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Railings Collection (page 8)

"From Waves at Porthcawl to Main Street in Campbeltown

Background imageRailings Collection: Amble Pier at the mouth of the River Coquet, Amble, Northumberland, England

Amble Pier at the mouth of the River Coquet, Amble, Northumberland, England

Background imageRailings Collection: Trummelbach falls, Lauterbrunnen, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland

Trummelbach falls, Lauterbrunnen, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland

Background imageRailings Collection: Trillium Lake, Mount Hood State Park, Government Camp, Oregon, USA

Trillium Lake, Mount Hood State Park, Government Camp, Oregon, USA

Background imageRailings Collection: USA, New York, Manhattan, Midtown, Staircase

USA, New York, Manhattan, Midtown, Staircase

Background imageRailings Collection: Railings and steps on a small bridge, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Railings and steps on a small bridge, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Background imageRailings Collection: Europe, Italy, Piedmont. Detail of the enclosure of the Royal palace of Turin

Europe, Italy, Piedmont. Detail of the enclosure of the Royal palace of Turin

Background imageRailings Collection: Pier of Lake Trasimeno at dusk, Perugia, Umbria, Italy

Pier of Lake Trasimeno at dusk, Perugia, Umbria, Italy

Background imageRailings Collection: Dried fish hanging on street railing, Des Voeux Road West, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, China

Dried fish hanging on street railing, Des Voeux Road West, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, China

Background imageRailings Collection: Hilly Fields, Harborne, south-west Birmingham

Hilly Fields, Harborne, south-west Birmingham Date: circa 1908

Background imageRailings Collection: Booking Hall, Croydon Aerodrome Continental Airport, Surrey

Booking Hall, Croydon Aerodrome Continental Airport, Surrey
Entrance and Booking Hall, Croydon Aerodrome Continental Airport, Surrey Date: 1922

Background imageRailings Collection: Children's Corner, Central Gardens, Bournemouth

Children's Corner, Central Gardens, Bournemouth. Date: 1945

Background imageRailings Collection: Denton Gardens, Worthing, Sussex

Denton Gardens, Worthing, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageRailings Collection: Birthplace of Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Birthplace of Charles Dickens, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageRailings Collection: Knightwood Oak, New Forest, Hampshire

Knightwood Oak, New Forest, Hampshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageRailings Collection: Priory Row, Coventry, Warwickshire

Priory Row, Coventry, Warwickshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageRailings Collection: Coventry Cathedral (old), Warwickshire

Coventry Cathedral (old), Warwickshire, viewed from the east - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageRailings Collection: West Promenade, Colwyn Bay, Clwyd, North Wales

West Promenade, Colwyn Bay, Clwyd, North Wales - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageRailings Collection: Tomb of the Black Prince, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent

Tomb of the Black Prince, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageRailings Collection: Prince William's Statue, Brixham, Devon

Prince William's Statue, Brixham, Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageRailings Collection: West Parade, Bognor Regis, Sussex

West Parade, Bognor Regis, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageRailings Collection: Rough sea at Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex

Rough sea at Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageRailings Collection: Gateway of ruined Castle, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland Date: 1930s

Gateway of ruined Castle, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland Date: 1930s

Background imageRailings Collection: Ruins of the Castle, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, showing the sea wall Date: 1930s

Ruins of the Castle, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, showing the sea wall Date: 1930s

Background imageRailings Collection: The Castle, viewed from the SE, with the Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland Date: 1930s

The Castle, viewed from the SE, with the Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland Date: 1930s

Background imageRailings Collection: The Water Tower, Croydon, Surrey

The Water Tower, Croydon, Surrey Date: 1914

Background imageRailings Collection: Cartoon, Out in the Cold, Gladstone and Harcourt

Cartoon, Out in the Cold, Gladstone and Harcourt
Political cartoon, Out in the Cold, Gladstone and Harcourt Date: 1891

Background imageRailings Collection: Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Date: circa 1910

Background imageRailings Collection: Statue of Sir Titus Salt, Bradford, Yorkshire

Statue of Sir Titus Salt, Bradford, Yorkshire Date: 1877

Background imageRailings Collection: Old Cumberland Street

Old Cumberland Street
This etching of Old Cumberland Street, in Sydney, features a woman standing on a set to the right, between iron railings. Date: circa 1917

Background imageRailings Collection: Advert, Save Paper, Ford Motor Company WW2

Advert, Save Paper, Ford Motor Company WW2
Advert, Save Paper, Ford Motor Company, WW2 - call for wartime paper recycling. Date: 1942

Background imageRailings Collection: USA Marine Detachment, Paris Exhibition of 1889

USA Marine Detachment, Paris Exhibition of 1889
USA Marine Detachment at the Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Background imageRailings Collection: A fine townhouse on Angell Road, Brixton

A fine townhouse on Angell Road, Brixton - Angell Town was an estate of houses for the wealthy laid out in the 1850's and 1860's with Wiltshire Road its main axis. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRailings Collection: Highgate Cemetery and St Michael's Church, North London

Highgate Cemetery and St Michael's Church, North London
View of Highgate Cemetery, North London, with St Michael's Church in the background. Engraving in the Illustrated News of the World. Date: 1859

Background imageRailings Collection: Teachers distributing milk to children, Woolwich, London

Teachers distributing milk to children, Woolwich, London
Teachers distributing milk to children at a school in Woolwich, south east London, around the time free school milk was discontinued. The school was distributing milk in defiance of the change

