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Press Photography Collection (page 16)

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

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Duchess of Gloucester opens new Stepney Flats. The Duchess of Gloucester opened

Duchess of Gloucester opens new Stepney Flats. The Duchess of Gloucester opened the Searle House Flats at Ocean Street, Stepney

Background imagePress Photography Collection: America in London. New skyscraper Embassy in Grosvenor Square. In one of London s

America in London. New skyscraper Embassy in Grosvenor Square. In one of London s
America in London. New skyscraper Embassy in Grosvenor Square. In one of Londons most magnificent squares, not far from Buckingham Palace

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Norwegian Minister opens new home at Holland Park. The Norwegian Minister in London

Norwegian Minister opens new home at Holland Park. The Norwegian Minister in London, M Erik Colban, open the new Norwegian home of the Norwegian Young Womans Christian Association at 52 Holland Park

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Guys is first British hospital to have its own bank. Guys Hospital, London, is

Guys is first British hospital to have its own bank. Guys Hospital, London, is the first hospital in the country to have its own bank for the use of its staff

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Ma Rushworth yields to progress. After 45 years - refuses to retire

Ma Rushworth yields to progress. After 45 years - refuses to retire
" Ma" Rushworth yields to progress. After 45 years - refuses to retire. After 45 years in business as a newsagent almost under the shadow the Covent Garden Opera House

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Admiral Evan inspects Navy training school commanded by man who rose from boy to Captains rank

Admiral Evan inspects Navy training school commanded by man who rose from boy to Captains rank. Admiral Sir E R Evans ( Evans of the Broke ), Commander in Chief of the North

Background imagePress Photography Collection: The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Harry Twyford, laid the foundation stone of the new police station

The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Harry Twyford, laid the foundation stone of the new police station, which is to be built, at a cost of £ 150, 000, in the Bishopsgate

Background imagePress Photography Collection: The Duchess of Kent open the new Community House, a social centre attached the Tatchbrooke

The Duchess of Kent open the new Community House, a social centre attached the Tatchbrooke Estate in Tatchbrooke Street, Pimlico, London

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

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

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Elephant and Castle warehouse in flames, tremendous crowds watch. Fires involving

Elephant and Castle warehouse in flames, tremendous crowds watch. Fires involving all the four floors of the building, broke out at Messrs, Shorter Bros, China warehouse

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Duchess of Gloucester opens new East End flats built by Church Army. After opening

Duchess of Gloucester opens new East End flats built by Church Army. After opening the new flats built at Prince Regent Lane, Custom House [ Newham ]

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Crystal Palace road-racing track nears completion for Coronation. This picture

Crystal Palace road-racing track nears completion for Coronation. This picture from the air shows the new Crystal Palace road-racing track, designed as the finest in Britain

Background imagePress Photography Collection: The Charterhouse. The Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery in London

The Charterhouse. The Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery in London, to the north of what is now Charterhouse Square. 12 April 1936

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Tonsil treatment for the Mayor!. Southwarks new health centre opened. A health centre

Tonsil treatment for the Mayor!. Southwarks new health centre opened. A health centre, which brings the entire health services of Southwark under one roof, for the first time in a London borough

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Poets son is architect of new London theatre were all the builders work for nothing

Poets son is architect of new London theatre were all the builders work for nothing. With Mr Raglan Squire (facing camera), son of Sir John Squire, poet and critic, as architect

Background imagePress Photography Collection: A view across London seen from the 210 ft high tower of the new University of London

A view across London seen from the 210 ft high tower of the new University of London building which is nearing completion in Bloomsbury

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Thomas, son of the novelist J. B. Priestley, unlocking the Sherborne Nursery School

Thomas, son of the novelist J. B. Priestley, unlocking the Sherborne Nursery School on the roof of the new flats built at Litcham Street by the St Pancras House Improvement Society

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Greedy!. A Fennec Fox, native of North America, faces a big meal in his den at the London Zoo

