Cistern Collection

Urinal Advert 1889
Milton Syers Peckham urinal 1889

Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. Turkey
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Interior

The Cisternoni of Livorno - a series of three large buildings in the neoclassical style at Livorno, in Tuscany, Italy constructed between 1829 and 1848 as part of a complex of purification plants

Turkey. Constantinople - Cistern of Philoxenos
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Cistern of Philoxenos or Binbirdirek Cistern, The 1001 columns. It was constructed under a palace in the 5th century

Yere Batan Serai, underground cisterns, Istanbul, Turkey
Yere Batan Serai, underground cisterns, Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey Date: 1858

Comic postcard, Man sleeping in toilet at seaside hotel Date: 20th century

Advert, Brown & Co, Glasgow, Scotland
Advert for Brown & Co, Iron Packaging, Cisterns, Casks, Pails etc, Wigton Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Water cistern in the Strand
The Strand Lane Baths, at 5 Strand Lane, London WC2R 2NA, have been reputed since the 1830s to be a Roman survival. In fact they are the remaining portion of a cistern built in 1612 to feed a

Fountain Perseia. Mycenae
Mycenae. Fountain Perseia, underground cistern used for water supply. Built as a tunnel of 104 steps leading to a small pool. It was rebuilt in hellenistic period. Mycenae. Argo?lide province

Comic postcard, I heard you re back! Date: 20th century

Cisterns of Tawila, near Crater (Kraytar), Aden
Cisterns of Tawila (Tawila Tanks), near Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). An ancient historic site with a capacity for millions of gallons of water

Column of Tears. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. Tu
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Column of Tears

Standard Sanitary Appliances suite in Rose de Barry pink. Date: circa 1920s

Turkey. Istanbul. The Basilica Cistern. Head of medusa. Pedestal

Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Medusa column base. Istanbul
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Medusa column base. Detail

WATER CLOSET (1858)
A diagram showing an early Water-closet and rainwater cistern system. Date: 1858

Vitromant Coloured Water Closet (toilet)
Vitromant Coloured Water Closet Suite (toilet) - finished in fetching pink enamel with a polished mahogany seat. Date: circa 1920s

Standard Sanitary Appliances suite in Claire de Lune Blue. Date: circa 1920s

Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Staffordshire Blue Closet
Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Staffordshire Blue Water Closet (toilet). Date: circa 1920s

Cartoon, The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver. Scene: Gulliver manoeuvring with his little Boat in the Cistern. By James Gillray. A satire on King George III and Napoleon Bonaparte. Date: 1804

Man at a cistern near Church of Nativity, Bethlehem
Man drawing water from a cistern near the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem. Date: 1920s

Men with camels at a cistern, Bethlehem
Men with camels, drawing water from a cistern near the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem. Date: 1920s

Purifying river water for British troops, Western Front, WW1
Purifying river water for the consumption of British troops on the Western Front in France during World War One. Poisons are removed, the water is sterilised and is held in a canvas cistern

East Africa - Eritrea - Massawa - Underground Water Cistern at Taulud Date: circa 1910s

Istanbul, Turkey - Edirnekapyrs Cemetery Istanbul, Turkey - Edirnekap�yr s
Istanbul, Turkey - Edirnekapyrs Cemetery Date: circa 1922

TURKEY. THRACE. ISTANBUL. Istanbul. Yerebatan or Basilica Cistern (532). Architecture

Rug Seller - Grand Bazaar, Constantinople
Rug shop in the Grand Bazaar, Constantinople, with the proprietor examining a rug

American Drinks, showing a large cistern of soda water and t
An illustration of a typical American soda fountain with bottles of orange, lemon, raspberry and strawberry syrup to make flavoured soda drinks

PARIS TYPE FIRE-ENGINE
Paris type manual fire- engine, with the pumps contained in the water cistern, with everything mounted on an oak base plate

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