Ironwork Collection

Gelli coalmine, Rhondda, South Wales
View of the Gelli coalmine, Rhondda, South Wales. Date: 1935

Railway Viaduct, Barmouth, Gwynedd, North Wales - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Oil rig Dixilyn Field 97, 110 miles off Lands End, Cornwall, with a supply boat in the foreground. DF97 was formally known as the Venture 2

Bailey Bridge and Rhine victory by G. H. Davis
The Bailey Bridge: the British weapon which hurdled Allied armies across the Rhine barrier during the Second World War. Some constructional details of a great engineering invention

Advert, Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock, Scotland
Advert for Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock, Scotland. 1905

Paris, France - La Grille du Parc Monceau - Gates of the Monceau Park. Date: circa 1904

Dom Luis I Bridge, River Douro, Porto, northern Portugal
Dom Luis I Bridge over the River Douro, Porto, northern Portugal, opened in 1886. circa 1910

Victoria Falls and Zambesi River, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
Victoria Falls and bridge with crossing train over the Zambesi River, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Date: 1906

Two forms of transport on a London bridge -- a double decker bus on the left, a horse and cart on the right. The bus is on Route 33A, serving Sheen, Hammersmith, Kensington, Piccadilly Circus

Upper Walthamstow Road, London - looking very much the same today, albeit without the iron gates and railings, likely taken for scrap during the war. Date: circa 1907

The Forth Rail Bridge, near Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Seaview village on the Isle of Wight - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Forth Bridge, near Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Forth Bridge, viewed from South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

The Tay Bridge, Scotland Date: circa 1878

Wrought Ironwork Grilles George Crawley
A pair of photographs showing some decorative wrought ironwork grilles designed by George Abraham Crawley. Date: early 1900s

Dunfermline Abbey Roadway From Tower Hill
This architectural perspective sketch shows the proposed return to the original disposition of the ancient roadway from Tower Hill, i.e

Aldenham House Gates, Elstree
A photograph of the iron gates of Aldenham House, Elstree, designed for the first Lord Aldenham, ironwork carried out by Messrs. Hart, Son, Peard and Co. Date: early 1900s

Skeleton of British International new studios at Elstree
Skeleton of British International Pictures new film studios at Elstree under construction Date: 1929

View across Choir, Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire
View across Choir, from South Choir Aisle, Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire Date: circa 1920s

Anchor of oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles off The Lizard
Man on top of the positioning anchor of the oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles south west of The Lizard, Cornwall, which can be seen in the distance on the right. Date: circa 1970s

Oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles off The Lizard, Cornwall
Oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles south west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia. circa 1950

London Metropolitan Main Drainage at Crossness 1865
London Metropolitan Main Drainage: the southern outfall works (machine house) at Crossness (about 3km below Woolwich) - interior view. Date: 1865

Examples of 18th century street lamps: A 1735, B 1709, C/D late 18th century. 18th century

Advert, The Falkirk Iron Company, Falkirk, Scotland
Advert for The Falkirk Iron Company, Falkirk, Scotland. 1905

Vizcaya Bridge, Bilbao, Spain. Date: circa 1940

South Pier, South Shields, Tyne and Wear. circa 1900

General view inside Marylebone Station, London
General view inside Marylebone Station, Great Central Railway, London, with the Booking Office on the left and kiosks on the right. Date: circa 1910s

Fraser River Swing Bridge, British Columbia, Canada
Fraser River Swing Bridge (New Westminster Bridge), British Columbia, Canada, opened in 1904. Date: circa 1910

Postcard booklet, Spindletop oil field, Beaumont, Texas, USA
Postcard booklet, aerial view of Spindletop, a salt dome oil field at Beaumont, Texas, USA. Date: 1942

Postcard booklet, Pecos River High Bridge, Texas, USA, carrying the Union Pacific Railroad across the river gorge. Date: 1942

Elaborate wrought iron signposts at Gateacre, Merseyside, England. Date: 1950s

GEORGIAN STAIRCASE
This lovely ornate staircase, decorated with a grapevine motif on the walls, is within Royal Fort House, Bristol (now part of the University). Dated 1760, it is by Thomas Stocking. Date: 1760

INDIAN IRONWORKERS
Metalworkers in a bazaar in Delhi, India, hammering out fine ironwork, including railings and window grills etc. Date: 1930s

WORKING MENS LECTURE
Lecture to working men on ornamental ironwork at South Kensington Museum. Date: 1870

Apartment balconies, Lisbon
A woman hangs out the washing from a small balcony in a block of old apartments with decorative iron balcony railings, Lisbon, Portugal. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Carnegie Library, Kendal, Cumbria - Lake District. Date: 1909

The Public Gardens - The Pavilion - Valencia, Spain
The Public Gardens - The Pavilion (Viveros Municipales - Umbraculo) - Valencia, Spain Date: circa 1920s

Cast iron bench in Rustic Pattern of entwined oak branches
19th century antique cast iron bench in the Rustic Pattern of entwined oak branches and leaves and with entwined snakes on the end supports. Its (likely) proud creator stands behind. Date: circa 1880s

Forth Railway Bridge over Firth of Forth, Scotland
Forth Railway Bridge over the Firth of Forth, Scotland -- it opened in 1890. Date: circa 1960s

Tunis, Tunisia - Ornate Arab Doorway Date: circa 1900s

The Eye of Siva by Sax Rohmer (pseudonym of Arthur Henry Ward, 18831959). First produced at the New Theatre on 8th August 1923

Oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles off The Lizard, Cornwall
Oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles south west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Mettupalayam Railway Bridge, near Coonoor, India
Mettupolliam (Mettupalayam) Railway Bridge, near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu state, India. Date: circa 1910

Howrah Bridge, River Hooghly, Calcutta, India
Howrah Bridge, River Hooghly, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. Date: circa 1920

Croton Dam, Westchester County, New York State, USA
Croton-on-Hudson, view from the top of the Croton Dam, Westchester County, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1908

Railway bridge over River Catumbela, Angola, West Africa
Railway bridge over the River Catumbela, Angola, Portuguese West Africa. The railway line connected the Atlantic port of Lobito and the Katanga Railway in the east. Date: circa 1920s

Weser River at Bremen, Germany, WW2
Weser River at Bremen, north-west Germany, July 1945. 1945

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