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Firefighters working at scene of pub fire, SE LondonFirefighters working at scene of pub fire, Eltham, SE London
The Spiral Bridge - Hastings, Minnesota, USA - completes in 1895, the only one of its kind in the world. Date: circa 1930s
Union Workhouse, Brighton, SussexBrighton Union workhouse on Race Hill, at Elm Grove in Brighton, Sussex, which opened in 1867. From 1915 to 1920 it was the Kitchener Indian Hospital and later became Brighton General Hospital
Union Workhouse, Birkenhead, CheshireBirkenhead Union workhouse viewed from Church Road, Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire. A group of children stand in the foreground, with the workhouse infirmary behind them
Politics / ColonialismIn JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, the natives, however elegantly dressed and well-behaved, must walk in the roadway, leaving the sidewalks for the white folk (picture 2 of 2)
Boys playing football in a street, Balham, SW LondonFour boys playing a game of football in a Balham street, SW London, near the premises of E W Evans, Turf Accountant. Date: circa 1961
Demonstration to keep Horley and Charlwood in SurreyA group of people on a demonstration in the middle of a road, holding banners and placards, determined to keep Horley and Charlwood in Surrey
Policemen guarding house in Sidney Street, East LondonPolicemen guarding the devastated house in Sidney Street, East London, after the Sidney Street Siege (popularly known as the Battle of Stepney) in East London
The Major of Westminster and Rev. E St. George Schomberg inaugurating the new traffic light system. Replacing the sixteen policemen which controlled vehicles travelling in Trafalgar Square, London
Traffic Self Controlled Street Signals 1933New automatic traffic lights, know as mat system, replacing the sixteen policemen on point duty in Trafalgar Square, London
Cromwell Road Extension - Laying down the under-surfaceLaying down the under-surface of the new road - the dual-carriageway Cromwell Road extension, London running from Hammersmith to the Great West Road. Date: 1955
Improvements to the Blackwall Tunnel - North Bank approachImprovements to the Blackwall Tunnel, London - demolition in progress of the old approach on the North bank. The Archway was removed (it's partner arch still exists on the southern side)
Ford Cortina car, 1965Ford Cortina car, parked in the roadway. 1965
Dunfermline Abbey Roadway From Tower HillThis architectural perspective sketch shows the proposed return to the original disposition of the ancient roadway from Tower Hill, i.e
Nethertown Street DunfermlineThe top photograph shows a south east entrance to a lane in Nethertown Street, Dunfermline, Scotland, the bottom photograph shows the same view
A Buckinghamshire RoadwayA landscape painting of some tall trees to each side of a countryside road in Buckinghamshire, south east England. Date: circa 1918
Soldiers lie in road, Sidney Street Siege, LondonSoldiers lie in the cobblestoned roadway during the Sidney Street Siege, London, ready to shoot on sight. 1911
Grand Avenue, Smithfield Market, City of London. Date: circa 1910
Spitalfields Market, East London, showing the names of several traders, including Bradley & Sons, Potter Oyler, George Isles, James Ruane and A May. Date: circa 1910
The Speedway, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Date: circa 1915
Work at the Embankment, London 1868Workmen improving the public stretch of road alone the River Thames, 70 to 100 feet in width and stretching from Westminster to Blackfriars more than a mile and a-half in length
Street scene during riot, Brixton, Lambeth, South LondonA street scene in Brixton, Lambeth, South London, during a period of rioting
Poll Tax demonstrators in the roadway, Central LondonPoll Tax demonstrators in the roadway in Central London. One man stands in fighting pose, with his fists clenched. Another man holds a placard with the words: Bog Off Thatcher
Opening of the Victorian Embankment 1870Opening of the Victorian Embankment, London, by the Prince of Wales and Princess Louise, with crowds watching. Date: 13 July 1870
Street scene, Soekaboemi, West Java, IndonesiaStreet scene with children standing in the roadway in Soekaboemi (Sukabumi), West Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), Date: circa 1905
Group of children playing on a Balham street, SW London. One has a bicycle, another has a toy car, and others are sitting in the remains of an old suitcase
Blitz in City of London -- scene in Old Street, WW2Blitz in the City of London -- scene in Old Street after an air raid on 7 September 1940, with rubble in the roadway and a smoky atmosphere. Date: 1940
Firefighters at scene of fire, Stockwell Road, BrixtonFirefighters at the scene of a fire in Stockwell Road, Brixton, SW London
GLC-LFB Turntable ladder overturned on roadwayLack of stability at speed and when manoeuvring very occasionally resulted in fire engines overturning, because of the relatively high centre of gravity (loading) of the turntable ladder
Orangemen on parade, Belfast, Northern IrelandClose-up of Orangemen on parade in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969
Man standing on his head in the roadA man stops his Bedford van to practise yoga by standing on his head in the road. Is he also going to attempt to drink the glass of milk standing at his elbow? Date: 1960s
Rosario de Santa Fe, Argentina, South AmericaCalle Santa Fe (street), Rosario de Santa Fe, central Argentina, South America. Date: circa 1910
Giraffe in the roadway with carsUnusual Friends - giraffe in the roadway with cars. 1950s
Hierro Bridge, Caracas, Venezuela, Central America. Date: circa 1930s
Philippines - Clearing land for a road using Water BuffaloThe Philippines - Clearing ground (for a roadway) using Water Buffalo. Date: circa 1910s
Two girls skipping on a Balham street, SW LondonTwo girls skipping in the roadway on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Berastagi, Sumatra, Indonesia - traditional public seating areas (in the centre of a roadway) - captioned on this card as a Council Chamber Date: 1935
London Fire Brigade Command unit at fire, PengeScene of fire at commercial premises, 23 Green Lane, Penge, SE London, showing a London Fire Brigade Command unit parked nearby
