Gutter Collection (#2)

Sad Sloppy Weather, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190131 Sad Sloppy Weather, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English

Section through Suburban House (litho)
3650890 Section through Suburban House (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Section through Suburban House)

Red Windows
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA. Jutta Kerber

Rabbit Pelt Peddler, 1737. Creator: Caylus, Anne-Claude-Philippe de
Rabbit Pelt Peddler, 1737

Cross Paris Street - 1815
An elegantly dressed Parisienne raises her skirts as she crosses a Paris street with its flowing gutter Date: circa 1815

View of Issy (A Street in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Seine), 1820-74

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China, Jiangsu, Qidong, Qingming Festival when Chinese people honour their ancestors and deceased family members by visiting their graves or burial grounds to make offerings of fake bank notes

Parochialstrasse in Berlin, 1831. Creator: Johann Philipp Eduard Gartner
Parochialstrasse in Berlin, 1831

Wentworth Street, Whitechapel, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Wentworth Street, Whitechapel, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Corner of Chase Side and Chase Green Avenue, c. 1890 b / w photo)
3086737 Corner of Chase Side and Chase Green Avenue, c.1890 b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shop in foreground has signs)

A gutter toy merchant, New York City, 1903 (b / w photo)
867598 A gutter toy merchant, New York City, 1903 (b/w photo) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Monmouth Street, Soho, an illustration by G. Cruikshank for Dickens Sketches by Boz. (1938). Scene in Victorian London, with children playing in the gutter

Children drawing water from the Aldgate pump, London, August 1908. One boy pumps while the other holds a cup under the water outlet. To the left is a street fire alarm, with a bank behind

Germany (1848). The Frankfurt Parliament convened in Frankfurts Paulskirche. Debate in the Assembly of Frankfurt 16 September 1848

Hic Jacet - Here Lies - drunken man collapsed in gutter
(hic!) jacet (translated from the Latin: " Here Lies" ) - a drunken Londoner collapsed in gutter, his umbrella and hat discarded onto the street in his stupor. Date: circa 1890s

Erithacus rubecula, European Robin in gutter

Herring Gull chick standin in gutter

Excavations grounds Assumptionists Old street
Excavations on the grounds of the Assumptionists Old street gutter 1900, Jerusalem, Israel

Bourke Street, Melbourne, Australia On A Saturday Night In The 19Th Century. From The Worlds Inhabitants By G. T
Bourke Street, Melbourne, Australia On A Saturday Night In The 19Th Century. From The Worlds Inhabitants By G.T. Bettany Published 1888

Low Angle View Of Red And Yellow Painted Buildings; Stockholm, Sweden

Walls And Details Ii, New Mexico, Details Of Colorful Wooden Doorway And Wall

Delivery of paper for newsprint, Fleet Street, London
Delivery of large rolls of paper for newsprint outside The Sun premises in Fleet Street, London. Date: circa 1970s

Cartoon, Enigma, WW1
Cartoon, Enigma. A French soldier says he doesn t understand it -- hes drunk nothing but Pinard (cheap wine or plonk) since the war started, and now hes got water on the knee! Date: 1916

Two children on pavement, Balham, SW London
Two children, a boy and a girl, sitting and lying on the pavement on a street in Balham, SW London. The boy is holding a shovel, and they are both rather dirty. Date: circa 1961

Group of children sittiing on kerb, Balham, SW London
A group of children sitting on the kerb in a Balham street, SW London, playing with a battered old suitcase. Date: circa 1961

Little boy crying in Balham, SW London
A little boy sitting on the kerb and crying on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Littlecote, Petworth - October 1938
View of Littlecote House. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N17502A

Side wall of building with air vent, window & sign
Side wall of old building with colonial stonework & brick character. Window & large air vent & street parking sign

A street in the Kasbah, Algiers
Looking down a street in the Kasbah, Algiers, Algeria. Some of the upper levels of the houses have ornate bird houses. The European influence in the city is clearly marked by the ironwork lamp (left)

