Construction Collection (page 44)

St Pauls Prison - Ephesus - Turkey
The massive edifice of St Pauls Prison at the site of ancient Ephesus, Turkey

Achiet Marcoing Line 1917
Pioneers constructing a slope on the Achiet Marcoing Line on the Western Front in France during World War I in November 1917

Battle for Broodseynde on the British Western Front in 1917. Soldiers of an English county regiment cross a temporary bridge with stones in wheelbarrows for road making

MAB Mead Works, Carnwath Road, Fulham, London
Interior of the Metropolitan Asylum Boards Mead Works on Carnwath Road, Fulham, south west London, used for the building of ambulance bodies

Seam welding aluminium plate
Two welders seam weld aluminium metal plates onto the curved framework of a large domed liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: 1966

Installation of the roof for a liquid methane tank
Two welders, standing on a scaffold, use spanners to tighten the nuts securing sections of the centrepoint of a large domed roof for an aluminium liquid methane tank at Canvey Island

Seam welding under arc lighting
A stunning composition photograph of two welders seam welding the domed aluminium roof of a liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Building the framework for a domed roof
A welder seam welds aluminium plate whilst sitting on the edge of a centre section of a domed roof, built to cover a liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Building the roof of a liquid methane tank
Two welders work on the domed aluminium roof of a large liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Foundling Hospital, Redhill, Surrey
The Foundling Hospital at Redhill, Surrey. The Hospital was founded in 1739 by Captain Thomas Coram and in 1741 began construction of premises at Bloomsbury Fields, London

Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia - Construction (1 of 2)
The construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia. The bridge was designed and built by Dorman Long and Co Ltd, Middlesbrough Teesside and Cleveland Bridge, Darlington

Bernard Vaughan - English Catholic priest
Bernard Vaughan, SJ (1847-1922) - English Catholic priest, brother of Bishops Herbert, Roger and John Stephen Vaughan. Date: circa 1910s

Tiny Town carpenters constructing a shop
A group of Tiny Town carpenters constructing a shop, part of a Tiny Town exhibition at Olympia, West London

Royal Mews 1850
The Royal Mews, which will be demolished in 1830 to enasble the construction of Trafalgar Square : the royal carriages will then be housed in the Mews in Buckingham Palace Rd

House of Lords 1835
The House of Lords in its provisional location, following the fire of 1834 and previous to the construction of the present buildings

The Nag Hammadi Barrage (Dam) - Egypt
Outlets of the Flushing Culverts in the dock - 22nd July 1928. Photograph from an album commemorating the opening of the Nag Hammadi Barrage (dam) in 1930

Yass c. 1909
Building the railway bridge at Yass Junction, Australia, c. 1909

Manchester Ship Canal - Creating a new dock
Workmen operate a temporary pulley-based device used in the process of the construction of a new dock for the Manchester Ship Canal

Steel Frame Building construction - London
The building of the Film House - 142 Wardour Street - an early photographic example of the technique of steel frame construction - still the favoured method of putting up a building seen everywhere

West India Docks excavation
The construction of the New South Dock, at the Limehouse entrance. The warehouses to be built were intended for imported East India produce such as jute seed, saltpetre and cotton

London Millbank
In the 18th century, before the construction of the Thames Embankment

Local men mixing cement in Kashgar, western China. One of the men is standing on top of the mixture and pouring water into it from a jar. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Construction workers in Kashgar, western China
Construction workers with a lorry in a street in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

HOLBORN
Holborn before the construction of Holborn Viaduct which will be completed in 1869

Quebec Bridge, Canada - Centre section prior to collapse
The centre section of the Quebec Bridge being raised into position on 11th September 1916. This photograph was taken just prior to the span collapsing in a tragic construction accident which claimed

Livingstones steamer in sections at Birkenhead
The steam launch, Lady Nyassa, funded entirely by Livingstone, is seen being loaded, in sections, at Birkenhead from where it will journey to the Zambesi in Africa

Building a mill at an outdoor hay store at Oran, Algeria
Construction of a mill out of hay at Oran; also transliterated as Ouahran. From the Berber word Wahran, the plural of Wahra, i.e. " lion"

The Bhore Ghaut incline, India
A steam train makes its way across the Kummalee viaduct on the Bhore Ghaut incline on the Great Indian Penisular Railway. At the time of its construction

Broken viaduct on the Bhore Ghaut incline, India
A sketch of the broken viaduct on the Bhore Ghaut incline on the Great Indian Penisular Railway, drawn two days after its fall

Construction Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge during construction in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney 1930
Joining of the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Railway Construction
Construction of the railway at Valley Heights Station, in New South Wales, Australia

Construction of the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works, Crossn
Engraving showing the construction of the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Crossness, Kent, in 1864. This facility, now better known as Crossness Pumping Station

Sewer Construction under London, 1910
Illustration showing the construction of a sewer from Belgrave Square to Barking, under London, in 1910. On the right of the image is the Greathead Shield

Construction of Drainage Tunnels at Wick Lane, London, 1859
Engraving showing the construction of mains drainage tunnels at Wick Lane, near Old Ford, London, in 1859

Work on the Fleet Street Sewer, London, 1845
Engraving showing the construction work undertaken to deepen the Fleet Street sewer, in London in 1845

The African and Eastern Trade Corporation Office, London
The construction of the offices of the African and Eastern Trade Corporation in Kingsway, London, 1921. This building was designed by the architects Trehearne and Norman

Thames Embankment Works, London, 1873
Engraving showing the construction of the Thames Embankment at Chelsea, London, 1873

Thames Embankment, London, 1870
Engraving showing the Blackfriars Bridge end of the Thames Embankment, London, at night, 1870. At the time of this image, construction work on the Embankment was clearly still underway

Construction of the Thames Embankment, London, 1865
Engraving showing the construction of the Thames Embankment at Temple Gardens, London, under way in 1865

Construction of the Chelsea Embankment, London, 1857
Engraving showing the construction of the Chelsea Embankment, London, in 1857

Construction of the Royal Exchange, London, 1842
Engraving showing the Royal Exchange, London, under construction in 1842

Pope Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere) Responsible for the construction of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican

The Holborn Valley Viaduct, London, 1867
Engraving showing a projection of the Holborn Valley Viaduct in London, which was being constructed in 1867. This view is very accurate in its depiction of the resulting construction

Construction of the Holborn Valley Viaduct, London, 1867
Engraving showing the worksite of the Holborn Valley Viaduct, which was being built in 1867

Construction of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, 1849
Engraving showing the basket ferry and temporary towers built prior to the construction of a Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, USA, 1849

Railway Works at Blackfriars, London, 1864
Engraving showing the temporary bridge built over the River Thames at Blackfriars, during the construction of the railway line north through Blackfriars and Ludgate Hill, 1864. St

Design for a Flying Machine, 1877
Engraving showing the design for a flying machine, suggested in 1877. This design would appear to incorporate several spheres of gas or hot air, as well as features of bird-like construction

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