Archway Collection

The Annunciation, c1438-1445, (c1900-1920). Artist: Fra Angelico
The Annunciation, c1438-1445, (c1900-1920). A print after the fresco in the Museo di San Marco dell Angelico, Florence, from Art History and Literature Illustrations, by Jessie Noakes, Virtue and Co

The Old Parliament House, Dublin, 19th century

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1814-1815, (1944). Creator: Thomas Lawrence
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1814-1815, (1944). Portrait of Anglo-Irish soldier and future British prime minister Arthur Wellesley

Train crossing Stockport viaduct on the London & North Western Railway, c1845. Note the pollution of the river banks, smoking chimneys and the complete domination of the scene by the viaduct

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Arch of Constantine, 1583. 1583. Creator: Anon
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Arch of Constantine, 1583

Kirkstall Abbey. Doorway on the North Side, 1850s. Creator: Joseph Cundall
Kirkstall Abbey. Doorway on the North Side, 1850s

The Ouse Bridge, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, 1905

Richmond Bridge, London, early 20th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Crowd outside the closed East India Dock Gates, Poplar, London, 1897. Men wait, locked out of the East India Docks, probably during a strike in which the dock workers demanded fair pay

View of the (proposed) western archway of the Thames Tunnel, London, c1831. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

A striking bow view of the giant Cunard liner, Queen Mary, at Clydebank, Glasgow, 1934
A striking bow view of the giant Cunard liner, Queen Mary, under construction at Clydebank, Glasgow, 1934. Queen Mary was the flagship of the Cunard Line from May 1936 until October 1946 when she was

Kintai bridge Iwakuni, Japan, early 20th century
Kintai bridge, Iwakuni, Japan, early 20th century. Kintai bridge this Japanese architect model crosses Nishiki river, Suo. Total length of the bridge 750 feet, the highest above water 78 feet

Rievaulx Abbey, the High Altar, 1854. Creator: Roger Fenton
Rievaulx Abbey, the High Altar, 1854

Marble pavilion in the Fort Gardens, Lahore, India, late 19th or early 20th century. Lahore Fort was built in the 1560s by the Mughal Emperor Akbar

Quai des Etats-Unis, Nice, France, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Quai des Etats-Unis, Nice, France, 1937. Illustration from Frankreich: Baukunst, Landschaft Und Volksleben, a work on French architecture, landscape and people by Martin Hurlimann, (Berlin, 1937)

Elvet Bridge, Durham, 1905

Stairways adorned by magnificient architecture... (Gruppo di Scale ornato di magnifica Architettura...), ca. 1750

Gate of the Vivarrambla, Granada, 1830s, (1930). Creator: David Roberts
Gate of the Vivarrambla, Granada, 1830s, (1930). Arc (or Gate) of the Ears, also known as the Bib-Arrambla Gate, in Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Apollinaire and his Muse, c1900-1944. Artist: Max Jacob
Apollinaire and his Muse, 20th Century. Musee des Beaux-Arts, Orleans, France

Crystal Palace Station, Crystal Palace Parade, Bromley, London, 1955
Crystal Palace Station, Bromley, London, 1955. Empty platforms and canopy of the disused Crystal Palace (High Level) Station, viewed from the footbridge. Arched walls hold up the glass roof

Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Borders, Scotland, 1924-1926. Artist: Valentine & Sons Ltd
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Borders, Scotland, 1924-1926. Ferniehirst Castle was originally built by the Ker family in around 1470

Interior of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, 1924-1926. Artist: Thomas Kent
Interior of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, 1924-1926. The building of St Magnus Cathedral began in 1137, with additions made over the following three centuries

Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Artist: Hippolyte Lecomte
Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Fighting between the people and royalist troops during the French Revolution of July 1830. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Menai Bridge, Bangor (North Wales), c1826-c1850. Thomas Telfords suspension bridge over the Menai Straits was built in 1820-1826

Bridge over the River Thames at Clifton Hampden, 1926. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
Bridge over the River Thames at Clifton Hampden, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926

Blowing up the Eastern Arch of the Great Exhibition Building, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Blowing up the Eastern Arch of the Great Exhibition Building, [South Kensington, London], 1864. Demolition of an '...arch which supported the eastern gable end of the nave of the International

