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The 1950s Collection
60 items

Historic Images Collection: The Victorian Age

The Victorian Age Collection
739 items

Historic Images Collection: Famed Photographers

Famed Photographers Collection
1,806 items

Historic Images Collection: Stereoscopic images

Stereoscopic images Collection
26 items

Historic Images Collection: Historic Images 1900s - 1910s

Historic Images 1900s - 1910s Collection
220 items

Historic Images Collection: Historic Images 1920s to 1940s

Historic Images 1920s to 1940s Collection
754 items

Historic Images Collection: 1960 to the present day

1960 to the present day Collection
321 items

Historic Images Collection: Picturing England

Picturing England Collection
54 items

Historic Images Collection: Aerofilms Collection (1919-2006)

Aerofilms (1919-2006) Collection
174 items

Historic Images Collection: More Lost London

More Lost London Collection
152 items

Historic Images Collection: Durham Chorister School a42_06014

Durham Chorister School a42_06014
9, The College, Durham. An exterior view of St Marys College, now known as the Chorister School, seen from the north through an archway

Historic Images Collection: Grasshopper sign JRU01_01_106

Grasshopper sign JRU01_01_106
Martins Bank, Lombard Street, City of London. Looking east along Great George Street towards Big Ben and Parliament Square, with pedestrians on the pavement in the foreground, photographed 1950-1953

Historic Images Collection: Clifton Suspension Bridge JRU01_01_225

Clifton Suspension Bridge JRU01_01_225
CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE, CLIFTON, CITY OF BRISTOL. Clifton Suspension Bridge, viewed from the north. Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1829-31

Historic Images Collection: Shibden Hall a42_02081

Shibden Hall a42_02081
SHIBDEN HALL, SHIBDEN, HALIFAX, Calderdale. An exterior view of Shibden Hall, seen from the south with the gardens in the foreground

Historic Images Collection: The Great Hall Norwich, 1942 a42_03739

The Great Hall Norwich, 1942 a42_03739
The Great Hall, Oak Street, Norwich, Norfolk. The interior of a first floor room in The Great Hall at Flowerpot Yard showing bomb damage

Historic Images Collection: Oak Street Norwich, 1942 a42_03736

Oak Street Norwich, 1942 a42_03736
Oak Street, Norwich, Norfolk. The houses at 110 to 98 Oak Street showing bomb damage

Historic Images Collection: Caroline Square Skipton a58_00217

Caroline Square Skipton a58_00217
75 - 79 Caroline Square, Skipton, Craven, North Yorkshire. A view from the north-west looking towards 75-79 Caroline Square and 2-10 New Market Street

Historic Images Collection: Tintern Abbey JRU01_01_178

Tintern Abbey JRU01_01_178
TINTERN ABBEY, MONMOUTHSHIRE, WALES. A view looking north-west towards Tintern Abbey, with a road sign displaying Tintern in the foreground

Historic Images Collection: The Great Hall Norwich, 1942 a42_03738

The Great Hall Norwich, 1942 a42_03738
The Great Hall, Oak Street, Norwich, Norfolk. The south elevation of The Great Hall at Flowerpot Yard showing bomb damage

Historic Images Collection: Skipton High Street a58_00211

Skipton High Street a58_00211
HIGH STREET, SKIPTON, CRAVEN, NORTH YORKSHIRE. A view from Caroline Square looking north, showing the buildings at the southern end of Sheep Street and the High Street

Historic Images Collection: Bilston Street, Wolverhampton a42_03227

Bilston Street, Wolverhampton a42_03227
Bilston Street, Wolverhampton. The front elevation of 19 Bilston Street This building probably started life as a private town house in the late 17th or 18th century

Historic Images Collection: Shady treee EGP_22663_030

Shady treee EGP_22663_030
Egypt. A group of people under a tree by buildings. Veiled women undertake domestic tasks at an outdoor kitchen, with sheep consuming leftovers

Historic Images Collection: Threshing EGP_22663_025

Threshing EGP_22663_025
Egypt. A child rides on a threshing sled drawn by two bullocks with a man using a winnowing fork

Historic Images Collection: Water wheel EGP_22663_024

Water wheel EGP_22663_024
Egypt. A man and young girl in front of a bullock-powered water wheel

Historic Images Collection: Shepherds EGP_22663_023

Shepherds EGP_22663_023
Egypt. A group of Egyptian people with two sheep outside a house or farm building

Historic Images Collection: Shady tree EGP_22663_021

Shady tree EGP_22663_021
Egypt. A woman, children and animals under a tree by a group of buildings

Historic Images Collection: Female dress EGP_22663_022

Female dress EGP_22663_022
Egypt. Two frames on a single negative, showing an Egyptian woman and children at an unknown location

Historic Images Collection: Skipton High Street a58_00210

Skipton High Street a58_00210
HIGH STREET, SKIPTON, CRAVEN, NORTH YORKSHIRE. A view from Caroline Square looking north along the High Street, showing the shops on either side

Historic Images Collection: Skipton High Street a58_00206

Skipton High Street a58_00206
Red Lion public house, High Street, Skipton, Craven, North Yorkshire. A view from the north-west showing numbers 25-31 High Street, including the Red Lion Public House

