District Gallery

Map of the City of Dublin, 1797

Map of the City of Dublin, Ireland. Published in 1797, this map includes details of the canals being built at the time. Canal Harbour (lower right) connects across bottom with the Grand Canal (lower left). The Royal Canal (upper right and a branch at upper centre) was a competing canal. Running across centre is the River Liffey. Borders of the city's wards are marked in coloured lines, with a key at lower right, next to the city coat of arms. The scale at lower left is in both English and Irish miles. In 1797, Ireland was ruled by Britain, and this map was published by the geographer to King George III and the Prince of Wales (the future King George IV)

© LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, GEOGRAPHY AND MAP DIVISION/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

The Bakers Arms Public House, Leyton, London

A wonderful colour postcard of the suburbs of London in the early 1900s - a tram approaches The Baker's Arms Public House in Leyton, London.A district on the boundary of Leyton and Walthamstow is known as Baker's Arms after this pub (in the London Borough of Waltham Forest). The pub (which added an extra storey during the 20th century and only closed in 2010 - now a Paddy Power betting shop) stood at the junction of High Road Leyton, Hoe Street (both A112) and Lea Bridge Road (A104). The pub's name was derived from the nearby almshouses for members of London's baking trade, which were completed in 1866. Date: circa 1900

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

NFS London Region control room and officers, WW2

With the Fire Service nationalised in 1941 the London Fire Brigade was combined with its surrounding Fire Brigades to form the London Region of the NFS. It covered an area similar to Greater London today. The region was divided into five districts, with Lambeth as Regional Headquarters, although each district also had its own headquarters. The NFS returned to local authority control in 1948

© London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library