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The Main Entrance - The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Date: 1913
Please, Mr Policeman, where is Father Christmas by MataniaIn the centre of London, close to Piccadilly Circus, two children stop a policeman from directing traffic to ask him where Father Christmas is
Altrincham Railway Station - Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Date: 1903
Sub-station with taxis and crews, WW2A typical London Fire Brigade sub-station watch and their equipment. Taxis were used as makeshift fire engines which towed trailer pumps
Western Airways Ltd PosterPoster, Norman Edgar Western Airways Ltd, Bristol to Cardiff Air Express, 15 minutes, 9 shillings and sixpence single fare
Pleasure Flights Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Bembridge Farm Aerodrome at any time by arrangement at the farm
The Custom House, Belfast - a view of the buildings and horse taxis and drivers outside. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s
View of the main entrance to Waterloo Station, LondonView of the famous main entrance to Waterloo Station, London. According to the clock, it is 11:10 in the morning, when most people are already at work. A row of taxis waits outside. Date: circa 1930s
Hastings, East Sussex - The Albert Memorial in the town centre
The Girl in the Taxi by F Fenn and A WimperisPromotional postcard for The Girl in the Taxi adapted by Frederick Fenn & Arthur Wimperis from Die Keusche Susanne (Wilhelm-Theater, Magdeburg, 26/2/1910) by George Okonkowski; music Jean Gilbert
Charing Cross Station & obeliskThe Victorian replica of the Eleanor Cross at London Charing Cross station, surrounded by taxi cars
Chile - Santiago - Mapocho StationChile - Santiago - The elegant and attractive front of Mapocho Station. Now a cultural centre. Date: circa 1910s
Stationary traffic along a busy Piccadilly at night, showing a London taxi cab for hire, and the illuminated signs of Piccadilly Circus in the background in London
London St. Pancras Railway Station probably 1920/30s
London Fleet Street Victorian period
A London Growler Cab Victorian period
London Regent Street early 1900s
London Hansom Cab Victorian period
Euston Railway Sation, London
Euston Station London early 1900s
Burnley Centre in 1880
Cambridge Market Place, early 1900s
Regent Street, London, EnglandRegent Street, London - looking north toward Oxford Circus with Dickins and Jones Department Store (right), which traded between 1835 and 2007. Date: circa 1909
Market Square, Johannesburg, South Africa. Date: 1905
Taxis at Piccadilly Circus, London Date: 1945
Bank Street, Ottawa, Canada Date: circa 1920s
Hawker Siddeley HS. 125 Series 1B/522 G-DJMJHawker Siddeley HS.125 Series 1B/522 G-DJMJ (msn 25106), of Goodman Air Taxis (MAM Aviation), at London Heathrow Airport. Date: circa 1985
First professional female chauffeur 1909Sheila O Neill, the first professional female chauffeur in London, photographed in her car, with a medical accident emergency case on the seat next to her that reads " Miss Sheilah O
London Bridge, Great Cab Strike 1853The Great Cab Strike: The rush for omnibuses, at the South-Eastern Railway Terminus, London Bridge. Date: 1853
Euston Arch, entrance to the station, LondonThe Euston Arch an original entrance to the Euston railway station, designed by Philip Hardwick in late 1830s, London Date: 1900
Euston Station - London 1895Inside the Euston Railway Station, London, view from platform. Date: 1895
Managing Director of Welbeck Minicabs accepts new fleet carsMr Sidney Goldberg, the Managing Director of Welbeck Minicabs of London, accepts the first of his new fleet of 300 Ford Cortinas. 1963
First motorised taxi cab in Liverpool 1906First motorised taxi cab in Liverpool, with drivers and mechanic. Date: 1906
Standing in the rainA crowd of people with umbrellas waiting in the rain for taxis. Illustration from the Womans Home Companion April 1923. Artist anon. Date: 1923
Turkish Porter with a heavy load - Istanbul, Turkey1964
Big Ben and Houses of Parliament - Inset portrait of BalfourTower of Big Ben and Houses of Parliament - inset portrait of Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour and Conservative Prime Minister between 1902-1905. Date: circa 1904
Westminster Abbey - viewed from the end of WhitehallWestminster Abbey, London - viewed from the end of Whitehall across Parliament Square. Date: circa 1910
Statue of Queen Victoria - Queen Victoria Street, London - at the Northern end of Blackfriars Bridge. Date: circa 1905
Kingsway, London, runs north from The Strand to High HolbornKingsway, London - running north from The Strand to High Holborn, built 1899-1905 Date: 1934
Westminster Abbey, London - with the Victoria Tower (part of the Houses of Parliament) visible in the background. Date: 1910s
Railway Station, Tokyo, JapanThe Tokyo Central Railway Station - Japanese Government Railways, Tokyo, Japan. Date: 1937
Male and female police officers on duty in London, walking along a pavement with traffic on the road in the background. The WPC (Siobhan Clark)
Busy main road in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 5 lanes with mixture of taxis and ordinary cars, H finished and unfinished building blocks, people walking on the pavement Date: 1980
Soho, London - Wardour Street and Old Compton Street W1Soho, London - corner of Wardour Street and Old Compton Street W1, with traffic. 1973
Landing stage, Ashar Creek, Basra, Iraq, with boats (water taxis). Date: circa 1918
Paris, France - Boulevard Montmartre, bus and pedestrians with horse cabs. Date: circa 1905
Place de la Breche, Constantine, AlgeriaAerial view of Place de la Breche (Gap Square), Constantine, Algeria, with taxi rank. Date: circa 1925
Avro Lancaster Mk VII NX611 Aeronavale BankstownAvro Lancaster Mk VII NX611 in French Naval Air Arm livery at Bankstown in Sydney Australia. Eventually restored and bought in 1983 by the Panton Brothers she is now named Just Jane
