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Background imageRailing Collection: Men at Brixham Harbour

Men at Brixham Harbour
Four men chatting by the quayside railing at Brixham Harbour, Devon

Background imageRailing Collection: The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966

The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966, a retired Canadian Reverend and his wife visited the Queens House, Greenwich, London

Background imageRailing Collection: Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House

Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House
Figure photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum - (a digitally restored version of image 10003710)

Background imageRailing Collection: Three young men on veteran BSA motorcycle

Three young men on veteran BSA motorcycle
Three young men on a veteran BSA motorcycle circa 1920

Background imageRailing Collection: Police removing suffragettes chained to railings 1908

Police removing suffragettes chained to railings 1908
Police officers removing Edith New and Olivia Smith from the railings of 10. Downing Street. The image is interestingly captioned

Background imageRailing Collection: The Castle, viewed from the south, Edinburgh, Scotland Date: 1930s

The Castle, viewed from the south, Edinburgh, Scotland Date: 1930s

Background imageRailing Collection: Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784

Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784
Francisco Bayeu y Subias (1734-1795). Spanish painter. Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784. Detail. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid). History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageRailing Collection: Turkey. Whirling Derviches. Mevlevi Order

Turkey. Whirling Derviches. Mevlevi Order
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Whirling Derviches. Mevlevi Order. The whirling dervishes were founded by Jelaluddin Rumi (1207-1273). Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Monnin

Background imageRailing Collection: Dwellers In The Villages

Dwellers In The Villages
A portrait painting of a young woman, sitting outside with her arm rested on a railing, wearing a red skirt and decorative shawl, she is interacting with a smiling man behind. Date: circa 1920

Background imageRailing Collection: Turkey. Istanbul. Small Bridge (Kutchuk Tchekmedje)

Turkey. Istanbul. Small Bridge (Kutchuk Tchekmedje)
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Istanbul. Small Bridge (Kutchuk Tchekmedje Lake). Engraving by Lemaitre, Vormser and Lepetit. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver

Background imageRailing Collection: The Home Magazine Cover Christmas

The Home Magazine Cover Christmas
A magazine cover design for The Home, an Australian quarterly publication, specifically the special Christmas holiday number of 1923, showing a woman swooning on a railing

Background imageRailing Collection: View at Nainital India, in the snow

View at Nainital India, in the snow
19th century vintage photograph - Nainital is a Himalayan resort town in the Kumaon region of Indias Uttarakhand state, at an elevation of roughly 2, 000m

Background imageRailing Collection: Bridge over creek looking along the Bund, Shanghai, China

Bridge over creek looking along the Bund, Shanghai, China
Bridge over the creek looking along the Bund, Shanghai, China

Background imageRailing Collection: Warsaw - The Bruhl Palace (Sandomierski Palace)

Warsaw - The Bruhl Palace (Sandomierski Palace)
The Bruhl Palace (Polish: Palac Bruhla), otherwise known as Sandomierski Palace was a palace standing at Pilsudski Square

Background imageRailing Collection: Carriages in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland

Carriages in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland - in the background you can see the Wellington Monument, or more correctly the Wellington Testimonial

Background imageRailing Collection: Maharaja Rides Elephant, India Date: 1950

Maharaja Rides Elephant, India Date: 1950

Background imageRailing Collection: City of London handcart with scrap metal, WW2

City of London handcart with scrap metal, WW2
WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London. The cart also contains iron railings and general household metalwork

Background imageRailing Collection: 3 GIRLS ON SWINGS C19

3 GIRLS ON SWINGS C19
Three girls take turns on a makeshift swing made from a length of rope fastened to a railing. A little child, whose toy horse has broken, sobs. Date: late 19th century

Background imageRailing Collection: Speedboat off prom Eastbourne

Speedboat off prom Eastbourne
A small speed boat leaves a white wake as it passes below Eastbourne pier, Sussex. Two young male holidaymakers look down on it. First published The Sunday Times Date: circa 1991

Background imageRailing Collection: Seaside Holiday - Candid photograph - Four elderly ladies

Seaside Holiday - Candid photograph - Four elderly ladies posing for a snap on a windy promenade at a British seaside resort

Background imageRailing Collection: Peaceful scene at Paignton Harbour, Devon

Peaceful scene at Paignton Harbour, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageRailing Collection: Statue of Athena Parthenos. Pergamon

Statue of Athena Parthenos. Pergamon
Statue of Athena Parthenos. Marble. Copy of Phidias. 2nd century BC. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageRailing Collection: Advert for Springfield Foundry Co. iron items 1889

Advert for Springfield Foundry Co. iron items 1889
Springfield Foundry, showing a varity of iron items that they make. from a verandah, boiler stoves to ornate gates. 1889

Background imageRailing Collection: St Malo, Tomb of Chateaubriand

St Malo, Tomb of Chateaubriand - black & white view of cruciform monument on plinth with railing all round sea in background Date: circa 1890s

Background imageRailing Collection: Railings of the Summer Garden, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Railings of the Summer Garden, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Railings of the Summer Garden, which occupies an island between the Fontanka, Moika, and the Swan Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia - painting by Georgi Kreskentevich Lukomski (1884-?)

