Adam Bigg's Images

1920s, Twenties, House, Home, Life, Décor, Decoration, Wallpaper, Armchair, Chair, Seats, Book, Reading, Cushion, Slippers, Shoes, Living Room, Pictures, Paintings, Vase, Mantle Piece, Fireplace, Mirror, Patterned, Material, Comfortable, Cosy, Comfy, English, Britain, Enfield, London, Suburb, Black and White, Monochrome, Maurice Swansborough, Archive, Social History, Historical, Documentary, Vintage,

Book, Slippers and Chair in the living room at home, The London suburb of Enfield - late 1920’s

Plymouth; Hoe; Regatta; Festival; Devon; Sailing; Boats; Yacht; Water; Summer; Seaside; Sea; Coast; Cliff; Promenade; Riviera; Thirties; Art Deco; Architecture; Leisure; Holidays; People, Black and White, Monochrome, Maurice Swansborough, Archive, Social History, Historical, Documentary, Vintage,

Plymouth Hoe Regatta, Devon (and possibly the opening of the newly built Hoe) Summer, c.1935

Smoking; Looking; Sky; Clouds; Sunshine; World War Two, WWII, 1940s, Forties, Her Majesty's Royal Navy, HMS, Sailor, Sailed, Ocean, Sea, Ship, Vessels, Boat, Battleship, Warship, Allies, Allied, Military, Uniform, Hat, Home Life, Home Front, Combat, Battle, Cigar, Smoking, Happy, Joking, Proud, England, English, Britain, British, Germans, Germany, Man, People, Black and White, Monochrome, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, Archive, Social History, Historical, Documentary, Vintage,

'Frank Smith looking out to sea!!' WWII Sailor taken against the sky - Enfield, London 1940

World War Two, WWII, 1940s, Forties, Boy; Child; Hat; Helmet; Uniform, Air Raid Precautions Base, Vehicles, Ambulances, Home Front, Dad's Army, Bomb Sites; Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, England, Britain, British, Germany, People, Archive, Social History, Historical, Documentary, Vintage, Black and White, Monochrome,

'Hawkins Jr. - The Boy in the Tin Hat' - WWII A.R.P. Base, Enfield, London 1940

Folly; Follies; Obelisk; Memorial; commemorative; Barnet; Monken Hadley; Highstone; Hertfordshire; 18th Century; Edward IV; Richard Neville; Earl of Warwick; Battle of Barnet; War of the Roses; Sir Jeremy Sambrook; Countryside; Roadside; Stone; Architectural; Decoration; Colour; Landscape; England; United Kingdom;

The Hadley Highstone obelisk at Monken Hadley, Barnet, Herfordshire. The stone commemorates the Battle of Barnet and originally sat on the location where it was said that Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the Kingmaker had died. It was first erected in 1740 by Sir Jeremy Sambrook and moved to this location in 1840.

Folly; Follies; Obelisk; Memorial; commemorative; Barnet; Monken Hadley; Highstone; Hertfordshire; 18th Century; Edward IV; Richard Neville; Earl of Warwick; Battle of Barnet; War of the Roses; Sir Jeremy Sambrook; Countryside; Roadside; Stone; Architectural; Decoration; Colour; Landscape; England; United Kingdom;

The Hadley Highstone obelisk at Monken Hadley, Barnet, Herfordshire. The stone commemorates the Battle of Barnet and originally sat on the location where it was said that Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the Kingmaker had died. It was first erected in 1740 by Sir Jeremy Sambrook and moved to this location in 1840.

Arch; Gatehouse; Folly; Follies; Sham; Mock; Ruin; Brookmans Park; Potters Bar; North Mymms; Hertfordshire; Gobions estate; 18th Century; Gardens; Trees; Countryside; Brick; Sir Jeremy Sambrooke; Architectural; Building; Castle; Turrets; Ornament; Decoration; Colour; Landscape; England; United Kingdom;

Red brick folly arch on the road between Brookmans Park and Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. It was built in about 1740, and was originally one of the entrances to the Gobions estate.

