Designed Collection (#36)

Union Workhouse, Ipswich, Suffolk
A bird s-eye view plan of the new Ipswich union workhouse designed by Stephen Salter and H Percy Adams with Lister Newcombe. The building, on Great Whip Street, opened in 1899. Date: 1899

Mile End Old Town Workhouse, London
Previously part of the Stepney Union, Mile End Old Town became an independent Poor Law Hamlet in 1857. The following year, work began on its new workhouse located on Bancroft Road

Thistle: cutter yacht, designed by G. L. Watson. built by D. W
Thistle: cutter yacht, designed by G.L. Watson. built by D.W. Henderson & Co. Glasgow. owned by Mr. James Bell, Glasgow Scotland. Date c1887. Thistle: cutter yacht, designed by G.L. Watson

Model of a statue dedicated to French balloonists, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier, featuring a double profile portrait from a gold medal designed by Houdon and an inflated balloon

Plan of a Washington monument, designed by William Wallace, Esq

Balloons, airships, and other flying machines designed with some form of propulsion. Date between 1885 and 1904

The court of honor, South Broad St. Philadelphia, designed by the Advisory Committee of Artists for the Victory Loan Campaign, April 21st to May 10th 1919

Diamaxion house, metal, adapted corn bin, built by Butler Brothers, Kansas City. Designed and promoted by R. Buckminister Fuller. Date 1941 May

New York, New York. Photo mural to promote the sales of defense bonds, designed by Farm Security Administration, in concourse of Grand Central terminal. Date 1942

Orsett Workhouse
The Union workhouse at Orsett, Essex. The building, designed by Sampson Kempthorne, was erected in 1827. It later became Orsett Hospital. Date: Date unknown

Thrapston Union workhouse, Northamptonshire
The Thrapston Union workhouse in Northamptonshire designed by William J Donthorn. The establishment later adopted the name Cedar House. Date: circa 1920s

Chippenham Union Workhouse, Wiltshire

Hampstead Workhouse Infirmary
The Hampstead Unions new workhouse infirmary, designed by Charles Bell, featured a novel circular ward block. Date: 1884

Peterborough Jail
The entrance to Peterborough Gaol (or Jail). The prison, designed by W J Donthorn, opened in 1842 but was closed in 1878. Part of the old building is now used as a restaurant. Date: 1905

Pershore Union Workhouse, Worcestershire
The board-room of the former Pershore Union Workhouse on Station Road, Pershore. The workhouse was designed by Sampson Kempthorne. The site later became the Heathlands old peoples home. Date: 2000

Darenth Asylum - Day-room

Fountain Hospital, Tooting, South London
The Fountain Hospital under construction in 1893. The 400-bed hospital, designed by Thomas W Aldwinckle, was erected and fitted out in nine weeks to deal with a scarlet fever epidemic in London

St Georges Union Receiving House and Casual Ward, Wallis Ya
A London workhouse establishment opened in 1884 by the St Georges Union on Walliss Yard (now Warwick Row), Westminster. It was designed by Henry Saxon Snell. Date: 1884

Kings Norton Union Workhouse, Worcestershire
The main block of the former Kings Norton Union workhouse on what is now Raddlebarn Road, Kings Norton. The buildings, designed by Edward Holmes, later became part of Selly Oak Hospital, Date: 2000

Darenth Asylum
The Darenth Schools, near Dartford in Kent, were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children from London

Eastville Workhouse, Bristol
Bristols Eastville Workhouse was erected in 1847 on Fishponds Road, Bristol. The building, designed by Samuel T Welch, was demolished in the 1970s. Date: Date unknown

Book-plate by Aubrey Beardsley
The book-plate of the artist designed by Aubrey Beardsley. Date: 1890s

Marlow Suspension Bridge
The suspension bridge at Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England. Designed by William Tierney Clark, the bridge was built between 1829 and 1832, reconstructed in 1965. Date: 1960s

Trinity College Library, Cambridge, designed and built by Sir Christopher Wren. Date: 1960s

German 38cm naval gun L / 45 Max, Western Front, WW1
A German 38cm quick-loading rail-mounted naval gun L/45 Max (nicknamed Langer Max, or Long Max), designed and manufactured by Krupp, in action on the Western Front during the First World War

