Proposed Collection (page 4)

Burton workhouse 1886. tif
Bird s-eye view of the proposed new workhouse building erected in 1886 on Belvedere Road, Burton-on-Trent. The scheme - a pavilion block layout - was designed by J.H. Morton. Date: 1886

Lancers Corps - British Army
The proposed uniform and equipment for a new corps of lancers in the British Army. Seen here is a side view of a lancer standing holding his lance resting on his right shoulder with his sabre at his

Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - bed designs
Bed designs in Jeremy Benthams proposed panopticon workhouse to hold up to 2000 inmates. The scheme, published in Benthams 1812 work Pauper Management Improved

London / Project / Victoria
Proposed monument to Victoria at Buckingham Palace, by Aston Webb Date: 1902

Proposed design for new Hastings Union workhouse
Proposed design by the architect P.H. Tree for a new union workhouse at Hastings, Sussex. The building actually erected was a rather scaled-down version of Trees design

Union Workhouse, Limerick, Ireland, perspective view
The Union workhouse at Limerick, Ireland, was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1841. This 1847 view shows the workhouse after proposed enlargements

National Gallery Project
Arthur Alloms proposed design for the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square

The Kitchenmaid and the Constable
A humourous photograph of a kitchenmaid, busy doing the washing up, being proposed to by her policeman admirer. The photograph is entitled Cupboard Love

Kenwington Winter Gdn
Proposed Winter Garden, sadly never built in South Kensington

Dr Guy Dain Speaks / 1948
Dr H.Guy Dain, chairman of the British Medical Association, speaks at a special meeting in opposition to the terms of the proposed national health service

Proposal for a viaduct in Holborn, London, 1861
Engraving showing a viaduct between St. Sepulchres Church and Hatton Garden, London, proposed by F. Marrable in 1861

Design for a winter garden at Alexandra Palace, 1859
Engraving showing the interior of a proposed winter garden inside the Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, London, 1859. The large dome shown was proposed to allow tropical plants

River Thames Flood Prevention Scheme, 1926
Illustration showing a flood prevention scheme for the River Thames, from Oxford to Teddington, proposed by the Thames Conservancy c.1926

Proposed Bridge near the Tower of London, 1878
Engraving showing a view of a proposed high level bridge over the River Thames, near the Tower of London, 1878

Thames Embankment, London, 1863
Engraving showing the steam boat landing pier which was proposed and designed by J.W. Bazalgette, to be constructed between Waterloo and Blackfriars Bridges, London, 1863

Proposal for a Thames Barrage, Gravesend, 1905
Illustration showing a barrage of barrier and locks across the River Thames at Gravesend proposed by James Casey in 1905. The object of this proposal was to protect London against serious flooding

Proposed Scheme for Westminster Embankment, 1909
Illustration showing a scheme, proposed in 1909, for the expansion of Westminster Embankment, London

Proposal for St. Pauls Bridge, London, 1914
Illustration showing an aerial view of a proposed bridge over the River Thames, from Bankside to Queen Victoria Street, London, 1914

Proposed Restoration of Wesminster Hall, London, 1884
Engraving showing the exterior of the proposed restoration of Westminster Hall, London, 1884

Westminster Hall, London, 1884
Engraving showing three views of the exterior of Westminster Hall, London, 1884. On the right is a view of the ancient buttressing of the building at that time

Exterior of Westminster Abbey, London, 1894
Illustration showing the proposed site of a new monumental chapel at Westminster Abbey, 1894

Proposed Design for Dominion House, London, 1913
Illustration showing A. Randall Wells proposed design for Dominion House, Strand, London, 1913

The wooden Hindenburg
A 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

Cleopatras Needle, proposed position
A colour illustration of Cleopatras Needle in the proposed position at Westminister. The obelisk now stands on the Victoria Embankment

Proposed Eddystone Lighthouse, 1879
Engraving of the new Eddystone Lighthouse that Sir James Douglass had designed, 1879. The foundations of the old lighthouse had eroded and the replacement was completed in 1882

Australia Fremantle
General view of the harbour, Western Australia; Rottnest Island, in the distance, is proposed as a convict establishment

Ottawa, 1857
Landscape of Ottawa in its undeveloped state, showing a small number of houses and a mill at the edge of the river, c.1857

Laying the foundation stone at St Marys Hospital
A sketch of Prince Albert laying the foundation stone at the Paddington site of St Marys Hospital. The site was a short distance from the terminus of the Great Western Railway

Licensing Bill poster 1908
Poster criticising the Licensing Bill proposed by the government in 1908 to reduce licensed premises and curb drinking, while allowing private clubs to carry on without restrictions

Houp-la
Cartoon from 1893 showing William Gladstone as a circus performer flying through a hoop representing the Home Rule Bill. The Home Rule Bill proposed an Irish Parliament responsible for internal

To cure tube stuffiness
Image showing a new experiment on the London Underground to cure tubes of their stuffiness, whereby the Central London Railway Company proposed to spray the tunnels every night to combat the dryness

To solve Londons car-garaging problem? A skyscraper Park
Illustration of a cross section of a proposed multi storey garage/ car park, designed by Eugene G. Higgins. It was designed in the style of a tower and could hold seven hundred cars

Proposed station at Baker Street
The proposed plan for the underground station at Baker Street, the underground solution for convenient travel, in densely populated areas

Commencement of the tunnel at Kings Cross
The commencement of the tunnel at Kings Cross. Kings Cross was proposed to be a principle terminal station. The underground was deemed to be the solution for convenient travel in densely populated

Bastille Monument
Proposed monument on the site of the Bastille to commemorate the event which signalled the outbreak of the glorious Revolution

Power from the Seas
Future power stations will harness the enormous thermal energy of the seas and convert it into usable power, along the lines proposed by Claude and Boucherot Date: circa 1935

Papua People & Spirits
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Tribesmen consult the spirits regarding a proposed expedition. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

London match workers protesting against tax
When London match workers protest against a proposed tax on matches, police break up the demonstration with unnecessary violence

Jan Baptista Van Helmont
JAN BAPTISTA VAN HELMONT Flemish chemist, invented the word gas, proposed interesting theories about gases and the digestive process

Railway Scheme - 2
An alternative scheme is seriously proposed : that a railway be constructed capable of carrying ships across the isthmus. But the idea never gets off the ground

HALLEYs BELL - 2
Cross-section of his bell, showing how it is proposed that the diver could emerge wearing a smaller bell on his head, sufficient for a brief period of exploration

Baker Street Station Cross-section
A cross section of the proposed Baker Street station, on the new Metropolitan underground railway, London

Continents Joined
Sniders conception of how Earths continents were originally one - proposed long before Wegener, longer still before it was accepted by the scientific establishment

Ideal City of 1552
Plan for an Ideal City, prefiguring the city of the Sun proposed by Campanella

Panama Canal - Panama
The harbour of Panama, southern terminal of the proposed canal, which this year is ceded to USA : it will not be completed till 1914

Hungarian Dismemberment
After World War One, the Allies proposed to break up Hungary into smaller units. This card protests against the dismemberment - but it happened anyway

Man-Powered Carriage
Ingenious British project for a man-powered carriage, somewhat similar to that proposed by Richard

Fourier Community
A phalanstery, or ideal community, on the pattern proposed by the French idealist, Charles Fourier, but never effectively put into practice Date: 1847

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