Gates Collection (page 8)

Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham
The entrance to the Holborn Union Workhouse at Mitcham erected, according the iron-work adorning the gates, in 1885. Date: Date unknown

Aswan Dam
Lock gates on the newly-constructed Aswan Dam on the River Nile in Egypt. Date: 1902

Qianmen (Zhengyangmen) Gate, Beijing, China
Qianmen (Zhengyangmen) - meaning " gate of the zenith Sun", a gate in Beijings historic city wall. The gate is situated to the south of Tiananmen Square

Gates of the Dolmabahce Palace looking toward the Bosphorus
The gates of the Dolmabahce Palace looking toward Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1906

The Kursaal - Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England. Kursaal derives from the German kur (cure) + saal (hall), and means a public hall or room. Date: 1905

Battle of Saratoga

US Army building the Panama Canal, Central America
The US Army taking part in the building of the Panama Canal, linking the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Date: early 20th century

Rome / Tarpeian Rock 1891
Traditionally, traitors against the Roman state were thrown from this rock to their deaths : it was named after Tarteia who opened the gates Date: 1891

Entrance to West London District School, Ashford, Staines
Staff near the entrance to the West London District School on Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, near Staines, Surrey, opened in 1872 as the West London District School for workhouse children from Fulham

White Oak School, Swanley, Kent
General view of the White Oak School, Swanley, Kent. The school was established in 1903 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for the treatment of ophthalmia, a highly infectious condition of the eyes

Union Workhouse, Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Entrance gateway to the Grimsby Union workhouse on Scartho Road, Grimsby (then in Lincolnshire, now in South Humberside). The buildings, opened in 1894, were designed by H.C. Scaping

Fylde Union Workhouse, Medlar-with-Wesham, Lancashire
The newly erected Fylde Union workhouse at Medlar with Wesham in about 1907. It replaced a previous building at Kirkham. The Wesham site served as a military hospital during World War One

Chorlton Hospital, Manchester
Entrance to Chorlton Hospital, part of the large complex of buildings on Nell Lane, Withington - originally the Chorlton Union workhouse

Union Workhouse, Braintree, Essex
Entrance to the Braintree Union workhouse, Essex. Some of the workhouse staff are just visible in the doorway. The building, designed by William T Nash, was erected in 1837-8 on Rayne Road

Lambeth Workhouse Schools, Norwood, South London
The parish of Lambeth operated a workhouse school on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. In 1885, the premises were extended with the erection of the New School buildings

Machinery for working gates, Gatun locks, Panama Canal

Princess Marys Hospital, Margate, Kent
Entrance to the Princess Marys Hospital, Wilderness Road, Margate, Kent. The site, originally known as Eastcliff House, was acquired in 1898 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a seaside hospital

Brook War Hospital, Shooters Hill, south east London
The main entrance of the Brook Hospital, Shooters Hill, south east London, in its First World War guise as the Brook Military Hospital

Opening of Wandsworth, Putney and Hammersmith Bridges, Londo
Engraving showing 5 scenes from the opening of Wandsworth, Putney and Hammersmith bridges, by the Prince and Princess of Wales, to become toll-free bridges, 1880

1930S SEMI
A typical British suburban semi-detached house with green paintwork, actually No. 17, Braemar Gardens, West Wickham, Kent, the house used in the TV series The 1940s House

Guard / Buckingham Palace
The entrance gateway to Buckingham Palace, London, showing one of the guardsmen on duty by the gates. These sentries are now stationed inside the courtyard

Hotel Sud Americano, Los Andes, Chile, South America
Hotel Sud Americano, Los Andes, Valparaiso region, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1908

Hotel des Indes, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Indonesia
Hotel des Indes with hairdressing salon in the European District, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

Chelsea Pensioners outside the Hospital - The Old Gate. Date: 1905

Tabby kitten sitting on a wooden gatepost
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten sitting on a wooden gatepost. 1950s

Naval School at Valparaiso, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1905

Newlands Valley, near Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: 1960s

Bride in church porch, Marazion, Cornwall
Bride in a church porch, holding a bouquet of orange flowers, Marazion, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Wesleys Chapel, City Road, London EC1, designed by George Dance and built by Samuel Tooth in 1778. It is often referred to as " The Cathedral of Methodism". Date: 1930s

Dock Offices, Bombay, India
Dock Offices and gates, Bombay (Mumbai), India. Date: circa 1905

Ongoing restoration to Entrance of Petit Trianon, Versailles
On-going restoration to the Entrance Gates of the Petit Trianon, Palace of Versailles, France. Date: circa 1902

Myrtle Bank Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, showing the entrance gates and courtyard. Date: circa 1902

Tbilisi, Georgia - Bath Gates. Date: circa 1910s

Kybele. Formiae in Campania. C. 60 BC. Marble. The Oriental mother-goddes was worshipped in Italy from 204 BC. She is represented seated on a throne flanked by lions. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

Northern Campus of the City College in New York City
Shepard Hall and Hamilton Gate at the Northern Campus of the City College in Harlem (Manhattan) - New York City, USA. Date: circa 1908

Camels crossing over Delta Barrage at the Nile, Egypt
Caravan of camels, other animals and their riders crossing over the bascule bridge at Delta Barrage at the Nile, Egypt. The Delta Barrage north of Cairo was constructed in the 19th century to improve

Sluice gates of the Delta Barrage at the Nile, Egypt, with people on the dam waiting to cross. The Delta Barrage was constructed in the 19th century to improve

Entrance to the Medinet Habu Temple near Luxor, Egypt
General view of the entrance to the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu near Luxor( Thebes), Egypt. The entrance leads through a fortified gate house, known as mogdul. Date: circa 1920

Garden in Al-Matariyyah, Cairo
Path and entrance to a garden in Al-Matariyyah (Matarieh), a district in the norht of Greater Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

One of the Gates of the city, Shanghai, China Date: circa 1910s

Beirut, Lebanon - Lebanese at Hadett Railway Station. Date: circa 1902

Man at a wrought iron gate, Spain
Man at a decorative wrought iron gate, Spain. circa 1970

Striding man, rural France
Striding man with hands in pockets, rural France. circa 1968

The War of the Worlds - Comtemplating life in the sewers
" We will have to lead a life underground, do you understand? I thought about the sewers..." Date: First published: 1898

Letterhead design - Stephen Naylor, Tailor, Wisbech
Letterhead design - Stephen Naylor, Tailor, Clothier and Hatter, Church Gates, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. 19th century

Hurdle making -- a range of scenes. 1899

Samson carrying off the Gates of Gaza - Judges 16. circa 1690

Smedenport City Gate, Bruges, Belgium
Smedenport City Gate on the west side of Bruges, Belgium. The Smedenport is one of four remaining fortified city gates still guarding Bruges. This gate on the west side is surrounded by a moat

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