Firefighters at scene of fire in Commercial Road, East London
LCC-LFB Fire engine parked in a London streetAlthough there is no sign of an obvious fire, all eyes are drawn towards the parade of shops as a single fire engine stands in the roadway and the firefighters are engaged out of sight
NFS (London) towing unit and trailer pump, WW2A unit from Lewisham Sub-station (37 F 2 Y) at Lewisham Bridge School, Elmira Street. SE London attending a training exercise in the locality
Judges carriage with police escort, Haverfordwest, WalesA judges horse-drawn carriage with a police escort in New Bridge and Victoria Place, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales
The M1 Motorway - 3 Service Stations - Dunstable turn-offThe first section of the M1 Motorway (55 miles in length, spanned by 134 bridges) - 3 Service Stations (Fortes Restaurant)
Hotel, Capilla del Monte, Argentina, South AmericaGran Victoria Hotel, Capilla del Monte, Cordoba province, Argentina, South America. With a horse-drawn carriage in the roadway. Date: circa 1908
Croton aqueduct bridge for roadwayOld Croton aqueduct bridge for roadway. The aqueduct was built 1837-42 to supply water to reservoirs in Manhattan, New York and remained in service until 1955. Date: 1845
Calixto Garcia Street, Guantanamo, Cuba. Date: circa 1905
View of Oscars Plads, Hammerfest, NorwayView of Oscars Plads, Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway. Date: circa 1930s
View of Molde, Romsdal Peninsula, NorwayView of a street in Molde, Romsdal Peninsula, Norway. Date: circa 1908
London Policemans First Day at Point DutyWith The Force - London Policemans First Day at Point Duty. Date: 1907
The Cut Rock, Garron Point - a view of the Antrim coast road showing a rock cut vertically for the roadway. On the right a woman holds up a long marker beside a boy
USA - Washington Bridge and Harlem River - Washington Bridge and Haarlem River. Carries 6 lanes of roadway and pedestrians. Crosses Harlem River. Locale: Manhattan and The Bronx, in New York City
Dancing, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USADance of the magnificent lion (dragon), Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: 1936
Parade, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USAParade, Golden Dragon of Good Luck, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: 1936
Boys in a street with a flag, Belfast, Northern IrelandBoys in a street with an Irish national flag, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969
Boys with a flag, Belfast, Northern IrelandStreet scene, boys with a flag, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969
Children skipping in a street, Belfast, Northern IrelandChildren skipping in a street in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969
Piping band on parade, Belfast, Northern IrelandPiping band of men and boys on parade in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 1969
People watching parade, Belfast, Northern IrelandPeople watching an Orange Order parade in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969
Girls band on parade, Belfast, Northern IrelandShankill Rangers girls marching band with Orangemen behind them, on parade in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969
Band and Orangemen on parade, Belfast, Northern IrelandShankill Rangers girls marching band and Orangemen on parade in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with the City Hall in the background. Date: 1969
Orangemen on parade, Belfast, Northern IrelandOrangemen on parade in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with the City Hall in the background. Date: 1969
Italy. Paestum. Sacred Way
Spain. Rioja. Logrono. Way of St. James. Scallop symbol
Paestum. Roman road and Temple of AthenaPaestum. Roman Road and, at background, the Temple of Athena, 6th century BC
Avenue de France, Ferryville, Tunisia, North AfricaAvenue de France, Ferryville (now Menzel Bourguiba), Tunisia, North Africa, with four French sailors standing in the roadway. Date: circa 1910
Avenue d Alger, Zeralda, Algiers, AlgeriaRue Nationale, Zeralda, a suburb of Algiers, Algeria, with boys standing in the roadway. Date: circa 1920
Deserted street with shops. Date: circa 1910s
Road with arched bridge leading to the seaRoad with an arched stone bridge leading to the sea. Date: circa 1930s
Men engaged in roadworks with a lorry alongside. Date: circa 1930s
Car parked on a roadway. Date: circa 1930s
Interesting houses by a dual carriageway. Date: circa 1930s
Cottages at Bossington, Somerset -- one thatched, the others with tiled roofs -- with roses in the foreground. circa 1980s
Church Steps, Minehead, SomersetChurch Steps, a steep, narrow lane at Minehead, Somerset. Date: circa 1970s
Paris, France - General View from MenilmontantParis, France - Approach to the city from the Menilmontant area. Date: 1820
Aftermath of high explosive bomb, Blackfriars Road, WW2Aftermath of a high explosive bomb at Blackfriars Road, London, on 24 October 1940
Roadway, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Roadway with trees in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s
Cycle track on roadway, GermanyA cycle track on a roadway in Germany, with two cyclists making good use of it. Date: 20th century
Metropolitan Police centenary celebrations, Central LondonScene at the Metropolitan Police centenary celebrations, showing an aerial view of police officers marching in formation from Hyde Park to Buckingham Palace, with crowds of spectators on either side
People with ponies and sacks, YugoslaviaScene in a street in former Yugoslavia -- people walking along the road with ponies carrying goods on their backs. Date: September 1965
London Fire Brigade firefighters on parade during a visit by Queen Elizabeth II to the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth
Firefighters pushing a broken down Ford transit van, Kennington Park Road, SE11
Turntable ladder and crew, Old Park Lane, W1A turntable ladder and crew respond to a fire at 7 Old Park Lane, London W1
LCC-LFB fire in commercial van, Putney SW15A fire crew damping down after dealing with a commercial van fire on the roadway in Putney SW15