Roof Collection (page 3)

Abbots Leigh church after the fire
Engraving of the church in Abbots Leigh near Bristol, which suffered a fire on 20th February 1848. The fire was thought to have originated from the flues of a stove becoming over-heated

Rene Descartes / Birthpl
RENE DESCARTES French mathematician and philosopher: the room where he was born

Cottage in South Harting
A cottage with a thatched roof in South Harting, Sussex

Interior, Birmingham Railway Station
Passengers await their train beneath Birmingham Stations soaring canopy, upheld by a lattice of girders providing a wide span over the tracks

The Roof Garden of Downs Hotel, Hassocks
The Roof Garden of the Downs Hotel, Hassocks, fitted up like an ocean liner. Beyond are seen the undulating Sussex Downs. The hotel was one of a number of venues in the south

Julie Andrews with mother and step-father, Starlight Roof
Julie Andrews, aged 12, photographed at home with her mother Barbara at the piano and her step-father, at the time she was appearing in Starlight Roof at the London Hippodrome

First underground train, Edgware Road to Kings Cross, London
First underground train, running from Edgware Road to Kings Cross, London. Building works on the Metropolitan Line began in 1853, and the first journey took place ten years later. Date: 1863

King Charless House, Cornmarket, Worcester, with a sign advertising Charles Collins, Bricklayer and Plasterer. Date: circa 1900s

Thatching The Rest a cottage at Selworthy Green, Somerset (for a more recent - 1950s! - view, see 10826269). Date: circa 1920s

Men of the Luwo tribe making a Grain Bin in the Bahr-el-Ghazal ( Sea of Gazelles
Men of the Luwo tribe making a Grain Bin in the Bahr-el-Ghazal (" Sea of Gazelles" ) region of South Sudan, Africa

Men at work with paving stones and bricks near docks, UK
Men at work in a storage area, surrounded by piles of paving stones and bricks near docks, somewhere in the UK. Date: circa 1910s

The Old Post Office - Tintagel, Cornwall
The Old Post Office, viewed from the north-east. The Old Post Office is thought to date from the 14th or 15th century. Originally a manor house or stewards house

The Dalkey Rowing Club, Coliemore Harbour, Dalkey
A couple fall asleep on the roof of a boathouse at the Dalkey Rowing Club, Coliemore Harbour, Dalkey, near Dublin, Ireland Date: 1992

Blue domed roofs, Tunisia
Ornamental blue domed rooftops, Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia Date: 1987

Great Central Railway - Marylebone Station. The newspaper headlines on the left give a perfect date for this photograph of May 1906 as they detail the British victory in the Bambatha (Bambaata)

Congo - Mangbetu Village, Ekibondo - Decorated hut
Congo - Mangbetu Village, Ekibondo - a Decorated hut with conical thatched roof. Date: circa 1920s

Lourdes, France - Bernadette Soubirous house
Lourdes, France - The home of Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879), venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church for her visions. Date: circa 1910

Royal Albion Hotel from the roof of the Aquarium, Brighton
Royal Albion Hotel taken from the roof of the Aquarium, Brighton, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

The Strand Palace Hotel, The Strand, London - Winter Garden
The Strand Palace Hotel, The Strand, London - The Winter Garden. Date: circa 1910s

Regent Palace Hotel - Piccadilly Circus, London, W1 - The Rotunda Court Date: circa 1920s

Fitting roof supports in a coal mine Date: circa 1900s

Coal Mining fitting roof supports early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

WW2 - Worrals Of The W. A. A. F. S
A short story illustration from Worrals Of The W.A.A.F.'S, showing a girl lying on the roof, looking up towards another who observes from a higher window. Date: circa 1940

Phoenix Tower, Chester, Cheshire
Phoenix Tower, which stands at the northeast corner of the city walls in Chester, Cheshire, England. Originating in the 13th century

The Lobby ('Le Hall') of the Hotel Commodore, Paris. Date: 1932

The Solar, Mary Arden's House, Stratford-upon-Avon
The Solar, Mary Arden's House, Wilmcote, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Shottery, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Bell Inn, Salford Priors, near Evesham, Worcestershire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Saxon Cottage, Steyning, South Downs, Sussex
Saxon Cottage with thatched roof, Steyning, South Downs, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

The Ship Inn, Porlock Weir, near Porlock, Somerset - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Bure Court, Wroxham, Norfolk Broads - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

The Cat and Fiddle Inn, New Forest, Hampshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Arts Guild Cottage, Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire
Arts Guild Cottage with thatched roof, Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Umbrella Cottage, Lyme Regis, Dorset - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Toddington Tea Gardens, Littlehampton, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Thatched cottage in Ardington, Oxfordshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Roof Garden at the Mayfair Hotel, Berkeley Square, London
A sketch of the Roof Garden at the Mayfair Hotel, Berkeley Square, London, 1920s Date: 1920s

Couple enjoing dinner - Restaurant de la Tour D'Argent
A sketch hsowing a couple enjoing dinner on the roof of Restaurant de la Tour D'Argent, Paris, 1920s with a spectacular view of the Seine and the Notre Dame Date: 1920s

A few top London dancing celebrities, 1922: Edgar Newman and Galdys Harrion (from the Midland Hotel, Manchester); M. Camille de Rhynal (dancer and composer)

Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley, France
View through the Porte Royale, the main entrance to the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord

The Home Front, WW2 Lookout
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's book, The Home Front, a Tuck book by Hilde Marchant. The image shows a lookout standing on a roof top trying to spot enemy raiding planes

Nave roof vaulting at Exeter Cathedral, Devon
Nave roof vaulting at Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon. Date: circa 1930s

Roof of mission headquarters, nicknamed Changlo Manor, named after the noble Tibetan family who owned it, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a

Malay Kampong, Singapore
Malay Kampong (Settlement, Village), Singapore - wooden houses with zinc-covered roofs. Date: circa 1950s

Miss E F Hamilton's Van with sleeping chamber beneath for servants and rain water collection from roof Date: 1914

Pigeons on roof
Group of fancy pigeons on a loft roof. Including some interesting feather foot varieties. Date: circa 1890s

Courtrai-Du Nord Tile Advertisement
An advertisement for the Courtrai-Du Nord Tile Co. Ltd. showcasing their roofing tiles, which can be seen on the roof of the house in the photograph, situated in Dene Road, Northwood, Middlesex

Arbourne, Esher, Surrey
A photograph of Arbourne, a house with a steeply pitched roof, at Esher, Surrey, designed by architect Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott. Date: early 1900s

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