England Collection (page 3)

A radio operator at work
A WaF (Womens Auxiliary Air Force) radio operator, communicating with aircraft, 1 May 1943

Wartime Utility dresses
The first collection of Utility dresses for women designed by Norman Hartnell modelled in Bond Street 1942

Women of the Air Transport Auxiliary Service, whose job was to fly combat aircraft from the factories to RAF bases

WaF checking barrage balloon
A WaF (Womens Auxiliary Air Force) checks that the barrage balloon is securely tethered, 12 November 1942

Mass at bombed Southwark Cathedral
Holding mass in the ruins of St Georges Roman Catholic Cathedral, Southwark London June 1941

Bomb damaged house Hackney London
Children viewing a bomb damaged house, with a message on the door to the milkman, Hackney London 11 October 1940

Woman bus conductor in wartime
Woman bus conductor standing on the rear platform of a London Bus 1940

Australian troops marching
Australian troops march on The Strand, London 28 June 1940

Dancing at an open air dance
An open-air dance at Brockwell Park in London in the summer of 1941; with the majority of young men in the forces the young women partner each other, 2 July 1941

Open as usual
A hairdressers in the West End of London after an air-raid; the legend Business as Usual and the Union Jack were two of the most frequently seen symbols of British morale

Children waving while being evacuated
Youngsters crowd a train window while leaving a London railway station for the country, 1 December 1939

All together again
A group reunited

Women relaxing in the park in 1942
Women sunbathing in 1942

Wartime street trader
A trader in Lambeth Walk London selling silk stockings 1940

Collecting firewood
A family out collecting firewood to keep the home fires burning, in response to a coal shortage in southern England, 25 February 1945

Back view of Archie Street, Salford which was the original Coronation Street
Archie Street was a terraced street in the Ordsall district of Salford which provided the design inspiration for the look of the fictional Coronation Street 1962

Blackburn Rovers FC, August 1960 L-R: Back: R.Taylor (Sec), John Bray, Matt Woods, Harry Leyland, Derek Dougan, J Louis Bimpson, Dave Whelan, S.Weddle (Trainer) Front: Mick McGrath, Bryan Douglas

Crewe Alexandra FC 1960 Back Row Kelly, Millar, Wilmett, Keith Jones, Campbell Dick Jones, Front Coleman, Riley, Llewellyn, Keery, Merfyn Jones

Coventry City FC 1972 Back G Blockley, B Graham, N Ramsbottom, W Glazier, E Machin and C Cattlin Middle M McGuire, B Alderson, W Rafferty, W Smith, M Coop, W Carr, Young Front R Parker, D Mortimer

Empire Theatre, Chatham - 1960
Empire Theatre, Chatham High Street, Kent - 1960

Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 1933
An aerial view of Blackpool Pleasure Beach, pictured in 1933

Surrey Street market Croydon, 1938

The Liver Building, Liverpool 1960

Shops in the main street of St Helens, Lancashire 1970
Shops and the Fleece Hotel in the main street of St Helens, Lancashire 1970

VJ Day celebrations
People dancing in the Trafalgar Square fountain on VJ Day

Old Trafford cricket ground 1961

Wild Flower Meadow
A project by Cornwalls National Trust to produce wild flower meadows- a field of poppies and corn Marigolds on coast near Newquay

Wet Sleddale Reservoir nr Shap
Water cascades down the overspill of Wet Sleddale Reservoir nr Shap, Cumbria

Bolton Abbey, near Skipton, North Yorkshire
Walkers and visitors at Bolton Abbey, near Skipton, North Yorkshire

The Skerries Lighthouse Anglesey 1960

Upper Gardner Street market in Brighton 1950
Upper Gardner Street market in Brighton, Sussex 1950

The seafront and Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth 1935
Aerial view of the seafront and Britannia Pier at Great Yarmouth 1935

Bognor Regis, 1936
The Beach at Bognor, West Sussex, 1936

Hull Docks, 1935
The Fish docks at Hull during the 1935 fishermens strike

Lady Godivas procession in Coventry 1929
Lady Godivas procession passing through Fleet Street, Coventry during the annual pageant, Miss Muriel Mellerup took the part of Godiva, 1929

Firefighters battle flames near St. Pauls Cathedral
Firefighters battle flames on a shop near St. Pauls Cathedral London, after a night of heavy air raids causing extensive fire damage 29/30 December 1940

Observer listening post
Dawn breaks over an Observer Corps listening post, 23 November 1939

Bombed sports good shop
Groses sports shop in New Bridge Street London, suffering bomb damage December 1940

Londoners evacuating
Still smiling: Londoners, who are evacuating themselves, together with their belonging, enjoy a read on the tailboard of a removal van, 3 October 1940

Shot down German plane in a field
A farmer herding sheep around the wreckage of a German plane, shot down after a dog-fight over his farm, September 1940

Eagle squadron of fighters 1940
Eagle Squadron fighters in formation, one of three squadrons of the RAF formed with volunteer American pilots (prior to American entry into the war), 12 October 1940

WaFS in Paris
Womens Air Force (WaFs) in 1944, in Paris with Eiffel Tower in background

Training of Auxiliary Territorial Service
Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) women during training, 10 October 1939

Two models wearing Utility dresses
Models wearing first collection of utility dresses for women designed by Norman Hartnell

Wartime Fashion
The first collection of utility dresses for women designed by Norman Hartnell 1942

Army comforts depot in Reading
The Army depot at Reading, Berkshire, with some of the boxes containing comforts for the troops in France, 22 November 1939

John Lewis Oxford Street bombing aftermath
John Lewis department store on Oxford Street London, gutted after an air raid 18 September 1940

Policeman checks for gas leaks
A policeman checks for gas leaking from this street lamp following a daylight air raid, London 19 October 1940

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