Nineteen Forties Collection

Lovers in Hyde Park May 1947 love couple romance romantic for valentines day be my valentine

A view of the river Thames from Richmond Bridge, London, England, with a pleasure boat full of passengers just about to pass underneath. Late 1940s, early 1950s

A swarm of bees which settled at the foot of a pole on a bomb site in Victoria Street caused a large crowd to collect as PC Marshall, of Scotland Yard

Kings Square ( Market Place ) Enfield Town, London, with the Kings Head Public House and St Andrews Parish Church at the back. Late 1940s, early 1950s

The London Blitz An ARP warden rescues a young girl from the wreckage of a building bombed by Germany. V1 attack Buckingham Gate, Victoria

British Army Captain Chris Goddard, left, and Cpl Gary Fisher check out the Second World War German bomb they had just made safe on a building site beside Tower Bridge, London

Down Lambeth Way. Lambeth Walk is buying a Spitfire of its own. At the side of many market stalls are boxes made of wood by Mr Harry Smith, the local undertaker

Royal Blue the Kings racing pigeon and first carrier of the war
" Royal Blue" the Kings racing pigeon and first carrier of the war carried a message from a force landed plane on hte Continent has been invested with the animals VC The Dickin Medal

Scottie dog guards the chimney on Christmas Eve. Lets hope he ll allow Santa Claus in the house! 1947

A striking picture of Cataline flying boat taking off on the 24-hour patrol over the Atlantic. They perform splendidly, searching for U-boats and guarding Atlantic convoys

Romany gypsy family camped on Epsom downs during the race meeting on Epsom racecourse, Surrey, England. Late 1940s, early 1950s

Waiters, chefs and kitchen hands at Londons Savoy hotel went on strike early today, it was decided that tables were to be left bare and underserviced in the private suites, restaurant and Grill room

Carts and boxes full of fruit and vegetables in Covent Gardens flower, fruit and vegetable market. A sign giving directions to St Pauls Church, Covent Garden, London, is seen on the building

Londons ever - improving transport system carries its works programme a step further when the Minister of Transport opens the new Central Line extension from Leytonstone to Woodford

A gypsy woman sitting on the steps to her Romany caravan in the gypsy camp on Epsom Downs, Surrey, during the Epsom race meeting Late 1940s, early 1950s

A Romany gypsy woman smoking her pipe at the Epsom Races. Late 1940s, early 1950s

Gypsy caravans parked on Epsom Downs during the Epsom Races. Late 1940s, early 1950s

Royal visit to Plymouth. The King who, with the Queen is on a two day visit to the West country, inaugurated the rebuilding of Plymouth civic centre

Members of the Royal family were present at St Margarets, Westminster when Miss Myra Wernher
Members of the Royal family were present at St Margaret s, Westminster when Miss Myra Wernher, daughter of Sir and Lady Harold Wernher, was married to Maj David Butter, M.C. the Scots Guards

Viscount Savernake, Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards, eldest son of the Earl of Cardigan, celebrated his twenty-first birthday with a garden party held in the grounds of his ancestral home at Tottenham

Bomb damage. The scene in a street in East Ham, East London, typical of so many after an air raid

The painting in oils of Brigadier General Wade Hampton Hayes, . O. B. E. on its way
The painting in oils of Brigadier General Wade Hampton Hayes, .O.B.E. on its way to New York Armoury, largest and most luxurious military building in the world

Hong Kong in three days. At dawn today, Saturday, one of the BOACs latest Hythe flying boats took off from Poole Harbour (Dorset) for Hong Kong

Sunset at St Leonards, Hastings, Sussex, throws the pier into relief. St Leonard s
Sunset at St Leonard s, Hastings, Sussex, throws the pier into relief. St Leonards pier has suffered during the war years from gales, fire and cutting into for defence purposes. 31 March 1946

Look where you re going. Prince Bira (Prince Birabongse, the famous racing motorist) is a hot favourite for the International Ulster Trophy Race, to be held over the Ballyclare circuit, near Belfast

Yesterday (Thursday) the centuries old Cornish Floral Dance re-enacted through the streets and houses of Helston, Cornwall. Thousands of spectators visited the town for the event

Their Majesties in Cheshire. The King and Queen today made a 30 mile drive through some of the most thickly populated areas of Cheshire

His Majesty the King held an Investuture at Buckingham Palace this morning (Tuesday), the first since the Royal Familys return from their South African tour

Reassembling an underground tunnel, this latest picture of the Bristol aircraft companies giant Brabazon, which when completed, will be the " Queen Elizabeth" of the air

London during the Blitz While services are being held in London, commemorating the second anniversary of The Battle of Britain

RAF fighter pilot of 602 Squadron at dispersal - playing chess while waiting for the call to scramble. Perranporth, Cornwall, 1943 eTopFoto

The new Cunard White Star cargo liner Asia was launched yesterday, by Lady Hopkins
The new Cunard White Star cargo liner " Asia" was launched yesterday, by Lady Hopkins and Sir James Laing and Sons shipyard at Sunderland

The 83, 000 ton Cunard-White Star Liner Queen Elizabeth cast off her moorings
The 83, 000 ton Cunard-White Star Liner " Queen Elizabeth" cast off her moorings and Southampton and slid slowly from her berth to begin her maiden passenger voyage to New York

Mauretania (left) leaving America to dock at Southampton. 1947[?]

The wedding gifts from the people of Cornwall to HRH Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten. Image shows Mr Lamorna Birch RA

To become a Royal wedding ring?. Gold ore from the Graigwen mine, near Barmouth, the only goldmine, now working in Wales, was sent to the Industrial Wales Exhibition, Olympia, today

Stirrup Cup for the master. At the meet of the East Sussex Foxhounds today (Wednesday) at Court Lodge Farm, Crowhurst, Sussex, (home of Mr and Mrs T W Croft) Lord Burghley, Master of Hounds

An invitation meet of the East Sussex Foxhounds was held today at Court Lodge Farm, Crowhurst, Battle, Sussex today. Lord Burghley, the master of the hunt held the meet

King George VI visited many searchlight units, listening posts and gun emplacements in Kent today. He spent some time with the men watching them at work

Southampton prepares for increase Transatlantic traffic. The scene at Southampton today (Tuesday) as the Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary is nosed by tugs out of 43-44 berth in the Ocean Dock

Their majesties the King and Queen visited Oxford University for the opening of Bodleian Extension. Under substantial grant from the American Rockefeller Foundation

The Royal family was present at the wedding of Mrs Lavinia Lascelles, daughter of
The Royal family was present at the wedding of Miss Lavinia Lascelles, daughter of the Kings private secretary, Sir Alan Lascelles, to Major Edward Brenton, the Black Watch, at St Georges Chapel

Gypsy girl with her basket of lucky heather. Late 1940s, early 1950s

Commanders to appear in the Royal Command of Variety Performance are the young Canadian dance team Blanche and Allan Lund

Maj Geoffrey David Hall, Royal Armoured Corps was married to Miss Betty Stewart Dickey at St Peters Church, Eaton Square, London. 4 April 1946

The first frog - woman. Frogmen the underwater swimmers used for daring
The first " frog - woman ". " Frogmen " the underwater swimmers used for daring operations during the war - have trained a " frogwoman " to assist them in their

A new hat for Mr Winston Churchill. Mr Winston Churchill, appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in 1941, was finally installed in the office by the Court of Shepway at Dover Castle today

A couple walking in the rain under an umbrella in Deans Yard, Westminster Abbey, London, England. 1940s, 1950s

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