Notice Collection (page 5)

Firefighters in action with ladder and hosepipes
Firefighters in action at the scene of a fire with a turntable ladder and hosepipes. Date: circa 1950s

Fire at Floral Hall, Covent Garden, London WC2
Fire at the Floral Hall, Covent Garden, London WC2, 6 April 1956. Exterior view, showing a side of the building with a glass dome above. Date: 1956

Fire safety in the theatre -- a notice in a backstage area: Release for stage lantern, in case of fire pull down lever

Street telephone fire alarm, out of order
Street telephone fire alarm for emergency calls, with an out of order notice on it

Watchroom at 55V sub-station, London, WW2
A man and two women at work in the watchroom of 55V LFS sub-station, London, during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

Emergency call button in telephone box
The emergency call button in a public telephone box -- just press the button and ask for Fire, Ambulance or Police. No number or coins required

Fire prevention officer checking skylight release
A fire prevention officer checking the quick release mechanism for opening a stage skylight

Two women in control room, WW2
Two women taking messages in a fire station control room during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

SOS Rocket Stick Trenches, Mount Sorrel
SOS Rocket Stick. Trenches, Mount Sorrel. NOTICE ON BOARD - Rocket Stand Stick. Please do not interfere with this. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance

Notice to Irish Munsters from Germans, 1916
A placard placed by the Germans above their trenches facing the Munsters after the Irish uprising of April 1916, claiming, English guns are firing at your wife and children

Advert for Hudsons Extract of Soap 1887
Troops of people at home troops of people in the Colonies and abroad, say Hudsons Extract of Soap is the best for all washing and cleaning. 1887

Letter writer and client, Naples, Italy. The notice says that the man can also offer his services in French. Date: late 19th century

Flower sellers outside St Pauls Cathedral, London. Date: 1936

Armistice sign in shop window, Paris, France
A sign in a shop window in Paris, France, at the end of World War One, giving the good news that the Armistice has been signed and the war is over. Date: November 1918

Action for Libel, Lyons v Lipton, WW1
Notice of an Action for Libel in the High Court of Justice, J Lyons & Co Limited being the plaintiffs, and Lipton Limited as defendants, during the early stages of the First World War

National Coal Strike, 1912
National Coal Strike of 1912. A man inspects an important notice of a coal strike which has closed Cannon Street Station, London. Date: 1912

Couple using a Telesphere
A couple using a Telesphere, a form of planchette or ouija board. Date: early 20th century

Adelphi Terrace in London prior to the demolition of the Adelphi Buildings, a row of neo-classical terrace houses built by the Adam Brothers between 1768 and 1772, in the early 1930s. Date: 1930s

Couple in ramshackle sports car
A couple -- possibly just married -- sitting in a ramshackle sports car, with five people standing on the pavement at the side of them. Date: circa 1930s

Baby Scouts -- warning notice
Baby Scouts -- A scout once crossed the world right to the edge, and lay down carefully upon the ledge. The notice reads: Danger -- this is the end of the world. Date: 1900

Cinematography trophies on display
Various trophies on display. The notice reads: Modern Bee Breeding, but the large trophy at the centre is for Amateur Cinematography

Notices in a bartering shop
Notices in English and German in the window of a bartering shop. A pile of long-playing records can be seen on the right. Date: circa 1940s

Womens Royal Air Force -- The Orders for the Day
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing a group of women reading a notice on the wall to find out what are the Orders for the Day. Date: 1919-1920

Uzbeks reading public decree
A group of Uzbek people wearing taqiyahs crowd around a public decree notice pinned to the wall of a building. Date: 1924

Potential army recruit looks at the proclamation
Two soldiers look on as a civilian reads the notice which shows how volunteers can enlist. These soldiers were known as Kitcheners Men and were often from the same factory or town

Henri IV & Saint-Esprit
Henri IV receives the homage of the chevaliers du Saint- Esprit : the Holy Spirit attends the occasion in person, though none of those present seems to notice. Date: 8 January 1595

Welsh Toll Notice
The Toll Board, with its list of charges, at Llanfair Gate, Isle of Anglesey, Wales. Date: 1950s

Air Raid Notice
A smart young man reads an air raid notice. Date: circa 1940

Air Raid Shelters in the vicinity of The Coliseum, London
A list of Air Raid Shelters, their location and capacity, published in a London West End Theatre Programme (The Coliseum, Charing Cross). Date: circa 1930s

Zamora Pyxis. 946. This pyxis has a notice explaining

Beddy Tear

Sending the right message

Browns Fire Alarm: Break Glass, Pull Knob, Wait For Engine

19th century Insurance Company Fire Notice, County Fire office, with an image of Britannia with lion and shield

Cover design, Scottish Airways timetable
Cover design, Scottish Airways summer timetable, May 1938 until further notice. Incorporating Northern and Scottish Airways and Highland Airways. Go By Air. 1938

Death of King George VI - Eastern National Notice
Death of King George VI - The Eastern National Coach Company expresses sympathy to the Queen and Royal Family for the loss to the Nation of their King via National Mourning Poster. 1952

Son of white migrant sitting on bumper of their truck, Weslaco, Texas. Notice New Mexico license. Date 1939 Jan

Wandsworth Workhouse Death Notice
An inmates death notice issued by the St Johns Hill workhouse infirmary of the Wandsworth Union. Date: 1924

Silhouette, Back at 12. 30
Silhouette of a man walking away, entitled Back at 12.30. No doubt a notice which H. L. Oakley displayed during his lunch breaks!

Kitchener recruitment notice, WW1
Lord Kitcheners recruitment notice for ex-non-commissioned officers to re-enlist for the First World War. They were needed urgently to train younger men. October 1914

Weak Railway Bridge Sign
Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company NOTICE : This bridge is insufficient to carry weights beyond the ordinary traffic of the District. By Order. Date: 1960s

The unemployed in the East End, London
The unemployed in the East End of London wait outside Mansion House. There is a notice saying - Mansion House Fund Notice - and the men are applicants for the relief fund

Refugee notice WWII
One of the notices in a refugee centre during World War II exhorting Belgian refugee women in an advanced state of pregnancy to register their names here. 1939-1945

Notice of birth of Princess Anne
Notice outside Clarence House announcing the birth of Princess Anne on 15th August 1950. Date: 1950

Illness Notice, Malmesbury Workhouse, Wiltshire
A notice sent by Mr C.M. Gane, master of the Malmesbury Union workhouse, to a friend or relative of inmate Hezekiah Coster informing them that Coster was very ill. Date: 1896

Suspension railway, Royal Panarmonion Gardens
An advertising flyer or notice for a Suspension Rail-way, Royal Panarmonion Gardens, Liverpool Street, Kings Cross, New Road, St Pancras in London

Dogs Reading Notice
Five dogs read a notice warning them not to trespass on the property - for if they do, they are liable to be shot. Date: 1912

Parisian Snubs Drink Law
A Parisian drunkard scorns a notice about drink laws. Date: circa 1890

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