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BRITAIN:HOW IT USED TO LOOK(UINGEREZA YA MIAKA HIYO)

Packed in tight! Housing in Kensal Rise, London, March 1921. Kensal Rise was a small hamlet at the beginning of the 1800s. However, the construction of two railway lines facilitated growth into a London suburb. Extensive housing development followed such as the building of these terraces.

Blackpool Tower and the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, July 1920. The Winter Gardens, together with the Tower and its surrounding buildings, established Blackpool as the premier seaside resort in England. It is a vast entertainment complex containing a number of individual elements built round a pre-existing house over a long period between 1875 and 1939. Since completion in 1894 the Blackpool Tower had not been painted properly and the steelwork had started to corrode. Between 1921 and 1924 all of the steelwork was renewed.

Best seat in the house: An aerial view of Wembley Stadium during the 1935 FA Cup Final. In this game Sheffield Wednesday beat West Bromwich Albion 4-2. The Cierva autogyro in the foreground was flown by Scotland Yard, experimenting with air observation to monitor crowds

Thames Floods, March 1947. One of the most severe floods of the 20th century, the Thames Floods were caused by 117mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation triggered by thawing snow following a harsh winter. It is estimated that just over 100,000 properties were flooded. The floods peaked after a week and took another 10 days to subside completely, leaving immediate damage estimated by Clement Attlee's Labour government at £12m (around £300m in current values).

The Bryant & May Match Factory, Bow, London, January 1920. Redeveloped into residential accommodation in the 1980s, the Bryant & May Match Factory was the site of the Match Girls Strike in 1888 that culminated in the establishment of the first British trade union for women. At its peak there were more than 3000 women and girls working at this site. 

Just out for a ride: White Horse and Hunter's Lodge, Mormond Hill, pictured in August 1939.

West Pier, Brighton, April 1927.

Look closely and you can see it still being painted: Forth Rail Bridge and Inch Garvie, Firth of Forth. August 1937.


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