Block Collection (page 8)

Raising a house in Chicago, 1871. Many buildings in central Chicago were elevated in mid 19th century to alleviate drainage problems

Singapore 1985
Singapore: a new block of flats springs up during a building boom. Date: 1985

City Investing Building, New York, New York, USA
A fabulous postcard view of the City Investing Building, New York, New York, USA - erected in 1908, and razed (sadly) in 1968. Date: 1910s

Japan - Japanese woman with umbrella and basket backpack Date: circa 1910

Welsh Crwth - Rare Musical Instrument
Welsh Crwth - a very rare musical instrument - this example is held in a private collection on Anglesey. Hollowed out of a single block of wood, with the soundboard glued

Bromsgrove Union Workhouse, Worcestershire
The main block of the former Bromsgrove Union Workhouse. The site later became All Saints Hospital. Date: 2000

Workhouse Infirmary, Newport, Shropshire
The infirmary block added to Newport Union workhouse in around 1908. Date: 1911

Stourbridge Union Workhouse, Worcestershire
The administration block of the former Stourbridge Union Workhouse at Kingswinford, Worcestershire. The site later became Wordsley Hospital. Date: 2000

The Coedy-Gric Institution (Pontypool workhouse), Griffithst
The Pontypool Union workhouse at Griffithstown, later also known as the Coedy-Gric Institution. The buildings in the foreground are childrens cottage homes with boys

Benjamin Block
BENJAMIN BLOCK German artist Date: 1631 - CIRCA 1690

Krupp gun at Fort Chemenik, Gallipoli, Turkey
One of the Krupp guns at Fort Chemenik, Gallipoli, Turkey, with the breech block removed. The two men are officers of the 2nd Kings Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). Date: circa 1920s

Galleon under full sail Date: 1796

First House built in Utah - Deuel Cabin, Salt Lake City
First House built in Utah - Salt Lake City, USA - an old log house built in September 1847 by Osmyn Deuel. Pictured here in a former location under a pergola shelter at the Salt Lake Temple Square

Howitzer shell, Iron Ration, WW1
A 15 inch Howitzer shell on the ground, during the First World War, with the ironic words Iron Ration painted on it. Date: 1914-1918

Lambeth Union Workhouse, Renfrew Road, London
In 1871-3, a new Lambeth workhouse was built at Renfrew Road to a design by Thomas W Aldwinckle. In 1896, the future star of the silent screen Charles Chaplin (then aged seven)

Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport
Administration block of Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport. The hospital was opened as Stepping Hill Infirmary by the Stockport Union in 1905 to improve on the medical facilities that existed at

Porters and their boss at Haydar Pasa Quay, transporting a very large and probably very heavy, block of stone, suspended on two long wooden poles

Battles of the Lys 1918
A picquet of the 10th Queens (41st Division) behind a wire block on a road at St. Jean during the Battle of Lys on the Western Front in France during World War I in April 1918

Queen Marys Childrens Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey
Administration block at the Queen Marys Childrens Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey. The hospital was opened in 1908 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board

Pinewood Sanatorium, Wokingham, Berkshire
Aerial view of the Pinewood Sanatorium at Bagshot Sands, near Wokingham, Berkshire, which was originally opened in 1898 as the London Open Air Sanatorium by the National Association for

A Japanese vegetable seller and Geisha
A Japanese vegetable seller, his wares in many baskets hung on a long yolk, sells to a young geisha woman

Council Housing Estate
Parkhill council estate in Sheffield: people walking and browsing the few shops

Man and Writers Block
A writer, afflicted by writers block, is at a loss for words. The floor is littered with unsuccessful drafts

Museum Block, Marlborough College, Wiltshire
Museum Block with classrooms, Marlborough College, Wiltshire. Date: circa 1900s

Flag Staff Station, Crater (Kraytar), Aden
Flag Staff Station, Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1920s

Army Barracks, Crater (Kraytar), Aden
Aerial view of Army Barracks, Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1920s

Electric train with Big Ben in the background, London
Electric train on a railway track with Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in the background, London. Date: circa 1960s

Hotel Stockholm and shops, Stockholm, Sweden, with the Margaret Household School on the top floor. Date: circa 1936

Spain. Segovia. Casa de los Picos. By Pedro Lopez de Ayala, 15th century. Facade. Detail diamond-shaped stones

Vancouver, Canada - Hastings Street and Dominion Building
Vancouver, British Columbia, Western Canada - Hastings Street. The thirteen-storey, Second Empire style Dominion Building (right)

Cadburys Happy Families - Mr Block
Cadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Mr Block the Sculptor. circa 1950

Cadburys Happy Families - Miss Block
Cadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Miss Block the Sculptors Daughter. circa 1950

Alphabet with putti, ornate initials M-Y. circa 1900

Alphabet with putti, ornate initials A-L. circa 1900

Floral alphabet A-Z. circa 1900

Alphabet initials A-Z. circa 1900

USA - The Equitable Building, Manhattan, New York - completed in 1915. Date: circa 1920

Advert for Champion Ice Machine 1889
Pure ice at a moments notice. Date: 1889

A chopping log stump with embedded axe circa 1890s

Cadburys Happy Families - Mrs Block
Cadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Mrs Block the Sculptors Wife. circa 1950

Cadburys Happy Families - Master Block
Cadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Master Block the Sculptors Son. circa 1950

Swirl block initial capitals A-Z. circa 1900

Block alphabet design, upper case A-Z. circa 1900

Soho, London - Westminster City Council building works - to contain 52 dwellings, plus office and showroom accommodation. 1973

Orange River, Cape Colony, South Africa
Norvals Point, Orange River, Cape Colony, South Africa, with a Blockhouse (octagonal fort, a relic from the Second Boer War) on the right. Date: circa 1910

The New York Telephone Company Building, NYC, USA
The Verizon Building previously known as the Barclay-Vesey Building and the New York Telephone Company Building, NYC, USA. Opened in 1927 on 140 West Street between Barclay and Vesey Street

Egypt. Giza. Khafres Valley Temple. Pink granite and alabas
Egypt. Giza. Khafres Valley Temple. Old Kingdom. 4th Dynasty. C. 2520-2494 B.C. Built with blocks of pink Aswan granite that forms pllars surmounted by an architrave. The floor is made in alabaster

Soho, London - Rupert Street Market W1, viewed from Shaftesbury Avenue, looking towards Walkers Court and Broadwick House. 1973

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