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Jean Critchfield clay Pipe maker at work in her factory Circa 1950
A quaint corner of Old Lichfield, Quonians Lane, off Dam Street, almost in the shadow of the Cathedral. here are the work shops of a leading firm of ecclesiastical sculptors where skilled craftsmen
Miss Dorothy Spittle, from The Abbey Cottage, Denbigh, is an expert in the traditional and exacting art of ecclesiastical embroidery, she has worked at Liverpool Cathedral for the last 16 years
Nurse Pat Tait instructs wounded troops in curative pottery at a workshop for injured servicemen, recovering in hospital in England during the Second World War. 17th November 1942
A Surrey hospitals former casualty ward has been made into a well lit, busy workshop where wounded and injured servicemen are restoring their wage.earning confidence
Mr Stanley Morris, a Birmingham designer and craftsman, puts the finishing touches to a gold presidential chain for the Society of Thoracic Surgeons of America
Miss Dorothy Spittle, of Friary Cottage, Denbigh, is an expert in the traditional and exacting art of ecclesiastical embroidery, she has worked at Liverpool Cathedral for 18 years
Crochet work at Springfield Primary School. 1971
Almondbury CofE School pupils (from left) Maria Duce, James Taylor, Stephan Jessop and Lauren Thorpe show off the Litter Monster - one of the features of a display for the schools harvest festival
Three Kirkheaton girls added to the holiday fun of other youngsters when they organised Fun for Free mornings. Twelve-year-old Sarah Stephens
Huddersfield Junior Library was under siege when some 50 Red Indians turned up! But there was no panic - they were only youngsters taking part in the librarys Indians Day
The rains came and prevented some of the outdoor activities planned by kirklees summer safari team. This crowd of youngsters who went to crow lane junior school, Milnsbridge
Crafty sorts Some of the seven to 11 year olds attending WooldaleCrafty sorts.. Some of the seven to 11 year olds attending Wooldale and New Mill summer play scheme at Wooldale junior school are pictured making arts and crafts to commemorate next months Olympics
Trug Makers at Herstmonceux, East Sussex, the local industry is the making of the famous Sussex Trug Baskets. The trugs are handmade from willow board and the frames are chesnut
Youngsters from schools throughout Kirklees, pictured here making lanterns, have taken part in a Wacky Winter Weekend. The weekend, at Cliffe House, Shelley
The yarn spinners... Mrs Marie Cooper demonstrates the art of spinning to a group of children who visited the Tolson Museum at Moldgreen for a farming craft workshop
Helen Charlesworth, Sejal Shah and Kim Rowley take part in crafts at the international Brownie Revels at Birchencliffe Parish Hall
Chair bodgers working in West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Bodging is a traditional wood-turning craft used to make chair legs and other cylindrical parts of chairs. Circa 1945
North East Festivals The opening day of the Gateshead Flower and Arts Festival at Gateshead Library 29 May 1997 - Members of the public viewing the artwork
Pottery making at Wattisfield Suffolk during the Second World war May 1944 Henry Watsons Pottery
Muria tribal (Gonds) forming clay pot at Narainpur Bastar District MP India
Woodcarver working on statue Mombasa Kenya Africa
The Reverend Geoffrey Smith, the vicar of St. Michaels and All Angels Church in Lilleshall, Shropshire, painting one of his model buses. April 1975 75-02158-005
The Reverend Geoffrey Smith, the vicar of St. Michaels and All Angels Church in Lilleshall, Shropshire, painting one of his model buses. April 1975 75-02158-002
In a workshop in the quiet, sleepy village of Hawes, set in the Yorkshire hills, Mr Outhwaite peacefully continues to make rope by hand as he did half a century ago
Gold beating. June 1936 P004714
Boys make pots for the house. June 1936 P012107
Wood Carving: Mr. F. Thompson superintending the work in his stop at Kilburn Yorkshire. November 1934 P013246
Two expert spinners and knitters are on their first ever visit to London, where they are spending two weeks showing Londoners how to spin and knit some-thing large
The sailmakers loft at Rye, Sussex. October 1935 P012177
Busy making casks for navy. Naval ships have many uses for casks and Albert Pearcey a 63 year old cooper of Rotherhithe, whose father
Children prticipating in woodwork class at Cookham Nursery School. October 1952 C4852-002
11 month old Roy Crosland has his footprint cast by making a imprint on the wet clay, by his grandfather 50 year old Aidan Dixon of Wold Pottery Routh, Beverley, Yorkshire
Old Greek Woman sewing at her stall waiting for customers in a Cyprus town March 1952. C1106-002
Old Greek Cypriot sitting in Greek cafe and making string an occupation many old man seem to have. November 1952 C1103-003
Old Greek Woman sewing lace at her stall in a Cyprus town market March 1952. C1106-002
A man holding a local piece of artwork. March 1952 C1296-003
Workers in a Glass blowing shop, Scotland August 1955
Glass blower at work finishing off a swan August 1955