Harem Pants 1910
Exotic eastern style: high waisted Turkish trousers / harem pants, decollete blouse, bolero, fish-net stockings, Louis heel shoes & a turban with aigrette

Wentworth Street, Whitechapel, London, 1872. A scene depicting life in the poor Jewish quarter of the city. From London: A Pilgrimage by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Dore. (London, 1872)

Horse-drawn surrey, USA
Horse-drawn surrey-style carriage, with a pair of black horses, North America. Date: circa 1910

Toddler playing with car tyre, Balham, SW London
A toddler playing with a car tyre (attached to a parked car) in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Scouts and cubs, Bob A Job Week, Ghana, West Africa
Scouts and cubs taking part in Bob A Job Week, Accra, Ghana, West Africa. Seen here cleaning gutters and streets

Street scene near St Pauls Cathedral, London. Date: 20th century

Destructive force of flying bomb by G. H. Davis
Blast -- the main destructive force of the flying bomb in use during the Second World War. How and why it creates widespread damage

Street Music: a gutter-ball 1896
An organ grinder finds an appreciative audience of dancing street children. Date: 1896

Ramshackle cottage and courtyard, Scotland
A ramshackle cottage and courtyard, Scotland

Street scene with damaged car
Street scene with people gathered round a damaged car. Water from the broken radiator appears to be running into the gutter

CHICAGO: CHILDREN, 1941. Children playing in a flooded gutter on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Photograph by Russell Lee, 1941

Tiled roof, clogged guttering, orange lichen growth on tiles

Guttering on the side of a house roof

Church Lane near St. Martins in the Fields London, 1828 (lithograph)
XJF863001 Church Lane near St. Martins in the Fields London, 1828 (lithograph) by Scharf, George the Elder (1788-1860); Private Collection; (add.info)

Salisbury, c. 1870 (w / c)
BAL66916 Salisbury, c.1870 (w/c) by Rayner, Louise Ingram (1832-1924); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

A London Street on a Rainy Day, in the days of Queen Elizabeth, illustration
XJF488945 A London Street on a Rainy Day, in the days of Queen Elizabeth, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England by John Cassell, published 1857 (engraving) by English School

Monmouth Street, illustration from Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens, 1836
XJF394283 Monmouth Street, illustration from Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens, 1836 (litho) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Gossips (w / c on paper)
XPG379874 The Gossips (w/c on paper) by Langley, Walter (1852-1922); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Long icicles on a building

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"Gutter: A Timeless Connection to History and Everyday Life" From the Sunday Sport's outrageous claim of a World War Two bomber found on the moon to the sinking of SMS Bayern after being scuttled in Scapa Flow during WW1, the gutter has witnessed it all. In the bustling streets of London's East End, four boys find solace in their childhood games, playing marbles in the very same gutter that carries stories from generations past. Meanwhile, an industrious DIY mechanic fixes cars in Eccles, Manchester, relying on his skills and resourcefulness. The September 1964 cover design of Do it Yourself magazine showcases how even mundane tasks like maintaining they can be transformed into artistry. An inventory reveals a list of materials needed for this essential task - a reminder that sometimes we must look down to keep things running smoothly. A young girl finds comfort sitting on a kerb along Foxhill Road in Eccles as she contemplates her own place within history. She is unaware that Germany's Frankfurt Parliament convened back in 1848 or that Duke Street once stood proudly as part of West Smithfield in 1807. Fleet Street witnesses yet another delivery of paper for newsprint – ink-stained hands ensuring stories reach eager readers while cartoonists capture moments like Enigma during WW1 with their witty illustrations. Through these glimpses into different eras and places connected by gutters, we are reminded that they serve as conduits not only for rainwater but also for narratives both grand and ordinary. The gutter becomes a symbol bridging worlds – from sensational headlines to everyday life – reminding us all that history flows through its humble channels.