England Black Collection (#24)

Demolishing Chimney
25th November 1970: A 125ft chimney comes down in a spectacular cloud of dust at the old Klingers factory in Greater London in the last stage of clearing a site for housing

Houses Of Parliament
circa 1880: The Houses of Parliament, London, built in the style of the Gothic Revival. They replace the parliament buildings destroyed in the fire of 1834. Westminster Abbey is on the left

Newstead Abbey
circa 1930: The fountain at Newstead Abbey, the country seat of Lord Byron. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Writing Desk
circa 1900: A writing desk in the birthplace of the English poet and dramatist, William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Inside Smithfield
circa 1890: The interior of Smithfield Market, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Croydon Market
circa 1860: A distant view of the cattle market at Croydon, Surrey. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Thackeray RIP
circa 1900: The grave in Kensal Green Cemetery, of the English novelist, W M Thackeray (1811 - 1863). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Turkish Bath
circa 1800: The Turkish Bath in Jermayn Street, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Old houses demolished to make way for new London Flats
circa 1920: Old houses are demolished to make way for new London County Council flats in Kennington Road. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Corby Pole
circa 1910: Every twenty years the people of Corby hold an unique fair.Toll gates are set up in the street and anyone who does not give a contribution is poled

Islington Market
circa 1810: A plan of the Caledonian agricultural market in Islington, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Peace Day
May 1902: The crowds gather at the Mansion House, London, to celebrate the end of the Boer War on Peace Day. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Steam Plough
circa 1881: A Fowlers steam plough in action. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Early Airport
25th April 1829: The cover of the Mechanics Magazine for 25 April 1829 showing an aerostation for ornithopters. Aeroplane Album - Vol 1 Page 12 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Chamberlain Wins
27th January 1906: An enthusiastic crowd of supporters for Chamberlain outside the Town Hall, Birmingham, on the declaration of the polls. Original Publication: The Graphic pub

Scarborough Sands
circa 1913: Children on the beach at Scarborough. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Woman With Baby
circa 1905: A woman sits by a window in a cottage in Westmorland holding a baby. (Photo by Walmsley Brothers/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Fruit Farm
1900: Workers, sorting apples at Fells Fruit Farm in Mayland. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Franco-British Fair
circa 1908: The Wood Lane entrance to the Franco-British Exhibition. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Japanese Garden
June 1910: Spectators enjoying the tranquillity of the Japanese garden at the British-Japanese Exhibition in London, 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lawrence Girls
9th March 1905: The Misses Lawrence. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Franco British Fair
August 1908: General view of the gardens of the Franco-British Exhibition, held in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Exhibition Site
June 1910: View of the 1910 Japanese-British Exhibition in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Letchworth Shops
January 1908: A row of shops in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Beach Photographer
1904: A German beach photographer plies his trade on Brighton beach. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Boulters Lock
June 1910: Crowds gather at Boulters Lock on Ascot Sunday. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Temple Bar
circa 1860: Temple Bar in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The White Tower
circa 1903: The White Tower, viewed from the south, at the Tower of London, a fortress on the River Thames, begun soon after 1066 and later extended

A Winning Balloon
May 1909: The winning balloon, at Hurlingham Balloon Races, Liegler ascending again into the sky. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Explosion
13th January 1904: A gas main explosion in Piccadilly, London, close to Fortnum & Masons. An onlooker reviews the damage. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sultan The Lion
circa 1900: A captive lion in Regents Park Zoo, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mafeking Relief
1900: Crowds outside the home of Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (1857 - 1941) created 1st Baron Baden-Powell, celebrating the relief of Mafeking

Oval Rain
circa 1946: A group of spectators sit underneath umbrellas in the rain, waiting for a cricket match to resume play at the Oval, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Biggest Bar
1910: Serving draught beer in the biggest bar in the world, in Newcastle. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

End Of An Era
18th July 1913: The last horse drawn tram in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Licensing Bill
1908: Over half a million people gathered in Hyde Park, London, to demonstrate against the Licensing Bill. A large poster had to be removed to allow the crowd to see the speakers around the Allied

Royal Proclamation
24th September 1900: A crowd gathers at the Royal Exchange in London to hear the reading of the Royal Proclamation for the Dissolution of Parliament. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Fishing Harbour
circa 1910: Fishermen setting off in their boats at Filey, Yorkshire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Atmospheric Test
26th April 1902: A scientific experiment being carried out in the House of Commons to analyse the air at Westminster. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Demolished Building
1902: The corner of Threadneedle Street, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Volunteer Review
7th April 1883: Troops of the British Volunteers artillery company during a troop review, Brighton, England. Original Publication: Pictorial World - pub. 1883 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Volunteer Review
1866: New troops of the British Volunteers horse artillery on manoeuvres, England. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

High Wire Fox
circa 1920: A group of people baffled by the mysterious appearance of the body of a fox dangling from a high wire stretched across a country road, with a horse shoe suspended from its mouth

Christs Church
circa 1800: An illustration from an engraving of Christs Church, in Blackfriars, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

St Brides Church
circa 1800: A view of St Brides Church, in Fleet Street, London, from the River Thames. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Electric Locomotive
circa 1924: An electric locomotive on the Newcastle Quayside. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Euston Train
circa 1922: Train carriages at Euston Station, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Pleasley Colliery
circa 1926: Work recommences at Pleasley Colliery after the General Strike. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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