Great British History

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Women line up outside a butcher shop in North Cheam, Surrey, England to buy scarce meat (April 17, 1942. Meat was in short-supply and heavily rationed during the war, but horse meat was not rationed.
Ellen Woodman
1871-Convicted at age of 11, Ellen was ordered to do 7 days hard labour at Newcastle after being convicted of stealing iron. Age: 11 Height: 4.3
Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, Whitby Photography | The Whitby Guide
Whitby Yorkkshire Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, circa 1890
The Wartime Kitchen: Living of Rations with Ration Book Cooking - Day One
WW2 Rations for One Person in Britain, how slim we would all be if we stuck to this! (These are the rationed foods, most people would grow their own vegatables) so veg would not be rationed, no eggs unless you had hens, just powdered egg. Some items were still rationed when I was born in the early 50s. Just think of all the choice we have now!
London in 1901 - the End of the Victorian Era
London. A rare color photograph of a London street in 1900
'Oh, Kylie! What did you do? Next time, please don’t...': What mother told Military Cross hero daughter who twice braved hails of bullets to tend war wounded
Lance Corporal Kylie Watson, 23, is one of only four women in history to have been awarded the Military Cross. Just 5ft 1ins she showed exceptionally bravery as a medic in Helmand Province http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1375233/Mother-told-Military-Cross-hero-daughter-Kylie-Watson-Oh-Kylie-What-did-Next-time-don-t-.html
“Basket Jim”, Covent Garden 1930 [587 x 786]
“Basket Jim”, Covent Garden, London 1930. Back in the days when Covent Garden was a fruit and veg market.
St Peters Church - Tankersley Parish Council Barnsley
St Peters Church - Tankersley Parish Council Barnsley
Manchester Buildings - 1900
I love this little gem tucked between two larger buildings. How wise not to tear it down. Manchester, England
Once at the heart of one of London's most infamous rookeries or slums, Saffron Hill - located between Holborn and Clerkenwell - is forever associated with Charles Dickens' 1838 novel, Oliver Twist, and in particular with the arch criminal Fagin.
FUCK YEAH HISTORY CRUSHES: Photo
Royal Air Force Wing Commander G.P. Gibson - Hot Dam Buster