Roof Collection (page 30)

Drawing of a cottage
A pencil drawing of a cottage, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. 1846

Programme cover for Cabaret Follies
Programme cover for Jack Hyltons Cabaret Follies at the Queens Hall Roof, London, 1922. Artwork by Guy De Gerald. 1922

Romanian Woman by a village gate
A House in the Country. Romanian Woman by a village gate Date: 1902

Tunisia - Tunis, Souk-el-Trouk
Tunisia - Tunis, the covered Souk-el-Trouk, with wooden roof and elegant, stalls divided by carved pillars. Date: circa 1910s

Kabaka Mutesas Tomb, Uganda
Kabaka Mutesas Tomb - The burial site (Kasubi Tombs) of the Bugandan (Ugandan) Kings, situated on a hill in Kampala (which caught fire in 2010). Date: circa 1930s

Village Scene, Romania - a group of countryfolk gather to listen to an itinerant musician, entertaining them with his fiddle. Date: circa 1900

View of Beilstein, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
View of the town of Beilstein in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, as seen from Langhans Castle. 2010

New York chefs exercising
Hotel Commodore, New York. A group of chefs on the roof, Chef Leoni and his cooks exercising 1920

Castles at Beilstein, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
View of the Lower Castle (Unteres Schloss, left), with a vineyard rising above it, and Langhans (Hohenbeilstein) Castle at the top of the hill

Oberammergau - Luftlmalerei Frescoes
Oberammergau is also famous for its " Luftlmalerei, " or frescoes, of traditional Bavarian themes, fairy tales, religious scenes or architectural trompe-loeil found on many homes

A Romanian cottage and occupants Date: 1904

Leaflet for Queens Hall Roof, Souper Dansant, London. Probably @ 1920 1920

Milan Cathedral, Italy - A group of men standing on the roof of the Duomo. Date: circa 1910s

The Handel Commemoration, Westminster Abbey, 1784
The Handel Commemoration at Westminster Abbey. View of the orchestra and organ erected in Westminster Abbey under the direction of Mr. James Wyatt. Date: 1784

Indigenous people of Panama living in simple dwellings in the jungle, raised on stilts to prevent against incursion by flood or beast... Date: circa 1910s

Two young men thatching a cottage
Two young men at work, thatching a cottage, somewhere in the West Country. Date: 1970s

Gothenburg, Sweden
Aerial view of housing development, Gothenburgh, Sweden 1970s. Date: 1970s

Solomon Islands - Pacific - Santa Cruz
Houses in the Temotu province, (formerly the Santa Cruz province), Solomon Islands - Pacific Ocean. Date: circa 1910s

Bull Ring Market Stalls
A roof pattern, a view overlooking the market stalls in the Bull Ring shopping complex, Birmingham, England. Date: May 1966

Sierra Leone - Separating the seed from the cotton
Sierra Leone, West Africa - Separating the seed from the cotton Date: circa 1910s

Putting up TV aerial
In the beginning of Television, in Sweden. The aerial is mounted by two men in white coats Date: 1950s

Cedar Stump Residence, Oregon, USA Date: circa 1905

Bolzano (Bozen) - Italy - The Church (South Tyrol). Date: circa 1910s

Remains of Hawker and Grieves Sopwith
The remains of the Sopwith aeroplane Atlantic (picked up in the Mid Atlantic) from the ill-fated attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean by Harry George Hawker and Kenneth Mackenzie Grieve

Chinese Carpenter building a house
A Chinese Carpenter building a house using traditional techniques. Date: circa 1910s

Saigon, Vietnam - Chinese Grocers Shop circa 1910s

Damage caused by fire at Selby Abbey
The damage caused by a fire at Selby Abbey, North Yorkshire on October 20th, 1906. The conflagration was of such intensity that it melted the bells in the central tower. Date: 1906

Remote Scottish Cottage
A derelict old cottage, a homestead at Torrin, on the Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Beyond the tangled garden can be seen the rounded hump of the Red Hills. Date: 19th century

Burnt-Out Cottage
The shell of a burnt-out old stone-built cottage in Kent, England. Date: 1950s

Thatching a Roof
Thatching a lovely large English country house. Date: 1967

View from the dome of St. Pauls Cathedral, 1911
Visitors to St. Pauls Cathedral in the City of London look across London from its roof towards the River Thames and Westminster Abbey. Date: 1911

Jack and Jennie Sparrow on the roof above their nest, discussing the problem of the cat preventing them from getting to the crust. Date: 1937

Bessarabia - Moldova
Bessarabia (which became Moldova) - typical village scene. Lucky storks nesting on the roof! Date: circa 1910s

Spain - Sevilla - Calle Sierpes ( Serpent Street ). In the spring and throughout the summer, awnings are placed at the height of the roof over the street

First Balkan War - result of Montenegrin bombardment
The First Balkan War 1912-13 - Effects on the Turkish Ottoman positions at Sutari following bombardment by Montenegrin artillery of the Balkan League

Rooftops of Madura, India
The distictive, beautiful, rooftops of houses and Hindu temples in Madura, India Date: circa 1910s

Malt House Weathervane
Weathervane on the roof of a malthouse at Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1960s

Selfridges Roof Terrace
A gardener mowing the lawn on Selfridges (department store) roof terrace, London. Date: early 1930s

England / Ringwood
Ringwood, and interesting town in Hampshire, England, on the fringes of the New Forest. Date: 1950s

Woodworm and Dry Rot
Examples of damage caused by woodworm and dry rot, to timber taken from St. Marys Church, Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1950s

Rooftop Skiing
Some people stop at nothing and this ski jumper goes over a snow clad roof just to keep in practice! Date: 1930s

Russian Department Store
Inside G.U.M. department store, the largest in Moscow, Russia. It was built by Alexander Pomerantsev and boasts an elegant steel framed glass roof. Date: built 1890 - 1893

Cruck-Beam Gable
A derelict cruck-beam house (being demolished), at Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. This was one of the very earliest forms of building construction. Date: 19th century

Rothwell Market House, Northamptonshire, England. It was built by Sir Thomas Tresham. Work began in 1577, but he died before the roof had been finished. Date: late 16th century

Building a House 1930S
An " all timber" private detached house being constructed in the open countryside. Date: 1930s

Totnes Rooftops
Winter view of Totnes, Devon, England, seen from the castle walls. The houses (note the coal smoke coming from the chimneys) in this view line the towns main street. Date: 1950s

SOLAR ROOF
Solar panels on the roof of a suburban bungalow. Date: 1978

Bath Abbey Choir
The Choir and East Window of Bath Abbey, Somerset, England. The beautiful fan vaulting of the Choir roof is original 16th century. Date: 12th century

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