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Background imageBuild Collection: The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (4 / 4)

The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (4 / 4)
The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - The spans reaching out from both sides of the river - 11th January 1928. Date: 1928

Background imageBuild Collection: Dry Stone Walling

Dry Stone Walling
Two working class men in flat caps build a dry stone wall together at Galashiel, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Background imageBuild Collection: United States Naval Construction Battalions - Seabees

United States Naval Construction Battalions - Seabees We Build and Fight with all our might! Date: 1942

Background imageBuild Collection: WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps erect Nissen Huts

WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps erect Nissen Huts
WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in France - erecting Nissen Huts in preparation for the arrival of the main body of the army - the caption notes that many men in the pioneer Corps fought in

Background imageBuild Collection: The House That Jack Built, by G. Grenville Manton

The House That Jack Built, by G. Grenville Manton
A colour illustration portraying a sailor showing a little boy how to build a house of playing cards

Background imageBuild Collection: The Eddystone Lighthouse of 1698

The Eddystone Lighthouse of 1698
Engraving of the Eddystone lighthouse, built by Henry Winstanley in 1698, which was destroyed in a storm in 1703. Winstanley, a London merchant

Background imageBuild Collection: Box Tunnel, Wilts

Box Tunnel, Wilts
Isambard Kingdom Brunels famous Box Tunnel, Corsham, Wiltshire, took 5 years (1836- 41) to build. Two miles long, it was the longest railway tunnel in Europe when it opened

Background imageBuild Collection: The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (3 / 4)

The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (3 / 4)
The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - The spans supported by cables to each shore - 9th February 1928. Date: 1928

Background imageBuild Collection: Allington Castle, near Maidstone, Kent

Allington Castle, near Maidstone, Kent
South view of Allington Castle, near Maidstone, Kent. It was built by St Stephen de Penchester -- in 1281 King Edward I gave him a licence to build a crenellated castle

Background imageBuild Collection: London Bridge (New Version), words and music

London Bridge (New Version), words and music
London Bridge is broken down, ... My fair Lady! Build it up with penny loaves... iron and steel... silver and gold... etc

Background imageBuild Collection: Vengeance of Poseidon

Vengeance of Poseidon
When Laomedon doesn t settle his bill for helping to build Troy, Poseidon devastates the city with a flood, and forces Laomedon to sacrifice his daughter to a sea monster

Background imageBuild Collection: Building Panama canal, Railway Station, Lance

Building Panama canal, Railway Station, Lance
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

Background imageBuild Collection: Coronation of King Charles III - May, 2023

Coronation of King Charles III - May, 2023
Royal family supporters camping on the Mall ahead of the Coronation of King Charles III, in London, wearing red, white and blue patriotic clothing Date: 2023

Background imageBuild Collection: Chlamydera nuchalis, great bowerbird

Chlamydera nuchalis, great bowerbird
Plate 30 from Richard Bowdler Sharpes Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise, and Ptilonorynchid, or Bower Birds, Vol. 2 (1891-98)

Background imageBuild Collection: Moscow has a Plan

Moscow has a Plan
MOSCOW HAS A PLAN - propaganda book by M Ilin describing the Soviet 5-year economic plan in glowing terms. We build in our country a new order

Background imageBuild Collection: Five children building a snowman in a wood

Five children building a snowman in a wood
Five Edwardian children building a snowman in a wood

Background imageBuild Collection: Sopwith 2F1 Camel -seven aboard HMS Furious in build

Sopwith 2F1 Camel -seven aboard HMS Furious in build

Background imageBuild Collection: Waterman (Petherick)

Waterman (Petherick)
London characters: Once he offered the best way to cross the Thames but now every new bridge they build means less work for the THAMES WATERMAN. Still, its a nice uniform !

Background imageBuild Collection: Build for your Navy! Enlist! Carpenters, machinists, electri

Build for your Navy! Enlist! Carpenters, machinists, electricians etc.. Poster encouraging skilled laborers to join the Seabees as part of the war effort. Date between 1941 and 1943

Background imageBuild Collection: Comic postcard, Putting on weight at the seaside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Putting on weight at the seaside Date: 20th century

Background imageBuild Collection: Building Panama canal, Excavator

Building Panama canal, Excavator
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Excavator

Background imageBuild Collection: Comic postcard, The beaver and the otter Date: circa 1918

Comic postcard, The beaver and the otter Date: circa 1918

Background imageBuild Collection: Fowler Ploughing Engine team

Fowler Ploughing Engine team
Unidentified Fowler Ploughing Engine team. Ploughing engines worked as pairs and were usually consecutive build numbers and registration numbers. Date: 1959

