Roadway Collection

Firefighters working at scene of pub fire, SE London
Firefighters 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, Sussex
Brighton 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, Cheshire
Birkenhead 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 / Colonialism
In 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)

Policemen guarding house in Sidney Street, East London
Policemen guarding the devastated house in Sidney Street, East London, after the Sidney Street Siege (popularly known as the Battle of Stepney) in East London

Demonstration to keep Horley and Charlwood in Surrey
A group of people on a demonstration in the middle of a road, holding banners and placards, determined to keep Horley and Charlwood in Surrey

Ford Cortina car, 1965
Ford Cortina car, parked in the roadway. 1965

Dunfermline Abbey Roadway From Tower Hill
This architectural perspective sketch shows the proposed return to the original disposition of the ancient roadway from Tower Hill, i.e

Nethertown Street Dunfermline
The top photograph shows a south east entrance to a lane in Nethertown Street, Dunfermline, Scotland, the bottom photograph shows the same view

A Buckinghamshire Roadway
A 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, London
Soldiers 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 1868
Workmen 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 London
A street scene in Brixton, Lambeth, South London, during a period of rioting. The air is full of black smoke, something (possibly a car) is on fire on the left

Poll Tax demonstrator and riot policeman, Central London
A female Poll Tax demonstrator with a scarf over her face aims a metal bar at a riot policeman equipped with helmet and shield, in Central London

Poll Tax demonstrators in the roadway, Central London
Poll 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 1870
Opening of the Victorian Embankment, London, by the Prince of Wales and Princess Louise, with crowds watching. Date: 13 July 1870

The M1 Motorway - 3 Service Stations - Dunstable turn-off
The first section of the M1 Motorway (55 miles in length, spanned by 134 bridges) - 3 Service Stations (Fortes Restaurant)

GLC-LFB Turntable ladder overturned on roadway
Lack 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 Ireland
Close-up of Orangemen on parade in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Man standing on his head in the road
A 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

Street scene, Soekaboemi, West Java, Indonesia
Street scene with children standing in the roadway in Soekaboemi (Sukabumi), West Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), Date: circa 1905

Rosario de Santa Fe, Argentina, South America
Calle Santa Fe (street), Rosario de Santa Fe, central Argentina, South America. Date: circa 1910

Giraffe in the roadway with cars
Unusual 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 Buffalo
The Philippines - Clearing ground (for a roadway) using Water Buffalo. Date: circa 1910s

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, WW2
Blitz 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

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, Penge
Scene 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

Firefighters at scene of fire, Stockwell Road, Brixton
Firefighters at the scene of a fire in Stockwell Road, Brixton, SW London

LCC-LFB Fire engine parked in a London street
Although 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, WW2
A unit from Lewisham Sub-station (37 F 2 Y) at Lewisham Bridge School, Elmira Street. SE London attending a training exercise in the locality

Hotel, Capilla del Monte, Argentina, South America
Gran 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 roadway
Old 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, Norway
View of Oscars Plads, Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway. Date: circa 1930s

View of Molde, Romsdal Peninsula, Norway
View of a street in Molde, Romsdal Peninsula, Norway. Date: circa 1908

London Policemans First Day at Point Duty
With 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, USA
Dance of the magnificent lion (dragon), Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: 1936

Parade, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA
Parade, Golden Dragon of Good Luck, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: 1936

Boys in a street with a flag, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Boys in a street with an Irish national flag, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

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