Masonry Collection

Masonic chart. Date c1872

Building and masonry tools
Various building and masonry tools, including a saw, a mallet, chisels, hatchets, a trowel and a hammer

Washington as a Freemason

Hadrians Wall
Britains chief Roman monument, the fort on Hadrians Wall in Northumberland, near Hexham. A section of the wall showing solid Roman masonry, eight feet thick and originally 12feet high

Big Ben under Scaffold
Big Ben covered with scaffolding as the masonry is repaired and cleaned

Builders at work in the foreground, with partially completed buildings in the background

Freemasons Hall, Quetta, Balochistan, British India
Freemasons Hall (McMahon Lodge), Quetta, Balochistan, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1910s

Bactrian Camel. Ukraine
Bactrian Camel (Camelus Bactrianus) at the Genoese Fortress. Sudak. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Ukraine

Freemason seal of the 19th century with different symbols as the Seal of Solomon or Star of David. Metals. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris

Japanese masonry Dragon. Date: circa 1910s

Fabulous Arab Doorway - Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia
An absolutely fabulous Arab Doorway in the port town of Sidi Bou Said Tunisia, with a pair of knockers for the main decorated wooden doors (for ease of knocking when on a camel or on horseback)

Mexico - Teotihuacan - Temple of Quetzacoatal
Mexico - Teotihuacan - Aztec Pyramid Temple of Quetzalcoatl ( The Temple of the Feathered Serpent ) - elaborate exterior stone carving with dragon and lizard heads

Leeds Workhouse and Burmantofts Cemetery
A very early photograph of Leeds Workhouse from Burmantofts Cemetery, Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Tholos Tomb / Mycenae
Schliemann dubbed this majestic building the Treasury of Atreus but the capstone-topped ashlar corbelled masonry is actually that of a Tholos tomb

Thessaloniki, Greece - Cobblers - Arch of Galerius
Thessaloniki, Greece - Cobblers working beneath the 4th century Triumphal Arch of Galerius (part of the Rotunda Complex). Date: circa 1910s

Secret Societies (nineteenth century). Initiation ceremony of a new member. Colored engraving

Trier, Germany - St Matthias Abbey
Germany - Trier. The oldest City in Germany - St Matthias Abbey Date: 1909

Mason Safety Matches - Matchbox top carton label

Bertrand Barere (1755-1841). French lawyer
Bertrand Barere (Bertrand Barere de Vieuzac) (1755-1841). French lawyer and revolutionary politician. President of the National Convention in 1792

Dominique Joseph Garat (1749-1833). French lawyer, journalist, writer and politician

Marie-Jean Herault de Sechelles (1759-1794). French judge and politician who took part in the French Revolution. President of the National Convention (8 to 22 August 1793). Portrait

Charles Barbaroux (1767-1794). French Girondin
Charles Barbaroux (Charles Jean Marie Barbaroux) (1767-1794). French Girondin politician during the French Revolution. Died by guillotine. Portrait. Engraving. History of the French Revolution

Highcliffe Castle, Hampshire, England. Gothic-style castle featuring Norman and Renaissance masonry, built by Charles Stuart, 1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay in 1836

Francisco Javier de Isturiz Montero (1790-1871). Spanish politician and diplomat. He took part in the Peninsular War

Spain, Toledo. Santiago del Arrabal Church
Spain, Castile-La Mancha, Toledo. Santiago del Arrabal Church. It was built in Mudejar style between 1245 and 1248, during the reign of Sancho II. Architectural detail of the triple apse

Spain, Basque Country, Guipuzkoa province, Zarautz. Narros Palace. Renaissance style building constructed in 1536. It was built in sandstorm masonry

Cape Sardao lighthouse. Portugal
Cape Sardao lighthouse. It was constructed in 1915 at Ponta do Cavaleiro. Alentejo Region. Portugal

Spain, Toledo. Church of San Roman. The Mudejar tower
Spain, Castile-La Mancha, Toledo. Church of San Roman. Built in the 13th century in Mudejar style. It was refurbished in the 16th century. View of the Mudejar tower

