Access Collection

Mass Trespass of Kinder Scout
Peak District ramblers in trouble: walking towards Kinder Scout on the occasion of their battle with the gamekeepers. The mass trespass intended to highlight the denial of access for walkers to open

LCC-LFB Serious house fire in Notting Hill
Firefighters using the 50 foot wheeled escape ladder to gain access to the upper floors of this terraced house affected by a serious blaze in Notting Hill, West London

WW1 naval blockades
Map of English and German naval blockades around Britain, France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Norway

Mass trespass at Kinder Scout
Peak District ramblers in trouble: walking towards Kinder Scout on the occasion of their battle with the gamekeepers. The mass trespass intended to highlight the denial of access for walkers to open

Hawker Hector rear view with access panels removed 1936
Hawker Hector, rear view with access panels removed, 1936. Date: 1936

Essex water gate, Essex Street, Strand. The water gate to old Essex House which once gave access by water to the house from the River Thames

Earths Core
Hollow Earth theories suggest that there could be entrances to our planet at the Poles, giving us potential access to Earths core : who knows what we might find ?

IRELAND. Newgrange. Megalithic tomb. Access gallery to the main chamber. Neolithic art. Architecture

Chateau de Chillon, south of Veytaux, Swiss Alps, Switzerland
Vintage 19th century photograph: Chateau de Chillon. Chillon Castle is an island castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud

United States. University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. The University occupied the President's House, built in 1790, from 1801 until 1829

Admiralty Arch
An oil painting of Admiralty Arch, providing road and pedestrian access between The Mall and Trafalgar Square in London, England

Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR. 1A undergoing an engine change
Royal Air Force - A Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1A of No.3 Squadron undergoing an engine change in the field, under the cover of an inflatable hide, during Exercise Heath Fir in Germany

The monks of Saint-Bernard clear snow after an avalanche blocks the pass and prevents access to their monastery Date: 1897

The French take the PETIT SAINT-BERNARD, the Alpine pass which gives them access to Italy Date: 24 April 1794

Verderer at the gate of Royal Enclosure, Ascot
One of the Royal Foresters, or Verderers, of Windsor Park, performing his annual duty of keeping guard at the gate of the Royal Enclosure during Ascot Week

LFCDA-LFB Woolworths fire, Crystal Palace SE19
Fifteen pumps were called to deal with a major blaze in the Woolworths store in Westow Hill, Crystal Palace, that seriously damaged the store

Comic German postcard -- health spa toilets
Comic German postcard -- desperate men and women run towards the health spa toilets. Date: early 20th century

Comic German postcard -- health spa toilet engaged
Comic German postcard -- greetings from Karlsbad -- nine desperate, overweight men wait outside the health spa toilet. Date: early 20th century

Comic German postcard -- health spa toilets all engaged
Comic German postcard by Franz Whonpfeng -- desperate, overweight men discover that all the toilets at the health spa are engaged. Date: 1909

Comic German postcard -- paying for access
Comic German postcard -- desperate, overweight men paying for access to the toilet at a health spa. Date: early 20th century

New Extended Gatwick Airport, South London 1958
Illustration by George Horace Davis, showing the transport links by road and railway to the new extended international Gatwick airport, and the 7000ft long runway with reflective lights

LCC-LFB Aftermath of major building fire in Hackney
The scene of a fire in Cambridge Heath Road, Hackney, East London, which seriously damaged the upper two floors of a commercial and business outlet

LCC-LFB Major fire, Nelson Street, Whitechapel
Firefighters using wheeled escape ladders and extension ladders to gain access to the adjoining commercial premises affected by a fire in Nelson Street, Whitechapel, East London

Shrine of Plebeian Chastity set up by Virginia
A shrine of Plebeian Chastity is set up by Virginia, who had been refused access to the shrine of Patrician Chastity because she had married Volumnius, a plebeian

Castle of the Counts, 15th-16th centuries. Exterior
Spain. Chinchon. Castle of the Counts. Built between 15th and 16th centuries. Exterior. Community of Madrid

Spain. Manzanares El Real. New Castle of Manzanares el Real. Built in 1475 by Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, son of the Marquis of Santillana. Exterior. Community of Madrid

WW1 poster, Proclamation
Poster, Proclamation in French from the occupying German army in a French town, concerning work responsibilities, evening curfew and access for German soldiers. Dated Charleroi, 10 September 1914

Paris Exhibition of 1889 - English Section - Col Slide. arched display cabinets - square central access. flags. Part of Box 119 Boswell Collection

Turkey. Miletus. Theather. 4th century BC. Tunnel access
Turkey. Miletus. Ancient Greek city (Western coast of Anatolia). Theather. 4th century BC. Tunnel access

Turkey. Istanbul. Ortakapi Gate (Middle Gate). Access to Topkapi Palace. Built in 1524 by Suleiman the Magnificent

Market Gate of Miletus. 120 BC. Access to the south market of the city. Facade

Horseshoe arch of the gateway to the castle of Clavijo. La Rioja. Spain

Egypt. Saqqara. Djosers complex. The serdab. Statue of Djos
Egypt. Saqqara. Djosers complex. The serdab, a small enclosed chamber. Copy of the statue of the pharaoh Djoser, currently on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.Third Millennium. Old Kingdom

Egypt. Saqqara. Djosers complex. Colonnade acces. Detail
Egypt. Saqqara. Djosers complex. Colonnade access. Only example of fasciculated columns. Detail. Third Millennium. Old Kingdom

Jesus said to the paralytic, Arise and walk. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Charing X Covered Way
Originally, access from the Embankment to the station is via a covered way leading up onto the platforms, but this will later be closed. Date: 1864

India. Caves of Ajanta. Buddha
INDIA. Ajanta. Ajanta Caves. Cave No. 4. Representation of Buddha on the wall for access to the main sanctuary, 5th-6th c. A.D. Hindu art. Gupta period. Architecture

Paris, France - Chateau d Eau and its Fontaine de Girard. Date: circa 1830

Paris, France - Saint Cloud. Date: circa 1830

Paris, France - Barriers and grants. Date: 1859

Paris, France - Barriere d Enfer. Date: circa 1860

Diagram of access panals on the Tornado aircraft

Burgos Cathedral of St. 1221-1568. SPAIN. Burgos. Cathedral of St. Mary. Sarmental Gate (1240). Gate giving access to the south arm of the crossing. At the doors mullion appears a bishops figure

SPAIN. Antequera. Viera Caves. Cave of Viera. Corridor and drilled access door to the funeral chamber. Neolithic

Burgos Cathedral of St. Sarmental Gate (1240). Gate giving access to the south arm of the crossing. At

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

Horse rescued from basement by NFS breakdown lorry
A horse being led to safety after falling into a basement access area of a building in Spa Road, Bermondsey. An NFS London Region fire brigade breakdown lorry was used to lift it

Seville, Spain - Torre del Oro (Tower of Gold). A dodecagonal military watchtower in Seville, southern Spain, built by the Berbers during the Almohad dynasty in order to control access to Seville via

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