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Diogo Cao discovers the mouth of the Zaire RiverPortuguese Colonial History Series - The mouth of the Zaire River discovered by Diogo Cao in 1484 - the erection of a Portuguese standard column. Date: 1484
Kirkcaldy Combination Poorhouse at Kinghorn, Fife, ScotlandAn aerial view of the Kirkcaldy Combination Poorhouse in Fife, Scotland. The poorhouse (Scotlands equivalent of a workhouse) was erected in 1849 in a dramatic coastal location at Kinghorn
Guinness Trust Building, Pages Walk, Bermondsey, South Lond
Carrington House, DeptfordCarrington House was erected in Deptford in 1903 by the London County Council as a hostel for working men. It was operated along similar lines to Londons commercially run Rowton Houses
Paris Exhibition of 1889 - Base of Eiffel Tower - Looking through base of tower to statue and buildings in distance. Part of Box 119 Boswell Collection Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to
The Finner Camp, Bundoran - a view of an army camp with tents erected. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Bundoran). Date: circa early 1900s
Shepton Mallet Workhouse, SomersetGeneral view of Shepton Mallet Union Workhouse, Somerset, erected 1836 and designed by Jesse Gane. Date: early 1900s
Union Workhouse, Great Ouseburn, YorkshireA view of the Great Ouseburn Union workhouse was erected in 1857. The architects were John and William Atkinson of York. Date: Date unknown
St Faiths Union Workhouse, NorfolkThe St Faiths Union workhouse at Horsham St Faith near Norwich. The building, originally erected in around 1806, was gutted by fire in 1922 and never rebuilt. Date: Date unknown
Holborn Union Workhouse, MitchamThe entrance to the Holborn Union Workhouse at Mitcham erected, according the iron-work adorning the gates, in 1885. Date: Date unknown
Hoo Union Workhouse, Hoo St Werburgh, KentThe Hoo Union Workhouse erected in 1836 near Hoo St Werburgh, based on a design by Sir Francis Head. The view shows the courtyard on the inner side of the entrance. Date: Circa 1912
West Derby Union, Liverpool - Walton WorkhouseThe workhouse at Walton-on-the-Hill erected in 1864-69 by Liverpools West Derby Union. Date: 1925
Goldie Leigh Childrens Cottage Homes, Bostall Woods, PlumstEntrance to the Woolwich Unions Goldie Leigh cottage homes at Bostall Heath, Plumstead, erected in 1899 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Lichfield Street Workhouse, BirminghamA view of Birmingham parish workhouse, erected in 1734 between Lichfield Street and Steelhouse Lane, where Coleridge Passage now stands
Western Hospital, Seagrave Road, Fulham
Western Hospital, Seagrave Road, Fulham - Doctors ResidenceUniformed nurses stand next to the doctors residence at the Western Fever Hospital on Seagrave Road, Fulham. Opened in 1877
Building a Rollercoaster at RamsgateHuge scaffolding erected for the construction of a rollercoaster, part of the Merrie England funfair at Ramsgate, Kent, England. early 1930s
Monument, North Korean Communist Party, PyongyangView of the monument to the founding of the North Korean Workers Party, in Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. Commissioned by Kim Il Sung (1912-1994)
Paris BarricadesBarricade in the boulevard Montmartre, Paris, erected in the course of the rioting
British Protestant church in NiceBritish Protestant Church at Nice on the French Riviera in the process of being erected in 1859. The ILN states that, For a long time the want of church accommodation has been much felt at Nice
Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado, USAThe busy thoroughfare of Larimer Street, Denver. This picture was taken just 37 years after the first cabin was erected on the site of Denver in 1858. Date: circa 1895
Parliament House, Quebec, CanadaQuebecs Parliament House was erected in 1877-86 and designed by Eug讥 -ɴ ienne Tach鮠 Date: circa 1895
Wandsworth Unions Old Peoples Cottages at TootingCottages for the elderly poor erected in 1902 at Church Lane, Tooting, by the Wandsworth and Clapham Union. The scheme was designed by C.A. Sharp. Date: circa 1911
