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Herbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection

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Affectionately known as 'Leo', Herbert Felton was was a professional photographer who specialised in architectural photographer. Based in England, he worked for architectural publications before being appointed the first official staff photographer of the National Buildings Record (NBR), which was set up to record buildings under threat from wartime bombing. He would continue to photograph for the NBR until 1963.

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Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Boston Stump

Boston Stump and River Welland, Lincolnshire, circa 1930. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Stamford

Stamford, Lincolnshire, circa 1930. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Midland Hotel in Morecambe, the first Art Deco hotel in Britain

Midland Hotel in Morecambe, the first Art Deco hotel in Britain
circa 1935: A view of the front elevation of the Midland Hotel in Morecambe, Lancashire. Designed by architect Oliver Hill and built in 1932-33 by the London Midland & Scottish Railway

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Reigate Town Hall

Reigate Town Hall
The Town Hall and High Street, Reigate, Surrey, circa 1930. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Reading Room

Reading Room
circa 1925: The Reading Room at the British Museum where Karl Marx was a frequent visitor. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Friesian Cows

Friesian Cows
circa 1930: A Dutch farmer milking one of his Friesian dairy cows by hand. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Old Roman Forum

Old Roman Forum
circa 1930: The ruins of the forum of ancient Rome, standing in the centre of the modern city. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Porta Capuana

Porta Capuana
circa 1930: The Porta Capuana, a gateway in Naples allowing access to the old part of the city. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Glen Aray

Glen Aray
circa 1930: Scottish valley of Glen Aray in Argyllshire. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Oxford City

Oxford City
circa 1910: High Street, Oxford in the English south-central county of Oxfordshire. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Knife Grinder

Knife Grinder
circa 1910: A man and his knife grinding equipment at work in Axminster. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Medinet Habu

Medinet Habu
circa 1920: The Medinet Habu in Egypt. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Lincolns Statue

Lincolns Statue
circa 1930: The statue of Abraham Lincoln, found in Parliament Square, London, which is a copy of a statue by American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, in Chicago

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: St Barts Entrance

St Barts Entrance
circa 1930: The entrance gate to St Bartholomew The Great in London. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: La Scala

La Scala
circa 1930: La Scala Opera House in Milan, originally built in 1776. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Bath Tearoom

Bath Tearoom
circa 1900: The shopfront of a Norton Dairies cafe on the Regency Bow, Bath. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Greyhound Hotel

Greyhound Hotel
circa 1930: The Greyhound Hotel in Corfe, Dorset. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Glen Aray

Glen Aray
Scottish valley of Glen Aray in Argyllshire

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Magdelan

Magdelan
circa 1928: Magdalen College and Tower at Oxford University. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Luxor Temple

Luxor Temple
circa 1935: A statue of the Pharaohs daughter at the foot of a statue of Ramses II in the ruins of a great temple built in the 14th century BC. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Forum

Forum
circa 1930: The Temples of Castor and Pollux in the foreground of the Forum in central Rome. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Venetian Street

Venetian Street
circa 1930: Gondolas on a side canal in Venice. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Dutch Cathedral

Dutch Cathedral
circa 1930: The Roman Catholic Cathedral from Voorbugwal in the Dutch city of Amsterdam. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Via Tornabuoni

Via Tornabuoni
circa 1930: The Via Tornabuoni, leading towards the Piazza della Signoria (Palazzo Vecchio) in Florence. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Castle Of San Angelo

Castle Of San Angelo
circa 1930: Castle of San Angelo, Rome. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Kings College

Kings College
circa 1920: Kings College, Cambridge. The Senate House, with the tower of St Johns behind it, is on the right. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Holborn Empire

Holborn Empire
circa 1930: The Holborn Empire, London. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Conway Castle

Conway Castle
circa 1930: Conway Castle (also Conwy) in Carnarvonshire, north-west Wales, built by Edward I to subdue the Welsh in about 1284. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: New Bank Of England

New Bank Of England
circa 1930: The modern Bank of England in the City of London, with the statue of the Duke of Wellington (1769 - 1852) in front. This building was opened around 1930

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Old London Bridge

Old London Bridge
circa 1800: A watercolour by J Varley, (1778 - 1843), after a print of 1787 of London Bridge, showing the houses built on the bridge. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: St Ethelburga

St Ethelburga
circa 1925: An opticians shop in front of the Church of St Ethelburga the Virgin, Bishopsgate, London EC2. The shop in front of the church was removed in 1935; prints dating from the 17th century

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Newcastle Slums

Newcastle Slums
circa 1910: A woman attends to domestic chores in a slum housing area of Newcastles by-ways. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Shelleys Home

Shelleys Home
circa 1900: The house of Percy Bysshe Shelley in Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire is marked with a stone commemorating the fact that Lord Byron visited him here

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: River Arno

River Arno
circa 1925: A fishing boat or dredger on the River Arno in Florence, near the Ponte Vecchio. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Bishopsgate

Bishopsgate
circa 1930: A general view of Bishopsgate, London. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Christs College

Christs College
circa 1930: The gateway of Christs College, Cambridge, depicting the college crest. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Temple Of Karnak

Temple Of Karnak
circa 1925: The ruins of the temple of Karnak, built on the Nile at Luxor. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Paycocke s

Paycocke s, a Tudor house dating from around 1500, in the market town of Coggeshall, Essex, circa 1935. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Harvard House

Harvard House, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, built around 1593, circa 1930. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Stamford Bastion

Stamford Bastion
The Bastion at the west end of the old town wall, Stamford, Lincolnshire, circa 1930. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Grantham Hotel

Grantham Hotel
The Angel and Royal Hotel on the High Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire, circa 1925. Widely regarded as Britains oldest surviving inn

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Milan Canal

Milan Canal
The canal in Milan, circa 1925. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Zytglogge In Berne

Zytglogge In Berne
A view of the east front of the Zytglogge clock tower in Berne (or Bern), Switzerland, circa 1930. One of the most recognizable landmarks in the city, it dates back to the early 13th Century

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Berne Landmark

Berne Landmark
A view towards the Zytglogge clock tower in Berne (or Bern), Switzerland, circa 1930. One of the most recognizable landmarks in the city, it dates back to the early 13th Century

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Ipswich Quayside

Ipswich Quayside
Ships and railway wagons at the quayside in Ipswich, Suffolk, on the estuary of the River Orwell, circa 1930. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Finchingfield

Finchingfield
The church of St. John the Baptist in the village of Finchingfield, Essex, circa 1930. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Mecklenburgh Square

Mecklenburgh Square in Camden, London, where it joins Doughty Street (on the right), circa 1925. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHerbert Felton (1888-1968) Photography Collection: Exeter Street

Exeter Street
A view of West Street, Exeter, Devon, circa 1910. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)



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