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'English: disc Jockey' Christopher Stone, 1945 A portrait of Christopher Stone, smoking a pipe. Stone was the first BBC 'Disc Jockey'. His first radio programme was broadcast on 12 June 1924.

Ywca War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 A scene in a Make Do and Mend class at the YWCA war workers' club in Yeovil. Amongst the group are Mrs Norman, who works in a More

Ywca War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 A view of the busy canteen at the YWCA war workers' club in Yeovil. According to the original caption, prices here are very re More

Ywca War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 Elsie Richards (left) and Margaret Yeoman (right) wash their clothes in the laundry provided at the YWCA war workers' club in Y More

Ywca War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 Laundry and bathing facilities are provided at the YWCA war workers' club in Yeovil. Whilst their laundry is drying, girls can More

Ywca War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 Two female war workers enjoy a game of table tennis at the YWCA war workers' club in Yeovil, whilst several male members of the More

Ywca War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 A group of men and women arrive at the YWCA war workers' club in Yeovil.

10/- Varsity- Canadian Army Studies at British Summer School, London, England, UK, 1942 Lance Bombardier Sydney May (of New Denver, British Columbia) and a colleague chat to Miss Doreen Peel (wearing sunglasses More

A Belgian Commando training somewhere in Britain during 1945. A Belgian Commando in training climbs down a 35 metre high cliff with the aid of a rope during an exercise, somewhere in Britain. The original capt More

A bomb damaged house is brought down with high explosives to reproduce the destruction of a building by bombing during tests on the Morrison indoor shelter in 1941. A two storey house is brought down with high More

A British airman is amongst a group of civilians crowded around the window of a shop in Holborn, London, to look at a map illustrating how the RAF is striking back at Germany during 1940. A British airman is am More

A British housewife puts out items for salvage during 1942. A housewife puts a pair of old Wellington boots and a rubber hot water bottle out for salvage. Also on the pile to be collected by the salvage van ar More

A busy scene at Lyons Corner House Brasserie, Coventry Street, London, 1942. A busy scene at Lyons Brasserie Coventry Street Corner House. Two ladies are shown to their seats by a waiter in the almost complete More

A canal boat loaded with fruit pulp travels along the leafy Regent's Canal, on its way to the Grand Union Canal in 1944. A canal boat loaded with fruit pulp travels along the leafy Regent's Canal, on its way fr More

A canteen lounge of the Women War Workers' Club at Darlington House in Wolverhampton, 1943. A busy scene in the canteen lounge of the women war workers' club at Darlington House. The canteen provides hot and c More

A Cecil Beaton photograph of the navigator working at his chart table in an RAF Stirling bomber, 1941. 1940s vintage exhibition print of Cecil Beaton photograph D 4738. A Royal Air Force navigator working at h More

A Chemist Carries On- the work of Allen and Hanburys in the Production of Cod Liver Oil, 1942 A female worker draws liquid quinine ammonium from a large container in the wet drug department of the Allen and Han More

A Chemist Carries On- the work of Allen and Hanburys in the Production of Cod Liver Oil, 1942 A female worker pastes labels onto bottles of cod liver oil compound in the packing department of Allen and Hanburys More

A Chemist Carries On- the work of Allen and Hanburys in the Production of Cod Liver Oil, 1942 Women workers label row after row of bottles of cod liver oil in the packing department of Allen and Hanburys factor More

A Chemist Carries On- the work of Allen and Hanburys in the Production of Cod Liver Oil, 1942 Women in the Packing Department at the Allen and Hanburys factory pack bottles of cod liver oil compound into batche More

A Chemist Carries On- the work of Allen and Hanburys in the Production of Cod Liver Oil, 1942 A van from 'Allenbury's Foods' delivers a large box of cod liver oil compound to a chemist's shop, somewhere in Brit More

A Chinese merchant sailor, who served as chief cook, carves meat in the kitchen of the Chinese sailors' convalescent home in Liverpool, 1943. Ching Foo Po smiles as he carves meat in the kitchen of the Chinese More

A Church Rises From the Ashes- Bomb Damage To St George's Cathedral, Southwark, 1942 Father Frederick Dixon surveys the damage as he looks towards what was once the altar of St George's Roman Catholic Cathedral More

A Church Rises From the Ashes- Bomb Damage To St George's Cathedral, Southwark, 1942 Father Dixon stands on the site of what was once the school attached to St George's Roman Catholic Cathedral, on the corner o More

A Church Rises From the Ashes- Bomb Damage To St George's Cathedral, Southwark, 1942 A priest, probably Father Dixon, stands in the roofless shell of St George's Roman Catholic Cathedral, on the corner of St Ge More

A Church Rises From the Ashes- Worship Continues Following Bomb Damage To St George's Cathedral, Southwark, 1942 A service underway in the Archbishop Amigo Hall, Southwark, which is being used in place of St Ge More

A Church Rises From the Ashes- Worship Continues Following Bomb Damage To St George's Cathedral, Southwark, 1942 Worshippers sing hymns accompanied by a piano during a service being held at Archbishop Amigo Hal More

A cloud of smoke rises in the distance after a V1 Flying Bomb lands in the Norwood area of London during 1944. A cloud of smoke rises in the distance after a V1 attack in the Norwood area of London. Life appea More

A couple at a British dance hall try out 'jive' steps in 1945. A couple at a British dance hall try out the new 'jive' steps, whilst the rest of the hall continue with 'old-style' ballroom dancing.

