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The Coventry Climax Engines ET199 the first British-produced forklift truck, seen here being demonstrated by a girl worker at the Coventry factory that produces the truck
On 19th March 1946 Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II) paid a visit to Comber
16 men working at the Hitwick Colliery in Coalville, Leicestershire. A train-load in a day! May 1946 P018215
Eric Owen, chief modeller at the Minton China Works in Stoke On Trent, creating a vase to a clients specifications. In the foreground are models for a vegetable dish and coffee pots. 1946
Beating of the bounds of the Manor and Parish of Hendon. 7 year old Adrian Reid being bumped on stile at boundary of Totteridge, hub and the Old Parish and Manor of Hendon. August 1946 P005015
The star of the first heat of the Ladies 220 yds. championship race at New Brighton Baths. Left to right:- H.M Yate (Port of Portsmouth S.C), D. Hutton (Border City S.C.), E.M.H Deane (Gt)
Boys on rafts and tin-bath boats. Circa 1946
Brtitish Army soldiers of the Royal Engineers undertake a bomb disposal at St James Park
A group of female workers at the Minton China Works in Stoke On Trent, remove newly created articles from their moulds after the liquid state clay was poured in and left to stand for half an hour
HMS Victory the flagship of the fleet framed in an arch in Portsmouth dockyard. March 1946
Clothing : Women : Stockings : The old ladies of the hosiery trade met the young ladies with the " hosiery legs" at Hinckley, Leics. during the weekend
Queen Victoria Square, Hull, Yorkshire, in December 1946, after world War Two Ended. Hull was severely damaged in The Blitz
The HMS Thrasher Submarine aground in Falmouth Cornwall. HMS Thrasher (N37) was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy
Cantril Farm Estate, Mab Lane, West Derby, under construction, 15th August 1946
The Grand Hotel and Corbyn Head Torquay Circa 1940s The elm trees fell victim to Dutch Elm Disease in the 1970s
Allen QPR Circa December 1946 - January 1947
The christening ceremony of the Rhyl lifeboat Gordon Warren by Lady Scarisbrick. Picture shows Lady Scarisbrick christening the lifeboat with lifeboat crew and cox in attendance. 14th September 1946
Some of the best work in the country is being done at the Ministry of Pensions hospital at Stoke Mandeville, Bucks
Park Street, Bristol in September 1946 still showing signs of the series of German air raids on the city a year after the conflict ended 1st September 1946
Congregational Church, Albion Street, Hull, pictured in 1946, shortly after World War Two. The Church was bombed in World War Two
HMS Sheffield C24 was one of the Southampton sub class of the Town-class cruisers seen here at anchor in the Firth of Forth. Circa 1946
At the Lyons Nippy School at Oxford Street Corner House, girls are taught how to become efficient waitresses
Mohammed Ali Jinnah President of the Moslim League and Lord Wavell, 1946. Daily Mirror
Members of the Women Land Army (WLA) at work on a farm in Hertfordshire, England after the Second World War. Circa June 1946
Members of the Women Land Army (WLA) being helped by German Prisoners of War to gather in a harvest as they get to work on a farm in Hertfordshire, England after the Second World War. Circa June 1946
The audience of a performance of the Pirates of Penzance in the caves in the cliffs above the Sussex seaside town of Hastings enjoying dance after the performance. 16th October 1946
The Pool now know as "Tropicana"at Weston-super-Mare. Circa June 1946The Pool now know as " Tropicana" at Weston-super-Mare. Circa June 1946
RMS Queen Elizabeth seen here lying againt berth 101 in Greenock at the John Brown Shipyard after a small internal fire had been extinguished 17th March 1946
Windy weather welcomed!! Heres a young man who loves to have the wind up
Squatters moving into derelict housing in Barlinnie, Glasgow, August 1946
This is a bottle party sponsored by the town vicar
Michael Shannon, the last of the Liverpool squatters, greeting neighbours in the doorway of an air raid shelter. The shelter had been Shannons home for the last four days. Liverpool, Merseyside
Belle Vue, Manchester, Greater Manchester. May 1946 P012503
Miss Rose Heilbron barrister of law 30th April 1946
Village cricket pitch being prepared near Littlehampton, West Sussex. The council objected to the game taking place on a Sunday. 20th August 1946
Dockland Houses, Isle of Dogs. Families set up home in pre-fabricated houses, Circa 1946
Friendly match between Birmingham City and the touring Sparta Prague team which the Blues won 3-1. October 1946
West Bromwich Albion footballer Billy Elliott pictured during training. Circa 1946
BOAC Avro Lancastrian on the ground at Hurn Airport North-Northeast of Bournemouth, in southern England. Now called Bournemouth Airport. Circa 1946
The interior of Handley page Hermes airliner. September 1946
