Roadside Collection

Paddy the Piper
An 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 - WWI
Hussar Scout on the look-out in France - WWI Date: circa 1915

American Paratrooper near St. Mere Eglise; Second World War
Photograph 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

Jhika Gali (Murree), Pakistan
Jhika Gali - is a town in Murree tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on the Rawalpindi to Murree road. Date: circa 1910s

American Roadside Gas Station and Barbershop
American 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

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, Surrey
An 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 Scott
An 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, Exterior
An 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 Hall
An 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 Burgas
Ottoman 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 Chemetche
Ottoman 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, India
Old 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 Borne
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Comic postcard, Policeman and fainting woman Date: 20th century

Spanish woman carrying a massive bundle of hay
Spanish woman at the roadside carrying a massive bundle of Hay, Spain. Date: circa 1920s

On the way to Valentia - A welcome from local peasant girls
The 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 site
Open-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 musician
Spanish 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 India
Two 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 1857
New 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 FARMSTEAD
A typical Irish farmstead, beside the roadside at Claggan, Co Donegal, Eire. Date: 1950s

Local people wave to driver of a vintage Hispano Suiza car
Hispano 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 Inns
Book 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 roadsi
Two gentlemen & lady on vintage motorcycle combination

Woman on 1938 BSA motorcycle & sidecar
Woman on a 1938 BSA motorcycle & sidecar combination roadside circa 1938

1958 BSA motorcycles & sidecars
1958 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 Kids
Two 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, 1870
Woman selling refreshments by the roadside on the way to the Derby, 1870. Date: 1870

Austin car, Talybont Reservoir, Brecon Beacons, Wales
Austin 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 ro
Group of motorcyclists having a break at the roadside beside their vintage motorcycles & sidecars in the 1950s

Woman in sidecar of 1938 BSA motorcycle
Woman poses for photograph sat in sidecar of 1938 BSA motorcycle roadside circa 1938

Two gentlemen on 1925 and 1923 vintage Rudge 500cc ohv bikes
Two gentlemen on early 1920s vintage Rudge 500 cc motorcycles

Highgate Hill, London - Dick Whittington Stone
Whittington Stone - Highgate Hill, London - where Dick Whittington heard the Bow Bells Date: circa 1910s

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