Background imageRailings Collection: Politics Political People London 1969 1960s 60s

Politics Political People London 1969 1960s 60s
politics, political, people, london, 1969, 1960s, 60s, sixties, housing, problem, problems, street, property, georgian, homeless, homelessness, squat, squatter, squatters, empty, building, buildings

Background imageRailings Collection: Politics Political People London 1972 1970s 70s

Politics Political People London 1972 1970s 70s
politics, political, people, london, 1972, 1970s, 70s, seventies, protesting, housing, problem, problems, pavement, street, message, protest, corner, powis, square, notting, hill, west, may, slogans

Background imageRailings Collection: Us Usa America American Virginia Civil War South

Us Usa America American Virginia Civil War South
us, usa, america, american, virginia, civil, war, south, southern, confederate, memorial, memorials, monument, monuments, obelisk, stone, commemoration, 1860s, 1861, 1865, conflict, death, loss

Background imageRailings Collection: Death of Edward VII, Buckingham Palace, London

Death of Edward VII, Buckingham Palace, London
People outside the railings of Buckingham Palace in Central London, reading the notice announcing the death of King Edward VII. Date: 7 May 1910

Background imageRailings Collection: The grotto on the site where a group of children saw a vision of the Virgin Mary. Date: 1930s

The grotto on the site where a group of children saw a vision of the Virgin Mary. Date: 1930s

Background imageRailings Collection: Primrose Day

Primrose Day
Lord Beaconsfield's bronze statue, facing St. Margaret's Church, in Parliament Square, London on Primrose Day. On the anniversary of the death of British statesman

Background imageRailings Collection: Mourning Dress 1888

Mourning Dress 1888
A windswept, forlorn young widow stands at the ship's railings - the white cliffs of Dover behind her. Fashionable mourning dress is courtesy of Maison Jays, Regent Street. 1888

Background imageRailings Collection: Thackeray - Palace Gardens

Thackeray - Palace Gardens
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863) English novelist's home in Kensington Palace Gardens, where he lived from 1862 until his death

Background imageRailings Collection: DICKENS/GADSHILL

DICKENS/GADSHILL
HIS HOME AT GADSHILL An exterior view of the house, Gadshill Place, in Kent, in the year of the novelist's death 1812 - 1870

Background imageRailings Collection: The Warrior's Daughter, or The Convalescent, c. 1878 (oil on panel) (see also 27536)

The Warrior's Daughter, or The Convalescent, c. 1878 (oil on panel) (see also 27536)
MAN62985 The Warrior's Daughter, or The Convalescent, c.1878 (oil on panel) (see also 27536) by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); 36.2x21.8 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageRailings Collection: View of Cathedral overlooking harbour and sea, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ibiza Town, Eivissa

View of Cathedral overlooking harbour and sea, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ibiza Town, Eivissa, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Background imageRailings Collection: After a meeting of the Institute. The Pont des Arts in 1884, 1898 (litho)

After a meeting of the Institute. The Pont des Arts in 1884, 1898 (litho)
5913109 After a meeting of the Institute. The Pont des Arts in 1884, 1898 (litho) by Courboin, Francois (1865-1926); (add.info.: After a meeting of the Institute. The Pont des Arts, 1884)

Background imageRailings Collection: The Smoke, 1924 (oil on canvas)

The Smoke, 1924 (oil on canvas)
XIR180449 The Smoke, 1924 (oil on canvas) by Adler, Jules (1865-1952); 160x148 cm; Musee Municipal, Macon, France

Background imageRailings Collection: London Terrace (w/c, pen & ink on paper)

London Terrace (w/c, pen & ink on paper)
RWS137235 London Terrace (w/c, pen & ink on paper) by Ginner, Charles (1878-1952); Trustees of the Royal Watercolour Society, London, UK; © Royal Watercolour Society




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"From Waves at Porthcawl to Main Street in Campbeltown: A Journey Through Railings" Step back in time and explore the fascinating world with this captivating collection of images. Starting off our journey, we find ourselves amidst the crashing waves at Porthcawl, where sturdy railings stand tall against the powerful forces of nature. These guardians protect and guide us along coastal paths, ensuring safety while offering breathtaking views. Moving on to Campbeltown in Scotland, we encounter railings lining the bustling Main Street. As pedestrians stroll by, these elegant barriers blend seamlessly into the picturesque surroundings, adding a touch of charm to this vibrant town. But it's not just about aesthetics; they have played significant roles throughout history. Take for instance "The Suffragette that knew Jiu-Jitsu. " In an era when women fought for their rights, these iron companions provided a sense of security during protests and demonstrations. Traveling further south to Truro in Cornwall, we glimpse into early 20th-century life on Vivian Terrace along Falmouth Road. Here, railings gracefully frame beautiful homes as residents go about their daily routines - a snapshot frozen in time. Across the Atlantic Ocean lies Salisbury in North Carolina, USA. The main street here boasts ornate railings that add character to historic buildings and invite visitors to step into a bygone era filled with Southern charm. Meanwhile, Captain Berry's dachshunds enjoy playful moments within park boundaries as decorative iron fences enclose them safely while they frolic freely – proof that even our furry friends benefit from well-crafted barriers. Bridges on the Tyne showcase how they are span great distances while connecting communities both physically and symbolically. They offer solace as we traverse over rushing waters below – reminding us that sometimes all it takes is a little support to bridge gaps between people.