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Chimneys Collection (page 8)

Background imageChimneys Collection: Stone building with dovecote

Stone building with dovecote
An interesting stone building with a dovecote on top

Background imageChimneys Collection: Caledonian Road fire station, North London

Caledonian Road fire station, North London
Caledonian Road fire station, which closed in 1920. Date: 1910

Background imageChimneys Collection: Arwerton Hall Gate

Arwerton Hall Gate
The splendid gatehouse of Arwerton Hall, Suffolk : if all those towers are chimneys, the residents must be nice and warm... Date: 1785

Background imageChimneys Collection: Industry Indicators

Industry Indicators
Smoking chimneys, indicators of industry! Date: 1930s

Background imageChimneys Collection: Grammar School and Guild Chapel - Stratford-on-Avon

Grammar School and Guild Chapel - Stratford-on-Avon, Warkwickshire. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageChimneys Collection: Japan - The Arsenal at Osaka

Japan - The Arsenal at Osaka. The caption for this card is rather charming: " Sound of the Various engines are rolling at the Osaka Arsenal." Date: circa 1910s

Background imageChimneys Collection: Japan - The Mitsui Miike Coal Mine - Pit and Railway Tracks

Japan - The Mitsui Miike Coal Mine - Pit and Railway Tracks
Japan - The Mitsui Miike Coal Mine at Omuta, Fukuoka and Arao, Kumamoto - The Pit and Railway Tracks. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageChimneys Collection: The Kitchen / Smokehouse, Fontevrault Abbey, Chinon, France

The Kitchen / Smokehouse, Fontevrault Abbey, Chinon, France
The Kitchens / Salmon Smokehouse, Fontevrault Abbey, Near Chinon, Anjou, Loire Valley, France - pictured before restoration (before the chimneys were added back on)

Background imageChimneys Collection: Atmospheric skyline of Edinburgh, Scotland - The Auld Reekie

Atmospheric skyline of Edinburgh, Scotland - The Auld Reekie
Sensational Judges postcard - An atmospheric skyline of Edinburgh, Scotland - The Auld Reekie -The oldest part of the city. Date: circa 1910

Background imageChimneys Collection: The Sintra National Palace - the Great Chimneys

The Sintra National Palace - the Great Chimneys
The Sintra National Palace (Portuguese: Pala£ © o Nacional de Sintra), Town Palace (Pala£ © o da Vila) is located in the town of Sintra, in Portugal near Lisbon

Background imageChimneys Collection: SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Milࠈouse or The

SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Milࠈouse or The
" SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Milࠈ ouse or " The Quarry". Chimneys. Modernism. Architecture."

Background imageChimneys Collection: Aerial view of rooftops in an East European town

Aerial view of rooftops in an East European town
A picturesque aerial view of rooftops, possibly in a town in former Yugoslavia. Date: circa 1965

Background imageChimneys Collection: Aerial view of a street in an East European town

Aerial view of a street in an East European town
A picturesque aerial view of a narrow street, possibly in a town in former Yugoslavia. Date: circa 1965

Background imageChimneys Collection: View across roofs in an East European town

View across roofs in an East European town
A picturesque and colourful view across the roofs of a town, possibly in former Yugoslavia. Date: circa 1965

Background imageChimneys Collection: View across roofs, Yugoslavia

View across roofs, Yugoslavia
A picturesque and colourful view across the roofs of a town in former Yugoslavia. Date: September 1965

Background imageChimneys Collection: Ferguslie Thread Works of J & P Coats Ltd, Paisley

Ferguslie Thread Works of J & P Coats Ltd, Paisley, Scotland Date: circa 1920s

Background imageChimneys Collection: Richmond, Va. Chimneys standing in the burned district

Richmond, Va. Chimneys standing in the burned district. Photograph of the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Date 1865 April

Background imageChimneys Collection: Aftermath of fire, Salisbury Square, London

Aftermath of fire, Salisbury Square, London
The aftermath of a fire in Salisbury Square, at the time the heart of the newspaper world of London. A disastrous fire broke out in Dorset Buildings

Background imageChimneys Collection: Drawing of a cottage

Drawing of a cottage
A pencil drawing of a cottage, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. 1846

Background imageChimneys Collection: Poland - Kuznica

Poland - Kuznica - The courtyard of a fishermans house, with two smokeries for smoking fish Date: circa 1910s

Background imageChimneys Collection: French view of an English Gent in London

French view of an English Gent in London
Spectacularly stereotypical French view of an English Gent in London, complete with plaid trousers, pith helmet, sinister expression (!) and a background of dark satanic mills!!! Date: 1901

Background imageChimneys Collection: Smoking Chimneys

Smoking Chimneys
Smoking factory chimneys... Date: 1930s

Background imageChimneys Collection: Advertisement for the Crescent Hotel, Buxton

