Column Collection (page 2)

Trafalgar Square / Chromo
A view of Trafalgar Square looking up towards the National Gallery, showing Nelsons Column, the lions and the fountains

Horse drawn fire engine, Trafalgar Square, London
A horse drawn fire engine races past Trafalgar Square, Central London

Crowd in St. Peters Square, blessing from Pope in Vatican
Vintage 19th century photograph - large crowd in St. Peters Square for a blessing by the Pope from the Vatican. Most liklely Leo XIII

Roman legionaries in armour building fortifications. One cuts wood with an axe, other bring lime in baskets, stones and timbers. From Trajans Column. Fortificazioni

Scythian armour and weapons
Scythian breastplate, shield, helmet and maces from the Column of Theodosius in Constantinople (Istanbul). Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his

Lottas Fountain, San Francisco, California, USA, at the intersection of Market, Geary and Kearney Streets. Date: circa 1930

Old Bill and Co. August 1940
" Hey! Mind what yer doin ! Thats the second time you ve got me with that fifth column o yours!" Bruce Bairnsfather pokes fun at rumours of German spies

Interior of the Aquarium, Brighton, Sussex. circa 1890

The output of the Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785) of St. Peter
Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Italian painter. The output of the Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785) of St. Peters Square in Rome, 1754. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

Parthenon. Athens. Greece
Greece. Athens. Parthenon. 447-438 BC. in Doric style under leadership of Pericles. The building was designed by the architects Ictinos and Callicrates. Acropolis

Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Marbles altar, ionic colu
Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Marbles altar and Ionic column built to hold the sundial. In the background. stairs and two fluted Corinthian columns

San Francisco church, Barranco, Lima, Peru, South America
San Francisco church in Barranco, a district of Lima, Peru, South America. circa 1910

Banquet scene in the Egyptian Hall at Mansion House in London, 1808. Engraving by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for The Microcosm of London published by Rudolph Ackermann (1808-1810). Engraving

The British Museum, Bloomsbury, London
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London - building designed in the classical Greek Revival style. Date: circa 1910s

Poster for the Daily Herald - Footballer
A poster for the Daily Herald newspaper, specifically advertising the football column written by Corinthian

An ammunition column passing through Ypres, 1917. Captain Gilbert Holiday, Royal Field Artillery (1879-1937). Holidays Early Life Was Spent In St

Edwardian schoolmaster in academic gown, Mid Wales
A rather ferocious looking Edwardian schoolmaster in his academic gown, Mid Wales

Morocco - Interior of an Arab house
Three women in the interior of a Morrocan Arab house

Construction of the Lions, Trafalgar Square, London, 1867
Engraving showing the construction of the lion statues at the base of Nelsons Column, Trafalgar Square, London, 1867. In the background, one of the lions is kept under wraps

British Troops Parading in Berlin, Second World War, 1945
Photograph showing British troops, of the Seventh Armoured Division, parading in front of the German victory column in Konigsplatz, Berlin, 1945. Date: 14/07/1945

Snow Trafalgar Square
A man sweeps a path in the heavy snow at the base of Nelsons Column in Trafalgar Square. Note Landseers lions covered in snow

Embossed Victorian mourning card, Ann Ferrier
Embossed Victorian mourning card with two angels and a broken column. Sacred to the Memory of Ann Ferrier, who died on the 6th of March, 1875, aged 58 years. Date: 1875

Sackville Street (now O Connell Street), Dublin, Ireland. Date: late 19th century

Ancient Roman shoes and sandals
Imperial Roman footwear from the Trajan Column 1, Roman footwear from the Palazzo Mattei 2, sandal from a fragment found at Palestrina 3, and a Roman sandal from a figure in the Casa Giustiniani 4

The Obelisk of Axum in Ethiopia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

The Column of Flagellation at the Basilica di Santa Prassede
The Column of Flagellation in the San Zeno Chapel at the Basilica di Santa Prassede in Rome, Italy. Allegedly the column upon which Jesus Christ was flogged in his final years

The Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
The Giants Causeway - The Honeycomb - 40, 000 interlocking basalt columns on the coast at County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Date: circa 1930s

Straight Street, Street called Straight, Damascus, Syria
19th century vintage photograph - Straight Street, or the Street called Straight, Damascus, Syria. Image by Francis Frith, 1857

The Temple of Saturn Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: The Temple of Saturn was an ancient Roman temple to the god Saturn. Its ruins stand at the foot of the Capitoline Hill at the western end of the Roman Forum

Inside a Zurkhaneh, traditional Iranian or Persian gymnasium. Two men wrestle at koshti pahlavani, while athletes train with meels, Indian clubs, and musicians play drums and cymbals

Milanese Carroccio and medieval Italian weapons
Carroccio, medieval four-wheel wagon with insignia and banner of Milan. From a design in Vicende di Milano. Weapons including crossbow, shield and helmet

Examples of the proportions of Doric columns, Greek architecture. Column from the Parthenon 1, and the Propylaea 2, 3. Esempi di proporzione dorica

The interior of the Cave of the Apocalypse, Patmos, Greece
The interior of the Cave of the Apocalypse, church on the Aegean island of Patmos, Greece. Interno della chiesa dell Apocalisse nell Isola di Patmos

Fragment of the Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy. Depicting Roman legionnaires and lions in a river. Framinento della colonna Antonina

Trajans Column and the Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome
Plan and elevation of Trajans Column and the Column of Marcus Aurelius (the Antonine Column), Rome. Colonne, Trajana ed Antonina

Interior, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark
Interior, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (art museum), Copenhagen, Denmark, with ancient Greek and Roman sculptures from the Carl Jacobsen Collection. Date: circa 1908

Crowds gather round Nelsons column in Trafalgar Square to celebrate the victory of French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. Date: 21 October 1890s

O Connell Street and Bridge with Nelsons Pillar, Dublin
O Connell Street and Bridge showing Nelsons Pillar, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. circa early 1970s

Nelsons Pillar, O Connell Street and Bridge, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. circa early 1970s

Aerial view of Sackville Street, Dublin, Ireland, with pedestrians and traffic. Date: circa 1900s

Singer Building, New York, USA - compared to other Buildings
Promotional card for Singer Sewing Machines, featuring a view of the Singer Building, New York, USA - compared (in height) to other tall Buildings in the UK: Nelsons Column, Dublin

Pharaohs Workers - Ancient Egypt - by Fortunino Matania
Workers building a temple or palace for a Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt. Date: Unknown, poss. 1920s

Place de la Bastille, July Column, Paris France Date: late 19th century

Trafalgar Square, London, Victorian period

RMS Olympic cast iron table base
RMS OLYMPIC: Rare cast iron Second-Class table base, fluted central column with lion's head supports. 24ins

10th Sudanese Battalion, Egyptian Army at Karnak, Egypt, Victorian period

Unemployed men in Liverpool, Victorian period

Wellington's Column and Statue of Queen Victoria, Liverpool Victorian period

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