Demolition Collection (#4)

The Old Lady of Thread-needle Street in the Hands of Beauty
Bank of England in the 1920s. The demolition of part of the building allowed for the public to view the statues for the first time, which can be seen in this image

Demolition of the Temple Bar, London, 1878
Engraving showing the demolition of Temple Bar, City of London, on 12 January 1878. The bar was taken down due to its ruinous state, taken to Theobalds Park near Waltham Cross and rebuilt

Demolition of Hungerford Market, London, 1862
Engraving showing the demolition of Hungerford Market to make room for Charing Cross Railway Station, London, 1862

The Demolition of Heligoland, Germany, 1947
Aerial photograph showing the destruction of the former naval base on Heligoland, Germany, on 18th April 1947. Heligoland had been a stronghold for German military forces during both World Wars

Paris Rebuilding
Demolition around the Tour Saint-Jacques =-la-Boucherie, extension of the rue de Rivoli

Clearing Rubble
A domestic building site is cleared of rubble and wreckage by a mechanical digger and two haulage trucks

Somerset House 1742
Old Somerset House, in the Strand : before demolition to make way for the present grander edifice, Crowds are watching a procession of the Seald Miserable Masons

Newgate / London Wall
Newgate, in London Wall, was destroyed and rebuilt over and over again, until its final demolition in 1767 : this is how it was rebuilt after the Great Fire of London

Demolition / Paris
Demolition work prior to the building of the Rue des Ecoles with half demolished tenements propped up with wooden buttresses. Residents continue to dry their washing

Holy Trinity Priory
The Gateway to the Priory of the Holy Trinity, called Christs Church or Christchurch near Aldgate. The structure behind appears to be in the process of demolition

Devonshire Hse Demolish
The demolition of William Kents house, built in the 1730s for the 3rd duke of Devonshire : replacing it is a big block including the Mayfair Hotel

East End Back-To-Backs
Crowded back-to-back working class terraced housing in the East End of London, condemned for demolition

Paris / Rebuilding 1860
The demolition of the walls of Paris : destruction of the Barriere de Clichy - the butte de Montmartre and its windmills seen in the distance

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