Mile Gallery

Celebrated horse lexington (5 yrs. old) by Boston out of Ali

Celebrated horse lexington (5 yrs. old) by Boston out of Alice Carneal: Bred by Dr. Warfield, owned by R. Ten Broeck, esq. winner of the great 4 mile match for $20, 000 against LeCompte's time of 7:26. Over the metairie course. New Orleans, April 2nd 1855. Won in 7:193/4!!!. Date 1855. Celebrated horse lexington (5 yrs. old) by Boston out of Alice Carneal: Bred by Dr. Warfield, owned by R. Ten Broeck, esq. winner of the great 4 mile match for $20, 000 against LeCompte's time of 7:26. Over the metairie course. New Orleans, April 2nd 1855. Won in 7:193/4!!!. Date 1855

© Mary Evans / Library of Congress

MFB and LCC-LFB Mile End fire station, East London

Built by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1866, this station was passed to the LCC-London Fire Brigade in 1889 when the LCC was created. Located at Frimley Street in the East End of London it closed in 1902 when a replacement Mile End fire station was erected in Mile End Road. The station pictured was built for a horse drawn steamer, hence the 50ft wheeled escape ladder being stored by the side of the station

© London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library

Diane Leather winning the mile race

The world's fastest woman miler: Diane Leather of Birchfield Harriers winning the women's mile in 4 minutes 45 seconds at an athletics meeting at the White City on 21st September 1955. Diane Leather (b.1933, British) is the first woman to run a sub-5 minute mile. Date: 1955

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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