Greedy!. A Fennec Fox, native of North America, faces a big meal in his den at the London Zoo. It ll take him some time to work its way through that bone. 1 March 1938

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Roof reeds. Thatchers using reeds for the roof of a new building on the London Brighton

Roof reeds. Thatchers using reeds for the roof of a new building on the London Brighton road at Warninglid, Sussex. The reeds are brought specially from the Norfolk Broads 4 February 1938

Background imagePress Photography Collection: A five - year - old conductor at Crystal Palace Music Festival. Boys and girls

A five - year - old conductor at Crystal Palace Music Festival. Boys and girls of five are conducting their own percussion bands at the 74th annual choral festival of English Schools Music

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Firemen fight fire at London church. A hundred firemen with twenty engines were

Firemen fight fire at London church. A hundred firemen with twenty engines were called to fight a serious blaze at St Davids Church is Westbourne Road, Islington

Background imagePress Photography Collection: High divers near high flyers. Photo shows: the new high diving stage which has been

High divers near high flyers. Photo shows: the new high diving stage which has been built at the Croydon Municipal Swimming Pool in readiness for the opening of the summer season

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Premiers wife opens new Kensington flats. Mrs Neville Chamberlain, wife of the Premier

Premiers wife opens new Kensington flats. Mrs Neville Chamberlain, wife of the Premier, opened 24 new flats built like houses with balconies in Basing Road, North kensington, london

Background imagePress Photography Collection: London schoolboys among the Kings special tour of Swindon locomotive works

London schoolboys among the Kings special tour of Swindon locomotive works. Boys from many of the London technical schools left the realms of theory and models

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Fireman at the new headquarters are practising the display they would give when the King

Fireman at the new headquarters are practising the display they would give when the King and Queen open the new Fire Brigade Headquarters on the Albert Embankment, London today (Wednesday)

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Londons latest marvel of engineering the £1, 250, 000 Earls Court Exhibition building

Londons latest marvel of engineering the £1, 250, 000 Earls Court Exhibition building
Londons latest marvel of engineering the £ 1, 250, 000 Earls Court Exhibition building, the largest reinforced concrete building in Europe which covers 9 acres

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Boxer, Marcus Neusals victory breakfast in his London hotel after defeating Jack

Boxer, Marcus Neusals victory breakfast in his London hotel after defeating Jack Peterson at the Empire building. 5 February 1935

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Public can see now wonderful daffodil display at Sir Philip Sassoons home

Public can see now wonderful daffodil display at Sir Philip Sassoons home. For the first Thursday this year, the beautiful gardens at the Trent Park, Cockfosters, home of Sir Philip Sassoon, Bt

Background imagePress Photography Collection: London man gives £1600 organ to Cambridgeshire church. Owing to the generosity of a London man

London man gives £1600 organ to Cambridgeshire church. Owing to the generosity of a London man
London man gives £ 1600 organ to Cambridgeshire church. Owing to the generosity of a London man, Doddington (Cambridgeshire)

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Bank of England presents historic strip of pavement to city. Scanes architecture preserved

Bank of England presents historic strip of pavement to city. Scanes architecture preserved. An unusual gift, a historic strip of pavement at the Tivoli Corner of the Bank

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Mr Lewis Silkin MP, opens first part of big new housing estate at Campbell. Another

Mr Lewis Silkin MP, opens first part of big new housing estate at Campbell. Another stage the London County Councils re-housing scheme was reached when Mr Lewis Silkin, MP

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Tenants presented to the King during tour of Duchy. Some of the oldest tenants

Tenants presented to the King during tour of Duchy. Some of the oldest tenants of the estate were presented to the King when he visited Aquinas Street during his tour of the Duchy of Cornwall estates

Background imagePress Photography Collection: Underneath the Arches of St. Jude s. Photo shows : The arches of St. Judes Church

Underneath the Arches of St. Jude s. Photo shows : The arches of St. Judes Church, Grays Inn Road, W. C. standing mid the rubble brought down by the pick - axes of the demolition workers. 16 May 1936



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