Topical Collection

Bournville Baths
The Girls Baths, a swimming pool complex on Bournville Lane, in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

Bournville Swimming Baths
The mens swimming baths in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

Handley Page Victor
The Handley Page Victor, a four-jet crescent-wing bomber, makes an appearance at the Farnborough Air Show, 7th September 1953. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Glamorgan Colliery
Police guarding the Glamorgan Colliery during the strikes and riots in the coalmining town of Tonypandy, in the Welsh Rhondda, November 1910

Exchange Interior
The interior of the Baltic Exchange in London, 3rd May 1920. The exchange is the centre of shipbroking and chartering in the City of London. (Photo by A. R)

Cadburys Workers
Employees leaving the Cadburys chocolate works in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

British Library Reading Room
A section of the newly-painted dome of the Reading Room of the British Library, 6th May 1952. The dome has been finished in cream, grey and gold. (Photo by L)

Titanic In Dry Dock
The liner Titanic in dry dock at the Harland and Wolff shipyard, Belfast, February 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bournville Street
A street in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Outpost
American soldiers at an outpost in France during World War I, 4th October 1918. One of them is armed with a grenade launcher. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Arras City Hall
The ruins of Arras City Hall during World War I, July 1915. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Quick Firing Gun
A Belgian quick-firing gun emplacement during World War I, circa 1916. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Motor Show Delage
A two door fixed head coupe Delage type D8 N on the Delage stand at the Olympia Motor Show, October 1931, where the latest models from the French company are displayed

Liverpool Docks
The pier and landing stage of Liverpool Docks, 19th January 1928. (Photo by E Bacon/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Horse Omnibus
A horse omnibus on a London street, 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Street In Bournville
A street in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

School In Bournville
One of the schools in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

Mock Tudor Buildings
Houses in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

School Playground
Girls playing at one of the schools in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

Baltic Interior
The interior of the Baltic Exchange in London, 3rd May 1920. The exchange is the centre of shipbroking and chartering in the City of London. (Photo by A. R)

Covent Garden Market
The fruit department at Covent Garden market, London, 5th August 1925. (Photo by Hawkins/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Arras Cathedral
The ruins of Arras Cathedral during World War I, June 1916. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Horse Drawn Barge
A horse-drawn barge on the river Chelmer near Chelmsford, 3rd May 1934 (Photo by H F Davis/Topical Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Hong Kong Street
Traffic and pedestrians on Queens Road in Hong Kong, circa 1910. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Delage On Show
A 40 hp fixed head coupe Delage type D8 on the Delage stand at the Olympia Motor Show, October 1931, where the latest models from the French company are displayed

Labour Day Demo
A crowd of socialists with banners and a brass band, gathered for a Labour Day demonstration in Hyde Park, London, 1st May 1913. (Photo by Topical Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Railway Workers
Railwaymen on the line connecting Hampton and Whitacre, 1907. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Handley Page Victor
The Handley Page Victor, a four-jet crescent-wing bomber, makes an appearance at the Farnborough Air Show, 7th September 1953. (Photo by J. A. Hampton/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon in Arizona, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, 1925. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon in Arizona, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, June 1925. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon in Arizona, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, June 1925. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Telegraph Clock
Workmen dismantle the clock which hangs outside the Daily Telegraph building at 135 to 141, Fleet Street, London, 1930. The building is due to be remodelled

Shanghai Street
A Shanghai scene from 1927 depicting both rickshaws and trams on a busy street. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Transporter Bridge
The Transporter Bridge across the River Tees in Middlesbrough, 17th September 1902. It was built in 1911. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Middlesbrough
The marketplace in Middlesbrough, 17th September 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sheffield High Street, April 1923. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Plan Of St Paul s
A cross-sectional plan of St Pauls Cathedral in London, by Sir Christopher Wren, circa 1673. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Smyrna In Flames
The destruction of Smyrna (modern Izmir), during the Turkish war with Greece, September 1922. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bend In The Road
A car negotiates the hairpin bend on Rest and Be Thankful Hill, during the 7th day of the RAC 2000 mile International Reliability Trial, June 1908

Camels In Smyrna
Camels laden with provisions near Smyrna (modern Izmir), during the Turkish war with Greece, September 1922. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Smyrna In Flames
The destruction of Smyrna (modern Izmir), during the Turkish war with Greece, September 1922. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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