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Workings Collection

Background imageWorkings Collection: Cutaway Diagram of the V-1 Flying Bomb; Second World War

Cutaway Diagram of the V-1 Flying Bomb; Second World War
Cutaway diagram of the German V-1 Flying Bomb, showing the inner workings of this rocket propelled bomb, 1944

Background imageWorkings Collection: D Napier and Son - Deltic

D Napier and Son - Deltic
General arrangement of Deltic 18-11B MTB Driving End

Background imageWorkings Collection: Machine gun diagrams

Machine gun diagrams
Full page diagrams and illustration showing the workings of the Hotchkiss and Lewis machine-guns, used widely by the British army during World War I

Background imageWorkings Collection: Safety Lamps / 1826

Safety Lamps / 1826
Diagrams showing the workings of Stephensons Lamp (1 - 4), and Davys Lamp (5, on the right)

Background imageWorkings Collection: Porthgain lime workings, Pembrokeshire, West Wales

Porthgain lime workings, Pembrokeshire, West Wales
View of Porthgain lime workings on the Pembrokeshire coast, West Wales. Limestone was shipped in from South Pembrokeshire to produce lime

Background imageWorkings Collection: Clock Mechanism, 1737

Clock Mechanism, 1737
A diagram of the inner workings of a clock

Background imageWorkings Collection: Cornish China Clay Dumps

Cornish China Clay Dumps
China Clay dumps and flooded disused workings, near Bugle, Cornwall, England

Background imageWorkings Collection: Coniston Copper Mine Lake District Victorian period

Coniston Copper Mine Lake District Victorian period Date: 19th century

Background imageWorkings Collection: Copper and tin mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall

Copper and tin mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall
A copper and tin mine at Botallack, St Just, Cornwall -- the workings extend beneath the sea for about 1 km. Date: 1869

Background imageWorkings Collection: Power and control in R101

Power and control in R101
The first diesel-engined airship: power and control in R101. Illustrations of some of the features of R101: a power car, the chart room, and mooring arrangements

Background imageWorkings Collection: GWR construction work at Pontlliw, South Wales

GWR construction work at Pontlliw, South Wales
Construction work taking place on the Great Western Railway near the village of Pontlliw, near Swansea, Glamorgan, South Wales

Background imageWorkings Collection: GWR workings on a railway line in South Wales

GWR workings on a railway line in South Wales
Navvies working on a Great Western Railway line embankment, somewhere in South Wales. The navvy hut can be seen in the distance on the left

Background imageWorkings Collection: Work in a Coal Mine

Work in a Coal Mine
Various workings of a coal mine in Northumberland, England

Background imageWorkings Collection: The German as a grenadier 1918

The German as a grenadier 1918
Two distinct kinds of grenades were used by the Germans in World War One, these were namely, those which rely on explosive effect alone, and those which supplement by bursting into fragments

Background imageWorkings Collection: D Napier and Son - Bristol centaurus

D Napier and Son - Bristol centaurus
Bristol Centaurus 661 engine

Background imageWorkings Collection: Early Motor Cars - diagram of first petrol-driven car

Early Motor Cars - diagram of first petrol-driven car
Early Motor Cars - diagram of the workings of the first petrol-driven car

Background imageWorkings Collection: Mine or quarry workings, Mam Tor, Victorian period

Mine or quarry workings, Mam Tor, Victorian period

Background imageWorkings Collection: Sawing Timber - India

Sawing Timber - India. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWorkings Collection: D Napier and Son - Special projects

D Napier and Son - Special projects
Helicopter gas generator integral with rotor

Background imageWorkings Collection: Building Panama canal, Canal workings, railway

Building Panama canal, Canal workings, railway
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Canal workings, railway

Background imageWorkings Collection: Building Panama canal, Canal workings

Building Panama canal, Canal workings
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Canal workings

Background imageWorkings Collection: Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, Kent

Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, Kent
Father shows his daughter the workings of a steam locomotive on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, Kent. Date: circa 1950

Background imageWorkings Collection: D Napier and Son - Turbocharger prints

D Napier and Son - Turbocharger prints
Napier turbocharger. Type NA-150

Background imageWorkings Collection: D Napier and Son - Nomad

D Napier and Son - Nomad
Napier 5000 BHP E124 aero engine

Background imageWorkings Collection: D Napier and Son - Sabre E107

D Napier and Son - Sabre E107
Gear idler LH sleeve & blower drive

Background imageWorkings Collection: D Napier and Son - Special projects

D Napier and Son - Special projects
Breguet scheme for augmented lift

Background imageWorkings Collection: D Napier and Son - Gazelle

D Napier and Son - Gazelle
Gazelle Mk. 10101 ECU. Air diagram 6983

Background imageWorkings Collection: D Napier and Son - Sabre I, II & V

D Napier and Son - Sabre I, II & V
Diagrammatic Layout of Hobson-RAE. Master Control Injector Type: NS2 & NS4

