Brick Collection (#19)

Brother and sister on holiday
A brother and sister on holiday, leaning against a wall in their swimsuits. Date: circa 1930s

Mountain valley of Cuevas with llamas, Chile, South America
The high mountain valley of Cuevas with llamas in the snow, in Chile, South America. 1824

Young woman in deckchair with dog
A young woman sitting in a deckchair in a back garden with a dog on her lap. Date: circa 1930s

German prisoners at Oise, France, WW1
German prisoners of war sitting in front of a brick wall on the Western Front at Oise, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Farm Gateway
A fine stone and brick gateway entrance to a farm at Muscott, a hamlet near Norton, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1950s

Aldeburgh Moot Hall
Aldburgh Moot Hall, a fine red brick and timbered building, which was once in the centre of this quaint Suffolk town, before coastal erosion caused it to be close to the sea. Date: 16th century

England / Stoneleigh
Some of the fine timbered and brick-built cottages in the village of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1950s

Condemned Housing
Lovely old terraced houses, sadly due for demolition. Date: 19th century

Young woman in deckchair
A young woman sitting in a deckchair in a back garden. Date: circa 1930s

Illustration, Wishes, showing a little girl and a little boy imagining what it would be like to grow whiskers and have curly hair. 1885

Eight faces looking over a wall -- they are expecting the King and Queen to pass by. first published 1879

American soldier with children, Brancourt, France, WW1
An American soldier relaxing with children on a street in Brancourt-le-Grand, northern France, on the day the town was captured during the First World War. Date: 8 October 1918

Bulldog in a doorway

Hamburg, Germany - Chilehaus (Chile House) - an exceptional example of the 1920s Brick Expressionism style of architecture. Date: circa 1920s

Two British soldiers shooting from behind a wall, WW1
Two British soldiers shooting from behind a brick wall, somewhere on the Western Front during the First World War. Debris from ruined buildings can be seen across the road from them. Date: 1914-1918

Tope of Maunikyaula, Afghanistan
Tope of Maunikyaula. A tope is the Hindi word for a stupa or a structure where Buddhist relics are kept. 1815

Tianning Pagoda, Beijing, China
Tianning Pagoda, China. A brick pagoda dating from around 1119 (towards the end of the Liao dynasty) - one of the most ancient surviving buildings in Beijing. Date: circa 1910s

London Blitz 1941
A mother smiles with her children amid the ruins of a typical working class home, following a bombing raid overnight and in the early morning on 20th March 1941. Date: March 1941

Antwerp, Belgium - Chateau D eau (two fabulously ornate water towers) and the New Railway Station, Date: circa 1900

Rural scene with red brick houses
A rural scene with red brick houses

Abstract design with various shapes
An abstract design with various shapes, including an empty set of shelves and a red brick wall floating in the air

Office of Publishing Co
Red brick buildings along a street in Philadelphia: the commercial office of Curtis Publishing Company Date: 1912

Romans Building a Fort
Roman soldiers building a fort, during the campaigns against the Alemanni - erecting stockades, brick walls and columns Date: 1st/2nd centuries AD

Kilns from 18th Century
Examples of 18th century kilns for bricks, tiles and plaster. Date: Circa 1760

School yard, Eton College
Eton College school yard. Date: 1909

Guardians Board Room, Union Workhouse, Weymouth, Dorset
Exterior view of the Board of Guardians meeting room at the Weymouth Union workhouse, Wyke Road, Weymouth, Dorset. The workhouse later became Portway Hospital but has now been converted to

The Lane at Aldenham House, Hertfordshire
Part of the gardens known as The Lane, at Aldenham House, near Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. A wrought iron gate opens onto a pathway between tall hedges

Middle aged woman reading in a garden, Mid Wales
A middle aged woman sitting reading in a garden, Mid Wales. She is wearing a full-length spotted dress

Swan Inn, Southdown Brewery, Sussex
The Swan Inn, run by B H Hillman for the Southdown Brewery, somewhere in Sussex. A man stands outside, looking very much tempted to go in

Two sisters in a garden, Mid Wales
Two sisters pose for their photograph in front of a garden wall, probably in the Mid Wales area. They are wearing full-length skirts and tight-waisted jackets

Railway bridge construction, Great Western Railway
A railway bridge under construction somewhere on the Great Western Railway network, possibly at Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire

Miners with colliery official, South Wales
Two miners with a colliery official at a mine in South Wales

Edwardian workman on his front doorstep, Pembrokeshire
A middle-aged Edwardian workman, standing on the front doorstep of his newly built house, somewhere in Pembrokeshire, South Wales

People on a street of terraced housing, London
Adults and children on a street of terraced housing in the East End of London. The girl on the left appears to be cutting pieces of leather

Slate used on office building, Slate Wharf, Caernarfon
Terracotta, yellow brick and Caernarfon slate used on an office building on Slate Wharf in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, North Wales

Strange bird squawks at a man
A strange bird with webbed feet squawks at a man

Blacksmith in his forge, working on a horseshoe
A young blacksmith in his forge, working on a horseshoe, at the Black Country Museum, Birmingham, West Midlands

An orang utan sitting on his perch in the zoo. By the fierce expression on his face he seems to be annoyed or upset about something

Path by a house
A pathway leads by the side of a brick house between trees forming an archway high above

Houses by water
Picturesque brick and timber houses in winter by the edge of a pond or lake

Young child on an exotic rug, Middle East
A young child kneeling on an exotic rug, somewhere in the Middle East

British officers with Indian soldiers and arabs, Iraq
Three British officers (centre) with Indian soldiers (back row) and Arab men (front row) outside a building, somewhere in Iraq

Italy - Cremona - The Cathedral and Torrazzo
Italy - Cremona - The Cathedral. Started in 1107, the church was in an advanced state of completion when an earthquake interrupted and largely destroyed the building

Dublin Easter Rising - May, 1916
Dublin Easter Rising - view behind the barricade - British troops under fire on Talbot Street, holding a barricade against a rebel charge - May 1916

Brickmaking in Kashgar, western China
People making bricks in Kashgar, western China

The Red Town Hall (Rotes Rathaus), Berlin, Germany
View of the Red Town Hall (Rotes Rathaus) in Berlin, Germany, with the Neptune fountain in the foreground. It was built between 1861 and 1869 in north Italian high renaissance style

Building project in Czechoslovakia
A housing project in Czechoslovakia - the whole community is seemingly getting involved in the construction project. To the left is a warning sign in Czech and German

Church of the Prince, Yaroslavl, Russia
View of the Church of the Prince in Yaroslavl, Russia

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