Remains Collection (page 43)

San Francisco Quake 10
Looking south from the corner of Sutter and Stockton - only the framework of a tall building remains

Firemen Hose Church
Firemen hosing down the remains of a London church

1914 / German Convoy Burnt
The remains of a German convoy, destroyed while travelling through the Villiers Cotteret forest, in France

Piccadilly Bombed
The aftermath of an air raid on Piccadilly, central London; firefighters hosing the smouldering remains of damaged buildings

Circular Bath / Bath
The Circular Roman Bath at Bath, Somerset. The existence of the remains were secret until 1755, when hot water came rushing out of the Roman masonry

High Rochester Fort
A view of the site of the outpost fort at High Rochester during early excavations in the mid 19th century. The fort guarded the principal Roman road into Scotland

South Gate - Housesteads
The Southern Gateway of Housesteads Fort on Hadrians Wall. The Fort contains the only visible remains of a Roman hospital in Britain and superbly preserved latrines!

Herculaneum Excavation
A tunnel leading to the excavated remains of Herculaneum, buried in AD79 by the pyroclastic flow from the erupting Mount Vesuvius

Temple of Phtah, Egypt
This recumbent statue of Ramses Sesostris at Memphis is all that remains of the Temple of Phtah where the decree on the Rosetta Stone was issued Date: 1858

Mosque in Luxor Temple
A view of the Temple of Luxor, showing the later mosque built into the ruins

Edfu Temple / Egypt / C. 1800
The remains of the Temple at Edfu (known to early travellers as Apollinopolis Magna)

Wright Hunaudieres
Wilbur Wright demonstrates his flying machine over the racecourse at Hunaudieres, near Le Mans, France : on one such flight he remains in the air for 7 minutes !

Wales / Caerleon Tower
Remains of the Roman tower at Caerleon

Selkirk Abandoned
ALEXANDER SELKIRK is marooned on Juan Fernandez by the Cinque Ports galley, and remains there for 4 years and 4 months till rescued 12 February 1709 by the Duke

Napoleon I / Remains / 1840
Sailors from the ship Belle- Poule carry the remains of Napoleon I onto the carriage which is to take him through Paris to Les Invalides

Great Eastern Remains
The last, sad remains of the great ship at New Ferry, on the Mersey, Lancashire

Tourism / Herculaneum
Visiting the remains of the Theatre at Herculaneum : the guide uses a burning torch to illuminate the building for the sightseers

Banh-Yong / Cambodia
Four-faced pillars at Banh- yong, each with a different aspect of Buddha

Dumont Durville at Tonga
French admiral Dumont d Urville sails to Polynesia in the Astrolabe in search of remains of La Perouse : he visits Tonga and is received by the islands rulers

Carthage, Aqueduct
The remains of the aqueduct which brought water from the mountains to the ancient city of Carthage

Carthage, the Cisterns
The remains of the cisterns where water was stored in the ancient city of Carthage - a massive engineering feat

Carthage in 1860
Ruins of Dugga and the remains of the Punic Mausoleum

Helena and Cross
Helena, empress and saint, discovers the remains of the cross on which Jesus was crucified

Napoleon Exhumed
He is exhumed from his grave on Saint Helena in order that his remains may be taken to Paris, there to be enshrined in Les Invalides

Paris / Palais Royal 14C
The Royal Palace on the Ile de la Cite : little of this remains today apart from the Sainte Chapelle, seen in the centre of this engraving

Safe Aircraft - 2
So long as the flying machine remains on the ground, it presents no danger either to the aviator or to anyone else, and may be approached with complete safety

Wrecked Howitzer in Wwi
A Sikh soldier in the British army guards the remains of a howitzer which was blown up by a direct hit from German artillery

Isle of Wight Quarr Ab
The remains of the former Cistercian abbey

Dublin Rebellion 1916
Guarding the remains of the Ulster and Leinster Bank in Dublin, destroyed by rebels in the Easter Rising

Bear Garden Theatre 5
Close by the Globe on Londons Bankside, this theatre is a venue for bear baiting which remains a popular sport throughout the 17th century though many disapprove

Bear Garden Theatre
Close to the Globe on Londons Bankside, this theatre is a venue for bear baiting which remains a popular sport throughout the 17th century though many disapprove

Address of 221
Liberal statesman Royer- Collard presents the Adresse du 221, demanding reforms, to Charles X, who of course remains obdurate

Combustion / Human
Mrs E. M, a Widow who died on 29th January 1958. Was she burnt by the Fire her remains were found by?, or did she Spontaneously Combust?

Emile Gaboriau
EMILE GABORIAU - French writer, a pioneer of the detective story : his Mystery of the Yellow Room remains one of the finest tales in the genre

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