Repairing Collection (page 3)

Westminster Bridge and the Palace of Westminster with Big Ben, London, 1934. View from the terrace in front of the old County Hall across the Thames; the Palace of Westminster

Southwark Bridge under repair, London, 1913. Repair work in progress on the arch nearest to the South Bank, Lambeth

Men using a car lifting hoist at Charlton Central Repair Depot, London, 1932. Men use the hoist to position trucks under tram car number 1584

Men welding, Charlton Central Repair Depot, London, 1932. Men using butt and spot welder to repair tram parts. The welder is wearing a bowler hat

Man using a miller and planer, Charlton Central Repair Depot, London, 1932
Man using a miller and planer, Charlton Central Repair Depot, Greenwich, London, 1932. Workshop with men using machinery to make or repair parts for trams

Piano repairing class, Northern Polytechnic, London, 1930. Students repairing and tuning pianos

Housewifery lesson, Denmark Hill School, Dulwich, London, 1908. Two girls learn how to spring clean and specifically mend wallpaper

Floating dock at Rotherhithe, London, c1810. Artist: Francois Louis Thomas Francia
Floating dock at Rotherhithe, London, c1810

Coffer dam erected for repairing the pier of Blackfriars Bridge, London, c1870. Artist
Coffer dam erected for repairing the pier of Blackfriars Bridge, London, c1870

Repair of the Fleet sewer, City of London, 1854. From the Illustrated London News

Choir of the Church of St Bartholomew-the-Great during repairs, Smithfield, City of London, 1815
The choir of the Church of St Bartholomew-the-Great during repairs, Smithfield, City of London, 1815

View of West India Docks from the south east, 1840. Artist: William Parrott
View of West India Docks from the south east, 1840. Showing figures making repairs to ships and boats or handling cargo

Old Chairs to mend, Cries of London, c1870
Old Chairs to mend. A chair mender sitting outside a house working on a seat, with a woman watching him, another holding a chair waiting to be mended, and a dog in the foreground

Two chair menders, Provincial Characters, 1804. Artist: William Henry Pyne
Two chair menders, one sitting on the floor repairing the seat of a chair, while the other carries a large bundle of cane on her shoulder. From Provincial Characters, 1804

The Nelson at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, London, 1815. The Nelson in dry dock undergoing repairs

Any Bellows to Mend, Cries of London, (c1688?)
Any Bellows to Mend. A bellows mender at work, seated on a stool, while an assistant passes him a tool. From Cries of London, (c1688?)

Changing a piston on Archie Frazer-Nashs GN at the JCC 200 Mile Race, Brooklands, Surrey, 1922
GN 1086 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. IT327. Entry No: 3 Driver: Frazer Nash, A. Finished: 5th. In 1100cc class T-drive o.h.c. engine. Frazer Nash & Cushman changing a piston. Brooklands. J.C.C

Temperino of JS Wood in the pits at the JCC 200 Mile Race, Brooklands, Surrey, 1921
Temperino 1089 cc. Event Entry No: 12 Driver: Wood, J.S. Retired after 30 laps with broken valve. Place: Brooklands. J.C.C. 200-mile Race. Date: 22.10.21

Leon Cushman working on his Bugatti Brescia at the JCC 200 Mile Race, Brooklands, Surrey, 1922
Bugatti Brescia 1496 cc. No: 16. Driver: Cushman, L. With cowled radiator. Background: Enfield-Allday 1496 cc. No: 12. Driver: Barnato, W. Retired with seized engine after 10 laps Brooklands. J.C.C

Lombard of HN and E Scholfield at the JCC Double Twelve Race, Brooklands, Surrey, 1929
Lombard 1098 cc. Event Entry No: 84. Drivers: Edwards, H.N./Scholfield, E. Place: Brooklands. J.C.C. Double-Twelve Race. Date: 10/11.5.29

Lea-Francis in the pits, BARC 6-Hour Race, Brooklands, Surrey, 1929, Artist: Bill Brunell
Lea-Francis 1496S cc. Vehicle Reg. No. VC440. Event Entry No: 35. Place: Brooklands. BARC 6-hour race.. Date: 29.6.29

Mechanic making adjustments to a MG C type, Brooklands. Artist: Bill Brunell
MG C 746 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. RX8303. Event Entry No: 20 Bonnet removed, adjustments in progress. Place: Brooklands

