Rooftops Collection

Father Christmas parachuting out of a plane
Father Christmas jumps out of an aeroplane using a parachute onto snowy rooftops. Who needs reindeer to deliver presents in the modern age? Date: 1932

Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, Virgin Islands, West Indies
View of Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, Virgin Islands, West Indies. Date: circa 1940

View of Lincoln Cathedral from the North West
View of magnificent West Front of Lincoln Cathedral from the North West Date: 1915

Brazil - Sao Paulo - panoramic view over the city, showing old and new buildings Date: circa late 1950s

Rooftops Stoke
Looking over rooftops and chimneys of hillside terraced houses towards The Sacred Heart Church, Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England. Holy Trinity Church, Hartshill in the distance

Rooftops of Roseau - Dominica
The Rooftops of Roseau viewed from the Cathedral - Dominica. The demonym or adjective is " Dominican" in English

General Panoramic view of rooftops of Tripoli, Lebanon Date: circa 1908

Imperial Airlines Handley Page over London, Englad
G-aXE - named Hengist (brother of Horsa legendary conqueror of England), A Handley Page H.P.42, first flew on December 1931 - burned at Karachi in an airship hangar fire in May 1937

The Appian Way (Via Appia) at Perugia, Italy - view looking down toward the Aqueduct. Date: 1905

A London skyscape: the sky in Soho, 1905
The maze of telephone wires over Soho, at the Gerrard Street telephone exchange. The steeple of St Anne s, Soho, can be seen in the distance, on the otherside of Shaftesbury Avenue. Date: 1905

Scotland - Orkney - Kirkwall - View from Cathedral Tower Date: circa 1908

Hastings and St. Leonards, a view from the east hill. Date: 1895

Taxco, Mexico - Aerial view of Church of Santa Prisca Date: circa 1930s

View of the Church of St Olaf - Tallinn, Estonia (Reval). The building was actually the tallest structure in the world for 76 years between 1549 and 1625

Drogheda from the West - a view over the rooftops of the town with two predominant church towers. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Louth: Drogheda). Date: circa early 1900s

Libya - Tripoli - Panoramic view. Note the imposing bulk of Tripoli Cathedral - converted to a Mosque by Muammar Gaddafis regime in 1970 Date: circa late 1930s

Santiago de Compostela, Spain - General View with Basilica. Date: circa 1910s

Pigeon fancier - kabooter baz - Old Delhi, India
A pigeon fancier on a rootop in Old Delhi India. He calls to bring his birds back to the loft, and uses a net to catch them

Bampton, Devon. Date: circa 1908

View of the Queensboro Bridge from The Times Tower, New York, USA Date: circa 1911

Canary Islands - Las Palmas - Panorama
Canary Islands - Partial Panoramic view over the rooftops of Las Palmas. Date: circa 1920s

Canary Islands - Panoramic view over rooftops, Las Palmas
Canary Islands - Panoramic view over the rooftops of Las Palmas Date: circa 1910s

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

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

Viaduct at Redondela, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
A Steam Train crossing the Viaduct at Vigo Bay, Redondela, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. Date: 1910s

Barcelona, Spain - Bell towers and dome of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia (Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulalia). Date: circa 1930s

Birds eye view - Retail Business Section - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Skyline and rooftops of Florence, Italy
Panoramic view of the skyline and rooftops of Florence (Firenze), Italy. Date: circa 1950s

Rome, including St Peters and the Vatican, c. 1870 s. Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: view of the rooftops of the city of Rome, including St Peters and the Vatican, c.1870 s. Italy

View across rooftops towards City of London with St Pauls Cathedral dome and Bankside Power Station. Date: circa 1950s

Aerial View of South Kensington, London
circa 1910s

A Panoramic view over the City of Pisa, Italy. Date: 1902

Tram on Madeira Walk, Ramsgate, Kent
Tram on Madeira Walk (operated by The Isle of Thanet Electric Tramways and Lighting Company), Ramsgate, Kent with view outward the Harbour

WW1 - The Exodus from Antwerp, Belgium over bridge of barges
WW1 - The Exodus of the inhabitants of Antwerp, Belgium over a bridge of barges across the River Scheldt. 1914

WW1 - The Exodus from Antwerp, Belgium by boat
WW1 - The Exodus of inhabitants of Antwerp, Belgium by boat down the River Scheldt. 1914

General rooftop view of Athens, Greece. Date: circa 1908

Christmas Eve by A. Davis
An aerial view of a village covered in a blanket of snow on Christmas Eve. Date: 1936

Istanbul, Turkey - View from Galata Tower over Golden Horn. Date: circa 1910s

Cholula, Puebla, Mexico
Picture of Cholula with the Great Pyramid in the background that looks like a natural hill. Only a very small part is uncovered and restored

Casablanca, Morocco - Panoramic View of the City
circa 1910s

Tangier, Morocco - Grand Mosque of Tangier
circa 1910s

Tangier, Morocco - View from the top of a minaret
circa 1910s

Murten (Morat), Fribourg Canton, Switzerland - The Castle (Chateau). circa 1910s

Nazareth, Israel - Panoramic view over the rooftops of the town. circa 1920s

Izmir, Turkey - Panoramic view of the centre. circa 1904

View of the East River Bridges, New York, USA
View from the top of the Woolworth Building looking toward the East River Bridges (The Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge), New York, USA. circa 1910s

Saint Sophia Quarter - Nicosia, Cyprus. circa 1930s

Panoramic view over Sofia, Bulgaria with the 4th century Saint Sophia Church in the foreground. Date: circa 1910s

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