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FA Cup third round re-play 1955. Bradford city v Brentford FC at Valley Parade, Bradford

Take something home with you from the Natural History Shop
General Museum poster. Drawing of a child leading a dinosaur out of the Museum, with the slogan Take something home with you from the Natural History [Museum] Shop, South Kensington, London

Holy Trinity Blythburgh MD41_00041
Holy Trinity Church, Church Lane, Blythburgh, Suffolk. A view from the marsh looking north-east past houses towards Holy Trinity Church. Pencil drawing by Charles Bannerman Phillips dated 1914

Ireland v England Rugby match at Lansdowne Road, Dublin 1946
Ireland v England Rugby match at Lansdowne Road, Dublin

England V Ireland in the Five Nations Championship Final Score England 15 Ireland 9

Southend United v Manchester City (0-1) FA Cup 4th round at Roots Hall 1956
The Manchester City players walk out onto a waterlogged pitch, Bert Trautmann, goalkeeper in foreground

Movie Chief Technical Advisor General Adolf Galland (Lef?
Movie Chief Technical Advisor General Adolf Galland (Left), Former Head of the Real Luftwaffe, Standing Shaking-Hands with Actor Hein Riess Playing Reichmarschall Hermann Goering (Right)

Church Door, Wissett MD41_00054
St Andrews Church, Wissett, Suffolk. Sketch showing the north door. Pencil drawing by Charles Bannerman Phillips dated 1913

Actor Hein Riess (Left) Playing Reichmarschall Hermann G?
Actor Hein Riess (Left) Playing Reichmarschall Hermann Goering Commander-In-Chief of the Luftwaffe in Uniform During the Filming of the Movie The Battle-Of-Britain 1968 / 1969 Date: 1968

Steep Street Bristol OP08887
The junction of Steep Street and Trenchard Street, Bristol, 1866. John Hill Morgan (b 1833), platinum print. This view was recorded five years before Steep Street, curving away to the left

London Zoo 1929 MD93_07025
London Zoo, Regents Park, Westminster. Line drawing entitled " The Gardens of the Zoological Society of London 1929" and " the Gardens 1829" (inset)

Gallery of the Old Library, Trinity College, Dublin, County Dublin, Eire (Ireland), Europe

FA Cup: Southend United v Manchester City 1956
Southend's groundsman who had to repaint the white lines on a quagmire

Union Pacific Class Steam Locomotive 4-8-8-4 Wheel arrangement Big Boy Class Designation First of type built in 1941 for freight service. Locomotive and string of PFE cars in Echo Canyon Utah

Nottingham EAW025936
Nottingham, 15 August 1949. Aerofilms Ltd cellulose nitrate negative. Aerofilms view of Nottingham records the construction of the new, H-shaped County Hall

Woolworths Southend FWW01_01_0033_002
F W Woolworth And Company Limited, 29-35 High Street, Southend-on-Sea. A view south along the High Street in Southend-on-Sea in October 1938, with shoppers and cyclists outside the store

Wentworth Woodhouse EAR007511
Wentworth Woodhouse, Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Aerial view by Aeropictorial. Aerofilms Collection. August 1946

The Illustrated London News Festival of Britain issue
The Festival of Britain exhibition opening, a special number from The Illustrated London News. The front cover was created by Terence Cuneo 1907-1996

St Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line Benoist Xiv / 14 Biplan?
St Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line Benoist Xiv / 14 Biplane Seaplane, 43 Lark of Duluth - the Original Flight of the Worlds First Scheduled Airline over Tampa Bay, Florida

Skinny-Dippers
A British policewoman chasing after a group of naked street boys by the Serpentine in Hyde Park, London. (Photo by Reg Speller/Getty Images)

Chef Andrew Schillar gives a dog a bone from the side entrance of his kitchen. undated

Consett Steel Works FF98_00247
Consett Steel Works, County Durham, 1945-80. Eric de Mare (1910-2002) cellulose acetate negative. Steel-making dominated Consett for 140 years from 1840, and the steelworks, employing 6

University Of Pennsylvania
The Department of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, circa 1850. An engraving by W. J. Welch from the History of Pennsylvania. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Dudley Castle EPR005977
Dudley Castle, West Midlands. Aerial view by Aeropictorial. Aerofilms Collection. June 1939

Root Bodied Forth BB96_02064
Festival of Britain 1951. Lambeth, London. Mitzi Solomon Cunliffes sculpture Root Bodied Forth exhibited on the South Bank Exhibition site

Leighton Buzzard Market Cross BB86_01958
Market Cross, Market Square, Leighton Buzzard, Leighton-Linslade, Central Bedfordshire. A horse and cart beside the Market Cross, Leighton Buzzard, with a market taking place in the square

A chef at work in a London kitchen. 1947

The Old George at 379 Bethnal Green, London, England. A large crowd and a great number of beer barrels line the street with brewery workers holding tankards. 1885

