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Builders Collection (page 3)

Background imageBuilders Collection: Turkish Bath on Titanic

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

Background imageBuilders Collection: Patriotic poster, Buy British

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

Background imageBuilders Collection: St Pauls constractor, by William Heath Robinson

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

Background imageBuilders Collection: Robinson & McIntosh, yacht and boat builders

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

Background imageBuilders Collection: Panama City, Panama - Monument to French Canal Builders

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

Background imageBuilders Collection: Builders of the Wesleyan Chapel, Milford Haven, Wales

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

Background imageBuilders Collection: War Wounds Slowly Mending - repairs to towns in France

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

Background imageBuilders Collection: Ostia Antica. House of Triclini. Inscription

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

Background imageBuilders Collection: Ostia Antica. House of Triclini

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

Background imageBuilders Collection: Ostia Antica. Latrine

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

Background imageBuilders Collection: H C Slingsby, Kingsway, London

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

Background imageBuilders Collection: Bechuanaland Builders

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

Background imageBuilders Collection: Builders Fall Off a Roof

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

Background imageBuilders Collection: Stonemasons at Work

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

Background imageBuilders Collection: 3 Men Tile a Roof

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

Background imageBuilders Collection: Workers Repair a Roof

Workers Repair a Roof
Three men working on replacing damaged roof tiles Date: 18th century

Background imageBuilders Collection: City Building Site

City Building Site
Many workers on a construction site in the City of London within sight of St Pauls Cathedral Date: 19th century

Background imageBuilders Collection: Buiding the Houses of P

Buiding the Houses of P
The Hoisting-scaffold in operation during the construction of the Victoria Tower of the new Houses of Parliament, designed by Pugin. Date: 1850

Background imageBuilders Collection: Westminster Builders

Westminster Builders
Workmen on precarious scaffolding, building the new Westminster Bank buildings high above Throgmorton Street, London. Date: 6 February 1930

Background imageBuilders Collection: Factory Interior

Factory Interior
A builders yard at Southwark, London Date: circa 1815

Background imageBuilders Collection: Getting a rise in the World 1912

Getting a rise in the World 1912
Photograph of the tallest skyscraper (at the time) being built in New York by the Woolworth Company. Workman holding on with nothing but rope chains and without any safety equipment

Background imageBuilders Collection: E Beesley & Son, Homer Street, London

E Beesley & Son, Homer Street, London
E Beesley & Son (C Beesley), builders and decorators, Homer Street, off Marylebone Road, London. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBuilders Collection: Anglo Saxon builders working on a house

Anglo Saxon builders working on a house.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages

Background imageBuilders Collection: Bence & Sons, Builders & Contractors / Bridge House Refectory

Bence & Sons, Builders & Contractors / Bridge House Refectory
Bence & Sons, Builders & Contractors/Bridge House Refectory, Bridge House Refectory, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageBuilders Collection: The Channel Tunnel - hints to builders, Heath Robinson

The Channel Tunnel - hints to builders, Heath Robinson
An unaccountable delay in the Channel Tunnel. A hold up due to the hook on a line belonging to a fisherman in a boat above the surface - unforeseen problems with the Channel Tunnel imagined by

Background imageBuilders Collection: Little Builders paper modelling

Little Builders paper modelling. Front cover of Little Builders paper modelling. Date: circa 1909

Background imageBuilders Collection: Workmen at Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London

Workmen at Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London
Two workmen looking at an architectural plan on the site of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. They are Stan Strowbridge (left)

Background imageBuilders Collection: Royal visit to Clydeside

Royal visit to Clydeside
Workers at the Fairfield Shipbuilding Yard cheer the arrival of King George V and Queen Mary (not in picture) during a royal visit to Glasgow Date: July 1914

Background imageBuilders Collection: Railway workers stop for a group photograph

Railway workers stop for a group photograph

Background imageBuilders Collection: Kuznechny Market - Leningrad

Kuznechny Market - Leningrad
The exterior of the Kuznechny Market in Leningrad, Russia (now St. Petersburg) during its construction. Date: 1925

