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Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Construction of the Needle Eye Bridge over the M1 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1963

Construction of the Needle Eye Bridge over the M1 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1963. During the construction of the M1 in the early 1960s a great number of bridge structures needed to be created

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: A hobby, c1930, (1945)

A hobby, c1930, (1945). Winston Churchill building a wall at his home, Chartwell. From Winston Churchill: His Life in Pictures, by Ben Tucker. [Sagall Press, Ltd. London, 1945]

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Columbia from the Capitol, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard

Columbia from the Capitol, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard
Columbia from the Capitol, 1866. Albumen print, plate 53 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Men building the Camden Town Sub-Station, London, 1908

Men building the Camden Town Sub-Station, London, 1908
Men building the Camden Town Sub-Station, 102-116 Arlington Road, London, 1908. Site of an electricity sub-station with workmen and scaffolding

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Royal Visit to Truro: the Prince of Wales laying the corner-stone of Truro Cathedral

Royal Visit to Truro: the Prince of Wales laying the corner-stone of Truro Cathedral, [Cornwall], 1880

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Building a House, 1932. Creator: Eric Hallstrom

Building a House, 1932. Creator: Eric Hallstrom
Building a House, 1932.

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Japanese workmen, 1872. Creator: Unknown

Japanese workmen, 1872. Creator: Unknown
Japanese workmen, 1872. Carpenters using a plane, and a hammer and chisel. Stone blocks are transported on a handcart. On the right is an improvised tripod using a broomstick

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Prince Arthur laying the foundation-stone of the new Exchange Buildings at Leeds

Prince Arthur laying the foundation-stone of the new Exchange Buildings at Leeds, 1872....his Royal Highness...arrived from Harewood House at noon, with the Earl of Harewood, Lord Folkestone

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Visit of M. Thiers to his house in the Place St. Georges, 1872. Creator: Unknown

Visit of M. Thiers to his house in the Place St. Georges, 1872. Creator: Unknown
Visit of M. Thiers to his house in the Place St. Georges, 1872

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Brooklands motor racing circuit under construction, Surrey, c1906-c1907

Brooklands motor racing circuit under construction, Surrey, c1906-c1907. Workmen and horses pictured at the site

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The Prince of Wales fixing the last stone of the Portland Breakwater

The Prince of Wales fixing the last stone of the Portland Breakwater, 1872. Engraving from a photograph by Edgar Cox. The ceremony of laying the top stone was commenced by the Rev. Mr

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The Princess of Wales laying the foundation-stone of the Hospital for Sick Children

The Princess of Wales laying the foundation-stone of the Hospital for Sick Children, 1872

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Building the platform for Nasmyth's 25-ton Steam-Hammer

Building the platform for Nasmyth's 25-ton Steam-Hammer, in the Gun Factory, Woolwich Arsenal, [south London], 1872. Workmen building foundations. It was necessary to excavate a hole 45ft

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Laying the foundation-stone of an English church at Stutgard

Laying the foundation-stone of an English church at Stutgard
Blessing the foundation-stone of an English church at Stutgard, in Wirtemberg, 1864. Few of our readers are probably aware of the rapid increase of English churches on the Continent

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The Khedive of Egypt laying the first stone of the harbour works at Alexandria

The Khedive of Egypt laying the first stone of the harbour works at Alexandria, 1871....on a wharf near the Mahmoudieh Canal...were assembled all the Ministers, with Colonel Stanton, C.B

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Poem by Ise, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu

Poem by Ise, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), ca. 1835

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Laying the foundation stone of the Sorbonne, about 1883. Creator: Unknown

Laying the foundation stone of the Sorbonne, about 1883. Creator: Unknown
Laying the foundation stone of the Sorbonne, about 1883. A ceremony at a construction site, surrounded by buildings on all sides

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Construction of the Tower of Babel

Construction of the Tower of Babel, mosaic, north vault of Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy, 13th century

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Rebuilding, 1871. Creator: Pearson

Rebuilding, 1871. Creator: Pearson
Rebuilding, 1871. By A Member Of The Rookery...Every year, after the winter storms, we have to renew our nests

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Demolitions for the Great Eastern Railway extension to Broad-Street

Demolitions for the Great Eastern Railway extension to Broad-Street, [London]

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Lord Leigh laying the foundation-stone for the extension of the Queen's Hospital at Birmingham

Lord Leigh laying the foundation-stone for the extension of the Queen's Hospital at Birmingham, 1871

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The Blackfriars Bridge end of the Thames Embankment, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Blackfriars Bridge end of the Thames Embankment, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Blackfriars Bridge end of the Thames Embankment, [London], 1870....a space of about eight acres has been reclaimed from the slime and mud of the river