Miss Susan Dudley Ryder, Londons 1st lady taxi driver, WW1Miss Susan Dudley Ryder, who had the distinction of being Londons first female taxi driver, aving passed all the driving tests
The advent of women at the polls, 1929Two sophisticated and fashionable ladies in heels, cloche hats and fur trimmed coats alight from a taxi at a polling station where they will vote for the first time in the General Election of May
Franz Graf Von ThurnFRANZ graf von THURN UND TAXIS (Ruggiano de Tassis) Italian- German entrepreneur who established communications system for the Empire, laid foundations of family fortune. Date: 16TH CENTURY
WW2 - Prams with possessions return with Evacuees going homeWW2 - Prams containing possessions return to Euston, London, following Evacuees heading home after the passing of the V1 and V2 rocket attack scare - September 1944. Date: 1944
The Six Princesses of LuxembourgThe Princesses of Luxembourg (from right): Marie-Adelaide, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg - Hilda, Princess of Schwarzenberg - Antoinette
LCC-LFB Auxiliary Fire Service vehicles, WW2AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) vehicles. The onset of WW2 brought about a vast expansion of the London Fire Brigade to deal with the anticipated enemy bombing of London
LCC-LFB Car crash, SW LondonThe Brigade attending the scene of a car crash in Cromwell Road, SW London involving three vehicles
Izmir, Turkey - Place Fassoula with TaxisHorse-drawn Taxis (Hacks) at Place Fassoula, Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey
Pall Mall, London - Horse Taxi cabs passing The Reform Club (right). Date: circa 1905
Fleet Street - looking west from Ludgate Circus, London - at the time of this photograph, the majority of the buildings and offices were used for Editorial, Printing and Publishing works
Ludgate Circus and St Pauls Cathedral, London Date: circa 1960s
Condado-Vanderbilt Hotel, San Juan, Puerto RicoCondado-Vanderbilt Hotel, Ashford Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico, North Atlantic Ocean. Back of a postcard, with prices and other details. It was built in 1919 in Spanish Revival style
Hyde Park Corner - London - Horse Cabs and Early MotorcarHyde Park Corner - London - Horse Cabs and an Early Motorcar. Date: 1912
Soho, London - Charing Cross Road WC2 - Astoria Theatre. 1973
Von Brandis Street, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1930
Shipquay Place and Old Guns, Londonderry - a street scene with people and on the left, the city wall and guns and on the right a lot of horse taxis
Poster, Air Taxis, always at your service, sure, speedy and satisfactory. Scottish Motor Traction Co Ltd. 20th century
Tokyo Central Railway Station, JapanThe Tokyo Central Railway Station - Japanese Government Railways, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1910s
Brompton Oratory, London - with cab rankThe Brompton Oratory, London - with cab rank. Date: circa 1910s
Hyde Park Corner with Royal inset portraits of King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (of Teck) (1865-1953) published in the Kings Coronation year. Date: 1910
Taxis outside Victoria & Albert Museum, Kensington, LondonTaxis (Unic Landaulette with white wall tyres) outside the Victoria & Albert Museum, Kensington, London. Date: circa 1910
Annunciation to the shepherds. Book of hours Tour et Taxis, 15th century. Chateau of Chantilly. France
Thurn & Taxis MailcoachMail coaches of the Thurn & Taxis mail service at Frankfurt, Germany. Date: circa 1830
Louise Thurn und TaxisLouose, countess von Thurn und Taxis in the 16th century, Count Roger of Thurn und Taxis set up a German mail service. Date: 17th Century
New Pullman Car, near Langham Place, LondonNew Pullman Car running between Portland Place and Queens Gate in London. Seen here in Langham Place, with All Souls Church and the Queens Hall in the background. Date: circa 1910
Place de la Gare - Bizerte, Tunisia, North Africa - The Northernmost city in Africa. Date: circa 1910s
Railway station, Haarlem, North Holland, NetherlandsRailway station and street scene with taxi rank, Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands. Date: circa 1910s
Vintage Landaulet Taxis/Cars 2 x Fiat and an OM Officine Meccaniche, Thought to be in Italy. Date: 1920s
Piccadilly Circus just before Theatre-time on a June eveningCars, taxis and horse-drawn cabs jostle for position around Eros in Piccadilly Circus as society leaves restaurants and make their way to Londons West End theatres
Dignity & Impudence by H. M. BatemanAn arrogant looking taxi cab driver, enjoys a rest and a cigar, ignoring the signal of a potential customer across the street - a humorous comment on the attitude of London taxi drivers during
The Education of the Masses, War Economy, Douglas MacKenzieIllustration showing the mass of entertainment and amusements on offer to the London population during the First World War, despite the fact the country was supposed to be practising war economy
Turcos in taxicabs in Senlis, World War OneThe taxicab in war. German occupiers of the town of Senlis, in France, in World War One, surprised by a dash of Turcos (native French colonial Algerian troops) who whirled into the town in taxicabs
Female taxi drivers in cab shelter, WW1 by Annie FishHumorous impression of lady taxi drivers drinking tea in a cab shelter and charming the cabmen official. The Taxi Drivers Union objected to women taxi cab drivers during the First World War
Female taxi drivers, WW1 by Annie FishHumorous illustration by Annie Fish in The Tatler showing a tongue-in-cheek impression of women taxi drivers during the First World War, more concerned with adjusting make up than driving
A woman chauffeur, WW1A Miss Webber, the first motor cab driver to be trained and employed by a London cab company due to the shortage of male drivers
Cars in the Mall bearing debs to court presentationsA familiar sight in central London during the Season - a long line of cars snaking its way up the Mall towards Buckingham Palace
