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Paddy the PiperAn itinerant Irish piper sitting at the roadside, playing his full set of uilleann pipes. Date: circa 1904
The Beech Hedge, Meikleour near Blairgowrie. Planted in 1745, the hedge stands some 37 metres tall at its highest point and runs for almost 180 metres in length
Hussar Scout in France - WWIHussar Scout on the look-out in France - WWI Date: circa 1915
Jhika Gali (Murree), PakistanJhika Gali - is a town in Murree tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on the Rawalpindi to Murree road. Date: circa 1910s
American Paratrooper near St. Mere Eglise; Second World WarPhotograph showing an American paratrooper taking a brief rest on the roadside at St. Mere Eglise, Normandy. This town was captured by airborne American troops soon after they landed on D-Day
American Roadside Gas Station and BarbershopAmerican Roadside Gas Station, Hardings United Purity Stores and Barbershop Date: 1946
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - A Street Fruit Seller. Date: circa 1908
Punishment of female debtors in Abyssinia (Ethiopia), East Africa - tied up with a chain until they pay their debts! Date: circa 1930s
Comic postcard, Policeman and fainting woman Date: 20th century
Advertisement for the famous Ace of Spades road house, the progenitor of a number of road houses that attracted fun-seeking motorists during the inter-war years
Korean War era - Speed Limit sign close to the 38th parallel north, which formed the border between North and South Korea prior to the Korean War. Date: circa 1952
Gypsies at the roadside Victorian period
Canary Islands - Las Palmas - Lavaderos (Laundries) Date: circa 1920s
Roadside Cottages, SurreyAn architectural illustration of some half timbered roadside cottages in Surrey, designed by architect Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott, possibly in conjunction with Arthur Edgar Beresford. Date: early 1900s
A Roadside House, Baillie ScottAn architectural illustration showing an exterior view of a roadside house from the roadside, the building was designed in Arts and Crafts style, by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott. Date: early 1900s
Baillie Scott, White Nights, ExteriorAn architectural drawing which shows White Nights, an Arts and Crafts house designed by Baillie Scott, seen from the roadside. Date: circa 1906
A Roadside House, The HallAn architectural interior illustration of a hall to a roadside house, peacock decorations hang to either side of a fireplace, in a room with exposed beams. Date: circa 1906
Ottoman Empire era. Caravanserai in BurgasOttoman Empire period. Caravanserai in Burgas (today territory of Bulgaria). Couryard of the Caravanserai, resting place for travelers. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vormser and Cholet
Turkey. Caravanserai of Kuchuk ChemetcheOttoman Empire. Turkey. Caravanserai of Kuchuk Chemetche. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vormser and Lepetit. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840
Appian Way, Tomb of Cecilia Metella, Rome, Italy. Date: late 19th century
Gravestones near Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, IndiaOld decorated Grave Markers near Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s
Edward I Dies Events Britain 1307 Weak Ride Borneedward, i, dies, events, britain, 1307, weak, ride, borne, litter, northward, march, roadside, last, moments, gladdened, sight, blazing, scottish, town, troops, death, king, british, royalty
Spanish woman carrying a massive bundle of haySpanish woman at the roadside carrying a massive bundle of Hay, Spain. Date: circa 1920s
On the way to Valentia - A welcome from local peasant girlsThe Royal Visit to Ireland - On the way to Valentia - A welcome from local peasant girls. Date: 1897
A lady kitted out for a cycling trip in warm coat and long socks standing alongside a magnificent bicycle made for two, which is heavily laden with tent and belongings. Date: circa 1920s
