Britain Images

Britain Images is an exceptional collection of photography of the United Kingdom. Curated from the archives of the Press Association, the UK’s national news agency, and stretching back into the 19th Century, Britain Images brings you the very best of royalty, sport, showbiz and current affairs, as well as stunning images of the landscapes and monuments of Great Britain.

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an old man with a bag on his head walking down the street in front of a brick wall

Do You Know The Muffin Man

The muffin man, delivering fresh muffins to households. 14th October 1924

black and white photograph of three men on motorbikes with number 19 sign in foreground

John Surtees strikes a moody pose while waiting on the grid. 20th June 1955

an old black and white photo shows people standing around a baby carriage, with one person sitting on the ground

Persian Portrait

Iran Before Revolution

Two new recruits got a warm welcome from the Portsmouth Command field-gun team. The girls are actresses Julie Ege (left) and Jenny Hanley, daughter of actress Dinah Sheridan and the late actor Jimmy Hanley. The actresses appeared in the Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and were visiting the team at HMS Excellence, Portsmouth. 17th April 1970

a black and white photo of two people in uniform standing next to an air plane

Queen Elizabeth II steps from a Heron of the Queen's Flight on her arrival at the new Gatwick Airport, for its official opening. 9th june 1958

a man sitting at a table holding an open book in front of his face while reading it

Band-leader Joe Loss studies the rules of tiddlywinks before the match against Cambridge University. 18th March 1961

black and white photograph of people walking down the street with cars parked in front of them

Motor enthusiast Peter Sellers performing the other side of the camera when he was assigned to photo the Unipower GT mini. 10th May 1966

a woman sitting on top of a couch next to a blue carpeted floor in a living room

Kibbe Dramatic Classic

Chantal Goya

The New Avengers

Dame Diana Rigg

Actress Diana Rigg sits on a sette at the Hilton Hotel, London, there she was promoting the new film 'The Assassination Bureau'. 8th November 1967

the man and woman are posing with their dog

Disc jockey Tony Blackburn pictured with singer Anita Harris and her dog Albert at the Waldorf Hotel, London. 3rd January 1968

Cathy Mcgowan

Teenage Beds

Swinging London

Cathy McGowan, television pop personality and fashion designer, pictured in London when she launched her latest venture, a collection of divans. She was asked to help design a range of teenage beds, and here they are. 24th January 1968

black and white photograph of people on escalators in a crowded building, with one man walking up the stairs

Welsh singer, Tom Jones with fans who gathered to wave farewell to their idol who will be absent from Britain's shores for five months. 1971

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Winston Churchill

Right Time

Prime Minister

Winston Churchill emphasises a point during a speech at the end of the Conservative Party Conference in Brighton, where he criticised the Labour Party. 4th October 1947

two men standing next to an old fashioned steam engine at a car and tractor show

Traction Engine

Great Britain

Traction engine crews tinker in preparation for parading in the main arena at the Great Dorset Steam Fair, where hundreds of period steam traction engines and heavy mechanical equipment from all eras gather for the annual show. 30th August 2014

a woman wearing sunglasses and a fur hat

Singer Susan Maughan at London Airport, where she was heading to Barbados for a holiday. She is wearing a mohair trouser suit with a mink-trimmed jacket and mink hat. 11th February 1966

an old black and white photo of a man standing in front of a group of people

Eager hands of London children stretch out for sweets which were not only off the ration but were being distributed for free. The hand-out was at the front gates of Batger's, the confectioner manufacturers, at Clapham Common, London, when the firm gave away sweets to celebrate derationing. Rationing of sweets, introduced almost 11 years, ended at midnight. *Scan from print. Hi-res version available on request. 5th February 1953

black and white photograph of a man holding something over his head in front of a group of people

Islington London

The Science

The School

The Head of the Science department gives a demonstration to second-year students at Archway Comprehensive School. Four hundred of the 920 pupils at the school are immigrants, from a wide variety of nationalities. 1st March 1966