Forgotten History UK Ireland and Scotland
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A young member of staff tends the 'Victoria Regia', a giant water lily from Guiana, in the tropical house at Kew Gardens during the Second World War, 1943.
Image: IWM (D 16496)
Image: IWM (D 16496)
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Kentish Town in 1900
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The Bank of England, London (1890s)
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A vintage 1919 postcard of the trams through Broad Street, Reading.
The street saw the introduction of horse-drawn trams in 1879, later replaced by electric trams in 1903.
The street saw the introduction of horse-drawn trams in 1879, later replaced by electric trams in 1903.
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A British soldier takes a uniformed young lady for a country stroll during WW2 in 1941. An unpublished photo taken by Bert Hardy (1913-1995) for the Picture Post Magazine story: "Boy Meets Girl". Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/ Getty Images
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Women working at Cellular Clothing Company Ltd in Swindon, Wiltshire in 1902
The Cellular Clothing Co Ltd was established in 1888 by Lewis Haslam, inventor of the innovative 'Aertex' fabric
Lost England 1870 -1930 by Philip Davies.
The Cellular Clothing Co Ltd was established in 1888 by Lewis Haslam, inventor of the innovative 'Aertex' fabric
Lost England 1870 -1930 by Philip Davies.
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Kelly's Cellars pub in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Dated October 9th 1963.
Courtesy of the National Museums of Northern Ireland.
Courtesy of the National Museums of Northern Ireland.
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Dollis Hill in 1933
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Beatty’s Entry, Hamill St, Belfast c1912.
Courtesy of the National Museums of Northern Ireland.
Courtesy of the National Museums of Northern Ireland.
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In 1895, Scotland Road in Liverpool stood as a vivid example of working-class life in the industrial age.
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London
David McCallum
1958
David McCallum
1958
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Petticoat Lane. London 1960s. ‘The End is at Hand’…!
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Brentford High Street 1905 with Goddard wagon passing through.
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A foggy london in 1952
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An Irish Family at Home, 1900
Captured outside their cottage: six relatives, a faithful dog, and a daughter spinning wool.
Captured outside their cottage: six relatives, a faithful dog, and a daughter spinning wool.
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Ashton House Women's Lodging House, Corporation Street (east side), Manchester, interior view, 1913
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Burlington Arcade Cleanup After Bombing, London (1940)
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Tea in the fields. Sussex. 1941.
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A vintage photograph of London's Covent Garden from the 1890s.
By 1654, Covent Garden had organically developed into a fruit and vegetable market, eventually becoming the largest in Britain. Over centuries, the market became overcrowded, prompting the building of the covered neo-classical market building in 1830.
By 1654, Covent Garden had organically developed into a fruit and vegetable market, eventually becoming the largest in Britain. Over centuries, the market became overcrowded, prompting the building of the covered neo-classical market building in 1830.
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Waterloo station in 1911
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Long Stairs, Newcastle, 1924. Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.
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Southampton, Hampshire. 1939
A photo of evacuees leaving Southampton for the New Forest and, beyond
A photo of evacuees leaving Southampton for the New Forest and, beyond
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An 1895 photograph of locals enjoying the beach at Weston Super Mare.
The arrival of the railway in 1841 significantly boosted its tourism, making it accessible to visitors from Bristol, the Midlands, and South Wales.
The arrival of the railway in 1841 significantly boosted its tourism, making it accessible to visitors from Bristol, the Midlands, and South Wales.
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Rosendale Rd. Peabodys on the right
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