Stilts Collection (page 6)

Stilt walker Roy Moore taking a lion cub for a walk in Newcastle

Peter and Julie Ann Jolly on stilts in their dads circus

A street entertainer at the Monument in Newcastle

Silt walkers and dancers on Newcastle Quayside

Les Echasses, c. 1790. Creator: Louis Marin Bonnet
Les Echasses, c. 1790

East Gloucester #1, n. d. Creator: Muriel Walcoff
East Gloucester #1, n.d

A long snouted sow plays a harp, walks on stilts and wears the fashionable French steeple-shaped headdress known as a Hennin. A style rare in England. Date: late 15th century

Shepherdess of les Landes, southwest France, mounted on stilts Date: circa 1840

Shepherd of les Landes, southwest France, mounted on stilts Date: circa 1840

Grands Sauteurs!, from La Caricature, 1823-60. Creator: Alexandre Gabriel Decamps
Grands Sauteurs!, from La Caricature, 1823-60

The Dream of the Doctor, ca. 1498. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Dream of the Doctor, ca. 1498

Bruni, or Borneo Proper - from a sketch by a correspondent, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Bruni, or Borneo Proper - from a sketch by a correspondent, 1845....Borneo, the capital of the kingdom of Borneo Proper, or Brunai, lying on the north-west coast of the Island of Borneo

American Woman with Her Child on Stilts, 1st month, 1861. Creator: Utagawa Yoshitora
American Woman with Her Child on Stilts, 1st month, 1861

From Top to Bottom, or Cause and Effect (Du haut en bas... ou les causes et les effet
From Top to Bottom, or Cause and Effect (Du haut en bas...ou les causes et les effets), April 1814

The Notre-Dame Pump, Paris, 1852. Creator: Charles Meryon
The Notre-Dame Pump, Paris, 1852

Tropical Scenery, Native Hut, Turbo, 1871. Creator: John Moran
Tropical Scenery, Native Hut, Turbo, 1871

Vue de la Ville Chinoise (Cholen) Feuille No. 6, Saigon, Cochinchine, 1866

Bonzerie de la Grande Pagode, 1866. Creator: Emile Gsell
Bonzerie de la Grande Pagode, 1866

Exhibition of trained animals
Manifested in England from a very early period, for manuscripts of twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth centuries contain numerous representations of dogs, horses, pigs, goats cocks, bears

JAPANESE KIDS ON STILTS
Japanese children play on stilts and hobby horses. Date: 19th century

T ROOSEVELT / JUDGE CIRCUS
THEODORE ROOSEVELT 26th American President depicted as a circus ringmaster

Fairground scene - Christophers First Appearance in public by John Leech from The Struggles and Adventures of Christopher Tadpole by Albert Smith. Date: circa 1848

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Myanmar, Shan State, A house beside a tributary to Inle Lake, near Indein and Nyaung Ohak villages

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Myanmar, Shan State, Lakeside house built on stilts, Inle Lake

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Laos, Bamboo Hut in Village next to the Mekong River

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Cambodia, Rural stilt housing

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Benin, Ganvie, Thatched house on stilts in West African lake town, woman and children on a boat beside it

With Anger Foaming... from Benevolent Epistle, 1790. 1790. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
With Anger Foaming... from Benevolent Epistle, 1790

Houses on stilts, Bangkok, Siam, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Houses on stilts, Bangkok, Siam, 1898. Bamboo buildings by a drawbridge over the river. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

House on stilts and fishermen in Singapore Harbour, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
House on stilts and fishermen in Singapore Harbour, 1898. Fischer im Hafen von Singapore. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Galician granary - 02
Galician granaries, on a farm in Northern Spain Date: 1990

Galician granary - 01
Galician granary, on a farm in Northern Spain Date: 1990

A Native Hut, Sariba, British New Guinea, c1909. Creator: George Rose
A Native Hut, Sariba, British New Guinea, c1909. This style of building is peculiar to this particular island. Traditional building with curved roof line on Saliba Island

The Village of Ela-Varia, British New Guinea, c1909. Creator: George Rose
The Village of Ela-Varia, British New Guinea, c1909. A comprehensive view of the native houses, built on piles. Traditional stilt houses in what is now Papua New Guinea

One of the Public Tea-Gardens, Shanghai, China, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
One of the Public Tea-Gardens, Shanghai, China, 1895. Teahouse on stilts reflected in a lake. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Traditional house on stilts, Sumatra, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Traditional house on stilts, Sumatra, c1928. House with space underneath for livestock. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928

The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, 1624 (oil on canvas)
WLT204652 The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, 1624 (oil on canvas) by Bloemaert, Abraham (1566-1651); 100.4x132.5 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Black winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) in flight, Karavasta Lagoons National Park, Albania, June 2009

Black winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) by a small pool in a dried out stream, Bagerova Steppe, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine, July 2009

Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) wading. Etosha National Park, Namibia, January

Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) in flight over long grasses at dusk, Lesbos, Greece

Silhouette of Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) standing on exposed rock over water, with reflections, Lesbos, Greece

Emergency Water Supply Pump Platform, Westminster Bridge, London, WWII, 1944
Exterior of Emergency Water Supply Pump Platform, Westminster Bridge, London, WWII, 1944. Small building on piles in the River Thames, built to supply water in an emergency

View across Piccadilly Circus looking up Regent Street, Westminster, London, 1830, with the County Fire Office on the right

The Carpenter, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);

Black-necked Stilts; Courtship dance

The Times, 1762. Artist: William Hogarth
The Times, 1762. Satire on King George III and the Seven Years War. The burning city is an allegory for the state of Europe. William Pitt is depicted on stilts, fanning the flames of war

`The Pont aux Meuniers and Part of the Palais du Roi de la Cite in 1556, 1915
The Pont aux Meuniers and Part of the Palais du Roi de la Cite in 1556, 1915. From Paris Past and Present. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1915]

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Discover the fascinating world across the globe. From the iconic Wellington Inn on stilts (OP05766) to the charming Nipa Houses near Manila, Philippines, these elevated structures have captivated cultures for centuries. Take a stroll through history with old stilt buildings along Ketchikan Creek or experience thrilling entertainment at Brighton Pier. Travel to Tashkent, Uzbekistan and witness the unique Native School perched on stilts, or immerse yourself in traditional village life in Papua, New Guinea. Explore the enchanting stilt village on Inle Lake in Burma/Myanmar or visit Elevara Mission and L. M. S Mission in Papua New Guinea. For a taste of paradise, bask in the sun at Doctors Cave Beach in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Delve into nostalgia with an engraving from 1896 featuring Stilt Houses or admire the restored cannery in Monterey, California. Finally, marvel at Peter & Paul Fortress's grandeur as it stands tall above its surroundings. Whether for practicality or cultural significance, stilts continue to amaze us with their architectural wonders worldwide.