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THE QE2The RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 ( QE2 ), Cunard Line Ocean Liner, flagship of the line from 1969 to 2004. Date: 1977
Llandudno DonkeysA mother and her children enjoy riding on the donkeys at Llandudno beach, Wales. Date: early 1960s
NFS (Salvage Corps) working at a fire, with salvage sheets protecting goods and equipment from water damage
NFS 60ft hand-operated turntable ladder, WW2An Austin K4-Merryweather 60 foot hand-operated turntable ladder (TL). A total of 50 such appliances were built and mounted on Austin K4 chassis for the Home Office between 1942 and 1943
Bedford Heavy Unit in the NFS (London Region)About 1000 of the pumps were built on a Bedford chassis and most were capable of pumping water at 700 gallons per minute. Here a heavy unit and crew are undertaking hose drills at Lambeth
OLD WEMBLEY STADIUMThe famous twin towers of Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England. Originally built for the British Empire Exhibition (1924), they were sadly demolished in 2002. Date: completed 1924
London Salvage Corps at work with salvage sheetsThe London Salvage Corps were financed by the Insurance Companies and were not part of the London Fire Brigade. However they operated in concert with the Brigade
Holiday Camp ChaletsChildren playing in the sand on the beach in front of a row of yellow chalets at a British holiday camp. Date: 1960s
Traffic WardenA London traffic warden issuing a parking ticket to a hapless motorist. Not a popular profession. Date: 1980
Wells Cathedral, Somerset, England, was begun between 1183 and 1192 and was completed in 1260. Date: 12th - 13th century
Royal Naval CollegeThe Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London. Established as Greenwich Hospital in 1694, Sir Christopher Wren planned the site and in the early 18th century
Street music: hurdy gurdy player, 1857A hurdy gurdy player performing on the street, accompanied by two violins and a harp. Date: 1857
FOX HUNTHounds and huntsmen on a fox hunt. Date: 1967
Street music: organ grinder rejected, 1858Repelling foreign invasion: paterfamilias tries the cold water cure in a case of organ grinding. Date: 1858
Royal Garden Party Straight from their visit to Scotland, their Majesties held a Garden Party in brilliant weather in the grounds of Buckingham Palace
Vintage CarsA little boy sits proudly in his model car, in front of three vintage cars parked on a cobbled street. Date: 1950s
Newsagents Notice BoardAn assortment of notices on a newsagents shop notice board, including Flats to Let and Light Removals. Date: 1970
Paston WindmillStow Mill on Stow Hill, Paston, near Mundesley, Norfolk. Often known as Paston Mill, it was built with dummy windows to make it look picturesque. Date: built 1827
View of hilltop village Bennabio olive trees and mist Italy
NFS (Salvage Corps) working at a fireSalvage workers from Cannon Street fire station, sub-station A2Z.2X (Watling Street) undertaking salvage work at a Clerkenwell warehouse fire
NFS firefighters and salvage corps working at a fireFirefighters from Clerkenwell and the NFS Salvage Corps at work at a warehouse fire. The fire engines from right to left are; a towing unit
Donation by Canadian Red Cross to NFS, WW2A canteen van/mobile kitchen on display at Londons Regional Headquarters, Lambeth SE1. It was one of many donated by Canadas Red Cross as part of the War Effort
Members of Canadian Fire Service join NFS, WW2Detachments from the Canadian Fire Service arrived in the UK to supplement the National Fire Service numbers. Groups were allocated to the various Fire Regions
NFS (London Region) River Thames Formation, WW2River firefighters working and splicing ropes in the sailmakers workshop located at Southwark
Home Office NFS Coordination Control Room, WW2The resources of the various Regions were recorded at the central deployment control room of the Home Office, the government department responsible for the NFS
19th century Insurance Company Fire Notice, County Fire office, with an image of Britannia with lion and shield
NFS London Region lorry driven into basement area, WW2A London Region (NFS) breakdown lorry being used to recover a general purpose lorry from a basement area, either resulting from a crash or being driven into the basement area by accident
NFS London Region lorry driven into basement area, WW2National Fire Service -- a London Region lorry driven into a basement area
NFS (London Region) fireboat on the River Thames, WW2The London Regional River Service and the fireboat attached to the River fire station 1RU at Battersea Bridge
NFS (London Region) Southall horse rescue, WW2Firefighters from K2Z Southall fire station area attempting to rescue a horse that fell into a deep, water filled ditch and was unable to get out unaided. Here the horse is reunited with its owner
NFS (London Region) Southall horse rescue, WW2Firefighters from K2Z Southall fire station area attempting to rescue a horse that fell into a deep, water filled ditch and was unable to get out unaided
NFS (London Region) A Bermondsey towing vehicle, WW2A towing vehicle and trailer pump from 38 A 2V, a Bermondsey sub-station located at Paragon School, Searles Road, London SE1. The picture was taken at the Regional Headquarters, Lambeth
Head of a turntable ladder (TL) showing the TL monitor and the control handle operated by the firefighter at the top of the ladder
