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Repairs Collection

"From Scotland to India, the art transcends borders and time

Background imageRepairs Collection: Scotland - Lossiemouth Fisherman mending his lines

Scotland - Lossiemouth Fisherman mending his lines
Moray, Scotland - Lossiemouth Fisherman mending his lines Date: circa 1905

Background imageRepairs Collection: Dangerous scaffolding, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Dangerous scaffolding, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Background imageRepairs Collection: Great Clock of St Pauls Cathedral

Great Clock of St Pauls Cathedral
While repairs are carried out, the great clock of St Pauls Cathedral, London is kept going manually. To the left, a man gives the exact time to a workman (centre) who adjusts the small wheel

Background imageRepairs Collection: Boy Repairs Boots / 1930

Boy Repairs Boots / 1930
A boy is taught to mend his own boots in classes at a London School

Background imageRepairs Collection: Street Trade / Grinder

Street Trade / Grinder
A grinderx sharpens a knife in Whitehall, London

Background imageRepairs Collection: No 21 Shop, Wagon Repairs and Building Shop, c1930s

No 21 Shop, Wagon Repairs and Building Shop, c1930s
Several men can be seen here in one of the wagon repair bays. The platform gave workers easier access to the inside of the wagons

Background imageRepairs Collection: No 21 Shop, Wagon Repair Shop, c. 1950s

No 21 Shop, Wagon Repair Shop, c. 1950s
Here a wagon frame is being removed from its wheels in preparation for some repairs. Temporary trolley wheels were added to move the frame into the workshop

Background imageRepairs Collection: The Starting Point of Morris Motors, 1912, (1933). Creator: Unknown

The Starting Point of Morris Motors, 1912, (1933). Creator: Unknown
The Starting Point of Morris Motors, 1912, (1933). The Oxford Garage in Oxford where British motor manufacturer and philanthropist William Morris (later Lord Nuffield) started his business

Background imageRepairs Collection: DIY mechanic fixing car, Eccles, Manchester

DIY mechanic fixing car, Eccles, Manchester
A DIY mechanic fixing a car in front of his Eccles house. He doesn t appear to have any shoes on, only socks! Date: circa 1981

Background imageRepairs Collection: An RAF Air Gunner Wearing His Chain of Office the Reg?

An RAF Air Gunner Wearing His Chain of Office the Reg?
An RAF Air Gunner Wearing His Chain of Office the Regular Way in Which Ammunition Was Carried to Aircraft to Be Loaded in to the Gun

Background imageRepairs Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - Cobblers - Arch of Galerius

Thessaloniki, Greece - Cobblers - Arch of Galerius
Thessaloniki, Greece - Cobblers working beneath the 4th century Triumphal Arch of Galerius (part of the Rotunda Complex). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRepairs Collection: Street scene in Corfe Castle, Dorset

Street scene in Corfe Castle, Dorset
Street scene in the picturesque village of Corfe Castle, Dorset, with the Purbeck Garage on the left. Date: 20th century

Background imageRepairs Collection: Huntley, Aberdeenshire - repairing a flat tyre

Huntley, Aberdeenshire - repairing a flat tyre
Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - repairing a flat tyre. The number plate, identifies this fine vehicle as from Liverpool (" K" ) and it was vehicle number 388 registered

Background imageRepairs Collection: LFB Engineering Workshop - Vehicle repairs

LFB Engineering Workshop - Vehicle repairs

Background imageRepairs Collection: LCC-LFB Vehicle and equipment workshops complex

LCC-LFB Vehicle and equipment workshops complex
The Headquarters complex at Lambeth SE1 had extensive vehicle and equipment workshops. Maintenance, repair and restoration work could be undertaken by highly skilled mechanics and craftsmen

Background imageRepairs Collection: Torpedoed Ship in Dock

Torpedoed Ship in Dock
A steamship - torpedoed by the Germans although flying the neutral Norwegian flag - is brought into dry dock for repairs

Background imageRepairs Collection: Icelandic Trawler

Icelandic Trawler
This British built Icelandic trawler at Grimsby docks, Lincolnshire, England, is being lifted up to examine the hull and for repainting

Background imageRepairs Collection: A London knife grinder on the street

A London knife grinder on the street
A London knife grinder at work on the street

Background imageRepairs Collection: Advert, John Cran & Co, Shipbuilders, Leith, Scotland

Advert, John Cran & Co, Shipbuilders, Leith, Scotland
Advert for John Cran & Co, Shipbuilders and Engineers, Leith, Scotland. 1905