Gatehouse; Drive; Folly; Follies; Temple Bar; Theobalds Park; Cheshunt; Hertfordshire; Woodland; Countryside; Manor House; Architectural; Architectural; Building; Christopher Wren; City of London; Ornament; Decoration; Sir Henry Meux; Black & White; Monochrome; 1940s; Forties; Landscape; England; United Kingdom; Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive; Historical; Social History; Vintage;

Temple Bar in Theobalds Park - 1940 Temple Bar was originally built as a boundary and gateway to the City of London after the Great Fire of London destroyed it predecessor. Its design is attributed to Christopher Wren and it was constructed between 1669 and 1672. After being dismantled during road widening it was moved piece by piece to Theobalds Park in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire were in 1888 it became a gatehouse and folly for Sir Henry Meux’s home at the request of his wife. Sitting in overgrown woodland for many years it was again dismantled, removed and restored finding a home on the Paternoster Square redevelopment (north of Wren’s St Paul’s Cathedral) back in the City of London in 2004. Temple Bar is photographed here in 1940 while still in use as a drive and before the gatehouse was fenced off to the public. It is also before the years of vandalism as the picture shows most of the original features still intact such as the statues and stain glass window in the upper chamber.

Café; Shop; Coffee; Selling; Food; Brushfield Street; Spitalfields Market; East End; London; City; Building; Street; Road; Financial district; Sunshine; Architecture; England; United Kingdom; Colour; Portrait; Streetscape;

Café and snack store (Verde & Company) - Brushfield Street (near Spitalfields Market, Horner Square) East End of London, E1.

Summerhouse; Folly; Follies; Sham; Mock; Ruin; neo-Norman; Benington; Lordship; Stevenage; Hertfordshire; Gardens; Foliage; Flowers; Plants; Botanical; Overgrown; Countryside; Manor House; Architectural; Architectural; Building; Ornament; Decoration; Portrait; Colour; Landscape; England; United Kingdom;

The neo-Norman Summerhouse folly at Benington Lordship. The folly was designed and built by James Pulham of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire in 1838.

Gatehouse; Folly; Follies; Sham; Mock; Ruin; neo-Norman; Benington; Lordship; Stevenage; Hertfordshire; Gardens; Flowers; Plants; Botanical; Countryside; Manor House; Architectural; Architectural; Building; Ornament; Decoration; Portrait; Colour; Landscape; England; United Kingdom;

The neo-Norman Gatehouse folly at Benington Lordship during the spring display of naturalized snowdrops of which the gardens of Benington is famous for. The folly was designed and built by James Pulham of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire in 1838.

Gatehouse; Folly; Follies; Sham; Mock; Ruin; neo-Norman; Benington; Lordship; Stevenage; Hertfordshire; Gardens; Snowdrops; Flowers; Plants; Botanical; Countryside; Manor House; Architectural; Architectural; Building; Ornament; Decoration; Colour; Landscape; England; United Kingdom;

The neo-Norman Gatehouse folly at Benington Lordship during the spring display of naturalized snowdrops of which the gardens of Benington is famous for. The folly was designed and built by James Pulham of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire in 1838.

Brighton; Palace; Pier; Seaside; Coast; Sea; Waves; Stormy; Windy; Weather; Entertainments; Holiday; Tourist Attraction, Resort; Town; Sussex; Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, England, Britain, People, Archive, Social History, Historical, Documentary, Vintage, Black and White, Monochrome,

Waves - Brighton Palace Pier 1930's

London; Park; 1920s; Twenties; St. James; Playing; Toys; Sailing Boats; Fishing; Lake; Water; Paddling; Families; Children, Childhood, Pram; Outdoors; Tourist Attraction, Summer; Leisure; People, Britain, UK, England, Black and White, Monochrome, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, Archive, Historical, Social History, Documentary, Vintage,

