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The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world's greatest libraries, and is located in London

7,874 Items

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Lms Coronation Loco

Lms Coronation Loco
The London Midland and Scottish Railways Coronation class loco no 5256

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Brixton Prison / Mayhew

Brixton Prison / Mayhew
Female convicts during the silent hour at Brixton Prison, London. All prisoners were required to sit quietly outside their cell

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Police / Watchmen

Police / Watchmen
A night watchman on his rounds. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Limehouse Dock 1827

Limehouse Dock 1827
Limehouse Dock, where cargoes arriving in London by sailing ship are transferred to the Regents Canal (Grand Union) whose terminal is here

Background imageBritish Library Collection: St Barts Hospital Gate

St Barts Hospital Gate
The Gatehouse of St Bartholomews Hospital, Smithfield, London

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Dome & Skylon 1951

Dome & Skylon 1951
Visitors outside the Dome of Discovery and the Skylon, both famous attractions of the Festival of Britain exhibition, South Bank, London

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Ostrich and Ibis Zoo

Ostrich and Ibis Zoo
Regents Park zoo, London Visitors admire ostrich, ibis, cassowary and other exotic birds

Background imageBritish Library Collection: ST. BARTS / 1721 / PLAN

ST. BARTS / 1721 / PLAN
A general external view of the buildings which make up Saint Bartholomews Hospital in Smithfield, London

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Law / Police / Britain

Law / Police / Britain
Duty and Pleasure A policeman on duty on a snowy night in a fashionable London square, while some of the residents set off for an evening of leisure

Background imageBritish Library Collection: View near Limehouse Bridge, London, looking down the River Thames, 1751

View near Limehouse Bridge, London, looking down the River Thames, 1751

Background imageBritish Library Collection: London Stock Exchange

London Stock Exchange
A busy scene at the London Stock Exchange

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Fire Engine in Action

Fire Engine in Action
A London fire-engine in action racing to a burning building

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Social / Savoy Playgoers

Social / Savoy Playgoers
Societys playgoers enjoy supper after the theatre at the Savoy Hotel, London

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Champion Basket Carrier

Champion Basket Carrier
A champion basket carrier steals the show at Covent Garden Market, London

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Chartist Convention

Chartist Convention
Chartist convention at John Street, Fitzroy Square, London

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Covent Garden Porters

Covent Garden Porters
Covent Garden was formerly the convent garden of the abbey of Westminster : it was for many years Londons major fruit and vegetable market. Date: 1924

Background imageBritish Library Collection: London Stock Exchange

London Stock Exchange
Business transactions taking place at the London Stock Exchange. Date: late 1960s

Background imageBritish Library Collection: French travel poster

French travel poster
Travel poster for the French National Railways promoting routes between Paris and London by way of the French and British coasts

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus and the Statue of Eros, London. The street scene is dominated by advertising hoardings and illuminations for Gordons Gin, Wrigleys Chewing Gum and others

Background imageBritish Library Collection: American firefighters in London WWII

American firefighters in London WWII
American soldiers on duty with the London Fire Brigade practice British Fire Fighting techniques including climbing up steel turn table ladder

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Christmas Snowballs 1939

Christmas Snowballs 1939
Girls snowballing in Brockwell Park, near Herne Hill, south London, during the first Christmas of World War Two

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Officer and Unicyclist

Officer and Unicyclist
Police Constable on point duty directing a member of Bertram Mills Circus to Olympia, Hammersmith, London

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum
A view of the front of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Palladium Theatre / 1912

Palladium Theatre / 1912
The cover of a programme for the Palladium theatre, London. The bill featured Marie Lloyd

Background imageBritish Library Collection: The Flying Scotchman

The Flying Scotchman (sic) of the Great Northern Railway carries passengers between London and Edinburgh by the picturesque east coast route

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Social / Bloomsbury Drinks

Social / Bloomsbury Drinks
Crowds gather for drinks in a Bohemian tavern in Bloomsbury, London

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Coutts Interior

Coutts Interior
The public office at Coutts and co in the Strand, London

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Greycoat School, London

Greycoat School, London
Greycoat Place, Westminster : A charity school founded for the education of poor boys and girls

