslie Runciman (1900-1989) and Rosamond Nina Lehmann (1901-1990) after being married at Kingsway hall in 1924, after this was taken they had their reception at Claridge s

Background imageKingsway Collection: A lady prompter at a London theatre during First World War

A lady prompter at a London theatre during First World War
Women stage hands at the Kingsway - a lady prompter. As the Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News reports, The lighter side of work behind the stage is being done now by women at the Kingsway Theatre

Background imageKingsway Collection: The General Strike - lorry transporting passengers

The General Strike - lorry transporting passengers
A lorry-load of Londoners in Kingsway, returning home after a days work during the General Strike. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts

Background imageKingsway Collection: Malta - Valletta - Kingsway

Malta - Valletta - Kingsway Date: circa 1920s

Background imageKingsway Collection: Game of snooker, Convalescent Police Seaside Home

Game of snooker, Convalescent Police Seaside Home
Three Met Police colleagues enjoying a game of snooker in the games room of the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex

Background imageKingsway Collection: Princess Alexandra visiting Convalescent Police Home

Princess Alexandra visiting Convalescent Police Home
Princess Alexandra (b 1936) visiting the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex. She is shaking hands with PC Arthur Mendoza of the Metropolitan Police QK Division

Background imageKingsway Collection: Catering staff at Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove

Catering staff at Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove
Two of the catering staff in the dining room of the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex. The are the head chef and a steward preparing the lunch menu. Date: late 1960s

Background imageKingsway Collection: Colleagues with jigsaw, Convalescent Police Seaside Home

Colleagues with jigsaw, Convalescent Police Seaside Home
Two young Met Police colleagues at work on a jigsaw puzzle at the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex

Background imageKingsway Collection: Residents in lounge, Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove

Residents in lounge, Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove
Residents relaxing over their morning coffee in the first floor lounge of the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex

Background imageKingsway Collection: Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove, East Sussex

Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove, East Sussex
A close-up of the sign outside the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex. The building opened in the mid-1960s, and closed in 1988. Date: late 1960s

Background imageKingsway Collection: Kingsway Creche

Kingsway Creche
A group of toddlers at Kingsway creche, London. Date: early 1930s

Background imageKingsway Collection: Empire House, Kingsway / Aldwych, London

Empire House, Kingsway / Aldwych, London
Empire House on the corner of Kingsway and Aldwych, London (No.2 Kingsway). The Air Ministry relocated here in 1919, leaving in 1954

Background imageKingsway Collection: Kingsway and Aldwych, Strand, London

Kingsway and Aldwych, Strand, London, with the Waldorf Theatre (subsequently the Strand Theatre, now re-named the Novello Theatre) on the left

Background imageKingsway Collection: Kingsway Alameda Gardens, Gibraltar

Kingsway Alameda Gardens, Gibraltar Date: circa 1916

Background imageKingsway Collection: Menu for The Holborn Restaurant, Kingsway, London

Menu for The Holborn Restaurant, Kingsway, London
The restaurant was next door to the Embassy Theatre in High Holborn on the corner of Kingsway. It was very large and banquets were given there in 1908 for the athletes participating in the London

Background imageKingsway Collection: Duchess of Fife at Church Army Labour Tent opening

Duchess of Fife at Church Army Labour Tent opening
The Duchess of Fife (Princess Louise, Princess Royal, 1867-1931), eldest daughter of Edward VII, opening the King Edward VII Labour Tent in Kingsway, Central London, for the Church Army

Background imageKingsway Collection: Southampton Row, London

Southampton Row, London - the (now disused) tramway tunnel beneath the road

Background imageKingsway Collection: Kingsway, London

Kingsway, London
A street scene at the southern end of Kingsway, London, in 1921. A number of motor cars can be seen passing the building site of Bush House (on right)

Background imageKingsway Collection: The African and Eastern Trade Corporation Office, London

The African and Eastern Trade Corporation Office, London
The construction of the offices of the African and Eastern Trade Corporation in Kingsway, London, 1921. This building was designed by the architects Trehearne and Norman

Background imageKingsway Collection: Liptons Tea-Room, Kingsway, London, 1908

Liptons Tea-Room, Kingsway, London, 1908
Photograph showing the interior of the very first Liptons Tea-Room, which opened in the Kingsway, London, in 1908

Background imageKingsway Collection: The Opening of Kingsway, London, 1905

The Opening of Kingsway, London, 1905
Aerial view showing the official opening of the Kingsway and Aldwych, after extensive redevelopment, by the King in October 1905

Background imageKingsway Collection: English electricity

English electricity
Advertisement from 1952 by the English Electric Company of Kingsway, London showing illustrations of agricultural and domestic scenes where electricity is in use

Background imageKingsway Collection: Southampton Row C1905

Southampton Row C1905
Southampton Row, Kingsway, with tram subway



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