Background imageRepairs Collection: Town Hall, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Town Hall, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
The Town Hall, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA, framed by the front page of The Amherst Record for 19 September 1906. Date: 1906

Background imageRepairs Collection: Man checking car engine in a field

Man checking car engine in a field
A man in shorts, checking his car engine while parked in a field

Background imageRepairs Collection: Lowestoft Fishermen

Lowestoft Fishermen
Taking nets from a drifter for repairs at Lowestoft Harbour, Suffolk, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageRepairs Collection: A WWI motorcycle repair shop (b / w photo)

A WWI motorcycle repair shop (b / w photo)
XJF441997 A WWI motorcycle repair shop (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageRepairs Collection: Excavator building sea defences, Dunoon, Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, august

Excavator building sea defences, Dunoon, Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, august

Background imageRepairs Collection: Excavator and truck on beach, repairing sea defences with boulders, Happisburgh, Norfolk, England

Excavator and truck on beach, repairing sea defences with boulders, Happisburgh, Norfolk, England, august

Background imageRepairs Collection: Finishers making small hand repairs

Finishers making small hand repairs
2602667 Finishers making small hand repairs; (add.info.: Finishers making small hand repairs to machine-made lace curtains before dispatch - Birkin's lace factory, Kimberley, near Nottingham)

Background imageRepairs Collection: Engraving of the Whale ships at New Bedford wharf

Engraving of the Whale ships at New Bedford wharf
3077981 Engraving of the Whale ships at New Bedford wharf; (add.info.: Engraving of the Whale ships at New Bedford wharf. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageRepairs Collection: 1962 Monte Carlo Rally

1962 Monte Carlo Rally
JANUARY 25: A tyre change for P.Fitzgerald / Bausola, Ford Zephyr during the Monte Carlo Rally on January 25, 1962. (Photo by LAT Images)

Background imageRepairs Collection: Chinese jack of all trades with bamboo yoke, tools, portable forge, Qing Dynasty

Chinese jack of all trades with bamboo yoke, tools, portable forge, Qing Dynasty
FLO4590394 Chinese jack of all trades with bamboo yoke, tools, portable forge, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste

Background imageRepairs Collection: The German flagship Konig Wilhelm, 1850

The German flagship Konig Wilhelm, 1850
3478525 The German flagship Konig Wilhelm, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the German flagship Konig Wilhelm pulling into Portsmouth for repairs after colliding with the SMS Grosser Kurfurst)

Background imageRepairs Collection: A hydraulic slipway at Constadt for lifting vessels out of the water for repair, 1850

A hydraulic slipway at Constadt for lifting vessels out of the water for repair, 1850
3330519 A hydraulic slipway at Constadt for lifting vessels out of the water for repair, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a hydraulic slipway at Constadt for lifting vessels out of the water)

Background imageRepairs Collection: On the Tyne, 1914 (ink, pencil & w/c on board)

On the Tyne, 1914 (ink, pencil & w/c on board)
1214152 On the Tyne, 1914 (ink, pencil & w/c on board) by Bertram, Robert John Scott (1871-1953); 50.5 x32.5 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Background imageRepairs Collection: 010av805

010av805
Paul Dumbrell (AUS) Bottle-O RNR Ford has damage repaired after hitting some tyres. Australian V8 Supercars, Rd4, ITM 400, Hamilton, New Zealand, 18 April 2010

Background imageRepairs Collection: Needing repair

Needing repair
Eden Antho

Background imageRepairs Collection: New Docks and Basin, Portsmouth, 1876. Creator: Unknown

New Docks and Basin, Portsmouth, 1876. Creator: Unknown
New Docks and Basin, Portsmouth, 1876. Dockyard extension comprising...a fitting and a repairing basin...a deep graving-dock...locks...[and] an extensive coal-store...when [the works] are completed

Background imageRepairs Collection: Church Interior, 1844. Creator: Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove

Church Interior, 1844. Creator: Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove
Church Interior, 1844

Background imageRepairs Collection: 'Combat Aerien; Parmi les forces alliees aerienes; Montage d'areoplanes repares dans un

'Combat Aerien; Parmi les forces alliees aerienes; Montage d'areoplanes repares dans un atelier de parc d'armee; le service des reparations etait peut-etre le plus parfait de toute la

Background imageRepairs Collection: Valkyrie III in Erie Basin, 1895 Aug 24. Creator: Johns Johnston

Valkyrie III in Erie Basin, 1895 Aug 24. Creator: Johns Johnston
Valkyrie III in Erie Basin, 1895 Aug 24. Unsuccessful British challenger of the ninth America's Cup race in 1895 against American yacht Defender

