Destroyed Collection (#11)

Interior at Hornby Castle, Yorkshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006)
CLF311784 Interior at Hornby Castle, Yorkshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Drayton Manor, seen from the south, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006)
CLF311759 Drayton Manor, seen from the south, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The library, Drayton Manor, Staffordshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006)
CLF311757 The library, Drayton Manor, Staffordshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Conservatory, Drayton Manor, Staffordshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006)
CLF311756 The Conservatory, Drayton Manor, Staffordshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The south front, Combe Abbey, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo)
CLF311747 The south front, Combe Abbey, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Clouds, seen from the east, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo)
CLF311736 Clouds, seen from the east, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Beaupre Hall, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo)
CLF311716 Beaupre Hall, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The stable wing of the forecourt at Seaton Delaval, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327786 The stable wing of the forecourt at Seaton Delaval, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The surviving cyclopean gateway, Eastbury Park, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327757 The surviving cyclopean gateway, Eastbury Park, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Garboldisham Old Hall, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo)
CLF311779 Garboldisham Old Hall, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The saloon at Wingerworth Hall, Derbyshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006)
CLF311872 The saloon at Wingerworth Hall, Derbyshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The staircase at Wingerworth Hall, Derbyshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006)
CLF311871 The staircase at Wingerworth Hall, Derbyshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The screens at Marks Hall, Essex, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo)
CLF311828 The screens at Marks Hall, Essex, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Newnham Paddox, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo)
CLF311821 Newnham Paddox, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The dining room, Newton Ferrers, Cornwall, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006)
CLF311819 The dining room, Newton Ferrers, Cornwall, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The portico of Weald Hall, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo)
CLF311876 The portico of Weald Hall, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Great Hall at Weald Hall, Essex, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006)
CLF311875 The Great Hall at Weald Hall, Essex, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The saloon at Weald Hall, Essex, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo)
CLF311874 The saloon at Weald Hall, Essex, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Trentham Hall, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo)
CLF311887 Trentham Hall, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The staircase at Wolseley Hall, Staffordshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006)
CLF311870 The staircase at Wolseley Hall, Staffordshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Coleshill House, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo)
CLF311741 Coleshill House, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Interior at Bayons Manor, Lincolnshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006)
CLF311710 Interior at Bayons Manor, Lincolnshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Worsley Hall, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo)
CLF311869 Worsley Hall, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Old Cab at All Saints, Manchester, 1911 (oil on canvas)
2635021 Old Cab at All Saints, Manchester, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Valette, Adolphe (1876-1942); 116x155 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Protestant church, built in 1238 as a three-nave Romanesque basilica with a west tower
architectural photograph, architectural view, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, basilicas, basilika, belfry, bell tower, bell towers, bell-tower, building, buildings, bust, castell

Destruction of a Germanic village by Roman troops, depicted at the Victory Column of Marcus Aurelius at Rome, Italy
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, accurate, against white background, altertum, ancient civilizations, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archive, attraction, attractions, background light

Historical illustration of the 1893 uprising in Sicily. Destruction of the tax office in Monreale, Italy, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, art print, art prints, black, black-and-white, black-white, bust, character, children, copy, damage, damages, defective, depiction, depictions, destroy

Vestigia Thermarum Diocletiani Ani Hodie Templem S. Mary Angelor, remains of the Baths of Diocletian
17th-century, ani, antica, aquaeductus, aqueducts, attraction, attractions, black, black-and-white, black-white, bridge, bridges, bust, central italy, contemporary, corrupted, damage, damages

The Viktoriahaus, a prestigious residential and commercial building commissioned by the Royal Saxon Court Jeweller
1939-1945, accurate, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, business building, business house, bust, commercial building, commercial buildings, contemporary, corrupted, damage

Facade of the historic Pellerhaus in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, 1891, destroyed in World War 2, Historic
1939-1945, 2 people, accurate, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, building facade, buildings, bust, contemporary, corrupted, damage, damages, defective, depiction, depictions

Inner courtyard of the historic Pellerhaus in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, destroyed in World War 2, Historic
1939-1945, accurate, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, bust, contemporary, corrupted, court, courtyards, damage, damages, defective, depiction, depictions, deserted

A Spate in the Highlands, 1866 (oil on canvas)
MAN90587 A Spate in the Highlands, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Graham, Peter (1836-1921); 120x176.8 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: by Peter Graham); © Manchester Art Gallery