Background imageRailing Collection: British Caribbean man standing at back of cable car San Fran

British Caribbean man standing at back of cable car San Fran
British Caribbean man standing at the back of the cable cart in San Francisco. A young boy with red hair is resting his head on his arm on the cable railing

Background imageRailing Collection: Variety of boats in a Greek harbour

Variety of boats in a Greek harbour. Small flags hanging against the railing Date: 1978

Background imageRailing Collection: The Netherlands - Two boys from Volendam

The Netherlands - Two boys from Volendam, a town in North Holland in the municipality of Edam-Volendam. circa 1910s

Background imageRailing Collection: Fairview, Saintfield

Fairview, Saintfield - a view of a street by a green with a crowd of children on the grass beside a railing and the buildings behind. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Saintfield)

Background imageRailing Collection: Animals at a French Zoo - Rhinoceros

Animals at a French Zoo - Rhinoceros - Rhinoceros at railing. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo. Date: circa 1900

Background imageRailing Collection: Swimming pool on cruise liner, Empress of Australia

Swimming pool on cruise liner, Empress of Australia
The indoor Pompeiian swimming pool, surrounded by individual dressing rooms, on the Canadian Pacific cruise liner, Empress of Australia. Date: 1929

Background imageRailing Collection: Archaeological Museum. Museum of the Ancient Orient. Istanbu

Archaeological Museum. Museum of the Ancient Orient. Istanbu
Turkey. Istanbul. Archaeological Museum. Museum of the Ancient Orient. Exterior

Background imageRailing Collection: Spain. Avila. Section of the medieval walls, 12th century

Spain. Avila. Section of the medieval walls, 12th century. In the background, the belfry of Carmens Gate (Puerta del Carmen), 17th century

Background imageRailing Collection: Spain. Montblanc. Hospital of Saint Mary Magdalene. Exterior

Spain. Montblanc. Hospital of Saint Mary Magdalene. Exterior
Spain. Catalonia. Montblanc. Hospital of Saint Mary Magdalene. 15th-16th centuries. Exterior

Background imageRailing Collection: Spain. Balmaseda. Saint Severinus Church

Spain. Balmaseda. Saint Severinus Church
Spain. Balmaseda. Church of Saint Severinus. Gothic portico. 15th century

Background imageRailing Collection: Parador Castillo de Sigu?enza. Guadalajara province. Castile

Parador Castillo de Sigu?enza. Guadalajara province. Castile
Parador Castillo de Sigu?enza. Located in the Castle built by the Arabs in the twelfth century and extended in the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries. Partial view. Sigu?enza. Guadalajara province

Background imageRailing Collection: Dos de Mayo Monument, Lima, Peru, South America

Dos de Mayo Monument, Lima, Peru, South America
Dos de Mayo Monument, commemorating the Battle of Callao on 2 May 1866, Lima, Peru, South America. The allegorical figure at the top of the column is Nike, the Winged Goddess of Victory

Background imageRailing Collection: Woman police officer leaving police station, London

Woman police officer leaving police station, London
Woman police officer walking down the front steps of Kennington Road police station into a London street. circa 1960s

Background imageRailing Collection: Ironwork railings at Hampton Court

Ironwork railings at Hampton Court
Elaborate scroll work and foliage on the flat hammered Ironwork railings showing the Star of the Garter panel at Hampton Court, London Date: 1902

Background imageRailing Collection: Holidaymaker by Railing, Unknown location

Holidaymaker by Railing, Unknown location, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageRailing Collection: Boys playing by railings, Balham, SW London

Boys playing by railings, Balham, SW London
A group of boys playing by some iron railings on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageRailing Collection: Favourite Sayings - A horn-blower but not a hunter

Favourite Sayings - A horn-blower but not a hunter
Black and white lantern slide of a man blowing a painted in trumpet. Painted background of front door, steps, railing, and street lamp.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Background imageRailing Collection: Visit to Madeira - The Governors Palace

Visit to Madeira - The Governors Palace
Black and white lantern slide of aGrand building with arch and circular turret. Intricate iron railing on balcony.. Part of Box 125, Madeira, part of Boswell collection. Slide number 46

Background imageRailing Collection: Firefighter using railing expander to release boy

Firefighter using railing expander to release boy
Firefighter using railing expander to release a boy who has got his head stuck

Background imageRailing Collection: Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight

Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Scene outside the Royal Yacht Squadron building at Cowes, Isle of Wight

Background imageRailing Collection: Gates of the Natural History Museum, London

Gates of the Natural History Museum, London
An exterior view of the Natural History Museums gates and railings in the snow. Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageRailing Collection: LCC-MFB firemen at drill, Southwark HQ

LCC-MFB firemen at drill, Southwark HQ
Firefighters at Metropolitan Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark, carrying out a drill in the yard

Background imageRailing Collection: Florence, Italy - Maharajahs Memorial

Florence, Italy - Maharajahs Memorial
Florence, Italy - a lady stands in front of a memorial to Maharajah Rajaram I, who died in Florence in 1870. This cenotaph was designed by Major Charles Mant, a British Royal Engineer



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