Builders Collection (page 2)

Saka. The burial mound builders - Building of tumulus (kurgan) by scyth

Women building the elevated railway in Tokyo, October 1904
Female labourors as they carry bricks for use in the construction of the elevated railway, Tokyo. The caption describes how women working in manual labour was not uncommon in Japan. Date: 1904

Construction of casualty clearing station, September 1939
Construction of a casualty clearing station in the foundations of a new block of buildings at a London hospital, shortly after the outbreak of the war. 1939

Advert, James Abernethy & Co, Aberdeen, Scotland
Advert for James Abernethy & Co, Ferryhill Foundry, Aberdeen, Scotland. 1905

Advert, Andrew Campbell & Co, Ship Builders, Glasgow
Advert for Andrew Campbell & Co, Ship Builders, Engineers and Repairs, Springfield Quay, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Advert, J F Borthwick & Co, Glasgow, Scotland
Advert for J F Borthwick & Co, Builders of Marine Launches and Motor Cars, with Liquid Fuel Engineering, Waterloo Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Advert, Hurst, Nelson & Co Ltd, Motherwell, Scotland
Advert for Hurst, Nelson & Co Ltd, builders of Railway Train Carriages and Wagons, Motherwell, Scotland. 1905

Stationery, C & H Warren, Carriage Builders and Harness Makers, Coggeshall, Essex. 1908

Double Decker Bus by East Lancashire Coach Builders, Blackburn. 1950

Fletchers Gas Cooking Ranges. 19th century

Fireplaces, Hearths, Grates and Kerbs. 19th century

Advert, J & F Allen, Coach Builders, London
Advertisement, J & F Allen, Coach Builders, Long Acre, London, established 1817 - drags, buggies, spider phaetons, landaus, broughams. 1883

Advert for Maythorn & Son, builders of carriages 1897
Selection of Maythorns horse-drawn carriages. 1897

Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton, circa 1920s
Street scene showing Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton, circa 1920s. Chas Clark and sons garage and coach builders can be seen on the corner Date: c. 1920s

Construction of skyscraper, New York 1905
Cornice hands at work eighteen storeys from the street. Date: 1905

THE GLAZING WAGON 1851
Paxton had to be not only architect but engineer : this glazing wagon enabled the builders to position the glass panels of the roof in an assembly-line process. Date: 1851

Cartoon, Mr Briggss Pleasures of Housekeeping -- Irish labourers employed to build a house. Date: circa 1850

BUILDING TOWER OF BABEL
Builders at work on Tower of Babel

Burrell Steam Tractor VLD346 Furious, (msn 3191), built in 1907, at the 1959 Andover Steam Rally. (Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery)

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive Prince of Wales HR6658 (msn 3887), at the 1959 Crystal Palace Steam Rally. (Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery)

Burrell General purpose Tarction engine TA369 Red Gauntlet
Burrell General purpose Traction engine TA369 Red Gauntlet (msn 3998), at the 1959 Andover Steam Rally. (Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery)

Burrell Road Tractor CYB558 at Walford Cross, near Taunton, with the 1926 Babcock and Wilcox 6 ton Steam Roller - Toby. Works No. 95/4009 - Reg. No. YB 7976

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive HO5993 May Queen (msn 3447), built 1913, at the 1959 Crystal Palace Steam rally. (Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines)

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive PB9624 King George VI (msn 3489), built 1913, at the 1959 Crystal Palace Steam rally. (Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines)

Paris, France - Notre Dame Cathedral. Date: circa 1890s

Housebuilders in Uganda, Africa. Date: circa 1907

Masonry Tools 18th C
Various tools used by builders in the 18th century : trowels, spades, saws, baskets, spades, wheelbarrows, hammers, etc. Date: Circa 1760

William N. Froy & Sons - exterior factory
Exterior of William Nathaniel Froy & Sons, in Hammersmith, London West. Builders merchant, manufacturing and selling fittings, including taps, baths, stoves and glass. Date: 19th century

German stonemasons
German stone-masons of the 16th century Date: 1510

Eiffel Tower being built 1888
Construction of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, strated in January 1887 and finished in March 1889, here you can see workmen building parts of Eiffel Tower

Digger - Lorry - Construction, Chelmsford, Essex
Digger/Lorry/Construction, Chelmsford, Essex, England. Boswell Builders Date: 1920s

Aswan Dam under construction
A photograph of the Aswan dam during its construction, particularly showing its extensive Sluices lined with Ashlar. Date: 1902

New NFS sub-fire station, Bushey District 34, WW2
With 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

Turkish Bath on Titanic
One of seven builders photographs of the RMS Titanic interior, this one showing part of the Turkish Bath

Patriotic poster, Buy British from the Empire at Home and Overseas - buyers are builders. circa 1925

St Pauls constractor, by William Heath Robinson
In 1913 the major architectural journals were reporting about the possibility that the dome of St Pauls could collapse due to subsidence and the weakness of the supporting piers

Robinson & McIntosh, yacht and boat builders, possibly in New Zealand. Date: circa 1920s

Panama City, Panama - Monument to French Canal Builders Date: circa 1910s

Builders of the Wesleyan Chapel, Milford Haven, Wales
Group photo, builders of the Wesleyan Chapel (Priory Road Methodist Church), Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The building was officially opened on 5 June 1902 by Mrs J A Turner. Date: circa 1902

War Wounds Slowly Mending - repairs to towns in France
Restoring the devastated towns of Northern France. Montage of sketches by Helen McKie showing the careful rebuilding and restoration of towns in France devastated during the First World War

Ostia Antica. House of Triclini. Inscription
Ostia Antica. House of Triclini, headquarters of the guild of builders. 2nd century AD. Inscription. Near Rome

Ostia Antica. House of Triclini, headquarters of the guild of builders. 2nd century AD. Near Rome

Ostia Antica. Latrine at the Domus of Triclini, headquarters of the guild of builders. 2nd century AD. Near Rome

H C Slingsby, Kingsway, London, truck and ladder builders -- typewritten invoice. 1956

Bechuanaland Builders
People of Bechuanaland (since 1966, Botswana) building a hut. A man sits smoking while his womenfolk do the heavy work. Date: 1870

Builders Fall Off a Roof
Three builders fall off a roof Date: 1900

Stonemasons at Work
Stonemasons at work on a construction site Date: circa 1920

3 Men Tile a Roof
Three workers replace damaged tiles on a roof Date: 18th century

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