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LCC-LFB Fire at the Royal Military Academy, WoolwichA serious fire occurred in this building belonging to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, SE London, during refurbishment of the roof
Building a new NFS fire station, Rudolph Road, Bushey, WW2With the longer lulls in enemy bombing following the Blitz on London, fire service personnel were put to more productive work in addition to their normal training and drills
View of full moon from the scaffolding beneath a bridge, with city on the left. Date between 1890 and 1940
Fixing the Propeller - Hamburg-America LineFixing the Propeller for a vessel of the Hamburg-America Line, Germanys largest shipping company at this time. Date: circa 1910s
Scaffolding on Westminster AbbeyScaffolding crows nest on Westminster Abbey Date: 1848
Preparing for the Unveiling of the Victoria MemorialOfficers and banner bearers standing in front of the Queen Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace, still covered in scaffolding but due to be unveiled on 16th May 1911 in the presence of King
Postwar reconstruction, Lambeth, south east LondonPostwar reconstruction taking place on the corner of Norfolk Row in Lambeth, south east London. Date: circa 1950s
Childrens Playground - Bad Munster am Stein-EdernburgChildrens Playground at Bad Munster am Stein-Ebernburg in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, district of Bad Kreuznach. Date: circa 1910s
Construction of the Tabernacle - Salt Lake City, Utah, USAConstruction of the Salt Lake Tabernacle - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Date: circa 1866
Framing and plating the hull of a ship, WW1Framing and plating the middle portion of a ships hull during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Chinese Carpenter building a houseA Chinese Carpenter building a house using traditional techniques. Date: circa 1910s
French Underground slate quarrying at Laval Date: circa 1910s
Building a Marquee
Building a House 1930SAn " all timber" private detached house being constructed in the open countryside. Date: 1930s
Training in an American army camp, France, WW1A training exercise in an American army camp in France during the First World War. Date: early 1918
Empire House, Kingsway / Aldwych, LondonEmpire House on the corner of Kingsway and Aldwych, London (No.2 Kingsway). The Air Ministry relocated here in 1919, leaving in 1954
Damaged bridge at Dun sur Meuse, France, WW1A damaged bridge at Dun sur Meuse (Dun an der Ms) between Verdun and Sedan in north eastern France during the First World War. Date: 22 November 1914
British destroyers under construction, WW1British destroyers under construction at a shipyard during the First World War. Date: 1917
Erecting the double bottom of a ship, WW1Erecting the double bottom of a ship during the First World War. Date: 1917
Refitting an Arab Dhow in Mumbai Harbour, IndiaRefitting an Arab Dhow in Mumbai (Bombay) Harbour, India Date: 1935
South Africa - Kenhardt - Mission ChurchConstruction of Kenhardt Dutch Reformed Mission Church, South Africa. Built in 1889, although this card is of a later date (could be a re-use of a much earlier photograph). Date: circa 1910
Collapse of Minaret in Bengaluru, IndiaThe Collapse of one of the Jumma Masjid Minarets in Bengaluru, India Date: circa 1910s
Masonry Equipment 18th CEquipment used by builders in the 18th century including cranes, saws, winches, scaffolding, etc. Date: Circa 1760
Hotel de Ville, Arras, France - rebuiltThe rebuilding of the historic Hotel de Ville at Arras, following almost totally destruction during the First World War. Photograph from 1929
Building project in CzechoslovakiaA housing project in Czechoslovakia - the whole community is seemingly getting involved in the construction project. To the left is a warning sign in Czech and German
Archaeological excavations, Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Welding an aluminium roof - Liquid Methane tankA welder seam welds the aluminium roof of a large domed liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Petra repairs 1962, JordanRestorations in the desert: repair work among the monuments of Petra, Jordan. This picture shows the closing stages of repair to fallen column which is part of the facade of the Khazne(treasury)
Installation of the roof for a liquid methane tankTwo welders, standing on a scaffold, use spanners to tighten the nuts securing sections of the centrepoint of a large domed roof for an aluminium liquid methane tank at Canvey Island
Seam welding under arc lightingA stunning composition photograph of two welders seam welding the domed aluminium roof of a liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Building the framework for a domed roofA welder seam welds aluminium plate whilst sitting on the edge of a centre section of a domed roof, built to cover a liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Underground PipesA worker turns a valve, while standing next to two pipes, possibly containing water or gas. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Building the roof of a liquid methane tankTwo welders work on the domed aluminium roof of a large liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Civil engineering projectAn unidentified civil engineering project, with water gushing out of two large pipes
The new Houses of Parliament: Central HallWorkmen sculpturing the bosses on the groined roof of the central hall in the new Palace of Westminster
The mausoleum of Khaje Rabi, IranThe mausoleum of Khaje Rabi, about 6km outside Mashhad in Iran - now extensively restored. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Rail Construction 1836An extensive team of navvies build a retaining wall near Part Street, Camden Town, London
Scaffolding / BeverleyA stunning view of the framework scaffolding used to move the North front of Beverley Minster back over its base foundation after it had shifted due to subsidence
Social Scene / WappingWorking class children playing in a cobbled street in Wapping, east London
Reading Room Brit MuseumConstruction of the great Reading Room of the British Museum, the forerunner of the British Library
French BuildersFrench builders at work on a stone-clad brick-built house, using some rudimentary wooden scaffolding
BIG BEN IN SPLINTSBig Ben in splints ! Scaffolding covers the famous London clock tower (Big Ben being the name of the huge bell within it), Westminster, London, during renovation work
Christmas Decorations for a shop, ManchesterTwo men prepare some street Christmas Decorations, Manchester. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd
Constructing a HouseMany men work on the construction of a house supported by scaffolding: laying bricks; dragging a heavy post using rollers; carving with a chisel Date: 1770
Restoration of SphinxRestoring the Sphinx
Building Collapses / 1902Construction workers fall from the sky as a building and associated scaffolding collapse at Rosy-sous-Bois, France
Big Ben Broken 1858BIG BEN is broken up to be recast
French Signwriter C18ThA French signwriter astride a wooden plank pauses from painting a carved inn sign to accept a glass of red wine from a barmaid who leans precariously from a balcony. Date: 18th century