Images Dated 7th September 2016 (page 3)

The Home Guard Protecting the Thames
Two members of the Home Guard chat to Colonel Burnell on a pleasure boat, now converted into a Thames patrol boat. Note that the men are wearing LDV armbands

Y. M. C. A. Canteen in Wiltshire
Soldiers in Codford St. Mary, Wiltshire, gathered outside a canteen, formerly a Womens Institute meeting-place and a barnyard. 1940

Charles Peake, Sir Walter Monckton and Lord Hood
Charles Peake (left-centre), head of the Foreign Office News Department, and Sir Walter Monckton (right-centre) with Lord Hood (far right). 1940

Old Bill and Co. July 1940
" Nah then, Robin Ood, remembah! Don t start chuckin this across the road till you gets the h order! H understand?" 1940

Walter Monckton at the Civil Service
Walter Monckton, future Viscount Monckton, was brought in to the propaganda department of the Civil Service during the War

Walter Monckton at the Civil Service
Walter Monckton, future Viscount Monckton, was brought in to the propaganda department of the Civil Service during the War

Old Bill and Co. July 1940
Old Bill by now has himself completely dug in, and is starting to worry that Britain might not be invaded at all... " Whats worryin me, mate, is that p raps Itler will pull some dirty trick

Old Bill and Co. July 1940
" Bye, Maggie. I ve been ordered off to the Front! The Middle East. You know, Clacton-on-Sea." After the Fall of France

Ann Todd gives in her appliances for the war effort
Actress Ann Todd photographed handing in her spare household appliances to the local W.V.S. office in Berkshire. In 1940, Lord Beaverbrook, Minister for Aircraft Production

Ploughing Wimbledon Car Park
The committee at the All-England Tennis Club decided to dig for victory, converting their grass car park into farmland. Club Secretary Norah Cleather can be seen checking on the progress. 1940

Stanley Bruce Alongside Two Australian Soldiers
Australian High Commissioner Stanley Bruce (left) stands beside two of his compatriots outside the Strand Theatre, London

Advertisement for Burberry, 1940
This wartime advertisement boasts of the " dignity and endurability" of Burberrys R.A.F. uniforms. 1940

Appearance of Comet Crommelin in 1881
The appearance of Comet Crommelin in June/July/August 1881. Also known as Comet Pons-Coggia-Winnecke-Forbes, a periodic comet with an orbital period of almost 28 years

A Y. M. C. A. Mobile Tea Car
Three female volunteers wait to restock a mobile canteen outside at Gattis on The Strand, London, which was converted during the War into a Y.M.C.A. hostel for servicemen based in the city. 1940

Sailor at Y. M. C. A. hostel on The Strand
A sailor checks into the Y.M.C.A. hostel, formerly the restaurant Gattis on The Strand, London. Gattis was taken over by the Y.M.C.A. as a canteen for troops stationed in the city. 1940

Guests of Mr Randolph Hearst
Page from The Tatler reporting on a weekend house party held at the home of American newspaper magnate, William Randolph Hearst. Top left shows Cecil Beaton giving Anita Loos a piggy back

Tennis fashions by Suzanne Lenglen, 1930
Tennis fashions by Suzanne Lenglen from Selfridges. 1930

Tatler cover - Mrs Fearnley-Whittingstall by Yevonde
Tatler front cover featuring photograph of Mrs Fearnley-Whittingstall, formerly Miss Eileen Bennett the tennis player, posed with a bunch of balloons. 1930

New Seasons Hats from Marshall and Snelgrove
Advertisement for Marshall and Snelgrove showing a selection of models from their millinery department. 1930

Asprey tennis dress advertisement
A tennis frock of crepe de chine from Asprey of Bond Street, London. 1930

Advertisement for Eccles caravans showing a quaint, homely caravan being pulled by a car. 1930

Shelter for the Night by Leonard Potts
A couple rather regret knocking on the door of a house to find shelter. 1930

The Naughty Nineties by Arthur Wragg
Scene from the 1890s showing four elderly gentlemen visiting theatre chorus girls in their dressing room after a show. 1930

Aquascutum tennis warm advertisement
Aquascutum advertisement for a cosy wrap in flecked fleece to be worn over tennis dresses. 1930

Docks at Montevideo, Uruguay, South America, with people looking at the steamship Londres from the quayside. circa 1905

Watt as a Boy
JAMES WATT engineer, as a boy Date: 1736 - 1819

James Watt / Heathfield
JAMES WATT Watts Garret at Heathfield, in Handsworth, his last home Date: circa 1790 s

Sea Serpent / 1875 Brazil
A sperm whale is attacked by a sea serpent off the coast of Brazil (witnessed by captain and crew of the Pauline ) Date: 13th July 1875

James Watt / Heathfield
JAMES WATT His house at Heathfield, in Handsworth, Birmingham, to which he moved in 1790 to spend the rest of his life. Date: 19th century

Crew on board the Marion Josiah (later Tijuca)
Crew on board the Marion Josiah sailing vessel (later renamed the Tijuca), a four-mast barque built in Glasgow. The ship was sunk by a German torpedo in 1917. early 20th century

Edward VII and Alexandra silver wedding anniversary 1888
Front cover of Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, showing portraits of Edward VII and Alexandra, on their silver wedding anniversary, with their five children

Transatlantic telephone system by G. H. Davis
A step-by-step diagram demonstrating the new transatlantic telephone system between Britain and the United States in 1927

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