Muslim man praying at a roadside prayer siteOpen-air raised praying site; such sites existed on all big commercial routes in the Ottoman Empire. Muslim man kneeling on a prayer mat in front of a carved stone indicating Mecca
A Muslim man performing his ablutions before prayer, washing his hands in a bowl of water. A servant pours water and another offers a towel. Musulmano che fa abluzione
Military manoeuvres at Aldershot - soldiers falling out for water at a roadside cottage. 1894
Spanish scene with lady, lanterns, cafe and street musicianSpanish night scene with a smiling lady in traditional costume, lanterns, fireworks, a typical roadside cafÚá│erving food, and a boy with a street organ on wheels. Date: circa 1930s
Victims of communal rioting during the Partition of IndiaTwo victims of communal rioting during the period of the partition of India. Here, a bandaged member of a caravan of sikh refugees rests by the roadside during a halt from the often lengthy
Tornado Sweeps Fields Date: 1950
New public pillar post box 1857New freestanding public post box of 1857, set up in the streets of Metropolis, designed by A. Copper, C.E. of Great George Street and Mr. W. J Wills superintended the ornamentation. Date: 1857
IRISH FARMSTEADA typical Irish farmstead, beside the roadside at Claggan, Co Donegal, Eire. Date: 1950s
Local people wave to driver of a vintage Hispano Suiza carHispano Suiza car rally - Santander to Madrid. Local people wave to the driver of a vintage Hispano Suiza car as it passes though a Spanish village during the rally Date: 1989
Front cover of Signpost, motor guide to British InnsBook jacket of Signpost, a confidential motor guide to British inns by W. G. McMinnies. The guide was a popular handbook for the growing number of motorists taking to the roads during the inter-war
Gentlemen & lady on vintage motorcycle combination at roadsiTwo gentlemen & lady on vintage motorcycle combination
Woman on 1938 BSA motorcycle & sidecarWoman on a 1938 BSA motorcycle & sidecar combination roadside circa 1938
1958 BSA motorcycles & sidecars1958 BSA motorcycles & A7/A10 sidecars parked roadside in the late 1950s
Cairo, Egypt - Roadside shop with posters graffiti etc
Syria. Aleppo. Khan Al Nahasin caravanserai of Khan Al Nahasin. Photo before the Syrian civil war
Gipsy Caravan KidsTwo gipsy boys squash their poor little sister as they peep through the back door of a traditional gipsy caravan! Date: 1973
Woman selling drinks on way to the Derby, 1870Woman selling refreshments by the roadside on the way to the Derby, 1870. Date: 1870
Austin car, Talybont Reservoir, Brecon Beacons, WalesAustin car parked alongside the Talybont Reservoir, Brecon Beacons, Wales. Date: circa 1960s
Reservoir and Gorge Road, Milbrook, near Adelaide, Australia. Date: circa 1920s
Group of motorcyclists with their motorcycle combinations roGroup of motorcyclists having a break at the roadside beside their vintage motorcycles & sidecars in the 1950s
Woman in sidecar of 1938 BSA motorcycleWoman poses for photograph sat in sidecar of 1938 BSA motorcycle roadside circa 1938
Two gentlemen on 1925 and 1923 vintage Rudge 500cc ohv bikesTwo gentlemen on early 1920s vintage Rudge 500 cc motorcycles
Highgate Hill, London - Dick Whittington StoneWhittington Stone - Highgate Hill, London - where Dick Whittington heard the Bow Bells Date: circa 1910s
Roadside chapel at intersections Staffordshire
Sainte-Marie - Island of Reunion - Indian Ocean. Horse-drawn carts left along the roadside, which have arrived from all districts of the Island during the Fete de La Salette
Oasis of date-palms, BiskraIn Biskra, Algeria, a man walks down a street lined with the date palms of the oasis, whilst two children chat near the roadside stream. Date: circa 1910s
Spain and Portugal - on the roadside, Grenada - elderly man mending cane bottomed chair, surrounded by bits of cane.. Part of Box 149 Boswell collection - Portugal and Spain. Date: circa 1900
Roadside Telegraph Poles along the road to OttercopsFabulous roadside Telegraph Poles along the road to Ottercops, Northumbria. Date: circa 1909
A Little Irish Colleen, Holywood Glen, Co. Wicklow - a view of a young Irish colleen with shawl and fern in hand walking down a mountain roadside
