Holland House library after an air raid BB83_04456
HOLLAND HOUSE, Kensington, London. An interior view of the bombed library at Holland House with readers apparently choosing books regardless of the damage. Photographed in 1940. The House was heavily bombed during World War II and remained derelict until 1952 when parts of the remains were preserved.
Bomb damage, Exeter 1942 BB42_00714
Exeter, Devon. A perspective view of the Georgian facade of 27-32 Southernhay West in 1942. The rest of the terrace has been destroyed by bombing as part of the Baedecker raids. Exeter and a number of other cities were targeted by Hitler in revenge for Air Marshal Harris' bombing campaign against German cities. Photographed by Margaret Tomlinson in May 1942.
Children playing in a pond in 1914 CC71_00076
BARRACKS LANE, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Children playing in the sheep-washing pool on a hot summer's day. Photographed by Henry Taunt in 1914.
Admiralty Arch 1923 BL26970_009
ADMIRALTY ARCH, The Mall, Westminster, London. A view of the Arch and Mall in 1923 taken by Bedford Lemere. Admiralty Arch was designed by Sir Aston Webb and built in 1910 as part of the Queen Victoria memorial scheme. The central archway is used only on ceremonial occasions.
Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880020
DOVER CASTLE, Kent. The secret wartime tunnels. Interior view. The Annexe Level Underground Hospital was constructed in 1941-2 to provide a medical dressing station for casualties. It remained in service into the 1950s. RAMC surgeons at work in the operating theatre. Photographed in 1945.
Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880017
DOVER CASTLE, Kent. The secret wartime tunnels. Interior view of a kitchen. The Annexe Level Underground Hospital was constructed in 1941-2 to provide a medical dressing station for casualties. It remained in service into the 1950s. RAMC cooks prepare a meal for hospital inmates. Photographed in 1945.
Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880011
DOVER CASTLE, Kent. The secret wartime tunnels. Interior view. The Annexe Level Underground Hospital was constructed in 1941-2 to provide a medical dressing station for casualties. It remained in service into the 1950s. RAMC Orderlies wheel a stretcher-case along a corridor. Photographed in 1945.
Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880008
DOVER CASTLE, Kent. The secret wartime tunnels. Interior view. The Annexe Level Underground Hospital was constructed in 1941-2 to provide a medical dressing station for casualties. It remained in service into the 1950s. In this ward RAMC Orderlies chat to patients. Photographed in 1945.
Odeon Cinema BB87_03702
ODEON CINEMA, Leicester Square, London. A view of the cinema at night. 1937. John Maltby.
Big Ben Clock Tower CC73_02867
PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, London. Inside the clock tower. Maintenance on Big Ben clock face.
Mill Green, Broxted, Essex AA81_00922
MILL GREEN, Broxted, Essex. A cyclist rests his tandem against the finger post at Mill Green in Broxted. A windmill stands in the background. Photographed by Herbert Edward Sidney Simmons, 1930's.
Muslim Burial Ground, Horsell Common, Woking 1917 BL23738_006
THE MUSLIM BURIAL GROUND, Horsell Common, Woking, Surrey. Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din, first Imam of Woking Mosque (the Shah Jehan Mosque) stands proudly beside the newly completed chattri (domed pavilion) entrance. The burial ground was built during the First World War to receive burials of Muslim soldiers who had passed away at the Indian Army Hospital in Brighton. Photographed in August-September 1917 by Bedford Lemere and Company.
Mercedes Motor Showroom, 12 Saville Row BL19996_001
MERCEDES MOTOR SHOWROOM, 12 Saville Row, Westminster, London. A Mercedes car parked in front of the Mercedes Showroom at number 12 Saville Row, London. The German-based firm began to produce cars in the late 1890s. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere in 1907.
Stonehenge ahead FL01500_102_003
STONEHENGE, Amesbury, Wiltshire. A car drives past an AA box towards Stonehenge. Photograph 1930, from the Ministry of Works Blue Album.
Town Hall, Birmingham 1941 AA42_00745
TOWN HALL, Birmingham, West Midlands. View of the Town Hall with banner covering one side, promoting Warship Week, October 18th - 26th. 'England expects our city to subscribe £10,000,000...' Photographed by G B Mason in 1941.
Fishermen, Falmouth Pier CC56_00752
FALMOUTH PIER, Cornwall. View of fishermen unloading their catches with boats moored in the background. Edwardian era photograph by Henry Taunt.
Wembley Cup Final 1935 AFL03_aerofilms_46905
WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. An aerial view of the Wembley Cup Final 1935. A Metropolitan Police Autogyro (Cierva C-30) monitors security at the match between Sheffield Wednesday and West Bromwich Albion, which Sheffield Wednesday won 4-2. Aerofilms Collection (see Links).
Children pose for the camera AA97_05492
A thatched cottage, Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire. A group of people pose for the camera in front of thatched cottages. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son 1904.
Harrods Shoe Department 1919 BL24450_021
HARRODS, Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London. Baroque luxury of the ladies shoe department in Harrods. The ornate plaster ceiling and the lavish use of space emphasise the exclusive nature of the store. It was rebuilt following a fire in 1884 and was given a major extension in 1901-5. Photographed by Bedford Lemere & Co in April 1919.
Clifton AFL03_aerofilms_5463
CLIFTON, Bristol. Aerial view of Clifton showing the Avon Gorge and Suspension Bridge photographed in March 1921. This area of Clifton includes a lot of Georgian and Regency housing including Royal York Crescent and The Paragon. The suspension bridge was designed in the 1830s and completed in 1864 to designs by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Aerofilms Collection (see Links).