Photograph of Alexandra Palace

A photograph taken from the Daily Herald Archive showing Alexandra Palace, undated. Photograph by Magee for Weekly Illustrated.

The Daily Herald was a British national newspaper published between 1912 and 1964, and became the top-selling newspaper in the world, with a monthly circulation of more than 2 million. Throughout its 50 years of publication, the newspaper archived 3.5 million photographs, contact sheets and glass negatives, creating a rich visual collection of the first half of the 20th century.

Alexandra Palace in north London was designed and built in the 1850s and 1860s, it initially contained attractions including a concert hall, theatre and exhibition space. In the early twentieth century part of the palace was leased to the BBC for their new television service. Pioneering broadcasts were made from Alexandra Palace throughout the 1930s.