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Background imageStorey Collection: Wide angle roof of 3 storey pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto

Wide angle roof of 3 storey pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto
Three storey orange pagoda at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan

Background imageStorey Collection: Pagoda at Kofukuji Temple Complex, Nara, Japan

Pagoda at Kofukuji Temple Complex, Nara, Japan
Kofukuji (Kofuku-ji) temple complex - the five-storey pagoda (Goju-no-to - pictured) at Nara, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStorey Collection: Sarusawa Pond, Nara, Japan

Sarusawa Pond, Nara, Japan - a small pond at the east end of Sano-dori with Nara Park behind or Naramachi to its south is a very popular viewing spot for Kofukuji (Kofuku-ji)

Background imageStorey Collection: Five storied Pagoda at Nikko, Japan

Five storied Pagoda at Nikko, Japan
The five storied Pagoda at Nikko, Japan. Tadakatsu Sakai started work on this building in 1650, but it burned down in 1815. It was rebuilt in 1818. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStorey Collection: Townscape - Yemen

Townscape - Yemen - likely to be Sanaa Date: circa 1908

Background imageStorey Collection: China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road - Tea House

China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road - Tea House Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStorey Collection: Shanghai, China - Longhua Pagoda

Shanghai, China - Longhua Pagoda
The 10th century Longhua Pagoda, the best well-known of the 16 historic pagodas that still stand within the Shanghai municipality. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStorey Collection: South Marsh Mill, Arundel, West Sussex

South Marsh Mill, Arundel, West Sussex
South Marsh Mill on River Arun at Arundel, West Sussex - emerging from a misty gloom... Now converted into a house and (sadly) bereft of its magnificent sails Date: circa 1920

Background imageStorey Collection: New Mexico, USA - A Zuni Pueblo

New Mexico, USA - A Zuni Pueblo
Zuni Pueblo - New Mexico. Pueblos are modern and ancient communities of Native Americans in the Southwestern United States of America

Background imageStorey Collection: Business Mens Assurance Company Building, Kansas City

Business Mens Assurance Company Building, Kansas City, USA at 215 Pershing Road on the Union Station Plaza. Kansas City straddles two States

Background imageStorey Collection: Salabat Khans Tomb, Ahmednagar, India

Salabat Khans Tomb, Ahmednagar, India
The Salabat Khan Tomb at the site of the Chand Bibi Palace, near Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India. A three-storey structure made of solid stone. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStorey Collection: Picture No. 10761757

Picture No. 10761757
Multy-storey Adobe Complex of the Pueblo Indians in Taos Pueblo at the northern outskirts of the town of Taos Date:

Background imageStorey Collection: Thomas Storey (1825-1898) English industrialist and philanthropist from Lancashire

Thomas Storey (1825-1898) English industrialist and philanthropist from Lancashire. Storey was a mine owner, a mill owner, and leather manufacture

Background imageStorey Collection: Thoma Storey (1825-189) English industrialist and philanthropist from Lancashire

Thoma Storey (1825-189) English industrialist and philanthropist from Lancashire. Storey was a mine owner, a mill owner and leather manufacturer who ade his fortune in the manufacture of oil-cloth

Background imageStorey Collection: Section Of The Manufactory

Section Of The Manufactory, Showing The Progress Of The Rope From The Ground Floor To The Wheel In The Second Storey

Background imageStorey Collection: BYWELL CASTLE, Bywell Castle is situated in the village of Bywell overlooking the River Tyne

BYWELL CASTLE, Bywell Castle is situated in the village of Bywell overlooking the River Tyne, four miles east of Corbridge, Northumberland, England

Background imageStorey Collection: Love in a Maze, from the Picture by G. A. Storey, 1873 Engraving

Love in a Maze, from the Picture by G. A. Storey, 1873 Engraving
Love in a Maze, from the Picture by G.A. Storey, 1873 Engraving

Background imageStorey Collection: Tower of Babel, 17th-century artwork C016 / 8933

Tower of Babel, 17th-century artwork C016 / 8933
Tower of Babel. 17th-century artwork of the construction of the Tower of Babel. As told in the Book of Genesis in the Judaeo-Christian bible

Background imageStorey Collection: Hospital infrastructure, diagram

Hospital infrastructure, diagram. Modern buildings such as hospitals require complex and highly specialized infrastructure

