Images Dated 23rd May 2017

Reading, Berkshire - William McIlroy Ltd - Oxford Road

Reading, Berkshire - William McIlroy Ltd at 6-34 Oxford Road - The store was opened in 1903, and was known as the Crystal Palace of Reading because of its 2000 feet of plate glass windows, and employed over 1000 people. The McIlroy family had strong connections with Reading, with William McIlroy being the Mayor as well as donating land to form McIlroy Park. The store in Reading closed in 1955. Date: circa 1908

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Orange Tree Clinic, Colonne Voirol, Algiers, Algeria

Orange Tree Clinic (Clinique des Orangers) and Solarium in Colonne Voirol, a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1930

© Mary Evans / Pharcide

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Champ de Manoeuvres Roundabout, Algiers, Algeria

Champ de Manoeuvres Roundabout, Algiers, Algeria, with the Brasserie de la Bourse on the left. Date: circa 1910

© Mary Evans / Pharcide

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