Mile Collection (page 6)

The Peoples Palace, London
The Palace as it was intended to look from the Mile End Road -- but alas, nothing so grand was achieved

Suffragettes Coronation Procession, London
A large suffragette procession passing along the Embankment in Central London. The Coronation of George V in 1911 inspired the WSPU (Womens Social and Political Union)

Jarrott: motor cycle race winner
Mr Jarrott, winner of the two mile oil motor cycle race on November 29th 1897, England

Lt. G. L Ramplings victory against Italy, August 1931
Godfrey Lionel Rampling (14 May 1909 - 20 June 2009), English athlete, army officer and centenarian. Shown here easily winning the quarter mile flat race in 48.8 seconds at an international athletics

Lt. G. L Ramplings victory at the 1931 A. A. A Championships
Godfrey Lionel Rampling (14 May 1909 - 20 June 2009), English athlete, army officer and centenarian. Shown here winning the 440 yards or quarter mile flat race in 48.6 seconds at the Amateur

Industrial School, Portslade, Brighton, Sussex
The Brighton Town and London County Council Industrial School, Portslade, Brighton, Sussex, opened in 1902 to hold 150 boys. After 1933 it became Mile Oak Approved School

Follett Trophy for the BRDC 500 Mile Race
The " Follett" Trophy for The British Racing Drivers Clubs 500 Miles Race, won by the Talbot 105 single seater, 1932. The trophy was sold at Bonham s, London in 2008 for 6, 900"

Chitral Bridge 1895
The bridge at Chitral. Major Biddulph states that " half a mile above the fort is an excellent bridge protected by a stone tower at each end." One tower is shown here

Trinity Almshouses, Mile End, London, 1895
Illustration showing the exterior of the Trinity Almshouses and Chapel in Mile End, London, 1895

The Peoples Palace, Mile End, 1891
Illustration showing the exterior of the Peoples Palace, Mile End Road, East London in 1891

Ladies Bicycling Race, Olympia, 1896
Illustration showing the Ladies Mile Bicycle Race, held at Olympia, January 1896

An Afghan guard passing through the desert during the Afghan
The Afghan revolt: rebellion of the Shinwari tribe. An Afghan guard on the photographers car passing through the Bandits Hills

The crater of Merapi, Java
The Javanese volcano erupted in 1931 causing arount 1300 fatalities. Aeroplanes rescued natives cut off by the four mile stream of lava

Bicycle Race at Lillie Bridge, 1875
Engraving showing two competitors on Penny Farthing or Ordinary bicycles in the 25 mile Race for the Amateur Bicycle Championship at the Lillie Bridge Velodrome, London, 1875

Murderers pursued by police in Tottenham
A chase between police and Russian Anarchists. Charles Wyatt, the conductor, was forced at gun point to drive the tram. A second Russian fired at the pursuing police from the back platform during

Horse & Cart on Sands
A horse and cart (and a car in the far distance) drive over the sands at Holy Island (Lindisfarne) at low tide, a three mile ride from the mainland, possible twice daily

The Old Vine Tavern which literally stood in the road at the junction of Mile End Road and Cambridge Heath Road, east London, was sadly demolished in the early 1900s

Transporting patients through busy London streets
Method of transporting patients before the introduction of ambulances. In 1905 a proposal was put forward to Parliament to establish and maintain a street ambulance service

The Engine Room of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Conveyanc
Engraving showing the engine room of the of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Conveyance, Battersea, London. This was part of an experimental setup to test the design of a pneumatic conveyance tube

The Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Conveyance Tube, Battersea
Engraving showing the Despatch-tube of the Pneumatic Despatch Company, Battersea, London. This was an experimental setup to test the design of the tube

The Mouth and Carriage of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Co
Engraving showing the mouth of the despatch-tube and a carriage, carrying mail, of the Pneumatic Despatch Company, Battersea, London

Holyrood, Edinburgh
Founded as a monastery by David I in 1128, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, situated at the end of the Royal Mile, is the Queens (Elizabeth II s) official Scottish residence

Rail / Olive Mount / 1831
LIVERPOOL - MANCHESTER RAILWAY Excavation along the narrow two-mile cutting through the rock of Mount Olive

Who will first drive two miles a minute? Motor driver Resta
Illustration showing the driver Resta covering a half-mile in 17.372 seconds (or at a speed of 103.615 miles an hour) at Brooklands

Athletic Outfits C19
Different athletic outfits on be worn for different races; paper chase, flat race and one mile chase costumes are seen here

Stage Coach / Flood Tide
A Flood Tide " Ship a hoy!!" A concerned gentleman is offered passage by jolly boat, but encouraged to stay in the stage which will make the final five mile in 20 minutes

Half a Mile to Egypt
A cyclist near Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, England, pauses to contemplate a strange sign reading Egypt half a mile !

Peoples Palace Library
The newly opened library of the Peoples Palace in the Mile End Road, London

Southend Pier Destroyed
The mile-long pier at Southend-on-sea is severely damaged by heavy seas

Sport / Athletics: running
RUNNING W.G.GEORGE and W.CUMMINGS run a ten - mile race at Lillie Bridge for 100 a side !

Cawfields Milecastle
The milecastle at Cawfields on Hadrians wall. The milecastles (set along the wall every Roman mile) were manned by up to eight men, and were the principal lookouts

Mile-Stone - Chesterholm
A mile stone at Chesterholm, the site of the Roman fort of Vindolanda. Recent excavations at Vindolanda have discovered a unique set of wooden Roman writing tablets from c.AD100

Birdoswald Fort / Hs Wall
A view into the River Irthing Gorge from the fort of Birdoswald on Hadrians Wall. The fort lies directly on the wall, a third of a mile from Harrows Scar Milecastle

Houseteads Mile-Castle
The interior of the mile - castle at Housesteads fort on Hadrians Wall. Housesteads contains the only visible example of a Roman hospital in Britain

Dickens Birthplace
HIS BIRTHPLACE at 387 Mile End Terrace, Commercial Road, Landport, Portsmouth, where Charles Dickens was born on 7 February 1812

Ordnance Survey Map
The attractive cover design for the Ordnance Surveys One- inch-to-the-mile series

Horse Drawn Excursion
Excursionists prepare to set off from Bournemouth on a ten- mile (16 km) excursion to the Stour valley in a horse-drawn carriage

Victoria / Mile End / 1887
This picturesque little pub was built in the early 1700s. Queen Victoria drove past it on her way to opening the central hall of the Peoples Palace in 14 May 1887 (1 of 2)

China Clay Quarry
A china clay quarry near St. Austell, Cornwall. The quarries are often 300 feet deep and a mile round the top. The clay is washed out and the white sand is separated

War / Napoleonic / Talavera
PENINSULA WAR The battle of Talavera, 70 miles south-west of Madrid. Date: 28th July 1809

Sport / Swimming
A swimming contest at the Bath Club, London : the quarter- mile race for His Majestys Cup, watched by the King & Queen and a fashionable crowd

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