Background imageStorey Collection: Jekyll and Hyde story illustration, 1880s

Jekyll and Hyde story illustration, 1880s
Jekyll and Hyde story illustration. 1880s artwork illustrating the novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) by Scottish novelist Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850-1894)

Background imageStorey Collection: Firefighters in action, Willow Walk, SE London

Firefighters in action, Willow Walk, SE London
Firefighters in action at a fire in Willow Walk, London SE1, 7 May 1955. The roof of the single storey structure was lightly built, damaged by fire on the underside and would not carry any weight

Background imageStorey Collection: JORDAN. MaN. Petra. Palace Tomb or Three Storey

JORDAN. MaN. Petra. Palace Tomb or Three Storey Tomb at the Way of the Fa硤 es. Nabatean art. Architecture

Background imageStorey Collection: American lawyer, publicist, and civil rights leader. Photograph, c1910

American lawyer, publicist, and civil rights leader. Photograph, c1910
MOORFIELD STOREY (1845-1929). American lawyer, publicist, and civil rights leader. Photograph, c1910

Background imageStorey Collection: LCC-LFB Warehouse fire

LCC-LFB Warehouse fire
A firefighter climbing a 50 foot wheeled escape towards a colleague already in the burning warehouse. A hose line is lying on the ladder

Background imageStorey Collection: GLC-LFB 50 foot wheeled escape ladder in use

GLC-LFB 50 foot wheeled escape ladder in use
An escape ladder remains pitched to a side balcony and down a narrow access path in the aftermath of a serious fire in a three storey terraced house

Background imageStorey Collection: LCC-LFB aftermath of a fire, Vauxhall Bridge Road

LCC-LFB aftermath of a fire, Vauxhall Bridge Road
Fire crews damping down following a major blaze in Vauxhall Bridge Road, Pimlico, involving a large single storey corrugated storage facility

Background imageStorey Collection: LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw in action

LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw in action
The Massey Shaw fireboat at its first major riverside warehouse fire on the River Thames. The Colonial Wharf fire in Wapping High Street E1 occurred on 27 September 1935

Background imageStorey Collection: LFB fireboat Massey Shaw tackling a warehouse fire

LFB fireboat Massey Shaw tackling a warehouse fire
The Massey Shaw fireboat at its first major riverside warehouse fire on the River Thames. The Colonial Wharf fire in Wapping High Street E1 occurred on 27 September 1935

Background imageStorey Collection: Oldest House in Cheapside, London

Oldest House in Cheapside, London. This house on the corner of Friday Street is said to have survived the Great Fire of London in 1666

Background imageStorey Collection: St. Tysilios Church

St. Tysilios Church, in the Menai Straits. This tiny single storey building is believed to be the place where Christianity was first preached on Anglesey, Wales. Date: founded 6th century

Background imageStorey Collection: Jettied medieval building - Guingamp, France

Jettied medieval building - Guingamp, France
Tabacconist on the Central Square at Guingamp, France. A four-level house of the 16th century, covered in exterior wall shingling. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStorey Collection: Hilton Park Lane Hotel

Hilton Park Lane Hotel
The 28-storey exclusive London Hilton Park Lane Hotel overlooks Hyde Park, central London and is within walking distance of Oxford Street. It was built in 1963. Date: mid 1960s

Background imageStorey Collection: Monk Bar, York

Monk Bar, York, Yorkshire, England, in the spring. It is a four-storey gatehouse, the most elaborate and ornate of the surviving gates. It dates from the early 14th century. Date: 14th century

Background imageStorey Collection: Cliffords Tower, York

Cliffords Tower, York Castle, Yorkshire, England, a remarkable two-storey quatrefoil keep on a stone motte and bailey fortress. Date: 13th century

Background imageStorey Collection: Tudor Hunting Lodge

Tudor Hunting Lodge
Queen Elizabeths Hunting Lodge, Epping Forest, Essex, England. This splendid timber- framed three-storey building was used by royalty when on hunting trips in the forest. Date: 16th century

Background imageStorey Collection: Zhenhai Tower - Five Storey Pagoda - Guangzhou

Zhenhai Tower - Five Storey Pagoda - Guangzhou
The Zhenhai Tower - a Five Storey Pagoda - Guangzhou, China Date: circa 1910

Background imageStorey Collection: Traditional two-storey house - Vietnam

Traditional two-storey house - Vietnam
Traditional two-storey house - Northern territory of Tonkin, Vietnam Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStorey Collection: Miners cottages