Bringing Home the Mountain Turf, Co. Fermanagh - a view of a man with a donkey and two full turf creels on its back talking to a man sitting down by a roadside
Chalk Cliffs, Glenarm, Antrim Coast Road - roadside cliffs with horse vehicle. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Glenarm). Date: circa early 1900s
Chinese Street Doctor assessing a young patientChinese Street Doctor assesses a young patient, while an interested crowd gathers. Whether the medicine being practised is traditional, western or mystic is a little hard to determine
Chinese street Sweet-meat sellers. Date: circa 1905
Roadside architecture - road sign, France Date: 1980s
Monument of Soga at Oiso, Naka District, Kanagawa, JapanMonument of Soga at Oiso, a town located in Naka District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The Soga clan was one of the most powerful clans of the Asuka period of the early Japanese state - the Yamato
Japanese women pray at a wayside Shrine. Date: circa 1905
Small shrine on the road to Chuzenji, Naka-no-chaya, Nikko, Japan. Date: circa 1910s
Cairo - The tombs of the KhalifsThe Tombs of the Khalifs, Cairo, Egypt Date: circa 1913
Stagecoach BreakfastStagecoach travellers breakfast at a roadside inn. Date: circa 1830
Parable / Good SamaritanGOOD SAMARITAN - tends the victims wounds at the roadside
Garden of Eden, Indio, Southern California, USAGarden of Eden fruit shop, Indio, Riverside County, Southern California, USA. Date: 1930s
Cartoon, A question of speed, WW1Cartoon, A question of speed. A group of French soldiers relaxing by the roadside call out rude comments to a driver passing in a covered lorry. Date: 1916
Shell Fence, St Petersburg, Florida, USA. It was built by Owen Albright (originally from Lancashire, UK) outside his home as a roadside attraction and curiosity
Four people relaxing by their car at the roadside. Date: circa 1930s
Interesting houses by a dual carriageway. Date: circa 1930s
Belgian Refugees - WW1Belgian refugees fleeing their homes following the German Army advance into Belgium rest by the roadside. Date: 1914
Old arcaded inn, Acre, Galilee, Northern IsraelKhan al Umdan (Caravanserai of the Pillars, Inn of the Columns, Khan-i-Avamid), an old arcaded roadside inn at Acre, Galilee, Northern Israel, built in the Ottoman era. Date: 1920s
India - Roadside Temple, AgraBlack and white. Large building (temple) with three domes. Painting on the outside wall of some human figures.. Part of India Box, Boswell Collection. Slide number 161 and 11. Date: circa 1890s
North Cray Roadside milestone - Black and white lantern slide. North Cray Milestone on grass verge. Showing 4 miles to Farningham and 1 mile to Foots Cray.. Part of Box 399. Boswell Collection
Road-side monument for a car-accident victim (usually the driver) - typical shape in Turkmenistan. Ashgabad-Krasnovodsk motorway - Turkmenistan former CIS - Spring - April
British staff car avoids shell holeA British Staff Car veers to one side to avoid a large shell hole in the middle of the road on which they are hurrying. Narrowly avoiding ending up in the roadside ditch
Two men with Austin carTwo men with an Austin car, parked at the roadside under a signpost in Brecon, Wales
Man with his Austin car, parked at the roadside for repairs or maintenance
Statues on the road to Ming Tombs, Nanjing, China. Date: circa 1890
Statue on the road to Ming Tombs, Nanjing, ChinaCamel statue on the road to Ming Tombs, Nanjing, China. Date: circa 1890
Busy road during British advance, Western Front, WW1A busy scene on the road during the British advance on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916
Roadside explosion, Western Front, WW1A roadside explosion on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1917
Soldier waiting by old farm machinery, Western Front, WW1A British soldier waiting by some old farm machinery on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916
British soldier sitting at roadside, Western Front, WW1A British soldier sitting on wickerwork shell containers at the side of a road on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916
