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Churchill bricklayingWinston Churchill bricklaying, building a wall at Chartwell in the 1930s Date: 1930s
Bricklayers 1827A bricklayer standing on a rather precarious looking scaffold. His assistant mixes mortar behind him; his hod for carrying bricks etc is nearby
Illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- The building of Saltash Bridge. Date: 1935
London going out of town -- the expansion of LondonLondon going out of town, or, The March of Bricks & Mortar -- Cruikshanks cartoon comment on the expansion of London
Bar inside a martello tower, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexView of a stylish circular bar which was built inside a martello tower at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Martello towers were small defensive forts
Stack of BricksAn old man stacking bricks in an industrial brick yard. Date: early 1930s
House to house fighting in Stalingrad, USSRHouse to house fighting during the bitter battle amongst the ruins of the battered city of Stalingrad (Volgograd), USSR
Lullingstone Castle GatehouseThe marvellous Tudor brick gatehouse of Lullingstone Castle, in Eynsford, Kent. Built by Sir John Peche (who became Sheriff of Kent in 1495)
Collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice, ItalyA photo-montage re-creation of the dramatic collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy on 14th July 1902 Date: 1902
Women brickmakers in the Black CountryWomen brickmakers at work in the Black Country -- south Staffordshire and north Worcestershire
Anti-Catholic graffiti, Belfast, Northern IrelandAnti-Catholic graffiti on a wall in Belfast, Northern Ireland -- No Pope Here. Date: 1969
Molly in the Garden by Mark Symons, a painter working in the realist style between the wars. Date: 1930
Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, SomersetView of the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, Somerset, with a brick-built bridge. Date: 20th century
Barge and windmill, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexA picturesque view of a sailing barge and Archers Windmill at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. The Georgiana, a spritsail barge owned by Smeed Dean & Co of Kent
Reading War Hospital, Reading, BerkshireDuring the First World War, the Reading Union workhouse (opened 1867) on Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, was used as a military hospital
Children Throw BricksThe new housing is built, but theres no provision for the young : except a waste land strewn with bricks and stones for them to chuck at one another or at passers-by
Music cover, Puss! Puss! Puss! Comedy song waltz, words by Robert Hargreaves and Stanley J Damerell, music by Tolchard Evans. 1932
The Day After Christmas by Mark SymonsCosy front room festooned with decorations and filled with Christmas toys. Date: 1931
Syria - Village Street near Aleppo Date: circa 1920s
Playing with LegoA little blond girl and her Mother play with Lego building blocks, possibly building a train which is travelling under two little Lego bridges? Photograph by Heinz Zinram
BRICKSJust a pile of bricks. Date: 1960s
A Clever BrickyThis bricklayer has come up with a nifty way to carry his bricks. Date: late 1960s
Kilns from the 18th CVarious views of a French kiln from the 18th century used to make bricks and tiles. Date: Circa 1760
Owen Jones Assyrian 13Designs taken from enamelled bricks, ornaments from a kings clothing, bronze shields and vessels, and a battering ram, from Khorsabad and Nimroud
Elephant looking through window on a cutout Christmas cardElephant looking through a window on a cutout Christmas card (back). (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Trades in Regency England. Spinning, reaping flax and Suffolk horses. Woman spinning wool on a wheel outside a cottage in Lavenham 28, boy harvesting hemp for sailcloth in Suffolk 29
Men at work with paving stones and bricks near docks, UKMen at work in a storage area, surrounded by piles of paving stones and bricks near docks, somewhere in the UK. Date: circa 1910s
The Oven or Kiln, Chepy Brickworks, Marne department, FranceThe Oven or Kiln, Chepy Brickworks (Briqueterie) - Marne department in north-eastern France. Date: circa 1907
Working Class family in their Sunday Best Attire. Date: circa 1906
Smuggler's Way, HighcliffeA photograph showing a distant view of Smuggler's Way, the building of this house began in 1925, but through use of old materials, including oak, bricks and tiles from ancient barns
Cover design, Do it yourself, October 1966 - extra parking off the road Date: 1966
Cover design, Do it yourself, June 1966 - inspection pit in your drive Date: 1966
Lott's Bricks AdvertisementAn advertisement illustration for Lott's Bricks Ltd, makers of toy building bricks in Watford. The image shows a market hall building, which can be assembled. Date: circa 1918
Mrs Brick the Builder's Wife
Mr Brick the Builder
Master Brick the Builder's Son
Woman at home with baby elephant Date: circa 1960s
Men working on Festival of Britain building site, LondonGroup of men working on the Festival of Britain building site, London. Seen here taking a break to read their favourite newspapers: the Daily Herald, the Daily Worker and the Daily Mirror
Us Usa America American Sightseers Washingtonus, usa, america, american, sightseers, washington, tomb, death, burial, pilgrimage, hero, visitors, tourists, vernon, virginia, 1920s, 20s, twenties, uniform, wall, ivy, iron, bars, gate
An avenue in the West of Madrid after bombardment by the Nationalist airforce and artillery, November 1936. A barricade made of cobbles and bricks can be seen on the right of the photograph
Photographer and modelPhotographer shooting model with building under construction, London. Date: circa 1950s
House under demolitionHouse partially demolished, showing interior layout. Date: circa 1960s
Demolition workers in SE LondonMen demolishing houses in south-east London, with little personal protection. Date: circa 1960s
Building demolished manually, Bromley, KentA commercial building in Bromley, Kent, being demolished the hard way, by hand. Date: circa 1950s
Comic postcard, Car and caravan, forward or reverse? Date: 20th century
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Little bit of OvertimeThe concept of overtime, that is working beyond ones contracted hours, became formalised just before WW2. This little bricklayer has another interpretation of the phrase
A little girl grins for her photograph, alongside some toy building blocks. Date: 1945-1955