Ruins of the Wiracocha Temple at Raqch i, Peru
Built in the fifteenth century and considered by the historians to be one of the most audacious Inca constructions, the remarkable Wiracocha temple at Raqchi

Cairo, Egypt - The heart of a Arab House
Cairo, Egypt - The heart of a wonderfully-ornate Arab House boasting some magnificent stonework masonry detailing, wooden furniture, carved doors and columns. circa 1908

Delhi, India - Tomb of Shams Uddin Altamash (Shams ud-Din Iltutmish). Date: 1911

Santiago de Compostela - Basilica - Portico de la Gloria
Santiago de Compostela, Spain - Basilica - Portico de la Gloria Date: circa 1910s

The Blue Mosque and Walled Obelisk, Istanbul, Turkey
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, also known by its official name, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul

Tower Bridge, Southern Main Pier, masonry superstructure, October 1893 Date: 1893

Tower Bridge, Northern Main Pier, masonry superstructure, November 1893 Date: 1893

Tower Bridge, masonry of lower parts of river piers Date: circa 1892

Tower Bridge, Masonry Arch over North Pier Date: circa 1892

Tower Bridge, Masonry Arch over Northern Abutment Date: circa 1892

Masonry and sculpture tools and equipment
Italian Masonry and sculpture tools and equipment on display Date: circa 1920s

Wells Cathedral - Chantry Chapel - Wells, Somerset, England. Date: (insert date)

Prentice Pillar and Lady Chapel - Roslyn Chapel, Midlothian, Scotland Date: circa 1920s

Tram passing beneath the 4th century Triumphal Arch of Galerius, part of the Rotunda Complex, Thessaloniki, Greece. Date: circa 1920s

Emperor Justinian I the Great 1, Empress Theodora, etc
Emperor Justinian I the Great 1, Byzantine imperial courtiers 2, Empress Theodora 3, and Basil II, the Bulgar Slayer 4. Immagini di Giustiniano Teodora

Baroque Keystones - Crypt beneath Queen Annes building
Baroque Keystones in the Crypt beneath Queen Annes building at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London - possibly intended for one of the rooms of Greenwich Palace, but never used. Date: 1946

The Infernal used by the English Navy at St. Malo s. A floating mine constructed in a vessel with sand, gunpowder, masonry, bombs and fireworks. Copperplate engraving by N.C

Varieties of masonry for walls, ancient and modern
Varieties of masonry for walls, including reticulated, incertain, isodomum, pseudisodomum with unequal courses, Roman emplection with core of rubble and Greek emplection

Cloister door, Dryburgh Abbey, near Dryburgh, Scotland
Cloister door, Dryburgh Abbey (Premonstratensian Order, or White Canons), near Dryburgh, Scotland, dating back to the 12th century. Date: circa 1900s

The Ornate Priors Door at Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire. A twelfth-century carved door way connected the Cathedral to the medieval cloister

Rodi Garganico, Italy - Window on the Via dei Cavalieri
Rodi Garganico, Italy - Beautiful carved window surround on the Via dei Cavalieri. Date: circa 1920s

Mycenae, treasury of Atreus
Details of the construction of a Tholos tomb at Mycenae, dubbed the Treasury of Atreus. The inward laid corbelled masonry was topped with a capstone (Fig. 5). Date: 1855

Scottish Rite (The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry) Temple, Kansas City, Kansas, USA. Date: circa 1917

Santiago de Compostela, Spain - Entrance of Royal Hospital (Hospital Real). Date: circa 1910s

The Norman Doorway - Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset. Date: circa 1930s

Ruins found in the property of M. Le Marquis de Longvilliers at Montreuil-sur-Mer, France. Date: late 1910

Mexico City - The Metropolitan Tabernacle (Sagrario Metropolitano), built by Lorenzo Rodriguez. Date: circa 1950s

Casa del Gobernador (Governors Palace) Uxmal Yucatan Mexico
Casa del Gobernador (Governors Palace), Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico. Date: circa 1940s

Genoese Fortress. Sudak
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Sudak. Genoese medieval Fortress

