Erected Collection (page 7)

Pevensey Mint House
Ye Olde Mint House, Pevensey, Sussex, England, was erected in 1342 on the site of a Norman mint reputed to have been establised c. 1076. Date: 14th century

Compton Wynyates
Topiary at Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire, seat of the Marquis of Northampton. Erected by Edmund Compton in the 15th century, an example of Tudor Domestic Architecture Date: late 15th century

Amy Johnson Polish Cross
A cross erected in Poland on the site of the spot where Amy Johnson landed. Date: 1930s

Dodman Point Cross
Dodman Point, the highest granite cross in Cornwall, England, erected to honour the men of Cornwall who are spreading the (Christian) Gospel worldwide. Date: 1930s

Nelsons Column, made of Portland stone, 145 feet high, was erected by public subscription 1840-43, from designs by Railton. The statue on top is by E.H. Baily. Date: 1950s

Grange Hill Beacon
Grange, Beacon, Grange Hill, Merseyside, England, a 60 feet high sandstone pillar erected by the Trustees of Liverpool Docks in 1841, as a navigational shipping guide. Date: 1950s

Ross-On-Wye Market Hall
The fine old Market House at Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, erected during the reign of King Charles II and still in use today. Date: late 17th century

Seychelles Scouts on Armistice Day
Scouts on Armistice Day, laying a poppy wreath at the foot of the monument erected in Mont Fleury Cemetery in memory of the dead members of the Seychelles Labour Battalion. circa 1920s-30s

Burton workhouse 1886. tif
Bird s-eye view of the proposed new workhouse building erected in 1886 on Belvedere Road, Burton-on-Trent. The scheme - a pavilion block layout - was designed by J.H. Morton. Date: 1886

Scout Log Cabin Rockerfeller Centre, New York
A log cabin (with roof and chinks fortified against wind and cold) erected by a Troop of Boy Scouts atop the 70th floor roof of the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center, New York

Shrewsbury Schools c. 1931WHS Derwent Series
The main building of Shrewsbury School, originally erected in 1784 as the Shrewsbury Incorporation workhouse. The workhouse ceased operation in 1871 and the School moved in in 1882 Date: circa 1931

Strood Union workhouse
The derelict buildings of the Strood (formerly North Aylesford) Union workhouse, erected in 1837 on Gun Lane in Strood. Date: Date unknown

Wandsworth & Clapham Dispensary and Relief Station
Architects drawing of the Wandsworth & Clapham Unions new relief offices on Latchmere Road, Battersea. The building, erected in 1886, was designed by T.W. Aldwinckle. Date: 1886

Wandsworth Union Old Peoples Cottages, Tooting
Cottages 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: 1902

Wandsworth Workhouse Chapel
Architects drawing of the interior of the chapel at the Wandsworth & Clapham Unions new workhouse on Garratt Lane, Wandsworth. The building, erected in 1886, was designed by T.W. Aldwinckle

Peabody Dwellings London
The Peabody-Square model dwellings, in Blackfriars Road, London, erected by the generosity of the American dry-goods merchant George Peabody who settled in UK. Date: 1872

England / Hereford
The cathedral town of Hereford, England, showing The Old House, erected by John Abel, the Kings Carpenter (to Charles I), in 1620. Date: early 1950s

Rome / Temple Ridiculo
The Romans, not altogether lacking in a sense of humour, erected a temple to the god RIDICULUS Date: 1891

Boys Big Bonfire / Photo
School boys stand proudly in front of their huge bonfire erected on a playing field. An eerily realistic guy stands atop the mound - or perhaps he is real? Date: 1920s

Queen Eleanors Cross, Northampton. The Eleanor crosses were 12 originally wooden, but later lavishly decorated stone, monuments, of which three survive intact

Cape Egmont lighthouse, North Island, New Zealand
Cape Egmont lighthouse, with Mount Egmont (Mount Taranaki) in the background, on the west coast of North Island, New Zealand