Background imageBuilders Collection: Construction of Moat

Construction of Moat
A detailed engraving of the Construction of a 16th century Moat. Date: 1588

Background imageBuilders Collection: 16th century construction technique

16th century construction technique
An engraving of a 16th century european construction technique using a pully system. Date: 1588

Background imageBuilders Collection: Building the Fergana Canal in 1939

Building the Fergana Canal in 1939
Hundreds of dust covered men heed the call of musicians atop a crumbling hillock and head to work at the construction site of the Fergana Canal formerly in Russia (now part of Uzbeckistan). Date: 1939

Background imageBuilders Collection: Building a Caisson

Building a Caisson
An engraving of a caisson - a watertight structure designed to be used for work on the foundations of bridges and piers and even the repair of ships. Date: 1588

Background imageBuilders Collection: Thames River and Tunel cross section

Thames River and Tunel cross section
An illustrations indicating the Thames Tunnels size and postition in the in Londons river Thames. Date: 1838

Background imageBuilders Collection: London Railway under Construction

London Railway under Construction
A group of navvies working on an elevated section of an inner London railway. Date: 19th century

Background imageBuilders Collection: Underground Construction

Underground Construction
Construction workers and engineers work to build tunnels for one of the early London Underground lines. Date: 1860s

Background imageBuilders Collection: Excavations for Pool

Excavations for Pool
Excavations under sea level, working night and day to have the new sea water supply for warm baths ready for Easter at Cliftonville Bathing Pool, near Margate, Kent, England. Date: 1932

Background imageBuilders Collection: Swiss Builders

Swiss Builders
A silhouette photograph of Swiss builders. Date: 1930s

Background imageBuilders Collection: Installing Fireproof slabs on the roof of Chelsea Town Hall

Installing Fireproof slabs on the roof of Chelsea Town Hall
Installing Mack Fireproof slabs on iron purlins on the roof of Chelsea New Town Hall, London. Date: 1907

Background imageBuilders Collection: The New Compensation Act of 1906

The New Compensation Act of 1906
" The New Compensation Act" - " Never mind Bill, we re insured!" - a pair of labourers are not unduly concerned at the blocks of stone falling on their heads

Background imageBuilders Collection: Building a new NFS fire station, Rudolph Road, Bushey, WW2

Building a new NFS fire station, Rudolph Road, Bushey, 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

Background imageBuilders Collection: Dairies of New Zealand poster

Dairies of New Zealand poster

Background imageBuilders Collection: U. S. mail steam ship Baltic: Collins line. builders, hull by

U. S. mail steam ship Baltic: Collins line. builders, hull by
U.S. mail steam ship Baltic: Collins line. builders, hull by Brown & Bell N.Y. engines by Allaire Works N.Y. Date c1850. U.S. mail steam ship Baltic: Collins line. builders, hull by Brown & Bell N.Y

Background imageBuilders Collection: U. S. mail steam ship Pacific: Collins line, builders, hull b

U. S. mail steam ship Pacific: Collins line, builders, hull b
U.S. mail steam ship Pacific: Collins line, builders, hull by Brown & Bell N.Y. engines by Allaire Works N.Y. Date c1850. U.S

Background imageBuilders Collection: Wason Manufacturing Company of Springfield, Mass. - railway

Wason Manufacturing Company of Springfield, Mass. - railway car builders, car wheels and general railway, work. Print showing bird s-eye view of the Wason railroad car manufacturing company

Background imageBuilders Collection: Building a House 1930S

Building a House 1930S
An " all timber" private detached house being constructed in the open countryside. Date: 1930s

Background imageBuilders Collection: Preparations for the funeral of the Duke of Wellington, 1852

Preparations for the funeral of the Duke of Wellington, 1852
The Nelson Monument in St Pauls cathedral, as preparations for the funeral of the Duke of Wellington get under way. Date: 1852



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