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London / City GatesTen of the City gates before demolition: Bishopshate; Cripplegate; Ludgate; Newgate; Moorgate; Aldgate; Bridgegate; Aldersgate; Whitehallgate; Templebar
Imperial Hotel, TokyoThe IMPERIAL HOTEL, TOKYO : designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, built 1915-1922, survived 1923 earthquake, demolished 1967
Birmingham Bull RingThe old Bull Ring Centre, a notorious symbol of post World War Two modernism, now demolished. Completed in 1964; Britains first multi-storey fully enclosed shopping centre
Mint Street Workhouse, Southwark, south LondonView of the entrance (right of centre) to the St Saviours Union workhouse on Mint Street, Southwark, south London. Passers-by include a man carrying a small child
Scotland / Loudon HillLoudon Hill and the railway viaduct, which was built in 1905, but sadly deemed to be unsafe and demolished i 1986. The hill itself was a Roman camp, Ayreshire, Scotland. Date: 1950s
Greenwich PlacentiaThe palace of Placentia stood on the site of the later Naval College, but was demolished 1664 : it was the scene of many important events such as the birth of Elizabeth. Date: 16-17th centuries
Runcorn Bridge 1905This bridge connected Runcorn and Widnes across the river Mersey. It opened 29 May 1905, replacing the previous ferry. Known locally as " The Car" after its suspension bridge
Taffs Well Viaduct, near Cardiff, Glamorgan, South WalesView of Taffs Well Viaduct, also known as Walnut Tree Viaduct, near Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Wales. This was a railway viaduct crossing the canal
LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station, BermondseyDockhead fire station, Bermondsey, SE London, built in 1928. This fire station was the location for the early seasons of the ITV series Londons Burning
OLD WEMBLEY STADIUMThe famous twin towers of Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England. Originally built for the British Empire Exhibition (1924), they were sadly demolished in 2002. Date: completed 1924
Wordsworth / Old RectoryWILLIAM WORDSWORTH English poets home from 1811 to 1813, The Old Rectory, which was demolished in the 1890s Date: 1770 - 1850
Quarry Hill Flats, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, were modelled on the Karl Marx Hof flats in Vienna, Austria. The steel frame and concrete clad buildings were demolished 1978 Date: built late 1930s
Rounton Grange, East Rounton, YorkshireRounton Grange was designed in 1870 for Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell and his wife by the leading Arts&Crafts architect Philip Webb. Sadly demolished in 1953
Windmill, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexThe Windmill (known as Archers Mill) at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, pictured here after it had ceased working. It was a post mill working two pairs of stones and was demolished in 1921. circa 1915
Kingsway Hospital, DerbyAn aerial view of the now-demolished Kingsway Hospital, Derby. The hospital opened in 1888 as the Derby Borough Lunatic Asylum. Date: Date unknown
Amesbury Union workhouse, WiltshireA distant view of Amesbury, Wiltshire, with the Union workhouse on the left, designed by William Bonython Moffatt, and built on South Mill Hill in 1837. It was demolished in 1967
Main building, Wigmore Schools, West MidlandsGeneral view of the main building of the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The school opened in 1870 to house workhouse children from the two unions
A Fish Auction in Columbia MarketIn 1869 Baroness Burdett-Coutts paid for the building of the great Columbia Market (for fish) between Hackney and Bethnal Green Roads on the site of Nova Scotia Gardens
Bell and Mackerel PubThe Bell and Mackerel public house, Mile End Road, east London, at one time a famous museum and noted for its coaching proprietor. Sadly, demolished in about 1910
Passing Through Holloway & Caledonian Road Railway StationExpress Locomotive Passing Through Holloway & Caledonian Road Railway Station, Holloway, near Caledonia Road, County of London, England. Great Northern Railway (station now demolished) Date: 1910s
Euston Arch 1910Horses and carriages around the original Euston Arch which was demolished in 1963. Date: 1910
