The Ankerwycke yew, reportedly where King John signed the magna carta. The tree is possibly >2,000 years old.1yr ⋅ Max2310 ⋅ r/unitedkingdom
The Great Oak, Eardisly, Herefordshire. Estimated to be 900 years old.1yr ⋅ Max2310 ⋅ r/unitedkingdom
1898 - workers on the Central Line pose behind the shield used to hand dig the tunnel under London - this method had been developed by Sir Marc Brunel (Isambard Kingdom’s father) as long ago as 1823.1yr ⋅ Max2310 ⋅ r/london
One of the many alleyways that crisscrossed the East End - the curved structures about halfway down served a dual purpose - it stopped criminal types from using the corner to leap out on victims and it stopped men peeing down the wall as urine would run back onto their boots...1yr ⋅ Max2310 ⋅ r/london
19th April 1941 - nurses at the London Hospital pick their way through the damage caused to a ward following a night of bombs. They deserved a raise then just like they do now.1yr ⋅ Max2310 ⋅ r/london
Crouch End Station, ca. 1870. The station was built by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway and opened on 22 August 1867. The line ran from Finsbury Park to Edgware via Highgate with branches to Alexandra Palace and High Barnet.1yr ⋅ Max2310 ⋅ r/london
The Colliers Arms, Pontrhydyfen, south Wales, July 1953. Some actor dude with his father.1yr ⋅ Max2310 ⋅ r/unitedkingdom
London, 1896, Hector Collard. No mention of location, but you can hardly see because of the coal dust in the air and a big pile of horse do in the middle of the road. Life expectancy was 43 years. Ah!!! The good old days!!1yr ⋅ Max2310 ⋅ r/london
Told she could not attend the Coronation party because she had Measles the organisers and doctors relented and said Angela Luff could attend providing she sat a certain distance from the other partygoers. Hortensia house, Hortensia Rd, Chelsea. 1953.1yr ⋅ Max2310 ⋅ r/london
The White Horse pub in Poplar - one of the ‘landlords’ in 1745 was listed as James Howes. This was a pseudonym as ‘he’ was actually Mary East who lived there as ‘man’ and wife with her partner Miss How.1yr ⋅ Max2310 ⋅ r/london
The title on this was 'London and City Railway opened the first underground railways in 1890,' but doesn't give a date for this photo. 1930s?2yr ⋅ Max2310 ⋅ r/london
British hooligans form an orderly queue to loot a store during the 2011 London riots1yr ⋅ Max2310 ⋅ r/london
Blackpool, 1962. I'm old enough to remember when those hairstyles were considered hip.1yr ⋅ Max2310 ⋅ r/unitedkingdom
Gordon's Wine Bar, 1914. The band is parading for recruits at the outbreak of war.2yr ⋅ Max2310 ⋅ r/london
These were everywhere, every high street, when I were a lad. Ooo aarrgh, long toime ago ... This one was in Poplar.1yr ⋅ Max2310 ⋅ r/london
Ras Prince Monolulu marries Nellie Adkins in 1931 - the horse tipster was a regular at Mile End Market - he died under bizarre circumstances after choking to death on a Strawberry Creme from a box of Black Magic chocolates offered to him by journalist Jeffery Bernard.1yr ⋅ Max2310 ⋅ r/london