Children playing by the lake, (Thought to be St. James Park), London - c.1925-29

Zoo; Regent's Park; London; Animals, Conservation, Endangered, Exhibits, Camels; 1920s, Twenties, Families; Children, Childhood, Tourist Attraction, Visitors; Clock Tower; Trees, People, Britain, UK, England, Black and White, Monochrome, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, Archive, Historical, Social History, Documentary, Vintage,

Bear Regent's Park Zoo London 1920's

Zoo; Regent's Park; London; Animals, Conservation, Endangered, Exhibits, Camels; 1920s, Twenties, Families; Children, Childhood, Tourist Attraction, Visitors; Clock Tower; Trees, People, Britain, UK, England, Black and White, Monochrome, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, Archive, Historical, Social History, Documentary, Vintage,

Regent's Park Zoo - London 1920's

Snow; Cold; Frozen; White; Christmas; December; Winter; Abbey; Church; Cathedral; Religion; Worship; Building; Saint; Alban; St Albans; Hertfordshire; England; Colour;

St Albans Abbey under snow during the cold spell proceeding Christmas 2010. St. Albans, Hertfordshire - 22nd December 2010

World War Two, WWII, 1940s, Forties, Coach; Day Trip; Outing; Jolly; Seaside; Southend; Westcliffe on Sea; Sea; Boat; Travel; Air Raid Precautions, Home Front, Dad's Army, Bomb Sites, Men, Man, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, England, Britain, People, Archive, Social History, Historical, Documentary, Vintage, Black and White, Monochrome,

Members (and girlfriends) of the Enfield, North London Air Raid Precautions base on a boat trip off Westcliffe-on-Sea during their day trip to Southend, Essex – Spring 1940.

World War Two, WWII, 1940s, Forties, Coach; Day Trip; Outing; Jolly; Seaside; Southend; Westcliffe on Sea; Sea; Travel; Air Raid Precautions, Home Front, Dad's Army, Bomb Sites, Men, Man, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, England, Britain, People, Archive, Social History, Historical, Documentary, Vintage, Black and White, Monochrome,

Members of the Enfield, North London Air Raid Precautions base pose in front of their coach outside a Charringtons public house. Taken during a stop off on their day trip to Southend and Westcliffe-on-Sea, Essex – Spring 1940.

World War Two, WWII, 1940s, Forties, Uniform, Air Raid Precautions Base, Vehicles, Ambulances, Converted Buses and Coaches, Stretchers, Medical, Nurses, First Aid, Injured, Rescue, Home Front, Dad's Army, Bomb Sites, Blitz; Women, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, England, Britain, People, Archive, Social History, Historical, Documentary, Vintage, Black and White, Monochrome,

'The Mobile prepares for action' ARP Nurses (From left to right) Mrs Fielding, Mrs Watts, Mrs Knight & Miss Wright are getting the ambulance (adapted from an old coach) ready to tend to any injured during the night time Nazi bombing raids. Eastfield Road School A.R.P. Base, Enfield, London – 1940

Radio; Wireless; reading; Books; Cat; Married; Husband; Wife; Family; Relaxing; Leisure; Home; Domestic; Fireplace; Warm; Mantelpiece; Lamp; World War Two, WWII, 1940s, Forties, Home Front, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, England, Britain, People, Archive, Social History, Historical, Documentary, Vintage, Black and White, Monochrome,

Towards the end of the War, a married couple relax in their living room with the wireless in background. Hertfordshire - 1945.

