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Background imageWork Collection: Ansells Brewery pouring 400, 000 pints of beer into Birmingham

Ansells Brewery pouring 400, 000 pints of beer into Birminghams sewers because of an inter - union dispute, which has closed over 50 public houses

Background imageWork Collection: A type 3 class 27 diesel locomotive seen here undergoing routine maintenance at

A type 3 class 27 diesel locomotive seen here undergoing routine maintenance at the Cambridge train sheds 15th October 1962

Background imageWork Collection: Mr. R. C. Askew, who has been a dairyman in Willingham for 36 years

Mr. R. C. Askew, who has been a dairyman in Willingham for 36 years, uses a tricycle to deliver his milk Cambridge 15th April 1968

Background imageWork Collection: Mechanisation, like this letter sorting machine introduced at Newport Head Post Office

Mechanisation, like this letter sorting machine introduced at Newport Head Post Office last year has eased the burden of high labour costs but there is a limit to what it can achieve. February 1971

Background imageWork Collection: Channel 4 launch. Pictured, the production room. 2nd November 1982

Channel 4 launch. Pictured, the production room. 2nd November 1982

Background imageWork Collection: Yvonne Conolly Britains first female black headteacher seen here at Ringcross

Yvonne Conolly Britains first female black headteacher seen here at Ringcross Infant School, Highbury, London 18th February 1969 When she was made headmistress she received racist abuse from some

Background imageWork Collection: Commuters and schoolchildren on platform three of Kingston Station await the next train

Commuters and schoolchildren on platform three of Kingston Station await the next train to Waterloo. November 1938

Background imageWork Collection: Metal Box building in Reading. The official name of the building is Energis House

Metal Box building in Reading. The official name of the building is Energis House. January 1975

Background imageWork Collection: Englands new sugar industry. The beet sugar industry in England has received a

Englands new sugar industry. The beet sugar industry in England has received a decided fillip by the large factory built at Newark in which the Government holds half the capital

Background imageWork Collection: A group of workmen at Doigs Grimsby yard in the 1920s

A group of workmen at Doigs Grimsby yard in the 1920s

Background imageWork Collection: BOAC Steward and Stewardess serving drinks during a proving flight between Heathrow

BOAC Steward and Stewardess serving drinks during a proving flight between Heathrow and Khartoum. 1st February 1964

Background imageWork Collection: The Smithy at Ponteland - a typically rural scene. This forge bears the date 1822

The Smithy at Ponteland - a typically rural scene. This forge bears the date 1822. Circa 1930

Background imageWork Collection: Reptile snake skins. A new west of England industry. Pictured

Reptile snake skins. A new west of England industry. Pictured, women measuring finished python skins. 13th January 1933

Background imageWork Collection: William Connor Daily Mirror columnist and leader writer

William Connor Daily Mirror columnist and leader writer. Known in the paper as Cassandra, seen here at his desk in Geraldine House writing tomorrows leader column. 27th November 1936

Background imageWork Collection: Finger Print Department. Section of search room, officers searching records

Finger Print Department. Section of search room, officers searching records. Scotland Yard. London. May 1929

Background imageWork Collection: Making puns on his name is the occupation of Mr Alfred Sparkes

Making puns on his name is the occupation of Mr Alfred Sparkes. Hes an electrical engineer at Collyhurst, Manchester. 11th October 1935

Background imageWork Collection: Easington Colliery workers. Circa 1977

Easington Colliery workers. Circa 1977

Background imageWork Collection: Seller of the teapot is Mr. Fred Potts, of Gorton, Manchester

Seller of the teapot is Mr. Fred Potts, of Gorton, Manchester, who has been trading in pottery for twenty-five years, and finds his name to be an excellent advertisement

Background imageWork Collection: Mr Uncle the pawnbroker. 8th November 1935

Mr Uncle the pawnbroker. 8th November 1935

Background imageWork Collection: Bowater Paper Mills Ltd. Wet end of paper machine, showing new material passing over

Bowater Paper Mills Ltd. Wet end of paper machine, showing new material passing over machine wire. November 1935

Background imageWork Collection: Penlee stone quarry, Newlyn, Cornwall. Rock-boring machine driven by compressed air

Penlee stone quarry, Newlyn, Cornwall. Rock-boring machine driven by compressed air drilling a hole for an explosive charge

Background imageWork Collection: Parc Level Mine, Rhiwfawr, Swansea Valley. A tram of coal is brought out by Kenyon Guinn

Parc Level Mine, Rhiwfawr, Swansea Valley. A tram of coal is brought out by Kenyon Guinn. 18th April 1967

Background imageWork Collection: Post collections and deliveries, Clovelly Post Office, Devon. 6th October 1935

Post collections and deliveries, Clovelly Post Office, Devon. 6th October 1935

Background imageWork Collection: A man making stone models from rock, Cornwall. One of the industries of Penzance is

A man making stone models from rock, Cornwall. One of the industries of Penzance is making souvenirs for visitors out of serpentine rock. This rock is to be found out at The Lizard

Background imageWork Collection: LCC Weights and measures office. A collection of fraudulent weights and measures

