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Whiteleys department store, Queens Road, Bayswater, LondonThe new Whiteleys department store in Queens Road, Bayswater, West London, grand opening, with a banner, Welcome to the Lord Mayor. Date: circa 1911
Poster, Night Mail, quoting part of the poem by W H Auden written for and narrated in the documentary film of the same name (1936). circa 1930s
Festival of Britain ViewAerial view of the exhibition site of the 1951 Festival of Britain on Londons South Bank showing the Dome of Discovery, The Skylon and other pavilions
St Pauls Cathedral - Section through Wrens DomeA section drawing through the dome of St Pauls Cathedral, the architectural masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren. The inner brick dome stands 218 ft from the floor of the cathedral
University College LondUniversity College, London. The impressive classical front
St Peters Basilica, Vatican, Rome, ItalySt Peters Basilica with its iconic dome, viewed from St Peters Square in the Vatican City, Rome, Italy
Sixth Column StrategyStout patriots dislodge an enemy machine gun post from the dome of St. Pauls using the usual Heath Robinson cunning! Please note
Festival of BritainThe brand new Royal Festival Hall and South Bank Exhibition with the Dome of Discovery on the right, seen from across the river Thames
Four views of Dublin, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s
Dome of the Rock and Wailing Wall, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s
Trades union membership certificateA trades union membership certificate for the United Operative Plumbers Association of Great Britain and Ireland, with Defence and Defiance as their motto
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
General view of The Forum, Rome, ItalyGeneral view of the Roman Forum, or Forum Romanum, in Rome, Italy. In the middle distance is the triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus, in white marble
Coleridge - Kubla KhanKubla Khan A Vison in a dream.. - In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure-dome decree: where Alph the sacred river ran through caverns measureless to man
New University, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK. Date: circa 1910s
Reichstags Dome by Norman Foster (b. 1935). Berlin. GermanyDome of the Reichstag, seat of the German Parliament, designed by Norman Foster (b.1935). Interior. Berlin. Germany
Montgolfier balloon in flight over ParisFirst manned balloon ascent, made in the presence of the Dauphin, from the Jardin de la Muette, Paris, under the direction of Montgolfier
Valletta / MaltaView from the Marsamxett Harbour towards the Carmelite Church dome and St Pauls Cathedral spire, Valletta, Sliema, Malta
Fleet Street 1960SFour Routemaster buses and an Evening Standard delivery van clogging up Fleet Street during the rush hour
Albert Hall / ChromoA view of the exterior of the Royal Albert Hall
St Pauls Cathedral and a Sergeant of City of London Police Date: circa 1950
Capitol Building, Havana, CubaThe Capitol Building seen from the India Fountain, Havana, Cuba Date: circa 1940s
Ascension Cathedral, near Omsk, RussiaView of the Ascension Cathedral, with belfry on the left, 55km south of the city of Omsk, Siberia, Russia. It belongs to the Achairsky Monastery, which was founded in 1905
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Jack and Jill. Within four miles of London, the friends see the sun rising over St Pauls Cathedral. Date: 1914
Montrose Academy, ScotlandMontrose Academy - a state secondary school in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. Date: circa 1910
Festival of BritainNight scene showing the illuminated exhibition site of the 1951 Festival Britain on Londons South Bank with the Skylon glowing in the dark and the Dome of Discovery visible
Monticello / West FrontThomas Jeffersons home at Monticello - the West Front
Wm Armstrong / CragsideSIR WILLIAM GEORGE ARMSTRONG Baron Armstrong Engineer, inventor and arms manufacturers home, Cragside, Rothbury
DREYFUSALFRED DREYFUS French army officer and victim of injustice: his degradation
Dome & Skylon 1951Visitors outside the Dome of Discovery and the Skylon, both famous attractions of the Festival of Britain exhibition, South Bank, London
Greenwich ObservatoryGreenwich Royal Observatory, with its dome to the forefront of the postcard
Ayasofya Mosque - ConstantinopleThe famed Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) in Constantinople. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus. Became a mosque and now it is a Museum
Extension of the British Museum, LondonExtension of the British Museum in London: the new King Edward VII Galleries. A birds eye view showing the new section of the building. Date: 1914
Taj Mahal Hotel, Bombay, IndiaTaj Mahal Hotel, Bombay (Mumbai), India. Date: circa 1925
St. Barnabas and Hilarion Church, Peristerona, Cyprus. Date: circa 1958
Dome. Florence Cathedral. ItalyDome by the Florence Cathedral. 15th century. Built by Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446). Exterior. Italy
Italy. Venice. Church of San Giorgio Maggiore by Palladio built between 1565 and 1568. The facade is made of white marble from Istria
Alice in Wonderland, Alice and Red QueenAlice in Wonderland, Alice meets the Red Queen at the croquet game. Date: early 20th century
GREECE. Daphni. Dapni Monastery. Christ Pantocrator inside the dome (early Comnenian period, ca. 1100). Byzantine art. Mosaic
Chandni Chowk market, Delhi, IndiaView of Chandni Chowk (meaning moonlit square or market), is one of the oldest and busiest markets in Delhi, India. Date: circa 1890s
Inside the Dome of Discovery, Festival of Britain, LondonGeneral view inside the Dome of Discovery, part of the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank, London. This part of the exhibition covered Britains conquest of the physical world through
The Tomb of Sufi Saint Nizamuddin AuliyaNizamuddin Dargah complex, in Nizamuddin West, Delhi, India. The Well near the Tomb of Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya (or Awliya) (12381325) - also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin
Victoria Chambers, Chowringhee, Calcutta, IndiaVictoria Chambers, Whiteaway Laidlaw & Co Ltd, Department Store, Chowringhee, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. Date: circa 1920
