Gate Collection (page 52)

Standing at the Workhouse Gate - song cover
The front cover to the sheet music for Standing at the Workhouse Gate - a sentimental about a destitute mother and her children on the brink of entering the workhouse

Inner gate of Holloway Prison
Inner gate of London City Prison and House of Correction, Holloway. Date: 1862

Outer gate at Holloway Prison
Outer gate at London City Prison and House of Correction, Holloway. Date: 1862

Israel - Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem. British general Edmund Allenby entered the Old City through the Jaffa Gate in 1917 on foot, in a show of respect for the city

Heigho! -- children swinging on a gate
Heigho, Heigho! Here we go, swinging to and fro! -- three children swinging on a gate. 19th century

Frankfurt - Bockenheimer Warte - 15th century Watch Tower and gate. Date: circa 1908

Switzerland - Payerne (Vaud) - Institution Jomini (a private finishing school). Date: circa 1910s

Bishopthorpe, York, Yorkshire, The Palace Gateway. Situated on the banks of the River Ouse, Bishopthorpe Palace is the official residence of the Archbishop of York. Date: circa 1910

Malta - Medieval Gateway
Stone Gateway, Malta, topped with Fleur de Lis devices. Date: circa 1910s

Italy - Verona - Scaligeri Cemetery (2 / 2)
Italy - Verona - The Scaligeri cemetery is protected by a beautiful wrought iron gate, decorated with the coat of arms of the Scala family who were the lords of Verona in the middle ages

Triborough and Hell Gate Bridges, NYC
Aerial view of the Triborough and Hell Gate Bridges, New York City Date: circa 1938

Aerial view of Alcatraz Island Prison, known in common parlance as The Rock - San Francisco Bay, USA Date: circa 1933

View of Langenburg, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany
View of the town of Langenburg in the state of Baden Wurttemberg, Germany, showing the timber-framed town gate and town hall. 2010

Porte Saint Martin, Paris, France Date: circa 1910s

Shorthorn Bull Ironclad
A shorthorn bull, Ironclad, standing at a gate. Date: 1899

Elephant at a Party
A baby elephant gate-crashes a childrens birthday party and attempts to whisk away the birthday cake with its trunk! Date: 1960s

Little child sitting on a fence
A little child sits in a huddled pose on top of a five-bar gate in the country. first published 1881

Malton Gate, Thornton Dale, North Yorkshire
Scene at Malton Gate, Thornton Dale (Thornton-le-Dale), near Pickering, North Yorkshire. Date: circa 1910

The Stabian Gate / Pompeii
Pompeii: The Stabian gate. The rutted road is testament to the action of carts on the paved surface. Date: 1910

Elderly Farm Worker
An elderly farm worker wearing a flat cap and smoking a cigarette as he leans on a gate Date: circa 1960

Ceausescus Palace
CEAUSESCUs PALACE. Built 1984-9 it is the 2nd largest building on earth. It extends for several stories below ground & includes a nuclear bunker. Date: 1998

Lincolns Inn Oration
A woman addresses a crowd of men during a lunchtime oration at Lincolns Inn Fields, London Date: 1950s

View of the Porte Marechale, Bruges, Belgium
View of the Porte Marechale, or Smedenpoort (Smeden or Forge Gate), one of the gates of the city of Bruges (Brugge), Belgium. Date: circa 1920

Mother and children walking down garden path
A mother and her two children walk down the garden path to the gate, while a black cat watches them. first published 1879

Hampton Court / Great Gate
Hampton Court: the Great Gatehouse, west entrance Date: circa 1908

View of Derby Cathedral from St Marys Gate, Derby
View of Derby Cathedral (All Saints) from St Marys Gate, looking towards the west front. Date: circa 1910

Newgate Prison / Photo
Originally the principal west gate of London, Newgate was the target of Elizabeth Frys efforts to improve prison conditions. The exercise yard for condemned men. Date: circa 1900

View of the Porte Sainte-Croix, Bruges, Belgium
View of the Porte Sainte-Croix (Kruispoort), one of the city gates in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium. Date: circa 1920

Old Maids / Postman / Mail
Two unmarried women of a certain age, waiting to see what the postman has for them - could it be Valentines Day? Date: circa 1910

Luther Tears Papal Bull
He tears up the Papal bull preparatory to burning it in front of the East gate of Wittemberg Date: 10 December 1520

IMechE Storeys Gate building HQ, 1910
IMechE Storeys Gate (address later Birdcage Walk) building HQ, 1910 Date: 1910

Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Birdcage Walk, Spring 2009 Date: 2009

The Sphere Christmas Number front cover 1956
Front cover of The Sphere Christmas Number featuring a charming illustration of welcoming house, its front door opened by a small girl and her Spaniel to reveal a roaring fire

The Lane at Aldenham House, Hertfordshire
Part of the gardens known as The Lane, at Aldenham House, near Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. A wrought iron gate opens onto a pathway between tall hedges

Lock closeing behind a vessel

Double page spread in a diary for 10-15 December
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 10-15 December. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Policemen on horseback
Two policemen on horseback, with a crowd of people in London

Woman in profile, standing at a gate, Mid Wales
A woman in profile, standing at a gate, Mid Wales, with a thoughtful expression on her face. A patterned blanket or shawl is draped over the top of the gate

Gentleman riding a stallion, Mid Wales
A gentleman riding a stallion near some stables, probably somewhere in Mid Wales

Elderly senior army officer in uniform
An elderly senior army officer in uniform, looking rather forbidding

Three storey house, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
A three storey house in the town of Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales. The side of the house has been covered in slate (no doubt quarried in North Wales), a form of waterproofing

Porth Mawr Gate, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
View of the town walls and gatehouse, the latter known as Porth Mawr (Porthmawr) Gate, on a snowy day in Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales

Llangyfelach Railway Crossing, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of the railway crossing at the village of Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, South Wales, on the Great Western Railway

St Davids Tower Gate, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of St Davids Tower Gate, dating from the 13th century, in The Pebbles, St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Houses approaching a grand gateway
A row of cottage-style houses approaching a grand-looking gateway

Adults and children on a London street, outside the gates of a large building, possibly a warehouse. One boy, carrying a toddler, has bare feet

English Gardens title image
Title image for an English Gardens magazine, depicting an unidentified garden with a grand-looking gateway

Woman standing at a roofed gate
An Edwardian woman standing at a roofed gate with old stone pillars, perhaps leading from the church to the village

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