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Ruin Collection (page 9)

Background imageRuin Collection: Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk - Church Ruin interior looking W

Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk - Church Ruin interior looking West Date: circa 1930s

Background imageRuin Collection: Termessos, Turkey - The Theatre

Termessos, Turkey - The Theatre. Situated twenty miles to the northwest of Antalya - in origin not a Greek city. First occupied by Pisidian Barbarians - called a city of Pamphylia

Background imageRuin Collection: Great Zimbabwe - The Parallel Passage

Great Zimbabwe - The Parallel Passage. The majestic remains of a once-thriving trading civilisation who were the ancestors of the Shona peoples of Zimbabwe. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageRuin Collection: Selcuk, Turkey (Ancient Ephesus) - Ruins

Selcuk, Turkey (Ancient Ephesus) - Ruins - The Agora near the Gymansium and the Theatre. Date: circa 1905

Background imageRuin Collection: Great Zimbabwe - The Conical Tower

Great Zimbabwe - The Conical Tower
The majestic remains of a once-thriving trading civilisation who were the ancestors of the Shona peoples of Zimbabwe. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageRuin Collection: Earthquake - Damage to the Cathedral, Messina, Sicily

Earthquake - Damage to the Cathedral, Messina, Sicily
Sicily, Italy - 12th Century Norman Cathedral of Messina badly damaged during an earthquake in 1908. King Conrad is buried inside, alongside several archbishops

Background imageRuin Collection: Florence, Italy - Fiesole and the Ruins of the Roman Theatre

Florence, Italy - Fiesole and the Ruins of the Roman Theatre, located near the cemetery. Date: circa 1920

Background imageRuin Collection: WW2 - Germany - Bombed-out young girl with her doll

WW2 - Germany - Bombed-out young girl with her doll Date: circa 1945

Background imageRuin Collection: WW2 - Home Front - Young Blitz victim with his cuddly Toy

WW2 - Home Front - Young Blitz victim with his cuddly Toy, salvaged from the wreckage of his bombed-out home. Date: circa 1941

Background imageRuin Collection: Adana, Turkey - following the Armenian Massacre of 1909

Adana, Turkey - following the Armenian Massacre of 1909
Adana, Turkey - following the Armenian Massacre of April 1909. A religious-ethnic clash in the city of Adana amidst governmental upheaval

Background imageRuin Collection: Ruins of the State Armory, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA

Ruins of the State Armory, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA - Great Chelsea Fire of 12th April, 1908. Date: 1908

Background imageRuin Collection: Aerial view of the damaged town centre of Termonde, Belgium

Aerial view of the damaged town centre of Termonde, Belgium
WW1 - poat-war - Aerial view of the damaged town centre of Termonde, Belgium. Date: circa 1919

Background imageRuin Collection: WW1 - France - Soissons - the damaged front of the Cathedral

WW1 - France - Soissons - the damaged front of the Cathedral. The inset photograph shows the pre-war facade intact). Date: circa 1919

Background imageRuin Collection: Roman Ruins at Volubilis, Morocco - A Corinthian Column

Roman Ruins at Volubilis, Morocco - A Corinthian Column Date: 1929

Background imageRuin Collection: Lord Byron contemplating the Colosseum in Rome

Lord Byron contemplating the Colosseum in Rome
Lord Byron (1788-1824) contemplating the Colosseum in Rome. circa 1850

Background imageRuin Collection: Timgad, Algeria - public latrines in Roman ruins

Timgad, Algeria - public latrines in Roman ruins
The ruins of what was once Timgad, a Roman colonial town in Algeria, founded by the Emperor Trajan around 100AD. The city is known for being one of the best surviving examples of the grid plan in

Background imageRuin Collection: The Amphitheatre of Arles, France - Medieval Houses

The Amphitheatre of Arles, France - Medieval Houses filling the centre. circa 1910s

Background imageRuin Collection: Susi - ruining Mums stockings

Susi - ruining Mums stockings. 1950s

Background imageRuin Collection: Old caravanserai at Nablus, Palestine, West Bank

Old caravanserai at Nablus, Palestine, West Bank, where travellers could rest on long journeys. Date: 1920s

Background imageRuin Collection: Ruins of Queens Hall, Langham Place, London, WW2

Ruins of Queens Hall, Langham Place, London, WW2
Ruins of the Queens Hall, a concert hall in Langham Place, London, following a WW2 air raid. 1941

Background imageRuin Collection: Blitz in London -- Kennington Park Road, WW2

Blitz in London -- Kennington Park Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- junction of Kennington Park Road and Harleyford Road, damaged by a high explosive bomb on 22 March 1944. Date: 1944

Background imageRuin Collection: Bomb damage at the Guildhall, City of London, WW2

Bomb damage at the Guildhall, City of London, WW2
Bomb damage at the Banqueting Hall of the Guildhall, City of London, on 29 December 1940 during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Background imageRuin Collection: Bomb damaged street during WW2

Bomb damaged street during WW2
A bomb damaged street in Germany during the Second World War, with rubble piled up on either side of the road. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageRuin Collection: Damage to Canterbury during WW2 - Baedeker Blitz

Damage to Canterbury during WW2 - Baedeker Blitz
" Canterbury under fire" - Damage sustained by bombing on the city by German planes of the luftwaffe during WW2

Background imageRuin Collection: WW2 - Bomb Damage to Houses of Parliament, London

WW2 - Bomb Damage to Houses of Parliament, London
In the course of the German bombing of London during the Second World War, the Palace of Westminster was hit by bombs on fourteen separate occasions

Background imageRuin Collection: Ruins of Saint-Pierre, Martinique - Eruption of Mount Pelee

Ruins of Saint-Pierre, Martinique - Eruption of Mount Pelee
Ruins of Saint-Pierre, Martinique, entirely destroyed by the eruption of Mount Pelee which had been supposed extinct. Date: 1902

Background imageRuin Collection: Isfahan, Iran - Two old minarets

Isfahan, Iran - Two old minarets Date: circa 1920s

Background imageRuin Collection: View of the Roman Campagna, by Franz Knebel

View of the Roman Campagna, by Franz Knebel
View of the Roman Campagna with a Claudian Aqueduct and a Distant View of St Peter s, Rome, by Franz Knebel The Older (1789-1822)

Background imageRuin Collection: Blitz in London -- view from St Pauls Cathedral, WW2

Blitz in London -- view from St Pauls Cathedral, WW2
A view from the roof of St Pauls Cathedral, looking eastwards, showing the devastation following enemy bombing around the cathedral and in Ludgate Hill

Background imageRuin Collection: Blitz in London -- Oxford Street after an air raid, WW2

Blitz in London -- Oxford Street after an air raid, WW2
Blitz in London -- the aftermath of a nights bombing on Central London and the West End, 18 September 1940. The John Lewis department store (left) was destroyed

Background imageRuin Collection: British soldiers at Le Touquet, France, WW1

British soldiers at Le Touquet, France, WW1
British soldiers manning defences at Le Touquet, France, during the winter of 1914-1915, First World War. Date: 1914-1915



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