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Picturing England Collection: Steep Street Bristol OP08887

Steep Street Bristol OP08887
The junction of Steep Street and Trenchard Street, Bristol, 1866. John Hill Morgan (b 1833), platinum print. This view was recorded five years before Steep Street, curving away to the left

Picturing England Collection: Crowsteps, Newbury

Crowsteps, Newbury
Crowsteps, Tydehams, Newbury, Berkshire, c 1930. Herbert Felton (c 1887-1968), silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print

Picturing England Collection: Wembley Cup Final 1935 EPW046905

Wembley Cup Final 1935 EPW046905
WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. An aerial view of the Wembley Cup Final 1935. A Metropolitan Police Autogyro (Cierva C-30) monitors security at the match between Sheffield Wednesday

Picturing England Collection: St Giles Fair, Oxford CC49_00539

St Giles Fair, Oxford CC49_00539
St Giles Fair, Oxford, Oxfordshire, September 1905. Photographed by Henry William Taunt (1842-1922) on silver gelatin glass plate negative

Picturing England Collection: Woods Restaurant a97_05220

Woods Restaurant a97_05220
Woods Restaurant, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland. Interior with group seated at a table and waiting staff. Photographed by Alfred Newton & Son, 1902

Picturing England Collection: Holy Island AL0201_031_01

Holy Island AL0201_031_01
Holy Island, Northumberland, View looking out from caves on the coast. Photographed by George Washington Wilson 1890-1910

Picturing England Collection: Fawley Power Station OP03034

Fawley Power Station OP03034
Control room, Fawley Power Station, Hampshire, 1968. John R Pantlin (1917-'2003), silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print

Picturing England Collection: Oddingley Dovecote OP08634

Oddingley Dovecote OP08634
Dovecote, Oddingley, Worcestershire, 14 May 1894. Percy Thomas Deakin (c1864-1927), platinum print. Percy Deakin was a keen recorder of historic buildings and made meticulous notes

Picturing England Collection: Rievaulx Abbey OP07620

Rievaulx Abbey OP07620
Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire, 1850-'1910. Unknown photographer, albumen print. The ruins of Rievaulx Abbey, the first Cistercian abbey in the north of England

Picturing England Collection: Westwood Manor OP05899

Westwood Manor OP05899
Group portrait outside the entrance front of Westwood Manor, Wiltshire, c.1860. Unknown photographer, albumen print. Westwood Manor dates from the 15th century

Picturing England Collection: St Georges Hall OP02751

St Georges Hall OP02751
St Georges Hall, St Georges Plateau, Liverpool, 1854-55. Attributed to Thomas Sutton (1819-75), salted paper print. Cabs stand outside the newly built neoclassical St Georges Hall

Picturing England Collection: Pulls Ferry, Norwich SED01_01_01

Pulls Ferry, Norwich SED01_01_01
Pulls Ferry, Norwich, Norfolk, 1854. William Russell Sedgfield (1826-'1902), albumen print. William Russell Sedgfield included this image, produced using the waxed paper process

Picturing England Collection: Great George Street, Westminster OWS01_10_160

Great George Street, Westminster OWS01_10_160
Construction of the New Government Offices, Great George Street, Westminster, London, 24 September 1902.s B Bolas & Co, silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print

Picturing England Collection: Wells Cathedral OP10863

Wells Cathedral OP10863
Wells Cathedral, Somerset, 1862. Cundall, Downes & Co, albumen print. The west front of Wells Cathedral from the northwest

Picturing England Collection: Lichfield Cathedral OP08956

Lichfield Cathedral OP08956
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad, Lichfield, Staffordshire, c 1860. Francis Bedford (1816-'94), albumen print

Picturing England Collection: Franks Hall FRK01_035_01

Franks Hall FRK01_035_01
Dressing room, Franks Hall, Horton Kirby, Kent, 1894. Charles Latham (1857-'1933) photolithograph. One of the most complete Elizabethan houses in England

Picturing England Collection: St Giles Cripplegate FF003274

St Giles Cripplegate FF003274
The Church of St Giles and the Barbican Estate, City of London, 1962-'4. John Gay (1909-'99), cellulose acetate negative. The Church of St Giles in Cripplegate Ward dates from the 16th century

