Browse Items (18997 total)

Possibly near Carshalton

Horse and cart in lane, junction at South road

With stile

Junction of Market Jew Street and Albert Street.
Bunting hung across the street.
Midland railway office on the corner.

Postcard sent by Freddie Phillips to his mother.

On the back is written:

To the best of all Mothers xx

General view of construction work across the valley.
It is annotated "View upstream from right bank 2-6-60"

View of construction across the valley. Image is annotated "Construction of tail bay walls 2-6-60"

Close-up of concrete and shuttering work, men working on trench (bottom right) and up on scaffolding (centre left and top right)
The image is annotated "Cut-off spillway section 2-6-60"

A postcard sent to Lottie Phillips.

On the back is written:

Dear Lottie
I am sending you this P.C to let you know i had the letter all and photos all right you shall have a letter soon.

I have got a bad cold hope it will be better…

A Christmas postcard sent from Lottie Phillips to a Miss L.M Martins.

On the back is written:
Wishing you a merry xmas
From Lottie

Men at work on the tail bay section. Some with wheelbarrow and shovels, other machinery in background.
Image is annotated "Tail bay excavation looking upstream 30-6-60"

A postcard sent to Lottie Phillips, all that is written on the back is From Mabel.

A class at St. Hilary School, taken around 1965. The Headmaster Mr. Hart is standing at the back right and class teacher Mrs. Avis Martin is at the back left.

General view of busy site, lots of men working including one bottom right standing on a horizontal ladder spanning a trench.
Image is annotated "Tail bay channel excavation from upstream of dam 30-6-60"

A postcard sent to Lottie Phillips from Ellen

On the back is written:
Dear Lottie
Hope you will like this P.C
With love
From Ellen

Overview of the construction. Site office and Mcalpine sign can be seen top right.
Image is annotated "Tail bay, apron and walls 30-6-60"

Newlyn R.F.C. 1935

They are sitting outside, with wicker hamper in the foreground with three pudding basins on it. Some of the boys in the front row are wearing hobnail boots.

View of one side of dam from the apron. The image is annotated "Concrete apron over sand filter 30-6-60"