The Frith Blog

Articles, news and opinions from The Francis Frith Collection.

We are always looking at old photographs and quite often we come across fascinating stories, facts and scenes and we want to share these with you. This is why we created the Frith Blog - it could be a set of photographs connected with the current season, upcoming events or a theme. We hope you enjoy browsing what we've found and if you have any ideas of articles we could create in the future, please let us know.

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Marking the 2018 Centenary of the Royal Air Force with photos of RAF aircraft, personnel and families, and buildings. We hope you enjoy seeing them today.

Continue reading '100 Years of the RAF'...

A selection of photographs from The Francis Frith Collection of the picturesque old almshouses that can be seen in so many towns and villages around Britain.

Continue reading 'Almshouses'...

Stunning images from The Francis Frith Collection of some of Britain's most impressive bridges.

Continue reading 'Best of British Bridges'...

Join us on a nostalgic walk down the towpaths alongside Britain's canals with this special selection of photographs from The Francis Frith Collection.

Continue reading 'Along the towpath'...

A nostalgic collection of Frith photographs of advertisements and billboards from the past, to jog your memories!

Continue reading 'Vintage Advertising'...

In this feature we present a selection of nostalgic images from The Francis Frith Collection showing children from yesteryear with hoops, dolls, prams, tricycles. kites and model yachts – cherished playthings of the past.

Continue reading 'Toys from the past'...

'Ferry me across the water, Do, boatman, do.'
Inspired by this line from Christina Rossetti's poem is a special selection of our photographs from days gone by of ferries, ferrymen and their passengers.

Continue reading 'Ferry me across the water'...

A selection of images of the many statues of Her Majesty that were erected around the country, some of which are no longer in their original positions, and one of which is now sadly lost to history.

Continue reading 'Victoria Regina'...

As the nation is once again in the throws of Wimbledon fever, we draw on our Archive to present a special selection of tennis-themed images.

Continue reading 'Anyone for tennis?'...

We unfold our deckchairs and luxuriate in the warmth of a perfect summer’s day - a seasonal selection of photos from The Francis Frith Collection.

Continue reading 'The Deckchair'...

From the horse-drawn omnibus, to motorised trams to shiny double-deckers, buses have long-since been a transportation lifeline. Here is a special selection of nostalgic photographs from the Frith archive spanning 1893 to 1960 of the wonderful bus!

Continue reading 'On the buses'...

A special selection of nostalgic photographs of bowling greens from The Francis Frith Collection.

Continue reading 'On the bowling green'...