Construction Works Collection

Making the Shoreham Railroad, c. 1840 (w/c on paper)
7389747 Making the Shoreham Railroad, c.1840 (w/c on paper) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 22x29 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Arist: Unknown)

Restoring Tottenham House 33850_017
Tottenham House undergoing renovations, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, 2019

The national company for boat building by machine at Deptford, 1860 (photo)
7340365 The national company for boat building by machine at Deptford, 1860 (photo) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

Lord Rosse's Great Reflecting Telescope, at Parsonstown, Ireland, 1853 (cotton, brass)
7340081 Lord Rosse's Great Reflecting Telescope, at Parsonstown, Ireland, 1853 (cotton, brass) by British School, (19th century); 118.3x89.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

George Vancouver's 'Discovery', c.1789 (pen, ink wash)
7295413 George Vancouver's 'Discovery', c.1789 (pen, ink wash) by Unknown artist, (18th century); National Maritime Museum, London

'The HMS 'Buckingham' on the docks in front of the main warehouse of the Royal Shipyards in Deptford
MMM5466267 'The HMS 'Buckingham' on the docks in front of the main warehouse of the Royal Shipyards in Deptford (England) by Cleveley

New York, United States: Opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883 period illustration
FGL5475003 New York, United States: Opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883 period illustration.; Fototeca Gilardi.

View near Woolwich, Kent, England, depicting the use of forces to build pontoons
MMM5480415 View near Woolwich, Kent, England, depicting the use of forces to build pontoons (disarmed vessels used as floating prisons); National Maritime Museum, London

The art of building (low relief)
BEN5471582 The art of building (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany

Leviticus: The Ritual of the Feast of Tabernacles (Festival of Tents or Cabanas)
FGL5483192 Leviticus: The Ritual of the Feast of Tabernacles (Festival of Tents or Cabanas, Succot) - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684)

Photocard, 1930s: Quebec (coloured photo)
8671687 Photocard, 1930s: Quebec (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quebec)

Photocard, 1930s: Rotterdam (coloured photo)
8671650 Photocard, 1930s: Rotterdam (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rotterdam)

Reconstruction of the viaduct of Dannemarie (viaduct de la Largue) in Haute Alsace, 1915 (b/w photo)
ELD4942884 Reconstruction of the viaduct of Dannemarie (viaduct de la Largue) in Haute Alsace, 1915 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: War 1914 1918)

A Medieval manuscript
3359940 A Medieval manuscript; (add.info.: Woodcut after a Medieval manuscript. Dated 14th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The dry docks at the Victoria Docks, 1850
3330901 The dry docks at the Victoria Docks, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of the dry docks at the Victoria Docks. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A pioneering boat, constructed of galvanised steel, 1850
3330509 A pioneering boat, constructed of galvanised steel, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a pioneering boat, constructed of galvanised steel)

Plan of the Portsmouth shipyard (England) in 1850. Drawing and watercolor (65.5x79.5 cm), from a 1906 compilation
MMM5480454 Plan of the Portsmouth shipyard (England) in 1850. Drawing and watercolor (65.5x79.5 cm), from a 1906 compilation, by D. Hucker (?)

Shipyards on the Thames (England), in Redriff, opposite the tower of Saint Anne's Church in Limehouse
MMM5461673 Shipyards on the Thames (England), in Redriff, opposite the tower of Saint Anne's Church in Limehouse. Oil on canvas, 1792 by Thomas Whitcombe (1763-1825)

View of the Admiralty of Zeeland's shipyard in Vlissingen in 1779. Lithograph (36.3x49.1 cm)
MMM5483708 View of the Admiralty of Zeeland's shipyard in Vlissingen in 1779. Lithograph (36.3x49.1 cm), engraving by Leizel based on a drawing by Georg Balthasar Probst (1732-1801)

Blackwall Railroad Terminal and Brunswick Pier, with the Brunswick propeller and other steamers
MMM5483654 Blackwall Railroad Terminal and Brunswick Pier, with the Brunswick propeller and other steamers; National Maritime Museum, London

Chicago, 1929 - Man at controls of a Marion 5600 steam shovel (b/w photo)
7133852 Chicago, 1929 - Man at controls of a Marion 5600 steam shovel (b/w photo); (add.info.: Chicago, 1929 - Man at controls of a Marion 5600 steam shovel); GG Vintage Images; UIG.

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209599 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

Food in Ancient Egypt, c.1910 (print)
7293315 Food in Ancient Egypt, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. People eating vegetables (garlic, oignon, roots.) under the Ancient Egypt

Men at work in a shipyard, 1850
3359227 Men at work in a shipyard, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting men at work in a shipyard. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The frame-work of a ship, 1850
3359224 The frame-work of a ship, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the frame-work of a ship. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ships on the stocks at Green, Wigrams & Greens shipyard, 1850
3359221 Ships on the stocks at Green, Wigrams & Greens shipyard, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Ships on the stocks at Green, Wigrams & Greens shipyard, Blackwall)

Rebuilding of Paris, 1870 (b/w photo) (b/w photo)
3434336 Rebuilding of Paris, 1870 (b/w photo) (b/w photo); (add.info.: France. Coll. Part. Geography. France. Rebuilding of Paris: construction of the avenue of the Opera)

History. France. French Revolution. The Fete de la Federation, Paris, July
3434673 History. France. French Revolution. The Fete de la Federation, Paris, July, 1790 Huge feast to celebrate the establishment of the short lived constitutional monarchy in France

