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Mr Jimmy Burrows the farmhand on Westwood Farm, Westerham, Kent, showing the flail to some young visitors. One man can thresh much corn in a day, the total being equal to nearly a sack an hour. 1935
A man walks down a country road passing an oast house, near Penshurst, Kent, England
The Great Eastern Isambard Kingdom Brunel proposed to the Eastern Steam Navigation Company the construction of a steamship five or six times the size of any then in use
Chimney felling by gelignite at Bedfont Powder Mills, Hounslow. The chimney falling. 16 June 1921
Franco German crisis, the industrial heart of the Ruhr. A remarkable view of the great Krupp Works at Essen, taken from the air. 18 January 1923
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!
Fish and snake skins used for fashionable shoes at Gerrett and sons. 19 September 1925
Drying fan in Goudhurst. 1937
Aerial view of Littlebrook Power Station on the River Thames near Dartford, Kent
Two pictures taken from almost the same viewpoint on grays Farm Estate (LCC) near Orpington, Kent. (X ref. M00982242). This first picture shows the land when it was used for farming - with an
Everards Ship Yard at Greenhithe on the River Thames. 10 June 1947
Aerial view of the Swanscombe cutting in preparation for a new road to be built, near Dartford, Kent, England. 22 September 1960
Man cutting corn with a scythe - harvesting by hand. Picture shows Fred Goldup, aged 72, working on a farm near Shoreham, Kent
Aerial view of Greenhithe, Kent overlooking Everards shipyard, HMS Worcester and the industrial valley of the river Thames. 18 December 1958
Womans Land Army 1940 Kent
Mono PrintCharlie and his home made bender which he attaches to his swcythe to make the wheat lie for easy collection - when he cuts round the outside of a field ready for the bindre - at Shireham, Kent
The 263 mile pipelines of the scheme known as Pluto, which carried petrol and oilThe 263 mile pipelines of the scheme known as " Pluto", which carried petrol and oil from the Isle of Wight to the Cherbourg peninsula during the war
Vickers ran this steam ferry for their workmen on Walney Island, Barrow in Furness, North Lancashire, England ca 1895
Chain ferry with Milkman and Milk cart, onboard the Walney Ferry, Barrow in Furness, North Lancashire, England ca 1895
Basket weaving in Swanley 1936 A TopFotoBasket weaving in Swanley 1936 eTopFoto
Fire at the the Vickers factory in Crayford, Kent. 1936
Fishermans tumbledown cottage on the north east coast of England. Early 1900s Fish where the fish are!
A Scarborough herring trawler in the north sea 1931 Fish where the fish are!
Fishermen on board a trawler in the North Sea hauling in their nets Fish where the fish are!
The North Sea Patrol. Minesweepers of the Royal Navy, free from the hazardous war service, now play a vital role in protecting the rights of the North Sea fishermen
Harbour with boats at Port Isaacs, Cornwall, England, UK 1960s Fish where the fish are!
Ice floes in North Sea. Ice floes are still menacing fishing fleets and colliers in the North Sea. The Royal Navys Fishing Protection Control is constantly on the watch in the shipping lanes
Scarborough offers sport to big game anglers landing 9ft tunny, new to the North Sea. The fact that Tunny are to be caught in the North Sea was proved recently when a speciman 9ft 9 in long
Used in Blood and Roses - the centenary year folk music tour for Ewan MacColl. Boys are trained to be miners at Mossbeath Training School, Cowdenbeath, Fife. 13th March 1948
A Leeds miner and Bienkinsop loco (aquatint)
Whiteleys Viaduct at Charleston Curves, 1845 Built to carry the Manchester and Leeds Railway over the River Calder at Charlestown, near Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
Olive Mount Cutting
In 1838 Samuel Brooks, vice-chairman of the Manchester and Leeds Railway (MLR) bought land at Hunts Bank close to the cathedral
View of the Railway from Hatton Colliery to the depot on the banks of the river Wear, near Sunderland, in the county of Durham with the locomotive
The railway viaduct across Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. c. 1850The railway viaduct across Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. c.1850
Tring Cutting
Excavation of Olive Mount, from Burys Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831 Construction required the removal of 480, 000 cubic yards of sandstone
The point where the railway crosses The Duke of Bridgwaters Canal The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (LMR) was the worlds first twin-track inter-urban passenger railway in which all the trains were
Kings Cross Station - cleaning the roof August 1932
Industrial landscape with the London and Manchester Railway in the background (right) The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (LMR)
Bridge over the Irwell, Victoria Station, Manchester, 1845 In 1838 Samuel Brooks, vice-chairman of the Manchester and Leeds Railway (MLR)
Pumps for draining the Kilsby Tunnel 8 July 1937 The tunnel is located near the village of Kilsby in Northamptonshire and opened in 1838 as a part of the London and Birmingham Railway
Print of Newcastle Coalwagon 1773 from Arts and Metiers
Hetton Colliery c 1822
The Warrington Viaduct, over the River Mersey and Mersey and Irwell Canal, on the Grand Junction Railway, 1837
Rochdale Railway Station was opened by the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1839
The three steam locomotives which competed in the Liverpool and Manchester Railway competiton for a £ 500 prize. The Rocket by Robert Stephenson of Newcastle The Novelty by Messers Braithwaite
Newton Church and village with the London and Machester Railway passing in the background, 1 January 1831 The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (LMR)
