Roads Collection (page 11)

Marble Arch Traffic Jam
Traffic congestion at the Marble Arch roundabout, central London. Date: late 1960s

Salters Way
Salters way, above Hailes, Gloucestershire, England, part of an ancient trade route dating back to Prehistoric times. Date: BC

Twice Brewed Village
The curiously named hamlet of Twice Brewed, situated near Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Date: 1950s

Amusing Signpost
Beleve it or not, while cycling in Bedfordshire, England, this rider suddenly saw this sign post telling him he was within a mile of Ireland! Date: 1940s

Step-Ladder Stile
A curious step ladder stile next to a sign post, near Dedham, Essex, England. Date: 1930s

Oxfordshire Step Stile
A good example of an Oxfordshire step-stile, built of the stone of that county. Date: 1930s

Sarsgrove Wood Trackway
A trackway in Sarsgrove Wood, Oxfordshire, England, which formerly contained the stones which are now to be found on the pavement verge and elsewhere in Churchill village Date: 1930s

Callow Hill Trackway
A Prehistoric trackway on Callow Hill, near Winscombe, Somerset, England, pointing to Wavering Down, across the valley. Date: BC

Newly Built M1 Motorway
A stretch of the newly-built M1 Motorway, near Little Linford, Buckinghamshire, England, looking south, towards Bow Brickhill, No crash barrier or traffic! Date: 1959 - 1960

Thames Valley Floods
Cars making slow progress through the flooded roads near Chertsey, Surrey, England. The roads in the low-lying districts of the Thames Valley were flooded due to storms. Date: 12 December 1929

Old Banbury Trackway
Old Banbury trackway at Danes Camp, on Hunsbury Hill, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1960s

Double-Step Stile
A double-step stile, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1930s

Icknield St. Roman Road
Icknield Street, a Roman Road, said to have run from Derby to Bourton-on-the-Water, where it joined the Foss Way. Seen here at Lewknor, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1930s

GOOD EASTER SIGNPOST
Good Easter, a signpost to a village in Essex, England, the village of Good Wishes. Date: 1950s

WAY-WISERS
Way-wisers, or road-measuring wheels. The one on the left was made in Hull in 1834; the one on the left was made in London in the 19th century. Date: 19th century

Churchyard Stile
The typical wooden stile of a churchyard in Chingford, Essex, England. Date: 1930s

Road Surfaces
The use of asphalt, concrete and granite sets on a section of the Chitterne to Codford road, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1930s

OX DROVE TRACKWAY
Ox Drove, a Prehistoric trackway, along the top of the Downs. A view taken from Wingreen, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1930s

WIG WIG
Wig Wig! A new dance? No, just the odd name of a small village in Shropshire, England. Date: 1950s

Derbyshire Roads
The road beckons us on, through a valley of rich trees. A scene near Bakewell, Derbyshire, England. Date: 1950s

Sixpenny Village Sign
A Sixpenny Village - this is not the work of a practical joker, but the signpost to the Dorset (England) village of Sixpenny Handley! Date: 1950s

ABBEY FOLD
Abbey Fold, a reconstructed early 19th century street, at Kirkstall Abbey House Museum, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Note the Safety bicycle and water pump. Date: 19th century

New York Road Repairs
Workmen mending roads, New York, U.S.A. Date: 1960s

Building Superhighway
Highway under construction, U.S.A. Date: 1960s

Poster, Keep Broken Glass off the Roads, it ruins tyres. circa 1940s

France, Carhaix - Delightful rural scene
France, Carhaix-Plongeur, Brittany - Delightful rural scene - the convergence of three ways, each heading off in a different direction and at a different angle. Date: circa 1910s

Aerial photograph of rural area, western front, WW1
Aerial photograph (German) of a rural area on the western front during the First World War, showing fields, roads and buildings. Date: 12 May 1917

Aerial photograph of an urban area with harbour during WW1
Aerial photograph of an urban area with harbour and shipping during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Aerial photograph of shell holes, Ypres, Belgium, WW1
Aerial photograph (British) of a large number of shell holes in the Ypres district, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: 30 September 1917

Aerial photograph of a town or city during WW1
Aerial photograph (British) of a town or city during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

London signpost A555 A1 crossroads
Signpost offering drivers (or pedestrians) the option of heading North, via Hatfield, west to Elstree and Watford, east to Barnet or south on the A555 to London

Aerial photograph of Strassburger Tor, Germany, WW1
Aerial photograph (German) of Strassburger Tor, Germany, during the First World War. Date: 26 March 1918

Aerial photograph of Bernecourt, France, WW1
Aerial photograph of a hazel wood near Bernecourt, north eastern France, during the First World War, taken from a German balloon. Date: 1 September 1916

Cobbles on the road in Stockholm, Sweden circa 2008

Aerial photograph of Zonnebeke, Belgium, WW1
Aerial photograph (British) of the area around Zonnebeke, including Zonnebeke Lake and Church, Belgium, on the western front during the First World War

A Perilous Passage by George Ranstead
A man is given a terrifying ride in a sidecar by a female motorcycle rider, zooming away from other vehicles, buses, trams and horses in the street

Aerial photograph of rural area, WW1
Aerial photograph (British) of a rural area during the First World War, showing fields, roads and buildings. Date: 1914-1918

Aerial photograph of Noyon, France, WW1
Aerial photograph (German) taken at the time of the evacuation of Noyon, northern France, during the First World War. Date: March 1917

Page from Safety First Album
Page from Safety First, An Album to contain a Series of Cigarette Cards of National Importance, issued by W D & H O Wills, featuring tips for sharing roads with trams

Poster, Obey the Speed Limit
Poster warning drivers to Obey the Speed Limit, which is 30 mph in built-up areas. 20th century

Cycling in Lakeland If you cycle in Lakeland you ll find on the whole its a mixture of pushing and losing control !! circa 1920s

Sandwich Toll Bridge
The Toll Bridge at Sandwich Kent, England and the smart gentleman in a peaked cap who used to police it. Date: 1930s

Austrian Panorama
This panoramic composite photo shows the three highest roads in Austria: The Gesaeuse Road, Styria (left), Glossglockner (centre), The Pack Road (Styria -Carinthia), right. Date: 1930s

Traffic Warden 1960S
An irate old lady gesticulates in frustration at a traffic warden, aggrieved at the parking fine he has just given her. A man takes a sneaky peek at them! Date: 1960s

Monitor / Merrimac / Beilch
The Battle of Hampton Roads. The Confederates armoured frigate Merrimac destroyed many Federal vessels, but retreated following action with Monitor, a turret ship. Date: 8-9 March 1862

American Rural Road
A citizen of Philadelphia drives his carriage along the rutted mud of an American country road - Hunting Park Avenue its grandly named ! Date: 1891

Roller (Hyde Park)
A massive Aveling & Porter roller astonishes the natives in Hyde Park, London Date: 1866

Man at a Road Sign
A walker contemplates the signpost, unable to decide whether to make for a meal at Middleton or settle for a snack at Straitford. Date: 1893

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