Maintenance Collection (page 4)

Frozen-out-gardens 1850
Bitter cold winter months were very harsh for men from the country-side, usually digging vegetables. The winter season and frozen grounds made it hard to find work

Lightship in dry dock, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Two men doing maintenance on Tower Bridge, London. Date: 1957

Sunday Work in the Tunnel of a Great Main Line, Matania
Labour and railway efficiency: Renewing the Permanent Way of a Great Main Line. Sunday work in the tunnel of a great main line outside London - gangs of navvies relaying the permanent way. Date: 1914

Maintaining lines of communication (roads) - on Aisne Front
WW1 - Maintaining lines of communication (roads) - on Aisne Front Date: 1918

Steam yacht in Cannes harbour - a beautiful boat, with four men carrying out maintenance work from a floating pontoon. Date: 1913

Dutch rover scout sharpening an axe

Women at a car mechanics class, WW1
Women at a school in London established by Gabrielle Borthwick (daughter of the late Baron Borthwick) where driving and mechanics were taught during the First World War

Firefighters at Wansdown Place, London SW6
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a storage and maintenance works in Wansdown Place, Fulham, London SW6, 31 March 1956. Date: 1956

Ladder after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ
Ladder (No.13 TTL) after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ

LFB Engineering Workshop - Vehicle repairs Date: circa 1950s

Massey Shaw fireboat under repair

Man with his Austin car, parked at the roadside for repairs or maintenance

Bonzo Quite Agrees! by George Studdy
Bonzo Quite Agrees! He falls into a hole in the road, which confirms that the maintenance work is necessary. Date: 1923

Ships during winter months by G. H. Davis
Naval notes of the week (lightships and buoys). Above: revictualling a lightship during the winter months. Below: hold tight for your life -- attending to the Mariners Fingerposts in winter

British submarine depot ship by G. H. Davis
A home from home for underwater sailors during the Second World War: details of a typical British submarine depot ship. These mother ships were floating workshops and supply depots

Ground crew activities by G. H. Davis
The men behind the fighter pilots: how the ground crews keep their aircraft fighting fit. RAF teamwork during the Second World War. Date: 1941

Railways - Ryde Sheds, Isle of Wight
Ryde Sheds, Isle of Wight. SR W 25 " Godshill" in front of SR W 9 " Fishbourne" (Southern Region named trains after Isle of Wight place names). Date: early 1930s

Ground crews and heavy bombers by G. H. Davis
Background to a raid on Berlin: the ground crews who keep British heavy bombers in the air during the Second World War. Showing the vital maintenance work carried out at a British bomber base

Mending household items 1944
Make Do and Mend. During World War Two women became very resourceful, they tackled repairs and maintenance of many clothing and household items, that today we would just throw away and replace. 1944

Painting a Yacht
qTwo glamorous girls sweeping down and painting a yacht. Date: 1930s

Weeding a Race Track
A maintenance man in a cloth cap crouches down as he weeds the Greyhound race track at Wembley, England. Date: early 1930s

Carousel Maintenance
Workmen retouching the paintwork on the horses of Portlands Merry-Go-Round in preparation for the forthcoming Easter funfair. Date: early 1930s

Temporary points maintenance - Army - French strike of 1912
Strike on the Northern French Railways in 1912. Bridge at Briche, a control switch being operated by temporary railwaymen - the French Army! Date: 1912

Boeing 707-365C G-ATZC City of Stirling
Boeing 707-365C, G-ATZC, City of Stirling, of British Caledonian undergoing maintenance at Gatwick

Engine maintenance pontoon by the Saunders-Roe SR45 Princess
An engine maintenance pontoon alongside the Saunders-Roe SR45 Princess, G-ALUN, 1954. Date: 1954

Handley Page HP42W G-aXC Heracles engine maintenance
Handley Page HP42W, G-aXC, Heracles, engine maintenance

de Havilland Mosquito FBXVI PF568 undergoing maintenance
de Havilland Mosquito FBXVI, PF568, undergoing maintenance

Workmen drilling in Bristol, possibly doing maintenance work on the underground sewerage system. Date: circa 1950s

Mending household items 1943
Make Do and Mend. During World War Two women became very resourceful, they tackled repairs and maintenance of many clothing and household items, that today we would just throw away and replace. 1943

NFS (London) fire station pumping exercise, WW2
An NFS firefighter using a trailer pump to lift water from the static dam at an NFS fire station and relaying the water

Queen Elizabeth II in wartime
Page from the Illustrated London News Coronation Number featuring photographs of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) during World War II

Street building
A new street is built at Landskrona, Sweden 1900. Date: 1900

Watching Paint Dry
A man gives his boat a fresh coat of paint, while a young woman literally watches the paint dry! Date: 1965

Garage with a Past
This unassuming garage of James Sawyer, near Buckingham Palace, London, has a secret past - it was once Queen Victorias cow shed! Date: 9 April 1930

Female Mechanic
Mademoiselle Maurice Mozette, now Mrs Frederick Lothrop Ames of Boston, Massachusetts, French motor racer, changing a tyre on her car during her visit to Los Angeles, U.S.A. Date: 1930s

Princess Elizabeth training as an ATS officer
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II), Second Subaltern in the ATS, training as officer, changes the wheel of a vehicle maintenance class. Date: 1945

Knife-Grinder / Belgium
A knife grinder working at Tournai market in Belgium Date: 1950

Rowing boat, the Kathryn Anne, in a boatbuilders workshop
A rowing boat, the Kathryn Anne of Exmouth, in a boatbuilders workshop. (1 of 2)

City of Paris ship at Milford Haven Docks, South Wales
View of the City of Paris ship in for repair at Milford Haven Docks, South Wales, with a railway track in the foreground

Small tank undergoing maintenance
A small tank on a country road, undergoing maintenance during the First World War

Man pouring water into car radiator, Middle East
A man pouring water into a car radiator in the middle of dry scrubland, somewhere in the Middle East. There is a Union flag flying on the front of the car

Indian Bearer - cleaning his Masters shoes and rifle
Indian Bearer - cleaning his Masters shoes and guns prior to heading out on a hunt

Preserving Tyres / W H Robinson
An automatic dust pan and brush attached to the front of a car for the preservation of expensive tyres. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

The Motorists companion / W H Robinson
The Motorists companion: a Swiss army knife of usefulness, including small hammer for tapping a bent crankshaft into shape, and a cigarette holder

Flat Tyre / W H Robinson
When a flat occurs, simply lower the fifth wheel - merely a solid tyred castor at the end of a hinged lever. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

Car trouble / W H Robinson
The cause of all the trouble: The mouse in the Magneto. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library Date: 1939

Oiling up a locomotive
A railway maintenance worker oiling up the pistons of a steam locomotive. Date: 1957

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