Construction Collection (#99)

General View of the Works for the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Bridge at Blackfriars (engraving)
1102763 General View of the Works for the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Bridge at Blackfriars (engraving) by English School

London, Chatham, and Dover Railway-Bridge Works at Blackfriars, sinking a Cylinder for one of the Circular Stone Piers
1102762 London, Chatham, and Dover Railway-Bridge Works at Blackfriars, sinking a Cylinder for one of the Circular Stone Piers (engraving) by English School

The Duke and Duchess of York at Liverpool, laying the Foundation-Stone of the New General Post Office (b / w photo)
1107621 The Duke and Duchess of York at Liverpool, laying the Foundation-Stone of the New General Post Office (b/w photo) by English photographer

Barracks for British Troops in Course of Erection at Yokohama (engraving)
1103127 Barracks for British Troops in Course of Erection at Yokohama (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Works of the Metropolitan District Railway on the Thames Embankment at Westminster (engraving)
1104327 Works of the Metropolitan District Railway on the Thames Embankment at Westminster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Union Pacific Railway of America (engraving)
1104164 The Union Pacific Railway of America (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Union Pacific Railway of America)

Setting the steel of the Battle River Viaduct of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, Canada (colour litho)
981829 Setting the steel of the Battle River Viaduct of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, Canada (colour litho) by English School

The first architect (chromolitho)
973958 The first architect (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first architect)

The first mason (chromolitho)
973957 The first mason (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first mason. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The first engineer. Building a bridge (chromolitho)
973956 The first engineer. Building a bridge (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first engineer. Building a bridge)

Dagobert I laying the first stone of the Basilica of St Denis, France, 7th Century (chromolitho)
973936 Dagobert I laying the first stone of the Basilica of St Denis, France, 7th Century (chromolitho) by European School

The whipsaw (chromolitho)
977711 The whipsaw (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The whipsaw. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The building of the Tower of Babel (engraving)
976550 The building of the Tower of Babel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The building of the Tower of Babel)

Carpenters and a beggar, 15th Century (coloured engraving)
976138 Carpenters and a beggar, 15th Century (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carpenters and a beggar, 15th Century)

A street in Paris, 15th Century (coloured engraving)
976117 A street in Paris, 15th Century (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A street in Paris, 15th Century)

The Duke of Connaught laying the Memorial Stone of the New Coffee Tavern and Public Hall at Woolwich (engraving)
1060329 The Duke of Connaught laying the Memorial Stone of the New Coffee Tavern and Public Hall at Woolwich (engraving) by English School

The Princess of Wales laying the Foundation Stone of the New Building for the Chelsea Hospital for Women (engraving)
1060135 The Princess of Wales laying the Foundation Stone of the New Building for the Chelsea Hospital for Women (engraving) by English School

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh laying the Foundation Stone of the Seamans Orphan Home at Portsmouth (engraving)
1058534 The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh laying the Foundation Stone of the Seamans Orphan Home at Portsmouth (engraving) by English School

Carpenters Hall, now in Course of Demolition (engraving)
1059502 Carpenters Hall, now in Course of Demolition (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carpenters Hall, now in Course of Demolition)

Hotel Astor, c. 1910-21 (b / w photo)
1078720 Hotel Astor, c.1910-21 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: Hotel Astor)

Construction site, two men standing in open side of warehouse building
1078698 Construction site, two men standing in open side of warehouse building; Robbins & Ripley Engineers and Contractors, March 23, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler

Dido superintending the Building of Carthage (engraving)
965733 Dido superintending the Building of Carthage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dido superintending the Building of Carthage)

An Egyptian home 7000 years ago, c. 1920 (litho)
1122879 An Egyptian home 7000 years ago, c.1920 (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hutchinsons History of the Nations published by Hutchinson & Co)

The present Hammersmith Bridge under construction showing the temporary bridge
3089826 The present Hammersmith Bridge under construction showing the temporary bridge, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Webb, Archibald (fl.1825-66); 44x34 cm; Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham

Nehemiahs midnight survey, illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown
3083000 Nehemiahs midnight survey, illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920 (colour litho) by Copping

The vegetables of Egypt (chromolitho)
1094369 The vegetables of Egypt (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The vegetables of Egypt)

The Chateau of Chambord (engraving)
1092800 The Chateau of Chambord (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chateau of Chambord)

Interior of St Peters (engraving)
1092797 Interior of St Peters (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of St Peter s)

Front of St Peters (engraving)
1092796 Front of St Peters (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Front of St Peter s)

