Mex Collection

Cleopatras Needle and Shell Mex House, London. Date: circa 1940

Said Pashas Palce, Mex, Alexandria, Egypt, c. 1880 s
Said Pashas Palace, Mex, Alexandria, Egypt, c.1880 s

Poster, Time to change to Winter Shell, for Shell Mex and BP. Designed by Eckersley and Lombers. circa 1950s

Alexandria, Egypt - The Semaphore - Fort Mex. Date: circa 1905

Comper CLA. 7 Swift G-ABUS private
Comper CLA.7 Swift G-ABUS at a rally around 1955, possibly at Shoreham. Built in approximately1932 for Shell Mex and BP Ltd but then owned privately. Date: circa 1955

Blitz in London - Shell Mex, Fulham, WW2
London firemen at work at Shell Mex, Townmead Road, Fulham, following a bombing raid, 23 February 1944. In the foreground are salvaged drums of lubricant which have been extinguished. Date: 1944

The Strand and the Strand Hotel Cecil. (Now part of Shell Mex House.) Date: C. 1910

Harbour scene with seagulls
A harbour scene with fishing boats and seagulls. A Shell-Mex BP vehicle is parked on the right

London Looking North
General view across the River Thames, from the the new Shell Building, looking northwards. The Art Deco Shell Mex building, Victoria Embankment, is centre left of the picture. Date: 1963

Alexandria, Egypt - The Semaphore in Mex
Alexandria, Egypt - The Semaphore - Fort Mex Date: circa 1905

Victoria Embankment Gdns
The Victoria Embankment Gardens, central London, with the famous Shell Mex House and other modern buildings behind. Date: 1950s

The Embankment, London, 1932
Photograph showing the Embankment, on the North bank of the River Thames, London, 1932. In the foreground is the sailing-ship Friendship

Embankment Shellmex
The Embankment below Shell-Mex House, one of the less attractive features of the London skyline

Shell Mex Building
View across the Thames from the outside the Royal Festival Hall, showing the South Bank Promenade in the foreground and Shell Mex House (with clock) on the other side. Date: 1951

South Bank Promenade
The South Bank Promenade and Pier, which was directly in front of the brand new Royal Festival Hall, overlooking the River Thames, with a fine view of the City of London

Embankment Sphinx
A sphinx on the Embankment, London, one of a pair made to compliment Cleopatras Needle, which was was brought from Egypt to England in 1878. The Shell Mex clock is behind it

Mex. Opossum (Bewick)
The MEXICAN OPOSSUM is found in the mountainous parts of New Spain

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