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Background imageRoof Collection: Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley, France

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

Background imageRoof Collection: The Home Front, WW2 Lookout

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

Background imageRoof Collection: Nave roof vaulting at Exeter Cathedral, Devon

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

Background imageRoof Collection: Roof of mission headquarters, nicknamed Changlo Manor, named after the noble Tibetan family who

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

Background imageRoof Collection: Malay Kampong, Singapore

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

Background imageRoof Collection: Miss E F Hamilton's Van with sleeping chamber beneath

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

Background imageRoof Collection: Pigeons on roof

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

Background imageRoof Collection: Courtrai-Du Nord Tile Advertisement

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

Background imageRoof Collection: Arbourne, Esher, Surrey

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

Background imageRoof Collection: House At Walton-On-Thames

House At Walton-On-Thames
A photograph of a house with a steeply pitched roof, situated at Walton-On-Thames, designed by architect Mackay Hugh baillie Scott. Date: early 1900s

Background imageRoof Collection: Seaside House, Middleton-On-Sea

Seaside House, Middleton-On-Sea
A photograph which shows an angled view of a seaside house at Middleton-On-Sea, Sussex, designed with a Norfolk reed thatched roof, by architect Oliver Law. Date: circa 1937

Background imageRoof Collection: Seaside House, Ham Manor Estate

Seaside House, Ham Manor Estate
A photograph of a seaside house on the Ham Manor Estate near Angmering, designed by architects Kenneth Dalgliesh and Roger Kendall Pullen. The roof is made from Norfolk reed. Date: circa 1937

Background imageRoof Collection: Modernist House, Moor Park, Roof Terrace

Modernist House, Moor Park, Roof Terrace
A photograph of a roof terrace to a modernist house in Moor Park, Rickmansworth, designed in 1937 by architects Colin Anderson Lucas, Amyas Douglas Connell and Basil Robert Ward

Background imageRoof Collection: Modernist House At Dartington, Devon

Modernist House At Dartington, Devon
A photograph of a modernist house complete with a roof terrace, situated at Dartington, Devon, designed in 1933, by architects George Howe and William Edmond Lescaze. Date: circa 1937

Background imageRoof Collection: Modernist House At Tewin, Hertfordshire

Modernist House At Tewin, Hertfordshire
A photograph showing one of a group of modernist houses at Tewin, Hertfordshire, designed in 1936, by architect Mary B. Crowley

Background imageRoof Collection: Modernist Group Of Houses, Tewin, Hertfordshire

Modernist Group Of Houses, Tewin, Hertfordshire
A photograph showing a group of modernist houses at Tewin, Hertfordshire, designed in 1936, by architect Mary B. Crowley, with walls in brick and a timber roof with blue Staffordshire pantiles

Background imageRoof Collection: Smuggler's Way, Highcliffe

Smuggler's Way, Highcliffe
A photograph showing a distant view of Smuggler's Way, the building of this house began in 1925, but through use of old materials, including oak, bricks and tiles from ancient barns

Background imageRoof Collection: Ellens at Rudgwick, Sussex

Ellens at Rudgwick, Sussex
A photograph of an entrance face of a fine house called Ellens at Rudgwick, Sussex, designed by architect Maurice Everett Webb

Background imageRoof Collection: Our Lady of Seven Dolours, Stowmarket, Suffolk

Our Lady of Seven Dolours, Stowmarket, Suffolk
Our Lady of Seven Dolours, Roman Catholic Church, Stowmarket, Suffolk Date: 1880s

Background imageRoof Collection: Roof Garden, German Hospital, Hackney, East London

Roof Garden, German Hospital, Hackney, East London
Roof Garden for convalescent patients, the German Hospital, Hackney, East London Date: 1936

Background imageRoof Collection: Africa. The Congo. German station of Mukenge

Africa. The Congo. German station of Mukenge
History of Africa. 19th century. German station of Mukenge. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Background imageRoof Collection: The Congo - First main Colonial Post established in Kinshasa

The Congo - First main Colonial Post established in Kinshasa
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. The first main Colonial Post established in Kinshasa (near Stanley Pool). Henry Morton Stanley established a trading post on the shore of Ngaliema Bay in

Background imageRoof Collection: History of Africa. Native Bondei people of Bonde

History of Africa. Native Bondei people of Bonde
History of Africa. 19th century. Native Bondei people of Bonde. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Background imageRoof Collection: Africa. The Congo. View of Leopoldville, April, 1882

Africa. The Congo. View of Leopoldville, April, 1882
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. View of Leopoldville, April, 1882. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Background imageRoof Collection: Ottoman Empire era. Caravanserai in Burgas

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

Background imageRoof Collection: Turkey. Constantinople - Topkapi Palace or Seraglio

Turkey. Constantinople - Topkapi Palace or Seraglio
Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Topkapi Palace or Seraglio (Royal residence) from the Golden Horn. Engraving by Lemaitre, Fleury and Lalaisse

