Goods Collection

Paddington Goods Depot, c. 1930
A rather crowded scene showing the goods depot at Paddington station in London, c.1930; with a mixture of motorised and horse drawn vehicles laiden with all kinds of goods

Broad Street Station 1871
Adjacent to Liverpool Street Station, on the north side of Liverpool Street opposite the junction with Old Broad Street. Date: 1871

Evesham Station, Worcestershire
A view of the latticework footbridge and platforms at Evesham Station in Worcestershire. This photograph also shows a number of goods wagons on the left

Scunthorpe Iron Works
Iron-smelting works at Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Fortnum & Mason
The Fortnum and Mason lettering sign above the door of the famous store, selling luxury goods of all description, Piccadilly, London. Date: 1960s

Vucciria Market, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

A Street Scene in Cairo, by Charles Robertson (1844-1891)

Penzance Station, Cornwall, c. 1940
A view of Penzance station, Cornwall, c.1940, showing Castle Class locomotive No. 5024, Carew Castle, sitting at the platform with the town of Penzance visible in the background

Lms Freight Train
A London Midland and Scottish Railway goods train, hauled by a 4-6-0 Patriot locomotive

Highbridge Station, Somerset, 1928
A view of Highbridge station in Somerset, taken in 1928. The milk churns in this photograph are empty, having just been dropped off by a departed train

The Caledonian Market, London, 1912
Shoppers viewing stalls of goods at the Caledonian Road Market, London, on a Friday in 1912. This image shows a real mix of London society looking through china, houseware and clothes. 1912

Sheela-na-Gig on the church wall of Killinaboy, Burren, County Clare, Ireland, Europe

Broadway Goods Yard Under Construction, c. 1904
A view of Broadway Goods Yard in Worcestershire taken in c.1904 whilst it was under construction, showing building materials stacked up alongside the tracks

Smugglers Unload Goods
A band of smugglers unload their cargo of contraband into a secluded coastal cave, constantly checking for any nearby customs men

Traffic congestion, Covent Garden, London WC2
Traffic congestion in the Covent Garden area, London WC2, showing a view along Henrietta Street from the corner of Bedford Street during the morning of 26 March 1959

Collecting Milk Churns at Paddington Station, c. 1920s
A view of railway workers collecting milk churns at Paddington Station, London, c.1920s. The goods workers are loading the milk from a dairy motor vehicle onto wooden goods wagons

Uffington Station, Oxfordshire, August 1959
A view of locomotive No. 90676 passing through Uffington station in Oxfordshire while transporting goods in August 1959. The image also shows Uffington signal box

Horrabridge, Devon, 1923
A view of the village of Horrabridge in Devon, 1923, showing the tracks and rolling stock in the foreground

General view of Exeter Prison, Devon
A general view of Exeter Prison in Devon. Railway lines in the foreground carry a variety of rolling stock including both goods wagons and passenger carriages

Gwaun Cae Gurwen incline, Carmarthenshire, South Wales
View of the Gwaun Cae Gurwen incline on the Great Western Railway near Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with a large number of trucks on the line

Tourists, Taormina, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Acton Good Yard, c1920s

Neyland Station, Pembrokeshire, c. 1930s
A view of Neyland station in Pembrokeshire, Wales, c.1930s, showing a locomotive departing from the station. Goods facilities and signals can also be seen in this image

COAL TRAIN
Coal train hauled by a 4-4-2 tank locomotive at the harbourside

Empty milk churns on Paddington Station, c. 1914
Porters sort and move empty milk churns on Platform 1 of Paddington Station in London, c.1914. The overall roof of Paddingtons train shed can be seen in the background

John Peck & Co: Coats and Aprons for Butchers
3786256 John Peck & Co: Coats and Aprons for Butchers; (add.info.: John Peck & Co: Coats and Aprons for Butchers, Groces & Co. Early 20th century advert)

French Customs officers X-Ray for smuggled goods 1897

Clink Street, London
Close to Southwark Cathedral, Clink Street was the site of the Clink Prison where, in the 16th century, heretics were held; the bridges are used for transportation of goods

