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Side view of canard biplane on grass with man standing in front of wing by engine. In the background trees. Captioned 'A V Roe's Canard Biplane 1907 fitted with the 24 hp Antoinette Engine, Photo A V Roe & Co, by courtesy of J B Scott Wilson, British…

Front quarter view of triplane just above the ground. Pilot is visible in open cockpit. In the background a number of figures, a wall and trees. On the reverse 'Roe 1. Triplane 1909, Sir Alliott's pioneering design. He is at the controls, a vital…

Rear quarter view of a canard biplane on the ground. A pilots sits at the front with another man behind. Three men are gathered to the rear and another is behind the port wing. In the background a fence along edge of field and trees beyond. Captioned…

In the centre a large multi-story building with two turrets on the roof. Smaller building connected to the right and other smaller buildings to the front. On the left a tall chimney. In the foreground open field. Captioned '725..4, British…

Front view of an open topped car registration CR2403. A man is sitting in the driving seat wearing flat cap and coat. In the background a wooden fence. Captioned 'Roy Chadwick in the "Swift", his car, bought in 1918 when he was 25 years old'.

Rows of large long factory buildings from left to right surrounded by brick wall. There are a number of vehicles in front of the building on the left. On the reverse 'Brit Westinghouse Electrical Manuf Co 1901, by courtesy of Peer Park […..], Vital…

Front quarter view of triplane with man by propeller and others behind the wing. A man and woman look on from behind the starboard wing. In the background brick railway arches. Captioned 'A. V. Roe's Triplane under the railway arches at Lea Marshes…

Head on view of a biplane twin engine bomber parked in a field with two men standing outboard of the port engine. In the background trees. On the reverse of photograph 1 - 'Sir Alliott and Roy Chadwick and soldier with ? The Manchester WW1 at Avro's…

Rear view of a biplane floatplane with a large 'AVRO' on the port rear fuselage. In front of closed hangar door. On the reverse 'The Avro Antarctic 1921, designed and built for Sir Ernest Shackleton'.

Front quarter view of a single engine biplane. In front are six men, two on the left wearing suits, four on the right, two with flying helmets and the other two wearing suits and coats. In the background a hangar with open doors and A V Roe & Co…

Six men in line in front of an Avro 549 Aldershot. All are wearing suit and tie. Roy Chadwick is first on the left with hands in pockets. In the background open hangar doors.

Front quarter view of a two seat single engine biplane.

A large number of draughtsmen working a desks in a large room. There are framed diagrams on the walls. On the reverse "Chadwick's drawing office Hamble about 1920, Crescent Studios, 61 High Street Fareham Hants'.

Three men in a row standing behind the port wing of a single engine, two seat biplane. The man on the left is wearing a coat and hat, the one in the centre a flying helmet, parachute and coat. The man on the right wears a suit and tie. In the…

A man in suit and tie is standing on the port side of the nose of a single engine, single seat biplane. In the background on the left a building in a line of trees.

Air-to-air view of a single engine two seat biplane registration G-EBPH. Captioned 'Avro "Gosport" which landed on Helvellyn 1926, Bert Hinkler at the controls. Photo by courtesy A V Roe & Co Ltd'.

Rear quarter view of a single engine, single seat biplane with 'AVRO BABY' in large letters on port rear fuselage. In the background a building and trees. On the reverse 'The Avro Baby, the first true light aeroplane in the world. Designed by Roy…

Three-quarter length portrait of a young woman wearing white dress and headband. Signed 'Doris'. On the reverse of first photograph - 'Doris Chadwick possibly at the time of her marriage to Fred Clough in 1918'.

Side view of a single engine biplane with floats on ground with slight bank to the left. Registyration G-EBJD. On the reverse 'Avro "Lynx" seaplane, after emergency crash, Treunberg [sic] Bay, August 1924, with the Oxford University Arctic…

Side view of a single engine biplane with floats on shore with water in front. Registration G-EBJD. There is a man sitting on the front of the floats and a ladder by the tail-plane. To the right, behind the aircraft a row of drums. On the reverse…

Side view of a single engine two seat biplane registration J-9183 standing on grass with trees in the background. On the reverse 'Avro Antelope 1928, Hamble'.

Three men in a row standing behind the port wing of a single engine, two seat biplane registration K.123[..]. The man on the left is wearing a coat and hat, the one in the centre a flying helmet, parachute and coat. The man on the right wears a suit…

Twenty-five men and six women sitting and standing in three rows. All men are wearing suit and tie and women wear long skirts and jackets. Roy Chadwick is centre of front row. In the background a building with open windows.

Large hangar with buildings including tower to the left. The name A. V. Roe & Co Ltd above slightly open hangar doors. A biplane with man by port wing on the right side by door opening. On the reverse 'About 1914 - 1929, A V Roe & Co Ltd,…

On the front, a side view of a single engine biplane with enclosed cabin. In front on the left three men and a further to man to the right by the tail. To the right a hangar with open doors. Captioned '"Avro" Biplane, Enclosed Type, British Record 24…