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Cobblestones Collection (#10)

"Cobblestones: A Journey Through Time and Places" Manchesters last tram may have disappeared

Background imageCobblestones Collection: SIEGFRIED WAGNER / TOSCANI

SIEGFRIED WAGNER / TOSCANI
SIEGFRIED WAGNER Son of Richard Wagner, director of Bayreuth - seen here with ARTURO TOSCANINI (left), Italian conductor Date: 1869 - 1930

Background imageCobblestones Collection: View into the Courtyard of an Inn at Colmar, 1821-77. Creator

View into the Courtyard of an Inn at Colmar, 1821-77. Creator
View into the Courtyard of an Inn at Colmar, 1821-77

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Rue du Contrat-Social, de la rue de la Tonnellerie, 1864-1865. Creator: Charles Marville

Rue du Contrat-Social, de la rue de la Tonnellerie, 1864-1865. Creator: Charles Marville
Rue du Contrat-Social, de la rue de la Tonnellerie, 1864-1865

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Rue du Chat-qui-Peche (from the Rue de la Huchette), ca. 1868

Rue du Chat-qui-Peche (from the Rue de la Huchette), ca. 1868

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Rue de la Lingerie, de la rue Berger, 1860s-70s. Creator: Charles Marville

Rue de la Lingerie, de la rue Berger, 1860s-70s. Creator: Charles Marville
Rue de la Lingerie, de la rue Berger, 1860s-70s

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Rue du Haut-Pave (Pantheon in Distance), 1865-69. Creator: Charles Marville

Rue du Haut-Pave (Pantheon in Distance), 1865-69. Creator: Charles Marville
Rue du Haut-Pave (Pantheon in Distance), 1865-69

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Cour Saint-Guillaume, ca. 1865. Creator: Charles Marville

Cour Saint-Guillaume, ca. 1865. Creator: Charles Marville
Cour Saint-Guillaume, ca. 1865

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Rue Traversine (from the Rue d Arras), ca. 1868. Creator: Charles Marville

Rue Traversine (from the Rue d Arras), ca. 1868. Creator: Charles Marville
Rue Traversine (from the Rue d Arras), ca. 1868

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Rue Mondetour, de la rue Rambuteau, 1860s-70s. Creator: Charles Marville

Rue Mondetour, de la rue Rambuteau, 1860s-70s. Creator: Charles Marville
Rue Mondetour, de la rue Rambuteau, 1860s-70s

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Impasse Briare (de la Cite Coquenard), 1860s. Creator: Charles Marville

Impasse Briare (de la Cite Coquenard), 1860s. Creator: Charles Marville
Impasse Briare (de la Cite Coquenard), 1860s

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Rue Neuve-Coquenard (from the Rue Lamartine), 1870s. Creator: Charles Marville

Rue Neuve-Coquenard (from the Rue Lamartine), 1870s. Creator: Charles Marville
Rue Neuve-Coquenard (from the Rue Lamartine), 1870s

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Arch of Titus, ca. 1780. Creators: Giovanni Volpato, Louis Ducros

Arch of Titus, ca. 1780. Creators: Giovanni Volpato, Louis Ducros
Arch of Titus, ca. 1780

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Paul Revere House, 19 North Square, North End, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Paul Revere House, 19 North Square, North End, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
USA, Massachusetts, Boston, Paul Revere House, 19 North Square, North End

Background imageCobblestones Collection: 4566 Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore

4566 Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore
The Paul Revere House, North Square, Boston, Massachusetts, New England, USA. Oldest house in Boston

Background imageCobblestones Collection: 20085868

20085868
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA Mostar Stari Most Old Bridge following reconstruction tourists and Neretva River. Former Yugoslavia Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Adventure Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing

Background imageCobblestones Collection: 20084112

20084112
BULGARIA Melnik. Kordopulov House and Museum. Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Melnik Bulgaria Bulgarian Building Architecture

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Medway ME7 3 Map

Medway ME7 3 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Medway ME7 3

Background imageCobblestones Collection: San Pietrini paving stones in St. Peters, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

San Pietrini paving stones in St. Peters, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
San Pietrini paving stones in St. Peter s, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Municipal Theatre, Bromberg, Germany (Bydgoszcz, Poland)

