Street Collection (page 7)

Aire Street, Knottingley, West Yorkshire. Sadly, all of the buildings pictured (apart from the distant St. Botolphs Church)

Old Towngate - Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
Old Towngate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. Holmfirth has become well known as the location of the situation comedy Last of the Summer Wine

Darley Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England Date: circa 1907

East Croydon Railway Station Date: 1905

Wonder Street, Newbiggin, Musselburgh, Scotland Date: 1909

MFB North Kensington fire station, West London
North Kensington was one of the latter fire stations to be built by the MFB in 1882 prior to the creation of the London County Council in 1889

LCC-LFB Old Kent Road fire station, SE London
Built by the London County Council, Old Kent Road fire station was located at 306-308 Old Kent Road, SE1. The station closed in 1969 when the new station was opened on the opposite side of the road

LCC-LFB Cannon Street fire station, City of London
Cannon Street fire station was opened in 1906. Seen here are its three appliances on the station forecourt. Fire brigade horses had now been replaced by motorised fire appliances

Firefighters at the scene of a fire, Wildcroft Manor
Firefighters at the scene of a fire at Wildcroft Manor, Putney Heath, SW London

LCC-MFB, HQ station, Southwark SE1
The new headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) opened in 1878 under its Chief Officer Captain Eyre Massey Shaw

NFS (London Region) Pimlico V1 bombing attack, WW2
The aftermath of a V1 flying bomb attack in Winchester Street, Pimlico. NFS firefighters join other rescue workers at the scene

Liverpool birds eye view, 1886
A magnificent birds eye view of Liverpool from the Mersey in 1886, showing the then-new public buildings, at the time of Queen Victorias visit to the Liverpool Exhibition

Cardiff Workhouse, Cowbridge Road, Cardiff
The Cardiff Union workhouse (left) on Cowbridge Road, Cardiff. In the street are a tram, horses and carts, pedestrians and a cyclist. Date: circa 1911

German machine gun in street, Grandpre, France, WW1
German machine gun in a street in Grandpre, north eastern France, during the First World War. American troops of the 312nd Machine Gun Company, 78th Division, eventually entered the town

The Eastcastle Street Robbery, 1952
A page from the Illustrated London News, detailing the Eastcastle Street Robbery of 1952, when a Post Office van was hijacked and its contents, 200, 000 in soiled notes, were stolen

Clovelly, Devon
High Street, Clovelly, Devon. Date: 1916

Brentford High Street
The High Street, Brentford. Date: early 20th century

Margaret Murray recruiting for the Jacobites, 1745
Margaret Fergusson Murray, Jacobite supporter and wife of (later turncoat) John Murray of Broughton, recruits supporters to the cause and distributes white cockades, the symbol of the Jacobite cause

Living Room, Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, London
Living Room of 221B Baker Street, part of a Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, London, reconstructed by Michael Weight. A dummy version of the man himself can be seen in the far window. Date: 1951

Mint Street Workhouse, Southwark, south London
View of the entrance (right of centre) to the St Saviours Union workhouse on Mint Street, Southwark, south London. Passers-by include a man carrying a small child

Advertisement for Libertys new shops, London
An advertisement for Libertys new shops about to open in Argyll Place, off Regent Street, London. Liberty & Co have had the exterior and interior built in 16th century style

The Holloway, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Scene in Gloucester Terrace, The Holloway, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, decorated with flags and bunting to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII

Front Street, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of Front Street and Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. A group of children stand near the prow of a large ship, moored on the shingle

St. Regis Hotel, New York
St. Regis Hotel on Fifth Avenue and 55th Street, New York City, America

The Nile is Egypt, Cooks Nile Steamers
Poster or handbill advertising Cooks Nile Steamers, the best way to explore Egypts ancient splendour and modern charm. Showing an ancient monument with hieroglyphics, with two men in Egyptian dress

Poplar Workhouse, East London
A side view of one of the blocks of the Poplar Union workhouse, located on Poplar High Street, East London

Bayham Street, Camden, London (Dickens)
16 (now 161) Bayham Street, Camden, London - home to John Dickens and his family, who moved here from Chatham in 1823. Also the residence of Mr Micawber

Union Workhouse, Halifax, West Yorkshire
The Halifax Union workhouse on Gibbet Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire. After 1930, it became St Johns Public Assistance Institution

Yankee Stadium - New York
A view of the extreior Indiana limestone facade and main entrance of the original Yankee Stadium in The Bronx in New York City

St Georges Square, Pimlico, London - with a coal delivery (from the wagons in the middle distance) in operation

St Georges Square, Pimlico, London - the east side viewed from the Embankmant

Claverton Street Chapel, Pimlico, London (now demolished)

Portrait of Winston Churchill
A colour tinted photograph of Winston Churchill stood in the gardens of 10 Downing Street during the second world war

CRANLEIGH - 1925
High Street Cranleigh Surrey

Redcar High Street and Clock Tower, shops such as Dixons and Freeman, Hardy Willis and an advert for the Redcar Literary Institute and its various activities

Dublin / Rotunda Hospital
Originally known as The Dublin Lying-In Hospital founded in 1745 by Bartholomew Mosse (designed by James Gandon)

Street Scene 1950S
Scene outside Gants Hill underground station near Ilford, Essex

Grimsby Street
Busy scene at the Old Market Place and Corn Exchange at Grimsby, Humberside, England

Punch & Judy in Street
Grown-ups and children gather round a Punch & Judy in the street

Letchworth / Hillshott
Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire: Hillshott, a street of small houses

Street Accordionists
Selected from the ranks of Londons street artists, these musicians perform on the kerb for a BBC broadcast

Llandudno / Mostyn Street
Llandudno: Mostyn Street

Selfridges, London 1909
Selfridges, Oxford Street, London

Hitchin, Herts 1940S
The corner of Bridge Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, where the speed limit for W.D. (War Department) vehicles is 15 m.p.h. A horse and cart keeps strictly to this limit

Dandies / Beau Brummel
BEAU BRUMMELL In Londons Bond Street Brummell, after being ignored by the Prince Regent (George IV) asks Lord Moira, Whos your fat friend ?

Angel Islington 1930S
A cyclist stops and takes in the night-time scene as a policeman directs the traffic at the crossroads on Upper Street, the Angel Islington, London

England / Ipswich
Cornhill, Ipswich

England / Ashford / Kent
ASHFORD, KENT The High Street

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