Structural Collection

Advert, A & J Main, Structural Engineers, Glasgow
Advert for A & J Main, Structural Engineers, Clydesdale Iron Works, Possilpark, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Hawker Hurricane Fighter, 1939
Diagram illustration of a British Hawker Hurricane Fighter, able to fly at a height of 35, 000 feet, with a 600 mile range and eight fixed Browning guns, firing 250 rounds in 10 seconds

Royal Air Force de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito FB Mk. XVIII
Royal Air Force de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk.XVIII PZ467 Tse-Tse. Armed with a 57mm (6 pounder) Molins quick-firing gun, the first Mk.XVIII was flown on 25 August 1943

Pregnant Guppy N1024V under construction with On Mark Engineering at LAX - March 1962. the conversion was carried out in stages

HMA No1 Mayfly after structural failure in Cavendish Dock, Barrow-in-Furness, 24 September 1911. Date: 1911

White Star Line, steamer chair (incised detail)
White Star Line, superb steamer chair by repute from RMS Olympic, of folding form with original foldout footrest. The vendor has had the chair fully restored but in a manner that it has retained its

White Star Line, steamer chair with foldout footrest
White Star Line, superb steamer chair by repute from RMS Olympic, of folding form with original foldout footrest. The vendor has had the chair fully restored but in a manner that it has retained its

Hawker Siddeley HS. 125 Series 1 F-BKMF
Hawker Siddeley HS.125 Series 1 F-BKMF (msn 25007), of Air Affaires, at Le Bourget Airport for the Paris Air Show, on 20 June 1965

Canadair CL-415 F-ZBEO - 36
Securite civile - Canadair CL-415 F-ZBEO / 36 (msn 2001), at Orange-Caritat - Porte Ouvert - 14 May 2000. This aircraft crashed after a structural failure, while attacking a fire at Pietramaggiore

Lunatic Asylum humour - Upside down wheelbarrow
Visitor to Dottieville Lunatic Asylum which is undergoing structural improvements (to harmless lunatic who is extremely busy wheeling a barrow upside down)

Structural geological units of Britain and Ireland
Map shows the main structural units of Britain, Ireland and surrounding seas. Fig 10 from Britain Before Man (1978), a Geological Museum publication

Brochure page, Oldsmobile cars, unisteel turret top bodies by Fisher give you the protection of steel above, steel below and steel on every side. Date: 1930s

Poorly Vented Drains
Satire on poorly vented labyrinthine drainage in rented accommodation

Poor Construction, Satire
Satire on dire consequences of poorly constructed houses

Liore 210 -only 21 built, with the type entering service in August 1939 Withdrawn from use by end 1939 as a result of suffering structural failures

Scout headquarters at Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece. Four earthquakes hit the island in August 1953, destroying many buildings; the scouts helped with clearing up and humanitarian aid activities

Fire at Eccleston Place, Victoria, London SW1
The latter stage of a fire at the Scripture Gift Mission, Naval & Military Bible Society, Eccleston Place, Victoria, London, on 23 April 1956, where there had also been an explosion

Aftermath of fire at Eccleston Place, Victoria, London SW1
The aftermath of a fire at the Scripture Gift Mission, Naval & Military Bible Society, Eccleston Place, Victoria, London, on 23 April 1956, where there had also been an explosion

Damage to St Pauls Cathedral, London
The dangers which assail St Pauls Cathedral: vibration damage caused by nearby heavy traffic. Sectional view showing where the cracks in the building exist at the present time. Date: 1913

R H T Harper and A W Torry
R.H.T. Harper, Chief Structural Engineer and A.W. Torry, Chief Stressman, de Havilland

Martin XP6M-1 Seamaster during structural tests in its Baltimore hangar

Saunders-Roe A33 K4773
Saunders-Roe A33, K4773, following structural failure of the mainplane during high-speed taxy tests in the Solent

Cork structure
Schem XI of the struture of cork facing page 115 of Micrographia by R. Hooke, 1665

Steel Girders
Structural steelwork, a pattern study. Date: 1950s

Testing Train Wheels
A railway engineer uses an electronic device to test the solidity and structural integrity of a large steam train wheel. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Crystal Palce / Brick Beam
3 diagrams showing the tests undertaken to establish which material, Roman or Portland cement, would provide the stronger hollow bricks for use in the exhibition beams

The Roman Rocks Lighthouse, Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope
Engraving of the Roman Rocks lighthouse at Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope, March 1869. This iron lighthouse was built in 1860, but showed signs of structural failure shortly thereafter

Scaffolding / Beverley
A 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

House Collapse, Cork
House collapsed, Cork

Household / Collapsed Wall
Indignant houseowner complains to builder about collapsed wall

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