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Guinness Trust Buildings, Brandon Street, Walworth, South Lo
William Wallace - statue in AberdeenA statue of William Wallace (1270 - 1305) in Aberdeen, Scotland erected in 1888. A Scottish knight and landowner who is known for leading a resistance during the Wars of Scottish Independence
Tooting Bec Asylum, SurreyA woman pushes a pram at the entrance to the Tooting Bec Asylum at Tooting Graveney, erected in 1899-1903 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board
Leonidas I (died 480 BC). King of Sparta. Monument in SpartLeonidas I (died 480 BC). Also known as Leonidas the Brave was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line King of Sparta[
Peter Pan StatueThe Peter Pan monument was erected on 1 May 1912 in Kensington Gardens and sculpted by George Frampton. Peter Pan entered London along the Serpentine in the story
Israelite CampExodus : the Israelites encamped about the Tabernacle erected in the wilderness
Chirk ViaductThe Chirk Viaduct on the Shrewsbury & Chester Railway erected between 1846-1848 by Henry Robertson. Running alongside is the lower Chirk Aqueduct built 1801 by Telford
Peter Pan StatueHappy children dancing in a fairy ring around Sir George Framptons statue of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, which was erected on 1 May 1912
Peter Pan StatueThe Peter Pan statue was erected on 1 May 1912 in Kensington Gardens and sculpted by George Frampton. Peter Pan entered London along the Serpentine in the story
Stobhill Hospital, Springburn, GlasgowAn aerial view of Stobhill Hospital, erected in 1903-4 at Springburn, Glasgow, by the citys poor law authority. It provided around 2000 beds for the infirm and chronic sick poor, and for children
Western Ambulance Station, Seagrave Road, FulhamEntrance to the ambulance station at the Western Fever Hospital on Seagrave Road, Fulham. Opened in 1877, it was the fourth such hospital to be erected by the Metropolitan Asylums Board which in 1869
Semer Workhouse, SuffolkThe workhouse at Semer in Suffolk, erected in 1780 for the Cosford Hundred Incorporation. In 1835, it became the workhouse for the Cosford Poor Law Union. The building no longer exists
Liverpool Cathedral under construction from St. James Mount Date: circa 1908
The Monument to the Conquerors of Space, MoscowThe Monument to the Conquerors of Space - erected in Moscow in 1964 to celebrate achievements of the Soviet people in space exploration. Date: 1986
Battle Union Workhouse, SussexThe Battle Union workhouse, designed by Frederick Thatcher, was erected in 1840. It later became Battle Hospital. Date: Date unknown
Southwold Lighthouse, Suffolk, England, was erected by Trinity House in 1889. It is 30.8 metres high and its 1500 watt light can be seen for 18 nautical miles. Date: 1889
General Hospital, NottinghamThe Jubilee Wing of Nottingham General Hospital, erected in the 1890s. Its design, featuring a distinctive circular ward block, was by Alfred Waterhouse. Date: Date unknown
Llangollen, Wales - Elisegs Pillar - erected in honour of King Eliseg of Powys circa 9th century Date: circa 1910s
Jubilee Arch 1810Jubilee Arch, spanning the Old Coach Road from Rhayader to Devil Bridge, Radnorshire, Wales, was erected by Thomas Johnes to commemorate George IIIs Golden (50th) Jubilee. Date: 1810
England / Chester / EastgateThe famous Eastgate at Chester, erected in 1769 at the expense of Lord Grosvenor, replacing a former gate. The clock commemorates Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee
London / Cheapside CrossErected by Edward I in memory of his queen Eleanor : depicted here on the occasion of Marie de Medicis visit to her daughter, queen Henrietta Maria, circa 1630
Garabandal / PlaqueThis plaque was erected on the site of the first vision of the Blessed Virgin to the Garabandal girls
CLAUDE CHAPPE 1763-1805CLAUDE CHAPPE French Engineer. Invented a telegraph system employing visual semaphore signals. With his brother, he erected signals between Paris & Lille
The Monument 1940SThe Monument, London, erected on Pudding Lane, to mark the place where the Great Fire of London broke out in a bakery in 1666
China / Shanghai 1935Street scene, showing the newly erected Broadway Building, described as an architectural achievement
The Bardic Gorsedd, Stone CircleThe Bardic Gorsedd, Its History and Symbolism -- Stone Circle, erected prior to the National Eisteddfod at Pontypool in 1923. 1923
Royal Exchange 1940SThe third building of its kind erected on the same site, the Royal Exchange (1842-44), was built by Sir William Tite at the junction of Cornhill and Threadneedle Street. Date: late 1940s
Eleanor CrossThe Eleanor Cross, outside Charing Cross railway station, central London. A Victorian replica of the crosses erected by King Edward I in memory of his wife, Eleanor of Castile. Date: 1863
