Ceiling Collection (page 3)

Ceiling painting from the 16th century in the Palazzo del Te, Mantua, Italy. Handcoloured lithograph by Trampe after an illustration by Wilhelm Zahn from his Ornament of All Classical Art Eras

Ceiling paintings from the Palazzo del Te, Mantua, Italy, 15th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Berth after an illustration by Wilhelm Zahn from his Ornament of All Classical Art Eras

The Rittershaal or Knights Hall in Kleve castle, Germany, demolished in 1771. The hall was 126 feet long by 54 feet wide and had a barrel-vault ceiling

Room on the first floor of Sir Paul Pindar s
Room on the first floor of Sir Paul Pindars house, Bishopsgate Street, 1810. Wood panel walls, stone chimney piece and plaster ceiling and cornices

Upper room in a Tudor mansion on Hart Street
Upper apartment in a magnificent Tudor mansion standing on Hart Street, Crutched Friars, 1792. Internal specimen of the Decorated Style with oak panels and plaster ceiling and cornices, 16th century

Arch of London Bridge as it appeared in the Great Frost of 1814. Two watermen whose boat has crashed into a groin are pulled to safety by rope

East entrance to the cell in the Southwest Tower of the Tower of London, 1803. Early Pointed Style. Copperplate engraving drawn and etched by John Thomas Smith from his Topography of London, 1811

North view of the cell in the Southwest Tower of the Tower of London, 1803. Early Pointed Style. Copperplate engraving drawn and etched by John Thomas Smith from his Topography of London, 1811

Decorated ceiling from the House of Chlorus and Caprasia or Casa del Gallo II, Reg. IX, Ins. II, No. 10. Chromolithograph by Victor Steeger after an illustration by Geremia Discanno from Emile

Room in Eastnor Castle, near Ledbury, Herefordshire. circa 1900

Auditorium, Masonic Cathedral, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Auditorium, viewed from the stage, Masonic Cathedral, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 1908

Room in Hotel Prinz Carl, Heidelberg, Germany, where the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra were betrothed in 1862. 1902

Roanoid bakelite ceiling fitting with gallery, in marbled cream with egg and dart design. Date: 1930s

Roanoid bakelite ceiling fitting in marbled cream. Date: 1930s

Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
General view of the Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, dating back to 1150, with the fireplace at the far end. Date: circa 1905

Foyer of Paris Opera House, France. circa 1900

Malines Cathedral damaged by German shell, WW1
Malines (Mechelen) Cathedral, Belgium, damaged by German shell fire, 3 September 1914, at the start of the First World War. 1914

Mole-Richardson Lighting, Golderstat Photographic Studio
Mole-Richardson Lighting for Golderstat Photographic Studio, London. circa 1957

Berlin Opera House - viewed from the stage. 19th century

Dining Room, Central Station Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
Dining Room, Caledonian Railway Companys Central Station Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: circa 1910

Queen Carolines drawing room, Kensington Palace, London

Music cover, Half Hours with the Oratorios and other Sacred Compositions, by George Frederick West. 19th century

Interior view of Beauvais Cathedral, northern France
Interior view of the Cathedral of St Peter of Beauvais, northern France, dating back to the 13th century. Date: circa 1900s

Tomb of the Black Prince, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent
Tomb of the Black Prince (Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, 1330-1376), Canterbury Cathedral, Kent. Date: circa 1900s

View of the nave, Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire
View of the nave (looking east) of the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Salisbury, Wiltshire. Date: circa 1900s

View of the nave, Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire
View of the nave (looking east), the Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, dating back to the 12th century. Date: circa 1900s

View of the nave, Durham Cathedral, Durham
View of the nave (looking east), Durham Cathedral, Durham, dating back to the 11th century. Date: circa 1900s

Study for a ceiling painting, by Charles Sims
Study for a ceiling painting in the Great Hall of the Institute of Civil Engineers, by Charles Sims. circa 1919

Miss Cotter Ludey, Managing Director of a London business
Miss Cotter-Ludey, who started life as a typist, is became managing director of a successful London business with big connections abroad

Great Malting Floor of the Guinness Brewery
The Great Malting Floor of the Guinness Brewery. circa 1900

City Hall, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Grand interior of the City Hall, with a banqueting table set out, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Date: circa 1900s

Interior view, Richmond Ice Rink, Richmond Bridge, Surrey
Interior view, Sports Drome, Richmond Ice Rink, Richmond Bridge, Surrey (SW London). Date: circa 1930

Pas de Trois, Spanish Riding School, Vienna, Austria. Date: circa 1930

Electric kettle connected to the ceiling light 1902
Two victorian couples seated at the dining room table with a hot cup of tea, from a kettle connected to the ceiling light. 1902

South Aisle and Choir, Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire. Replacing a Norman building begun in 1085, the present building was built between 1195 and 1330s. Date: 1950s

Daughter at Work Day Date: 1950

Decorative border from ceiling panel
A photograph of one of the decorative borders from the ceiling panels on the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall

Elkingtons Electro-plate Factory, Birmingham 1844
The silver deposit room at Elkingtons Electro-plate Factory, Birmingham. The objects to be plated are connected to an electrical cable (routed across the ceiling)

LUBECK BIERKELLER
Men drink and smoke in a bierkeller in Lubeck, Germany, with an interesting range of ephemera hanging from the ceiling. Date: 1870

PARIS / TUILERIES / INTERIOR
Tuileries Palace: Salle des Marechaux with impressive decor Date: before 1870

PARIS / LOUVRE INT C1900
Le Louvre: interior view, Galerie dApollon Date: circa 1900

HARDING, HOWELL & CO HARDING, HOWELL & CO
The 1st department Store was opened in 1796 when Harding, Howell & Co converted a London townhouse into a departmented shop which even included a restaurant. Date: 1809

GARGOYLE CLUB / PRAGA / 20S
The silver ceiling at the Gargoyle Club, London Date: 1920s

ACCIDENTS / WATER LEAK
A family are alarmed when water starts to drip from the ceiling Date: circa 1860

LEAK DISTURBS FAMILY
Family disturbed by water leaking from upstairs Date: C.1860

Queen Victoria at the christening of Victoria Cecil 1866
Victoria and Albert attend the christening of Victoria Cecil, daughter of Baron Carbery. Date: 1866

View from ceiling of Lichfield Cathedral
View from the ceiling of Lichfield Cathedral from high in the choir transept

Ursuline Convent laundry, Tildonk, Belgium
Ursuline Convent laundry, Tildonk (Thildonck), Belgium. Date: 1910s

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