World War Two, WWII, 1940s, Forties, Land Girls, Woman's Land Army, Uniform, Home Front, Nursery; Garden; Growing; Seeds; Hertfordshire, Countryside, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, England, Britain, People, Archive, Social History, Historical, Documentary, Vintage, Black and White, Monochrome,

WWII Land Girls taking a rest - 1946

World War Two, WWII, 1940s, Forties, Land Girls, Woman's Land Army, Uniform, Home Front, Nursery; Garden; Growing; Seeds; Hertfordshire, Countryside, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, England, Britain, People, Archive, Social History, Historical, Documentary, Vintage, Black and White, Monochrome,

WWII Land Girls – Hertfordshire 1946

Christmas; Tree; Living Room; Home; House; Sixties; 1960s; Decorations; Fairy; Cards; Fireplace; Wallpaper; Piano; Festivities; 25th; December; Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive; Black & White; Monochrome; Historical; Social History; Documentary; Vintage

Christmas Tree and decorations in the living room - December 1966

Christmas; Tree; Living Room; Home; House; Sixties; 1960s; Decorations; Fairy; Television; Wallpaper; Piano; Festivities; 25th; December; Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive; Colour; Historical; Social History; Documentary; Vintage

Christmas Tree in the Living Room - c.1965

Steam Train; Barmouth; Wales; 1960; Summer; Holiday; School Holidays; Travel; Railway; Steam; Train; Transport; Coast; 1960s; Sixties; Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive; Black & White; Monochrome; Historical; Social History; Vintage

Steam Train crossing the Estuary - Barmouth, Wales - Summer 1960

St Ives; Cornwall; Cornish; Summer; Holiday; 1960s; Sixties; Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive; Black & White; Monochrome; Historical; Social History; Vintage

Tin mine and landscape in the hazy midsummer sunlight, near St Ives, Cornwall, Summer 1964.

St Ives; Cornwall; Cornish; Children; Summer; Holiday; Travel; Railway; Train, Diesel; St Ives Bay Line; Coast; 1960s; Sixties; Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive; Black & White; Monochrome; Historical; Social History; Vintage

Children looking out of the windows on the diesel train to St Ives, Cornwall, During the School Summer Holidays, 1964.

Bombing, Air Raid, Shelter, Garden, Domestic, World War Two, WWII, 1940s, Forties, Home Front, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, Britain, Archive, Social History, Historical, Documentary, Vintage, Black and White, Monochrome,

Air raid shelter built in the back garden, North London, 1940.

Leigh-On-Sea; Seaside; Coast; Town; Old Leigh; Essex; Thames; 1970's; Seventies; Holiday; Resort; Fishing; Boats; shellfish; cockles; Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive; Colour; Historical; Social History; Vintage

Old Boatmen's Cottages and Boats, Old Leigh Town, Leign-On-Sea, Essex, 1972.

1960's, Sixties, Shop, General Store, Local, Retail, Sale, Buying, Selling, Customer, Commercial, Property, Design, Advertising, Products, Food, Fizzy, Drinks, Tins, Counter, Colour, Historical, Social History, Documentary, Vintage,

The Food and Drink Display in a Local General Store Corner Shop, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, 1968.

1960's, Sixties, Shop, General Store, Local, Retail, Sale, Buying, Selling, Customer, Commercial, Property, Design, Advertising, Products, Food, Drinks, Cereals, Tins, Till, Prices, Money, Scales, Display, Colour, Historical, Social History, Documentary, Vintage,

The Food Display in a Local General Store Corner Shop, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, 1968.

1960's, Sixties, Post Office, Sub, General Store, Retail, Shop, Local, Sale, Buying, Selling, Commercial, Property, Design, Advertising, Products, Food, Cereals, Tins, Scales, Stamps, Black and White, Monochrome, Historical, Social History, Documentary, Vintage, Hertfordshire,

The Sub Post Office in the Local General Store Corner Shop, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, 1968.

Leigh-On-Sea; Seaside; Coast; Town; Old Leigh; Essex; Thames; 1970's; Seventies; Holiday; Resort; Fishing; Boats; shellfish; cockles; Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive; Colour; Historical; Social History; Vintage

The Leigh-On-Sea coast line with Old Leigh and the town in the distance, 1972.