Aerial view, Wesham Park Hospital, LancashireAn aerial view of Wesham Park Hospital, Lancashire. It was originally erected in 1907 as the Fylde Union workhouse, then served as a military hospital during World War One
Tomb of HephaistionThe tomb erected by Alexander for Hephaistion, one of his generals, when he is killed in battle
Building a wooden Rollercoaster - Ramsgate SeafrontHuge scaffolding erected for the construction of a wooden rollercoaster on the seafront - part of the Merrie England funfair at Ramsgate, Kent, England
London / Monmouth HouseSoho Square : the duke of Monmouths imposing town house which endured several changes of fortune before being demolished in 1773
Chappes Telegraph - 1The optical telegraph of Claude Chappe and his brother is erected on the Eglise de Montmartre, overlooking Paris
obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum, Heliopolis, EgyptThe major surviving remnant of Heliopolis is the obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum erected by Senusret I of Dynasty XII. It still stands in its original position
The former Whitechapel Union workhouse on Southern Grove (formerly South Grove), Mile End, was designed by Richard Robert Long and erected in 1870-71. Date: 2002
Watching Election ResultLondoners watch the election results as they are shown on giant screens erected in Trafalgar Square
Ypres Battlefield Markers and signsOver the 40 years that we have been writing about these battlefields, there has been many attempts to signpost the places of interest
Victims of the First Gas Attack Memorial, SteenstraatThis 15 metres high Cross of Reconciliation, commemorates the victims of the first gas attack of the war made by the Germans on 22 April 1915
Carved stone pillar of Mayan Calendar, Quirigua, GuatemalaCarved stone pillar or stela (known as Stela E) that recorded the Mayan Calendar, Quirigua, Izabal, Guatemala (Mesoamerica). They were erected to mark the passing of a katun (roughly 20 years)
Spa Fields ChapelEngaving depicting Spa Fields Chapel in 1781. Spa Fields Chapel, erected in 1777, was one of many founded by Selina Hastings, the Countess of Huntingdon
WW2 Christmas Card, 911 SquadronA WW2 Christmas greetings card issued by the 911 (county of Warwick) squadron, Royal Air Force. The illustration shows a series of four erected barrage balloons, however
WW2, Jackie Serving TeaThis illustration shows Jackie, a fictional character from a WW2 story book, she serves for the Emergency Mobile Canteen Corps, offering tea to some servicemen
House On A HilltopAn architectural illustration of a large building erected on a hilltop, with a foreground densely packed forest of trees. Date: early 1900s
George Crawley, House In Park LaneAn architectural drawing which shows the design for a house to be erected in Park Lane, for C. E. Heath Esq. by amateur architect George Abraham Crawley. Date: early 1900s
Thatched Cottage Proposal, WoldseaAn architectural drawing suggesting the plans for a thatched cottage to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire
House And Dining Room Proposal, WoldseaAn architectural drawing suggesting the plans for a house to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire
Entrance Front Proposal, WoldseaAn architectural drawing suggesting the plans for an entrance front to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire. Date: circa 1910
Pair Of Houses Proposal, WoldseaAn architectural drawing suggesting the plans for a pair of houses to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire
Half Timber House Proposal, WoldseaAn architectural drawing suggesting the plans for a half timbered house to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire. Date: circa 1910
Yew Cottage Proposal, WoldseaAn architectural drawing suggesting the plans for Yew Cottage to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire
Magpie Cottage Proposal, WoldseaAn architectural drawing suggesting the plans for Magpie Cottage to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire. The exterior shows an attractive flower garden
The West Gate Proposal, WoldseaAn architectural drawing suggesting the plans for the West Gate to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire. The entrance has a portcullis. Date: circa 1910
Country House Proposal, WoldseaAn architectural drawing suggesting the plans for a country house to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire
Residential & Day College Proposal, WoldseaAn architectural drawing suggesting the plans for a residential and day college to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire. Date: circa 1910
Woldsea Proposed Cottage SquareAn architectural drawing suggesting the plans for a square of cottages to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire
Beachway Proposal, WoldseaAn architectural drawing suggesting the plans for a settlement called Beachway to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire. Date: circa 1910
