Opening Collection (page 11)

Article on opening of the Eagle Hut in Aldwych, 1917
Article in The Graphic, written by Margaret Chute, reporting on the opening of the Eagle YMCA Hut in Aldwych, London, which opened 3rd September 1917

Reopening of the Little Theatre, 1920
Feature in The Sphere reporting on the reopening of the Little Theatre, Adelphi, London which opened its doors in 1920 after it had been destroyed in a bombing raid on 4 September 1917

Official Opening of Grammar School by Sir Michael Sadler, Burford, near Witney, Oxfordshire, England. Date: 1925

Opening Chorus Date: 1930

Commemorative Plaque, Dudley, Worcestershire
Commemorative Plaque, Dudley, near Netherton, Worcestershire, England. Taken around the re-opening of the Dudley Tunnel Date: 1973

The Dudley Canal, Dudley, Worcestershire
The Dudley Canal, Dudley, near Netherton, Worcestershire, England. Taken around the re-opening of the Dudley Tunnel Date: 1973

Park Head Viaduct & Locks, Dudley, Worcestershire
Park Head Viaduct & Locks, Dudley, near Netherton, Worcestershire, England. Taken around the re-opening of the Dudley Tunnel Date: 1973

Park Head Locks, Dudley, Worcestershire
Park Head Locks, Dudley, near Netherton, Worcestershire, England. Taken around the re-opening of the Dudley Tunnel Date: 1973

Prince Albert opens Art Treasures Exhibition
The opening ceremony of the Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester. The exhibition was held in an iron and glass structure, similar to the Crystal Palace, in the Old Trafford area of the city

Opening of the East Indian Railway
The opening of the East Indian Railway, showing the Burdwan Station. The huge railway line connected Calcutta, Delhi and Lahore. Date: 3rd February 1855

Charles Cotton Hotel, Hartington, Peak District
Still in business over 100 years later, and recently refurbished, the Charles Cotton Hotel is seen here around 1906 - Photogrpaher Ernest Battersby sits on the wall outside with friend Ted Ellis

Interior of the Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool
King George V opened the Mersey Tunnel called Queensway on 18 July 1934, arranging to drive in the tunnel. Exclusively for vehicles, connecting Liverpool with Birkenhead under the River Mersey

Spain (1870). Opening of the Barcelona Exhibition. Etching. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library

San SebastiᮮFestival 2012. S. Sarandon, R. Gere
SPAIN. Donostia. US actors Susan Sarandon and Richard Gere present their film Arbitrage during the 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival opening ceremony, on September 21, 2012

San SebastiᮮFestival 2012. S. Sarandon, N. Jarecki
SPAIN. Donostia. US actress Susan Sarandon and US director Nicholas Jarecki present their film Arbitrage during the 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival opening ceremony, on September 21

San SebastiᮮFestival 2012. Jorge Drexler
SPAIN. Donostia. President of the jury of Horizontes Latinos section, Uruguayan musician Jorge Drexler, takes part during the 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival opening ceremony

San SebastiᮮFestival 2012. Christine Vachon
SPAIN. Donostia. President of the jury of the official section, director Christine Vachon, takes part during the 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival opening ceremony, on September 21, 2012

San SebastiᮮFestival 2010. Yun Junghee
JEONG-HEE, Yoon (1944). South Korean actress. Opening ceremony of the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival. September 17, 2010. SPAIN. Donostia

San SebastiᮮFestival 2010. Goran Paskaljevic
SPAIN. Donostia. Yogoslavian director Goran Paskaljevic, president of the official jury, takes part during the opening ceremony of the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival

Richard Wagner. Monument
WAGNER, Richard (1813-1883). German composer of Romanticism. Inauguration of a monument in his honor. Thiergarten, Berlin. 1903

MAсNOS, Asterio. Opening of the Cortes
MAс NOS MARTINEZ, Asterio (1861-1935). Opening of the Cortes at the Senate. 1920. SPAIN. Madrid. Senate Palace. Detail

China - Hong Kong shweing peak and peak railway
Lantern slide of Hong Kong shweing peak and peak railway. In 1881 Alexander Findlay Smith first put the project of a Peak Railway into shape

Snowy Owl - juvenile (a fledgling) - threatens a visitor by opening & clicking its beak - adults are watching from a distance. (Nyctea scandiaca). tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August

Rafflesia - petals opening (Rafflesia sp)

Rafflesia - Flower prior to petals opening. (Rafflesia sp )

Rafflesia - prior to petals opening (Rafflesia sp.)