Toppings Wharf Fire, 1843 (litho)
GHL6087 Toppings Wharf Fire, 1843 (litho) by Sexton, F. (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Telegraph and St. Olave's Church;)

Barthlemy Thimonnier (1793-1857) French inventor, 1907 (print)
539307 Barthlemy Thimonnier (1793-1857) French inventor, 1907 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Patented first sewing machine to be put into practical use, Paris, 1830)

de Havilland Canada DHC-8-202 N8200L
United States Air Force - de Havilland Canada DHC-8-202 N8200L (msn 455), owned by Dynamic Aviation and operated by US Special Operations Command

Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A G-PBYA Miss Pick Up (msn CV-283), seen flying in the colours of Canadian Vickers OA-10A Catalina 44-33915

Antonov An-2T F-AZHB (msn 17347309). Destroyed on 15 June 2008 following a forced landing due to engine failure). Date: circa 1998

Antonov An-2T F-AZHM (msn 17347311). Date: circa 1998

Fouga CM. 170 Magister F-GKYE
Fouga CM.170 Magister F-GKYE (msn 201) of Patrouille Crystaline aerobatic formation team. This aircraft was destroyed in a mid-air collission with F-GKYD

Douglas AD-4N Skyraider F-AZDP (MSN 7452, ex 124146). Involved in a mid-air collision with P-51D 44-72218 at Duxford on 10July 2011. Landed safely with missing wing segment, but P-51D was destroyed

Grumman S-2H Tracker N52345A - 136404 (MSN 313). (Destroyed on 3 May 2007, when it collided with power lines and terrain during a forced landing near Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station (NKT)

General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon FA128
Force aerienne belge - General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon FA128 (msn 6H-128, ex 89-0006), at Base aerienne 112 Reims-Champagne on 14 September 1997

Destruction of Peter Schoffer's printing workshop during the attack on Mainz by the soldiers of Adolph II of
3647336 Destruction of Peter Schoffer's printing workshop during the attack on Mainz by the soldiers of Adolph II of Nassau, 1462 (engraving) by Vogel

Royal Exchange, London, England
6317614 Royal Exchange, London, England by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Royal Exchange, London, England, 19th century. This building was destroyed by fire in 1838)

The West Front, Marchelepot Church (gouache on paper)
LMG209078 The West Front, Marchelepot Church (gouache on paper) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945); 26.8x53.3 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K

Turkish fort destroyed by Allied naval bombardment during the Dardanelles Campaign, World War I, 1915 (litho)
6000300 Turkish fort destroyed by Allied naval bombardment during the Dardanelles Campaign, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Damblans

St Pauls and the Aftermath of the Battle of Britain, September 1940 (b / w photo)
1763710 St Pauls and the Aftermath of the Battle of Britain, September 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England)

Explosion of a steam engine on a farm (colour litho)
3097414 Explosion of a steam engine on a farm (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Explosion of a steam engine on a farm, killing three and injuring seven)

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From Hogarth's Gin Lane to the demolished Tinsley cooling towers, destruction has left its mark throughout history. The haunting image of Newcastle Bridge in ruins takes us back to a time long gone, while The Redoutable at Trafalgar reminds us of the fierce battles fought on treacherous seas. As we gaze upon The Sinking of the Bismarck, we witness the power and devastation that war brings. But not all destruction is intentional; sometimes it is necessary for progress. The demolition of the iconic Tinsley cooling towers in Sheffield symbolizes a changing landscape and evolving times. Similarly, when flames engulfed Alexandria Library, centuries worth of knowledge turned into ashes. In contrast, destruction can also be an act of conquest or revenge. The King of Ashantis Palace at Kumasi met its demise in 1874 as colonial powers sought dominance over African territories. Likewise, Canterbury Cathedral Library suffered damage during WW2's Baedeker Blitz—a tragic loss for literature enthusiasts. Yet amidst chaos and ruin, resilience emerges. Just like the rebuilt Eddystone Lighthouse after its collapse in 1698 stood tall once again, humanity finds ways to rise from ashes and rebuild what was lost. And finally, there are those who bear witness to fictional destruction—The War of the Worlds transports us into a world where alien invasion threatens our very existence. Meanwhile, aboard Cutty Sark Clipper shipwrecked dreams lie shattered but serve as a reminder that even broken pieces hold stories within them. Whether caused by nature or human hands, destroyed landmarks carry tales untold—reminders that nothing lasts forever.