Entrance Collection (#2)

Old Entrance of Porta Delgada - St. Michaels, The Azores, Portugal. Date: circa 1910s

Durham Cathedral door knocker a98_05177
DURHAM CATHEDRAL, Durham. The famous Sanctuary door knocker on the north door of Durham Cathedral. The north door dates from 1140. Photographed by Eric de Mare between 1945 and 1980

Housesteads Roman Fort J000117
HADRIANs WALL: HOUSESTEADS ROMAN FORT (VERCOVICIUM), Northumberland. Reconstruction drawing of the North Gate in the 2nd century AD by Philip Corke

Birdoswald Roman Fort J050054
HADRIANs WALL: BIRDOSWALD ROMAN FORT, Cumbria. Reconstruction drawing by Philip Corke of the main West gate in the mid 3rd century AD

Mint Street Workhouse, Southwark, south London
View of the entrance (right of centre) to the St Saviours Union workhouse on Mint Street, Southwark, south London. Passers-by include a man carrying a small child

Driffield Union workhouse, East Yorkshire
The entrance to the union workhouse (or Poor Law Institution) on Bridlington Road, Driffield, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Two inmates can be seen on the left, sitting on a bench

Withington Hospital, Manchester
Entrance to Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, Manchester, opened in 1855 as Chorlton Union workhouse. A horse and carriage stands outside the gates

Staffordshire County Asylum, Cheddleton, near Leek
The Staffordshire County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1898 on Cheadle Road, Cheddleton, near Leek

Exminster Asylum, Devon
The administrative building of the Exminster Asylum, opened in 1845 as the Devon County Lunatic Asylum. It was later known as the Devon County Mental Hospital, then as Exminster Hospital

Barming Asylum, Maidstone, Kent
The main building of Barming Asylum located on Hermitage Lane, Barming Heath, Maidstone, Kent, opened in around 1833. Also known as the Kent County Lunatic Asylum, then renamed Oakwood Hospital

Wreck of the SS Chusan, Ardrossan, 1874
Engraving showing the wreck of the paddle-steamer Chusan near the entrance to Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, 1874

St. Michaels Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Bloomingdales, New York, USA

Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Assos, Kefalonia (Cephalonia), Greece, Europe

Euston Arch, London CC97_01007
EUSTON ARCH, London. View of the arch at Euston Station with horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground

View from Waterloo Station a062059
WATERLOO STATION, London. Looking from an arch shaped gateway at Waterloo Station across the Thames towards Big Ben clock tower and the Houses of Parliament. John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972

Chiswick House K010138
CHISWICK HOUSE, London. View looking up the entrance right hand steps towards the portico

Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire K991565
UPPER SLAUGHTER, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire. Detail of a wall mounted post box and wooden gate

Kings College, Cambridge K991393
KINGS COLLEGE, Kings Parade, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. View of the front gate with post box to the right

Windsor Castle K011600
WINDSOR CASTLE, Berkshire. A misty sunrise view of the Round Tower, built 1170

Eltham Palace J990131
ELTHAM PALACE, London. Interior view through the double doors from the Dining Room to the Entrance Hall

Housesteads Roman Fort J000113
HADRIANs WALL: HOUSESTEADS ROMAN FORT (VERCOVICIUM), Northumberland. A reconstruction drawing of the east gate (porta praetoria) by Philip Corke. hadrian

Exterior view of the entrance to Villa Park football stadium, home to Aston Villa Football Club. 1st August 1969

Integrity retiring from Office!, 1801
Integrity retiring from Office!, Pub. 1801 (hand coloured engraving)

Mayo College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, a boys independent boarding school founded in 1875. Date: circa 1910s

St Bartholomews Hospital, Henry VIII Gate 1886
St Bartholomews Hospital, Henry VIII Gate, completed in 1702

Trinity College of Music, Mandeville Place, London. Date: circa 1922

Lewisham Military Hospital, High Street, Lewisham
Lewisham Military Hospital operated during the First World War in the premises of the Lewisham Union workhouse. A large sign bearing the red cross symbol stands over the entrance. Date: Date unknown

