Training Collection

Training Ship Mercury and boys racing crew, River Hamble
The racing crew of the training ship Mercury with the ship itself in the background

Men of the East Riding Yeomanry somewhere in the south of England during the Second World War. Circa 1940

STS Malcolm Miller under full sail
STS (Sail Training Ship) Malcolm Miller under full sail. circa 1970s

Training Ship HMS Conway
A view of the training ship HMS Conway which was established in 1859 and for many years was moored on the River Mersey near Liverpool. Some of the ships company can be seen amongst the rigging

Piper Cherokee 140 G-AYJR
Piper Cherokee 140, G-AYJR, of the Oxford Air Training School flying near Blenheim Palace

WW2 poster, activities of 52 (Lowland) Division
Screen-print poster, published circa 1950, showing the activities of the 52nd Lowland Division during the Second World War, with a map of Northern Europe, and unit badges along the top and bottom

Ticked Off by Cecil Aldin
A meek looking Dandie Dinmont dog receiving a scolding from his owner. Date: 1934

Cockpit of Grob Tutor Two Seat Training Aircraft
The cockpit of a Grob Tutor light aircraft is pictured at Middle Wallop, the home of the Army Air Corps

Training Ship Arethusa II
Training Ship Arethusa - sometimes referred to as Arethusa II since it replaced the original long-serving Arethusa in 1933. Date: circa 1930s

HMS Worcester, Greenhithe, Kent -- Merchant Navy training vessel. Date: circa 1946

This is an image of a member of the Scarborough RNLI team who is looking out from the boathouse to the sea where the rest of his crew were training

Knotting Class, Training Ship Arethusa, Greenhithe, Kent
A group of boys aboard the Training Ship Arethusa receiving knotting and splicing instruction. The ship received boys aged 13-16 from a variety of poor backgrounds, including the workhouse

Firefighters and hoses, LFB annual review, Lambeth HQ LFB150
London firefighters from East London demonstrating mass jets during the Annual Review display at the Brigades headquarters. Lambeth, SE1

HMS Valiant, British battleship, WW1
HMS Valiant, a Queen Elizabeth class British battleship, launched 1914, served during the First World War including the Battle of Jutland, also served in the Second World War, decommissioned 1945

Firefighter during hook ladder practice

Compass Drill, Training Ship Arethusa, Greenhithe, Kent
A group of boys aboard the Training Ship Arethusa receiving compass instruction. The ship received boys aged 13-16 from a variety of poor backgrounds, including the workhouse

Mercury 7 Astronauts
The Mercury Project astronauts standing beside a 106-B plane. (l to r) Ms Carpenter, L G Cooper, John H Glenn, V I Grissom, Walter M Schirra, Alan B Shepard and D K Slayton

WW II - Princess Elizabeth working as a mechanic
World War II - Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth 2nd training as a secoond subaltern in the ATS - working as a mechanic, taking out the plugs of a car

The Hollies Childrens Home, Sidcup, Kent
Aerial view of The Hollies, the Greenwich & Deptford Unions cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, opened in 1902 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Boys Swimming, Training Ship Mercury, River Hamble, Hants
Boys from the Training Ship Mercury swimming nude in the River Hamble

Another Wash-out by W. Heath Robinson
Training at home for the cross Channel swim with a man swimming suspended from a window with watering cans

TS Arethusa, 1962
Photograph of the four-masted Training-Ship Arethusa, then used to train boys for the Royal and Merchant navies

Promotional Recruitment card for the U. S. Navy
Promotional Recruitment card for the U. S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois

St. Bartholomews Hospital, 18th Century
St. Bartholomews Hospital. 18th century engraving of the buildings of St. Bartholomews Hospital at Smithfield in the City of London. Also known as Bart s, the hospital was founded in 1123

Practicing synchronised swimming. Aerial view of swimmers training before a junior-league synchronised swimming competition. Photographed at Trud swimming pool, Moscow, Russia

Ballet dancers rehearsing Coppelia
Ballet dancers from the French Academie de Musique et de Danse rehearsing Coppelia (music by Delibes). Mademoiselle Carlotta Zambelli, Italian dancer and teacher, is in pink on the left

Famous Five Hibernian football players Gordon Smith, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Eddie Turnbull and Willie Ormond running during a training session. 10th May 1979

British Army messager pigeon service
Taking birds out: to the trenches by despatch-riders to let the pigeons fly for training

Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London. Date: circa 1910

De Havilland Tiger Moth British biplane
De Havilland Tiger Moth British trainer biplane. Date: 1930s