GL Bakers 5954 cc Minerva undergoing a rear wheel change at Brooklands. Artist: Bill Brunell
Minerva 5954 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. PN1223. Event Entry No: 66. Driver: Baker, G.L. Rear wheel change. Place: Brooklands

Mechanic working on a Lea Francis J type at the JCC Double Twelve race, Brooklands, May 1931
Lea-Francis 1496S cc. Event Entry No: 16 Driver: Oetzmann, E.N. Ivins, F Retired 4.15p.m. first day, engine trouble. Mechanic under car. Place: Brooklands. J.C.C. Double Twelve. Date: 8/9.5.31

Repairing a railway track, Charing Cross Bridge, London, 20th century. The bridge is officially known as Hungerford Bridge. It carries trains over the Thames in and out of Charing Cross Station

A group of women receive a lesson in boot repairing, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist
A group of women receive a lesson in boot repairing, World War I, c1914-c1918. A cobbler showing women how to repair boots at Scaynes Hill Womens Insititute, Sussex

Women working in a boot repairing factory, Old Kent Road, London, World War I, c1914-c1918. Cobbling was traditionally regarded as an occupation only for men

Making repairs to the Great Conservatory at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, late 19th century. The great glasshouse on the Duke of Devonshires estate at Chatsworth was designed

Locomotive repairs, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1959. Artist: Michael Walters
Locomotive repairs, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1959. Doncaster has a great tradition of locomotive building. During the Industrial Revolution

Technicians at work in Clays TV repair in shop, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, February 1959

The Campanile of St. Marks While Undergoing Repair in 1745, 1903. Artist: Canaletto
The Campanile of St. Marks While Undergoing Repair in 1745, 1903. From The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, Volume 1 - March to May 1903. [The Burlington Magazine, Limited, London, 1903]

Repairing the Fence, Suffolk Marshes, 20th century, (1935). Artist: Robert J Hewitt
Repairing the Fence, Suffolk Marshes, 20th century, (1935). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II. - D to H, by C. Reginald Grundy

An Old Tavern, Limehouse, 1929. From Old London, A Series of 25 Willss Cigarettes cards. [W.D. & H.O. Wills, London, 1929]

Yarmouth, with Nelsons Monument, 1859. Artist: H Griffiths
Yarmouth, with Nelsons Monument, 1859. Nelsons Monument is a commemorative column built in memorial of Admiral Horatio Nelson, on the Denes, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

A Recollection, 1836. Artist: Edward William Cooke
A Recollection, 1836. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume I, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe [Emrose and Sons Ltd

Thames Police (formerly called Wapping Wharf, 1859, (1903). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Thames Police (formerly called Wapping Wharf, 1859, (1903). From The Pall Mall Magazine Volume XXXI, edited by George R. Halkett. [Editorial and Publishing Offices, London, 1903]

The Pool of London, 1859, (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The Pool of London, 1859. From The Connoisseur Vol. X [Otto Limited, London, 1904.]

A Girl Sewing, c1894-1914, (1914). Artist: Frederick Carl Frieseke
A Girl Sewing, 1914. After an oil painting by Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939). From The Studio Vol. 62 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1914.]

Hints To Motorists, 1906. Artist: Harold Robert Millar
Hints To Motorists, 1906. After a cartoon by Harold Robert Millar (1869-1942). From The Tatler Volume 21 [The Tatler, London, 1906]

Chaplin Court Treatt, British motoring pioneer, mending his veldtschoen (shoes), c1924-c1926 (1927). The notion of a Pan-African Highway crossing the continent from north to south was a British

Engineers repairing a light railway, Hangard, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Engineers repairing a light railway, Hangard, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Bridge over the Modder River, South Africa, 21st February 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Bridge over the Modder River, South Africa, 21st February 1900. Hurriedly repairing the bridge to pass a train with supplies into Kimberley during the Boer War. Stereoscopic card

Gypsies mending a family cauldron, Hungary, 1922. Artist: AW Cutler
Gypsies mending a family cauldron, Hungary, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Women cobblers repairing footwear for the war effort, 1914-1918 (1936)

His Only Pair, 1860, (1917). Artist: Thomas Faed
His Only Pair, 1860, (1917). From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]

Repairing a target ship, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

The wagon maker, 18th century

Renewing the roads on the Grands Boulevards, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest Flammarion
Renewing the roads on the Grands Boulevards, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

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