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Gasworkers Meeting

Gasworkers Meeting
Meeting of the GASWORKERS at Peckham Rye, London, in favour of better working conditions

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Richard I / London Statue

Richard I / London Statue
RICHARD I, THE LIONHEART A statue of Richard I by Baron Marochetti at Crystal Palace in 1851

Background imageBritish Library Collection: TREVITHICKs LOCO 1808

TREVITHICKs LOCO 1808
Trevithicks latest engine, known as the " catch-me-who- can" is the centre-piece at the steam circus on the New Road, Euston Square, London

Background imageBritish Library Collection: British Library DP183911

British Library DP183911
The British Library, 96 Euston Road, Kings Cross, Camden, London. Colin St John Wilson architect. Construction started in1982 and completed in 1997

Background imageBritish Library Collection: British Library under construction JLP01_10_22624

British Library under construction JLP01_10_22624
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. A general view of construction at the British Library site

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Dick Dock, or the Lobster and Crab, 1806

Dick Dock, or the Lobster and Crab, 1806. Scene outside an alehouse by the River Thames. A Greenwich Pensioner with a wooden leg takes the hand of a soldier

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Extension of the British Museum, London

Extension of the British Museum, London
Extension of the British Museum in London: the new King Edward VII Galleries. A birds eye view showing the new section of the building. Date: 1914

Background imageBritish Library Collection: bfi-00n-zvc

bfi-00n-zvc
SOURCE CREDIT - " British Film Institute" Reproduction of this image requires the appropriate copyright clearance

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Plan Pentonville Prison

Plan Pentonville Prison
A plan of the floor layout of Pentonville, a model prison built in London in 1843, with corridors of cells radiating out from a central point & exercise yards

Background imageBritish Library Collection: British Library under construction JLP01_09_841915

British Library under construction JLP01_09_841915
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. A general view of construction at the British Library site, looking north towards St. Pancras Station

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Grays Inn Hall, Chapel and Library, from London and it

Grays Inn Hall, Chapel and Library, from London and it
931519 Grays Inn Hall, Chapel and Library, from London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century pub. Jones & Co. 1827-1829 (engraving) by Shepherd

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Labour Union Poster - Great London Dock Strike

Labour Union Poster - Great London Dock Strike
Labour Union Poster Commemorating the Great London Dock Strike of 1889. This industrial dispute involving dock workers in the Port of London broke out on 14 August 1889

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Vickers Viscount

Vickers Viscount
Bea British European Airways Vickers Viscount Airliner Parked with an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104B Taxiing and the Hunting Hangar Behind Date: 1950s

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Topsail barge under sail on the Thames, London, c1905

Topsail barge under sail on the Thames, London, c1905

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Trial of Lord Lovat, Westminster Hall, London, 1747

Trial of Lord Lovat, Westminster Hall, London, 1747. Interior view of Westminster Hall, with both houses of Parliament assembled for the trial of the Jacobite, Simon, Lord Lovat

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Guys Hospital, Southwark, London, c1800. Artist: John Pass

Guys Hospital, Southwark, London, c1800. Artist: John Pass
Guys Hospital, Southwark, London, c1800. View of the north front of the hospital showing a man being stretchered through the front gates

Background imageBritish Library Collection: View of All Saints Church, Fulham, London, 1836. Artist: Andrew Picken

View of All Saints Church, Fulham, London, 1836. Artist: Andrew Picken
View of All Saints Church, Fulham, London, 1836

Background imageBritish Library Collection: London Bridge (new), London, 1831

London Bridge (new), London, 1831
View of London Bridge, London, opened by King William IV and Queen Adelaide in 1831. In the foreground figures stand on decorated ships and barges looking towards the dome of St Pauls Cathedral

Background imageBritish Library Collection: Newcomen steam engine, 1747

Newcomen steam engine, 1747. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed his atmospheric or steam engine in 1712. Water was heated in the boiler and the resulting steam was let into the cylinder

Background imageBritish Library Collection: The Rhodes Colossus, 1892 Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne

The Rhodes Colossus, 1892 Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
The Rhodes Colossus, 1892. Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902), English-born South African businessman and statesman, shown striding across Africa from Cape Town to Cairo with a telegraph wire



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British Library Collection

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