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Doorways Collection

Background imageDoorways Collection: Miners cottages at Blantyre, Lanarkshire

Miners cottages at Blantyre, Lanarkshire
A row of decaying miners cottages at Blantyre, a mining district to the east of Glasgow. A few residents stand at their doorways and children and dogs are at the steps below. Date: circa 1936

Background imageDoorways Collection: Italians in Saffron Hill

Italians in Saffron Hill
A group of Italian men sit in the sun or lounge in doorways in a Saffron Hill street separated from the women and children outside a shop belonging to F Ciccone Date: 1930s

Background imageDoorways Collection: Green, gold and red decorated door

Green, gold and red decorated door on the House of the Brotherhood of the Blackheads in Tallinn, Estonia circa 2008

Background imageDoorways Collection: West front and doorways, Rheims Cathedral, France

West front and doorways, Rheims Cathedral, France. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDoorways Collection: Castle courtyard, Skipton, North Yorkshire

Castle courtyard, Skipton, North Yorkshire. Date: circa 1922

Background imageDoorways Collection: Ouled Nail, Algeria - Southern Algerian Berber Woman

Ouled Nail, Algeria - Southern Algerian Berber Woman
Women from the tribe of Ouled Nail in Southern Algeria in their very distinctive and elaborate traditional clothing. The women earned money through belly dancing

Background imageDoorways Collection: Street of the Crusader Knights - Rhodes, Greece

Street of the Crusader Knights - Rhodes, Greece
Facade of the Hotel de France, Street of the Crusader Knights Hospitaller, Rhodes, Greece (a Unesco World Heritage Site). Date: circa 1930s

Background imageDoorways Collection: Photo of Ellen Terry and Mr James Carew in the Tatler

Photo of Ellen Terry and Mr James Carew in the Tatler
Black and white full page photograph of Ellen Terry and her husband James Carew at home in Kent, in the Tatler of 10th November 1909

Background imageDoorways Collection: A room with a low ceiling and dirt floor

A room with a low ceiling and dirt floor
Black and white. A room with a low ceiling and dirt floor. The stone walls (partly in ruins) have been carved decoratively and there are several doorways

Background imageDoorways Collection: Hall of Ambassadors

Hall of Ambassadors - Black and white interior- 2 arched doorways- highly decorated walls Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDoorways Collection: Paris Exhibition of 1889 - Venezuela

Paris Exhibition of 1889 - Venezuela - Two Towered stone buildings - ornate doorways. Part of Box 119 Boswell Collection. Officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish)

Background imageDoorways Collection: Paris Exhibition of 1889 - The Soudan

Paris Exhibition of 1889 - The Soudan - Through trees to white stone building, several doorways. Part of Box 119 Boswell Collection Date: 1889

Background imageDoorways Collection: Spain and Portugal - Pilgrimage Chapel, Born? Jesu Do Monte

Spain and Portugal - Pilgrimage Chapel, Born? Jesu Do Monte - Houses - people in doorways and on pavement. Part of Box 149 Boswell collection - Portugal and Spain. Date: circa 1900

Background imageDoorways Collection: Facade of Abbey of Saint-Gilles, France

Facade of Abbey of Saint-Gilles, France
Facade of the Abbey of Saint-Gilles is a Benedictine monastery in Saint-Gilles, southern France - two vegetable sellers sit in front selling their wares. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDoorways Collection: Ta Phrom, Khmer Temple in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Ta Phrom, Khmer Temple in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Giant tree roots at Ta Phrom, Khmer Temple in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Date: 2014

Background imageDoorways Collection: A man sitting on a stone block next to a low cliff face

A man sitting on a stone block next to a low cliff face
Black and white. A man sitting on a stone block next to a low cliff face, which has doorways carved into it. Believed to be an image of some part of the Ajanta cave complex

Background imageDoorways Collection: India - The Kutab - Arches and lower part of Tower, Delhi

India - The Kutab - Arches and lower part of Tower, Delhi
Black and white. Tall ornately carved column behind three arched doorways.. Part of India Box, Boswell Collection. Slide number 4 and 32. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDoorways Collection: India - Killov Kana Mosque (Indraput) Delhi

India - Killov Kana Mosque (Indraput) Delhi
Black and white. Large arched doorways decorated with intricately carved panels.. Part of India Box, Boswell Collection. Slide number 2. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDoorways Collection: India - Jumma Musjeed

India - Jumma Musjeed
Black and white. A large stately building with domes and arched doorways/windows.. Part of India Box, Boswell Collection. Slide number 234. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDoorways Collection: Life of Charles Dickens - Row of terraced houses

