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Drought at Dorking, Surrey. December 1934
A medieval property in Spon Street which nearby residents say is an eyesore and a danger to children. The unoccupied property has been boarded up for several years waiting for a "
Sand yacht racing at Bognor Regis. West Sussex on the south coast of England. 19th April 1927
The Empress of England at Gladstone Dock, Liverpool. 18th April 1957
Debbie Gibson, american singer in the UK to audition for the role of Sandy in an upcoming London stage musical of the hit film Grease, pictured 30th March 1993
In June 1934 a major historical pageant was held on the water-meadow at Runnymede, to raise money for local hospitals and charities
The Irish Hospitals Sweepstake was a lottery established in the Irish Free State in 1930 as the Irish Free State Hospitals Sweepstake to finance hospitals
Ascot Racecourse was founded in 1711 by Queen Anne. The first race, Her Majestys Plate, with a purse of 100 guineas, was held on 11 August 1711. Seven horses competed
The Zuiderzee old spelling Zuyderzee) was a shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands, extending about 100 km (60 miles) inland and at most 50 km (30 miles) wide
Homecoming of the Unknown Warrior. The coffin in the railway car at Victoria Station. 11th November 1920
Ice yachting is the sport of sailing and racing iceboats, also called ice yachts In 1911 modern ice yachts were made of a single-piece backbone the entire length of the boat
Samson strong man with Shire horse across his chest. 9th September 1924
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
Electronic welding at Loughborough Engineering College. 10th August 1935
Trehafod, village and community in the Rhondda Valley between Porth and Pontypridd in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, 23rd July 1969. Our Picture Shows
Preparing the watercress harvest. Watercress beds throughout the country, more so in the North, have suffered this year owing to the continued drought
Drought at Huish Episcopi, near Langport, Somerset. June 1934
Watercress time. Now is the time of year when watercress is at its best and busy times are being experienced in the growing districts
Two men by a waterfall. March 1935
Water-cress time at Cassiobridge. Now is the time of year when watercress is at its best. There is work all the year round in the beds from which the harvest is now being gathered
Owing to the ban around the coast, Sea Cadets cannot now attend their usual camps, which are held every year, by the sea. These Cadets have made their camp on a river island at Thames Ditton
The Imperial War Musuem. An 18 inch naval gun arriving at the Imperial War Museum, Crystal Palace. 1st June 1920
Regent Street prepares for the King and Queen. A view of Regent Street gaily decorated for their majesties visit. London, June 1927
Filling in the Unknown Warriors grave in Westminster Abbey, London. 18th November 1920
Just east of Camber Sands is the lesser known Broomhill. Whilst it may not be nestled amongst the sand dunes in quite the way as its neighbour Broomhill is still one of the best beaches around
A woman with a selection of in season garden produce. 20th May 1934
The quaint old world. "Toast Rack"horse trams are carrying thousands dailyThe quaint old world. " Toast Rack" horse trams are carrying thousands daily along the fine promenade at Douglas, Isle of Man. September 1928
Villagers collecting water from a roadside ditch, Ilketshall, Suffolk. 22nd January 1933
Historic buildings in Spon End, Coventry. 29th May 1974
17 inch Howitzer model at the Imperial War Museum. The King figures in a wonderful war model. One of the most remarkable war models in the world is being placed on view by the Imperial War Museum
Spon End, Coventry. 18th August 1961
Orderly rows of buildings in the new development in Spon Street, Spon End, Coventry. 29th January 1971
Protecting the housewife. Weights and measures testing department of the LCC. Testing scales and weights. Thousands are brought to this office each year to be tested
Spon End, Coventry, 13th January 1977
Spon End, Coventry. 5th June 1974
A contrast in styles in Spon Street where the old will soon be overshadowed by the new as a 17 storey block of flats starts to rise by the side of the Inner Ring Road. Coventry, West Midlands
Views over Spon End looking over the new four storey flats and the recently built Y. W. C. AViews over Spon End looking over the new four storey flats and the recently built Y.W.C.A. premises in the Butts. In the background can be seen the Butts Stadium and on the left
Housing units on the Southgate Estate, Runcorn. Circa 1977
Open space at Spon End, Coventry, anyone can have a go at landscaping it into a place where children can play. 19th January 1977
The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1-mile, 6 furlongs and 115 yards (2)
Homecoming and funeral of the Unknown Warrior. Gun carriage at Victoria Station. 11th November 1920
Workers assembling an engine at the Moskvitch car plant in Moscow. 12th July 1962
The last of the old properties in the outer section of Spon Street, Coventry, are being dismantled by experts. The timbers of Nos
Homecoming of the Unknown Warrior. Procession passing through Boulogne, France. 10th November 1920
Spon Street, Coventry, West Midlands. The Spon Street building, now almost a skeleton stripped of its fabric, was built as a pair of semi-detached houses, probably in the 14th century
Mediaeval magnificence. The latest building to be "transplanted"Mediaeval magnificence. The latest building to be " transplanted" into Spon Street now provides an attractive home for Wilmas Galleries art gallery and Welsh Wool craft shop
The Beatles Autumn 1963 UK Tour, De Montfort Hall, Leicester, Sunday 1st December 1963
Part of Spon Street showing a number of its old half-timbered buildings. Two properties, one on the left, the other by the lamp-post, have been restored in the last few years