Cuthberts Buildings, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South AfricaCuthberts Buildings, with The Balcony terrace restaurant, Pritchard Street, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905
San Pietro in Montorio. The Tempietto built by Donato BramanRenaissance Art. Italy. San Pietro in Montorio. The Tempietto built by Donato Bramante (1444-1514). Drawing by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580). Elevation
State Insane Asylum, Austin, Texas, USAView of the State Insane Asylum (now the Austin State Hospital), Austin, Texas, USA. It is the oldest psychiatric hospital in Texas. Date: circa 1905
Chapel of Saint Polycarp on Mount Pagos, IzmirChapel to the martyrdom of (and burial place of) St. Polycarp (Bishop of Smyrna) situated on Mount Pagos (Kadifekale) close to Izmir (Smyrna) Turkey. Date: circa 1920s
Greenwich Park and Royal Naval College, LondonWatercolour sketch of Greenwich Park with the Royal Naval College in south east London and the River Thames in the distance, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert
Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali - KarbalaKarbala (Karbala al-Muqaddasah) in Iraq - the Tomb/Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali - a holy site of Shiah Islam. It stands on the site of the grave of Husayn ibn Ali, the second grandson of Muhammad
Interior of the Pantheon, Rome, ItalyInterior of the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, with a crowd of sightseers under the dome. It was built by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome
Killarney Hotel, Karachi, British India. Date: circa 1935
Sir John Soanes Museum - Bust over the SarcophagusThe House (now Museum) of Sir John Soane(1753-1837) at Lincolns Inn Fields, London - The Dome over the Sarcophagus with Chantrys bust of Soane. Date: circa 1920s
Hotel Carrasco, Montevideo, Uruguay, South America. Date: 1920s
Great Theatre, Berlin, GermanyInterior view of the Great Theatre (Grosse Schauspielhaus), Berlin, Germany. It was designed by Hans Poelzig for the theatre impresario Max Reinhardt. 1920
London Coliseum - the Royal BoxPromotional postcard of the Royal Box of the London Coliseum. A Royal party visiting the Coliseum would enter by a private entrance into a richly furnished lounge
WW2 defence, illustration by William Heath RobinsonDefence during WW2 -- Stout members of the sixth column dislodge an enemy machine gun post on the dome of St Paul s, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J
Advertisement for Esso Petroleum -- reflections on car bodies at Fawley Refinery, Hampshire. 1959
Imperial Airlines Handley Page over London, EngladG-aXE - named Hengist (brother of Horsa legendary conqueror of England), A Handley Page H.P.42, first flew on December 1931 - burned at Karachi in an airship hangar fire in May 1937
Tigris River, Iraq - The Tomb of the Prophet Ezra at Al-ʻ Uzair. The present buildings (depicted here), which unusually comprise a joint Muslim and Jewish shrine
Promenade and Pavilion, Rhyl, North Wales - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Brasenose College, Oxford, Oxfordshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard
The Aldwych, London - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard
St Paul's Cathedral, City of London - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard
A small tugboat pulling a number of Thames River BargesA lovely postcard composition depicting small tugboat pulling a number of Thames River Barges. Date: circa 1909
Denmark. Copenhagen. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Exterior
Railway station and hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. circa 1920
Havana, Cuba - Capitol / Government Building. Date: 1947
Taxco, Mexico - Aerial view of Church of Santa Prisca Date: circa 1930s
Messina, Sicily, Italy - Viale Garibaldi and Chiesa di Santa Caterina (left). Date: 1941
JAPAN. HONSHU. HIROSHIMA. Hiroshima. Atomic Bomb
Radcliffe Camera, OxfordThe Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, a part of the Bodleian Library. Date: circa 1830
Festival of Britain - View from River with SkylonFestival of Britain - View of the South Bank site seen from over the River Thames, with Skylon, Shot Tower and Royal Festival Hall all visible
Advert for Festival of Britain constructional engineersAdvertisement for constructional engineers, Horseley Bridge and Thomas Piggott Ltd and Carter-Horseley (Engineers) Ltd, who built some of the structures for the Festival of Britain exhibition
Naghsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran and Shah MosqueThe Naghsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran - one of the biggest city squares in the world and an outstanding example of Iranian and Islamic architecture. A UNESCO World Heritage Site
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Yalta, UkraineView of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Yalta, Ukraine. It was built in 1902
Sun Life Building and St James Cathedral, Montreal, Canada
Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, Australia. In 1882 the government decided to build a new central passenger station to replace the existing ad-hoc construction
Easter egg customs in a Russian villageIn a Russian village, friends and neighbours exchange eggs and kisses at Easter
Crowd in St. Peters Square, blessing from Pope in VaticanVintage 19th century photograph - large crowd in St. Peters Square for a blessing by the Pope from the Vatican. Most liklely Leo XIII
Ludgate Circus and St Pauls Cathedral, City of LondonA busy Ludgate Circus with the King Lud pub on the left and St Pauls Cathedral in the distance, City of London. Date: circa 1920s
British Museum - new reading-room 1857Interior of the new reading-room in the British Museum, London. Date: 1857
People at tables in the Place du Tertre, Paris, with the church of Sacre Coeur in the background. Date: 1960s
St. Ulrichs and St. Afras Abbey - Augsburg, GermanySt. Ulrichs and St. Afras Abbey - Augsburg, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. circa 1910s
The output of the Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785) of St. PeterGiovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Italian painter. The output of the Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785) of St. Peters Square in Rome, 1754. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany
