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Machinery Collection

Background imageMachinery Collection: The Willesborough windmill, Ashford, Kent. Kentish smock mill. 1935

The Willesborough windmill, Ashford, Kent. Kentish smock mill. 1935

Background imageMachinery Collection: Road works at Swanley - widening the road. 1938

Road works at Swanley - widening the road. 1938

Background imageMachinery Collection: Generators at the Commodore Cinema, Orpington, Kent in the 1930s, with cinema staff looking

Generators at the Commodore Cinema, Orpington, Kent in the 1930s, with cinema staff looking on. 1933 - movie theatre

Background imageMachinery Collection: Tarring roads in Swanley, Kent. 1936

Tarring roads in Swanley, Kent. 1936

Background imageMachinery Collection: Farm workers in Farningham load hay on to the trailer being pulled by a tractor. 1935

Farm workers in Farningham load hay on to the trailer being pulled by a tractor. 1935

Background imageMachinery Collection: Projector at Commodore Cinema. 1933

Projector at Commodore Cinema. 1933

Background imageMachinery Collection: Rubberised Asphalt Paving - The first roadway of its type

Rubberised Asphalt Paving - The first roadway of its type. Shown in three stages from rubber asphalt, precoated granite chipping and then the finished section

Background imageMachinery Collection: The Prince of Wales at Shireoaks Colliery, Nottinghamshire near Yorkshire border

The Prince of Wales at Shireoaks Colliery, Nottinghamshire near Yorkshire border, The property of the Duke of Newcastle : Shown here the shaft engine house 2 November 1861

Background imageMachinery Collection: Drying fan in Goudhurst. 1937

Drying fan in Goudhurst. 1937

Background imageMachinery Collection: Wicker baskets, which will be used to harvest the strawberry crop, piled on the

Wicker baskets, which will be used to harvest the strawberry crop, piled on the side of the railway line next to the steam engine. Early 1900s

Background imageMachinery Collection: A giant railway turntable. Twenty eight men with two 36 ton cranes took an hour

A giant railway turntable. Twenty eight men with two 36 ton cranes took an hour to install this giant 70 foot turntable at Euston

Background imageMachinery Collection: Trainspotters Club outing Young members of the trainspotters club gather around

Trainspotters Club outing Young members of the trainspotters club gather around the steam locomotives. 1949

Background imageMachinery Collection: Bedford truck and machinery at the Sand & Gravel Co Ltd gray gravel pit in Sidcup, Kent

Bedford truck and machinery at the Sand & Gravel Co Ltd gray gravel pit in Sidcup, Kent. 1934

Background imageMachinery Collection: Prince of Wales visits machine tool exhibition at Olympia. 14 November 1934

Prince of Wales visits machine tool exhibition at Olympia. 14 November 1934

Background imageMachinery Collection: Plough up a rather dry one year ley on top of the Sussex Downs - near Amberley - on Lee

Plough up a rather dry one year ley on top of the Sussex Downs - near Amberley - on Lee and Sons Downs Farm. Some 22 acres were being ploughed up and kale will be drilled shortly - for a dairy herd

Background imageMachinery Collection: At Wythenshawe, Manchester, corporations new satellite town, modern British made

At Wythenshawe, Manchester, corporations new satellite town, modern British made the scenery was demonstrated show how designs

Background imageMachinery Collection: Giant crane in transit on the Thames 26 July 1929

Giant crane in transit on the Thames 26 July 1929

Background imageMachinery Collection: The PLA ? 3, 000, 000 dock improvement scheme at Tilbury The three sets of lock

The PLA ? 3, 000, 000 dock improvement scheme at Tilbury The three sets of lock gates through which a vessel must pass to reach dry dock 29 August 1929

Background imageMachinery Collection: Discharged soldiers learning diomond cutting at works of Mr Bernard Oppenheimer at Brighton

Discharged soldiers learning diomond cutting at works of Mr Bernard Oppenheimer at Brighton. The first operation - sawing - it takes a fortnight or even more to saw through a good sized dianond

Background imageMachinery Collection: Lace making in Devon. Mr John Searle making Devon Tulle Lace at Tiverton. 5 November

Lace making in Devon. Mr John Searle making Devon Tulle Lace at Tiverton. 5 November 1919

Background imageMachinery Collection: Gravesend Water Works in Kent. The boiler room. 1939

Gravesend Water Works in Kent. The boiler room. 1939

Background imageMachinery Collection: Brick making at the Hollingbourne brick works. 1935

Brick making at the Hollingbourne brick works. 1935

Background imageMachinery Collection: Farm worker sowing oats with a horse drawn seed drill in Shoreham, Kent. 1937

Farm worker sowing oats with a horse drawn seed drill in Shoreham, Kent. 1937

Background imageMachinery Collection: Farm workers using a hand seeder to sow kale. 1937

Farm workers using a hand seeder to sow kale. 1937

Background imageMachinery Collection: The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. A workmen digging by the shield

The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. A workmen digging by the shield. 1938

Background imageMachinery Collection: A lighting unit at the Western Motor Works garage in Chislehurst, Kent

A lighting unit at the Western Motor Works garage in Chislehurst, Kent. 1939

Background imageMachinery Collection: A farmer using his diesel caterpillar tractor to plough a field in Farningham, Kent

A farmer using his diesel caterpillar tractor to plough a field in Farningham, Kent. 1939

Background imageMachinery Collection: The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. Workmen clay stopping. 1938

The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. Workmen clay stopping. 1938

Background imageMachinery Collection: A maintenance man uses a motorized scythe to mow the side of the road

A maintenance man uses a motorized scythe to mow the side of the road. 1937

Background imageMachinery Collection: A farmer fertilising a fields with his tractor. 1939

A farmer fertilising a fields with his tractor. 1939

Background imageMachinery Collection: Gravesend Gasworks in Kent. The gas pump. 1939

Gravesend Gasworks in Kent. The gas pump. 1939

Background imageMachinery Collection: A farmer on his tractor cultivates a field. 1935

A farmer on his tractor cultivates a field. 1935

Background imageMachinery Collection: Farm workers in Farningham with his horse team collect hay. 1935

Farm workers in Farningham with his horse team collect hay. 1935

Background imageMachinery Collection: A Gyrotiller at work in a field in Staplehurst, Kent. 1937

A Gyrotiller at work in a field in Staplehurst, Kent. 1937

Background imageMachinery Collection: Bagging potatoes in cold winter snow. 1947

Bagging potatoes in cold winter snow. 1947

Background imageMachinery Collection: Plaining wood planks at the at the G Ellis joinery works in Hackney

Plaining wood planks at the at the G Ellis joinery works in Hackney. 7 April 1938

Background imageMachinery Collection: A farmer and his tank track tractor, harrow a field 1936

A farmer and his tank track tractor, harrow a field 1936

Background imageMachinery Collection: Rolling cabbage is a dusty affair. 1934

Rolling cabbage is a dusty affair. 1934

Background imageMachinery Collection: The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. Dirty and dangerous work for the workmen

The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. Dirty and dangerous work for the workmen. 1938

Background imageMachinery Collection: Gravesend Gasworks in Kent. The coke filler. 1939

Gravesend Gasworks in Kent. The coke filler. 1939

Background imageMachinery Collection: The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. A workmen cutting by the shield

The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. A workmen cutting by the shield. 1938

Background imageMachinery Collection: A farmer ploughs the grounds around his trees in an orchard in Farningham, Kent. 1938

A farmer ploughs the grounds around his trees in an orchard in Farningham, Kent. 1938

Background imageMachinery Collection: Storing apples in cold storage. 1935

Storing apples in cold storage. 1935

Background imageMachinery Collection: A farmer on a tractor ploughing a field near Swanley, Kent. 1936

A farmer on a tractor ploughing a field near Swanley, Kent. 1936

Background imageMachinery Collection: A farmer harrows a field with his team of horses over a footpath throught the field

A farmer harrows a field with his team of horses over a footpath throught the field. 1935

Background imageMachinery Collection: The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. Workmen by the shield and injecting cement

The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. Workmen by the shield and injecting cement. 1938

Background imageMachinery Collection: The Ransomes from Ipswich demonstrate their MG2 Motor Garden Cultivator in East Malling

The Ransomes from Ipswich demonstrate their MG2 Motor Garden Cultivator in East Malling, Kent. 22 March 1939

Background imageMachinery Collection: A farmer harvesting his crop with a tractor drawn combine. 1939

A farmer harvesting his crop with a tractor drawn combine. 1939



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