LCC Weights and measures office. A collection of fraudulent weights and measures, at one of the offices. Weights filled with cork and wood, measures with false bottoms etc. 7th July 1932

Background imageWork Collection: Cargo Fleet iron works closure. Circa 1971

Cargo Fleet iron works closure. Circa 1971

Background imageWork Collection: British Midland New Uniform revealed at East Midland Airport. 15th November 1988

British Midland New Uniform revealed at East Midland Airport. 15th November 1988

Background imageWork Collection: Making bowls is a fine art. At Messers Clapshaw and Cleave works, Coventry Road

Making bowls is a fine art. At Messers Clapshaw and Cleave works, Coventry Road, Birmingham where woods for the game of bowls are made

Background imageWork Collection: Chef preparing the evening meal at the Seighford Hall Hotel Circa June 1974

Chef preparing the evening meal at the Seighford Hall Hotel Circa June 1974

Background imageWork Collection: Dray horses at the Vaux Brewery being prepared for their delivery rounds in Sunderland

Dray horses at the Vaux Brewery being prepared for their delivery rounds in Sunderland and Newcastle. 28th April 1954

Background imageWork Collection: A conformateur, a head-measuring device invented in France by Alli-Maillard seen here

A conformateur, a head-measuring device invented in France by Alli-Maillard seen here being used to take measurements of a customers head at Scotts the Hatters at their Old Bond Street premises in

Background imageWork Collection: Scottish fish lassies in Great Yarmouth preparing herrings for Russia. 10th November 1954

Scottish fish lassies in Great Yarmouth preparing herrings for Russia. 10th November 1954

Background imageWork Collection: Coal men start delivering coal, Teesside. 1972

Coal men start delivering coal, Teesside. 1972

Background imageWork Collection: Manchesters oldest building, the Shambles, is rising to new heights

Manchesters oldest building, the Shambles, is rising to new heights, but its not quite as easy as ganger man Pat Hegarty makes it look

Background imageWork Collection: The lifting of the Old Shambles in the centre of Manchester begins with a lift of about

The lifting of the Old Shambles in the centre of Manchester begins with a lift of about half an inch. 22nd July 1971

Background imageWork Collection: Potter Bridget Appleby and the staff of the Briglin Pottery Crawford Street, Marylebone

Potter Bridget Appleby and the staff of the Briglin Pottery Crawford Street, Marylebone, London, showing of their Harold Wilson commemoration mugs

Background imageWork Collection: Colin Gregg, son of the Greggs Bakery founder, pictured at court, 2nd September 1996

Colin Gregg, son of the Greggs Bakery founder, pictured at court, 2nd September 1996

Background imageWork Collection: Professor of child health Alan Craft (left) at the Yellow Brick Road building which is

Professor of child health Alan Craft (left) at the Yellow Brick Road building which is officially opened tomorrow, pictured with Yellow Brick Road administrator Colin Gregg (right)

Background imageWork Collection: Colin Gregg, of the Yellow Brick Road, son of the Greggs Bakery founder. 1st March 1995

Colin Gregg, of the Yellow Brick Road, son of the Greggs Bakery founder. 1st March 1995

Background imageWork Collection: Robert Thompson Dix in his North Tyneside shop holds a string of sausages

Robert Thompson Dix in his North Tyneside shop holds a string of sausages and his certificate of merit for coming second in the 1975 National Sausage Display Award. 10th January 1976

Background imageWork Collection: A blacksmith at work in Kings Norton, West Midlands, England

A blacksmith at work in Kings Norton, West Midlands, England. Picture taken circa 1930s. Suggested date 1st June 1935

Background imageWork Collection: A congested River Hull as the new Drypool bridge, Hull is lowered for the first time

A congested River Hull as the new Drypool bridge, Hull is lowered for the first time. 21st April 1961

Background imageWork Collection: A cheery wave from Master ALM Bob Danes as the RAF helicopter from 202 Squadron at

A cheery wave from Master ALM Bob Danes as the RAF helicopter from 202 Squadron at Leconfield flies a survey mission over the North Humbersides snow bound village. 19th February 1979

Background imageWork Collection: Port Talbot steel works. West Glamorgan, Wales. 30th April 1965

Port Talbot steel works. West Glamorgan, Wales. 30th April 1965

Background imageWork Collection: A huge stack of used horseshoes outside a blacksmiths workshop, Scarrington

A huge stack of used horseshoes outside a blacksmiths workshop, Scarrington, Nottinghamshire. 7th June 1966

Background imageWork Collection: Steam Trains. A driver prepares to take his engine out of the sheds at the British

Steam Trains. A driver prepares to take his engine out of the sheds at the British Railway motive power depot at Dairycoates, Hull. 4th August 1965

Background imageWork Collection: A view of London, looking down Whitehall, taken from the top of Nelson

A view of London, looking down Whitehall, taken from the top of Nelsons Column as it is being cleaned. Trafalgar Square, London, 2nd March 1968

Background imageWork Collection: Carol service by miners 600 ft down. An accordion play and miners voices are raised in

Carol service by miners 600 ft down. An accordion play and miners voices are raised in the singing of Christmas Carols. Wath Main Colliery, near Mexborough, South Yorkshire. 23rd December 1966



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