Roofing Collection

Advert for Redcliffe Crown Galvanized Iron 1888
Advertisement in a trade book for 1888, Redcliffe Crown, galvanized corrugated iron sheets for roofs. 1888

Advert for Festival of Britain constructional engineers
Advertisement for constructional engineers, Horseley Bridge and Thomas Piggott Ltd and Carter-Horseley (Engineers) Ltd, who built some of the structures for the Festival of Britain exhibition

Thatcher, Sidney Chun, splitting a spar - Marlborough
A thatcher, Sidney Chun (1903-1985), wears protective clothing, including a cricket shin pad, while splitting spars before thatching a roof at Marlborough - date: 1950s

The Old Post Office - Tintagel, Cornwall
The Old Post Office, viewed from the north-east. The Old Post Office is thought to date from the 14th or 15th century. Originally a manor house or stewards house

The Ruberoid Co Advertisement
An advertisement for the Ruberoid Co. Ltd. manufacturer of roofing products, specifically, Ruberoid strip slates. The photograph shows a summer bungalow at West Bay, Bridport

Courtrai-Du Nord Tile Advertisement
An advertisement for the Courtrai-Du Nord Tile Co. Ltd. showcasing their roofing tiles, which can be seen on the roof of the house in the photograph, situated in Dene Road, Northwood, Middlesex

Spain, Galicia, Cambre
Spain, Galicia, La Coruna province, Cambre. Church of Santa Maria. Built in the 12th century in Romanesque style. General view. Date: 2021

Roman roofing system using tegulas and imbrices
Roman Villa of Cambre. 2nd-4th centuries AD. Typical Roman roofing system using tegulas and imbrices. Archaeological Museum of Cambre. Province of La Coruna, Galicia, Spain. Date: 2021

Japan: view of the harbour at Nagasaki
Vintage 19th century photograph - Meiji era Japan: view of the harbour at Nagasaki

Merchant Street, Rangoon Burma, Yangon, Myanmar
Vintage 19th century photograph: Merchant Street, Rangoon Burma, Yangon, Myanmar

Stolzenfels Castle, Koblenz, Germany
19th century vintage photograph - Stolzenfels Castle is a former medieval fortress castle turned into a palace, near Koblenz on the left bank of the Rhine, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate

Tools used in roof thatching, West Country, UK
Tools used in roof thatching in the West Country, UK. Date: circa 1960s

Young man thatching a roof, Lamorna Cove, Cornwall
Young man thatching a roof, Lamorna Cove, Penwith, Cornwall. circa 1960s

Two men thatching a roof, Lamorna Cove, Cornwall
Two young men thatching a roof, Lamorna Cove, Penwith, Cornwall. Date: circa 1960s

Advert for H. W Johns, asbestos materials for roofing 1875
Company based in New York, advertising asbestos roofing, used in roof coating, cement, paint, boiling felt and steam packing. 1875

CRYSTAL PALACE ROOF
A view of the immense glass roof of the Crystal Palace viewed from the lead flat, the only portion of solid roofing in this fairy structure Date: 1851

Thatcher working on Somerset cottage -2
Thatcher at work on the ridge of a cottage roof in the centre of a Somerset village Date: 1989

Thatcher working on Somerset cottage -1
Thatcher at work on the ridge of a cottage roof in the centre of a Somerset village Date: 1989

Two thatchers East Coker, Somerset, England
Two thatchers at work up ladders on the thatched roof of a cottage in the village of East Coker, near Yeovil, South Somerset. See also Picture No. 12445700 Date: 1989

Thatching Isaac Walton Cottage - 2
Thatchers at work on the roof of Isaac Walton Cottage, Stafford, England. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1990

Thatching Isaac Walton Cottage -3
Thatchers at work on the roof of Isaac Walton Cottage, Stafford, England. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1990

Thatching Isaac Walton Cottage - 1
Thatchers at work on the roof of Isaac Walton Cottage, Stafford, England. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1990

American Mission in Quessua, Angola, Portuguese West Africa
Group photo, American Mission in Quessua, Angola, Portuguese West Africa. circa 1900s

Thatching at Pinn Court Farm, Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon
Thatching the roof at Pinn Court Farm, Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon. Date: 20th century

Back to back housing, Llanhilleth, Gwent, South Wales
A view along an alley between back to back terraced housing in Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales, showing walls made of a mixture of brick and stone, and ramshackle corrugated iron roofing

Man at work thatching a cottage roof, West Country. Date: circa 1960s

Painting Chinmeystack
Painting a chimney stack which has been pebbledashed and rendered earlier. Date: 1930s

3 Men Tile a Roof
Three workers replace damaged tiles on a roof Date: 18th century

Workers Repair a Roof
Three men working on replacing damaged roof tiles Date: 18th century

Tiling the Temple Roof
While lawyers are on holiday the Temple is re-tiled. The new tiles were made to resemble the old as closely as possible. The Law Courts can be seen in the background. Date: 1930s

Roof Tiler Lays Slates
Roof tilers at work laying on the slates. Date: 1930s

Man thatching a roof, Colyford, East Devon
Man thatching a roof at Harkness Farm, Colyford, East Devon. Date: circa 1980s

Man at work thatching a roof, Devon. circa 1960s

Advert for E. C. & J. Keay iron roofing & shedding 1888
An advertisement for E.C and J. Keay, manufacturer of iron roofing and shedding, featuring a fine corrugated iron church and storehouse.Prefabricated iron churches were often favoured by

Man thatching a roof
A man thatching a roof, probably in Devon. Date: 20th century

Two men thatching a roof
Two young men thatching a roof, probably in Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Man thatching a roof, Bickleigh, Devon
A young man thatching a roof at Bickleigh, by the River Exe, Devon. Date: 20th century

Group of colonials with Indian servant
A group of eight colonial types, four men and four women. An Indian servant stands alongside, holding a bag of golf clubs. Date: circa 1910s

Roofing in France
French couvreurs (slaters, tilers, helliers) at work on the roof of a house. Date: circa 1845

Poster requesting Rags for salvage
Poster: request for Rags for salvage. Rags are needed to make engine wipers, blankets, uniforms, overcoats, gun wadding, charts, roofing felt, maps, etc

Tiling a Roof, Tools
Tools of the roof builders from the 18th century. Date: Circa 1760

Tiling a Roof, France
Workers tile the roof of a building in a French town while two well-to-do gentlemen look on Date: Circa 1760

Penrhyn Slate Quarry - Wales

Thatcher Sidney Chun - Marlborough
A thatcher, Sidney Chun (1903-1985), carrying the thatch upon his shoulder before thatching a roof at Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Quarrymens shed, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
A quarrymens shed at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales, showing drystone construction and superb workmanship in walls and roofing

Two thatchers at work
Two thatchers repair the thatch on the roofs of two traditional country cottages. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Woman making mudbricks - Madhya Pradesh - India
Scene in a village Madhya Pradesh Province, India with a woman making waht appear to be mudbricks, although these could be roofing tiles or dung fuel (?). Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

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