Paris - Bastille MonumA tram passes three sightseers in the place de la Bastille, as they admire the Colonne de Juillet, erected 1831-1840 to commemorate the revolution of 1830. Date: early 20th century
Daventry Market CrossThe Market Square at Daventry, Northamptonshire, with its monumental cross, erected in the mid 19th century. Date: 1930s
Gnome Water FeatureA novel fountain featuring a gnome under an umbrella, erected in one of the Paris suburbs. Date: 1930s
Alberts Model HousePrince Alberts model lodging house, erected in Hyde Park, London as part of the Great Exhibition of 1851 Date: 1851
Antinous (Bell)ANTINOUS, favourite and companion of emperor Hadrianus, drowned in the Nile aged 20 : many statues and busts of him were erected Date: 117 - 138
Franklin / Statue / IlnBENJAMIN FRANKLIN a commemorative statue, erected in Boston, to the American statesman, scientist and philosopher Date: 1706 - 1790
Moscow / St Saviour C19The Church of St Saviour (also known as Our Saviour and Christ the Saviour); erected to commemorate the deliverance of Russia from the French. Date: 19th century
Moscow / St Saviour 1871The Church of St Saviour (also known as Our Saviour and Christ the Saviour); erected to commemorate the deliverance of Russia from the French. Date: 1871
George IV Memorial 1821Obelisk memorial erected to commemorate the visit of George IV of England to Ireland. Date: 1821
Transporting the obelisk: Cleopatras needle erected, LondonBreaking up the " Cleopatra" so that the Needle may be erected on the Thames Embankment, London. Date: 6th July 1878
Francis Bacon / MonumentLORD FRANCIS BACON Viscount St Albans - monument erected in St Michaels Church, St Albans, to commemorate the English statesman and writer Date: 1561 - 1626
New Year, VosgesFRANCE : New Years Day in a village in the Vosges, eastern France - girls take part in a round dance beneath a tree erected over the village fountain Date: 1855
Exhibition of Nelsons Column monument 1843Page from The Pictorial Times, November 1843, showing Nelsons Columns finally stages of erection in Trafalgar Square, London, surrounded by timber scaffold
The Gorrie Monument, Apalachicola, Florida - erected in the memory of Dr John Gorrie, inventor of Artificial Ice. Date: 1938
Stone Pagoda Monument - erected for Taira-no-Kiyomori, Kobe, Japan. Taira-no-Kiyomori was a samurai warrior in medieval Japan
B Ward, Quex Park VAD Hospital. This ward was located in one of the galleries of the Powell-Cotton Museum (currently Gallery 2 (2014)
Juan de Austria, Don (1545-1578). Spanish prince, natural son of Charles V and Barbara Blomberg. Portrait after the statue erected in Messina in 1572. Engraving. SPAIN. ARAGON. Zaragoza
Canary Islands - Tenerife, Santa Cruz, The Church of the ConLantern slide of Tenerife, Santa Cruz, The Church of the Conception. The Iglesia-Parroquia Matriz de Nuestra Se de La Concepci Church of the Immaculate Conception
Italy - Palermo CathedralBlack and white (with hint of yellow beige building colour) lantern slide of Palermo Cathedral, palermo, Siciliy, Italy. There are a crowd of well dressed gentlemen in the bottom right hand corner of
Italy - Naples - Monument in the Piazza de MartiriColoured lantern slide of the piazza de Martiri in naples, Italy. This square took on patritoic significance in 1861 when Italy was united. The monument in the centre was erected in 1866
Italy - Florence - Triumphal Arch at Porta GalloColoured lantern slide of the Triumphal Arch at Porta San Gallo in Florence. It was erected in 1738 to celebrate the arrival of the Loreno dynasty in Florence
Paris, France - Fontaine Desaix. It was erected in honor of the French General Louis Charles Antoine Desaix. Date: circa 1800
Suffragette-Proof House of Commons. A suffragette-proof palisade or bunker guarded by a policeman is erected at the House of Commons
St Columb Major Union Workhouse, CornwallA view of the St Columb Major Union workhouse. The building, erected in 1840, was designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt Date: circa 1909
Market Weighton Reformatory, YorkshireThe monastery buildings of the Roman Catholic boys reformatory at Market Weighton. The buildings, originally erected by Edward Vasavour