Ufos / Trindade Island
Flying saucer photographed over Trindade Island (Brazil) from naval training vessel Almirante Saldanha; the sighting lasted 30 seconds and was witnessed by many aboard

The Gymnasium - Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon
circa 1910s

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, dog walking -- a dog on a lead is more likely to want to fight others if you drag him away from every dog you meet. Date: 1927

Queens College Cambridge rowing team on the River Cam, near Searles Boathouse and Winter Boat Builders. Date: early 20th century

Hunting Percival Jet Provost T. 1 XD674
Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.1 XD674 in flight from Luton Airport, 25 August 1954

Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey
Commemorative postcard, Heroes All

Westland Wapiti IIA of 1 (Indian) Service Flying Training School
Westland Wapiti IIA (J9754 PT-F) of 1 (Indian) Service Flying Training School, Risalpur, 1940

HMS Implacable, 1920
Photograph of HMS Implacable, formerly the Duguay-Trouin, 1920. This ship was built in France in 1789, served at Trafalgar, and was captured by the Royal Navy shortly thereafter

Grenadier Guards, famous the world over, are now, as part of their mechanisation, equipped with motor cycles on which tommy guns are mounted

Slingsby T. 31 Tandem Tutors and T. 21b Sedburghs
Slingsby T.31 Tandem Tutors and T.21b Sedburghs, 2-seat training gliders, operated by the Royal Air Force, on behalf of the Air Cadets and Combined Cadet Force. Date: circa 1980

Britains New Navy in Training - HMS Raleigh. circa 1930s

4 Regiment Army Air Corp Gazelle Helicopter
4 Regiment Army Air Corp Gazelle conducted winter training in the mountainous region above Bardufoss, Norway

Grenadier Guards at a sham fight (training), moving up to support the fighting line. 1896

Bystander cover 1929 - In Training - Boxing woman
A woman in a fetching sporty outfit of silky shorts and stockings takes out her frustrations on a punch bag dressed up as a man. Date: 1929

Tower Bridge jams in summer heat
Tower Bridge, London, jams when the metal expands in the summer heat on 2 July 1968. The bridge is closed for two hours while firefighters cool it down with their hoses

British RAF aeroplanes in 1939 by G. H. Davis
The huge array of aircraft in the RAF in 1939, imposing for its size and variety

Athletic young man in shorts with ball lying on a stone floor

Hunting Jet Provost T. 2 prototype G-23-1
Hunting Jet Provost T.2 prototype G-23-1 in flight, September 1957

Hunting Jet Provost T. 3 XM370, 1959
Hunting Jet Provost T.3 XM370 flying to the SBAC Show, Farnborough, 1959

AFS women training, Highgate, London, WW2
AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) women training in Highgate, North London, in July 1942

Tower Bridge jams in summer heat
Tower Bridge, London, jams when the metal expands in the summer heat on 2 July 1968. The bridge is closed for two hours while firefighters cool it down with their hoses

LCC-LFB Fire display at Brigade HQ Southwark
The London Fire Brigade encouraged, for very many years, a good public image by opening its doors to the public to special fire brigade displays

LCC-LFB Recruit fireman training at Brigade HQ, SE1
During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth. Here a fireman is undertaking a hook ladder drill on the stations nine-storey drill tower

LCC-LFB Recruit firefighters training at Brigade HQ SE1
During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters in Lambeth. Here they are undertaking hook ladder drills on the stations nine-storey drill tower

British Mark IV tank with Canadian soldiers, WW1
A British Mark IV tank on a training exercise, with a large number of Canadian soldiers sitting on top of it, on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: February 1918

WORLD WAR II: NURSES. U. S
WORLD WAR II: NURSES. U.S. Army nurses advance through a cloud of smoke in a gas mask drill during training at Scott Field, Illinois. Photograph, c1942

Met Police cadets giving a display
A group of Metropolitan Police cadets in sports gear, giving a display of their athletic skills. Seven poles are held in place so that seven cadets can climb up and sit at the top

Training Ship Mercury, River Hamble, Hampshire
The Training Ship Mercury was established in 1885 by the London philanthropist Charles Hoare

His Broadcast Masters Voice by George Studdy
A spoof on the famous His Masters Voice logo featuring a dog listening to a gramophone; Bonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy

Tommy Farr using a punch ball, 1937
Photograph showing Tommy Farr (1914-1986), the Welsh heavyweight boxer also known as the Tonypandy Terror, training at a gym, 1937

