The Battle of Britain

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  • information sign, Police Notice All Clear information sign, Police Notice All Clear

    (equipment)

    First World War period British sign of the type carried by Police cyclists (or vehicles) to indicate the end of German air raids.

  • Telephone Telephone

    (equipment) 1914

    Telephone from the office of the First Lord of the Admiralty. This telephone stood on the desk of the First Lord of the Admiralty throughout the First World War. It was used in succession by Mr Winston Churchill, Mr Arthur Balfour, Sir Edward Carson,...

  • Telephone Telephone

    (equipment)

    Telephone from the office of the British Secretary of State for War. This telephone stood on the desk of the Secretary of State for War throughout the First World War. It was used in succession by Mr Herbert Asquith, Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, Mr...

  • Moy & Bastie 35mm cine camera Moy & Bastie 35mm cine camera

    (equipment) Made by: Ernest F Moy Ltd, London 1909

    Moy & Bastie cine camera of the type used by British Official cinematographers working with HM's armed forces during the First World War. Lieutenant Geoffrey Malins (one of the most famous film cameramen of the period) used a Moy & Bastie to...

  • sign, memorial tablet, Lady Margaret Road Methodist Church sign, memorial tablet, Lady Margaret Road Methodist Church

    (equipment)

    The memorial lists the names of all those who died during the First World War who had formerly attended the Young Men's Bible Class of Lady Margaret Road Methodist Church, Kentish Town, London NW5.

  • Flag, Ensign, German Navy (miniature) Flag, Ensign, German Navy (miniature)

    (equipment)

    First World War period German Naval ensign which was found beneath the floorboards of 65 Old Town, Clapham, London. During the First World War German prisoners of war were kept in this house.