Mrs Sullivan of Covent Garden Market
Mrs Sullivan, or Auntie of the Garden, a famous character in Covent Garden Market who earned her living from looking after the carters whips

Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market), Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Traditional Turkish fezes and postcards for sale, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Traditional sake barrels at Meiji Jingu Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Dean Goods locomotive no 2463
0-6-0 Dean Goods tender locomotive no 2463

Dean Goods, No. 2516, Merthyr, 1956
0-6-0 locomotive. Built 1897. Now in preservation at STEAM

Freight poster
Poster advertising a French freight company for the transportation of containers by rail. A vast railway network ensures swift delivery

Great Western Railway Goods Depot, Liverpool, c1930
The GWR Goods Depot was situated at the Manchester Dock Depot on Mann Island and was part of the Liverpool Dock complex

Newnham on Severn Station and Goods Shed, Gloucestershire, c. 1910
A view of Newnham on Severn station in Gloucestershire, c.1910, showing a goods train stopped at the station and the goods shed behind

Model of a Norfolk Wherry - a sailing craft formerly widely used for goods transport on the East Norfolk rivers. Date: circa late 1930s

T & W Farmiloe Limited - Rochester Row, Westminster, London
The warehouses of T & W Farmiloe Limited - Rochester Row, Westminster, London

Birkenhead goods terminus, Morpeth Dock, 1924
Several men can be seen here checking off goods that have come into the Birkenhead Goods Depot

Advert for Goblin teasmade 1954
How nice to receive a Goblin teasmade

Newquay Station Goods Yard, c. 1930
A view of Newquay Station Goods Yard, Cornwall, with a row of houses from Oakleigh Terrace behind and on the left, c.1930

Cirencester Town Station and Goods Shed, Gloucestershire, c. 1930s
A view of Cirencester Town station in Gloucestershire and its goods shed, c.1930s. The station opened in May 1841 and closed in April 1964

A street vendor with a bicycle selling her flowers in Hanoi, Vietnam, Asia

Advertisement for Crane petite boilers -- male model (Tony Gale) extending his hand. 1959

USA-ARIZONA-Tubac: South Arizonas Premier Craft Town Chili Ristra Wreath
USA, Arizona, Tubac: South Arizonas Premier Craft Town Chili Ristra Wreath

Aerial View - Railway Goods Station at Marylebone Station
This photograph shows a portion of the extensive Railway Goods Station at Marylebone Station, Great Central Railway

Paddington Mint Stables, Yard and Offices, c. 1920s
A view of Paddington Mint Stables with the yard and offices, c.1920s. The image shows a busy scene at Paddington station with a mixture of empty and heavily laden horse drawn carts

Bristol Temple Meads Goods Depot, c. 1930
A view of the bustling Bristol Temple Meads Goods Depot, c.1930. GWR dray horses and carts are loaded with goods, and a motor van is leaving the depot. The enquiry office is in the background

INDIA, Rajasthan, Jaipur: Jaipur City Palace Complex, Indian Souvenir Puppets

Haverfordwest Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Passengers waiting for the 1040 to Paddington, on the up platform of Haverfordwest Railway Station in Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Poster depicting Colombo, Ceylon
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting dock workers loading and unloading cargo at Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Carpets hanging outside shop in the medina, Essaouira, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Banana seller, Village of Masango, Cibitoke Province, Burundi, Africa

Ipswich Shunting Yard
Steam goods trains at the busy shunting yard of Ipswich railway station, Suffolk, England

Horse Drawn Delivery Wagon at Paddington Mint Stables, c. 1910
An image of a horse drawn delivery wagon at Paddington Mint Stables, c.1910. A team of four dray horses are preparing to pull the GWR cart and deliver a range of goods carried in barrels and bundles

Patriotic poster, Buy British - Britain Always First
Britain Always First - poster celebrating Britihs achievements in breaking speed records on land, water, air and rail

Manchester Goods on horse cart, LNWR Goods Depot, Camden
A load of Manchester Goods transported by horse cart to the LNWR (London & North Western Railway Co.) Goods Depot at Camden, London. Date: circa 1907

Railway station at Chanute, Kansas, USA, on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad. Date: circa 1920