The Rows, WoldseaAn architectural drawing suggesting the plans for a shopping centre known as The Rows to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire. Date: circa 1910
Hotel Proposal, WoldseaAn architectural drawing suggesting the plans for a hotel to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire. Date: circa 1910
Country LoggiaA photograph of an attractive loggia erected for a home in the countryside, with decorative brick steps in the form of a half circle, leading up to the main brick floor finish. Date: circa 1929
Cottage at West ChiltingtonA photograph of a thatch cottage, a new build from the time of the photo, erected at West Chiltington, a village in Horsham, West Sussex. Date: circa 1929
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
The MonumentAn etching of a city view, with a column style monument erected in the background, seen beside a semi circular pillared building. Date: circa 1916
WindmillAn etching of a tall windmill, erected behind a group of simple farmhouses on the crest of a bumpy hill in the countryside. Date: circa 1916
William Morris and Co Ltd Stained GlassAn illustration of some stained glass windows erected at Langton Matravers Church, Dorset, by William Morris & Co, Ltd. Date: circa 1915
A Map of New ZealandA truly outstanding, and large scale, Empire Marketing Board poster map designed by Leslie MacDonald ('Max') Gill
A Map Of Irish Free State And Northern Irelanda, map, of, irish, free, state, and, northern, ireland, 1929, truly, outstanding, large, scale, empire, marketing, board, poster, designed, by, leslie, macdonald, max, gill, this, design, for,
Gaumont British Film Studios, Shepherds Bush, LondonThe Gaumont British Film Studios at Shepherds Bush, erected in 1932 Date: 1930s
The Construction of the University at PhilippoplisThe Gymnase (University) at Philippopolis (Plovdiv), Bulgaria, under construction in 1885. Part of a piece on the crisis in Eastern Roumelia
Statue of Queen Victoria by Count Gleichen, commemorating her Golden Jubilee, erected at Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey Date: 1887
Towers at Kampen, HollandThis etching shows some large bell towers, the tallest one being the Nieuwe Toren, (New Tower), located in Oudestraat, in the city of Kampen, Netherlands
Entrance Porch. Residence at Neutral Bay, SydneyA photograph showing the entrance porch of a residence at Neutral Bay, Sydney. The room is part of a house erected for A. J. Hart Esq. Mould & Mack Walker, Architects. Date: circa 1922
Interior. Residence at Neutral Bay, SydneyA photograph of a tidy residence at Neutral Bay, Sydney. The room is part of a house erected for A. J. Hart Esq. Mould & Mack Walker, Architects. Date: circa 1922
The SlumThis etching shows The Slum, located at Bullen Lane, Melbourne, in the Chinese Quarter. Figures can be seen in the alleyway under some erected scaffolding. Date: circa 1916
Tenantry Column, Alnwick, Northumberland - a monument erected in 1816 by the tenants of Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland in thanks for his reduction of their rents during the post-Napoleonic
Broadfield Park, Rochdale, Greater ManchesterBroadfield Park with Bandstand erected in 1893 and statue memorial to Alderman George Leach Ashworth (right) - Rochdale, Greater Manchester Date: 1904
Monument to Daniel Defoe, Bunhill Fields, LondonMonument (erected 1870) above the grave of Daniel Defoe (1661-1731), English journalist and novelist, in Bunhill Fields, London. Date: 19th century
Queen Victoria Statue, Unveiled, Weymouth 1902The life-size bronze statue of the late Queen Victoria on a massive pedestal of Portland stone, to commemorate her reign. Standing at the eastern extremity of Weymouth
Built in 1670 Wren's Temple Bar was removed from the east end of the Strand in 1878, when the thoroughfare was widen and was put at one of the entrances to Theobalds Park, Waltham Cross
Cattle TroughA large drinking fountain in metropolitan district, erected by the Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association in 1868, providing water to horses, oxen, sheep, dogs and humans. Date: 1868
GRAVE OF T. E. LAWRENCEThe grave of Aircraftsman Shaw, Thomas Edward Shaw, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, at Moreton, Dorset, England. Photo taken before his gravestone was erected. Date: 1888 - 1935
GREYFRIARS BOBBYA memorial fountain and statue of this famously faithful dog was erected in the Edinburgh graveyard by Baroness Burdett- Coutts, noted philanthropist, shortly after his death. Date: Bobby died 1872
KING ALFRED, WINCHESTERAn imposing statue of King Alfred at Winchester, Hants. The work of Hamo Thornycroft, it was erected in 1901 to commemorate the millenary (1899) of King Alfred's death. Date: 849 - 899
The Great House at Olney, Buckinghamshire, erected about 1650 : among those associated with it are the poet Cowper Date: 1857
MOTHER HUBBARD/MONUMENTSo she gave him rich dainties Whenever he fed, And erected a monument When he was dead Date: 1890s