German 21cm howitzer in action, France, WW1
A German 21cm howitzer gun, designed and manufactured by Krupp, being prepared for action in an emplacement in the Champagne area of France during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Sicilian Carriage - Sicily, Italy
Decorated (and fully occupied!) Sicilian Carriage - Palermo, Sicily, Italy Date: circa 1903

Stoneleigh Abbey is the largest house in Warwickshire, England. The impressive facade of the West Wing dates from 1726 and was designed by Francis Smith of Warwick. Date: 18th century

Marble Arch 1950S
Marble Arch, designed by John Nash in 1828. Made of Carrara marble and originally intended as a grand gateway to Buckingham Palace. Date: early 1950s

Viceroys House, Delhi
The Viceroys House, New Delhi, India, was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869 - 1944), which was finally completed in 1929. Date: 1930s

German 15cm howitzer, Picardy, France, WW1
A German 15cm heavy field howitzer gun, designed and manufactured by Krupp, in service on the Western Front in Picardy, northern France, during the First World War

Two German gunners with Paris Gun projectiles, WW1
Two German gunners with projectiles of the Paris Gun (also known as the Emperor William Gun), a long-range seige gun designed and manufactured by Krupp, used towards the end of the First World War

German 21cm long mortar howitzer guns, WW1
German 21cm long mortar howitzer guns, designed by Krupp, in action on the battlefield during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

Selection of autumn hats designed by Georgette & Cie
A selection of four stylish autumn hats from the 1920s, designed by Georgette & Cie. 1924

The Constitutional Club, London, 1885
Engraving showing the exterior of the Constitutional Club, Northumberland Avenue, Charing Cross, London, 1885. This building was designed by R.W. Edis. Date: 29 August 1885

The National Liberal Club, London, 1885
Engraving showing the exterior of the National Liberal Club in Whitehall Place, London, 1885. This building was designed by the architect, Alfred Waterhouse. Date: 1 August 1885

Maserati Racing Car
An archetypal racing car designed to meet the German challenge. Date: 1936

Body-Straighteners
A choice of halters designed to straighten the backs and shoulders of patients inclined to curvature of the spine, rounded shoulders and other deformities. Date: 1900

Stowe Corinthian Arch
The fine Corinthian Arch of Stowe House, Buckinghamshire, England. Designed by Thomas Pitt in 1764 -65, completed 1767 as the focal point of the vista from the south front. Date: 18th century

Castle Ashby Gateway
The entance gateway of Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire, built in 1624. The east and south sides and several of the chimney pieces were designed by Inigo Jones. Date: 17th century

Marble Arch
A close-up of the fine Neo Classical Corinthian capitals and fluted columns of Marble Arch, designed by John Nash in 1828. Date: 1828

London County Hall
The magnificent front of County Hall, Westminster, which was designed by Ralph Knott, built between 1911 and 1922 and renovated 1931 to 1933. Date: built 1911 - 1922

Villa Medici, Fiesole
Designed by Michelozzo for Cosimo Medici in 1458 : Exterior view of the library and the terraced garden. Date: 1930s

FLICA YACHT
The Flica International Rule 12 Metre Class Racing Yacht, built by Camper & Nicolson in 1929, designed by Sir Richard Fairey. Here flying her flags at the end of her 1933 win

Marble Arch 1940S
Marble Arch, designed by John Nash in 1828. Made of Carrara marble and originally intended as a grand gateway to Buckingham Palace. Date: 1940s

Viceroys Gardens, Delhi
The gardens of the house of the Viceroy of India, New Delhi, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in a series of Persian style terraces. Date: 1930s

Tower Bridge Open
The famous Tower Bridge, a bascule bridge, London, was designed by Horace Jones, who died in 1887, before it was completed. Sir John Wolfe- Barry completed it in 1894. Date: built 1886 - 1894

Admiralty Arch 1950S
Admiralty Arch, London, was designed by Aston Webb and completed in 1911. The impressive archways form an entrance to Pall Mall, leading up to Buckingham Palace. Date: 1950s

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