Off Ice Collection

Royal Navy recruitment poster. Stokers required, no previous experience necessary, age 18 to 25 years. Apply to the Royal Navy Recruiting Office, Naval Base, Great Yarmouth

After World War Two - Heathrow Airport Facilities
After World War Two - The rather basic Heathrow Airport Reception and Communication Facilities. Date: 1946

CHARLES DICKENS (1812-1870). English novelist. Dickens Dream. Unfinished oil painting by Robert William Buss, 1870s

The Daily Telegraph Building, Art Deco capital (1930s), Napier, Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

The Royal Logistic Corps. The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed in 1993, by the union of the following British Army corps: Royal Corps of Transport, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Recruitment poster for the RAF
Recruitment poster for the Royal Air Force -- the gateway to a brighter life. The recruitment office is in Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London

Carl Sagan, US astronomer
Carl Edward Sagan (1934-1996), US astronomer and astrochemist. Sagan was a consultant and adviser to NASA, and worked on the Apollo mission, as well as the Mariner, Viking, Voyager

Easter Rising commerated, 1932
Five battalions of the Irish Republican Army marching passed the General Post Office in Dublin on Easter Sunday, 1932, to commerate the Easter Rising of 1916

BBC 1935
Spread from Radio Pictorial Annual showing the British Broadcasting Centre including the interior with the vaudeville studio, the gramaphone effects studio, concert hall, council chamber

Carbon and Carbide Building, Chicago, Illinois, America
Gold leaf topped Carbon & Carbide Building, Chicago, Illinois, America

Post Office Tower
Post Office (British Telecom) Tower, photographed from the corner of Windmill Street, central London

Angels at the Rockerfeller Centre, decorated for Christmas, New York City, USA

Line of flags outside the United Nations Building, Manhattan, New York City, USA

Post Office Tower
Post Office (British Telecom) Tower, one of Londons most famous landmarks, building started in 1961 and the tower was completed in July 1964. View from Percy Street, W1. Date: built 1961 - 1964

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Transformation of Dr Jekyll into Mr Hyde, a scene from Robert Louis Stevensons novel. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

LEGGY SECRETARY 1920 S
A leggy secretary sits by her typewriter and takes a letter, revealing her suspender in the process

Shah of Iran - Reza Shah Pevlavi
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, (1919 - 1980). Emperor of Iran from 16th September 1941, until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11th February 1979"

Ration Book July 1942
A Ministry of Food ration book issued in July 1942, to be returned if lost to the Greenwich food office

The Eastcastle Street Robbery, 1952
A page from the Illustrated London News, detailing the Eastcastle Street Robbery of 1952, when a Post Office van was hijacked and its contents, 200, 000 in soiled notes, were stolen

T E Lawrence, Colonel Dawnay and Commander Hogarth
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia, 1888-1935), British Army officer best known for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-1918

Fingerprint Sheet
Fingerprints on a fingerprint record sheet from the New Scotland Yard criminal record office. Metropolitan Police

Heath Robinson - Lancing-Wheel
RECOMMENDED TO THE WAR OFFICE (REPLY AWAITED) Patent Applied For: The New Lancing-Wheel for Teaching Young Lancers to Lance. A typically convoluted contraption created by William Heath Robinson

Thomas Mitchell and James Stewart in Frank Capras Mr Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Thomas Mitchell and James Stewart

Academy Poster for Satyajit Rays Company Limited (1971)
Satyajit Rays Company Limited (1971) Seemabaddha

Acfords Ltd printers, Industrial Estate, Sussex
Men working at Acfords Ltd printers, Industrial Estate, Sussex interior, 20 Mar 1957 Chichester Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: CPS0752-2

Adelaide Oval, River Torrens and Central Business District, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - aerial

Use the Air Mail Poster
GPO Poster, Use the Air Mail, The Fastest Mail. Depicting the underside of a monoplane against a blue and black sky

