The way we were Gallery

Memories CC025337

Wells, Somerset. A woman leaning against the low stone wall on the west side of the moat around the Bishop's Palace, holding a posy of flowers in her hand. Photographed in June 1898 for the London Midland and Scottish Railway

© Historic England Archive

Archive, Costume, People

Carlisle Technical College JLP01_01_117_23

Carlisle Technical College, Strand Road, Carlisle, Cumbria. A class of young men in an engineering workshop at Carlisle Technical College.
Carlisle Technical College was built between 1951-1953 and was officially opened on 18th February 1954. The building had space for 1500 students providing facilities for the arts and sciences, including laboratories, workshops for motor, mechanical and electrical engineering, textiles, woodwork, building and the pure sciences. The front of the building faced south and workshops, labs and the main entrance were on the north side of the building

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Eaton Hall CC80_00432

Eaton Hall, Cheshire. The Dragon Fountain in the Italian Garden, with the south elevation of the house behind. Eaton Hall was built between 1870 and 1882. It was demolished in the 1960s, and a replacement house was constructed on the site. Photographed in August 1933 for the London Midland and Scottish Railway