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The Duke of Edinburgh opening the Seamens Orphanage in LivePrince 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, 1907Photograph showing the inscription on the Chitambo monument, erected to the memory of David Livingstone
Open air Pulpit at Holy Trinity Church, London, 1893Engraving 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, 1852Engraving showing the electric clock and time-ball (on left) erected in the West Strand, London, 1852
John Bunyans Bedford, 1874Engraving 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, 1875Engraving 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, 1856Engraving 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 DunkerqueAt Dunkerque, he and Eugenie drive beneath an arch erected in their honour by the cod fishermen
Statue of NapoleonA 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 HindenburgA 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 MexicoA 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
Cleopatras Needle, AlexandriaCleopatras Needle was originally erected by Pharaoh Thothmes II around 1500 B.C. It was then moved to Alexandria, Cleopatras city
Point de Galle Lighthouse, Ceylon, 1847Engraving of a lighthouse intended for the Point de Galle, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The lighthouse was built out of cast-iron plates, secured by nuts, bolts and iron cement
Blondins ArenaThe Gigantic Arena erected for a demonstration of the tightrope walking skills of the legendary acrobat Charles Blondin. Up to 5000 spectators filled the massive tent
Astrid MournedAfter her fatal car accident, a memorial stone is erected at Kussnacht, on lake Lucerne, where the accident took place
Ward in the Hampstead small pox hospitalThe Hampstead hospital was one of the four fever and small pox hospitals in London. The building was erected in 1870 to cope with the small pox epidemic
Statue at FalaiseIn 1851 a statue of William the Conqueror is erected at Falaise, on the French coast. William had been duc de Normandie before he thought of invading England
Tree of Liberty ErectedRepublican enthusiasts raise a Tree of Liberty in the rue Saint-Martin, Paris - but it will soon be cut down by the authorities
The King and Queen at the Windsor festivitiesGeorge III (1738-1820)and Queen Charlotte observing the roasting of an ox at Windsor, part of celebrations to mark the kings Diamond Jubilee in 1810
Revolt in MilanoThe Quinta Giornata - the five-day uprising in Milano - involves serious street fighting : this is the scene at the barricades erected at the Porta Tosa
Steam washing machinery at St. Pancras workhouseEngraving of the steam washing machine at St. Pancras workhouse 1857. St. Pancras workhouse was erected as the parish workhouse in 1809
Artemisia / Caria / ThevetQUEEN ARTEMISIA Asian queen (reigned 352-350), widow of her brother Mausolus; erected a Mausoleum to his memory at Halicarnassus (one of the Seven Wonders)
Peebleshire FarmIsometrical view of a farm steading erected in Peebleshire, Scotland. Plan number 4
Triumphal ArchEvery French king loves it when an arc de triomphe is erected in his honour, and Louis XIV is no exception - this arch, of plaster, is in the faubourg St Antoine, Paris
King Alfreds Tower, (1722) 160 feet high, on the Somerset - Wiltshire border: " Alfred the Great, A.D. 879, on this summit erected his standard against Danish invaders"
Brewery on the ThamesCalverts brewery on the banks of the Thames, erected on the site of Cold Harbour
Royal Exchange 1950SThe 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
Conquistadores PrayThe Conquistadores, returning to Tenochtitlan, confess their sins before a wayside cross which they had erected themselves on their first march to Mexico
Sphinx - Newly Erectednewly erected, during the Fourth Dynasty
Palermo BarricadeFrench-style barricades are erected by the insurgents in the streets of Palermo, to hamper the movement of the Neapolitan government forces
Magna Carta StoneThe Magna Carta Stone, erected by the American Bar Association at Runnymede, Surrey, England, where King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215. Date: 12 June 1215
First Church / New EnglandThe first church to be erected in New England
Cross at Sinaia, RomaniaA large cross erected at Sinaia, Romania
Lourdes / View in 1877Lourdes in 1877; the Basilica has been erected above the grotto, but the esplanade and the places for obtaining holy water and candles have as yet to be constructed
Lincolns Inn GateChancery Lane : one of the principal entries to Lincolns Inn
Lambeth Palace, 18th CenThe palace of the Archbishops of Canterbury, seen across the Thames: first erected in 1197, but substantially altered through the centuries Date: in the 18th century
Winchester House LondonThe London palace of the Bishop of Winchester for more than five centuries
16th Century Town HouseA house erected in Henry VIIIs time on Little Tower Hill, London, and still standing in 1792 when this engraving was made
DULKEs DORSET GARDENSThe facade of the Dukes theatre in Dorset Gardens. This pretty theatre was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and erected in 1671
Francis Bacon / CookeLORD FRANCIS BACON Viscount St Albans - monument erected in St Michaels Church, St Albans, to commemorate the English statesman and writer
USA / Seattle / Totem PoleTotem pole of the Raven Tribe of the Tlingit Indians (Alaska), purchased and re-erected in Seattle, Washington State
R100 Mooring TowerTHE R.100 : mooring tower erected at Howden, Yorkshire, for R.100s projected transatlantic service, which alas never came into being due to the R.101 crash
New York / Central ParkNew York: temporary army barracks being erected in Central Park at the start of the Civil War
Whitefields TabernacleThe building that replaced an earlier tabernacle erected by Whitefields Calvinistic Methodits in Moorfields. Whitefields first pulpit was a grocers sugar hogshead!
Tent of Nomadic ArabsA temporary building: nomadic Arabs in North Africa shelter inside the tent they have erected
Golden Square, Soho, 1853Golden Square: site of the model lodging house, erected by the General Society for improving the dwellings of the working classes
Corn Exchange, London C18A perspective view of the Corn Exchange, Mark Lane, London. Erected in 1751