Mother and daughtersA mother and her two daughters in the musicroom. Coloured photograph, about 1910. 1910
London Christmas LightsColourful Christmas lights in central London. Date: 1960s
ORANGESSegments and slices of fresh oranges, temptingly displayed. Date: 1979
The House of Lords, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, central London. Date: 1981
Street music: organ grinder, 1789An organ grinder plying his trade, surrounded by various other musicians. A buxom lady plays a stringed instument, while a boy and his dog look on. Date: c.1789
Street music: hurdy gurdy player in ParisMichel le Clerc, 18th century hurdy gurdy player, performing on the streets of Paris
Street music: Organ grinder, 1872A Civil War veteran turns his hand to organ grinding in New York, 1872. Date: 1872
Street music: hopeful organ grinderAn organ grinder looks up hopefully whilst plying his trade at the kerbside. Perhaps he is serenading someone in a upper window
Royal Family visit Drury Lane Theatre to see the show Oklahoma. This day being the Queens (Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon) 47th birthday
Girl Eating a HamburgerA greedy teenage girl wolfs down a hamburger! Date: 1980
Battersea Power StationDesigned by Giles Gilbert Scott, building began in 1933. It was the first of a series of very large electric generators set up in order to nationalize the grid. Date: 1960s
Eton QuadrangleA bronze statue of Henry VI, erected the early 18th century by the then provost, Dr. Godolphin, in the Quadrangle of Eton College, Berkshire, England. Date: 1972
Basket of EggsA basket of hens eggs. Date: 1980
Children PlayingA little girl arrives at the bottom of a spiral slide or helter skelter. Another child is holding a stick of candyfloss! Date: 1970
Fitted KitchenA modern British fitted kitchen. Date: 1981
Cigarette cholera cureAn advertisement for Ogdens Otto de Rose cigarettes, marketed here as a cure for cholera, following an important discovery by one Doctor Tassinari
Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Mountbatten dance together during a Ball in Edinburgh. Princess Elizabeth in a pink dress and her fiancee, Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh (then Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten) photographed in Edinburgh Date: 17th July, 1947 Date: 1947
Street music: organ grinders quarter, 1875An Italian colony in London: the organ grinders quarter near Hatton Gardens. Date: 1875
The Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince PhilipPhotograph taken at Romsey Abbey, Hampshire, when Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten was acting as usher at the wedding of the Hon
The Titanics first contact with the icebergAn illustration depicting the moment that the Titanic first came into contact with the iceberg. Date: 27th April 1912
The Allied Barracks at Scutari, Crimean War, 1854Illustration showing the Barracks for Allied troops at Scutari, Turkey, 1854. Although the barracks look substantial and well built from the outside, the interior was infested with rats and fleas
Ploughing a FieldPloughing a field on a British farm, using a tractor-drawn plough. Date: 1976
Corinth CanalPassing from West to East on the Corinth Canal, which connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Date: built 1881 - 1893
Connaught Hotel LondonThe exterior of the Connaught Hotel, an exclusive Victorian hotel in Mayfair, a plush area of London. Date: 1972
CAR ENGINEThe engine of an MGB sports car. Date: 1975
Cleopatras Needle, Victoria Embankment, London, one of a pair of obelisks made during the reign of Thothmes III of Egypt : Here behind a fine Victorian lamp-post. Date: photo taken 1978
Midland BankAn old couple standing outside a modern branch of the Midland Bank, England. Date: 1970
Street CleanerA road sweeper cleaning a London street. Date: early 1980s
Tanzania / ZanzibarHigh Street, Zanzibar, Tanzania, east Africa, where women are wearing yellow and other colourful dresses. Date: 1966
Queen Mothers 80ThElizabeth, the Queen Mother, photographed waving to the crowds from the Royal Carriage, on her 80th birthday (4 August 1980). Date: 1900 - 2002
Staple Inn, HolbornThe half-timbered structure of Staple Inn in Holborn, one of the few surviving Tudor buildings in central London. Dating from 1581, it was formerly an Inn of Chancery. Date: 16th century
Cheddar Cheese WedgeA wedge of English Cheddar cheese. Date: 1980
Embankment SphinxHyroglyphs on one of the bronze sphynxes at the base of Cleopatras Needle, Embankment, London. Date: 1978
Wine & Cheese EveningA carafe of red wine, fresh bread and Danish Blue and Dutch Edam cheese on the cutting board, ready for a trendy wine and cheese evening! Date: 1968
CREAM CAKEA home-made cream cake, with a cake slice beside it. Date: 1980
BIG BENBig Ben and the statue of Sir Winston Churchill, Westminster, cental London. Date: 1970s
1980S PhotocopierA rather primitive looking photocopier! Date: 1980
Embankment SphinxA bronze Sphinx, one of a pair made in the 19th century to compliment Cleopatras Needle, which was brought to the Thames Embankment, London, from Alexandria, Egypt. Date: 1978
Coffee GrinderA stylish coffee grinder. Date: 1980
French PateFrench pork and liver pate. Date: 1980
DART BOARDDarts sticking in a dart board - one of them has hit the bullseye! Date: 1980
Camera FilmCamera film with a magnetic strip. Date: 1980
