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Press Photography Collection (page 15)

Background imagePress Photography Collection: London Boys Build And Furnish A Modern Home Inside Their School. Pupils of the

London Boys Build And Furnish A Modern Home Inside Their School. Pupils of the Jews Free Boys School, Spitalfields, E. are learning how to furnish a home. Under the direction of the headmaster, Dr

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Gracie Fields lays foundation stone of new Prince of Wales Theatre. Gracie Fields

Gracie Fields lays foundation stone of new Prince of Wales Theatre. Gracie Fields, laid the foundation stone of the new Prince of Wales Theatre in Coventry Street

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Headquarters Station Tean wins Fire Brigade Competition. With a time of 54 1 / 4 seconds

Headquarters Station Tean wins Fire Brigade Competition. With a time of 54 1 / 4 seconds
Headquarters Station Tean wins Fire Brigade Competition. With a time of 54 1/4 seconds, the Headquarters Station team won the London Fire Brigades Escape Competition Final at the brigades

Background imagePress Photography Collection: London vicar wishes to sell his house, believed to be haunted by monks ghost. The

London vicar wishes to sell his house, believed to be haunted by monks ghost. The Rev C V Camplin Cogan, Vicar of St Gabriels Church, North Acton, wishes to sell his house

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Three actors are building a theatre in Knightsbridge. Three actors, Mr Jack Twyman

Three actors are building a theatre in Knightsbridge. Three actors, Mr Jack Twyman, Mr Rupert Scott and Mr G R Schjelderup are building a theatre in Knightsbridge

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Demolition work to make way for ? 40, 000 centre at Toynbee Hall. Demolition work

Demolition work to make way for ? 40, 000 centre at Toynbee Hall. Demolition work is in progress at Toynbee Hall in Commercial Street, London, to make way for a new educational centre to cost

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Abbeys Coronation annexe nears completion. The Robing Room annexe that is being

Abbeys Coronation annexe nears completion. The Robing Room annexe that is being built at the West door of Westminster Abbey for the Coronation is nearing completion

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Sorting out the Crystal Palace remains. The twisted, flame scarred remains of the

Sorting out the Crystal Palace remains. The twisted, flame scarred remains of the Crystal Palace are now being gradually sorted out, broken up and removed

Background imagePress Photography Collection: King Leopold visiting headquarters of St Johns at Clerkenwell. London landmark renovated

King Leopold visiting headquarters of St Johns at Clerkenwell. London landmark renovated. London landmark which King Leopold of the Belgians, is to visit tomorrow (Thursday), St Johns gate

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Horace Walpoles house in Berkeley Square almost burnt to the ground. The 18th-century writer

Horace Walpoles house in Berkeley Square almost burnt to the ground. The 18th-century writer and statesmans house, is one of the mansion is being pulled down in the demolition scheme in Berkeley

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Catherine Booth, wife of William Booth, British founder of the Salvation Army, General

Catherine Booth, wife of William Booth, British founder of the Salvation Army, General ease these making friends with children and 500 mothers from London slums

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Road drill that is practically noiseless. Engine and drill combined. A revolutionary

Road drill that is practically noiseless. Engine and drill combined. A revolutionary compact type of road drill, which is practically noiseless is being used in a road reconstruction scheme

Background imagePress Photography Collection: A surveyor at work during the excavations on the site of a bomb proof shelter to

A surveyor at work during the excavations on the site of a bomb proof shelter to be included in Wembleys new Town Hall. Built 12 ft below the ground that shelter will be able to withstand almost any

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Mast Master !. Hews 65 feet wooden masts from rough timber at London yards. Mr Alf Webb

Mast Master !. Hews 65 feet wooden masts from rough timber at London yards. Mr Alf Webb, who has been at the work practically all his life

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Post Office weightlifters compete for trophy at Mount Pleasant. Post Office weightlifters

Post Office weightlifters compete for trophy at Mount Pleasant. Post Office weightlifters took part in a contest at Mount Pleasant, London, between the Northern district team

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Mussolini spreads. Duce lays foundation stone at Cinema City. Signor Mussolini

Mussolini spreads. Duce lays foundation stone at Cinema City. Signor Mussolini laid the foundation stone of the new building of the Duce Institute at Cinema City, Italys Hollywood near Rome

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Men engaged on the building of a new wing at the Great Ormond Street Hospital declared

Men engaged on the building of a new wing at the Great Ormond Street Hospital declared a sudden strike. The dispute is believed to be concerned with the scaffolding

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Telephone girls learn to carry on as usual in gas masks. Telephone girls are being

Telephone girls learn to carry on as usual in gas masks. Telephone girls are being trained to use special gas masks say that they can remain at their posts in an emergency

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Anthony Edens sons watch as fire brigade gieves last display at old headquarters

Anthony Edens sons watch as fire brigade gieves last display at old headquarters. The last display before the brigades removal to the new building on the Albert Embankment

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Thirteen months after, still clearing the Crystal Palace site. More than a year

Thirteen months after, still clearing the Crystal Palace site. More than a year after the building had been destroyed by fire

Background imagePress Photography Collection: End of the proud Adelphi. Adelphi Terrace and arches, once one of London s

End of the proud Adelphi. Adelphi Terrace and arches, once one of London s
End of the proud Adelphi. Adelphi Terrace and arches, once one of Londons most celebrated pieces of architecture, is now in a sorry state after the energetic onslaught of the demolition men

Background imagePress Photography Collection: New city station will relieve traffic underground, but there is hold ups above. After

New city station will relieve traffic underground, but there is hold ups above. After several years work, the new St Pauls Station (underground) on the Central London line is nearing completion

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Exterior view of the Daily Telegraph building in Fleet Street, London. June 1939