Children playing Oranges and Lemons in the Church of St Clement Danes London. Circa 1946
Princess Elizabeth is invested Honorary Ovate to the Gorsedd of the Bards of Wales. 6th August 1946
Stanhill Ring Spinning Mill, Oswaldtwistle near Accrington in Greater Manchester, May 1946
Princess Elizabeth dancing with Captain Lord Rupert Nevill at The Royal Merchant Navy Ball in aid of King Georges Fund for Sailors at The Dorchester Hotel in Park Lane. May 1946
A Kennel Maid training greyhound puppies to jump hurdles at th Wembley Stadium Sport Greyhound Racing Animals Dogs Greyhounds Jumping Fun Action Unusual August 1946 1940s © Mirrorpix
Two women out riding their horses on the beach at Hunstanton in Norfolk at the start of summer May 1946 sport leisure horse riding holidays beach scenes girls women woman horse animals 1940s
Old man wearing hat smoking cigarette June 1946
Disappointed drinkers sit around a table in a London pub with empty glasses as a result of the cuts the from beer suppliers. June 1946
T Reynolds Sunderland Circa December 1946
J James Sunderland FC Circa December 1946 - January 1947
Les Stevens of Tottenham Hotspurs FC Circa December 1946 - January 1947
George Edwards Aston Villa FC Circa December 1946 - January 1947
Tommy Walker - Chelsea Football Player Circa 1946. With the footballTommy Walker - Chelsea Football Player Circa 1946
N Franklin Stock City
Nat Lofthouse Bolton Wanderers. Photographed in 1946 when he was a miner at Mosley Common Pit, Lancs. April 1946 P007178
A couple of girls have some fun on the sandy beach at Clacton on sea, Essex 22nd July 1946. Slimming exercises on the sands at Clacton on Sea
Duchess of Westminster Loelia Mary Grosvenor (center) third wife of The 2nd Duke of Westminster
A young couple seen here taking afternoon tea. 30th October 1946
Coal miners working at the coal face in the Somerset coalfields, March 1946 OP403B
Lazy summer days. The midday sun sends holidaymakers to sleep on Margate Beach. However one youngster continues to build his sandcastles whilst everbody else has 40 winks. August 1946
One of the elder members of the Gypsies with his grandchildren. They have set up home for one day and one night on the roadside
The beast with its jaws wide open is the Berlin Zoos hippopotmus taking his daily ration of stale black bread
A young girl holding a little lamb in her arms at a farm. March 1946 P004208
Coal mines underground scenes at Norton Hill Colliery, Somerset. March 1946 P017668
Coal Mines underground scenes. March 1946 P017830
Coal Mines underground scenes. Norton Hill Colliery, Somerset. Ernest Knowles, 40 years a miner, heaving coal. March 1946 P017838
Jean Simmons Young Film Actress. January 1946 O6028-002
Gloster Meteor Aircraft passes over the Control Tower of Abbotsinch Airport, Paisley, Scotland, Sunday 18th August 1946
Collecting dirty dishes etc, at The Strand Corner House is the way some soldiers and sailors are spending the leave in London. A.B John Gough, Newfoundland, and John Keilley, combined Ops, RN
Collecting dirty dishes at the Strand Corner House is the way some soldiers and sailors are spending their leave in London. Their meals are provided and they earn 1/Sd (one shilling) an hour
A homecoming picture. January 1946. Kit back suggests the name J V Owen or J V Owens. Picture taken 20th January 1946
Picture shows a German mine, beyond burnt up and destroyed at Orford Ness on The Suffolk Coast
In Bandung Flying Officer L. Sowden, of Cirencester, (left) helps a Dutch refugee into an R.A.F. aircraft which will take him to Batavia. Circa January 1946
The ministry of pensions hospital at Stoke Manderville Hospital. Buckinghamshire
Soldiers and civilians attend a church service in Cockfosters, North London/Hertfordshire, after the war. Picture taken 4th August 1946
A Surrey hospitals former casualty ward has been made into a well lighted workshop where disabled soldiers are restoring their wage earning confidence
Choir and musicians composed of war-maimed men at EMS hospital, Stoke Mandeville. This is part of the treatment to help these men take their places in normal life again after long periods in bed
Wounded soldiers go on a river outing, organised by a factory. Toothless Taffy (right) raises a smile. Picture taken 13th May 1946
Making dug outs in Shepherds Bush, West London. Picture taken 5th March 1946
Lady Torrington, popular with the lads and lassies who frequent the canteen run by The Catholic Womens League in Bicester, Oxfordshire. She is pictured serving tea and a bun to the customers
British Military Policemen search an Indonesian cart. Onlookers are Indian Military Police on traffic control duty. Circa 22nd January 1946
Picture shows how demobbed girls can choose an inter changeable colourful and serviceable wardrobe without exceeding the £ 12.10.0 allowed to them. 12 pounds and 10 shillings
A memorial to the British Commonwealth forces who gave their lives in the Dutch East Indies. Batavia, Indonesia. 1946
