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Blitz in London -- public shelter, Fieldgate Street, WW2Blitz in London -- men clearing up after a direct hit on a public shelter in Fieldgate Street, East London, on 5 September 1940. Date: 1940
Winston Churchill at bomb site, Tufton Street, WW2Winston Churchill, Prime Minister, inspecting damage caused by a flying bomb at Tufton Street, Westminster, 1 July 1944. On the back of the photograph are the words: Not passed by censor. Date: 1944
Laying the foundation stone, Baden Powell House, LondonScene during the laying of the foundation stone for the new Baden Powell House in Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The site was acquired in 1956, and Ralph Tubbs was appointed architect
Street scene, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1870
Bonzo Quite Agrees! by George StuddyBonzo Quite Agrees! He falls into a hole in the road, which confirms that the maintenance work is necessary. Date: 1923
British soldiers keeping warm, Western Front, WW1British soldiers keeping warm round an oven on the Western Front during World War One. Tins of food are being heated up ready for their meal. Date: circa 1916
Ruined brickwork in Le Barque, Western Front, WW1A close-up of ruined brickwork in Le Barque, on the Western Front in France (Somme) during World War One. Date: circa 1917
British soldiers breaking down German strong point, WW1British soldiers breaking down a German strong point on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916
My Skyscraper by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy plays with his building bricks. Date: 1944
Ground defence against enemy air attacks, WW1Examples of ground defence against enemy air attacks during the First World War. Showing bomb-dropping by hand from an aeroplane, an aeroplane being transported on a military motor
British soldiers at work, Western Front, France, WW1British soldiers at work on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are army navvies, recycling bricks from a ruined building to construct roads. Date: circa 1917
Man at work on a country roadA man at work on a country road, with a section of piping resting on raised bricks
China - Mule-powered Rotary grain mill - Village CommunityChina - Mule-powered Rotary grain mill - Rural village Community Date: circa 1910s
Belfort, France - The Miotte TowerBelfort, France - The Medieval Miotte Tower (La Tour de la Miotte) - photographed in 1870/1871 (subsequently restored) Date: circa 1871
Belgrade, Serbia - Damage to houses on Knez Mihailova StreetWW1 - Belgrade, Serbia - Damage from shells fired by Austrian Monitor Boats on the Danube and Sava River - July/August 1914 to houses on Knez Mihailova Street or Prince Mihailo Street
Making Mud Bricks, Cyprus Date: circa 1910s
Bermuda - Post Office and Sessions HouseBermuda, a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean - the Post Office and Sessions House. Date: circa 1908
Shwemedaw Pagoda - Pegu - Shwemedaw Pagoda - In the course of foundation reinforcement and rebuilding, relics have been found dating back to 10th Century
The BricklayerPeople You See: The Bricklayer. From Teddy Bear (2 May 1964)
Building a new NFS fire station, Rudolph Road, Bushey, WW2With the longer lulls in enemy bombing following the Blitz on London, fire service personnel were put to more productive work in addition to their normal training and drills
NFS sub-station with external baking oven in yard, WW2NFS cooks using a brick-built baking oven in the yard of a sub-station
Brickyard, 1871
Pavilion Perusson, exhibit of bricks, enamels, terre-cotta and ceramics, for M. Perusson and Desfontaines, architect T. Ferret, located near the base of Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889. Date 1889
Saving a baby from flooded building, South WalesA baby is handed to safety after houses were swept away when heavy rains hit the Aberdare area of South Wales. circa 1911
Rain causes house to collapse, Cwmbula, WalesRain caused the side of a house to collapse at Cwmbula near Swansea, Wales. People in bed found themselves hanging out over a 25 foot drop and had to be helped down with ladders
Ox Cart - Lake Como, ItalyA substantial ox cart on the banks of Lake Como, Italy. The wagon is transporting rocks Date: circa 1910s
Chinese Carpenter building a houseA Chinese Carpenter building a house using traditional techniques. Date: circa 1910s
Rabat, Morocco - Oudayas Point Date: circa 1910s
Collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, VeniceThe dramatic results of the collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy on 14th July 1902 Date: 1902
Illustration, Wishes, showing a little girl and a little boy imagining what it would be like to grow whiskers and have curly hair. 1885
Tope of Maunikyaula, AfghanistanTope of Maunikyaula. A tope is the Hindi word for a stupa or a structure where Buddhist relics are kept. 1815
Royal Engineers working party in trucks, Arras, France, WW1A Royal Engineers working party travelling in trucks on a light railway, passing through a ruined building at Arras, northern France, during the First World War. Date: March 1918
British artillerymen outside a dugout, Western Front, WW1British artillerymen outside a dugout, somewhere on the Western Front during the First World War. They are surrounded by debris from damaged buildings. Date: 1914-1918
London Blitz 1941A 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
Kilns from 18th CenturyExamples of 18th century kilns for bricks, tiles and plaster. Date: Circa 1760
The Lane at Aldenham House, HertfordshirePart of the gardens known as The Lane, at Aldenham House, near Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. A wrought iron gate opens onto a pathway between tall hedges
Railway bridge construction, Great Western RailwayA railway bridge under construction somewhere on the Great Western Railway network, possibly at Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire
Edwardian workman on his front doorstep, PembrokeshireA middle-aged Edwardian workman, standing on the front doorstep of his newly built house, somewhere in Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Traction engine, Victoria Place, Haverfordwest, South WalesA large traction engine with a smoking funnel transports a load of stone from the station, along Victoria Place, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales
Smiling toddler leaning against a tableA smiling toddler leaning against a hexagonal table with various items on it -- a tin, a bowl, two building bricks and an ashtray. A furry rug is on the floor
Building a Castle by Susan Beatrice PearseTwo children sit contentedly and construct a castle from building blocks
Vagrants sleeping rough in LondonA group of vagrants sleeping rough under an archway in front of some large gates, somewhere in London
Brickmaking in Kashgar, western ChinaPeople making bricks in Kashgar, western China
The Red Town Hall (Rotes Rathaus), Berlin, GermanyView 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
Housebreaking Gommecourt 1917Soldiers demolishing a house recycling bricks in the ruins of Gommecourt on the British Front in France during World War I in March 1917
Brickworks by the harbour at Baku, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan - Transporting bricksAn Azerbaijani builders merchant with his horse-drawn wagon filled with red bricks
Sri Lanka - Pettah Mosque, Colombo