Exterior view of the Daily Telegraph building in Fleet Street, London. June 1939

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Rolling along on a London roof putting green. A green roller is being used

Rolling along on a London roof putting green. A green roller is being used on the roof of a big city building. On the roof is a sixteen hole putting green which is favoured by office workers in warm

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Paddington is first London Borough to stage air raid test. First London Borough

Paddington is first London Borough to stage air raid test. First London Borough to hold air raid precaution tests, Paddington station, a spectacular demonstration with road repair parties

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Rescues at finals of Fire Brigade escape competition. the finals of the London

Rescues at finals of Fire Brigade escape competition. the finals of the London Fire Brigade escape competition took place at the brigade headquarters, Southwark

Background imagePress Photography Collection: A view of the 210 ft of the tower of the new University of London building which

A view of the 210 ft of the tower of the new University of London building which is now nearing completion in Bloomsbury. With 20 story the skyscraper has the most floors any other building in London

Background imagePress Photography Collection: A hatchet, bill hook and faggots, were handed over before the Kings Remembranceer at the law courts

A hatchet, bill hook and faggots, were handed over before the Kings Remembranceer at the law courts, in payment of the annual quit rents to the Crown, for ancient property in Shropshire

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Where stars of the national theatre will Scintiliate. Workmen with an Oxy acetylene

Where stars of the national theatre will Scintiliate. Workmen with an Oxy acetylene
Where stars of the national theatre will Scintiliate. " Workmen with an Oxy acetylene torch sends up a row of molten metal as he cuts away girders during the demolition of buildings to make way

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Europes largest block of flats will have bomb proof shelter at Albany Street and Euston Road

Europes largest block of flats will have bomb proof shelter at Albany Street and Euston Road. Pouring out the roof of the new flats. 25 July 1935

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Staff of Americas new skyscraper Embassy in London In one of Londons most magnificent squares

Staff of Americas new skyscraper Embassy in London In one of Londons most magnificent squares, not far from Buckingham Palace

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Lord Mayor inspects international telephone exchange. The Lord Mayor of London

Lord Mayor inspects international telephone exchange. The Lord Mayor of London ( Sir Charles H Collett ) paid an official visit to the International Telephone Exchange in the Faraday Building

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Oldest tenant, aged 79, given notice to quit city village. Tenants in a block

Oldest tenant, aged 79, given notice to quit city village. Tenants in a block of houses in Great New Street, behind Fleet Street, have been given notice to quit by the end of next month

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Armchair given by antique dealers to Duchess of Kents baby at Grosvenor House

Armchair given by antique dealers to Duchess of Kents baby at Grosvenor House. The Hepplewhite childs armchair presented to the baby Prince. 12 October 1935

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Police arrest man as king and queen arrived at Peoples Palace. As the king

Police arrest man as king and queen arrived at Peoples Palace. As the king and queen arrived at the new building, police arrested a man in the Mile End Road outside the Peoples Palace

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Demolition and construction at London Bridge. Demolition and construction work

Demolition and construction at London Bridge. Demolition and construction work being carried on side-by-side in the shadow of London Bridge

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Minister of transport leads by air with his wife for opening of Europes longest bridge

Minister of transport leads by air with his wife for opening of Europes longest bridge. Dr Leslie Burgin, the minister of transport, left, Croydon aerodrome

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Princess Alice Countess of Athlone, opened an exhibition of Royal and Historic Treasures

Princess Alice Countess of Athlone, opened an exhibition of Royal and Historic Treasures at number 145, Piccadilly, London, former home of the King and Queen

Background imagePress Photography Collection: London office girls become expert with the rifle. Girls employed in the offices

London office girls become expert with the rifle. Girls employed in the offices of the Crown Agents for the Colonies at Millbank, London, have a new interest

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Duchess of Gloucester plays table tennis after opening new east and flats. After

Duchess of Gloucester plays table tennis after opening new east and flats. After opening the new flats built at Prince Regent Lane, Custom House [ Newham ]

Background imagePress Photography Collection: The country visitor!. Barn owl found in London warehouse. A strange visitor to

The country visitor!. Barn owl found in London warehouse. A strange visitor to London was a brown barn owl found in the top floor of the Oxo warehouse in Upper Thames Street

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Postmen keep colds at bay. Dry wet clothes and special room at GPO. Specially fitted

Postmen keep colds at bay. Dry wet clothes and special room at GPO. Specially fitted with rows of hot pipes and well ventilated

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Three hands for this job. Waking up Crystal Palace with 100pound hammer. The huge

Three hands for this job. Waking up Crystal Palace with 100pound hammer. The huge hammer with a double shaft, weighing 100 pounds

Background imagePress Photography Collection: A mechanical navvy carrying away the spoil during the excavations on the site of

A mechanical navvy carrying away the spoil during the excavations on the site of a bomb proof shelter to be included in Wembleys new Town Hall

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Scaffolding removed from Coronation annex, Royal Lions in position. facade of

Scaffolding removed from Coronation annex, Royal Lions in position. facade of the almost completed grouping room annex rising before the towns of Westminster Abbey. 12 April 1937

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Canoes race for London to Putney. Paddling collapsible canoes, members of the Canoe

Canoes race for London to Putney. Paddling collapsible canoes, members of the Canoe section of the camping club started from Greenwich Pier on the race to London to Putney and back

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Eleven highly skilled visitors from the Continent are confined to the roof of a large

Eleven highly skilled visitors from the Continent are confined to the roof of a large building in Soho. Because of the quarantine laws

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Duchess of York opens new hostel and lunches with city workers at Tower Hill. The

Duchess of York opens new hostel and lunches with city workers at Tower Hill. The Duchess of York paid a private visit to Tower Hill, London



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