Palanok Castle or Mukachevo Castle
Antique illustration engraving of a Palanok Castle or Mukachevo Castle

Duomo di Amalfi cathedral facade with bell tower, Amalfi, Italy
Duomo di Amalfi cathedral facade in Romanesque, Byzantine and Arabic styles with bell tower, Amalfi, Italy, a UNESCO Heritage site

Movie Theater Marquee
A huge crowd gathers outside the Warner Brothers theater on Wiltshire Boulevard in Los Angeles for a film premiere, 1930s. The marquee reads in part Premiere of Premieres; Grand Opening Tonight

Aleppo, Syria - The Citadel - Gatehouse and Entrance. Date: circa 1930s

The Church of San Juan Bautista, founded in 1797, San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

Natural History Museum, London
The impressive front of the Natural History Museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse - built and opened in 1888 - the Central Towers and Main Entrance

Universal Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, North America

Beautiful Sevillan patio, Triana district, Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Attarine Madrasah, Fez, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Swindon Works Tunnel Entrance, 1935
A sea of men can be seen leaving the Works, probably at lunchtime. This was the main entrance tunnel for the Works. The doors were promptly closed after each call for work

Four boys in a street in the East End of London
Four boys walking along a street in the East End of London, passing the premises of the East End News. Two of them have bare feet. Two are wearing hoods, though it doesn t appear to be raining

Whipps Cross Hospital, Essex
Entrance to Whipps Cross Hospital, Leytonstone, Essex. Several patients can be see in beds on the open balconies. The hospital was opened in 1903 by the West Ham Union for the sick poor in the area

ASC Barracks, Grove Park, Lewisham
Entrance to the ASC (Army Service Corps) Barracks on Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lewisham, south east London. Two officers and a large dog stand at the entrance

East End Doss House, London
Exterior of a lodging house or doss house in the East End of London, probably Whitechapel. A man and a boy stand outside. A sign above the door reads BEDS 4d. Per Night FOR SINGLE MEN ONLY

Char Bangla Temple, Baranagore, West Bengal, India
Detail of carvings above the main entrance to one of the four Shiva (Siva) Mandirs at the Char Bangla Temple, built in the 18th century in Baranagore, West Bengal, India

Essex County Asylum, Brentwood, Essex
The Essex County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1853 at Warley Hill, Brentwood, Essex. It later became Brentwood Mental Hospital and then Warley Hospital

Union Workhouse, Bagthorpe, Nottingham
Front entrance of the Nottingham Union Workhouse at Bagthorpe, Nottingham, with staff seated outside

Yankee Stadium - New York
A view of the extreior Indiana limestone facade and main entrance of the original Yankee Stadium in The Bronx in New York City

India Amritsar
Entrance to the Golden Temple

The Jordanian flag in front of Al Deir (the Monastery) at sunset, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

The Guggenheim, designed by architect Frank Gehry, and giant spider sculpture by Louise Bourgeois, Bilbao, Basque country, Spain, Europe

Drivers eye view of Circle line train entering tube station, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Russia, St Petersburg. Main entrance to the Saint Hermitage Museum or Winter Palace

The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, USA

The vermillion coloured floating torii gate (O-Torii) (Grand Gate) of the Shinto shrine, Itsukushima (Itsuku-shima) shrine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Miyajima, Hiroshima area, island of Honshu

Reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate, entrance to archaeological site, Babylon, Mesopotamia, Iraq, Middle East

Abbesses Metro station, Paris, France, Europe

Black faced sheep looking through gate on the Cotswold Way, Stanway village, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dry stone wall, gate and stone cottages, Snowshill village, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Zennor, near St. Ives, Cornwall, England, UK, Europe

Double bass propped against a wall, Cienfuegos, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

India / Amritsar / Temple
Amritsar: the Golden Temple, gateway and entrance

Mycenae - the Lion Gate
The Lion Gate at Mycenae. This early citadel was extensively excavated in the mid 19th century by Schliemann, who dug the Royal shaft graves, finding many treasures