Life of Charles Dickens - Row of terraced houses with rectangular windows and arched doorways. Part of Box 330 Charles Dickens (Life and Works) slide no. missing Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDoorways Collection: India - Municipal Hall, Fyzabad

India - Municipal Hall, Fyzabad
Black and white. Building with white balconies and arched windows/doorways.. Part of India Box, Boswell Collection. Slide number 256 and 46. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDoorways Collection: Rouen, France - Ancient House on Rue des Arpents

Rouen, France - Ancient House on Rue des Arpents. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDoorways Collection: St. Helens Church, Bishopsgate, London

St. Helens Church, Bishopsgate, London - designed by Inigo Jones in 1633. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDoorways Collection: Chartres, France - The North Front of the Cathedral

Chartres, France - The North Front of the Cathedral Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDoorways Collection: Lion Doorknocker

Lion Doorknocker
LINCOLNs INN gateway was built in 1518 and bears the arms of Sir Thomas Lovell. The INN itself dates from the early 1300s : One of the lion doorknockers. Date: 1930s

Background imageDoorways Collection: Elephant Doorknockers

Elephant Doorknockers
The fine pair of elephant head doorknockers on the doors of the Cutlers Hall, City of London. Date: 1950s

Background imageDoorways Collection: Heidelberg Doorway

Heidelberg Doorway
An ornate doorway in Heidelberg, Germany. Date: early 1930s

Background imageDoorways Collection: Open wooden door in Marrakech, Morrocco

Open wooden door in Marrakech, Morrocco

Background imageDoorways Collection: Algeria - Biskra - Ouled Nails Women

Algeria - Biskra - Ouled Nails Women
Algeria - Biskra. Women from the tribe of Ouled Nail in Southern Algeria in their very distinctive and elaborate traditional clothing. The women earned money through belly dancing

Background imageDoorways Collection: Doorway / Classical Orders

Doorway / Classical Orders
Doorways of the classical Greek and Roman orders of architecture : Tuscan, Doric, Ionic Corinthian and Composite. Date: Circa 1760

Background imageDoorways Collection: View of Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire

View of Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire, from the south west, showing one of the ornately carved gothic doorways, with statues of saints in niches above

Background imageDoorways Collection: Women of the Ouled-Nails resting, Algeria

Women of the Ouled-Nails resting, Algeria
Women of the Ouled-Nails resting and drinking tea. Women from the tribe of Ouled Nail in Southern Algeria in their very distinctive and elaborate traditional clothing

Background imageDoorways Collection: Biskra - Street of Ouled Nails

Biskra - Street of Ouled Nails
The houses of the Ouled Nails, Biskra, Algeria. The women of the Ouled-Nails earned money through belly dancing. The women are heavily made-up, going unveiled at all times and wear their hair up

Background imageDoorways Collection: Kom-ombo, Egypt

Kom-ombo, Egypt
Kom-ombo, looking back from the entrance, across the River Nile. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Background imageDoorways Collection: The houses of the Ouled Nails, Algeria

The houses of the Ouled Nails, Algeria
The houses of the Ouled Nails, Biskra, Algeria. The women of the Ouled-Nails earned money through belly dancing. The women are heavily made-up, going unveiled at all times and wear their hair up

Background imageDoorways Collection: Sweetness of Doing Nothing

Sweetness of Doing Nothing
Il dolce far niente... In Italian, it means " the sweetness of doing nothing"... She is likely a woman from the tribe of Ouled Nail in Southern Algeria in their very distinctive

Background imageDoorways Collection: Grand Saloon of an American Steam-boat, 1875

Grand Saloon of an American Steam-boat, 1875
Engraving showing the Grand Saloon of an American Steam-boat, possibly the Bristol which operated between New York and Boston

Background imageDoorways Collection: 3 Elderly Women / 1930S

3 Elderly Women / 1930S
Three working class ladies of advancing years walk down a London street, well wrapped-up against the cold

Background imageDoorways Collection: Tarxien Temples / Paola

Tarxien Temples / Paola
The Tarxien Temples - dated to circa 2500 BC - at Paola. This photograph shows a side altar and square-cut doorways

Background imageDoorways Collection: Druids gathering the sacred mistletoe

Druids gathering the sacred mistletoe. They regarded it as a symbol of fertility, and hung it over doorways for protection against evil

Background imageDoorways Collection: Cervantes / Valladolid

Cervantes / Valladolid
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES Spanish novelists home at Valladolid, Spain

Background imageDoorways Collection: Art Deco Doorway

Art Deco Doorway
Entrance to the Atelier des Champs-Elysees, 5 rue de Magellan, Paris



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