Picturing England Collection: Consett Steel Works FF98_00247

Consett Steel Works FF98_00247
Consett Steel Works, County Durham, 1945-80. Eric de Mare (1910-2002) cellulose acetate negative. Steel-making dominated Consett for 140 years from 1840, and the steelworks, employing 6

Picturing England Collection: Dudley blast furnaces OP02658

Dudley blast furnaces OP02658
Blast furnace, Russells Hall, Dudley, West Midlands, 1859. Mr Mills, dilute albumen print. Mr Mills, otherwise unknown as a photographer, recorded the blast furnaces at Russells Hall, west of Dudley

Picturing England Collection: Bradfield House OP01896

Bradfield House OP01896
Bradfield House, Bradfield, Uffculme, Devon, April 1853. Unknown photographer, albumen print. One of a remarkable series of photographs taken before

Picturing England Collection: Bradfield House OP01731

Bradfield House OP01731
Bradfield House, Bradfield, Uffculme, Devon, April 1852. Unknown photographer, dilute albumen print from a paper negative

Picturing England Collection: Bossington OP01574

Bossington OP01574
Bossington, Somerset, 1890-'1910. Unknown photographer, probably Sir Henry Churchill Maxwell Lyte (1848-'1940), platinum print

Picturing England Collection: Shoreham Cement Works JLP01_01_028_017

Shoreham Cement Works JLP01_01_028_017
Shoreham Cement Works, Upper Beeding, West Sussex, 9 August 1950. John Laing plc, silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print

Picturing England Collection: Hertford Square Coventry OP00980

Hertford Square Coventry OP00980
Hertford Square, Coventry, West Midlands, 1953. John M Prest (1908-'86), silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print. A van

Picturing England Collection: Diamond Jubilee Procession DD97_00473

Diamond Jubilee Procession DD97_00473
Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee Procession, Green Park Arch, London, 22 June 1897. York & Son silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print

Picturing England Collection: Yeoman Warders DD97_00240

Yeoman Warders DD97_00240
Yeoman Gaoler and Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London, 1873-'8. York & Son wet collodion glass plate negative. Privileged visitors had been permitted to tour the Tower of London since the late 16th

Picturing England Collection: Tattershall Castle DD73_00173

Tattershall Castle DD73_00173
Tattershall Castle, Tattershall, Lincolnshire, 1857. Attributed to Henry D Taylor (b 1814), paper negative. A rare example of a fortified medieval house

Picturing England Collection: St Peter Mancroft, Norwich COB01_08_001

St Peter Mancroft, Norwich COB01_08_001
Church of St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk, c 1850. Albumen print by Thomas Damant Eaton (1800-71). Thomas Damant Eaton, described as the father of the arts in the Eastern Counties

Picturing England Collection: Lands End House CC012271

Lands End House CC012271
Staircase at Lands End House, Beggars Hill Road, Charvil, Berkshire, 5 March 1935. Millar & Harris cellulose nitrate negative

Picturing England Collection: Trafalgar Square EGP_22657_75

Trafalgar Square EGP_22657_75
Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London, 22 May 1909. Dr William James Stewart Lockyer (1868-'1936) silver gelatin glass plate negative

Picturing England Collection: Nottingham EAW025936

Nottingham EAW025936
Nottingham, 15 August 1949. Aerofilms Ltd cellulose nitrate negative. Aerofilms view of Nottingham records the construction of the new, H-shaped County Hall

Picturing England Collection: Gateshead car park DP092796

Gateshead car park DP092796
Trinity Square car park, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, 11 May 2010. Digital photograph by Alun Bull (1969-'). Photographed as part of a project to explore the impact of the car on buildings and places

Picturing England Collection: Odeon Leicester Square BB87_03577

Odeon Leicester Square BB87_03577
Odeon cinema, Leicester Square, Westminster, London, 2 November 1937. Photographed by John Maltby (1910-80) on cellulose nitrate negative

Picturing England Collection: No 1 Dixs Field, Exeter - after BB42_00718

No 1 Dixs Field, Exeter - after BB42_00718
No 1 Dixas Field, Exeter, Devon, 1942. Bomb damage photographed by Margaret Tomlinson (1905-'77) for the National Buildings Record. Silver gelatin glass plate negative

Picturing England Collection: No 1 Dixs Field, Exeter - before BB42_00611

No 1 Dixs Field, Exeter - before BB42_00611
No 1 Dixas Field, Exeter, Devon, 1942. Pre-bomb damage. Photographed by Margaret Tomlinson (1905-'77) for the National Buildings Record. Silver gelatin glass plate negative

Picturing England Collection: Kits Coty House under the Act AL2400 / 033 / 02

Kits Coty House under the Act AL2400 / 033 / 02
Kits Coty House, Aylesford, Kent. Attributed to Flaxman Charles John Spurrell (1842-1915). Silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print 1888

Picturing England Collection: Kits Coty House AL2400 / 033 / 01

Kits Coty House AL2400 / 033 / 01
Kits Coty House, Aylesford, Kent. Attributed to Flaxman Charles John Spurrell (1842-1915) Albumen print 1880. Flaxman Spurrells photograph album contains two photographs of Kits Coty House

Picturing England Collection: Holiday Home at Shoreham AL2397_012_01

Holiday Home at Shoreham AL2397_012_01
Converted railway carriage holiday home, possibly at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print by an unknown photographer, 1920s

Picturing England Collection: The Grange, Northington AL2365_039_01

The Grange, Northington AL2365_039_01
The Grange, Northington, Hampshire. Albumen print of c.1869 by an unknown photographer. The photographer has artistically used trees to frame the building

Picturing England Collection: Alhambra Leicester Square CC97_00503

Alhambra Leicester Square CC97_00503
Alhambra theatre, Leicester Square, Westminster, London 1870-'82. York & Son wet collodion glass plate negative. The Alhambra in Londons Leicester Square was the brainchild of the impresario

Picturing England Collection: Harvesting at Trenance BB98_06122

Harvesting at Trenance BB98_06122
Mr Richard Harvey and workers harvesting at Trenance, Mullion, Cornwall, 1900-'1. Alfred Newton & Son. Silver gelatin glass plate negative

Picturing England Collection: Beaupre Hall a63_02910

Beaupre Hall a63_02910
Beaupre Hall, Outwell, Norfolk. Beaupre Hall was built by Nicholas de Beaupre in around 1500, and the gatehouse was added in about 1525

Picturing England Collection: East Lyng flooding 27897_016

East Lyng flooding 27897_016
East Lyng, Somerset. At the end of the 9th century AD King Alfred the Great established a burh, or fortified settlement, at the eastern end of the Lyng ridge

Picturing England Collection: The Priory Wherwell AL2365_011_02

The Priory Wherwell AL2365_011_02
Group portrait in the grounds of The Priory, Wherwell, Hampshire. Members of the Iremonger family, owners of The Priory from the mid-18th century until 1914

Picturing England Collection: North aisle of Westminster Abbey AL2028_014_01

North aisle of Westminster Abbey AL2028_014_01
The north aisle of Westminster Abbey, London. Victor Albert Proutas album of photographs. The interior of the Abbey of Westminster was published in 1860

Picturing England Collection: Mersey Tunnel AL1908_036_01

Mersey Tunnel AL1908_036_01
The Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool, 17 July 1934. Stewart Bale Ltd was commissioned as official photographer to record the construction of the first Mersey road tunnel, known as Queensway

Picturing England Collection: Oxford Arms Inn AL1827_006_01

Oxford Arms Inn AL1827_006_01
Oxford Arms Inn, Oxford Arms Passage, Warwick Lane, City of London. Alfred and John Bool (1850-'1933) of Pimlico photographed the Oxford Arms Inn

Picturing England Collection: Great Eastern under construction AL0327_033_01

Great Eastern under construction AL0327_033_01
Millwall, London. Isambard Kingdom Brunels steamship Great Eastern, built between 1854 and 1858, was by far the largest ship of her time with a gross tonnage of 18, 915

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