Kent Collection (page 100)

Fire at Orpins Stores, Brabourne Lees, Ashford, England
Fire at Orpins Stores, Brabourne Lees, Ashford, near Willesborough, Kent, England. Date: 1910s

The Switchback Railway, Folkestone, Kent
The Switchback Railway, Folkestone, near Hythe, Kent, England. Date: 1910s

Map of Sidcup and environs - Black and white (negative) lantern slide. Map of Sidcup and environs.. Part of Box 399. Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1900

Ships in Chatham Dockyard, Kent. They are the Monitor HMS Marshal Soult, the D34 Destroyer HMS Velox, and two V Class destroyers. Date: circa 1930

Duke and Duchess of York with their six children, taken at Abergeldie, (left to right, top to bottom) Duke of York (later George V), (1865 1936), Duchess of York

Children of George V and Queen Mary
The children of King George V and Queen Mary. From left, back row, Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), Princess Mary, later Viscountess Lascelles, Edward

Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent at Wimbledon
The Duchess of Kent with the champion of the mens singles final at Wimbledon, Frederick Schroeder and the gallant loser, Jaroslav Drobny

Duke and Duchess of Kent leave for the 1937 Coronation
George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942) in naval uniform and his wife, Marina, Duchess of Kent leaving their home at 3 Belgrave Square for Buckingham Palace prior to the Coronation of the Dukes elder

Hop Pickers
A group of hop pickers at work, probably in Kent. The hops, used to flavour beer, can be seen in the background trained up poles and wires. Date: Date unknown

Ramsgate Harbour Railway Station, Kent
Ramsgate Harbour railway station - a former railway station in Ramsgate, in Kent, England. The Station closed in 1926. Date: late 19th century

King George V with Princess Margaret Rose
Artists impression of the occasion of the wedding of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece showing King George V with his grandaughter

Faversham Kent
A flock of sheep in the main street of Faversham, Kent. Date: 1830

Scenes at the Kent Waterworks, 1876
Engraving showing a series of scenes at the Kent Waterworks, near London, in 1876. The images show (clockwise from top left)

Common primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowering, close-up of flowers, growing in woodland habitat, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ramsgate Sands - Busy beach, looking towards town, Church Tower. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. Ramsgate is a seaside town in the district of Thanet in east Kent, England

Damage to Canterbury during WW2 - Baedeker Blitz
" Canterbury under fire" - Damage sustained by bombing on the city by German planes of the luftwaffe during WW2

Rex Motorcycle and Sidecar - on the beach at Margate. This particular model, launched after the end of WWI was powered by a new Blackburne engine

The Bull Inn at Rochester, Kent. The setting for the opening scenes of The Pickwick Papers. Dickens himself stayed here. Note the Worlds largest chicken in the street, close to the coach entrance

Home front 1940. Destroyed house in the Dartford area after a German air raid

This archway was once the entrance to a large mansion at Westwick, Norfolk. Now itis on the main Aylsham-Norwich road, and is just another of the ancient monuments left for present day traffic to

Small tan terrier dog {Lakeland / Border cross} with favourite soft toy on garden lawn
Small tan terrier dog {Lakeland/Border cross} with favourite soft toy on garden lawn credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Hawker Fury I, K373?, and Johnny Kent

Flint handaxe incorporating fossil echinoid
Cast of handaxe from Middle Gravels of Swanscombe, Kent. Loaned by Merseyside Museums; NHM E6870

Chatham - Monument to General Gordon of Khartoum
Royal Engineers Barracks, Chatham, Kent - Monument to General Gordon of Khartoum. Date: 1907

Royal Wedding 1947 - bridesmaids
The eight bridesmaids attending Princess Elizabeth for her marriage to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947. Clockwise from top left, the Hon

Royal Wedding 1934 - pronouncing the benediction
Illustration depicting the pronouncement of the Benediction during the wedding ceremony of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece

Christening of Prince Michael of Kent
Christening of Prince Michael George Charles Franklin, third child of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent

Cricket at Bramall Lane 1901
A scene from the County Championship match between Yorkshire and Kent at the Bramall Lane ground in Sheffield, a match won by Yorkshire, who went on to become County champions that season

The Royal Family at Buckingham Palace after the Coronation
The official photograph of The Royal family at buckingham Palace on the Coronation day, 12 May 1937 showing (left to right) H.R.H The Princess Royal, H.R.H The Duchess of Gloucester

Ducking Stool, River Stour, Canterbury, Kent, England circa 2008

George Vs children
The children of King George V and Queen Mary in about 1916: (l to r behind) Prince Albert (1895-1952), later King George VI, Prince Edward (1894-1972), later King Edward VIII

George V & Kids 1921
GEORGE V & family from left: Edward, Prince of Wales (Edward VIII), Princess Mary, Henry, Duke of Gloucester, George V, Albert, Duke of York (George VI), Queen Mary

Team Tyrrell Factory: Formula One Features, Tyrrell Factory, Ockham, Kent, England, 1976
The Tyrrell team headquarters. Formula One Features, Tyrrell Factory, Ockham, Kent, England, 1976

Team Tyrrell Factory: Mechanics working on the Matra MS80 of Jackie Stewart
Mechanics working on the Matra MS80 of Jackie Stewart (GBR). The Tyrrell / Matra workshop was a woodshed, formerly belonging to the Tyrrell Brothers business

The Little Hoppers Hospital at Five Oak Green, Paddock Wood, Kent, which prior to its role as a hospital for the many local hop pickers, was the Rose & Crown public house

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