Municipal Theatre, Bromberg, Germany (Bydgoszcz, Poland)
Municipal Theatre, Bromberg, Germany (now Bydgoszcz, Poland). Date: circa 1900s

Background imageCobblestones Collection: 1921 Richardson light delivery van. Creator: Unknown

1921 Richardson light delivery van. Creator: Unknown
1921 Richardson light delivery van

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Poultry and old horse cart outside stone farm barn, Uchisar

Poultry and old horse cart outside stone farm barn, Uchisar
Poultry and an old horse cart outside stone farm barn, Uchisar, Cappadocia, Turkey Date: 2005

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Couple in deep thought, Mstricht, Holland

Couple in deep thought, Mstricht, Holland
A couple - he in military coat and hat, she in long winter coat - walk along the cobbles on Corversplein beside the Meuse River in Mstricht, Holland

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Street sweeper, Windsor

Street sweeper, Windsor
A woman street sweeper cleans the cobbles in Church Street, outside the Carpenterss Arms pub, Windsor in the early morning

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Young woman, Ericeria, Portugal

Young woman, Ericeria, Portugal
A young woman carries an umbrella in the rain and hurries through a cobbles street in the harbour of Ericeira, Portugal. Small white fishing boats are hauled up beside the harbour wall Date: 1989

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Pensive couple Mstricht

Pensive couple Mstricht
A couple - he in military uniform coat and hat - walk deep in conversation along the cobbles on Corversplein beside the Meuse River in Mstricht. Pigeons fly overhead Date: 1989

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Child cobbled street Stoke

Child cobbled street Stoke
A child runs down a cobbled back street of terraced houses in The Potteries, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The winter sun is behind and the child casts a long shadow Date: 1987

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Cobbles and cloth cap - Saltaire, Yorks

Cobbles and cloth cap - Saltaire, Yorks
A man in sports jacket and cloth cap walks across a wet cobbled street in Saltaire, Yorkshire, England. Sunday Times. Image first appeared in The Sunday Times c1990 Date: circa 1990

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Goslar, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Goslar, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Background imageCobblestones Collection: High Mass at a Fishing Village on the Zuyder Zee, Holland, 1876, (c1930). Creator

High Mass at a Fishing Village on the Zuyder Zee, Holland, 1876, (c1930). Creator
High Mass at a Fishing Village on the Zuyder Zee, Holland, 1876, (c1930). Women and children in traditional Dutch costume, kneeling on the cobbles outside a church

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Paris Street in Rainy Weather, 1877. Artist: Gustave Cailebotte

Paris Street in Rainy Weather, 1877. Artist: Gustave Cailebotte
Paris Street in Rainy Weather, 1877. Caillebottes themes were catholic (as in universal ). He often chose an overhead vantage point for his compositions

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Marseille, France - Bassin de la Joliette

Marseille, France - Bassin de la Joliette. Date: circa 1908

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Arab Street with small shops - Algiers, Algeria

Arab Street with small shops - Algiers, Algeria
Arab Street with small shops in the Kasbah of Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1904

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Azores, Portugal - Ox wagon with solid wheels - wicker sides

Azores, Portugal - Ox wagon with solid wheels - wicker sides
Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal - Ox wagon with solid wheels - wicker sides Date: 1910s

Background imageCobblestones Collection: View of the Vyverberg Square, The Hague, Netherlands, 1895. Creator: Unknown

View of the Vyverberg Square, The Hague, Netherlands, 1895. Creator: Unknown
View of the Vyverberg Square, The Hague, Netherlands, 1895. Statue, clock tower and tramlines - the city was severely damaged by bombing during the Second World War

Background imageCobblestones Collection: A Play in a London Inn Yard, In the Time of Queen Elizabeth, c1873. Creator: Swain

A Play in a London Inn Yard, In the Time of Queen Elizabeth, c1873. Creator: Swain
A Play in a London Inn Yard, In the Time of Queen Elizabeth, c1873. Makeshift stage in the courtyard of an inn, during the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Londons Nightly Cleaning: Scene at the Base of the Monument, c1935. Creator: Unknown

Londons Nightly Cleaning: Scene at the Base of the Monument, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Londons Nightly Cleaning: Scene at the Base of the Monument, c1935. Street cleaner hosing down the cobbles by the Monument in the City of London

