Station Bees (1958)
Honey bees used to be kept on the roof of Waterloo Station where they produced honey flavoured by the Lime trees.
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National award recognises better healthcare for women and girls
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is celebrating national success after the South East London Women's and Girls' Health Hubs won the Patient Involvement and Choice...
Wimbledon Ball boys training and tennis balls being made (1961)
Wimbledon fortnight is a highlight of the English social calendar. Here learn about how they made tennis balls in 1961.
Gone Fishing (1963)
The river Stour in Canterbury, Kent in 1963 where people have come for a fishing competition.
Quins thrill the queues
The Dionne Quintuplets on a day out at Toronto Zoo in 1942. Accompanied by their parents, the Quins dressed in satin service uniforms sing a...
Getting sheep off a tiny uninhabited island
Crofter Ally Williamson has a tough job on his hands - moving a herd of young sheep, aka hogs, off an uninhabited island, with no...
May Day celebrations at Elstow (1939)
May Day celebrations in Elstow, Bedfordshire. Children dancing around the maypole watched by the May Queen, circa 1939.
Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'Apprenti sorcier) · Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. The success of Dukas’s Sorcerer’s Apprentice was helped in part by Goethe’s eponymous ballad and...
Easter Eggs from 1907
Dancing with eggs for Easter.
Karolinska University Hospital ranks as the fifth-best hospital in the world
Karolinska University Hospital is ranked as the fifth-best hospital in the world and has been recognized as the best hospital in Europe for the second...
