Work 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

A party of hop pickers on a farm near the village of Paddock Wood in Kent. 9th September 1958

Hop Picking fun for all the family. Young and old pick hops by the binful. 1950s

Thatching the roof of the Hermitage headquarters of the Selboorne Society at Hanwell
Thatching the roof of the " Hermitage " headquarters of the Selboorne Society at Hanwell, with reeds grown on the estate of Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. Mr Buckland, a Hampshire man at work

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

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

Scotch lassies engaged in curing kippers at Douglas, on the Isle of Man September 1916 Fish where the fish are!

A newspaper boy spreads the news of the sinking of the Titanic to bystanders outside Oceanic House, the headquarters of the White Star Line Company. 15th April 1912

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

A mechanical horse to assist the horse. West Nile Street Glasgow, where a mechanical horse is used to assist the horse pulled waggons up the steep hill to the British Railways Goods Dept 13 September

Faggot bundles in Chelsfield, Kent. 1936

Ice Cream for the Fruit pickers The ice cream vendor does a steady trade throughout the day - on Kent fruit fields during the hot weather

Pea picking in Swanley. 1936

Atalanta works, Loughborough, run by women 6 February 1921

Atalanta works, Loughborough, run by women at the forge 6 February 1921

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

Norman Whiting, aged 11, plays at being a real milkman on Saturdays and Sundays - and has done every year since he was eight. He does it for nothing of course, but gets quite a lot of fun

Farm workers in Farningham load hay on to the trailer being pulled by a tractor. 1935

Cartoon by Sax love couple romance romantic for valentines day be my valentine

The entrance to Macreadys Metal Company, Pentonville Road. 4 October 1937

Commuter asleep on the train wearing a sign saying Please wake me up at Sidcup
Commuter asleep on the train wearing a sign saying " Please wake me up at Sidcup"

Home Front. Land girls in Kent

Ben always gets his man - the unfortunate suspect makes a rapid climb
Ben always gets his man - the unfortunate " suspect" makes a rapid climb of a nearby tree with Ben hot on his heels

Barrels for the Shetland catch of herring being unloaded at Lerwick, 1949. Klondyking for fresh herring has begun in the Shetlands

Miss Margaret Johnson of Sidcup, Kent, is to spend two months in the Eastern region of Nigeria assisting at a teachers refresher course. She teaches chemistry at Bexley Grammar school. 19th June 1961

A white 6 x4 Western star tractor unit parked up at a rural Ontario timber yard

Mr C L Ager, the steeplejack, with his assistants, who were attacked by red ants on the spire of Shackleford Church, near Aldershot. 1922

Mr C L Ager, steeplejack. 1922

Pulling down 300 year old trees in Bushy Park, London, that had become dangerous. The work was undertaken by unemployed Welsh and Durham miners. 16 January 1929

A busy scene at rabbit skin corner. Smithfield Market where thousands of skins
A busy scene at " rabbit skin " corner. Smithfield Market where thousands of skins are dealt with - They are then sent to the tanners and afterwards made into wearing apparel

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

Making way for new road, London Hastings Road to Dartford. 1937

Fish and Chips for women farm workers on a chilly March day 1948. The van is a converted
An enterprising ex Royal Naval Chief Steward has sunk his gratuity into a mobile fish and chip shop and now takes hot dinners to workers in the fields

Womans Land Army 1940 Kent

Hop picking. 1935

Olive Mount Cutting

Kings Cross Station - cleaning the roof August 1932

Print of Newcastle Coalwagon 1773 from Arts and Metiers

F C Bishop the driver of the Royal Scot ands Banting checking the engine before leaving Euston on an attempt to break the speed record for Euston to Glasgow run 2 May 1932

London Girl workers at an Old Kent Road Flag and Decorations making factory sew pieces of bunting together as part of the firms prepations for the Coronation 1952

The rush to buy silk hats for the Royal Wedding keeps London factories busy. 5 November 1934

Sidcup, Kent. Few workers possessed alarm clocks, so the services of this knocker up were in demand. Her clients were roused by shooting peas at their windows. circa. 1930

The craftsman is Nelson Smith of Dartford in Kent The Knife Grinder

A 6 x4 western star tractor unit hitched up to a 5 axle (2 of which are lift axles) timber trailor in rural Ontario

Wounded soldiers stenciling at the Princess Louise Military Orthopaedic Hospital at Chailey in Sussex. (Taken for Mrs Kimmins at Chailey ). 19 July 1918

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