Premises Collection

Advertisement for linoleum manufacturers
An advertisement for M Nairn & Co, floor cloth and linoleum manufacturers of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, with premises also in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Paris. circa 1883

Frederick Gorringes, London Department Store
The premises of Frederick Gorringes Ltd. - Buckingham Palace Road, London. A fine Department Store, opened in the early 1900s and closed sometime after 1960

A Flood at Staines
Flood water from the river Thames at Staines in Surrey, threatens the premises of Ws Biffen Boat Builder and the gasometer, one of the largest in the world

Biba move to Kensington Church Street
A highly publicised moving day for the Biba boutique of Barbara Hulanicki as around 60 models and well-known sixties personalities help to move the shop from its original Abingdon Road location to

Bridge Street, Ballater, Aberdeenshire
Bridge Street, Ballater, near Milton of Tullich, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Showing Premises of MacKenzies Tobacconist Date: 1910s

Castle Hotel, Bakewell
Now called the Castle In, the premises is still in business over a century after this photo was taken. Ernest Battersby is standing in the doorway and the man sitting on the steps is named Ted Ellis

Lewisham Military Hospital, High Street, Lewisham
Lewisham Military Hospital operated during the First World War in the premises of the Lewisham Union workhouse. A large sign bearing the red cross symbol stands over the entrance. Date: Date unknown

London Leather Lane
The premises of a Dealer in old china are on the right

Rene Descartes at Desk
RENE DESCARTES French Mathematician and Philosopher. Attempted to unify all knowledge as the product of clear reasoning from self-evident premises

Mutoscope at Gravesend
New Road, Gravesend (Kent) - notice the premises of The Wonderful Mutoscope (a forerunner of the cinema) - Admission Free !

Four boys in a street in the East End of London
Four boys walking along a street in the East End of London, passing the premises of the East End News. Two of them have bare feet. Two are wearing hoods, though it doesn t appear to be raining

Tobacconist - Treyer and Fribourg
The famous (and charming) 18th century tobacco, cigar and snuff shop Treyer and Fribourg at 34 Haymarket, London, SW1. The shop enjoyed the patronage of George III

The Croton Flour Mills of George V. Hecker & Co. - New York
The Croton Flour Mills of George V. Hecker & Co. - 199, 201 and 203 Cherry Street, New York, USA. The old windmill of 1776 and the modern mill of 1876. Date: circa 1890

Foundling Hospital Schools, Berkhamsted
The Foundling Hospital Schools, Berkhamsted. The Hospital was founded in 1739 by Captain Thomas Coram and in 1741 began construction of premises at Bloomsbury Fields, London

Bleeding Heart Yard
Many small businesses, including a paper merchant, have their premises here

High Street, Burnham on Crouch, Essex
High Street, Burnham on Crouch, near Maldon, Essex, England. Showing Shop/Premises of J Watt Stationer and The Old Ship Hotel Date: 1910s

Shaftesbury Homes Fortescue House, Twickenham
Shaftesbury Homes School for Boys at Fortescue House, Hampton Road Twickenham, opened in 1937. It had previously been located in premises at London Road, Twickenham. Date: circa 1937

Christiana Hartley Maternity Home, Colne, Lancashire
The Christiana Hartley Maternity Home, Colne, opened in 1927 in premises of former Jubilee Cottage Hospital

Shops at Caledonian Road, North London. Date: circa 1905

The Parade, Parkgate, Cheshire
The Parade, Parkgate, Wirral, near Neston, Cheshire, England. Showing Premises of J Bushell - Fisherman Date: 1900s

Birmingham General Hospital
A view of Birmingham General Hospital, founded in 1779. The institution, which was also a teaching hospital, moved to the Steelhouse Lane premises shown here in 1897. Date: circa 1905

The London Salvage Corps HQ, 40-42 Watling Street
Built in 1907 and located in the City of London, the headquarters station of the London Salvage Corps until it moved to its new premises in 1960