Boundary Monument between USA and Mexico - Tijuana
A Boundary Monument between the United States and Mexico at San Diego, California, USA. The monuments erected by the boundary survey played a pivotal role in securing the line after

Temple of Karnak, obelisk erected by Queen Hatshepsut seen through a doorway. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Boundary Monument between USA and Mexico
A Boundary Monument between the United States and Mexico at San Diego, California, USA. The monuments erected by the boundary survey played a pivotal role in securing the line after

George V and Mary visit the London Hospital
King George V and Queen Mary on a visit to the London Hospital in Whitechapel, East London. The statue is of Queen Alexandra, George Vs mother -- she became President of the hospital in 1904

Nelsons Column Goes Up
Nelsons Column is gradually erected in Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square Elect
Hustings erected in the square at election time

Temple Bar Removed
The removal of Temple Bar, which, however picturesque, was a terrible obstacle to traffic : it was re-erected in Theobalds Park, near Waltham Cross where it was sadly neglected

Greenwich Baths Etc
Baths and laundries are erected in Greenwich to keep both the residents and their clothing nice and clean in Exhibition Year

Iron and glass warehouse at Glasgow
The new iron and glass warehouse erected in Jamaica Street, Glasgow

Brighton / St Peters
Brighton, Sussex: St. Peters Church. Gothic in design, erected in 1827

Cookham Bridge
A new iron bridge, ungainly but useful, is erected over the Thames at Cookham, Berkshire. I doubt if local resident Stanley Spencer will be inspired to paint it

Brighton Fountain
A new fountain is erected on the Steine at Brighton, Sussex, and in a striking moment of inspiration it is decided to name it the Victoria fountain

Banbury Cross
The Cross at Banbury, Oxfordshire : this is not the original cross, which was removed by Puritans in 1646, but a replacement erected in 1858

The Lumberers Arch, Ottawa, 1860
Engraving showing the Lumberers Arch at Ottawa, erected on the occasion of the Prince of Waless visit to Canada, 1860

Painting of the Nelson column, Trafalgar Square
The newly erected Nelson Column on Trafalgar Square in London. It was designed by William Railton, the statue being by Bailly

The Duke of Edinburgh opening the Seamens Orphanage in Live
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, opening the Seamens Orphanage, Liverpool in 1870. The Liverpool Seamens Orphan Institution was established in order to provide care

The Inscription on the Chitambo Monument, 1907
Photograph showing the inscription on the Chitambo monument, erected to the memory of David Livingstone

Open air Pulpit at Holy Trinity Church, London, 1893
Engraving showing the open air pulpit outside the Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone, London, 1893. This pulpit was erected as a memorial to Rev. Canon William Cadman, the previous rector

Electric Clock and Time-Ball, Strand, London, 1852
Engraving showing the electric clock and time-ball (on left) erected in the West Strand, London, 1852

John Bunyans Bedford, 1874
Engraving showing a portrait of John Bunyan (1628-1688), the English writer and preacher, (centre) and clockwise, from top right

Triumphal Arches in Chatham, Great Britain, 1875
Engraving showing three triumphal arches erected in Chatham, Kent, for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales in 1875

Bazaar at Kadikol, near Balaklava, Crimean War, 1856
Engraving of busy street scene at Balaklava at the end of the Crimean war. Soldiers and civilians jostle together, some on horseback, civilians in typical russian dress, caps and belted long coats

Visit to Dunkerque
At Dunkerque, he and Eugenie drive beneath an arch erected in their honour by the cod fishermen

Statue of Napoleon
A sign of changing times : a statue of Napoleon I is erected at Lyon

A Representation of the Regents tremendous Thing erected in the Park

The wooden Hindenburg
A big wooden statue of Field-Marshal von Hindenburg erected in Berlin. It was proposed that Germans could drive nails into the statue for a fee, with proceeds to go to charity

Dinky engine slung from cables in New Mexico
A 20 ton dinkey engine swung across a canyon, at Elephant Butte, Rio Grande River, New Mexico. A series of cableways were erected at Elephant Butte to transport many thousands of tonnes of materials

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