Miners cottages
A row of single-storey miners cottages - location unknown. Date: circa 1936

Background imageStorey Collection: View of the Bailey Bridge, Festival of Britain site, London

View of the Bailey Bridge, Festival of Britain site, London
View of the Bailey Bridge across the River Thames, part of the Festival of Britain site, South Bank, London. The bridge, decorated with flags and wind-driven spinners

Background imageStorey Collection: Mrs Charles Sweeny with Mr Eustace Storey

Mrs Charles Sweeny with Mr Eustace Storey
Mrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the infamous Duchess of Argyll (1912 - 1993) pictured at the Golf Ball with Mr Eustace Storey

Background imageStorey Collection: Central Touring Hotel - Algiers, Algeria

Central Touring Hotel - Algiers, Algeria
The Central Touring Hotel - Algiers, Algeria. The Most comfortable, the most important, the best located - 130 bedrooms, 30 bathrooms and... electric lifts! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStorey Collection: The Old House - Rouen

The Old House - Rouen
The Old House - Rue des Eau-de-Robec, Rouen, Normandy, France Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStorey Collection: Rantzaus astrology book, 1584 edition

Rantzaus astrology book, 1584 edition
Rantzaus astrology book. Frontispiece to the 1584 third edition of Catalogus imperatorum, regum ac virorum illustrium, qui artem astrologicam amarunt by the German author

Background imageStorey Collection: Invention of engraving, medieval Europe

Invention of engraving, medieval Europe
Invention of engraving in medieval Europe. This engraver is holding a copperplate depiction of Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child

Background imageStorey Collection: SILENT FILM: AUTOMOBILES. Silent film still. Edith Storey, Vitagraph Star, and George Adams

SILENT FILM: AUTOMOBILES. Silent film still. Edith Storey, Vitagraph Star, and George Adams, professional auto racer

Background imageStorey Collection: Three storey house, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales

Three storey house, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
A three storey house in the town of Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales. The side of the house has been covered in slate (no doubt quarried in North Wales), a form of waterproofing

Background imageStorey Collection: People outside a Pembrokeshire boarding house

People outside a Pembrokeshire boarding house
A group of smartly dressed people standing on the front steps of a large five-storey Pembrokeshire boarding house. There are two carts in the roadway -- a large one pulled by a horse

Background imageStorey Collection: Union Workhouse, Limerick, Ireland, perspective view

Union Workhouse, Limerick, Ireland, perspective view
The Union workhouse at Limerick, Ireland, was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1841. This 1847 view shows the workhouse after proposed enlargements




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"Exploring the Fascinating Storeys of Australia: From Queensland to Brisbane" Embark on a captivating journey through the storeys of Australia, as we delve into intriguing locations such as Queensland and Brisbane. Witness the bravery and dedication of LCC-LFB Recruit firemen in their rigorous training at Brigade HQ SE1, leaving no stone unturned in their quest to protect lives and property. Marvel at the bustling Birmingham Bull Ring, where vibrant energy meets architectural splendor, creating an unforgettable shopping experience for all. Travel back in time to Union Workhouse in Brighton, Sussex, uncovering stories of resilience amidst adversity that shaped this historic institution. Transport yourself to ancient Rome with a glimpse of Colosseum's grandeur captured in 1827; let your imagination run wild as you envision gladiatorial battles echoing within its walls. Experience the relentless efforts of fireboats tackling blazes at Colonial Wharf, East London – a testament to human courage against raging infernos. Admire the intricate mechanics behind Paternoster lifts' usage and drive wheels showcased through wood engravings published in 1888; marvel at how innovation has transformed our vertical transportation systems over time. Discover Ida Hospital nestled amidst Cookridge's serene landscapes near Leeds - witness compassionate care provided by dedicated healthcare professionals who nurture hope and healing within these storeys. Uncover tales from Union Workhouse Hertford - a historical landmark that sheds light on societal challenges faced by those less fortunate throughout history. Immerse yourself in King St. C17th's rich heritage - walk along its storied paths lined with centuries-old buildings whispering secrets from times long gone. Storeys hold more than just physical spaces; they encapsulate narratives that shape our understanding of cultures, traditions, and human triumphs. Join us as we unravel these enthralling stories woven into every corner of our world.