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Archways Under The Adelphi: Little Robert Street, Named After One of the Brothers Adam, c1935

Archways Under The Adelphi: Little Robert Street, Named After One of the Brothers Adam, c1935. Arch under the remains of the Adelphi building on the Strand in Westminster, central London

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Cobbles of the Quiet Other Court in Staple Inn at Holborn, c1935. Creator: Cyril Ellis

Cobbles of the Quiet Other Court in Staple Inn at Holborn, c1935. Creator: Cyril Ellis
Cobbles of the Quiet Other Court in Staple Inn at Holborn, c1935. Staple Inn in Holborn, London, is the last surviving Inn of Chancery and dates from 1585

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Street Scene, Old Town, Riga, Latvia

Street Scene, Old Town, Riga, Latvia, Europe

Background imageCobblestones Collection: The Bridge-Foot, Southwark, in 1810, (c1878). Creator: Unknown

The Bridge-Foot, Southwark, in 1810, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Bridge-Foot, Southwark, in 1810, (c1878). Street scene in south London with Southwark Bridge in the distance. Workmen are digging up the road

Background imageCobblestones Collection: The Little Sanctuary, (1881). Creator: Unknown

The Little Sanctuary, (1881). Creator: Unknown
The Little Sanctuary, (1881). Narrow street in Westminster, London. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Background imageCobblestones Collection: The Market, Santiago de Cuba

The Market, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. A city known for colonial architecture and revolutionary history. Date: 1911

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Lisbon, Portugal - Praca Duque Da Terceira

Lisbon, Portugal - Praca Duque Da Terceira (Duke of Terceira Square) Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Main building, Bauhaus-University Weimar (1904-1911), Germany, 2018. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth

Main building, Bauhaus-University Weimar (1904-1911), Germany, 2018. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Main building, Bauhaus-University Weimar (1904-1911), Germany, 2018. Architect: Henry van de Velde. UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996)

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Traffic at Oxford Circus, London, 1910

Traffic at Oxford Circus, London, 1910. Open-topped double-decker horse-drawn buses, motor cabs, cars, horse-drawn carriages and a protruding flag at the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Crowd of East End children, Red Lion Street, Wapping, London, 1904

Crowd of East End children, Red Lion Street, Wapping, London, 1904. A group of children standing by a horse and cart at the entrance from Tench Street to a narrow lane

Background imageCobblestones Collection: Cart laden with sacks, Mansell Street, Stepney, London, 1914

Cart laden with sacks, Mansell Street, Stepney, London, 1914. A horse-drawn cart passing Charles Pearson and Son Limited, printers and stationers




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"Cobblestones: A Journey Through Time and Places" Manchesters last tram may have disappeared, but the cobblestones of its streets remain as a testament to its rich history. Riding through Italy's enchanting region of Lazio, Rome's Trastevere neighborhood reveals itself on a Red Vespa, with every bump felt on the ancient cobblestone roads. As night falls in Verona, Italy, the Roman Arena stands illuminated against the dark sky, while visitors navigate their way across the smooth yet uneven cobblestones. Rothenburg ob der Tauber along The Romantic Road in Bavaria offers a picturesque scene where medieval buildings stand proudly upon well-worn cobblestone streets. Pat Moss speeds past in an Austin-Healey 3000 amidst England's Hampshire countryside, where even quaint towns like Lymington boast colorful shop fronts lining their cobbled quays. Inspired by Gustave Caillebotte's painting "Paris Street; Rainy Day, " we imagine lovers strolling hand-in-hand under umbrellas along Parisian boulevards adorned with glistening wet cobblestones. At Whipps Cross Infirmary in East London, footsteps echo upon weathered cobblestones as patients seek solace within its walls while life continues outside at its own pace. Boston Public Garden comes alive with Nancy Schon's whimsical "Make Way for Ducklings" sculpture surrounded by paths paved with charming old-world cobblestones that invite exploration and playfulness. Market Square in Aylesbury showcases Buckinghamshire's vibrant spirit as locals gather among market stalls set against a backdrop of centuries-old cobbled streets bustling with activity and trade. High Street Skipton takes us to North Yorkshire where time seems to stand still amidst rows of traditional shops nestled between worn-out cobblestone pavements that tell tales from generations past.