Levelled Collection

Swansea, South Wales, picture taken after the World War Two had ended. Picture shows how the city has started to rebuild itself after the bombings of 1941. The Swansea Three Nights Blitz

The tip at the old Prince of Wales colliery at Abercarn is being leveled to make an industrial estate. August 1968

A Christmas Story (engraving)
1100550 A Christmas Story (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Christmas Story)

Fiji: Fire Walkers of Beqa Island (b / w photo)
5992104 Fiji: Fire Walkers of Beqa Island (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fire Walkers of Beqa Island)

Amateur Photographers in China (engraving)
1602927 Amateur Photographers in China (engraving) by Ross-Lewin, Rev. Robert (fl.1877); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amateur Photographers in China)

Lord Street, South Castle Street rebuild sites, with Paradise Street rebuild site in the background. Liverpool, Merseyside in September 1952. Picture shows The Victoria Monment in the foreground

Levelling of the Chaillot Hill for the building of Roi de Rome place in 1812-13
XIR164732 Levelling of the Chaillot Hill for the building of Roi de Rome place in 1812-13 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Whitechapel Mount, 1801
Engraving showing the Whitechapel Mount, a small hill which was levelled by the Corporation of London, in 1807-8, in order to make way for more housing

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A new beginning in Swansea, South Wales: The old Prince of Wales colliery at Abercarn is being levelled, paving the way for a post-WWII transformation. Reminiscent of "A Christmas Story" where the old lamppost was leveled for a new one, this image captures the spirit of renewal. Elsewhere, the Fire Walkers of Beqa Island in Fiji defy the ashes, while amateur photographers in China document their world in black and white. In Liverpool, the rebuild sites of Lord Street, South Castle Street, and Paradise Street rise, mirroring the aftermath of the Great Volcanic Eruption in New Zealand's II. The levelling of Chaillot Hill for the building of Roi de Rome place in 1812-13 and the dredging of land for gold mining in Whitechapel Mount, 1801, are testament to humanity's relentless pursuit of progress.