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Home front 1940. A house in the Bexley area, showing considerable damage, surrounded by debris after a near miss from German bombs
The squatters who have commandeered Duchess of Bedford house, a block of luxury flats in Kensington, are still firmly established in spite of the efforts of Ministry of works officials who
More furniture was moved into the Duchess of Bedford house, (the block of luxury flats in West Kensington recently taken over by squatters)
House destroyed by an air raid from German bombers
Firemen fighting a blazing five-storey building of Story and Co. Furnishers. The fire is believed to have started in the basement, and soon the blaze spread to the entire building
Ministry of works officials who made a forced entry at Duchess of Bedford house, the block of luxury flats in West Kensington taken over by squatters today, Wednesday
Beverly Minister. Surrounded by centuries-old yews, the ageing stone pile of Beverley Minister points its graceful Twin Towers to the sky
London housewives queued in their patient thousands from early morning today, Friday, to buy sufficient bread to type their homes over the victory and Whitsun holidays
Women market traders at Londons Covent Garden flower, fruit and vegetable market, stopping for lunch amongst the fruit and vegetable boxes. Late 1940s, early 1950s
Heavy rain washed out part of the government party held at Hampton Court Palace last night. The King and Queen Anne Queen Mary were among the thousand guests at the reception for Dominion
A plaque of the world-famous orthopaedic specialist Sir Herbert Barker is to hang above a bed and in his name at St Thomass Hospital, Westminster, when extensive war damaged the building is repaired
A market porter transports a sack of vegetables on his head, while women market traders sit and have their lunch behind him at Covent Gardens flower, fruit and vegetable market, Covent Garden
People enjoying the sunshine and the fountains in Trafalgar Square, London, England. 1940s, 1950s
Sir Cyril Harcomb, Chairman of the New British Transport Commission at his desk in the Ministry of Transport building, London
Home front 1940. clearing up after a raid at Sidcup
Home front 1940. An end of terrace house destroyed after a raid on Eltham by German bombers
St Pauls Cathedral, Westminster viewed from Ludgate Hill. 7 November 1945
Man Gardening, while children play on swing 1946 [no caption, location or date]
The Danish provincial press delegation which is making a tour of this country at the invitation of the foreign office today, visited the Reuter building in Fleet Street, London
In heavy rain this afternoon, Sunday, 1500 Londoners converged on Kensington high Street in a well-planned operation to take over block of flats in Duchess of Bedford walk, West Kensington
Firemen had to use breathing apparatus when fighting the fire which broke out in the premises over a radio store at Dalston Junction E
Although the external appearance of Buckingham Palace has been greatly improved in the last 30 years, it still gives little indication of the splendour and dignity within
A cleaner sweeping the archers between Downing Street and the foreign office quadrangle today, discovered a home-made bomb behind one of several packing cases stacked against the foreign office wall
A church in Londons famous Strand. A few of the church of St Mary le Strand one of the two Island Churches in Londons famous Strand
Hampton court from the air. 22 August 1947
Margot Fonteyn at home. Margot Fonteyn, looks out into Pelham Cresent from the french windows of her drawing room. 22 March 1946
Home front 1940. House in the residential area of Bexley badly hit during the German air onslaught
Salvaged belongings, after robot plane crash. Furniture, and other household belongings salvaged from wrecked homes are piled in the street after a robot plane had crashed in southern England
Two Scandinavian new chiefs, on a visit to London, were shown round the Reuter building in Fleet Street, today, Tuesday. Here Reuters London News manager discusses the days news with Mr lauritz
Freddie Mills KOs Nilsson in first round. British cruiserweight champion Freddie Mills, of Bournemouth, scored a sensational first round knockout victory over the Swedish boxer John Nilsson at
Margaret beach photographed from the air, Easter Saturday, as thousands of holidaymakers basked in the warm sunshine. 20 April 1946
The second day of racing at Goodwood started today with another large crowd attending to watch horseracing at its best. In the first race, the Sussex Stakes
Open-air cricket practice has begun at the Hove ground of the Sussex Cricket club, and the players have plenty of enthusiastic young cricketers come along for advertisers
G. Wicks - a leading National Hunt and steeplechase jockey. 15 December 1946
World champion cruiserweight boxer Gus Lesnevich is in training at Brighton for his forthcoming fight with Bruce Woodcock, of Don caster
The parish church of St Leonards, Sussex, destroyed by a flying bomb, in July 1944The parish church of St Leonard s, Sussex, destroyed by a flying bomb, in July 1944, will rise again from stone hewn from the ground by 12 German prisoners of war who today began work in a quarry
The 78th Trades Union Congress opened at the Dome, Brighton today. Several big issues of policy have to be decided in the Prime Minister Mr Attlee and two other Ministers
At Brighton, on behalf of the Ministry of Supply, Mr William Leonard, MP - Joint Parliamentary Sec of the Ministry, handed over the 10
Gus Lesnevich, Americas number one cruiserweight boxer, seen here on Brighton sGus Lesnevich, Americas number one cruiserweight boxer, seen here on Brightons West Pier taking his trainer for a ride in one of the miniature cars
Winston Churchill is given a great ovation as he visits the town of Brighton to receive the freedom of the borough. 3 October 1947
Floods in Sussex. Many parts of the country are seriously flooded. Now the recent heavy snow has thawed. Here at Robertsbridge in Sussex, is a view of fields underwater. 5 February 1947
Glyndebourne Again. The Glyndebourne Festival, was revived tonight (Friday). When Benjamin Brittens new opera The Rape of Lucretia was performed for the first time of the newly formed English Opera
Freedom of Hastings conferred on field Marshal. Viscount Montgomery of Alamein today. When the Mayor councillor F.W Chambers presented him with a piece of plate inscribed with the names of his
Race horses train on sands. Some of Britains leading racehorses, unable to train on the usual grounds, have been using the sands at Bognor Regis, Sussex
Members of the England team who meet Scotland in the soccer international at Wembley on Saturday, " loosen up" on the Brighton and Hove football ground
A leading National Hunt and steeplechase jockey, Mr D. L. Moore for two years was invalidA leading National Hunt and steeplechase jockey, Mr D.L. Moore for two years was invalid and confined to his bed and wheelchair
M Vyshinsky, the Soviet Deputy peoples Commissar for Foreign Affairs and leader of the Soviet delegation to the United Nations Organisation General Assembly, arrived at Tangmere RAF aerodrome
Mary Churchill, judges at Hastings horse show. Miss Mary Churchill, youngest daughter of Mr Winston Churchill, was one of the judges at the Hastings Horse Show and Gymkhana