High Street, Pembury, Kent
High Street, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Showing premises of G Parks - Saddler Date: 1900s

Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Shad Thames, SE1
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at night, at a fire in Shad Thames, 19 February 1958, at the premises of Corry & Co, showing the Gainsford Street/Maguire Street corner of the building

Holborn Military Hospital, Mitcham
The Holborn Military Hospital operated during the latter part of the First World War in the premises of the Holborn Union workhouse at Mitcham

Notting Hill Gate and Coronet Theatre, West London
Notting Hill Gate (looking west) and Coronet Theatre, West London. Date: circa 1905

Ashwicke Hall, Marshfield, Gloucesterhire. From 1948, the premises served as St Josephs Approved School for Roman Catholic Girls

Skelton Street, Colne, Lancashire
Skelton Street, Colne, near Nelson, Lancashire, England. Showing Shop-front/Premises and Austin Delivery Van of Brown Bros - Confectioners Date: 1930s

Transfer of inmates to new Fylde Union Workhouse
The removal of inmates from the Fylde Unions old workhouse at Kirkham to its new premises at Medlar-with-Wesham. Scenes include children, elderly inmates, staff, and beds in a dormitory. Date: 1907

MOROCCO. Rabat. The Gate of Ambassadors leading to the premises of Royal Palace

Grim Grimsby
A Humber storm breaking over the dock area at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. Note the rows of little back-to- back houses, interspersed with small industrial premises

Bradbury Jones, Leader Cycle Shop, Carmarthen, Wales
D Bradbury Jones & Co shop premises, The Leader Cycle & Motor Works, Carmarthen, Wales. circa 1901

Western Garage and Engineering Works, Newton Abbot, Devon, fitted with two Kinnear rolling metal shutters. circa 1930s

Shop-front - Premises of Luke Dent - Barber, Sheffield, York
Shop-front/Premises of Luke Dent - Barber, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1910s

Firefighters at scene of commercial premises fire
Firefighters working at the scene of a commercial premises fire, South Woodford, London

London Museum 1914
Starting life in 1911 in Kensington Palace, this Museum moves in 1914 to these premises at Lancaster House, St James, before going back to Kensington Palace after WW2

W D & H O Wills cigarette factory, Swindon, Wiltshire, showing an engine in a railway siding, and a Kinnear rolling metal shutter at the entrance to the factory

Skircoat Depot, Halifax Corporation Tramways, Halifax, West Yorkshire, fitted with a Kinnear patent steel rolling shutter. Date: circa 1930s

Sun Buildings, Spooners Corner, Plymouth, showing Farrows Bank Ltd and other premises. circa 1910s

Fatal fire at HMV record store, Oxford Street, London
Fatal fire at the HMV record store, Oxford Street, London, 27 December 1937, showing firefighters in action with hoses at night. Date: 1937

Messrs. Robert Porter & Company Ltd premises
1913

ENGLAND / GRAVESEND
New Road, Gravesend (Kent) - notice the premises of The Wonderful Mutoscope (a forerunner of the cinema) - Admission Free ! Date: 1906

Hackney Furnishing Co. Ltd. - West End Premises - Corner of Oxford Street and Great Chapel Street. Pioneers of cut-price furnishings. Building designed by Philip E Pilditch. Date: circa 1908

Illustration, Mr Spider comes to stay - windmill with spider and large cobweb Date: 1924

Morris & Company Premises
A photograph showing the shop window premises of Morris and Co, a furnishing and decorative arts manufacturer founded in 1861 by William Morris, a pioneer of the Arts and Crafts movement. Date: 1879

Pether's Sign Makers, 58-60 Banner Street, London EC - entrance to premises Date: 1903

Angel Inn, Guildford
An etching of the Angel Inn, one of Guildford's large coaching inns established in the middle ages, with Jacobean or Tudor timber framing

Late News
This painting portrays a number of figures, mostly women, standing outside a shop premises, interacting with each other, a young boy can be seen petting a dog. Date: circa 1919

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