Stages in light boat building, 1850
3330508 Stages in light boat building, 1850; (add.info.: Stages in light boat building. A small craft assembled from sections. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A hydraulic lift at the docks near Blackwall, 1850
3330793 A hydraulic lift at the docks near Blackwall, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a hydraulic lift at the docks near Blackwall. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Athena group (relief)
3480569 Athena group (relief); (add.info.: Athena group, Relief from the Pergamon Altar, reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin)

Iron ships on the stocks, c.1910 (brown wash)
7341732 Iron ships on the stocks, c.1910 (brown wash) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 25.3x35.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The launch of 84-gun ship HMS 'Thunderer' at Woolwich Dockyard, 1831 (lithograph)
7341852 The launch of 84-gun ship HMS 'Thunderer' at Woolwich Dockyard, 1831 (lithograph) by Campion, George Bryant (1796-1870) (after); 27.8x37 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

shipbuilding, France, early 20th century (chromo)
1790147 shipbuilding, France, early 20th century (chromo); (add.info.: shipbuilding : inauguration of a submarine in a shipyard in France, early 20th century); Photo © CCI.

Western facade of the ancient palace of the Kings of France, Paris (engraving)
8676597 Western facade of the ancient palace of the Kings of France, Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Paris Universal Exhibition: the Algerian Pavilion under construction, 1900 (b/w photo)
8600330 Paris Universal Exhibition: the Algerian Pavilion under construction, 1900 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Works of the 1900 Paris Universal Exhibition: the Algerian Pavilion under construction)

View of the Royal Docks of Chatham, County Kent, England, on the River Medway
MMM5480609 View of the Royal Docks of Chatham, County Kent, England, on the River Medway, the heart of England's maritime power, where ships were built, maintained, equipped

Woolwich dockyard, late 18th century (pen, black ink, watercolour)
7342004 Woolwich dockyard, late 18th century (pen, black ink, watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 26.7x40.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The White Star Line steamship 'Adriatic' leaving Liverpool, late 19th century (oil painting)
7338104 The White Star Line steamship 'Adriatic' leaving Liverpool, late 19th century (oil painting) by Greenwood, George Parker (1850-1904); 25.4x40.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

1877 - In its eagerness to push toward Utah in its race with the westward building Union Pacific
7133848 1877 - In its eagerness to push toward Utah in its race with the westward building Union Pacific, Central Pacific Railroad bridged many of the High Sierra chasms with timber trestles

A hydraulic lift at the Victoria Docks, 1850
3330523 A hydraulic lift at the Victoria Docks, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a hydraulic lift at the Victoria Docks. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur constructing a thermometer
3359522 Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur constructing a thermometer; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur (1683-1757) a French scientist

Men at work in a shipyard, 1850
3359229 Men at work in a shipyard, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting men at work in a shipyard. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The 'Great Eastern' used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331086 The 'Great Eastern' used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the 'Great Eastern' used during the creation of the Atlantic)

Science. Energy. Road works in Paris for the removal of gas pipes for the lighting of the Opera
3434774 Science. Energy. Road works in Paris for the removal of gas pipes for the lighting of the Opera. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Launching of HMS Ark Royal, 1937 (b/w photo)
8663976 Launching of HMS Ark Royal, 1937 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launching of HMS Ark Royal, Birkenhead, 1937)

Building Kensington Great Cranes, c.1905 (etching on paper)
7485334 Building Kensington Great Cranes, c.1905 (etching on paper) by Pennell, Joseph (1858-1926); 22x28 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

The 'Discovery' convict ship (lying at Deptford), the vessel which accompanied Captain Cook on his last voyage
7295544 The 'Discovery' convict ship (lying at Deptford), the vessel which accompanied Captain Cook on his last voyage, 1829 (etching) by Cooke

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"Capturing the Essence of Construction Works Through Art" they have long been a subject of fascination and inspiration for artists throughout history. From the creation of grand architectural marvels to the restoration of historical landmarks, these works represent human ingenuity and determination. In "Making the Shoreham Railroad, c. 1840, " we witness the birth of a transportation revolution as workers labor tirelessly to lay down tracks that would connect communities and transform lives. The painting captures their dedication and vision. "Building site in Amsterdam, 1891" takes us back in time to witness the construction boom that shaped this vibrant city. Amidst bustling activity, skilled craftsmen meticulously craft buildings that still stand tall today, reminding us of their enduring legacy. In "River view with large rock, 1601, " we are transported to a serene landscape where construction blends harmoniously with nature. The massive rock becomes an integral part of a bridge's foundation - symbolizing man's ability to adapt and overcome obstacles in pursuit of progress. "The Dam in Amsterdam with the new Town Hall under Construction, 1652-89" showcases an iconic landmark taking shape amidst scaffolding and cranes. This masterpiece immortalizes both architectural ambition and collective effort required for such monumental undertakings. "The tower of Babel, c. 1490" serves as a timeless reminder that even ancient civilizations were captivated by ambitious construction projects reaching towards the heavens – reflecting humanity's eternal desire for greatness. Moving beyond Europe's borders, we encounter UNESCO World Heritage Sites like Rogoz Wooden Church (1663), Plopis Wooden Church (1798), Church of Holy Archangels Surdesti (Maramures) – each embodying Romania's rich cultural heritage through intricate wooden craftsmanship passed down through generations. The Wooden Churches at Budesti further exemplify Maramures' UNESCO recognition; from Upper Church (1532) showcasing early mastery to Lower Church dedicated to St.