Background imageRepairs Collection: 'A Dutch East Indiaman Hove Down' - painted by G. H. Andrews - from the Exhibition of the Society

"A Dutch East Indiaman Hove Down" - painted by G. H. Andrews - from the Exhibition of the Society of Creator
"A Dutch East Indiaman Hove Down" - painted by G. H. Andrews - from the Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, 1856

Background imageRepairs Collection: Captain Glasse, and his Chief Engineer, H.M.S. 'Vulture', superintending the repairs of

Captain Glasse, and his Chief Engineer, H.M.S. "Vulture", superintending the repairs of the Mortars Creator
Captain Glasse, and his Chief Engineer, H.M.S. "Vulture", superintending the repairs of the Mortars during the Bombardment of Sveaborg - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856

Background imageRepairs Collection: At the China Repairer's, 1891. Creator: Wenzel Tornoe

At the China Repairer's, 1891. Creator: Wenzel Tornoe
At the China Repairer's, 1891

Background imageRepairs Collection: View of Frederikshald, Norway, 1790-1799. Creator: Christian August Lorentzen

View of Frederikshald, Norway, 1790-1799. Creator: Christian August Lorentzen
View of Frederikshald, Norway, 1790-1799. (Careened ship being repaired in foreground)

Background imageRepairs Collection: Old Chairs to Mend, published 1795. Creator: Giovanni Vendramini

Old Chairs to Mend, published 1795. Creator: Giovanni Vendramini
Old Chairs to Mend, published 1795

Background imageRepairs Collection: ''A Vicar his own Mason' --The Rev. F.W. Ragg helping in the Restoration of his Church at Marsworth

'"A Vicar his own Mason" --The Rev. F.W. Ragg helping in the Restoration of his Church at Marsworth, Tring, 1890. From "The Graphic

Background imageRepairs Collection: U.S.S. Utah, between 1909 and 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S.S. Utah, between 1909 and 1914

U.S.S. Utah, between 1909 and 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S.S. Utah, between 1909 and 1914
U.S.S. Utah, between 1909 and 1914. US Navy warship in dry dock. She was launched in December 1909

Background imageRepairs Collection: 'The Volcano' steam-sloop fitted as a floating factory for the Baltic, 1854. Creator: Unknown

"The Volcano" steam-sloop fitted as a floating factory for the Baltic, 1854. Creator: Unknown
"The Volcano" steam-sloop fitted as a floating factory for the Baltic, 1854. Crimean War: Among the novel requirements for our steam naval warfare in the Baltic is the provision of a

Background imageRepairs Collection: Sappers repairing the road between Schumla and Varna, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Sappers repairing the road between Schumla and Varna, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sappers repairing the road between Schumla and Varna, 1854. British soldiers during the Crimean War. The fortified town of Schumla, now Shumen in Bulgaria, was strategically important

Background imageRepairs Collection: Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi. Tractor drivers are not allowed to do anything but drive tractors. Repairs are made by the mechanic at the plantation garage



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"From Scotland to India, the art transcends borders and time. In Lossiemouth, a dedicated fisherman mends his lines with care, ensuring a fruitful catch awaits him at sea. Meanwhile, in Kolkata's bustling streets, brave souls navigate dangerous scaffolding to restore towering structures that stand as testaments to human ingenuity. At St Paul's Cathedral in London, skilled craftsmen delicately repair the intricate mechanisms of the Great Clock, preserving its timeless beauty for generations to come. Rewinding back to 1930s England, a young boy diligently fixes worn-out boots on cobblestone streets - an image reminiscent of simpler times when resourcefulness was cherished. The street trade grinder tirelessly sharpens tools amidst the hustle and bustle of urban life - a symbol of resilience and adaptability. In another realm entirely, an RAF Air Gunner proudly wears his chain of office while tending to aircraft maintenance; dedication personified. No 21 Shop serves as both wagon repair and building shop throughout different eras - witness its transformation from creaking wooden beams in the 1930s to modern steel structures in the 1950s. John Cran & Co advertises their shipbuilding expertise in Leith; their repairs ensure vessels sail through treacherous waters unscathed. Intriguingly enough, Morris Motors' humble beginnings are captured in an unknown creator's photograph from 1912 - little did they know then that their legacy would span decades. Closer to home in Eccles, Manchester, DIY mechanics take matters into their own hands by fixing cars with determination and grit. Finally, Thessaloniki's cobblers under Galerius' arch showcase Greece's rich heritage of craftsmanship passed down through centuries. Repairs may seem mundane but hold stories untold - tales woven by countless hands striving for perfection. " Note.