Demolished Collection (#6)

Bedford House
A view of Bedford House in Bloomsbury in 1772, owned by Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (1765-1802). The house was demolished around 1800. Date: 1875

Tottenham Street Theatre
A view of Tottenham Street Theatre in 1830. it was opened in 1772 on Charlotte Street and Tottenham Street, London. It later became the Scala Theatre that was eventually demolished after a fire in

Old manor house
The Old Manor House in what is now Marylebone Gardens, had been converted into a hunting lodge by Henry VIII and was later used as a boarding school, eventually being demolished in 1791. Date: 1875

Cake House, Hyde Park
In the time of Queen Anne, it was known as the Cheesecake House, Cake House or Minced-pie House and later was called Prices Lodge (later it was Prices Lodge, run by a widow named Frances Price)

Grosvenor House
View of the front of Grosvenor House. Grosvenor House was one of the largest townhouses in London, home of the Grosvenor family (better known as the Dukes of Westminster) for more than a century

Chesterfield House
View of the grand staircase at Chesterfield House, a London townhouse built between 1747 and 1752 by Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, statesman and man of letters

Old White Bear Inn
The yard of the old White Bear Inn, Piccadilly. c1820. An inn called the White Bear is said to have existed in Piccadilly in 1685. It was demolished in 1870. Date: 1875

St James Theatre
The St Jamess Theatre was in King Street, St Jamess, London. It opened in 1835 and was demolished in 1957. Date: 1875

Thatched House Tavern
The Thatched House Tavern appears to have been established in 1704 or 1705, probably in St James Street. This building was demolished in 1814

The old Cock Tavern
The Cock Tavern in Tothill Street, Westminster (demolished in 1871), wence the first stage coach to Oxford set off in the late 17th century. Date: 1875

John Miltons house
A pretty garden-house in Petty France, Westminster. Milton lived there until the Restoration. Later it became No. 19 York Street, belonged to Jeremy Bentham

Old Buildings in Lincoln s-Inn now being demolished (engraving)
1590667 Old Buildings in Lincoln s-Inn now being demolished (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Buildings in Lincoln s-Inn now being demolished)

The Royal Academy, Covent Garden and the British Museum. The Royal Academy founded in 1768 in Somerset House 67, woman with black servant shopping for flowers in Covent Garden market 68

Monument to lawyer Richard Martin in the Temple Church
Monument to lawyer Richard Martin, recorder of London (1570-1618), in the Temple Church. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries

Guild-hall Chapel, rebuilt in 1440, part of the 12th century Guildhall in London. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his

Tombs of Royalist Richard Penderel and poet George Chapman
Tombs of Royalist Richard Penderel (d.1671) and poet George Chapman (1559-1634) in the churchyard of St. Giles in the Fields

The principal or street entrance to Leathersellers Hall, demolished 1799
6340480 The principal or street entrance to Leathersellers Hall, demolished 1799 by Smith, John Thomas (1766-1833); (add.info.: The principal or street entrance to Leathersellers Hall)

The home of George and Florence Blumenthal, fifty East Seventieth Street, New York
5890697 The home of George and Florence Blumenthal, fifty East Seventieth Street, New York, 1920s (b/w photo) by Blumenthal, George (1858-1941); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

View of Leeds, engraved by J. Cousen, before 1827 (engraving)
5917344 View of Leeds, engraved by J. Cousen, before 1827 (engraving) by Cope, Charles West (1811-90) (after); 34.5x22.5 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Abbey House Museum) UK; (add.info)

Vanishing London: Crosby Hall Chambers, Bishopsgate, shortly before demolition, 1891 (engraving)
5216795 Vanishing London: Crosby Hall Chambers, Bishopsgate, shortly before demolition, 1891 (engraving) by English School

Old Newgate Prison, demolished in 1902; Fleet Street, looking west, from Ludgate Circus (b / w photo)
5990596 Old Newgate Prison, demolished in 1902; Fleet Street, looking west, from Ludgate Circus (b/w photo) by English Photographer

A River Landscape with a Medieval Town, 1652 (oil on panel)
5888698 A River Landscape with a Medieval Town, 1652 (oil on panel) by Staveren, Jan Adriansz van (1625-68); 32x45 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; Dutch

Interior of Old Admiralty Court, Doctor Commons (coloured engraving)
606856 Interior of Old Admiralty Court, Doctor Commons (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of Old Admiralty Court, Doctor Commons)

Design for the reconstruction of the north facade and the facade of the Petit Chateau of
XIR233734 Design for the reconstruction of the north facade and the facade of the Petit Chateau of the Chateau de Chantilly, 1875 (pencil & w/c on paper) (b/w photo) by Daumet

Drawing of the remains of Old Newgate (ink on paper)
559652 Drawing of the remains of Old Newgate (ink on paper) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing of the remains of Old Newgate. Original artwork)

The Castle, Warwick (photo)
727540 The Castle, Warwick (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Castle, Warwick)

Vanished London - Kingsgate Street, Holborn (celebrated by Dickens) (colour litho)
733678 Vanished London - Kingsgate Street, Holborn (celebrated by Dickens) (colour litho) by Payne, Arthur Charles (1856-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vanished London - Kingsgate Street)

Lysander orders the walls of Athen to be torn down (engraving)
3647029 Lysander orders the walls of Athen to be torn down (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lysander orders the walls of Athen to be torn down)

President Wilson triggers the spark that sends into the air at almost 6, 000 kilos... (colour litho)
2815587 President Wilson triggers the spark that sends into the air at almost 6, 000 kilos... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sandford Manor House from back garden, 1898 (colour litho)
2794038 Sandford Manor House from back garden, 1898 (colour litho) by Norman, Philip (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sandford Manor House from back garden, 1898)