Nurses Watch Surgery
Nurses watch a surgical demonstration from a balcony

English Bulldog, on a down and stay command, hopeful for a treat. (PR)

Travel poster advertising winter sports in Arlberg, Austra, c1910. Private Collection

Training Ship HMS Conway - Working with the Sextant
The naval training ship HMS Conway was established in 1859 and for many years was moored on the River Mersey near Liverpool. Here, some of the ships boys are seen using a sextant. Date: 1898

Gun transport exercise, Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire
An emergency gun transport exercise taking place at Wentworth Woodhouse, Lord Fitzwilliams residence at Rotherham, Yorkshire

RAF training aircraft

Trent Park Teacher Training College, North London (later part of Middlesex University)

Blitz in London -- AFS firefighter on ladder, WW2
Blitz in London -- an AFS firefighter on a ladder with hose attached, in a training exercise at HQ

NFS training / instructional photo, use of hose, WW2
How not to make a length of rolled up hose flat -- dont jump on it!

NFS firefighters at assault course training camp, WW2
With a dramatic reduction in enemy attacks on London after the Blitz (1940-41) firemen and firewomen had to be kept gainfully employed and a high level of fitness and preparedness maintained

NFS firefighter at a training camp, WW2
With a dramatic reduction in enemy attacks on London after the Blitz (1940-41) firemen and firewomen had to be kept gainfully employed and a high level of fitness and preparedness maintained

Women dispatch riders in training, WW2
Women dispatch riders in training during the Second World War

Fireboat Massey Shaw with eight hoses pumping

Firefighter
MODEL RELEASED. Firefighter in a smoke-filled training room

Bucking bronco
Cowboy riding a bucking horse. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Grassmoor colliery and training centre, Mining
Grassmoor, North Derbyshire Area Training Centre for miners was opened in 1957. A group of trainees in shorts run across a field, the colliery sits on the hillside above

The Brigantine " Steadfast" - a companion vessel to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Training Ship " Exmouth"

ASC Barracks, Grove Park, Lewisham
Entrance to the ASC (Army Service Corps) Barracks on Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lewisham, south east London. Two officers and a large dog stand at the entrance

A Miscarriage of Justice
A rather wicked looking Bonzo sniggers to himself as his brother gets a telling off for some naughty prank of which is entirely innocent

Military police Airedale dog at Aldershot
A military police Airedale dog at Aldershot, with his trainer

Training Ship Exmouth, full crew
Full group photo of the crew of the Training Ship Exmouth

Ta Poster / Bairnsfather
A recruitment poster for the Territorial Army featuring Bairnsfathers WWI creation, Old Bill

Poster for Ovo Sports Food
Advertising poster for Ovo Sport, a special food developed to provide nourishment during sport and training

Pure Blood Andalusian Horse - training
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"Embarking on a journey of growth and skill development, STS Malcolm Miller sets sail under full force, epitomizing the essence of training. " "Inspired by the resilience of our ancestors, a WW2 poster showcases the unwavering determination instilled through the activities of 52 (Lowland) Division. " "Ticked Off by Cecil Aldin captures the spirit of discipline and focus required in training, reminding us that success comes to those who persevere. " "The cockpit of Grob Tutor Two Seat Training Aircraft becomes a sanctuary for aspiring pilots, where dreams take flight amidst rigorous training sessions. " "HMS Worcester stands tall in Greenhithe, Kent as a testament to the transformative power of naval training. A beacon guiding future seafarers towards excellence. " "Training Ship Arethusa II serves as a haven for young minds seeking adventure and knowledge. Here they learn invaluable skills that shape their futures on land or at sea. " "With watchful eyes scanning horizons from RNLI lookout stations, dedicated individuals undergo continuous training to ensure safety at sea remains paramount. " "HMS Valiant proudly represents British strength and valor during WW1 - an emblematic reminder that rigorous training is key to triumphing over adversity. " "Mastering precision with every compass drill aboard Training Ship Arethusa in Greenhithe, Kent. These cadets navigate towards success one step at a time. "Training Ship HMS Conway symbolizes tradition and heritage while nurturing future leaders who will steer our world towards greatness with their acquired wisdom. "At LFB annual review in Lambeth HQ LFB150 event, firefighters demonstrate their bravery as they train relentlessly to protect lives and communities using powerful hoses. " "Piper Cherokee 140 G-AYJR takes flight into boundless skies as eager learners embark on thrilling journeys through aviation training programs.