Site Collection (page 7)

The hermitage of Monserrato, Isle of Elba
The hermitage or Sanctuary of Monserrato, Porto Azzurro, Isle of Elba, famous pilgrimage site in the 18th century. Veduta delL Eremo di Monserrato

Muslim man praying at a roadside prayer site
Open-air raised praying site; such sites existed on all big commercial routes in the Ottoman Empire. Muslim man kneeling on a prayer mat in front of a carved stone indicating Mecca

A Muslim man performing his ablutions before prayer, washing his hands in a bowl of water. A servant pours water and another offers a towel. Musulmano che fa abluzione

Plan and elevation of the Second Temple in Jerusalem built by King Cyrus the Great of Persia. Tempio di Gerusalemme. Copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso after a design by P

RAF Halton Ten Tors expedition 1977 - Okehampton camp-site
RAF Halton Apprentices competing in the 1977 Ten Tors cross-country team march. - The Camp site at MOD Okehampton Date: 1977

Memorial Plaque for Little Talbot House - Ypres, Belgium
This is on the wall of No 83 Rijselstraat in Ypres and marks the site of the little brother of Talbot House (Toc H) which opened on 13 November 1917

Bruce Bairnsfathers Cottage Memorial, St Yvon, Belgium
The rebuilt cottage stands on the site of the original building in which, in 1914, Bruce Bairnsfather drew his first catoons which led to the creation of Old Bill

Preserved Yorkshire Trench - Boesinge
This was first explored in February 1992 by a local group called The Diggers. Gradually an important trench and dug-out system was uncovered

Mayflower-related locations, Plymouth, Devon
Mayflower-related locations in Plymouth, Devon -- the stone marking the site where the Mayflower moored, the last meeting place of the Pilgrim Fathers at the Plymouth Barbican before sailing

Photograph of Lord Dudley Gordon unveiling a plaque commemorating the founding of IMechE on the site. At the time, being the Curzon Street goods offices of the London Midland Region

Thornycroft Marine Motors site. Date: circa 1940

Spurgeons Orphanage, Stockwell
Stockwell orphanage, founded by Charles Spurgeon, opened in 1869 off Stockwell Park Road, on a site which is now part of the Stockwell Park Estate. The building was bombed in World War Two

Broad Street Station 1871
Adjacent to Liverpool Street Station, on the north side of Liverpool Street opposite the junction with Old Broad Street. Date: 1871

Proposed site of Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in London 1924
Illustration depicting the proposed site for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre as an arrangement of theatre, museum and offices on the Victoria Embankment near to Whitehall

Quarriers Homes - Laundry
Girls at work in the laundry at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1920

Quarriers Homes - Joiners Homes - Shop
Boys at work with carpentry tools in the joiners shop at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1920

Quarriers Homes - Elise Hospital
The Elise Hospital at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1912

Quarriers Homes - Elise Hospital Ward
Hospital Ward in the Elise Hospital at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1912

Quarriers Homes - Elise Hospital Operating Theatre
Operating room in the Elise Hospital at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1912

Quarriers Homes - Consumption Sanatoria of Scotland
The Consumption Sanatoria of Scotland linked to the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1900

Quarriers Homes - Colony of Mercy
The Colony of Mercy - a facility for epilepsy sufferers at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1900

Downs Schools, Sutton, Surrey
The Downs Schools on Banstead Road, Sutton, acquired by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1902 for treating children with ringworm. The site later became the Downs Childrens Hospital

Trinidad Oilfield, West Indies Date: 1910s

Kirk Loch Caravan Site, Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
The Kirk Loch Caravan Park still sits on the banks of the loch in the small town of Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The site still has 30 pitches for caravans and tents

Official Municipal Rubbish Tip, 1980s England. Date: 1980s

Bronze figure found at Roman fort at Richborough, Kent
Bronze figure of a Roman soldier playing the bagpipes, found at the Roman fort at Richborough, Kent, site of the Claudian invasion of Britain in 43 AD. Date: 1843

Aerial plan of the Roman fort at Richborough, Kent, site of the Claudian invasion of Britain in 43 AD. Date: 1843

Remains of Roman fort at Richborough, Kent
Remains of the Roman fort (north wall) at Richborough, Kent, site of the Claudian invasion of Britain in 43 AD. Date: 1843

Plumber heating lead in a fire to fix lead pipes on a building site. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810

New National Guard Armoury, Seattle, Washington, USA
Aerial view of the New National Guard Armoury, Seattle, Washington, USA, and the future site of the 1962 World Expo. Date: circa 1940

Entrance to site of German POW Camp Foucarville
Eventually the camp held 40, 000 prisoners including 218 Generals and 6 Admirals. It was effectively a full blown town with a 1, 000 bed hospital, a cinema, electric lights, a ballroom and shops

First Allied Surgical Hospital in Europe
The Hospital site, the Colombiere Chateau, had been chosen off the map while in England. Elements of 326th Medical Company arrived at 0700 on 6 June to find it occupied by Germans

Downing site, Downing Street, Cambridge University. Date: circa 1908

Monument to the Landing Place of the Pilgrims, at Plymouth
At Plymouth harbour, a monument to the landing site of the pilgrim fathers stands in the middle of a square, made of four stone archways. Date: 1621

Trafalgar Square, London - intended site of Nelsons Column
Trafalgar Square, London - showing the intended site of Nelsons Column Date: circa 1830s

Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, the site of numerous land speed record attempts by Sir Malcolm Campbell. 20th century

The Canadian Trenches - Vimy Ridge - WW1 Battlefield. Date: early 1920s

Souvenir card - Pilgrimage to Notre-Dame de Lourdes Date: circa mid 1870s

Two women doing building work, Vienna, Austria
Two women doing building work, mixing cement, in a suburb of Vienna, Austria. Date: 1922

Jeronimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal, with a vegetable seller standing on the left. Date: circa 1910

Tower of Belem on the Tagus River, Lisbon, Portugal
Tower of Belem (Tower of St Vincent) on the Tagus River, Lisbon, Portugal, dating back to the 16th century. Date: circa 1904

Factory construction, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. circa 1910s

Postcard booklet, memorial at Houston, Texas, USA
Postcard booklet, memorial at San Jacinto Battleground, Houston, Texas, USA, in memory of the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution fought in April 1836. Date: 1942

Rocky Valley, Tintagel, Cornwall
Rocky Valley, Cornwall, in the parish of Tintagel. The valley is owned by the National Trust and an area of superb natural beauty

Knossos, Crete, Greece - Minoan Necropolis
Greece, Crete, Fourni Minoan necropolis (1500 BC), town at rear Date: 2014

Knossos, Crete, Greece - Minoan Palace
Greece, Crete, Knossos Reconstructed pillars in the Minoan Palace (circa 1500 BC) Date: 2014

Pillars of the Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek, Lebanon
The six golden pillars of the Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek, Lebanon. Date: circa 1940s

Hambledon workhouse
The Hambledon Union workhouse, originally erected in 1786. The site later became Hambledon Hospital and then Hambledon Homes

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