A couple sleeping in a Morrison shelter during the Second World War. A Morrison shelter in use.

A customer tries on a new hat in the millinery department of Bourne and Hollingsworth on London's Oxford Street in 1942. A female customer tries on a new hat in the millinery department of Bourne and Hollingswo More

A Day in the Life of a Munitions Worker, Britain, 1940 Mrs Skinner clocks on for her shift at a munitions factory, somewhere in Britain, 1940. A large group of her fellow workers are lined up behind her to pun More

A Day in the Life of a Shop Steward- Factory work in Britain, 1942 Shop Steward Richard Sainsbury (aged 30) is called over by Megan Beynon (aged 23) to discuss a problem she is having with a tool she is using.

A Day in the Life of a Shop Steward- Factory work in Britain, 1942 Shop Steward Richard Sainsbury (centre) confers with Henry Howard, the foreman of the tool room, over the problem that worker Megan Beynon has More

A Day in the Life of a Shop Steward- Factory work in Britain, 1942 Shop Steward Richard Sainsbury and factory worker Megan Beynon consult Philip Water, the tool room manager, in his office, over a problem raise More

A Dutch refugee arrives at Tilbury in Essex during 1945. A small Dutch boy smiles for the camera upon arrival at Tilbury in Essex. He is carrying a small paper parcel under his arm, which contains all his lugg More

A Dutch school teacher leads a group of refugee children just disembarked from a ship at Tilbury Docks in Essex during 1945. A Dutch school teacher leads a group of refugee children away from the ship upon whic More

A family relaxes at home in Taunton, Somerset, on a Sunday afternoon during 1942. Home Front: A family relaxes at home on a Sunday afternoon in Taunton, Somerset. A man and two women occupy themselves with typi More

A female 'outworker' inserting glass into instrument covers at a table in her own home during 1943. A portrait of a female outworker as she inserts glass into instrument covers at a table in her own home. Acco More

A female Fire Guard using a stirrup pump on the roof of a building in London, 1941. A striking portrait of a female member of the Fire Guard using a stirrup pump. She is clearly on a roof (perhaps of Senate Ho More

A female shop assistant in Selfridge's displays a white raincoat for use in the blackout, 1940. A female shop assistant displays a white raincoat for use in the blackout. The colour of the fabric of the coat w More

A female volunteer of the Personal Service League mends clothing donated to the Citizens' Advice Bureau for those in need, 1940. A female volunteer of the Personal Service League mends clothing donated to the C More

A female war worker fixes her hair in the bedroom she shares with another worker at the hostel attached to the Royal Ordnance Factory, Bridgend, in January 1942. A female war worker fixes her hair and checks he More

A female worker tears large pieces of salvaged clothing into strips at a salvage depot in Britain during April 1942. A female worker tears large pieces of salvage clothing into strips on a mesh-topped tray tabl More

A fireman of the National Fire Service slides down the fireman's pole at Fulham Fire Station during a large-scale Civil Defence training exercise in 1942. A fireman of the National Fire Service slides down the More

A fruit and vegetable wholesaler displays a list of his goods on a blackboard at Covent Garden Market, London during 1940. Broker R Kamstra displays a list of his wares on a blackboard at Covent Garden Market, More

A general view looking down Shaftesbury Avenue towards the Lyric and Apollo Theatres in 1940. A general view looking down Shaftesbury Avenue towards the Lyric and Apollo Theatres. On the left can be seen the M More

A Girl Joins Up- Women's Factory War Work, England, UK, May 1941 Vera Elliott volunteers at her local employment exchange for work in a war production factory. The employment officer gives her an introduction More

A Girl Joins Up- Women's Factory War Work, England, UK, May 1941 Vera Elliott kisses her daughter Heather goodbye at Sunderland railway station as she sets off to start war work elsewhere in Britain, while her More

A Girl Joins Up- Women's Factory War Work, England, UK, May 1941 At the entrance to Birmingham New Street railway station, Vera Elliott stands with other new arrivals for factory work as they are split into gro More

A Girl Joins Up- Women's Factory War Work, England, UK, May 1941 Vera Elliott and her new friends travel by coach from the YWCA hostel where they spent the night, to the factory where they will be working. On More

