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Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company - Building a Warship Victorian period
Kiss of the Oceans - Atlantic meets Pacific - Panama CanalThe Kiss of the Oceans - The Atlantic meets the Pacific due to the construction of The Panama Canal - A lovely allegorical card relating to this phenomenal engineering project
HMAS Melbourne head-on. HMAS Melbourne was laid down in 1943 as HMS Majestic. Construction was frozen at the end of WW2 but resumed in 1949 after the ship was taken over by the RAN
The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (4 / 4)The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - The spans reaching out from both sides of the river - 11th January 1928. Date: 1928
The crew of HMAS Melbourne line up on the flight deck alongside its complement of Skyhawk and Tracker aircraft. HMAS Melbourne was laid down in 1943 as HMS Majestic
Building of Sydney Harbour Bridge by G. H. DavisSeries of diagrams depicting the construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge by ILN special artist, G. H. Davis. At the time of building
United States Naval Construction Battalions - Seabees We Build and Fight with all our might! Date: 1942
WW2 poster, Switch off that Light! Less Light -- More Planes. Date: 1940s
Building and masonry toolsVarious building and masonry tools, including a saw, a mallet, chisels, hatchets, a trowel and a hammer
Building Diesel Locomotives in SwindonEngineers nearing completion on the first of 35 2, 700 hp diesel-hydraulic locomotives built at the Swindon Works for the Western Region
Two bridges over the River Tamar, Devon and CornwallTwo bridges over the River Tamar, connecting Plymouth, Devon and Saltash, Cornwall. On the left is the Royal Albert Bridge, a railway bridge designed by Brunel and completed in 1859
The Titanic in Belfast DockPhotograph of the ship while under construction in 1911
Building Emp State BuilA dizzy perch 350 yards above street level: A New York workman (Carl Russell) engaged on the worlds tallest bulding (at the time), the Empire State Building
Royal Gorge BridgeThe railway bridge over the Royal Gorge, Colorado : at the time of its construction, it is the highest bridge in the world
Illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- The building of Saltash Bridge. Date: 1935
Wallsend-on-Tyne - Shipbuilding and the BP Tanker British Hazel in dock. Date: 1963
Newcastle upon Tyne after the construction of the High Level and Swing Bridges across the river
Forth Bridge ConstructThe Forth Bridge during construction. Designed by Sir John Fowler (1817- 1898) and Sir Benjamin Baker (1840-1907) and constructed by Sir William Arrol (1839-1913)
Bell Rock Lighthouse, near Arbroath, ScotlandView of Bell Rock Lighthouse, near Arbroath, Scotland. Bell Rock is also known as the Inchcape Rock (made famous by a poem by Robert Southey)
WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps erect Nissen HutsWW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in France - erecting Nissen Huts in preparation for the arrival of the main body of the army - the caption notes that many men in the pioneer Corps fought in
Self-Help in War Time by Heath Robinson Building a BungalowNo III - Building a bungalow: Now, having made a good start with your music-room, place your piano in position. A rather back to front way of house construction from the crazy mind of William Heath
Building of a prefabricated houses in 3 hours 1945During the Second World War many houses were destroyed, due to this, prefabricated houses (prefabs) were built, quickly and cheaply providing quality housing with all the amenities, central heating
Perch Rock Lighthouse - New Brighton LighthouseLiverpool - Rock Lighthouse New Brighton - Lighthouse and crowds. Part of Box 62 Boswell Collection - Liverpool. The New Brighton Lighthouse was originally known as Perch Rock Lighthouse
PAXTON, Joseph (1801-1865). Crystal Palace. 1851. First building with revolutionary modular, prefabricated design, and use of glass. Built for the Universal Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, London
Folland Fo144 Gnat T1s during construction at Hamble
Cross-section of St. Pauls CathedralMeasuring and drawing for this elaborate plan showing the construction of St. Paul s, was undertaken by R. B. Brook-Greaves and W. Godfrey Allen. It took five years to make the drawing. 1935
Landore Viaduct construction, near Swansea, South WalesView of construction work on the Landore Viaduct, over the Swansea valley and the River Tawe, on the Great Western Railway, Glamorgan, South Wales
The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (3 / 4)The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - The spans supported by cables to each shore - 9th February 1928. Date: 1928
The Bristol Brabazon under construction at Filton alongside an Avro Lancaster. 11 August 1948. Date: 1948
HMS Habbakuk in sectionIllustration showing a cross section of the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War
R. M. S. Queen Mary under construction, 1934Photograph of Queen Mary, then known as 534, under construction at John Browns shipyard, Clydebank. Work on the massive liner had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to lack of funds
Crystal Palace PlanA floor plan of the Exhibition building - the ground floor and the galleries, showing how the courts open out from the central transept
HOOVER DAMAt the time of its construction, the Boulder Dam (subsequently renamed the Hoover Dam) on the Colorado River, is the worlds largest
Wharncliffe ViaductThe Wharncliffe Viaduct of the Great Western Railroad, at Hanwell, Middlesex. Brunel (I.K) was responsible for the construction and design of much of the early GWR
Ardconnel Terrace, Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland, McCaig TowerArdconnel Terrace, Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland showing the McCaig Tower. Situated on the west coast of Scotland and built of Bonawe granite between 1897 and 1902
The Bristol Brabazon under construction at Filton
Construction of a wall. Illustration from a Latin compendium of Civil law (14th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting
Manchester Ship CanalConstruction scene : the works at Latchford, near Warrington
The first two Bristol Britannias under construction at Filton
Foundling Hospital Schools, BerkhamstedThe Foundling Hospital Schools, Berkhamsted. The Hospital was founded in 1739 by Captain Thomas Coram and in 1741 began construction of premises at Bloomsbury Fields, London
George L Clowser and Swainston Adamsonl. to r. George L Clowser and Swainston Adamson joint managers; James J Berkley chief engineer Date: 1856
Nydam Viking ShipThe 007 Nydam ship, one of three vessels discovered in the 19th century, and dating from the late Iron Age. Preservation was aided by the ships peat bog deposit site
Builders at work in the foreground, with partially completed buildings in the background
Central / Union PacificJoining of the Central and Union Pacific; the formal ceremony of driving the last spike at Promontory Point, Utah
Fishguard Harbour Railway Station construction, South WalesView of Fishguard Harbour from the sea, during construction of the new GWR railway station, in Pembrokeshire, South Wales
R. M. S. Queen Mary under construction, Clydebank, SeptemberPhotograph of the Cunard White Star Liner, R.M.S. Queen Mary, under construction at the John Brown shipyard, Clydebank, September 1934
Road Works in Whitehall, London, 1882Engraving, originally entitled Horse Guards under Fire again, showing a group of workmen re-surfacing the road in Whitehall, London, 1882
Empire State BuildingConstruction began on March 17th 1930 and the building rose to be the worlds largest office building of the time. Here, office space is being advertised