Advertisement for the Crescent Hotel, Buxton
An advertisement for the Crescent Hotel, Buxton, North Derbyshire: a first-class hotel with electric light in all rooms, and a new electric passenger lift. Date: 1913

Background imageChimneys Collection: The Moat, Kent

The Moat, Kent, the seat of Lord Romney -- it appears to be located near Romney Marsh. Date: 1783

Background imageChimneys Collection: PRESTON, Lancashire

PRESTON, Lancashire
Distant view of Preston, Lancashire - a nice contrast between countryside and industrial development. Date: circa 1835

Background imageChimneys Collection: Pottery Kilns - Staffordshire

Pottery Kilns - Staffordshire Date: 1910s

Background imageChimneys Collection: Holy Cross Hospital

Holy Cross Hospital
Holy Cross, or the Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester, was founded between 1132 and 1136 by Henry de Blois and has become Britains oldest charitable institution. Date: 12th century

Background imageChimneys Collection: Totnes Rooftops

Totnes Rooftops
Winter view of Totnes, Devon, England, seen from the castle walls. The houses (note the coal smoke coming from the chimneys) in this view line the towns main street. Date: 1950s

Background imageChimneys Collection: Little girl walking across the rooftops

Little girl walking across the rooftops
A little girl walking across the rooftops, on her way to Somewhere Town. first published 1879

Background imageChimneys Collection: Sweep! Sweep

Sweep! Sweep
Old Street Cries -- Sweep! Sweep!! 20th century

Background imageChimneys Collection: A large classical style building

A large classical style building on a sunny day

Background imageChimneys Collection: Robots as the farm workers of the future

Robots as the farm workers of the future
Robots depicted as the farm workers of the future. Date: 1896

Background imageChimneys Collection: View of Derby from across the River Derwent

View of Derby from across the River Derwent
A view of Derby from across the River Derwent, showing a mixture of church towers and spires, and factory chimneys. Date: circa 1910

Background imageChimneys Collection: Stewarts & Lloyd Factory

Stewarts & Lloyd Factory
An old man and children in a back garden, washing hanging on the line, and the smoking factory chimneys of Stewarts and Lloyds in the background. Date: 1950s

Background imageChimneys Collection: New York Edison Company

New York Edison Company
A view of the New York Edison Company looking across the river at the building. Date: 1912

Background imageChimneys Collection: Steelworks / Wales / 1974

Steelworks / Wales / 1974
A view looking down a road in Wales with the smoking chimneys of a steelworks in the background. Date: 1974

Background imageChimneys Collection: Clerkenwell Green

Clerkenwell Green
The Sessions House, Clerkenwell Green. Date: 1831

Background imageChimneys Collection: Turner / Cheyne Walk

Turner / Cheyne Walk
JMW TURNER House in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, where the artist died on 19 December 1851 Date: 1775 - 1851

Background imageChimneys Collection: Shelley / Marlow Cottage

Shelley / Marlow Cottage
PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY English poets cottage at Great Marlow, Bucks Date: 1792 - 1822

Background imageChimneys Collection: Court Farm and garden

Court Farm and garden
View of Court Farm (unidentified location) and garden, with a large pond, grass, trees and flowerbeds

Background imageChimneys Collection: Coal carbonisation, Mining

Coal carbonisation, Mining
A coal carbonisation plant, Derbyshire with smoke emitting factory chimneys and a long line of railway goods wagons full of coal

Background imageChimneys Collection: Courtyard garden of a house, with milkmaid

Courtyard garden of a house, with milkmaid
The courtyard garden of an old stone house, with a milkmaid carrying a pail

Background imageChimneys Collection: Old timbered house by a river

Old timbered house by a river
An old timbered house at the side of a river

Background imageChimneys Collection: Unidentified old building with gothic archway

Unidentified old building with gothic archway
An unidentified old building at the side of a narrow street, with a gothic archway leading through into another street. The building has tall chimneys and a partially tiled facade

Background imageChimneys Collection: Swan Inn, Southdown Brewery, Sussex

Swan Inn, Southdown Brewery, Sussex
The Swan Inn, run by B H Hillman for the Southdown Brewery, somewhere in Sussex. A man stands outside, looking very much tempted to go in

Background imageChimneys Collection: Country house exterior, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales

Country house exterior, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
Exterior view of a large country house in Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales

Background imageChimneys Collection: View of the Castle, Haverfordwest, South Wales

View of the Castle, Haverfordwest, South Wales
View of the Castle across the rooftops, from a building in the High Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. There has been a recent fall of snow

Background imageChimneys Collection: Bungalow with patterned slate roof, North Wales

Bungalow with patterned slate roof, North Wales
A bungalow with an elaborately patterned slate roof, somewhere in North Wales where the slate is quarried



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