AUSTRALIA: GOLD RUSH, 1895. A general store in the town of Coolgardie, Western Australia, 1895-1897, during the gold rush of the 1890s

Santa Fe Depot, train station, San Bernardino, California, America

Traditional Turkish decorative pottery for sale, Grand Bazaar (Great Bazaar), Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Freight Train
A goods train hauled by a Beyer-Garratt locomotive

Advert for Cussons Imperial Leather soap, one of a series of ads utilising the language of the fan. Date: 1954

Items of interior decoration at the seat of Sir Savile Crossley - Somerleyton Hall near Lowestoft - Household Gods

Louis Vuitton advertisment
Advertisment for the Louis Vuitton showroom in New Bond street, London. 1928

Barter. Miniature. 15th century of the poem Le Roman de la Rose (13th century). Chateau de Chantilly. France

Traffic congestion, Covent Garden, London WC2
Traffic congestion in the Covent Garden area, London WC2, showing a view along Henrietta Street from the corner of Bedford Street during the morning of 26 March 1959

Denver Dry Goods Co. Building - Denver, Colorado, USA Date: circa 1910

Container ship at the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands

Barge and windmill, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
A picturesque view of a sailing barge and Archers Windmill at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Steam lorry, Llandyssil, Powys, Mid Wales
A steam lorry (Manns patent steam cart) belonging to Evans & Jones, haulage contractors

Asprey Christmas presents, 1926
Colour advertisement for Asprey of Bond Street displaying a wide variety of Christmas present ideas, including an attache case, a shagreen cigarette box, leather handbag, crocodile handbag pochette

London Street Scene
Leadenhall Street, London, with wagon unloading goods, stage coach and horse bus, as well as passers-by

Worry dolls, Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America

Mays Stores / Shepherd Mkt
Shepherd Market, Mayfair, previously the site of the May Fair from which the district takes its name. It was laid out in c.1735 by architect Edward Shepherd

Pickfords Dray 1862
A dray belonging to Pickfords company delivers the goods

Rail / Break of Gauge
The break of gauge at Gloucester: the trans-shipment of goods from the broad gauge to the narrow gauge carriages

Customs, 19th Century
THE CUSTOM HOUSE Searching imported goods and luggage thoroughly

Page from Army and Navy Stores Catalogue, 1939-40 (litho)
5988390 Page from Army and Navy Stores Catalogue, 1939-40 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for catalogue of Army & Navy Stores Ltd)

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Exploring the Global Tapestry of Goods: From Scunthorpe Iron Works to Vucciria Market" Unveiling the rich history of goods, we delve into Scunthorpe Iron Works, a testament to industrial prowess and craftsmanship. Lose yourself in the vibrant chaos of Vucciria Market, where tantalizing aromas and colorful stalls beckon you to discover Sicily's finest goods. Embark on a sensory journey at Fortnum & Mason, an iconic British institution that has delighted connoisseurs with its exquisite selection for centuries. Charles Robertson captures the essence of Cairo's bustling streets, where merchants skillfully display their wares amidst a captivating street scene brimming with diverse goods. Experience Latvia's cultural heritage through Riga Black Balzams – an elixir steeped in tradition – as it entices visitors from around the world at local liquor shops. Marvel at Sheela-na-Gig adorning Killinaboy church wall in Ireland; this enigmatic sculpture symbolizes fertility and protection against evil spirits while intriguing passersby with its mysterious presence among ancient ruins. Step back in time to Penzance Station circa 1940 when steam locomotives transported coal-laden wagons, reminding us how essential these they were for powering industries during wartime Britain. Join smugglers under cover of darkness as they unload contraband treasures along treacherous coastlines - tales whispered about daring exploits involving forbidden goods that ignited imaginations throughout history. Witness Dean Goods locomotive no 2463 chugging tirelessly across landscapes, faithfully delivering vital supplies and linking communities through reliable transportation networks fueled by coal-powered engines. Journey to Uffington Station in August 1959; witness passengers eagerly awaiting trains carrying an array of everyday essentials or exotic delights - connecting rural Oxfordshire to the wider world of goods.