Background imageWorkings Collection: D Napier and Son - Turbocharger

D Napier and Son - Turbocharger
Napier na 450 Turbo-charger

Background imageWorkings Collection: D Napier and Son - Hercules

D Napier and Son - Hercules
Bristol Hercules 730 Engine TP1536

Background imageWorkings Collection: D Napier and Son - Sealion

D Napier and Son - Sealion
60-0 Power MTB Section through Camshaft Drives

Background imageWorkings Collection: Inside a cabinet piano, Broadwood piano factory, London 1842

Inside a cabinet piano, Broadwood piano factory, London 1842
The action or internal mechanism of a cabinet pianoforte, Broadwood piano factory, Horseferry Road, Westminster, London. 1842

Background imageWorkings Collection: Wheel cutting at a clock factory, Moore and Co, London 1842

Wheel cutting at a clock factory, Moore and Co, London 1842
Wheel cutting at a clock factory, Moore and Co, Clerkenwell Close, London. 1842

Background imageWorkings Collection: Clock of St Anns Church, Limehouse, East London 1842

Clock of St Anns Church, Limehouse, East London 1842
A man operating the workings of the clock belonging to St Anns Church, Limehouse, East London, to illustrate an article about a church clock factory and bell foundry, Moore and Co. 1842

Background imageWorkings Collection: Early Motor Cars - First Vee-Type Daimler Engine

Early Motor Cars - First Vee-Type Daimler Engine, 1889. 1889

Background imageWorkings Collection: Robot Godfrey at Health of the People exhibition 1948

Robot Godfrey at Health of the People exhibition 1948
Front cover of the Illustrated London News, 15th May 1948 showing Godfrey, the mechanical man at the Health of the People exhibition at Marble Arch in 1948

Background imageWorkings Collection: Mechanism of the Great Cloak 1857

Mechanism of the Great Cloak 1857
In 1851, Edmund Beckett Denison designed the mechanism for the clock of the Palace of Westminster (the Houses of Parliament in London), responsible for the chimes of Big Ben. Date: 1857

Background imageWorkings Collection: INTERIOR OF POCKET WATCH

INTERIOR OF POCKET WATCH
The internal workings of a pocket or wrist-watch, showing the complicated positioning of the wheels and catches. The watch is by LeCoutre (Swiss)

Background imageWorkings Collection: Interiors of National Laboratory of Psychical Research

Interiors of National Laboratory of Psychical Research
Photographs of the interiors and workings of the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, London. Photograph of seance room at the NLPR

Background imageWorkings Collection: WW2 poster, Flying Bomb or Doodlebug

WW2 poster, Flying Bomb or Doodlebug
WW2 Air Ministry poster, Flying Bomb or Doodlebug seen in cross-section. Date: 1944

Background imageWorkings Collection: Details of the V2 rocket bomb by G. H. Davis

Details of the V2 rocket bomb by G. H. Davis
Details of the German V2 rocket bomb, comparing its size with a V1, a house and a London bus. A comparison of its fuel economy with a Lancaster bomber

Background imageWorkings Collection: Two boys playing in old washing machine

Two boys playing in old washing machine
Two young lads fooling about with (and inside!) an old washing machine. Perhaps they were harbouring dreams of a career in plumbing at this stage?!

Background imageWorkings Collection: Cornish Tin Mine Engine House & Workings, England

Cornish Tin Mine Engine House & Workings, England
Cornish Tin Mine Engine House & Workings, Cornwall, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageWorkings Collection: The Desideratum shotgun by Cogswell & Harrison

The Desideratum shotgun by Cogswell & Harrisons new hammerless gun Date: 1882

Background imageWorkings Collection: Cross-section of a U-boat engine room

Cross-section of a U-boat engine room Date: circa 1940s

Background imageWorkings Collection: Railway tunnel, Oakeley Slate Quarry, North Wales

Railway tunnel, Oakeley Slate Quarry, North Wales
Entrance to a railway tunnel, built in 1879, which goes right under the main workings of Oakeley Slate Quarry, Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales

Background imageWorkings Collection: MINE WORKINGS / 1880 S

MINE WORKINGS / 1880 S
The workings of a mine, showing miners at the coal face and the coal being transported by pony

Background imageWorkings Collection: Interior of a 16th century mill

Interior of a 16th century mill in operation. 16th century

Background imageWorkings Collection: The Reef, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

The Reef, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
The Reef (looking west), Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, with mining dumps (Robinson Deep) in the middle distance. Date: circa 1930

Background imageWorkings Collection: Views of Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Views of Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa -- De Beers diamond mines, searching tables, original mine workings. Date: 1899

Background imageWorkings Collection: View of English Workings

View of English Workings
A general view of the English workings in St Margarets Bay, near Dover, Date: circa 1882

Background imageWorkings Collection: English Workings 1

English Workings 1
English workings - the Abbots Cliff tunnel on the English coast where some of the preliminary experimental workings took place. Date: circa 1884

Background imageWorkings Collection: Goldfield, Nevada, USA

Goldfield, Nevada, USA
General view of Goldfield, Nevada, USA, a gold mining area, viewed from Columbia Mountain, showing Mohawk Mine, Combination Mine and Mill, Florence Mine. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageWorkings Collection: Traction Engine, Corrugated Iron Houses & Diamond Mine Worki