Governor opening exhibition of works, Mauritius
The Governor of Mauritius, Sir John Shaw Rennie (1917-2002), watched by scouts and their leaders, opening an exhibition of works. Date: 1960s

Prince Mikasa giving speech at Jamboree, Karuizawa
Prince Mikasa of Japan giving a speech at the opening ceremony of the 4th Japan Boy Scouts Jamboree in Karuizawa, Japan. Behind him on the left is Hidesaburo Kurushima

Scouts Gang Show, Ghana, West Africa
Scouts Gang Show on stage in Ghana, West Africa. The opening chorus, We Are The Boy Scouts of the Gold Coast, is led by scouter I K M Adams

Spectators at Scout Park, Ghana, West Africa
Spectators at an opening ceremony, Scout Park, Ghana, West Africa

Opening of the international exhibition: Earl Granville presenting the address to the Duke of Cambridge Date: 1862

Sea scouts boating, British Guyana, South America
Sea scouts boating in the National Park, British Guyana, South America, on the occasion of its opening by Queen Elizabeth II on 5 February 1966. Date: 1966

Opening of Thames Ditton Water Works
The opening of the new Lambeth Water Company works at Seething Wells, Thames Ditton Date: 30 March 1852

New headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, London
The new headquarters of the Metropolitan Police on the Thames Embankment, London. Date: 1890

Opening of the Great Exhibition
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert make their entrance at the opening ceremony of the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park Date: 1 May 1851

Marsh Lock, Henley-on-Thames
Famous beauty spot on the outskirts of Henley-on-Thames. complete with lock-keeper Date: circa early 1900s

LFB Headquarters - Awaiting arrival of their majesties
The opening of the new LFB Headquarters at Lambeth - the top brass await the arrival of their majesties. Date: 1937

Opening of Kingsway and Aldwych, London, by King Edward VII, on 18 October 1905, with an archway provided by the London Fire Brigade

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

Refreshment vehicle at Lambeth HQ
Refreshment vehicle at the new Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth, probably during the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth for the opening of the building. Date: 1937

Opening day of the season at Lords 1865
The opening day of the season, the first game is being played, spectators gather round to witness the first match. Date: 1865

Colchester station, 1846
Colchester station, pictured when it first opened in 1846. Colchester station was the terminus for the Eastern Union Railway, which began 17 miles away in Ipswich. Date: 1846

Battalion Ballads from 17th Bat. Highland Light Infantry
Book entitled Battalion Ballads from THE OUTPOST 17th (S) Battalion Highland Light Infantry. This book belonged to 15959 Sergeant W. F. Ritchie. Annotated inside giving details of his time in France

Opening of the Canadian Vimy Ridge Memorial
A medallion to commemorate the opening of the Canadian Vimy Ridge Memorial. Commemorative Ware

Princess Lichnowsky, wife of German ambassador, 1914
Wife of the Departed Ambassador - A Charming Teuton. The Sketch features photographs of Princess Mechthilde Lichnowsky, wife of the German Ambassador, Prince Karl Max Lichkowsy, who

Gift of Old Etonians to French village of Eton Woeuvre
The gift of Old Etonians to Etons adopted French village devastated in the First World War : the opening of the school and mairie at Eton Woeuvre near Verdun

Poster, L Echoppe shoe shop, Bond Street, London
Poster, L Echoppe la derniere, nee d Elliott, a new boutique shoe shop opening in Bond Street, London. Date: circa 1966

Opening of the tube line between Holborn and Euston
The pneumatic despatch tube: the Holborn end of the tube on the opening day of the line between Euston Square and Holborn. Date: 1865

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