Editor's Picks

Krakatoa sunsets, 1883 artworks

Krakatoa sunsets. Artwork of the spectacular red and orange sunsets caused in London, England, by the August 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, a volcano thousands of kilometres away in Indonesia. The ash thrown up by the eruption caused sunsets like these for years afterwards. These three artworks are a sequence, showing twilight and afterglow effects at Chelsea, London, on 26 November 1883, at around: 4.40pm (top); 5pm (middle); and 6.15pm (bottom). These are among the thousands of sunset sketches made by the British artist William Ashcroft. Krakatoa's eruption prompted many reports and investigations. These artworks formed the frontispiece for The Report of the Krakatoa Committee of the Royal Society (1888)

© ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Metropolitan Police officer on traffic duty

A Metropolitan Police officer, PC Edward Ridout of Chelsea Police Station, on traffic duty. He is standing by a zebra crossing to help a little boy across the road. A 49 bus to Streatham Common has stopped -- the little boy himself pulls a toy red bus along behind him. Date: 1950s

© Mary Evans Picture Library 2015 - https://copyrighthub.org/s0/hub1/creation/maryevans/MaryEvansPictureID/10500106

49, Authority, Bus, Chelsea, Common, Crossing, Duty, Edward, Force, Little, Met, Metropolitan, Officer, Pc, Police, Police Men, Pull, Pulling, Ridout, Road, Standing, Station, Streatham, Street, Traffic, Transport, Uniform, Zebra

Clifton EPW005463

CLIFTON, Bristol. Aerial view of Clifton showing the Avon Gorge and Suspension Bridge photographed in March 1921. This area of Clifton includes a lot of Georgian and Regency housing including Royal York Crescent and The Paragon. The suspension bridge was designed in the 1830s and completed in 1864 to designs by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

© Historic England