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Manufacture of cork balls at Chingford General view of the house 28 November 1922
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
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
Piano Making at Brinsmeads Factory. Fitting in the hammers. 10 December 1920
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
At Messrs James Burns Book Binding works at Esher. Gilding the edge. 15 May 1923
Mr Gutbush, The Swanley Station Master. 1938
Mr A. W. (Jack) Pearce of Lymington, Hampshire is out to beat the world horse ploughingMr A.W. (Jack) Pearce of Lymington, Hampshire is out to beat the world horse ploughing record of 263 firsts and 100 cups
Women hop pickers in Beltring, Kent. Each worker has a gas mask over their shoulder in box in case of a gas attack. 1939
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
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
The construction of an Air Raid Precautions shelter beneath a war memorial in Swanley, Kent. 1939
The Watercress beds in Footscray, Kent cared for by Mr and Mrs Johnstone seen walking across the bridge. 1938
Tarring roads in Swanley, Kent. 1936
Pea picking in Swanley. 1936
Making felt for velour hats at Sennett Bros, Blackfriars. 23 October 1919
Panama Hat making at Messrs I. Cambis at Boreham Wood, Elstree. A barrow load of hats collected from the pegs. 1923
Faggot bundles in Chelsfield, Kent. 1936
Battersea Power Station - The Turbine Hall, view from the ground showing the giant turbines - 1933 ?2006 TopFoto
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!
Man cutting corn with a scythe - harvesting by hand. Picture shows Fred Goldup, aged 72Man cutting corn with a scythe - harvesting by hand
Shoring up a landslide with wooden braces in Dartford, Kent. 1938
Safety precaution South Fleet, Kent. 1934
Crockenhill Woods. 1934
Man pours ground ginger in his pint of beer
The Prince of Wales pub in Mottingham, Bromley is being demolished. 1936
Repairing Eltham Church tower. 1937
Sussex farm run by German ex-POWs. Bryckden lane farm, Waldron, Sussex, is a perfectly run farm with the most modern dairy for a T.T. tested herd. entirely staffed by Germans
Mr C L Ager, steeplejack. 1922
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
Manufacture of cork balls at Chingford Turning balls from the blocks of cork 28 November 1922
British and American girls change places for better understanding. SpennymoorBritish and American girls change places for better understanding
Farmer Tom Booker of Eynsford. 1938
Halfway Street in Sidcup, Kent. 1934
An old building being pulled down in Dartford, Kent. 1936
Stanley Dack of Dartford. 1935
Billingsgate Fish Market is already working at top pressure to deal with the terrific demand for Good Friday fish
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
White lines for the narrow Hastings Road. 1937
Canning Town, London: building a bridge. 1933
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 sMaking 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
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
Recruiting poster War To arms citizens of the empire !! 1914
The Queen of the cobblers, Miss Doris Duke, the beautiful 17 year old girl to typify the industry of the town which shoes the world. 15 November 1928
Carpet making at Wilton. 7 January 1923
Taken at the Gramophone Works at Hayes. Assembling the mechanism which drives the turntable. 7 January 1921
Central staff news. Mr Rogers of the advertising department. August 1929
Carpet making at Wilton. Showing hand tufted Axminster Carpet - This machine levels the lenths of the pile. 7 January 1923
General Election, October 1924 Sir Rowland Blades trip to the Amato Well at Epsom 24 October 1924
Silk velvet weaving at Sudbury, Suffolk. 31 January 1920
Panama Hat making at Messrs I. Cambis at Boreham Wood, Elstree. 31 March 1922
Battlejack industry at Battle. 12 September 1922" Battlejack " industry at Battle. 12 September 1922
How King Boriss sister is spending her summer holiday. Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria, who is working as a farm girl on an estate 50 miles from Sofia. 13 August 1927
Wealth From The Air Through these great Horns the air is drawn into the electric furnaces which extract the nitrogen from the atmosphere in the production of the nitrates that form an important part
A small girl with a large crop - Miss Joy Lummis returning with the results of her labours, a large crop of daffodils she has picked from her fathers flower farm on the Isle of Wight. 31 March 1920
Lifeboat Woman. First to pass Board of Trade test, Miss Blanche Tucker, aged 34, the Chief Cashier in the French restaurant of the White Star Liner, RMS Majestic. 9 January 1929
Research work at the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, to diminish the pitching motion of ships at sea
Discharged soldiers learning diomond cutting at works of Mr Bernard Oppenheimer at Brighton. The first operation - sawing - it takes a fortnight or even more to saw through a good sized dianond
Beating Gold Leaf. The art of beating fine gold leaf was in existence 4, 000 years ago and many of the treasures of luxor are decorated with magnificent specimens of the craft
Carpet making at Wilton. 5 November 1920
C N staff member - Mr Campbell, Editorial department. September 1929
Carpet making at Wilton. Finishing touches. 5 November 1920
Carpet making at Wilton. The warping wheel. 1920
Tilbury, 450 tons road bridge, constructed by the Cleveland bridge and engineering co ltd, Darlington. 17 May 1928
Dr Jowett, the works manager urging the need for Co-Operation between workers and employers in an address to the staff of Burroughs Wellcome and Cos Chemical Factory at Dartford. 12 February 1921
Easter novelties at Pascalls, Mitcham 19 February 1924
Battlejack industry at Battle. 1922" Battlejack " industry at Battle. 1922
Training Ex Service Men at the music trades Factory. Making a Violin. 22 May 1920
Making of wooden shoe lasts ( W)Making of wooden shoe lasts ( W. H. Smith, Sloane Street ). Smoothing after shaping the last. 21 September 1924
Carpet making at Wilton. The designing room. 5 November 1920
Manufacture of cork balls at Chingford Sawing cork blocks 28 November 1922
Cricket Bat Making at John Wisdens Splitting the willow 26 March 1920
Cricket Bat Making at John Wisdens Chopping to approximate shape 21 March 1920