Demolition Collection (page 2)

Demolition of London Bridge, London
Demolition of the 19th century London Bridge, which opened in 1831. The bridge was dismantled and sold to an American entrepreneur, Robert P McCulloch of McCulloch Oil, for US $2, 460, 000

Walls start demolition. Ceremony Riga City, November 15, 1857. Artist Julius Gottfried Siegmund (19th century). Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Bulldozing a Building
Bulldozing a building with a Caterpillar bulldozer. Date: 1960s

Funicular / Paris 1930S
The famous funicular of Montmartre, Paris, shortly before its demolition for being too slow.The background shows the Church of the Sacred Heart. Date: 1930s

Paris / Rebuilding 1922
Demolition of the Tunnel des Batignolles in the 17th arrondissement Date: 1922

Florence Cooks Shop
A cooks shop selling salt fish, wine and oil, in the Mercato Vecchio, Florence, before its demolition in 1884 Date: 1880s

Ruskin / Herne Hill Home
JOHN RUSKIN Early home of the English art critic and writer, Herne Hill, south-east London, where he lived for over twenty years Date: 1819 - 1900

Demolition work in Langham Place, London, in preparation for the construction of BBC Broadcasting House. All Souls Church stands just beyond on the left. Date: circa 1928

Mercate Nuevo, Florence, Italy before demolition of Ghetto
The Mercate Nuevo, Florence, Italy pictured in 1884 before the demolition of the Ghetto and the widening of the adjoining streets. Date: 1884

All Gone. Middlesbrough 1970s 1970s

Mill Chimney Demolition, Unknown Location, England. Date: 1920s

North Melbourne Town Hall
Slide showing a black and white photograph of the Town Hall in the city of Melbourne in Australia. The foundation stone of the Town Hall was laid on 29 November 1867 by the visiting Prince Alfred

Penhill House - Black and white lantern slide. Large gabled house in process of demolition.. Part of Box 399. Boswell collection. Date: circa 1900

Paris, France - Cour du Dragon. Date: 1884

Paris, France - Hotel Delessert. Date: 1870

Paris, France - Eglise Saint Germain L Auxerrois During Rebuilding of District. Date: 1856

Paris, France - Building of Rue de L Imperatrice in front of the Theatre-Francais. Date: 1865

Paris, France - Rebuilding Rue Monge, Rive Gauche. Date: 1868

Paris, France - Tour des Ducs de Bourgogne demolished. Date: 1867

Paris, France - Rebuilding, Pont au Change. Demolition of the Pont au Change and of La Cite in order to extend the Boulevard de Sebastopol. Date: 1859

Paris, France - Rebuilding. Demolition of the houses of the Pont Notre-Dame. Date: 1786

Paris, France - Arcade Colbert. It disappears ender the pile of demolition. L Illustration Journal Univerl owe it a memory, even a regret; this is nearby and besides

Paris, France - Bastille, Prieurs proposed monument. Date: 1881

Paris, France - Barriers destroyed. Date: circa 1860

Paris, France - Old Walls Unearthed Date: 1860

Demolition of Northumberland House
The demolition of Northumberland House, Charing Cross, making way for Northumberland Avenue between Trafalgar Square and the Embankment. Date: 1875

British soldiers breaking down German strong point, WW1
British soldiers breaking down a German strong point on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Ruins of 1862 Great Exhibition building
A view looking east along the Cromwell Road, London, of the ruins of the building that had housed the Great Exhibition of 1862

Adelphi Terrace in London prior to the demolition of the Adelphi Buildings, a row of neo-classical terrace houses built by the Adam Brothers between 1768 and 1772, in the early 1930s. Date: 1930s

ROYAL MEWS
The Royal Mews just before their demolition, to create todays Trafalgar Square. Date: 1830

Northumberland House
The northern (street) front of Northumberland House at Charing Cross, home of the dukes of Northumberland till its demolition in 1874 to make way for Northumberland Avenue. Date: 1816

Lowther Arcade Demolish
Demolition of the popular arcade, famous for its toys, off the Strand : it will be replaced by a branch of Coutts Bank. Date: 1902

Bastille Demolition Plan
Five years before the Revolution, it is proposed to demolish the Bastille prison and replace it with a public square named for Louis XVI. It could have changed history ! Date: 1784

The garden of No 4 Hamilton Place shortly after demolition
The garden of No.4 Hamilton Place shortly after demolition had started, 9 October 1959. Date: 1959

IMechE: Storeys Gate tavern prior to demolition in 1912 Date: 1912

Incendiary and Demolition Charges Hall, c. 1943
This room at the Natural History Museum, London, was used to show agents what sabotage tools they could use behind enemy lines

Demolition of the Spirit Building in April 2002. Zoological specimens now held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Northumberland Avenue
The road through from Trafalgar Square to the river was made possible by the demolition of Northumberland House in 1874. Date: circa 1910

The Felling of Dimmocks Chimney, Hanley
The Felling of Dimmocks Pottery Works Chimney, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on June 15th, 1905. The demolition of the great chimney was almost an event for a local holiday

Condemned Housing
Lovely old terraced houses, sadly due for demolition. Date: 19th century

Condemned Slums
Condemned slum terraced houses in the North of England, abandoned and boarded up, ready for demolition. Date: 1960s

Dorchester House
Remains of Dorchester House, demolished to make way for a new hotel - The Dorchester. The site was sold in July 1929, to Robert McAlpine in association with Gordon Hotels. Date: 7 October 1929

Demolition of Adelphi Terrace
Two men at work on the demolition of Adelphi Terrace, London, an 18th century block of eleven houses four storeys high designed by Adam

Langham Place c. 1918
All Souls Church and the building site in Langham Place where buildings were demolished to make way for the building of Broadcasting House, London, England

Removing Rock from a Tunnel
Three construction workers use pneumatic drills to remove rock from around a large pipe in an underground tunnel. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Northumberland House, London
The demolition of Northumberland House, Charing Cross, making way for a new road between Trafalgar Square and the river. View from the old garden

Swallow St Demolished
Swallow Street during its demolition

Newgate Prison
Old Newgate prison shortly before its demolition to make space for the Old Bailey

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