Yard Collection (page 17)

Firefighter training, LFB HQ, Lambeth
Firefighter training at the London Fire Brigade HQ in Lambeth, with a man operating a hose at the top of the turntable ladder. Aerial view, probably taken from the top of the drill tower

Fire engine and drill tower, LFB HQ, Lambeth
Fire engine and drill tower at the London Fire Brigade HQ in Lambeth, with a training exercise in progress

Enlisting in Kitcheners Army at the start of World War I
On 6th August 1914 the House of Commons unanimously sanctioned an increase of the Army by 500, 000 men and recruiting for the first 100, 000 men of Kitcheners army began on 7th August

Firefighters with two fire engines
Firefighters of the London Borough of Bromley with two fire engines in a yard

Recruitment poster for the Public Schools Brigade, Royal Fusiliers, 118th Infantry Brigade. Hurry up, boys. Fill the ranks. Apply Central Recruiting Depot, Great Scotland Yard, Whitehall, SW

Training Ship HMS Conway - Boys on the Monkey Yard
The naval training ship HMS Conway was established in 1859 and for many years was moored on the River Mersey near Liverpool. Here, some of the ships boys are seen on the monkey yard. Date: 1898

Royal visit to Clydeside
Workers at the Fairfield Shipbuilding Yard cheer the arrival of King George V and Queen Mary (not in picture) during a royal visit to Glasgow Date: July 1914

Boats moored at Toughs Yard, Teddington

Potters at work, Japan
Potters at work in a yard, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Launch of Cunarder, Aquitania, by G. H. Davis
The launch of the year. First drawings of the gigantic Cunarder, the Aquitania, in the process of being built on the Clyde. Above: a cross section

Favourite RAF targets in Germany by G. H. Davis
Favourite RAF targets for disorganising German transport -- Kiel naval base, Hamm railway marshalling yard and the Dortmund-Ems Canal. Date: 1940

Ladder drill at LFB Southwark HQ. Date: early 20th century

NFS (London Region) fire brigade display at Lambeth, WW2
During 1942 and 1943, 23 air raids occurred over the London Region, but they were light in character. The firefighters of the NFS needed to be kept in a state of constant readiness

GLC-LFB - Junior firemen at Shoreditch fire station
The London junior firemen scheme started in 1964. Here they give a PE demonstration at the formal opening of the new Shoreditch Fire Station

Poultry yard 1895
Three children feeding the chickens. Date: 1895

Archaelogical Institute Annual Meeting at Rochester, 1863
A commerative page in the Illustrated London News, marking the Archaelogical Institute of Great Britain and Irelands annual meeting at Rochester, July 1863

Athletics event for under-elevens, Seaford, Sussex
An athletics event, a 100-yard sprint for under-elevens at Seaford, East Sussex. The boys stand ready for the starting signal. Date: 1934

Woman filling kettle from outdoor tap, Newhaven, Sussex
A woman filling a kettle from an outdoor tap at Newhaven, East Sussex. Date: 1920s

Back Yard in St Johns Wood, London
Backyard of terraced houses in St. Johns Wood, London, in the 1930s with various bits of furniture in the backyard Date: 1930s

Women textile workers, Scotland
Women working in the rural textile industry, Scotland

Woman in back yard with two cats
A woman in a back yard with two cats sitting on a chair

Workman standing in a yard
A workman in waistcoat and trousers, standing in a yard with a sack on a trolley behind him. Two other men look out from a doorway

Elderly workman in a yard
An elderly workman standing in a yard

Workman in overalls with barrel
A middle-aged workman in overalls, standing next to a barrel

Workman with spade
A middle-aged workman standing in a yard with a large spade

Workman in apron with barrels
A workman in a dirty apron stands smiling, surrounded by barrels

Woman and boy with two cats
A woman and a boy watch two cats drinking milk from a saucer in a back yard

Woman sweeping a yard
A woman sweeping a yard outside a barn

Jeep undergoing repair
A jeep in a yard, undergoing repair

Vehicles awaiting repair
Vehicles in a yard, waiting to be repaired, or perhaps they are beyond repair and are being held for spare parts

Two men in a vehicle park, with lorries, cars and vans

London Fire Brigade motorised pump
A London Fire Brigade motorised pump

Recruits training at Lambeth HQ. Date: 1930s

Balloon being filled with gas
Balloon in a yard, being filled with gas from a barrel in preparation for flight. Date: late 18th century

Scotland Yard 1808
Scotland Yard before the coppers took it over... Date: 1808

Westminster in 1808
An amazingly rustic view of Westminster in the early 19th century : in the foreground is the timber-yard on Millbank, Tothill Fields in the distance. Date: 1808

Westminster Parliament
The old Parliament buildings seen from Old Palace Yard : they will be destroyed by fire in 1834, giving place to the present magnificent edifice. Date: 1829

Westminster Deans Yard
Deans Yard, looking north towards the Abbey. Date: circa 1860

Westminster Old P Yard
Old Palace Yard Date: 1796

Scotland Yard C18
Scotland Yard in the 18th century had yet to acquire its present reputation. Date: circa 1720

Paris Quai Des Orfevres
The quai des Orfevres (goldsmiths) on the Ile de la Cite, is the location for Pariss police headquarters - the equivalent of Londons Scotland Yard. Date: 1830

Paris Quai Orfevres
Here on the Ile de la Cite is located the headquarters of the Paris police - their equivalent of Englands Scotland Yard : Commissaire Maigret works here... Date: 1830

Women helped during the Great Strike 1926
In Mrs Loefflers canteen at Scotland House. Lady volunteers, including Lady Louis Mountbatten, feeding Special Constables, who had come to Scotland Yard to report, while on duty

Deans Yard, Westminster
Steps in the corner of Deans Yard, Westminster, London, England. Date: early 1930s

French Prison
The yard of a modern French prison. Date: early 1930s

Trainee Traffic Police
A group of British traffic policeman learning hand signals in a training yard. Date: early 1930s

Crazy Paving Vicar
This vicar and his pretty little girl assistant are laying paving in a church yard in Hampstead, North London, England. Date: early 1930s

Tea for Teddy
A little girl treats her rather large teddy bear to high tea in her back yard! Date: early 1930s

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