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Spades Collection

Background imageSpades Collection: Nuns build a convent. Every moring 18 nuns don aprons over their habits

Nuns build a convent. Every moring 18 nuns don aprons over their habits and start building. They are out to build their own chapel, cloisters, choir and cells

Background imageSpades Collection: The Royal Irish Fusiliers. These pictures were taken with a battalion of the Royal

The Royal Irish Fusiliers. These pictures were taken with a battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers who are in the forward areas of the B.E.F

Background imageSpades Collection: Holidaymakers at Redcar. 1971

Holidaymakers at Redcar. 1971

Background imageSpades Collection: Council workmen constructing a public air raid shelter outside Lloyds Bank in Church Road

Council workmen constructing a public air raid shelter outside Lloyds Bank in Church Road, Birmingham on the eve of the outbreak of the Second Word War. 1st September 1939

Background imageSpades Collection: Womens Land Army girls probably taken on farms in North Somerset during the Second

Womens Land Army girls probably taken on farms in North Somerset during the Second World War. Circa June 1942

Background imageSpades Collection: Icy pavements in Middlesbrough. 1971

Icy pavements in Middlesbrough. 1971

Background imageSpades Collection: Council workmen seen here repairing a road in Kingston Upon Thames January 1939

Council workmen seen here repairing a road in Kingston Upon Thames January 1939

Background imageSpades Collection: Digging for cash and helping the environment ? those are the pupils of Lindley County

Digging for cash and helping the environment ? those are the pupils of Lindley County Junior School, who are pictured working on a marsh they have created for a competition organised as part of

Background imageSpades Collection: Digging in... Parents and pupils at Flockton CofE First School are seen with spades

Digging in... Parents and pupils at Flockton CofE First School are seen with spades and trowels at the ready to continue their work on bulb and tree planting

Background imageSpades Collection: Housewives of Forge Row Aberavan seen here building their own road. March 1953 D1204-001

Housewives of Forge Row Aberavan seen here building their own road. March 1953 D1204-001

Background imageSpades Collection: Pupils of Marsden Junior School lead the tree-planting army

Pupils of Marsden Junior School lead the tree-planting army, they planted trees near the Tunnel End Marsden under the guidance of countryside warden Michael O Rourke. 19th January 1988

Background imageSpades Collection: Chris Bird and Carole Smithson get in some practice at the sandpit building for

Chris Bird and Carole Smithson get in some practice at the sandpit building for the Saltburn Festival contest. 6th July 1988

Background imageSpades Collection: Australian pioneers of the 1st and 2nd Australian division at work behind the lines near

Australian pioneers of the 1st and 2nd Australian division at work behind the lines near Fleurbaix, just south of the town Armenti?res

Background imageSpades Collection: Children from Ridpool Junior and Infants School in Hurstcroft Road Kitts Green seen here

Children from Ridpool Junior and Infants School in Hurstcroft Road Kitts Green seen here about to board a train for a day trip to Rhyl in North Wales

Background imageSpades Collection: Officers of The Royal Army Medical Corps are catching up on paperwork whilst the rest

Officers of The Royal Army Medical Corps are catching up on paperwork whilst the rest the platoon sleep and relax in Northern France. September 2 1914

Background imageSpades Collection: School children, left to right, Robert Hilton, Carl Allen

School children, left to right, Robert Hilton, Carl Allen, Dabid Foster and Iain Leighton renovating derelict Brandling Station in Felling into a wildlife retreat with a miniature pond, shrubs

Background imageSpades Collection: Workmen seen here digging latrines in Hyde Park on the second day of the General Strike

Workmen seen here digging latrines in Hyde Park on the second day of the General Strike. Hyde Park was closed for the duration of the dispute and rapidly transformed into great milk and petrol dump

Background imageSpades Collection: Housing slums in the Gorbals district of Glasgow where the children have grouped together

Housing slums in the Gorbals district of Glasgow where the children have grouped together to build themselves a playground August 1970

Background imageSpades Collection: Indian troops carrying entrenching tools on their arrival at their holding camp in

Indian troops carrying entrenching tools on their arrival at their holding camp in Marseilles. September 1914

Background imageSpades Collection: A snowy countryside lane near Coventry. Two men try to clear away the snow

A snowy countryside lane near Coventry. Two men try to clear away the snow. 3rd January 1963

Background imageSpades Collection: Soldiers from the 3rd Lahore Indian Division seen here with mules loaded with bails of

Soldiers from the 3rd Lahore Indian Division seen here with mules loaded with bails of hay making their way up to the front. Circa October 1914

Background imageSpades Collection: Indian troops seen off loading equipment from transports on their arrival at their rest

Indian troops seen off loading equipment from transports on their arrival at their rest camp on the race course at Marseilles, France, September 30th 1914

Background imageSpades Collection: Belgian soldiers seen here digging trenches before the town of Audeghem

Belgian soldiers seen here digging trenches before the town of Audeghem and setting up machine guns before the Battle. September 25th 1914

Background imageSpades Collection: Unusual / Men / Marching: 'Garden Spades'on parade in the city

Unusual / Men / Marching: "Garden Spades"on parade in the city
Unusual/Men/Marching: " Garden Spades" on parade in the city. February 1975 75-01099-009

Background imageSpades Collection: Unusual / Men / Marching: 'Garden Spades'on parade in the city

Unusual / Men / Marching: "Garden Spades"on parade in the city
Unusual/Men/Marching: " Garden Spades" on parade in the city. February 1975 75-01099-005

Background imageSpades Collection: Housewives of Forge Row Aberaran seen here building their own road. March 1953 D1204

Housewives of Forge Row Aberaran seen here building their own road. March 1953 D1204


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