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Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection

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Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Telephone box in 1926 BL28503

Telephone box in 1926 BL28503
TELEPHONE BOX, Ladbroke Grove, Kensington, London. An example of a new-issue K2 telephone kiosk in Ladbroke Grove. This style of telephone box was introduced in 1926

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: St Johns Gate BL12558

St Johns Gate BL12558
St John's Gate, St John's Lane, Clerkenwell, Islington, Greater London. The north side of St John's Gate. St John's Gate was built in 1504 by Prior Thomas Docwra

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Central Railway Station, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1884. BL12764

Central Railway Station, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1884. BL12764
CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. A steam train passing through the station in 1884. Bedford Lemere

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: St Pancras Hotel DD59_00075

St Pancras Hotel DD59_00075
ST PANCRAS HOTEL (or Midland Grand Hotel), Camden, London. St Pancras Hotel was built to the Italianate Gothic designs of Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1868-74

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_011A

Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_011A
Cammell Laird & Co shipyard, Birkenhead. Exterior view across the outer basin looking towards a ferry moored outside the Cammell Laird buildings

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Billiard Hall 1903 BL17646

Billiard Hall 1903 BL17646
THURSTONs BILLIARD HALL, Leicester Square, London. Interior of the match room, with seating for spectators. Numbers 45 and 46 Leicester Square were rebuilt in 1902 to 1903 to the designs of E

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Comptometer Room, Stratford Cooperative Society 1914 BL22762

Comptometer Room, Stratford Cooperative Society 1914 BL22762
STRATFORD CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, Maryland Street, Stratford, Greater London. Interior view of the Comptometer Room at Stratford Co-operative Society

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: New Place Gardens, Stratford-upon-Avon BL05172

New Place Gardens, Stratford-upon-Avon BL05172
A view from the west in New Place Gardens towards the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, showing children and adults in the gardens with the Shakespeare Monument just visible on the left. 23 May 1884

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: The Listers at Sandycroft BL23602_007

The Listers at Sandycroft BL23602_007
Sandycroft, Old Town Lane, Formby, Freshfield, Sefton, Merseyside. A group portrait of Sidney John Lister and family posed in the garden at Sandycroft

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: The pergola at Sandycroft BL23602_006

The pergola at Sandycroft BL23602_006
Sandycroft, Old Town Lane, Formby, Freshfield, Sefton, Merseyside. The photograph was taken in 1916 for Sidney John Lister who lived at Sandycroft and worked for the Cunard Steamship Company

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: The pergola at Sandycroft BL23602_005

The pergola at Sandycroft BL23602_005
Sandycroft, Old Town Lane, Formby, Freshfield, Sefton, Merseyside. The photograph was taken in 1916 for Sidney John Lister who lived at Sandycroft and worked for the Cunard Steamship Company

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: The flower garden at Sandycroft BL23602_004

The flower garden at Sandycroft BL23602_004
Sandycroft, Old Town Lane, Formby, Freshfield, Sefton, Merseyside. The photograph was taken in 1916 for Sidney John Lister who lived at Sandycroft and worked for the Cunard Steamship Company

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Sandycroft BL23602_003

Sandycroft BL23602_003
Sandycroft, Old Town Lane, Formby, Freshfield, Sefton, Merseyside. A circular flower bed in front of the house. The photograph was taken in 1916 for Sidney John Lister who lived at Sandycroft

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Sandycroft BL23602_002

Sandycroft BL23602_002
Sandycroft, Old Town Lane, Formby, Freshfield, Sefton, Merseyside. The photograph was taken in 1916 for Sidney John Lister who lived at Sandycroft and worked for the Cunard Steamship Company

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Sandycroft BL23602_001

Sandycroft BL23602_001
The front of the house. Sandycroft, Old Town Lane, Formby, Freshfield, Sefton, Merseyside. The photograph was taken in 1916 for Sidney John Lister who lived at Sandycroft

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Entrance Hall, Sheffield Town Hall BL13722

Entrance Hall, Sheffield Town Hall BL13722
Town Hall, Pinstone Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Interior of Sheffield Town Hall showing the entrance hall and grand staircase. The town hall was designed by E. W. Mountford

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: A group posed outside the Salisbury Hotel BL20862_001

A group posed outside the Salisbury Hotel BL20862_001
A group posed outside the portico of the Salisbury Hotel, Salisbury Square, Greater London. May 1910. Photographed by Bedford Lemere and Company

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Japanese naval officers onboard battleship Fuji HBL01_15_186

Japanese naval officers onboard battleship Fuji HBL01_15_186
A group of officers on the deck of the battleship Fuji. The battleship was constructed for the Imperial Japanese Navy by Thames Iron Works, and launched on the Thames on 31st March 1896

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Woolworths, Kingston-upon-Thames BL25186

Woolworths, Kingston-upon-Thames BL25186
F W Woolworth And Company Limited, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London. The front of the Kingston-upon-Thames branch of F W Woolworth & Co Ltd (Woolworths) 3d and 6d stores

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Jacques Cartier BL21086_002

Jacques Cartier BL21086_002
Portrait of jeweler Mr Jacques Cartier seated at a desk in an office. Jacques Cartier ran the French jewellery company Cartier from 1909 until his death in 1942

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Minley Manor kitchens BL17959A

Minley Manor kitchens BL17959A
Minley Manor, Hampshire. Staff in the kitchen at a French chateau style country house that was erected between 1858-60 to the designs of architect Henry Clutton

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Crowsteps BL30421_004

Crowsteps BL30421_004
Crowsteps, Tydehams, Newbury, West Berkshire. Crowsteps from the south. Photographed in 1929 by Henry Bedford Lemere. This very early Modern Movement house, dating from 1929

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Mr Selfridges Room, Lansdowne House BL25525

Mr Selfridges Room, Lansdowne House BL25525
LANSDOWNE HOUSE, Berkeley Square, London. An interior view of Mr Selfridges Room. Photographed by Bedford Lemere and Company, 1921

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: John Rylands Library BL15842

John Rylands Library BL15842
John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester. The front of John Rylands Library seen from Deansgate. When John Rylands died in 1888 his wife commissioned architect Basil Champneys to design a library

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Air raid warning device BL24100

Air raid warning device BL24100
Copy of two photographs showing a sound detector. During the First World War acoustic detection devices were used to warn of enemy aircraft. The photographs were taken for the Ministry of Munitions

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: WW1. Making Christmas puddings, Cadby Hall BL24361_007

WW1. Making Christmas puddings, Cadby Hall BL24361_007
CADBY HALL, Hammersmith Road, London. Female workers at Cadby Hall food factory making Christmas puddings for troops fighting in the First World War

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Australian soldiers at the Union Jack Club BL23031_001

Australian soldiers at the Union Jack Club BL23031_001
The Union Jack Club, 91A Waterloo Road, Lambeth. The Union Jack Club was founded in 1907 as a place for servicemen to stay while in London. It was heavily used during both world wars

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Motor ambulance BL23011

Motor ambulance BL23011
Melbourne Place, Australia House and the Government of Victoria Offices, Strand, Westminster. View of a Motor Ambulance funded by the State of Victoria. Bedford Lemere, 1915

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: National Food Fund BL22913_002

National Food Fund BL22913_002
National Food Fund building on Dover Street, Westminster. The National Food Fund processed donated food to feed thousands of Belgian war refugees. Women packing groceries. Bedford Lemere, 1915

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Hospital kitchen, St Andrews BL22899

Hospital kitchen, St Andrews BL22899
St Andrews Hospital, Dollis Hill, London. Three female staff working in the kitchen. The hospital was built by the Diocese of Westminster in 1912 for paying patients

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: World War I Propaganda BL22847

World War I Propaganda BL22847
Playbills on a hoarding, London. Propaganda posters & adverts for propaganda films, in both English & French languages. Bedford Lemere, 1914

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Road Scouts mass enlistment BL22697