Traction Engine, Corrugated Iron Houses & Diamond Mine Worki
Traction Engine, Corrugated Iron Houses and Diamond Mine Workings, Roodepoort, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Date: 1900s

Background imageWorkings Collection: Under Town Hall, Bilston, Staffordshire

Under Town Hall, Bilston, Staffordshire
Under Town Hall, Bilston, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. Old Colliery Workings & Miners Date: 1906

Background imageWorkings Collection: Proposed Channel Tunnel, 1880

Proposed Channel Tunnel, 1880
The proposed channel tunnel with three engravings showing the preliminary experimental workings at Sangatte on the French coast, Ness Point, St

Background imageWorkings Collection: Proposed Channel Tunnel, works at Sangatte

Proposed Channel Tunnel, works at Sangatte
The works at Sangatte on the French coast for the proposed Channel Tunnel in 1876, described in The Graphic as, " this gigantic and long-talked of scheme, "

Background imageWorkings Collection: Sectional view of gun-house and decks by G. H. Davis

Sectional view of gun-house and decks by G. H. Davis
From the Fleet: naval notes of the week. Showing a sectional view through a gun-house of a ship and the decks below. Date: 1914

Background imageWorkings Collection: A Robot to Teach Physiology by G. H. Davis

A Robot to Teach Physiology by G. H. Davis
One of the novel exhibits on display at the Schoolboys Exhibition at the New Horticultural Hall, London in the Winter of 1928-9; a metal robot which explained the workings of the heart, lungs

Background imageWorkings Collection: British soldier demonstrates gun to American troops, WW1

British soldier demonstrates gun to American troops, WW1
A British machine gunner demonstrates the workings of a gun to American troops on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageWorkings Collection: Pluto Pipe-Lines across the Channel by G. H. Davis

Pluto Pipe-Lines across the Channel by G. H. Davis
Series of illustrations showing the workings of the Pluto ( Pipe Line Under The Ocean ) pipes across the English Channel which pumped millions of gallons of petrol from Great Britain to France during

Background imageWorkings Collection: TIME FLIES

TIME FLIES
Time flies... a fly muses on the workings of a watch. Date: early 1930s

Background imageWorkings Collection: Portrait of F Whittle & workings of jet engine

Portrait of F Whittle & workings of jet engine

Background imageWorkings Collection: Blitz in City of London -- bomb crater, WW2

Blitz in City of London -- bomb crater, WW2
Blitz in the City of London -- devastation caused after a heavy explosive bomb caused a vast crater and opened up underground workings after an air raid during the night

Background imageWorkings Collection: GWR locomotive, Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

GWR locomotive, Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Four railway workers with a Great Western Railway locomotive, Amesbury, at Treffgarne, Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Background imageWorkings Collection: Derelict slate workings, Nantlle Valley, North Wales

Derelict slate workings, Nantlle Valley, North Wales
View through an open window of derelict slate workings in the Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. When an industry dies, the area dies too, and only the pollution is left

Background imageWorkings Collection: Captain Rostron watch workings

Captain Rostron watch workings
The inner workings of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912

Background imageWorkings Collection: Gold in the Land of the Nile. Ancient Workings in the Easter

Gold in the Land of the Nile. Ancient Workings in the Easter
Photograph of ancient egyptian diggings for gold

Background imageWorkings Collection: Gold Mine in Brazil. The Morro Velho Mine - Stoping Section

Gold Mine in Brazil. The Morro Velho Mine - Stoping Section
Engraving of a cross section of mine workings showing shafts, water wheel, pillars of lode stone and the sump shaft

Background imageWorkings Collection: Gold in the Land of the Nile. Ancient Gold Crushing Mills

Gold in the Land of the Nile. Ancient Gold Crushing Mills
Gold mining was established in Ancient Egypt and there exist many ancient gold mine workings and these mills for crushing the ore

Background imageWorkings Collection: Boy Studying Clock 1879

Boy Studying Clock 1879
A boy spends his spare time fruitfully by studying the workings of a clock

Background imageWorkings Collection: Kimberley Diamond Mine

Kimberley Diamond Mine
The open-cast diamond mine at Kimberley, South Africa : the buildings at the top give an idea of the immense scale of the workings

Background imageWorkings Collection: French Chunnel Workings

French Chunnel Workings
French workings at Sangatte

Background imageWorkings Collection: French Stone Quarry

French Stone Quarry
Horses drag a wagon-load of stone from a French quarry : a massive windlass is used to raise the stone from the workings to the road

Background imageWorkings Collection: Visiting Chunnel Works 3

Visiting Chunnel Works 3
A tram carries visitors to the English workings to the limits of current activity

Background imageWorkings Collection: A fantasy clockmaker

A fantasy clockmaker, dressed up in a costume made of clocks and clockmaking equipment

Background imageWorkings Collection: Severn Tunnel Flooded

Severn Tunnel Flooded
When water breaks through into the workings of the Severn Tunnel, diver Lambert penetrates the heading to close a door isolating the affected section

Background imageWorkings Collection: Thames Tunnel Accident

Thames Tunnel Accident
The fatal accident of January 1828 - water breaks into the workings and floods the partially completed tunnel



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