Opening of the Boulevard du Prince Eugène at Paris, by the Emperor, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Boulevard du Prince Eugene at Paris, by the Emperor, 1862. '...the whole length of the via nova was ornamented with Venetian masts bearing very light-coloured silk banners

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Denmark: arrival at the Castle of Bernstorf, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Denmark: arrival at the Castle of Bernstorf, 1864. The future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in Scandinavia

Marriage festivities at Quiddenham Park, Norfolk, the seat of the Earl of Albemarle, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Marriage festivities at Quiddenham Park, Norfolk, the seat of the Earl of Albemarle, 1864. 'Quiddenham...was the scene of glad festivities on Wednesday week

Enthronisation of the Most Rev. Dr. Charles Thomas Longley, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury..., 1862. Creator: Unknown
Enthronisation of the Most Rev. Dr. Charles Thomas Longley, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, in the choir of Canterbury Cathedral, 1862

Drafted men, 4 Sept 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Drafted men, 4 Sept 1917. Drafted U.S. Army recruits of "Boyce's Tigers" marching near the Washington Square Arch in New York City, September 4, 1917.

Col. J.S. Boyer, 30 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. J.S. Boyer, 30 Aug 1917. Colonel James S. Boyer, Commander of the First Infantry during a parade of the 27th Division (National Guard of New York) on August 30, 1917 in New York City

Col. John J. Byrne, 31 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. John J. Byrne, 31 Aug 1917 (date created or published later). Colonel John J. Byrne, the Commander of the Ninth Coast Defense (Coast Artillery Corps)

Entrance into the Church of Saint John the Precursor, from the gallery..., Yaroslavl, 1911
Entrance into the Church of Saint John the Precursor, from the gallery (church porch), Yaroslavl, 1911.

Views of Merton College, Oxford: the Library, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Views of Merton College, Oxford: the Library, 1864. 'Two sides of [the Mob Quadrangle] are occupied by the Library, built by William Rede, Fellow of the college in 1319

Entrance to the Agricultural Hall from High-street, Islington, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to the Agricultural Hall from High-street, Islington, [London], 1862. Site of the Smithfield Club Cattle and Implement Show

Principal entrance to the Sultan's new palace at Constantinople…, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
Principal entrance to the Sultan's new palace at Constantinople - from a photograph taken for the Prince of Wales by Mr. F. Bedford, 1862

Consecration of All Saints' Church, Windsor, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Consecration of All Saints' Church, Windsor, 1864. 'The church, an adaptation of the Gothic, has been erected as a chapel of ease to the parish church of New Windsor

Confirmation of Dr. Longley's election to the Archbishopric of Canterbury..., 1862. Creator: J. M. Williams
Confirmation of Dr. Longley's election to the Archbishopric of Canterbury in the Church of St. Mary-Le-Bow, Cheapside [London]: the Archbishop-elect taking the oaths, 1862

The new Roman Catholic cathedral at York, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The new Roman Catholic cathedral at York, 1864. Interior of '...the most important and sumptuous place of worship erected by the Roman Catholics in Great Britain...A spacious nave and choir

Brunswick: portal of a house, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Brunswick: portal of a house, 1864. View in Braunschweig, Germany. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Royal Academy Prize Drawing: "Staircase of a Royal Palace", by Mr. Richard Phene Spiers, 1864. '...perspective view of the staircase...the corners are filled with statues in niches

Susa, at the foot of Mont Cenis, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Susa, at the foot of Mont Cenis, [Italy], 1864. View of '...the point where the modem road crosses the old one. It shows the cathedral and the...three entrances into Italy; the ancient one

Irkutsk Triumphal Gate on the banks of the Angara, built in 1811, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Irkutsk Triumphal Gate on the banks of the Angara, built in 1811, 1900-1904. National Library of Russia

Irkutsk. Amur Gate, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Irkutsk. Amur Gate, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

Irkutsk Triumphal Gate, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Irkutsk Triumphal Gate, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

New Church of St. Peter, on the site of Vauxhall Gardens, 1864. Creator: Unknown
New Church of St. Peter, on the site of Vauxhall Gardens, [London], 1864. 'The architect is Mr. Pearson, of Harley-street, who has, with the builders, Messrs

The new "Tattersall's" at Knightsbridge-Green, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The new "Tattersall's" at Knightsbridge-Green, [London], 1864. Auctioneer of race horses. 'The front displays a central gateway, with pediments beautifully carved

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