Tent; Camping; Children; Boys; Seventies; 1970's; Relaxing; Fun; Happy; Outside; Countryside; Summer; School; Holidays; Theobalds House; Hertfordshire; Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive; Colour; Historical; Social History; Vintage

Boys posing outside their tent, Theobalds House, Hertfordshire, June 1972

Football; Soccer; Ball; Seventies; 1970's; Playing; Sport; Games; Fun; Running; Children; Girls; Boys; Outside; Countryside; Summer; School; Holidays; Theobalds House; Hertfordshire; Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive; Colour; Historical; Social History; Vintage

Children playing football: Boys verses Girls, with jumpers for Goal Posts! Theobalds House, Hertfordshire - June 1972

Christmas; Dinner; Turkey; Kitchen; Cooking; Food; Black; Cat; Animal; Festivities; 25th; December; Seventies; Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive; Colour; Historical; Social History; Documentary; Vintage

Black cat spies the Christmas turkey

Church; Thundridge; Hertfordshire; Cold Christmas; River Rib; Ruin; Abandoned; Village; Derelict; Stone; Tower; Rundown; Overgrown; Trees; Foliage; Pastoral; Idyll; Picnics; 15th century; Haunted; Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive; Colour; Historical; Social History; Vintage

The ruin of Thundridge old church tower at dusk, just off Cold Christmas Lane, Hertfordshire. The rest of the church was demolished in 1853 after the surrounding village was abandoned. The church tower dates from the 15th century but contains 12th and 14th century elements from previous churches built on the site.

Somerset, August 1968 Sir David Frost, ITV, Independent Commercial Television, LWT, David Frost on Saturday, Camera, Film, Personality, Presenter, Interviewer, Icon, Sixties, 1960s Satire, Fashions, BBC, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, British, UK, Seaside, Sea, Donkey Rides, Derby, Race, Jockeys, Animals, Sandcastles, Beach, Children, Sunny, Summer, August, Clouds, Holidays, Colour, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, Archive, Historical, Documentary, Vintage,

David Frost interviewing children taking part of the sand castle competition in front of the Grand Pier - Weston-Super-Mare.

Dunstable, Bedfordshire, 1950s, Zoo, Animals, Conservation, Endangered, Exhibits, Mammal, Elephant, Trunk, Grey, Ears, Tusks, Asian, Keeper, 1950s, Fifties, Children, Childhood, Prams, Push Chairs, Movement, Fun, Sunny, Summer, Bright, Tourist Attraction, Trees, Grass, Walking, Walk, People, British, UK, England, Black and White, Monochrome, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, Archive, Historical, Social History, Documentary, Vintage,

Children on Elephant Ride, Whipsnade-Zoo, near Dunstable, 1950's.

Swing, Playground, Playing, Games, Leisure, 1970s, Seventies, Era, Time, Clothes, Fashion, Badge, Striped Socks, Sandals, Hair, British, UK, Child, Children, Childhood, Home Life, Movement, Fun, Sunny, Summer, August, Sky, Blue, Bright, Trees, Grass, Portrait, Colour, Saturation, Maurice Swansborough Archive, Historical, Social History, Documentary, Vintage,

Girl in a Yellow Dress on a Swing, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, August 1978.

World War Two, WWII, 1940s, Forties, Her Majesty's Royal Navy, HMS, Sailor, Sailed, Ocean, Sea, Ship, Vessels, Boat, Battleship, Warship, Allies, Allied, Military, Uniform, Hat, Home Life, Home Front, Combat, Battle, Cigar, Smoking, Happy, Joking, Proud, England, English, Britain, British, Germans, Germany, Man, People, Black and White, Monochrome, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, Archive, Social History, Historical, Documentary, Vintage,

“Frank full of Beer and doing the Hornpipe or Something!”, Enfield, London, August 1940. WWII sailor at his home in Enfield, just before he left to fight in the war.