Saucy dancer, wearing only balloons - Following raid
Saucy dancer, wearing only balloons, following a police raid: " You can t pin anything on me!" Date: late 1930s

CAMEL CIGARETTE AD, 1946. More Doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette! Advertisement for Camel cigarettes from an American magazine, 1946

Andrei Kolmogorov, Soviet mathematician
Andrei Kolmogorov (1903-1987), Soviet mathematician. Kolmogorov is widely considered one of the most prominent mathematicians of the 20th century

Scrooge at his Desk
Old Scrooge sat busy in his counting house

Peoples Republic of China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong Island. Sunset viewed from near the Peak complex

LENIN READING PRAVDA
VLADIMIR ILICH ULYANOV LENIN Russian statesman, reading a copy of Pravda in his study

Main Office Entrance, Port Sunlight. Port Sunlight is a garden village which was founded in 1888 by Lever to house his soap factory workers

Pensions Introduced
The scene at an English Post Office, when old age pensioners call in for the first time to receive their government pension

Chicago Board of Trade Building and Observatory, USA Date: circa 1940s

Evening in Soho
Men stroll and gaze into shop windows on an early evening in St Annes Court, Soho, London Date: 1960s

San Sebastian, Spain. The Basque city of San Sebastian is well known for its picturestic beaches, beautiful architecture, and delicious food or Tapas

Singapore Skyline at night, Singapore

Draughtsmen at work
Draughtsmen prepare technical drawings for an electronic wiring system, in a large open plan room, with plenty of essential natural light. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Gurneys Steam Carriage
Goldsworthy Gurneys steam carriage is one of the most successful of its kind and 15 are built : tested by the War Office one averages 15 mph on the round trip London to Bath

Asahi Beer headquarters, Tokyo, Japan The building and the sculpture Flamme d Or were designed by Phillipe Starck in the 1980 s

Some of the flags of the European Union, La Defense, Paris, France, Europe

Sorting Post 1930S
One of the hundreds of groups of auxiliaries at the General Post Office (GPO), dispatching parcels to distant colonies during the usual Christmas postal rush

Village Post Office
The Crantock Stores, near Newquay, Cornwall; selling Walls ice cream, newspapers, postcards and incorporating the village post office

Telegraph Office 1900
Around a hundred telegraph clerks are employed in this one room alone at the Central Telegraph Office, London

Clocking-In Machine
A Clocking In machine in a factory records the hours workers start and leave the workplace

General Post Office
THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, Lombard Street, London

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"Exploring the Unseen: Off Ice Adventures and Inspirations" Step off the ice rink for a moment and delve into a world of captivating hints that transcend time and space. From a Royal Navy recruitment poster beckoning brave souls to join their ranks, to Charles Dickens' unfinished masterpiece "Dickens Dream, " these glimpses into history offer us a chance to reflect on our own dreams. The Royal Logistic Corps stands as a testament to the power of organization and efficiency, while Carl Sagan's cosmic wonders remind us of the vastness of our universe. As we commemorate the Easter Rising in 1932, we honor those who fought for freedom with unwavering determination. Recruitment posters for the RAF ignite an adventurous spirit within us all, urging us to take flight towards new horizons. The BBC's presence in 1935 signifies not only technological progress but also serves as a reminder of how media shapes society. Gaze upon the towering Post Office Tower, symbolizing connectivity and communication that transcends borders. Marvel at "Angels at Rockefeller Centre, " embodying hope and unity amidst bustling city life. The Shah of Iran, Reza Shah Pahlavi, represents both tradition and modernity in his reign - a dichotomy mirrored in Robert Louis Stevenson's timeless tale "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. " As we pass by lines of flags outside the United Nations Building, let them serve as reminders that diplomacy can bridge divides between nations. Off ice adventures await those willing to explore beyond their comfort zones; just like these hints from various moments in history have inspired generations before us. So step away from your skates momentarily – there is so much more waiting beyond what meets your eyes on this icy surface.