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LCC-LFB Recruit fireman training at Brigade HQ, SE1During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth. Here a fireman is undertaking a hook ladder drill on the stations nine-storey drill tower
LCC-LFB Recruit firefighters training at Brigade HQ SE1During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters in Lambeth. Here they are undertaking hook ladder drills on the stations nine-storey drill tower
Birmingham Bull RingThe old Bull Ring Centre, a notorious symbol of post World War Two modernism, now demolished. Completed in 1964; Britains first multi-storey fully enclosed shopping centre
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
Rome / Colosseum 1827The four-storey structure had a moveable canopy, a safety net to protect the audience, a network of underground tunnels, and floors that could flood for mock sea battles!
Ida Hospital, Cookridge, LeedsThe Ida Hospital for convalescent patients at Cookridge, near Leeds, opened in 1888 following a bequest by John North. The single-storey ward wings had verandahs on which beds could be placed in
Fireboat tackling fire at Colonial Wharf, East LondonA fireboat tackles a fire at Colonial Wharf, Wapping High Street, East London, 27 September 1935. This was a typical big Thamesside fire of the sort which the London Fire Brigade has tackled for over
London Heathrow Car ParkThe multi-storey car park and new Terminal 1 buildings, London Heathrow Airport. Date: opened 1968
Union Workhouse, HertfordA view of Hertford Union workhouse, Hertfordshire, opened in around 1869 on Ware Road, Hertford. The imposing three-storey building has a clock tower at its centre
King St. C17ThTimber-fronted buildings with protruding storey, common in London before the Great Fire. Tradition also allows this house to have been the residence of Oliver Cromwell
Queen Elizabeths Hunting Lodge, Epping Forest, Essex, England. This splendid timber- framed three-storey building was used by royalty when on hunting trips in the forest. Date: 16th century
The Harem - Topkapi Palace, Seraglio Point, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1819
Two connected buildings at Gyantse - the Kumbum, a multi-storied set of Buddhist chapels (L), and the Palcho Monastery (R)
Baillie Scott Holiday HouseAn architectural illustration of a single storey holiday house nestled in the countryside, known as the house with the purple shutters. Date: circa 1906
Residential Flats Architectural Competition WinnerA winning architectural design for a competition organised by the Cement Marketing Company Ltd. This perspective shows a five storey reinforced concrete residential flat
Modernist House, Sydenham HillA pair of photographs showing different angles of a modernist house at Sydenham Hill, designed in 1935 by architects Valentine Harding and Tecton
Modernist Bungalow, Whipsnade, InteriorA photograph of a hallway to a one storey modernist house in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, designed in 1936 by architects Berthold Romanovich Lubetkin and Tecton. Built in pre-cast reinforced concrete
Modernist Bungalow, WhipsnadeA pair of photographs showing a general view and a bird eye view of a one storey modernist house in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, designed in 1936 by architects Berthold Romanovich Lubetkin and Tecton
The King's House, Burhill, Surrey, architect Charles Beresford Marshall, built for King George V Date: 1936
Old House, Lyme RegisAn etching of an old, derelict three storey house in Lyme Regis, a town in west Dorset, England. Date: circa 1915
Christchurch Hall, OxfordEtching of Christchurch Hall, Oxford. Date: circa 1929
Fruit Stall TradersAn Aquatint showing some fruit stall merchants at a market, plying their trade. Date: circa 1929
Christchurch Cathedral, OxfordAn Etching of Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford, displaying Romanesque and English Gothic styles of architecture. Date: circa 1929
Field WorkersAn aquatint showing three workers, two women and one man on an expansive crop field. Date: circa 1929
The Pittsfield Building, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1910s
A fine townhouse on Angell Road, Brixton - Angell Town was an estate of houses for the wealthy laid out in the 1850's and 1860's with Wiltshire Road its main axis. Date: circa 1910s
Fred Storey, actor, in three different theatrical roles Date: 1890s
Fred Storey and Harry Grattan in The Vigilance Committee Date: 1890s
The Niagara, Niagara Falls, NY State, USA. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The hotel was built by Niagara Falls businessman Frank A
city wall and pagoda, Canton, Gunagzhou, Chinac.1900 vintage photograph: city wall and five storey pagoda, Canton, Gunagzhou, China
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a portrait of Countess Poulett, formerly the actress Sylvia Storey, who married Lord Poulett in 1908
Narrow street, washing hanging upper windows, ItalyVintage 19th century photograph: Narrow street in a town in Italy with washing hanging from upper storey windows
Miss Sylvia Storey, Countess PoulettCountess Poulett, formerly stage star Miss Sylvia Storey, photographed after the announcement of her engagement to Major Percy Hansen
Office building, Sidi Amor Ben Salem, Tunisia, North AfricaOffice building at Sidi Amor Ben Salem, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1910s
Countess Poulett, formerly the actress Sylvia Storey (1889-1947) remembered as a Gibson Girl and for her role of Lady Hamilton in, The Gay Gordons. Married the 7th Earl Poulett in 1908
Allyn House, New Plymouth, Pilgrams house 1621A 3 storey house, built by one of the pilgrim fathers in the construction of New Plymouth. A large wood framed house with a central chimney
Theatre in Silves, Algarve, southern PortugalTeatro Mascarenhas Gregorio in Silves, Algarve, southern Portugal, founded in 1909. Date: circa 1909
Bob Wyatt - English CricketerRobert Bob Elliott Storey Wyatt (1901-1995) - English cricket player. He played for Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and the English cricket team. Date: 1935
The Fisher Building, Chicago, USAThe 20-storey Neo-Gothic Fisher Building, 343 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, USA. Date: 1906
APPLEBYS HOIST (LIFT)Applebys direct-action hoist (hydraulic). Date: late 19th century
Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt - Finely Decorated FountainAbbassia, Cairo, Egypt - Finely Decorated Multi-storey Fountain. Abbassia contains the seat of Coptic Orthodox Church. Date: circa 1907
London Fire Brigade, Lacon ladders in use at house fireTwo 13.5 metre ladders being used to assist people to safety.at a fire involving a five storey terraced house in Clapham Common South Side, SW London
Chicago Worlds Fair - Electrical Building - Single- storey, many windowed building. Part of Box 282 Boswell Collection - Chicago Exposition. Date: 1893
London, England - Foreign Office Quadrangle - View across courtyard - two sides of Three Storey Building. Part of Box 23 Boswell Collection
Maseru Hospital, Basutoland, South AfricaMaseru Hospital, Basutoland (now Lesotho), South Africa. This two-storey sandstone building was constructed circa 1904 with approximately thirty beds. Date: circa 1904
Saint Marys Almshouses - Chichester, Sussex, St Marys Hospital in St Martins Square, Chichester is one of the oldest almshouses in the country and it is still in use today
Palmyra, Syria - The Tower of ElahbelThe Tower of Elahbel (also known as Tower 13, or Kubbet el Arus) a four-storey sandstone tower tomb near the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria
Cabinet War Rooms by G. H. DavisA drawing by G.H.Davis of the Cabinet War Rooms, the underground Headquarters of the Cabinet during World War II. These were situated 70 ft below Whitehall, London