Scaffolding Collection (page 3)

Buckingham Palace prior to Renovation, 1913
Photographs showing two views of the facade of Buckingham Palace as scaffolding began to rise for the renovation of 1913. That year the whole of the facade was re-faced with white Portland stone

St Pauls constractor, by William Heath Robinson
In 1913 the major architectural journals were reporting about the possibility that the dome of St Pauls could collapse due to subsidence and the weakness of the supporting piers

Electric train with Big Ben in the background, London
Electric train on a railway track with Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in the background, London. Date: circa 1960s

Building a house, Accra, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Building a house, Accra, capital of Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1910

Durham, County Durham, North East England - The Castle viewed from the banks of the River Wear (now University College, Durham University, but still known as Castle College). Date: circa 1910s

Soho, London - Westminster City Council building works - to contain 52 dwellings, plus office and showroom accommodation. 1973

San Francisco Earthquake - St. Francis Hotel, Dewey Monument
San Francisco Earthquake, California, USA - 18th April 1906 - the gutted shell (apparently a very attractive interior) of the St

Statue of Liberty being made in Paris 1884
The Statue of Liberty being made in Paris, before being shipped to New York. Date: 1884

The Main Street of Mersin, Turkey - Hovouz-Bachi Quarter. Date: circa 1910s

London in Splints Scaffolding inside St. Pauls Cathedral
London in Splints - Scaffolding inside St. Pauls Cathedral during repairs in 1928. Date: 1928

Ecksteins Building, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Ecksteins Building, Corner House, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1902

Knightsbridge - view of busy street -people, hansoms, house with scaffolding. Part of Box 34 Boswell Collection - London Streets. Date: circa 1890s

Spain and Portugal - Bussaco - Hotel - Ornate doorway - Scaffolding inside. Part of Box 149 Boswell collection - Portugal and Spain. Date: circa 1900

Ostia Antica. Ruins
Ostia Antica. Roman city. Ruins. Italy

La Progresista Theatre, La Vega, Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo), West Indies. Date: circa 1908

The Denshawai incident: erecting the scaffold
Photo showing two of the pigeon-towers, the conical buildings that occur frequently in Egyptian villages, between the supports of the scaffold

Woman police officer standing by a car, London
Woman police officer standing by a large black car in a London street, writing something in a notebook. Has the driver committed a driving offence, or is she helping him with directions

Bridging a Mine Crater
German engineers bridging over a mine crater at St. Quentin and Ham, France. A German medical company marches past in the background. Date: 1918

Liege Exhibition 1905
The construction of a concert hall with the capacity for up to 3000 people, for the Liege Exposition Universelle. Built entirely of steel, using over 300 tons of metal. Date: 1905

Falling Off Scaffolding
A builder falls off scaffolding Date: 1906

Falling from Skyscraper
Two workmen fall when scaffolding breaks on a New York skyscraper, but they are hauled to safety Date: 1933

Builders Fall Off a Roof
Three builders fall off a roof Date: 1900

Joan of Arc / Basilica 2
JOAN OF ARC Work in progress on a monument to the French heroine near the Bois Chesnu, Domremy, circa 1881 Date: 1412? - 1431

Westminster Builders
Workmen on precarious scaffolding, building the new Westminster Bank buildings high above Throgmorton Street, London. Date: 6 February 1930

Using Scaffolding / 1845
Putting up scaffolding on Barton House, Isle of Wight Date: 1845

Phoenix Fire Office, insurance company
The Phoenix Fire Office, London, an insurance company offering protection for the owners of property. Date: early 19th century

Cannon Street station being dismantled in 1961
Dismantling one of Londons bombed buildings, Cannon Street station, which was built in 1866. The two towers still stand today. Date: 1961

BBC Broadcasting House under construction, London
BBC Broadcasting House in Langham Place, London, under construction, circa November 1930. Date: circa 1930

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, with reconstruction to the stonework taking place. The Floral Hall is just visible on the left

ILN front cover - start of Thames Embankment works
Front cover of The Illustrated London News depicting the commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge in February 1864. Date: 1864

German boy scouts marching down Whitehall, London, as part of their attendance at an International Patrol Camp at Gilwell Park, Essex

Second Goetheanum, Dornach, near Basle, Switzerland
The Second Goetheanum under construction at Dornach, near Basle, Switzerland. The building is the world centre for the anthroposophical movement

Fire at Floral Hall, Covent Garden, London WC2
Fire at the Floral Hall, Covent Garden, London WC2, 6 April 1956. Exterior view, showing a side of the building with a glass dome above. Date: 1956

Blitz in London -- the Houses of Parliament, WW2
Blitz in London -- the Houses of Parliament on 11 May 1941, with scaffolding, and some bomb damage visible. Date: 1941

Aftermath of fire, London Hop Exchange
Aftermath of a fire at the London Hop Exchange in Southwark Street on 20 October 1920. A board leaning up on the right lists the temporary addresses of the tenants

Boys and officers of Western Scout Troop, South Africa
Boys and officers of Western Scout Troop, Johannesburg, South Africa, on a wooden structure

Site of Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London
Visitors looking round the newly built Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The site was acquired in 1956, and Ralph Tubbs was appointed architect

Kuznechny Market - Leningrad
The exterior of the Kuznechny Market in Leningrad, Russia (now St. Petersburg) during its construction. Date: 1925

London Railway under Construction
A group of navvies working on an elevated section of an inner London railway. Date: 19th century

Preparations for the Royal Wedding
Stands being erected in preparation for the wedding of the Duke of York (King George VI) and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on April 26 1923 at Westminster Abbey

Support Labour - Masonic Card
Masonic Patriotic card in support of Labour (USA). Date: circa 1910s

Building the Baghdad Railway, Iraq
The Baghdad Railway (German: Bagdadbahn ), built from 1903 to 1940, was planned to connect Berlin with the (then) Ottoman Empire city of Baghdad with a 990 mile line through modern-day Turkey

LITTLE DORRITs CHURCH
The Church of St. George the Martyr, Southwark, London, built in 1734, commonly known as Little Dorrits Church after the Dickens character, christened and married there. Date: early 1930s

Vietnam - Haiphong - Cathedral Clocktower inaugurated
Vietnam - Haiphong - The Clocktower (still encased in scaffolding) of the Queen of the Rosary Roman Catholic Cathedral. Date: circa 1910s

Building an Ocean Liner at Harland & Wolff, Belfast - In the Course of Construction. Date: circa 1903

The Spiral Railway - Franco-British Exhibition - White City, Shepherds Bush, London. Date: 1908

WW2 - London under fire - bomb damage in Pall Mall, directly opposite St. James Palace. Date: circa 1941

Albania - Vlore - Plaza del Comando - Minaret and Stork
Albania - Vlore - Plaza del Comando - Minaret (under repair) with a (lucky) Stork taking up residence at the top. Date: 1917

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