Images Dated 29th June 2020

Fred Karno, music hall star, pictured in the well-appointed living room of his house-boat

Fred Karno, music hall star, pictured in the well-appointed living room of his house-boat on Tagg's Island near Hampton Court. Karno would famously build his hotel and club, the Karsino at Tagg's Island. Date: 1913

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive CO 3822

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive, regn. CO 3822, number 3443, Lord Nelson. Built in 1913 by Charles Burrell & Sons at Thetford, Lord Nelson is seen at the Beaulieu Motor Museum in Showmans road locomotive guise, later reverted to standard Road Locomotive Date: 6 August 1967

© The Peter Butt Steam Collection / Mary Evans

Aveling & Porter Road Rollers DM3079 and NT4368

Aveling & Porter Road Roller, regn. DM3079, number 7632, Alison, owned by Fred Dibnah and built by Aveling and Porter in 1912. (Dibnah re-named this roller, after his divorce, to Betsy, after his second wife. In the background is Aveling & Porter Road Roller, regn. NT4368, number 10873, Thomas, built in 1924. Date: 1970s-1980s

© The Peter Butt Steam Collection / Mary Evans