Background imageBuild Collection: Hand Grips Pliers Date: 1947

Hand Grips Pliers Date: 1947

Background imageBuild Collection: Building Huts - Rumbek, Bahr-el-Ghazal, Sudan

Building Huts - Rumbek, Bahr-el-Ghazal, Sudan. Date: circa 1909

Background imageBuild Collection: Sportavia-Putzer SFS-31 Milan D-KORO

Sportavia-Putzer SFS-31 Milan D-KORO (msn 6601), Sportavia who build the Fourniers in West Germany, collaborated with Scheibe to produce the SFS-31 Milan

Background imageBuild Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Harland and Wolff date book

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Harland and Wolff date book
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Extremely rare Harland and Wolff hardbound employees build/date book chronicling the history of the ships built at the yard

Background imageBuild Collection: Harland and Wolff, scale profile drawing of ship

Harland and Wolff, scale profile drawing of ship
HARLAND & WOLFF: Scale profile drawing on oilcloth of TSS Dominion and Build No. 280 later Union Line?s RMS Norman. 46ins. 15ins

Background imageBuild Collection: Harland and Wolff, scale profile drawing of TSS Dominion

Harland and Wolff, scale profile drawing of TSS Dominion
HARLAND & WOLFF: Scale profile drawing on oilcloth of TSS Dominion and Build No. 280 later Union Line?s RMS Norman. 46ins. 15ins

Background imageBuild Collection: Let me build a castle in the air and carry you off

Let me build a castle in the air and carry you off in a chariot fair - fairy and elves Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBuild Collection: Cottage at West Chiltington

Cottage at West Chiltington
A photograph of a thatch cottage, a new build from the time of the photo, erected at West Chiltington, a village in Horsham, West Sussex. Date: circa 1929

Background imageBuild Collection: The Red House, Upton

The Red House, Upton
A drawing which shows the Red House, home of Pre-Raphaelite craftsman William Morris and his wife, Jane. When their couple got married in 1859, Morris commissioned his friend and architect

Background imageBuild Collection: Cover design, Do it yourself, September 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, September 1967 - build a pool with a paint brush Date: 1967

Background imageBuild Collection: Cover design, Do it yourself, March 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, March 1966 - dining room furniture you can build Date: 1966

Background imageBuild Collection: Knaresborough Castle

Knaresborough Castle
A landscape oil painting of a series of woodlands with a foreground clearing, encapsulating a view of Knaresborough castle, looming in the background, in north Yorkshire

Background imageBuild Collection: The Palace, Fontainbleau

The Palace, Fontainbleau
A painting of the serene waters outside the Chteau de Fontainebleau, the palace was originally a medieval castle and served as residence for the French monarchs from Louis VII to Napoleon III

Background imageBuild Collection: Building Panama canal, Dredger on Fox River

Building Panama canal, Dredger on Fox River
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880's under the supervision of Ferdinand de

Background imageBuild Collection: How Housing Shortage is Being Met 1920

How Housing Shortage is Being Met 1920
At the end of First World War One almost 80% of Britains rented homes from private landlords. David Lloyd George was concerned by the standards of the housing

Background imageBuild Collection: Construction of Lenin's mausoleum, Red Square

Construction of Lenin's mausoleum, Red Square
Vladimir Lenin was an exceptional revolutionary, adored by the majority of Russia, and regarded as being among the leading global intellectuals of the time

Background imageBuild Collection: Construction of Lenin's Temporary Mausoleum

Construction of Lenin's Temporary Mausoleum
A temporary but elaborate wooden mausoleum was quickly built on Red Square in Moscow to hold Vladimir Lenin's Body following his death in 1924

Background imageBuild Collection: Lenin's mausoleum, Construction, Red Square

Lenin's mausoleum, Construction, Red Square
The Russian Communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin died of a stroke on the 21st of January 1924. Due to the exceptional public support he received whilst alive it was deemed fitting to honour him in

Background imageBuild Collection: Comic postcard, Three children building sandcastle Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Three children building sandcastle Date: 20th century

Background imageBuild Collection: Building Panama canal, canal channel

Building Panama canal, canal channel
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

Background imageBuild Collection: Building Panama canal, Works train

Building Panama canal, Works train
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

Background imageBuild Collection: Building Panama canal, River Chagres

Building Panama canal, River Chagres
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

Background imageBuild Collection: Building Panama canal, Canal dredger

Building Panama canal, Canal dredger
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Canal dredger

Background imageBuild Collection: Building Panama canal, Emperador

Building Panama canal, Emperador
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Emperador

Background imageBuild Collection: Building Panama canal, dredger

Building Panama canal, dredger
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps



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