A Girl Joins Up- Women's Factory War Work, England, UK, May 1941 Vera Elliott sits on a pile of suitcases in the entrance hall of the YWCA reception hostel where she and her fellow new recruits will spend the n More

A Girl Joins Up- Women's Factory War Work, England, UK, May 1941 After a night at a YWCA hostel, Vera Elliott and her fellow new recruits arrive by coach at the factory where they will begin their war work. Th More

A Girl Joins Up- Women's Factory War Work, England, UK, May 1941 Vera Elliott is welcomed to her billet by her new landlady, Mrs Wright. Mrs Wright is originally from Ireland, is married to an electrical engin More

A Girl Joins Up- Women's Factory War Work, England, UK, May 1941 Vera Elliott sits down to a tea of sardines on toast, mustard and cress, bread and butter, and plain cake, which Mrs Wright has provided for her More

A Girl Joins Up- Women's Factory War Work, England, UK, May 1941 Vera Elliott helps Brian and Betsy Wright, the children of her new landlady, to play with their wooden blocks in the garden of her new billet. S More

A Girl Joins Up- Women's Factory War Work, England, UK, May 1941 Vera Elliott is up early to get ready for her first day at the factory. Here, she is brushing her hair in front of the mirror in the bedroom she More

A Girl Joins Up- Women's Factory War Work, England, UK, May 1941 Upon arrival, Vera Elliott's ration book and identity card are checked in the factory welfare department.

A Girl Joins Up- Women's Factory War Work, England, UK, May 1941 Vera Elliott and a fellow new recruit to this factory are interviewed by a factory welfare officer to identify the most appropriate job for them to do.

A Girl Joins Up- Women's Factory War Work, England, UK, May 1941 After being assigned a job at this factory, new recruit Vera Elliott receives her new overalls from the storeroom.

A Girl Joins Up- Women's Factory War Work, England, UK, May 1941 Vera Elliott and another female war worker watch as the foreman of the workshop demonstrates the machine that Vera will be working on at this factory.

A Girl Joins Up- Women's Factory War Work, England, UK, May 1941 Vera Elliott at work on a large piece of machinery at a factory somewhere in the West Midlands.

A group evacuees visit a farm during a nature walk from their billet at Dartington Hall in Totnes, Devon during 1941. A group of young evacuees look over a stable door, to see if they can see the horse that is More

A group of boys evacuated from London and the Thames Estuary at Totnes in South Devon, 1941. A group of boys evacuated from London and the Thames Estuary lean on a gate to take in the fresh air of Totnes, Sout More

A group of boys set to work creating an allotment on a bomb site in London during 1942. A group of boys set to work with forks and spades amidst the rubble of a bomb site in the East End of London. They are cr More

A group of children arrive at Brent station near Kingsbridge, Devon, after being evacuated from Bristol in 1940. A group of children arrive on a platform at Brent station, near Kingsbridge, Devon after being ev More

A group of children sitting on a large pile of hay outside Chapel Cleeve Nursery in Washford, Somerset during 1942. A group of young children smile for the camera as they sit on a large pile of hay, probably on More

A group of diners give their order to the waiter at a restaurant in the West End of London, spring 1941. A group of four friends give their order to the waiter at this restaurant, somewhere in the West End of L More

A group of evacuated mothers and children from London at Bideford harbour in North Devon during 1941. A group of evacuated mothers and children chat to each other on the quayside at Bideford harbour in North De More

A group of evacuees on a nature walk near Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon in 1941. A group of children, including Alex McNiel and Georgie Earles, evacuated from Gravesend in Kent and Blackfriars in London, play More

A group of smiling evacuees from Rotherhithe in Kent with gas mask boxes hold hands on a walk in Reading during 1940. A group of smiling evacuees with gas mask boxes hold hands on a walk in Reading. These boys More

A group of women enjoy a drink and share a joke at the Wynnstay Arms, Ruabon, Benbighshire, Wales, 1944. A group of women enjoy a drink and share a joke at the Wynnstay Arms, Ruabon. The original caption reads More

A group of young children listen intently as a nurse reads them a story in the grounds of the Querns Nursery, Gloucestershire, October 1942. A group of young children listen intently as a nurse reads to them fr More

A group of young evacuees sit on a hay cart outside Chapel Cleeve Nursery in Washford, Somerset, 1942. A group of young children smile for the camera as they sit on a hay cart, watched over by the farmer, outsi More

A housewife carrying shopping basket and gas mask container shops at a greengrocers in London during 1941. A close up view of Mrs Day's shopping basket and gas mask case, which she has taken with her on her sho More

A huge crowd gathered outside the British Museum, to hear Harry Pollitt, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, make a speech about Aid to Russia, 1941. A huge crowd has gathered outside the More