Garden of No 10 Downing Street, 1888 (colour litho)
2794033 Garden of No 10 Downing Street, 1888 (colour litho) by Norman, Philip (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garden of No 10 Downing Street, 1888)

No 10 Downing Street, 1888 (colour litho)
2794032 No 10 Downing Street, 1888 (colour litho) by Norman, Philip (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: No 10 Downing Street, 1888)

Nell Gwyns Lodging, Drury Lane, February 1881 (colour litho)
2794031 Nell Gwyns Lodging, Drury Lane, February 1881 (colour litho) by Norman, Philip (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nell Gwyns Lodging, Drury Lane, February 1881)

Part of Barnards Inn, Holborn, 1886 (colour litho)
2794025 Part of Barnards Inn, Holborn, 1886 (colour litho) by Norman, Philip (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Part of Barnards Inn, Holborn, 1886)

Hall of Barnards Inn, Holborn, 1886 (colour litho)
2794024 Hall of Barnards Inn, Holborn, 1886 (colour litho) by Norman, Philip (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hall of Barnards Inn, Holborn, 1886)

Staple Inn, Holborn, 1884 (colour litho)
2794023 Staple Inn, Holborn, 1884 (colour litho) by Norman, Philip (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Staple Inn, Holborn, 1884)

No 15 Grays Inn Square from Field Court, 1904 (colour litho)
2794022 No 15 Grays Inn Square from Field Court, 1904 (colour litho) by Norman, Philip (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: No 15 Grays Inn Square from Field Court, 1904)

Temple Bar, 1876 (colour litho)
2794019 Temple Bar, 1876 (colour litho) by Norman, Philip (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Temple Bar, 1876. Illustration for London Vanished and Vanishing painted)

No 10 Nevills Court, Fetter Lane, 1891 (colour litho)
2794016 No 10 Nevills Court, Fetter Lane, 1891 (colour litho) by Norman, Philip (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: No 10 Nevills Court, Fetter Lane, 1891)

Leather Lane, looking South towards Holborn, 1897 (colour litho)
2794012 Leather Lane, looking South towards Holborn, 1897 (colour litho) by Norman, Philip (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leather Lane, looking South towards Holborn, 1897)

Crypt of Sir John de Pulteneys Mansion, Laurence Poultney Hill, 1894 (colour litho)
2794005 Crypt of Sir John de Pulteneys Mansion, Laurence Poultney Hill, 1894 (colour litho) by Norman, Philip (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crypt of Sir John de Pulteneys Mansion)

Mediaeval Arches, Ireland Yard, Blackfriars, 1900 (colour litho)
2794000 Mediaeval Arches, Ireland Yard, Blackfriars, 1900 (colour litho) by Norman, Philip (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mediaeval Arches, Ireland Yard, Blackfriars, 1900)

George Inn, Southwark, 1885 (colour litho)
2793978 George Inn, Southwark, 1885 (colour litho) by Norman, Philip (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Inn, Southwark, 1885)

Interior of the Governors Apartment, Newgate (pencil & w / c on paper)
2832176 Interior of the Governors Apartment, Newgate (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Wine Street Pump and demolition of houses nearby (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831829 Wine Street Pump and demolition of houses nearby (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Demolition of 51 and 52 Wine Street, 1823 (pencil on paper)
2831823 Demolition of 51 and 52 Wine Street, 1823 (pencil on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Arches found behind Baldwin Street, 1823 (w / c & ink on paper)
2831712 Arches found behind Baldwin Street, 1823 (w/c & ink on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Corfe Castle, Dorset (b / w photo)
3094911 Corfe Castle, Dorset (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corfe Castle, Dorset. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

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"From London's City Gates to the Tinsley Cooling Towers: Tales Landmarks" Step into a world of destruction and rebirth as we embark on a journey through demolished landmarks that have shaped history. (Search And Destroy) In the heart of London, witness the remnants of resilience after the Blitz ravaged its streets. An ambulance at Ladywell, Lewisham stands as a testament to bravery amidst chaos during World War II. (London / City Gates) Once guarding this vibrant city, the ancient gates now lay in ruins. Their crumbling walls whisper stories of bygone eras and forgotten secrets. (Tinsley cooling towers, Sheffield) The towering giants once dominated Sheffield's skyline but were brought down with precision in a spectacular demolition. Witness their majestic fall and marvel at human ingenuity. (New Brighton Tower, Wallasey, Cheshire, c1898-c1921) Rising high above Cheshire's landscape stood New Brighton Tower - an architectural masterpiece lost to time. Its absence leaves behind echoes of joyous laughter and breathtaking views. (Imperial Hotel, Tokyo) Amidst Tokyo's bustling streets lies the memory of Imperial Hotel - a symbol of elegance reduced to rubble by forces beyond our control. Yet from its ashes emerged new beginnings and hope for tomorrow. (Blitz in London -- ambulance at Ladywell, Lewisham, WW2) Amidst the chaos caused by war came tales of heroism etched forever within these battered walls. The scars left behind remind us never to forget those who sacrificed everything for our freedom. (Painted Murals And Frescoes Inside A Room At The Ancient Roman Ruins At Herculaneum (Ercolano), Campania, Italy) Step back in time within Herculaneum's ancient ruins where painted murals and frescoes adorned rooms long ago destroyed by Mount Vesuvius' wrath. These fragments offer glimpses into a lost world frozen in time.