Historic Images Collection: Skipton Sheep Street a58_00214

Skipton Sheep Street a58_00214
SHEEP STREET, SKIPTON, CRAVEN, NORTH YORKSHIRE. Exterior view from the south-east showing the front elevations of 6-16 Sheep Street

Historic Images Collection: Skipton Tolbooth a58_00212

Skipton Tolbooth a58_00212
Tolbooth, 72 - 74 High Street, Skipton, Craven, North Yorkshire. Exterior view showing the front elevation of the Tolbooth and adjoining shops, on the High Street

Historic Images Collection: Boots in Skipton a58_00215

Boots in Skipton a58_00215
SHEEP STREET, SKIPTON, CRAVEN, NORTH YORKSHIRE. Exterior view of the front elevation of Boots the Chemist on Sheep Street

Historic Images Collection: Skipton High Street a58_00203

Skipton High Street a58_00203
62 - 66 High Street, Skipton, Craven, North Yorkshire, 1957. A view from the north-east of 62-66 High Street, with the buildings on Sheep Street in the background

Historic Images Collection: Trinity Church a51_06066

Trinity Church a51_06066
TRINITY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, EAST INDIA DOCK ROAD, LANSBURY ESTATE, TOWER HAMLETS, GREATER LONDON, 1951. View from the west of Trinity Congregational Church and Hall, now Trinity Methodist Church

Historic Images Collection: Prescot Old Town Hall a53_10236

Prescot Old Town Hall a53_10236
Old Town Hall, Market Place, Prescot, Knowsley. The Old Town Hall viewed from the east showing the shops at ground level and the dilapidated upper storeys, 1953

Historic Images Collection: Oxford Street MOT01_01_06

Oxford Street MOT01_01_06
Oxford Street, City of Westminster, Greater London. An elevated view looking west along a congested Oxford Street from the junction with Tottenham Court Road

Historic Images Collection: Stopping at the Inn MOT01_01_50

Stopping at the Inn MOT01_01_50
Halse Lane, Winsford, West Somerset. A woman on a horse on Halse Lane watched by three people and a dog outside the Royal Oak Inn. The Royal Oak Inn was part of the Acland Estate until 1926

Historic Images Collection: Monnow Bridge MOT01_01_48

Monnow Bridge MOT01_01_48
MONNOW BRIDGE AND GATE, MONMOUTH, MONMOUTHSHIRE, WALES. A man leading a horse and cart through the Monnow Gate, with a man and bicycle beyond, 1920s-1930s

Historic Images Collection: St Pauls Cathedral MCF01_02_1993

St Pauls Cathedral MCF01_02_1993
St Pauls Cathedral, St Pauls Churchyard, City of London. A view from the south-east showing St Pauls Cathedral the day after VE (Victory in Europe) day with London double decker buses driving past

Historic Images Collection: Matlock Bath MOT01_01_43

Matlock Bath MOT01_01_43
SOUTH PARADE, MATLOCK BATH, DERBYSHIRE DALES. Looking north along a quiet South Parade, with horse-drawn carts on the road in the distance, 1920s

Historic Images Collection: Hereford High Town JRU01_01_215

Hereford High Town JRU01_01_215
THE OLD HOUSE, ST PETERs STREET, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE. The Old House, viewed from the east across High Town, with the spire of St Peters Church beyond. The Old House was built in around 1621

Historic Images Collection: Chichester Market Cross JRU01_01_209

Chichester Market Cross JRU01_01_209
MARKET CROSS, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX. The Market Cross, viewed from the west. The Market Cross was built in around 1500, with the belfry and clock being added in 1724

Historic Images Collection: St Ives JRU01_01_244

St Ives JRU01_01_244
ST IVES, CORNWALL. A view of St Ives and St Ives Harbour from Porthminster Point, with Porthminster Beach in the foreground

Historic Images Collection: St Pauls Cathedral JRU01_01_067

St Pauls Cathedral JRU01_01_067
St Pauls Cathedral, St Pauls Churchyard, City of London. A view looking along Cannon Street to St Pauls Cathedral, with the City information centre in front

Historic Images Collection: Westminster JRU01_01_040

Westminster JRU01_01_040
CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. A view looking north-east across Westminster from the tower of Westminster Cathedral, showing St James Park station, the Methodist Central Hall

Historic Images Collection: Scarborough Castle CC76_00637

Scarborough Castle CC76_00637
SCARBOROUGH CASTLE, NORTH YORKSHIRE. An elderly couple conversing on a lane beside the keep of Scarborough Castle

Historic Images Collection: Guildhall York, 1945 a45_05206

Guildhall York, 1945 a45_05206
Guildhall, York. Interior view of the Guildhall showing oak columns standing amid the ruins of steel scaffolding as a result of bomb damage during the Blitz

Historic Images Collection: Clarence Hotel Darlington a42_08555

Clarence Hotel Darlington a42_08555
Clarence Hotel, Lead Yard, Darlington. An exterior view of the Clarence Hotel, which may have been situated on Lead Yard and demolished circa 1975

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