1951 Gallery

Brockhall Hospital, Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire

Aerial view of Brockhall Hospital at Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire, established in 1904 by the Lancashire Inebriates Acts Board as an inebriate reformatory for women. From 1920 it was used to house mental defectives and until 1951 was known as Brockhall Institution

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English Electric Canberra B2 WD932

English Electric Canberra B2, WD932, was demonstrated at Martin Airport to 20, 000 employees of Martin and their families and civic and business leaders of Maryland and Baltimore. 11 March 1951. The aircraft was used as the pattern aircraft for the B-57A. Date: 1951

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Cheltenham Spa (St James), 1951

A view of Cheltenham Spa St James station, in Gloucestershire, 1951, decorated with bunting to celebrate the Cheltenham Music Festival.
The station was built in 1894 replacing another nearby station in Cheltenham. It was renamed Cheltenham St James in 1908, and then again in 1925 when it became Cheltenham Spa St James. The inaugural journey of the Cheltenham Flyer took place from this station in 1923. The station closed to passengers and goods traffic in 1966

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