Rain, Steam and Speed - 1844 Great Western Railway by Turner National Gallery Joseph Mallord William Turner (born in Covent Garden, London on April 23, 1775 (exact date disputed), died December 19

A. H. Cadier, senior chef at the Brighton Pavilion is handed fake chickens by junior
A.H. Cadier, senior chef at the Brighton Pavilion is handed fake chickens by junior chef Lloyd Payne to demonstrate the operation of the huge open fireplaces of 1825 in the kitchens at the Royal

Crowsteps, Newbury
Crowsteps, Tydehams, Newbury, Berkshire, c 1930. Herbert Felton (c 1887-1968), silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print

St Giles Fair, Oxford CC49_00539
St Giles Fair, Oxford, Oxfordshire, September 1905. Photographed by Henry William Taunt (1842-1922) on silver gelatin glass plate negative

Ian Porterfield's (right) shot flies over Leeds goalkeeper David Harvey to score the goal that gave 2nd division Sunderland a miraculous victory against the favourites

Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 Piston-Engine Date: 1942

Mobile midwifery med01_01_0490
Queen Charlottes Maternity Hospital And Midwifery Training School, Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith And Fulham, Greater London. Midwives leaving the hospital on motorised bicycles carrying analgesia

Zebra-drawn trap of Lord Walter Rothschild
Rothschild broke in and trained several zebras to pull a trap, which he memorably used to visit Buckingham Palace in 1898 Date: 1898

East Barsham Manor MD41_00047
Gatehouse, East Barsham Manor, East Barsham, Barsham, Norfolk. A view from the south of East Barsham Manor, with the Gatehouse in the foreground

Humber ferry EPW036413
Nelson Street and a Paddle Steamer moored at Victoria Pier, Kingston upon Hull. Paddle steamers were used on the ferry service across the Humber estuary between Kingston upon Hull and New Holland

British Embassy in Madrid P_D00718_003
British Embassy Offices, 16 Calle Fernando El Santo, Madrid, Spain. Photographed in 1966 for the Ministry of Public Building and Works

Witney Fair TS00006
Witney, Oxfordshire. Carousels at Witney Fair, with crowds watching the fun. Hand-tinted lantern slide photographed by Henry Taunt 1890s

Shoreham harbour BB060004
Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex. Two horse-drawn ballast carts in the sea beside the slipway of Stow and Son Yacht Builders, Shoreham Harbour. Photographed by E J Bedford between 1905 and 1925

Shoreham harbour BB060002
Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex. A partly submerged horse-drawn ballast cart in the sea off Shoreham Harbour, in front of the premises of Stow and Son Yacht Builders

Lichfield Cathedral MOX01 / 01 / 001
Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire. The Cathedral reflected in Minster Pool. One of a series of colourised lantern slides dated 1869

Barnsley Hall Hospital EAR017085
Barnsley Hall Hospital for Nervous and Mental Diseases, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Designed by George Thomas Hine and opened in 1907, since closure in 1966 it has now mostly been demolished

Royal Festival Hall OP04529
Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, Lambeth, London. The Royal Festival Hall, Shot Tower and Festival Pier seen from across the Thames. Photographed by J H Stone

Crewe Station started service on 4 July 1837 with the opening of the Grand Junction Railway. The purpose of this railway was to link the four largest cities of England by joining the existing

Crewe Station started service on 4 July 1837 with the opening of the Grand Junction Railway. The purpose of this railway was to link the four largest cities of England by joining the existing

The last Flying Scotsman run to Edinburgh. The Flying Scotsman steam locomotive sets off from Kings Cross Station, London to attempt a non-stop run to Edinburgh

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"Unveiling the hidden treasures: A journey through the archives" Step into a time capsule as we explore the fascinating world of archives. From Steep Street in Bristol to London Zoo in 1929, these snapshots capture moments frozen in time. Witness the power and grandeur of Union Pacific's Class Steam Locomotive with its remarkable 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement, known as Big Boy Class. Transport yourself back to Nottingham's vibrant streets with EAW025936, or marvel at Wentworth Woodhouse's architectural splendor in EAR007511. Join us on a whirlwind tour through history as St Giles Fair comes alive before your eyes, immortalized forever in CC49_00539. Remember Woolworths Southend? Relive those nostalgic memories with FWW01_01_0033_002. Travel back to where it all began - Crewe Station - which opened its doors on July 4th, 1837, marking the birth of the Grand Junction Railway. Delve deeper into our past with Root Bodied Forth BB96_02064 and Consett Steel Works FF98_00247 - testaments to human ingenuity and industrial prowess. Immerse yourself in knowledge within the hallowed halls of Gallery of the Old Library or be captivated by Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 Piston-Engine's engineering brilliance. Archives hold stories waiting to be discovered; they are windows into our collective heritage. So come along and unlock their secrets – let us embark on this captivating journey together.