Tower Hamlets Collection (page 3)

Men laying tramlines in the middle of the road, Whitechapel High Street, London, 1929
Men laying tramlines in the middle of the road, Whitechapel High Street, Stepney, London, August 1929. Tramlines being laid as traffic passes on the right: view looking west

Tramlines being laid, Whitechapel High Street, London, 1929
Tramlines being laid, Whitechapel High Street, Stepney, London, August 1929. Men work laying the track and points at the crossover, Commercial Road junction

Tramline being laid in the middle of the road, Whitechapel High Street, London, 1929
Tramline being laid in the middle of the road, Whitechapel High Street, Stepney, London, August 1929. Workmen lay track for trams

Laying tramlines at the junction of Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Road, London, 1907
Laying of electrified tramlines at the junction of Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Road, Stepney, London, 1907. Workmen assisted by horse

Nurse using a steriliser in the bathroom at Chaucer Cleansing Station, London, 1911
Nurse using a steriliser in the bathroom at Chaucer LCC Cleansing Station, Stepney, London, 1911

Nurse cutting childrens verminous hair, Finch Street Cleansing Station, London, 1911
Nurse cutting childrens verminous hair, Finch Street Cleansing Station, Stepney, London, 1911. A nurse treats children whose hair is infested with lice and nits

Children on their way to Finch Street Cleansing Station, Stepney, London, 1911. A group of children shepherded by a cloaked attendant

Burnt-out building, Concordia Wharf, Poplar, London, 1924. Shell of a warehouse revealing the interior with rubble and wreckage after a fire

Whitechapel Fire Station, Commercial Road, Stepney, London, 1902
Exterior of Whitechapel Fire Station, Commercial Road, Stepney, London, 1902. View from the street of the fire station with pedestrians

Poplar Fire Station, No 75 West India Dock Road, Poplar, London, 1905
Entrance to Poplar Fire Station, No 75 West India Dock Road, Poplar, London, 1905. Front elevation with doors open, a wheeled fire ladder and men standing outside

Women using spinning wheels, Bethnal Green, London, 1908
Women using spinning wheels, 13 Archer Street, Bethnal Green, London, 1908. Archer Street was once sited at the south end of Pott Street, off the east end of Bethnal Green Road

Girls returning from play, Thomas Street Girls School, Limehouse, Stepney, London, 1908. Girls walking in an orderly column four abreast through the hall on their return from play

Hockey game, Myrdle Street Girls School, Stepney, London, 1908. Girls about to begin a game of hockey in the school playground. The playground is surrounded by buildings

Playing netball, Myrdle Street Girls School, Stepney, London, 1908. Girls play a game of netball on a rooftop playground

Girls Hebrew reading lesson, Jews Free School, Stepney, London, 1908. A teacher istructs a class of girls, who sit at their desks with their books open

Violinists, Myrdle Street Girls School, Stepney, London, 1908
Violin class, Myrdle Street Girls School, Stepney, London, 1908. A group of schoolgirl violinists pose with their instruments in the school hall

Men pouring molten metal in a foundry, School of Engineering and Navigation, London, 1931
Men pouring molten metal into a cast/mold in a foundry, School of Engineering and Navigation, London, 1931

Typewriting class, Bow and Bromley Commercial Institute, London, 1924
Typewriting class, Bow and Bromley Commercial Institute, Malmesbury Road, London, 1924

Scullery practice, Sailors Home School of Nautical Cookery, London, 1907. A group of boys washing various kitchen utensils

Open air exercise class, Ben Jonson School, Stepney, London, 1911. A class of girls perform physical drill in the playground. A classroom is set up under a shelter in the corner of the playground

Boundary Street Area Laundry, Bethnal Green, London, 1964. A woman washes some clothes in a deep sink, while more clothes are piled on a pram behind her

20 Birchfield Street, Poplar, London, 1927. The rear elevation of this dilapidated building is shown prior to slum clearance

View across roof tops, Bethnal Green, London, 1923
View across roof tops, Brady Street looking South from top of Somerford Street School, Bethnal Green, London, 1923. A View across roof tops showing an area earmarked for slum clearance area prior to

Battersea Ambulance Station, Battersea, Wandsworth, London, 1925
Battersea Ambulance Station, Battersea Rise, Wandsworth, London, 1925. A view of the ambulance station from the street with ambulances visible, with two paramedics standing alongside the vehicles

Girls morris dancing in playground, Thomas Street Girls School, Limehouse, Stepney, London, 1908. A group of girls in traditional costume dance in the school playground

Drawing class, Myrdle Street Girls School, Stepney, London, 1908. A class of girls making drawings of one of their classmates, who is standing on a table beside a potted plant

Geography lesson, Hague Street School, Bethnal Green, London, 1908. Two boys in the playground trying to find true north, watched closely by their classmates and teachers

Ebano bitumen stored at Elizabeth Wharf, Limehouse, London, c1900
Barrels of Ebano bitumen stored at Elizabeth Wharf, Limehouse, London, c1900. The Ebano Oil Company imported bitumen from Mexico

Shipyard of James Ash & Co, Cubitt Town, London, c1863. James Ash & Co were builders of iron ships. The company was founded in 1862 but the yard never became profitable

Lighters approaching the General Steam Navigation Companys wharf by Tower Bridge, London, c1905

Limehouse Cut looking south from Commercial Road, Stepney, London, c1925. Authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1766, Limehouse Cut is the oldest canal in London

View of part of Tower Bridge from the River Thames, London, 1894. The photograph was probably taken on the occasion of its opening

Tower of London from Tower Bridge, London, 1933. On its completion in 1097 the tower provided accommodation for the king, but in later centuries was used as a prison, armoury and military store

Entrance to St Katharines Dock, London, c1925

View of the Thames above Limehouse, London, during the frost of February 1895. Artist
View of the Thames above Limehouse, London, during the frost of February 1895

Sailing ships at St Katharines Dock, London, c1905

Two views of the Thames Tunnel, commemorating the visit by Queen Victoria, London, 1843. At the top is a view of the Queen arriving at the tunnel entrance, and beneath is a view in the tunnel

The Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Views of the Thames Tunnel: top, a cross section of the tunnel with the river above; centre

View of the entrance to the Thames Tunnel, London, 1854. Artist: Jules Louis Arnout
View of the entrance to the Thames Tunnel, London, 1854. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

View of the shield used in the construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1835. Artist
View of the shield used in the construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1835. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

Interior view of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1830. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Artist: T Blood
Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Four views of the Thames Tunnel, showing a general view and section, along with sections showing construction workers and a carriage travelling through the tunnel

Plan, sections and elevations of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1835. Artist: E Turrell
Plan, sections and elevations of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1835. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

Thames Tunnel, London, 1835. Artist: John Harris
Thames Tunnel, London, 1835. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

Baptist College, Stepney Green, London, c1840. Artist: R Carwright
Baptist College, Stepney Green, London, c1840

The Anchor Brewery, Mile End Road, Stepney, London, c1820. View showing brewers, barrels and horses and carts in the courtyard

View of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July, 1794. Also showing figures, boats and ships in the foreground

Trinity Almshouses, Mile End Road, Stepney, London, 1696. Artist: Simon Gribelin
Trinity Almshouses, Mile End Road, Stepney, London, 1696. Perspective view with figures and a horse-drawn carriage. The almshouses were founded in 1695 for retired ships captains and their widows

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