Midlands Collection (page 10)

UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. Stratford-Upon-Avon. Anne Hathaways farmhouse (wife of Shakespeare), called Hewland Farm in Shottery. Room

Worcester Cathedral. 1084-1375. UNITED KINGDOM. Worcester. Cathedral. Gothic art. Glass window

Balloon event, Charles Green, Leicester
Charles Green ballooning poster, advertising his 411th ascent in his Royal Victoria Balloon, from the Cricket Ground, Leicester. With special trains laid on from nearby cities. 27 June 1849

Mitchells and Butlers Brewery Mashing Room
A corner of the Mashing Room at the Mitchells and Butlers Cape Hill Brewery, Smethwick, West Midlands. The malt is drawn from the store-bins by a wonderful system of Archimedian screws...thence to

Mitchells and Butlers Brewery Bowling Green
The Bowling Green at the Mitchells and Butlers Cape Hill Brewery, Smethwick, West Midlands. The site had a number of sporting and leisure facilities for the brewery workers

Mitchells and Butlers Brewery Kiln
A malt-drying kiln at the Mitchells and Butlers Cape Hill Brewery, Smethwick, West Midlands Date: 1909

Henry Mitchell (1837 - 1914)
Henry Mitchell, Chairman of the Brewers, Mitchells and Butlers, based at the Cape Hill Brewery, Smethwick, West Midlands Date: 1909

Mitchells and Butlers Brewery
A view of the Mitchells and Butlers Cape Hill Brewery, at Smethwick, West Midlands. The brewery closed in September 2002 Date: 1909

Small Heath Park in Birmingham, on the occasion of the Queens visit. Date: 1887

Leicester Great Fire, church destroyed
The most disastrous fire ever known in Leicester broke out on a Thursday evening in Queen Street, and a series of warehouses and large factories were destroyed

Sea Scouts on St Georges Day parade
Sea Scouts in Newbold on Stour, Warwickshire, taking part in a St Georges Day parade. circa 1960s

Halfords, Birmingham
The strikingly ugly modern Halfords Building, facing Brick Kiln Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Date: 1960s

British troops boarding a train, Western Front, WW1
British troops of a Midland Regiment boarding a train on the Western Front during the First World War, after a spell in the trenches of Flanders. Date: 1914-1918

Swimming medal, Water Polo Championship
Medal of the Midland Counties Amateur Swimming Association, awarded to the runners up in the Water Polo Championship. Featuring an outdoor swimming scene with a lifebelt design below. Date: 1909

View of the Arboretum, Derby
View of the Arboretum, a public park near the town centre, Derby. Date: circa 1910

View of Monsal Dale and River Wye, Derbyshire
View of the River Wye in Monsal Dale, near Buxton, in the Derbyshire Peak District. The Headstone Viaduct can be seen in the foreground, built by the Midland Railway in 1863. Date: circa 1920

Bournville Houses 1905
Streets and houses at Bournville, a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, originally designed for workers in Cadburys chocolate factory. Date: 1905

View of River Derwent at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire
View of the River Derwent at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Date: circa 1920

View of Dovedale, Derbyshire, showing a lady and a little girl, with a towering rock above them. Date: circa 1910

Bridge and Church, Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire
View of Sheepwash Bridge and Church, Ashford-in-the-Water, a village in the Peak District near Bakewell, Derbyshire. Date: circa 1940

View of Millers Dale, Derbyshire Peak District
View of Millers Dale, a village in the Derbyshire Peak District. Date: circa 1920

View of Peveril Castle at Castleton, Derbyshire
View of Peveril Castle, an ancient monument and Grade I listed building overlooking the village of Castleton, Derbyshire. Date: circa 1920

View of High Tor, Matlock Dale, Derbyshire
View of High Tor, a limestone crag which towers over Matlock Dale, Derbyshire. Date: circa 1920

View of St Marys Bridge, Derby, with St Alkmunds Church (now demolished) on the far left. Date: circa 1910

View of Dovedale, Derbyshire, from Thorpe Cloud
View of Dovedale, in the Derbyshire Peak District, from Thorpe Cloud. Date: circa 1920

View of Derby from across the River Derwent
A view of Derby from across the River Derwent, showing a mixture of church towers and spires, and factory chimneys. Date: circa 1910

View of Babington Lane, Derby, with tramlines visible in the road surface. Date: circa 1910

View of the Cornmarket, Derby
View of the Cornmarket in the town centre, Derby -- it is one of the main streets, named after an actual corn market which took place there. Date: circa 1910

The Guildhall (former Town Hall), Derby
View of the Guildhall (former Town Hall) in the Market Place in the centre of Derby. It was built in 1842. Date: circa 1920

View of Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, viewed from across the bridge. Date: circa 1910

View of London Road, Derby, with two trams and a church spire. Date: circa 1910

River Derwent and Park, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire
View of the River Derwent and Park at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Date: circa 1910

Irongate and Cathedral, Derby
View of Irongate, in the centre of Derby, dominated by the Cathedral (All Saints). Tramlines can be seen in the road surface. Date: circa 1910

View of Victoria Street, Derby, with a tram and pedestrians Date: circa 1910

Pic Tor and Riber Castle, Matlock, Derbyshire
View of the Pic Tor War Memorial (centre, built in 1922) and Riber Castle on the distant horizon, overlooking Matlock, Derbyshire. Date: circa 1920s

St Peters Street, Derby, with traffic and pedestrians
View of St Peters Street, a busy shopping street in the centre of Derby, with traffic and pedestrians. St Peters Church is the building on the left. Date: circa 1920

View of Derby Cathedral from St Marys Gate, Derby
View of Derby Cathedral (All Saints) from St Marys Gate, looking towards the west front. Date: circa 1910

View of the Serpentine Walks, Buxton, Derbyshire
View of the Serpentine Walks in the town of Buxton, in the Derbyshire Peak District. The walks were originally landscaped by Joseph Paxton in the 19th century. Date: circa 1920

Bank and Crown Hotel, Matlock, Derbyshire
View of the Bank and the Crown Hotel in Matlock town centre, Derbyshire. Date: circa 1920

View of the Cornmarket, Derby, on a busy day
View of the Cornmarket, in the centre of Derby, busy with shoppers, trams and cars. The tower of the Cathedral can be seen in the middle distance. Date: circa 1920

Science lesson, Northfield House School, Leicester
Two boys experimenting with test tubes at Northfield House Junior School, Leicester. Date: 1965

Entrance to Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
The entrance and receiving block at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. A woman in uniform and a boy stand on either side of the archway

Boiler Room, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
The boiler room at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The schools engineer and four young helpers stand alongside massive lumps of coal

Boys Band, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
The Boys Band at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. They are in uniform, holding their instruments on the steps of the building

Four young inmates, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
Four young inmates (two boys and two girls) at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The boys are in band uniform and hold a trumpet or cornet

Industrial lacemaking machine, Nottingham
An industrial lacemaking machine at Messrs Pratt, Hurst & Co Ltd, Nottingham, with two men at work

Group of girls at Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
A large group of girls at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. They are sitting on a grassy bank wearing identical smock dresses, pinafores and straw hats

Tending pigs, Inebriates Reformatory, Ackworth, West Yorkshi
Inmates tending pigs at the North Midlands Inebriates Reformatory at Ackworth near Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The institution was one of several operated by National Institutions for Inebriates

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