Road Scouts mass enlistment BL22697
A parade of Automobile Association road scouts near the Whitcomb Street headquarters, City of Westminster, London, prior to enlistment. Bedford Lemere. September 1914

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Cyclops Works, Sheffield BL22301_010

Cyclops Works, Sheffield BL22301_010
Cammell Lairds Cyclops Ordnance Steel Tyre and Spring Works in Grimesthorpe, Sheffield. Men at work in the fettling shop, with huge components for ships

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Cyclops Works, Sheffield BL22301_009

Cyclops Works, Sheffield BL22301_009
Cammell Lairds Cyclops Ordnance Steel Tyre and Spring Works in Grimesthorpe, Sheffield. Men at work in the shell machine shop. One of a series of photographs of Cammell Laird works. Bedford Lemere

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Steel production, Barnsley BL22301_002

Steel production, Barnsley BL22301_002
Cammell Laird & Co, Penistone. Men at work in Cammell Lairds bessemer department, producing steel from pig iron. One of a series of photographs of Cammell Laird works. Bedford Lemere. August 1913

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_003

Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_003
Cammell Laird & Co shipyard, Birkenhead. Interior view showing men working in the ship shed. One of a series of photographs of Cammell Laird works. Bedford Lemere. June 1913

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_002

Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_002
Cammell Laird & Co shipyard, Birkenhead. Interior view showing a bay in the engine shop. One of a series of photographs of Cammell Laird works. Bedford Lemere. June 1913

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Waring & Gillow Factory, August 1916 BL23600_002

Waring & Gillow Factory, August 1916 BL23600_002
WARING AND GILLOW FACTORY, White City, Hammersmith, London. A large crowd of people gathered outside the premises of Waring and Gillow in White City

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Convalescing Airmen BL24090_008

Convalescing Airmen BL24090_008
SHIRLEY PARK, Shirley Road, Shirley, London. Members of the Royal Flying Corps posed outside Shirley Park. Part of the estate was used for convalescing airmen during WW1

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Giulio Foresti - racing driver BL24416_001

Giulio Foresti - racing driver BL24416_001
Bryanston Garage, 45-45 Crawford Place, Marylebone, London. Giulio Foresti standing next to a motor car chassis on the roof of Bryanston Garage

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Machine gun troop BL24191_008

Machine gun troop BL24191_008
British cavalrymen from the 1st Life Guards with a Madsen Machine Rifle. A mounted soldier keeps the horses in the background

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: High Explosives concert party BL24001_126

High Explosives concert party BL24001_126
CUNARD WORKS, Rimrose Road, Bootle. The Cunard Shell Works concert party, The High Explosives, in costume for a show. In 1915 the Cunard Steamship Co store and engineering works at Rimrose Road

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Pierrot clowns and piano BL23789

Pierrot clowns and piano BL23789
Two Pierrot clowns performing a routine with a piano. Photographed in 1917 by Bedford Lemere and Co as a promotional photograph for J B Cramer and Company, a London based piano manufacturing firm

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Painting aircraft wings, Waring & Gillow BL23701_012

Painting aircraft wings, Waring & Gillow BL23701_012
WARING AND GILLOW FACTORY, Cambridge Road, Hammersmith, London W6. Inside the factory showing women and boys painting the wings of aircraft for use during the First World War

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Open air ward BL23137

Open air ward BL23137
WOBURN ABBEY, Bedfordshire. The open air isolation ward in the military hospital showing injured soldiers lying in bed. Open-air treatment was used to treat infections

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Military hospital BL23135

Military hospital BL23135
WOBURN ABBEY, Bedfordshire. Open-air ward in the military hospital showing nurses and injured soldiers on the ward. Open-air treatment was used to treat infections

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Inventors Cheque BL23095

Inventors Cheque BL23095
Photograph of a cheque for

Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944) Collection: Packing socks for the troops BL23004_003

Packing socks for the troops BL23004_003
WESTMINSTER PALACE HOTEL, 4-4 Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW1H. Women of the Canadian War Contingent Association carrying out various activities like packing socks

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