Regents Canal / Limehouse
Regents Canal (Grand Union), entrance at Limehouse

Grand Entrance to the Great Exhibition of 1851
The Great Exhibition of All Nations in Hyde Park, London - view of the Grand Entrance to the Crystal Palace, with people milling around

Entrance to Castle grounds, Dudley, West Midlands, with a statue of William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley, on the right. Date: 1905

The entrance to Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, early 20th century

King Henrys Gate - St Bartholomews Hospital, London
St Bartholomews Hospital, Henry VIII Gate, completed in 1702

Soho, London - rear entrance of NCP, Peter Street W1
Soho, London - two people relaxing outside the rear entrance of the NCP car park, Peter Street W1. 1973

Soho, London - 29 Romilly Street W1 - Kettners Restaurant (opened 1867, closed January 2016). Photographed at night. 1973

Southend / Essex 1930S
Southend-on-Sea, Essex: Pier entrance and Pavilion Date: 1930s

Entrance to the Khan el-Khalili souk in Cairo, in the 19th century, from El
KW478317 Entrance to the Khan el-Khalili souk in Cairo, in the 19th century, from El Mundo Ilustrado, published Barcelona, 1880 (litho) by European School

Public Library, New York City, United States of America, North America

The Pantheon and Piazza della Rotonda at night, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Adult puffin and puffling at entrance to burrow, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Fowey / Cornwall 1910
Fowey, Cornwall: entrance to the harbour Date: circa 1910

St. Johns - Newfoundland - Iceberg off the Narrows
An Unwelcome Visitor off the Narrows, St. Johns - a huge and rather ominous iceberg at the entrance to the entrance from the sea toward St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador. Date: circa 1910s

Picton Castle, near Haverfordwest, South Wales
General view of Picton Castle, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The castle dates from the late 13th century

Main Office Entrance, Port Sunlight. Port Sunlight is a garden village which was founded in 1888 by Lever to house his soap factory workers

View over El Khazneh (the Treasury), Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

View from a seaplane cockpit of man swimming, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

Vondelpark, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Furness Abbey J930339
FURNESS ABBEY, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria. The vaulted vestibule leading to the Chapter House

Quaid-i-Azam (Quaid-e-Azam), Tomb of Mohammed Ali Jinnah (1876-1948), Karachi, Pakistan

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"Journey through Time: Captivating Entrances from Around the World" Step back in time to 1906 as you enter the historic Tottenham Hotspur football ground, where legends were born and dreams came alive. The grandeur of The Royal London Hospital's main entrance in Whitechapel welcomes all with open arms, a gateway to healing and compassion. Embark on an extraordinary pilgrimage along El Camino de Santiago de Compostela, where every entrance leads to spiritual enlightenment and self-discovery. Immerse yourself in the vibrant music scene of Liverpool at The Cavern Club's entrance on Matthew Street, echoing with echoes of legendary performances that shaped rock 'n' roll history. Hoover Tower stands tall near Stanford University's Main Quad, its majestic entrance symbolizing knowledge and innovation within the bustling San Francisco Bay Area. Dublin's Brazen Head pub beckons visitors into its ancient walls since 1198 AD, offering a warm embrace amidst Europe's oldest licensed establishment – a true testament to Irish hospitality. Transport yourself to Harlem during the 1930s as you catch a glimpse of the iconic Cotton Club's entrance; step inside for an unforgettable night filled with jazz rhythms and boundless energy. Discover Tintagel Castle's mystical allure as you pass through its ancient doorway perched upon Cornwall cliffs—a portal connecting past legends with present-day wonderment. St Pancras Old Church invites contemplation within its serene surroundings—a tranquil refuge nestled amid London’s bustling streets—where history whispers secrets only it knows. Travel back in time to Claridge’s Hotel in the 1940s—an elegant haven where glamorous entrances set against war-torn skies offered respite from life’s uncertainties for many weary souls. Knock on Durham Cathedral’s magnificent door knocker—the guardian of centuries-old traditions—and be transported into a world where faith, artistry, and architectural marvels intertwine.