Lion Brewery SignThe famous lion statue on the Lion Brewery, Waterloo, London. The brewery was demolished in 1951 to make way for the Royal Festival Hall and Festival of Britain Date: 19th century
CROMWELLs ARCHCromwells Arch, Bovey Tracey, Devon. England, is all that remains of a monastery which stood on the site and and was finally demolished in 1822. Date: medieval
Broomfield, Clapham, London, 1904Photograph showing the exterior of Broomfield, Clapham, London. This house was the home of William Wilberforce during the last years of his campaign against slavery and was being demolished in 1904
London / Monmouth HouseSoho Square : the duke of Monmouths imposing town house which endured several changes of fortune before being demolished in 1773
Cranbrook Castle, IlfordRaymonds Folly (now gone). Charles Raymond (1713-88) made his fortune as a captain in the East India company. He retired to Essex, where he had a three-sided tower built in 1765
Ballamona Hospital, Isle of ManAn aerial view Ballamona Hospital, Isle of Man, opened in 1868 as Braddan Mental Hospital. The building was demolished in 1998
Boswell CourtView of Boswell Court, London. One of several courts and alleyways demolished in the 1860s to make way for the building of the Royal Courts of Justice
Serles PlaceView of Serles Place, London, near St Clement Danes Church. The street was built in the 17th century and demolished in 1866
English Palace, St. Petersburg, RussiaEnglish Palace, on the West Bank of the English pond, Peterhof, Petrodvortsovy district, St. Petersburg, Russia (now demolished). Date: circa 1909
Woodford Hall, EssexThis photograph provides a view of Woodford Hall in Essex, where William Morris lived as a child between the years 1840 and 1847
Wellington College Cricket PavilionA photograph of the cricket pavilion at Wellington College, Berkshire, demolished and reopened in 1901, changing from lime green to pink. Date: circa 1901
Spain, Astorga. Ruins of the old castle. EngravingSpain, province of Leon, Astorga. Ruins of the old castle, demolished in 1872. Engraving. Later colouration. Date: 2019
Drury's, Eton, demolished 1902 Date: 1901
Tatham's House, Eton, demolished in 1905. Date: 1905
View of Wanstead House, the seat of the Earl of Tilney (Tylney), engraved for Harrison's History of London in 1775. The house was designed by the Scottish architect, Colen Campbell
BRANDENBURGH HOUSE FULBrandenburgh House, Fulham, the residence of queen Caroline during her trial, and the place of her death in 1821 ; it was demolished in the following year. Date: early 19th century
Exterior of the Quest House and pawn shops in Cripplegate, London, 1903. These buildings, which dated from at least 1564, were demolished in 1903. Date: 1903
Ruins of some buildings demolished in the Poultry area of London, to make way for a new street leading to the Thames Embankment. Date: 1869
The Old Fountain in the Minories, London, so solidly built that three horses were needed to pull the timbers apart when it was demolished in 1793. Date: built circa 1480
The old Queen's Head Tavern, Islington, North London. It was situated at the corner of Queen's Head Lane, but was demolished in 1829
Four Swans Inn, LondonFour Swans Inn, in Bishopsgate street, engraved shortly before demolition. Date: 1873
The Kennington Theatre, Kennington Park Road, Kennington (formerly - The Princess of Waless Theatre) - damaged by German bombing in 1943 and subsequently demolished. Date: 1906
Percival Proctor III Z7197(ex Royal Air Force) - Percival P.34 Proctor III Z7197, outside the RAF St Athan museum hangar on East Camp (now demolished). Date: circa 1980
The Bijenkorf building, Rotterdam, NetherlandsThe iconic prewar Bijenkorf building in Rotterdam, Netherlands, badly damaged during the second world war, and finally demolished in 1960. Date: circa 1937
House under demolitionHouse partially demolished, showing interior layout. Date: circa 1960s
Building demolished manually, Bromley, KentA commercial building in Bromley, Kent, being demolished the hard way, by hand. Date: circa 1950s
The Singer Building of 1897 was an office building and early skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City and demolished in 1968