Background imageRoof Collection: Turkey. Constantinople. Galata Tower

Turkey. Constantinople. Galata Tower
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Galata Tower or Tower of Christ. It was buit in 1348 during an expansion of the Genoese colony in Constantinople

Background imageRoof Collection: Thatched Cottage, Bebington

Thatched Cottage, Bebington
A painting of an old stone cottage with a thatched roof, standing in the countryside grasslands of Bebington, in Merseyside, England, some women are visible outside, with some chickens

Background imageRoof Collection: The Haunted Cottage

The Haunted Cottage
An etching of a large, haunted cottage with a thatched roof and crude walls, it stands in a rather unkempt state. Date: circa 1920

Background imageRoof Collection: War Time

War Time
A painting which shows some searchlight beams shooting into the evening sky, above the roof tops of some street buildings. Date: circa 1916

Background imageRoof Collection: The Chapel On The Wayside

The Chapel On The Wayside
A lithograph of some thatched roof buildings at a countryside crossroads. The post on which a lamp is fixed to, bears the image of a religious figure. Date: circa 1916

Background imageRoof Collection: Subterranean Canal in Speedwell Lead Mine, Castleton

Subterranean Canal in Speedwell Lead Mine, Castleton, Derbyshire. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRoof Collection: Chapman or Chapbook Seller

Chapman or Chapbook Seller

Background imageRoof Collection: Edinburgh Fire Brigade - silent hand and arm signals

Edinburgh Fire Brigade - silent hand and arm signals
Edinburgh Fire Brigade, photographs showing silent hand and arm signals, outdoor action photographs Captioned, ??Silent orders for the firemen: signals adopted: by the Edinburgh Fire Brigade??

Background imageRoof Collection: Spain, Galicia, Cambre

Spain, Galicia, Cambre
Spain, Galicia, La Coruna province, Cambre. Church of Santa Maria. Built in the 12th century in Romanesque style. General view. Date: 2021

Background imageRoof Collection: Roman roofing system using tegulas and imbrices

Roman roofing system using tegulas and imbrices
Roman Villa of Cambre. 2nd-4th centuries AD. Typical Roman roofing system using tegulas and imbrices. Archaeological Museum of Cambre. Province of La Coruna, Galicia, Spain. Date: 2021

Background imageRoof Collection: The Hop Garden, Wrotham, Kent

The Hop Garden, Wrotham, Kent Date: 1875

Background imageRoof Collection: Horses and Barn

Horses and Barn
An etching showing a small, simple barn with a damaged roof and two horses stationed outside. Date: circa 1925

Background imageRoof Collection: Washing Day

Washing Day
This etching shows a large building, undergoing a large scale washing day, with people working under the canopy roof and clothes hung outside. Date: circa 1925

Background imageRoof Collection: Walker Benson Advertisement

Walker Benson Advertisement
A photograph from an advertisement for Walker Benson, makers of roof tiles in Merrylands, New South Wales. The photo shows one side of a roof, with interlocking pan tiles. Date: circa 1922

Background imageRoof Collection: Manhattan - New York City - Madision Square Garden

Manhattan - New York City - Madision Square Garden
Looking Northwest from the roof of the Home Office of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York. Madison Square Graden tower on the right. Date: circa 1909

Background imageRoof Collection: View over the Old Town of Monemvasia, Laconia, Greece

View over the Old Town of Monemvasia, Laconia, Greece - a small island off the east coast of the Peloponnese. The island is linked to the mainland by a short causeway. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageRoof Collection: Peoples private coach, 26 seater Thornycroft coach

Peoples private coach, 26 seater Thornycroft coach; fitted with easiway roof and non-chafe seating. Boby by Thurgood's of Ware. Date: circa 1940

Background imageRoof Collection: Myanmar - Traditional Funeral Car of a Burmese Monk

Myanmar - Traditional Funeral Car of a Burmese Monk, featuring a Pyatthat (pyathat), the multi-tiered and spired roof seen on temples and pagodas throughout Myanmar. Date: circa 1905

Background imageRoof Collection: Spain. La Rioja. Prejano. Calvary

Spain. La Rioja. Prejano. Calvary

Background imageRoof Collection: Illustration Cecil Aldin 1934 1930s 30s Thirties

Illustration Cecil Aldin 1934 1930s 30s Thirties
illustration, cecil, aldin, 1934, 1930s, 30s, thirties, illustrations, autobiography, time, dead, old, buildings, building, architecture, heritage, chiddingstone, kent, kentish, roof, roofs, tiled

Background imageRoof Collection: Busy scene at a railway station

Busy scene at a railway station. Date: 20th century

Background imageRoof Collection: The Roof Raising Defence to Defeat Dive-Bombers

The Roof Raising Defence to Defeat Dive-Bombers
Latest device drawn by William Heath Robinson to defeat the dive bombers is a roof-raising by system of cogs, balloons and other lifting machinery. Date: 1941



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