Ruins of Coucy (engraving)
1092793 Ruins of Coucy (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruins of Coucy. Illustration for Wonders of Architecture by M Lefevre and R Donald (Scribner)

The New Eddystone Lighthouse, the Stone-Cutting Establishment at Oreston (engraving)
1099729 The New Eddystone Lighthouse, the Stone-Cutting Establishment at Oreston (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Progress of the Thames Embankment, Cutting the Piles which form the Cofferdam (engraving)
1099125 Progress of the Thames Embankment, Cutting the Piles which form the Cofferdam (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Progress of the Thames Embankment)

Westminster Abbey (engraving)
1092811 Westminster Abbey (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Westminster Abbey)

Cathedral of Chartres (engraving)
1092787 Cathedral of Chartres (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cathedral of Chartres)

The Amphitheatre of Arles (engraving)
1092777 The Amphitheatre of Arles (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Amphitheatre of Arles)

Ruins at Mycenae (engraving)
1092764 Ruins at Mycenae (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruins at Mycenae, Tomb of Atreus, Gate of the Lions)

Laying the First Stone of the Royal Dramatic College, at Maybury (engraving)
1098820 Laying the First Stone of the Royal Dramatic College, at Maybury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Laying the First Stone of a National School at Long Melford, near Sudbury, Suffolk (engraving)
1098757 Laying the First Stone of a National School at Long Melford, near Sudbury, Suffolk (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

General Sir William Fenwick Williams laying the Foundation-Stone of the Crimean Memorial Chapel, at Harrow (engraving)
1097567 General Sir William Fenwick Williams laying the Foundation-Stone of the Crimean Memorial Chapel, at Harrow (engraving) by English School

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde-Park, testing the Girders (engraving)
1097032 The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde-Park, testing the Girders (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde-Park)

Mrs Frances Elizabeth Bentinck laying the Foundation-Stone of the Church of the Holy Trinity
1096560 Mrs Frances Elizabeth Bentinck laying the Foundation-Stone of the Church of the Holy Trinity, at Westminster (engraving) by English School

The construction of Tower Bridge, London (b / w photo)
1064597 The construction of Tower Bridge, London (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The construction of Tower Bridge, London)

Queen Street, Oudtshoorn (b / w photo)
3092415 Queen Street, Oudtshoorn (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Street, Oudtshoorn)

French soldiers building a pontoon bridge at the Battle of Arcole, Italy, 1796 (colour litho)
3098568 French soldiers building a pontoon bridge at the Battle of Arcole, Italy, 1796 (colour litho) by Chartier, Henri Georges Jacques (1859-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving)
3092735 Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from The Architect s)

Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving)
3092728 Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from The Architect s)

Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving)
3092628 Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from The Architect s)

St Barbara, 1437 (litho)
3097063 St Barbara, 1437 (litho) by Eyck, Jan van (c.1390-1441); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Barbara, 1437. From the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp)

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"From Land to Sea: Captivating Construction Marvels Across the Globe" HMAS Melbourne head-on: Witness the sheer power and precision of naval construction as HMAS Melbourne takes center stage. Kiss of the Oceans - Atlantic meets Pacific - Panama Canal: Discover how human ingenuity conquered nature's boundaries, connecting two vast oceans through an awe-inspiring engineering feat. Site of Wimbledon tennis 24441_006: Beyond its sporting glory, delve into the intricate construction behind this iconic venue that has hosted countless historic moments in tennis history. Spain, Barcelona. Sagrada Familia Cathedral, designed by Antoni Gaudi: Immerse yourself in the breathtaking beauty and architectural brilliance as you explore Gaudi's masterpiece under construction. Barrow-in-Furness shipyard 1920 EPW004064: Step back in time and witness a bustling shipyard where dreams took shape on a grand scale during the early 20th century. The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (4/4): Uncover the story behind one of England's most recognizable landmarks, showcasing remarkable teamwork and engineering prowess. Building Sydney Harbour Bridge by G. H Davis: Marvel at this iconic Australian landmark that stands tall as a testament to human determination and skill amidst challenging conditions. The crew of HMAS Melbourne line up on the flight deck: Behind every mighty vessel lies an incredible team effort; join these brave sailors as they showcase their unity during construction. Wellington Inn on stilts OP05766: Explore architectural innovation at its finest with this unique stilted inn, defying gravity while offering stunning views from above ground level. North Shields Docks EAW005502 : Dive into maritime history at North Shields Docks – once a thriving hub for trade and industry – now preserved as a reminder of our industrial heritage. United States Naval Construction Battalions - Seabees.