Workmen Collection (page 3)

Work at the Embankment, London 1868
Workmen improving the public stretch of road alone the River Thames, 70 to 100 feet in width and stretching from Westminster to Blackfriars more than a mile and a-half in length

Dickens scrap - Gabriel Varden and Sim Tappertit
Charles Dickens scrap - Gabriel Varden and Sim Tappertit in the novel Barnaby Rudge, Chapter 4. 19th century

Dismantling Norfolk House, St Jamess Square
Workmen taking down one of the gilded mirrors in the ballroom at Norfolk House, St Jamess Square, London, the fittings of which are dismantled prior to the demolition of the whole residence

Three divisions of the shield of the Thames Tunnel 1825
Section of the three divisions of the shield of the Thames Tunnel in 1825, using Marc Isambard Brunels and Thomas Cochranes newly invented tunnelling shield technology. Date: 1825

Longitudinal section of Thames Tunnel 1825
First of the construction took part in 1825, hundred and fifty feet under the River Thames. Date: 1825

The Workmans Train. Interior of a third class carriage running workers from the suburbs of London into the city centre. The illustration related to a feature in the same issue of The Illustrated

Piccadilly roadworks 1927 Roadworks in Piccadilly, London 1927
Labourers making a trail in the pavement, for some kind of maintenance, watched by a crowd of people. 1927

Group photo, large group of workmen, some in clean white overalls. Date: circa 1908

Construction of skyscraper, New York 1905
Cornice hands at work eighteen storeys from the street. Date: 1905

Excavating tube railway 1903
Under construction, workers in the shield, Great Northern and City Railway. 1903

Four workmen sitting on a bench. Date: 1955

Alpine workers
Workmen mending a fence on a mountain footbath Switzerland Date: circa 1957

Section of the road closed off to do some kind of maintenance work. Date: 1927

A view from just outside Cannon Street Station, London, with steam trains arriving and leaving. Date: 1900

Four lines in South London are being fitted with trams by the London County Council, here you can see workmen working during the night to fit the electric lines. Date: 1902

Disruption in Piccadilly, London, with crowds of people watching work being done on part of the main road. Date: 1927

General view of the works for the London, Chatham and Dover railway bridge at Blackfriars. Date: 1863

The works for the London, Chatham and Dover Railway Bridge at Blackfriars, London. Sinking a cylinder for one of the stone piers. Date: 1863

Construction of the Cuban railway
The construction of the railway in Cuba between Havana and Bejucal. Date: 1835

Road Works in Whitehall, London 1882
Originally entitled Horse Guards under Fire again, showing a group of workmen re-surfacing the road in Whitehall, London. In the foreground the men are preparing pitch or tar with their portable

Labeth Pottery 1870
A scene of a Labeth Pottery in London. Date: 1870

WORKMEN PREPARING SCRAP
Workmen preparing scrap metal for the furnace. Date: c.1930

Duke of Wellington visits the Great Exhibition 1851
The Duke of Wellington visits the Great Exhibition site, as items are unpacked by workmen. Date: 1851

WORKMEN WAITING FOR JOBS
Workmen waiting to be engaged in the place of the Hotel de Ville, Paris. Date: 1869

POLLING A WILLOW 1873
Workmen polling (pruning) a willow tree on a riverbank. Date: 1873

SEE-SAW / LATE C19TH
A group of children enjoy a makeshift see-saw fashioned from a wooden barrel and a plank of wood taken from a nearby building site Date: late 19th century

Egyptian court in Crystal Palace
Construction of the new Crystal Palace at Sydenham: workmen assembling the Egyptian Court

Leather splitting machine at a leather factory, south London
Man operating a leather splitting machine (used for splitting one skin into two thinner skins) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Construction of sewer at Peckham, south east London
Construction of the high-level southern sewer at Peckham, south east London. Date: 1861

Hop Picking in Kent - Loading Pockets for Market - the writing on the pockets would suggest these were destined for a brewery in Leeds. Date: circa 1906

The New Compensation Act - 1906 - Butler takes a tumble
The New Compensation Act - Butler " Heres a go. I m goin to break me leg" - a Butler is not unduly concerned at his tumble down the stairs to the wine cellar

Some British Workmen - A Brass Finisher - play on words as this punter has lost ( finished with ) all his brass. Perhaps the consumption of the two bottle of champagne (pictured discarded behind him)

St Michaels Fireworks Factory, Lija, Malta -- close-up of a workman. Lija is well known for its firework displays, especially during the early August festival period. Date: 1966

Man with two dogs in a field, Switzerland
Man with two St Bernard dogs in a field, photo by Hofmann, Geneva, Switzerland. Date: circa 1910s

Artwork, two railwaymen Date: 1942

Sandwich board men on a Christmas and New Year card
Sandwich board men in the snow on a Christmas and New Year card -- Birds of a feather flock together. Date: circa 1890s

Workmen sweeping snow on a Christmas card -- New brooms sweep clean. Date: circa 1890s

The Workmans Train. Interior of a third class carriage running workers from the suburbs of London into the city centre. The illustration related to a feature in the same issue of The Illustrated

Eiffel Tower being built 1888
Construction of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, strated in January 1887 and finished in March 1889, here you can see workmen building parts of Eiffel Tower

Illustration, The Cotters Saturday Night
Illustration to The Cotters Saturday Night, a poem by Robert Burns. Date: 1866

Three books, The Somme, Lille, Amiens
Three books, The Somme, Lille and Amiens, published by Michelin, 1919, dedicated to the memory of Michelin workmen and employees who lost their lives

New Compensation Act - 1906 - Stableboy kicked in stable
" The New Compensation Act" - " Hurroo! Oim kicked to Death, Be Gob!" - a Yokel Stable Lad is not unduly concerned at being kicked against the stable wall

Blitz in London -- Tottenham Court Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- workmen clear out a bomb crater in Tottenham Court Road after an air raid

Men at work on bomb-damaged house
Men at work on a bomb-damaged house, just after the end of the Second World War. circa 1946

Sleeping workmen in a cart
Two exhausted workmen sleeping in the back of a cart. circa 1900

Busy scene in a wheelwrights workshop. 19th century

Scene in a saddlery workshop, with four workmen and a client. 19th century

WW1 poster, US Shipping Board
Poster, Rivets are Bayonets, Drive Them Home! US Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation. circa 1918

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