World War Two, WWII, 1940s, Forties, Headlines, Newspaper, Daily Sketch, The Press, News, Uniform, Air Raid Precautions Base, Mechanic, Driver, Cars, Vehicles, Ambulances, Converted Buses and Coaches, Stretchers, Medical, Nurses, First Aid, Injured, Rescue, Home Front, Dad's Army, Bomb Sites, Combat, Men, Man, Driving Gloves, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, England, Britain, British, Germany, People, Archive, Social History, Historical, Documentary, Vintage, Black and White, Monochrome,

Allies Strike! WWII News Headlines A.R.P. Base, Enfield, London, 1940 - The Daily Sketch’s headline news concerns the German invasion of Denmark (and their surrender) and Norway (The ports of Kritiansand, Stavanger, Bergen, Trondheim, Narvik and Oslo) and the Allies fight back which included destroying fuel tankers that were essential to the German war machine. The Royal Navy Flotilla, the British 2nd Destroyer Flotilla and the battleship Warspite were involved (a few days previously). Other news the Norwegian King hides under goods truck during raids. Adverts in the paper include ‘Waste Not, Want Not - Use HP Sauce'.

1950s, Fifties, Castle, The National Trust, Cottages, Clotted Cream, Ice Cream, Gift Shops, People, Cars, Coach, Isle of Purbeck, Stone, Shop Signs, Dorset, British, UK, Hills, 11th Century, Royal, William the Conqueror, Sir John Bankes, Civil War, Restoration, Ruin, Holidays, Tourist Spot, Picturesque, Black and White, Monochrome, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, Archive, Historical, Social History, Monument, Documentary, Vintage, Landscape,

Corfe Village with Corfe Castle in the background. The Purbeck District of Dorset, Summer 1959. The castle is shown undergoing cement repairs (removed and replaced with Lime mortar in 2008)

Exeter, Devon, Cinema, Cinematic, Camera, Film, Entertainment, Pictures, Flicks, The Rank Organisation, Fifties, 1950s, WWII, World War Two, Post War, Austere, German Bombing, Damage, Wasteland, 1930s, 1940s, Art Deco, Design, Modern, Style, Shop Signs, British, UK, Clouds, Path, Grass, Black and White, Monochrome, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, Archive, Historical, Social History, Documentary, Vintage, Portrait

Odeon Cinema & Bomb Site Exeter 1950

'Sunlight across the Piano in the Drawing Room - 2008' - Eltham Palace, Greenwich, London Art Deco, 1930s, Thirties, Modern, Style, Design, Decorated, Home, House, Lifestyle, Glamorous, Entertainment, Party, Gathering, Bash, Celebration, Grand Piano, Keyboard, Musical Instrument, Music, Song, Classical, Performance, Dance, Sound, Sir Stephen Courtauld, Lady Virginia Courtauld, Ealing Film Studios, Cinema, English Heritage, Architecture, Architects, John Seely, Paul Paget, Stately, Historical, London, British, UK, Sunlight, Light, Window, Floorboards, Atmospheric, Black and White, Adam Swansborough Bigg, Portrait

Piano, Drawing Room - Eltham Palace

Sir David Frost, ITV, Independent Commercial Television, LWT, David Frost on Saturday, Camera, Film, Personality, Presenter, Interviewer, Icon, Sixties, 1960s, Satire, Fashions, BBC, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, British, UK, Seaside, Sea, Donkey Rides, Derby, Race, Jockeys, Animals, Sandcastles, Beach, Children, Sunny, Summer, August, Clouds, Holidays, Colour, Transparency, Maurice Swansborough Photographic Archive, Archive, Historical, Documentary, Vintage, Landscape,

David Frost interviews members of the Donkey Derby in front of TV cameras for his London Weekend Television (ITV) Show - Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, August 1968.