Worker Collection

Mr George Lailey engaged in the ancient craft of wooden bowl making at Bucklebury, Berks. An industry carried on by his father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather. 10 December 1922

Manufacture of cork balls at Chingford General view of the house 28 November 1922

Workers are unloading sacks of flour from a Bedford truck belonging to Pledge & Son Ltd, the milling company, on one of their deliveries in Ashford, Kent. 1939

R36 Ready for launching at Inchinnan Woman workers putting the finishing touches to the airship 19 March 1921

Building work on the widening of the Swanley Bridge in Kent. 1938

First woman member of Society of Engineers. For the first time since its formation the Society of Engineers has elected a woman member, Miss Annette Ashberry works manager of Atalanta, Ltd

Piano Making at Brinsmeads Factory. Fitting in the hammers. 10 December 1920

With a felling axe, Harry ( Heathfield ) the Hedger of Charing, Kent, has cut off the stumps of a hedge he previously trimmed. 6 February 1951 TopFoto

At Messrs James Burns Book Binding works at Esher. Gilding the edge. 15 May 1923

Mr A. W. (Jack) Pearce of Lymington, Hampshire is out to beat the world horse ploughing
Mr A.W. (Jack) Pearce of Lymington, Hampshire is out to beat the world horse ploughing record of 263 firsts and 100 cups. He is 64 and in fifty years he has won 231 first prizes

Women hop pickers in Beltring, Kent. Each worker has a gas mask over their shoulder in box in case of a gas attack. 1939

The Watercress beds in Footscray, Kent cared for by Mr and Mrs Johnstone seen walking across the bridge. 1938

Hop pickers in East Peckham. Young and old working in the hop field. 1 September 1938

Workers from Val De Travers Asphalt Limited, a paving company, working on paving the roof of the London Jewish Hospital in Stepney Green. 1938

Making felt for velour hats at Sennett Bros, Blackfriars. 23 October 1919

Mr Gutbush, The Swanley Station Master. 1938

The construction of an Air Raid Precautions shelter beneath a war memorial in Swanley, Kent. 1939

Faggot bundles in Chelsfield, Kent. 1936

Tarring roads in Swanley, Kent. 1936

Pea picking in Swanley. 1936

Panama Hat making at Messrs I. Cambis at Boreham Wood, Elstree. A barrow load of hats collected from the pegs. 1923

Battersea Power Station - The Turbine Hall, view from the ground showing the giant turbines - 1933 ?2006 TopFoto

Safety precaution South Fleet, Kent. 1934

Crockenhill Woods. 1934

Mr C L Ager, steeplejack. 1922

Herring harvest at Lowestoft Scotch fisher girls gutting and packing the fish on the quay side Lowestoft. 6 November 1920 Fish where the fish are!

Cricket Bat Making at John Wisdens Pressing a blade to harden it, several tons of pressure are brought to bear on it 26 March 1920

The making of cricket balls at London football compny station road, South Norwood Making the quilt, cork to the weight of about 2 3 4 oz is bound by pure worcester wool and hammered into shape 1926

British and American girls change places for better understanding. Spennymoor, Durham : Mary Ugliantza ( left) 22-year-old American girl factory worker of Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Farmer Tom Booker of Eynsford. 1938

Man cutting corn with a scythe - harvesting by hand. Picture shows Fred Goldup, aged 72, working on a farm near Shoreham, Kent

An old building being pulled down in Dartford, Kent. 1936

Billingsgate Fish Market is already working at top pressure to deal with the terrific demand for Good Friday fish. The approach of the Easter festival means greatly increased work for Billinsgate

Man with a pint of beer at the Blue Anchor in Helston, Cornwall, England. 11 April 1956

Inside a railway engine cabin. The fireman shovels coal into the fire. 1938

3 ton Bedford truck being loaded by a conveyor loader at the Sand & Gravel Co Ltd gray gravel pit in Sidcup, Kent. 1934

Man pours ground ginger in his pint of beer. As practised by stevedores and dockers during cold weather, ground ginger is found in many riverside inns near wharves

White lines for the narrow Hastings Road. 1937

Canning Town, London: building a bridge. 1933

The Prince of Wales pub in Mottingham, Bromley is being demolished. 1936

Building the Canning Town Bridge, London. 1933

The Ascott Gas, Water, Gesyers Works Ltd, at Neasden, under construction. 1937

Making and testing Taxi Meters at the works of the British Taxi Meter Co Ltd, Gray s
Making and testing Taxi Meters at the works of the British Taxi Meter Co Ltd, Grays Inn Road

The demolition of Alhambra Theatre in the West End of London. 1936

Repairing Eltham Church tower. 1937

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

A train passing through the newly constructed Albany Park Station. 1935

London construction site 1862

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