Masonic tools. Drawing. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 du Grand Orient de France et de la Franc-Ma篮 nerie Europ饮 ne

Masonic apron. Textiles. SPAIN. Madrid. National Historical Archive of Madrid

Masonry Tools 18th C
Various tools used by builders in the 18th century : trowels, spades, saws, baskets, spades, wheelbarrows, hammers, etc. Date: Circa 1760

Section of an Arch - Ruins of Temple of Jupiter, Damascus
Section of an Arch - Ruins of the Temple of Jupiter - Damascus, Syria. Found at one end of the 422m Al-Hamidiyeh Bazar Souk (Covered market)

Chimeras - Notre Dame, Paris, France. On the left is Black Peter the stone gargoyle - all Parisian children know he watches out for naughty children

Baalbek, Lebanon - Temple of Bacchus - Interior Decoration. Date: circa 1910s

Greece. Tiryns. Cyclopean wall
Greece. Tiryns. Mycenaean city (3rd millennium B.C.). Cyclopean wall (1400-1200 B.C.). Peloponnese

Detail of reconstruction of Temple of Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Detail of a reconstruction of the Temple of Angkor Wat, Cambodia - (Architect - Blanche, Sculptor - Auberlet) for the Exposition Coloniale Internationale de Paris. Date: 1931

Madonna of Pietra Spregata at Subiaco, Italy Date: 1927

Masonic Seal. French Rite. Budapest, 19th century. Metals. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 du Grand Orient de France et de la Franc-Ma篮 nerie Europ饮 ne

Sagese. Force. Beaut頨wisdom. Force. Beauty). 19th
Sagese. Force. Beaut頨 wisdom. Force. Beauty). 19th century composition with allegorical symbols and principles of Freemasonry. Litography. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris

Constructing the Assiut Barrage
Foundations and masonry in the process of construction during the building of the Assiut or Asyut Barrage on the River Nile in Egypt, about 350 miles downstream of the original Aswan Dam

Construction of the Aswan Dam
Construction of the first Aswan Dam (the low or old dam) on the River Nile in Egypt: commencing masonry in the western channel. Date: 1902

Cyclopean Wall - Sacsayhuaman Complex, Cuzco, Peru
Sacsayhuaman (also known as Saksaq Waman, Sacsahuaman or Saxahuaman) - a walled complex on the northern outskirts of the city of Cuzco, Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire

Cuzco - Peru - Cyclopean masonry
Pre-Columbian walls at Cuzco, Peru - Cyclopean polygonal masonry of the Incas - almost defying belief with the way the massive multi-faceted blocks fit together seamlessly

Bombed Bath - St. Andrews Church Damaged
The centre of Bath, the view from Julian Road showing bomb damage to St. Andrews Church (left) after a German air raid - circa August 1940"

Khajuraho Temples, India
The Khajuraho Temples, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Aubervilliers, France - The Post Office - opened in 1927. Date: circa 1930

Tomb of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Painter and Poet
Tomb of Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), Painter and Poet at Birchington on Sea. Date: circa 1910s

Chateau de Brecy, Saint-Gabriel-Brecy, France - Pediment and sundial, courtyard Date: circa 1905

WW2 - Bomb-damaged Basilica of St Lawrence Outside the Walls
WW2 - the bomb-damaged Basilica of St Lawrence Outside the Walls (San Lorenzo Fuori le Mura) in Rome, Italy. Visited by the Pope on 19th July 1943. Date: 1943

Luttik Oudorp (House with the shovels) The Netherlands
Alkmaar Luttik Oudorp (House with the shovels) commercial building with rich stepped gable. Use of natural stone in the form of water frames, blocks, strips

Studio portrait, dog on a pedestal. Date: circa 1910s

Baalbek, Lebanon - The massive stone courses of the walls Date: circa 1910s

Baalbek, Lebanon - Temple of Jupiter - Six golden pillars Date: circa 1910s

Baalbek, Lebanon - The Temple of Jupiter - Panorama Date: circa 1910s

Baalbek, Lebanon - The Temple of Jupiter Date: circa 1910s

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