A Lance Corporal of the Royal Engineers checks the tickets and passes of passengers in a compartment of a train travelling between London and Scotland during 1944. A Lance Corporal of the Royal Engineers checks More

A Land Army girl using a Fordson tractor to plough a field at the Agricultural College at Cannington during the Second World War. The Women's Land Army (WLA): A Land Army girl using a tractor to plough a field More

A Land Girl carrying a large forkful of hay in order to feed cattle at the Women's Land Army training centre at Cannington in Somerset during 1940. A Land Girl collects a large forkful of hay from the stack in More

A London family from Peckham evacuated to Bideford in North Devon during the Second World War. This family of 17 has been evacuated from 53 Bournemouth Road, Rye Lane, Peckham to Bideford in North Devon. They More

A London housewife leaves her local butcher's shop after having bought her meat ration, February 1941. Mrs Day says goodbye to the butcher as she leaves his shop, after having bought her meat ration. The windo More

A long-distance lorry driver cleaning the windscreen of his 7-ton Leyland lorry before resuming his journey in 1944. After eating a midnight supper at May's Cafe, (a lorry drivers' 'pull-up' somewhere between L More

A man draws a line in his bath as part of a British Government's drive to encourage the public to ration their use of hot water and conserve fuel supplies during the Second World War. A man demonstrates how to More

A member of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) tests the air pressure of the tyre on a large lorry as part of her driver training course in 1942. A member of the ATS tests the air pressure of the tyre of a More

A member of the British Honduras Forestry Unit carrying a tree trunk, 1941. A member of the British Honduras Forestry Unit carrying a tree trunk, 1941.

A member of the Women's Land Army milks a cow at the WLA training centre at Cannington, Somerset in 1940. A member of the Women's Land Army milks a cow, probably at the WLA training centre at Cannington, Somers More

A member of the Women's Royal Air Force reads a magazine as she sits on her luggage in the corridor of a train in 1944. A member of the Women's Royal Air Force reads a magazine as she sits on her luggage in the More

A member of the Women's Voluntary Service (WVS) in her mobile canteen during 1941. Patience 'Boo' Brand fills a large saucepan with water from the urn on board the mobile canteen that she and her friend run on More

A Merchant Seaman Comes To Town- the work of the Merchant Navy Club, Piccadilly, London, 1942 A group of Merchant Seaman chat outside the entrance to the Merchant Navy Club on Rupert Street in London.

A Merchant Seaman Comes To Town- the work of the Merchant Navy Club, Piccadilly, London, 1942 25 year old Merchant Seamen Richard Pates arrives at the Merchant Navy Club in Piccadilly and is greeted by the fema More

A Merchant Seaman Comes To Town- the work of the Merchant Navy Club, Piccadilly, London, 1942 Merchant Seaman Richard Pates (centre) enjoys lunch in the ornate-ceilinged restaurant of the Merchant Navy Club in More

A Merchant Seaman Comes To Town- the work of the Merchant Navy Club, Piccadilly, London, 1942 Richard Pates, 25 year old Merchant Seaman, enjoys a glass of beer whilst listening to Adele Dixon sing at the Merch More

A Merchant Seaman Comes To Town- the work of the Merchant Navy Club, Piccadilly, London, 1942 25 year old Merchant Seaman Richard Pates has a dance with 16 year old Mary Naylor, a singer from the London Palladi More

A Middle East Soldier Revisits Britain- Life in Wartime Bristol, England, UK, October 1943 Service personnel and civilians queue outside the Broadmead Odeon, Bristol. The film showing at this cinema is 'Danger More

A Middle East Soldier Revisits Britain- Life in Wartime Durham, England, UK, 1943 A woman uses several buckets to collect coal from a large pile outside the houses in Claypath, Durham. This photograph was taken More

A Model Nursery School- the work of Tarner Land Nursery School, Brighton, Sussex, England, UK, 1944 Children shell peas in the open air outside the Tarner Land Nursery School in Brighton. They are helping to p More

A Model Nursery School- the work of Tarner Land Nursery School, Brighton, Sussex, England, UK, 1944 Children enjoy an afternoon nap at Tarner Land Nursery School in Brighton. The children sleep between 1:30pm More

A Model Nursery School- the work of Tarner Land Nursery School, Brighton, Sussex, England, UK, 1944 For afternoon tea, children at Tarner Land Nursery School in Brighton each choose an apple from the tree in th More

A Model Nursery School- the work of Tarner Land Nursery School, Brighton, Sussex, England, UK, 1944 Boys at Tarner Land Nursery School in Brighton enjoy a 'lesson' in woodwork and carpentry at a bench in the op More

A Model Nursery School- the work of Tarner Land Nursery School, Brighton, Sussex, England, UK, 1944 Young girls play in the water trough set up in the sunshine in the playground of Tarner Land Nursery School.