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The new docks and repairing-basin at Chatham, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The new docks and repairing-basin at Chatham, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The new docks and repairing-basin at Chatham, 1871

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The King of Holland laying the foundation-stone of the Amsterdam ship-canal locks

The King of Holland laying the foundation-stone of the Amsterdam ship-canal locks, 1870. It will be remembered that the Number of this Journal for Nov

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The rebuilding of Waterloo Bridge, London, 1934, (1935). Creator: Unknown

The rebuilding of Waterloo Bridge, London, 1934, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The rebuilding of Waterloo Bridge, London, 1934, (1935). London County Council demolished the old bridge which was damaged, and commissioned a new structure designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Building work at Piccadilly Circus in London, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Building work at Piccadilly Circus in London, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Building work at Piccadilly Circus in London, 1926, (1935)

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Manhattan Bridge, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Manhattan Bridge, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Manhattan Bridge, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Putting 46 ton girder in place - Cons. Gas Co's Bldg. 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Putting 46 ton girder in place - Cons. Gas Co's Bldg. 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Putting 46 ton girder in place - Cons. Gas Co's Bldg. 1913. Shows Consolidated Gas Company building, 15th and Irving, New York City

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Works of the Southern Embankment of the Thames at Lambeth, 1868. Creator: Unknown

Works of the Southern Embankment of the Thames at Lambeth, 1868. Creator: Unknown
Works of the Southern Embankment of the Thames at Lambeth, [south London], 1868. A...view of the present aspect of the works for the southern embankment of the Thames, a little above Lambeth Palace

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Works of the Midland Railway Terminus, Euston-Road, 1868. Creator: Unknown

Works of the Midland Railway Terminus, Euston-Road, 1868. Creator: Unknown
Works of the Midland Railway Terminus, Euston-Road, 1868. Construction of the new St Pancras Station in London

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: the cutting near Chalouf, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: the cutting near Chalouf, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: the cutting near Chalouf, [Egypt], 1869

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Y.W.C.A. Clock, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Y.W.C.A. Clock, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Y.W.C.A. Clock, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Laying the Foundation-Stone of the new Masonic Temple at Shanghai, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Laying the Foundation-Stone of the new Masonic Temple at Shanghai, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Foundation-Stone of the new Masonic Temple at Shanghai, [China], 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. W

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Junction of the St. John's Wood and Metropolitan Railways at Baker-Street

Junction of the St. John's Wood and Metropolitan Railways at Baker-Street, [London], 1868

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Aqueduct shaft, Broadway, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Aqueduct shaft, Broadway, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Aqueduct shaft, Broadway, between c1910 and c1915. Shows the New York City Aqueduct excavation site on Broadway

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Demolition of St. James Hall, exterior, 1907. Creator: David Muirhead Bone

Demolition of St. James Hall, exterior, 1907. Creator: David Muirhead Bone
Demolition of St. James Hall, exterior, 1907

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Temporary church within St. Michael and All Angels, Shoreditch, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Temporary church within St. Michael and All Angels, Shoreditch, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Temporary church within St. Michael and All Angels, Shoreditch, [London], 1865

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: 'The Building of the New Castle on the Tyne

"The Building of the New Castle on the Tyne, 1080", from a picture by W. B. Scott, 1865. Engraving of a painting

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: London Main-Drainage Works: view of the outfall of the Northern Drainage at Barking Creek

London Main-Drainage Works: view of the outfall of the Northern Drainage at Barking Creek, 1864

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Laying the foundation-stone of the new building in connection with Freemasons Hall

Laying the foundation-stone of the new building in connection with Freemasons Hall, Great Queen-street, [London], 1864

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The Metropolitan Main-drainage works at Crossness, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Metropolitan Main-drainage works at Crossness, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Metropolitan Main-drainage works at Crossness, [Bexley], 1864. View of...the works at this important outlet for the whole of the sewage drained from the area on the south side of the Thames

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The railway works at Blackfriars and opening towards Ludgate Hill

The railway works at Blackfriars and opening towards Ludgate Hill, viewed from the temporary bridge, [London], 1864

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The Bishop of Oxford laying the foundation-stone of an English church at Brussels

The Bishop of Oxford laying the foundation-stone of an English church at Brussels, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Ghemar

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The Shakspeare Pavilion at Stratford-on-Avon, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Shakspeare Pavilion at Stratford-on-Avon, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Shakspeare Pavilion at Stratford-on-Avon, 1864. Building celebrating the tercentenary of William Shakespeare's birth, ...designed by Messrs

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Temporary bridge over the Thames at Blackfriars, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Temporary bridge over the Thames at Blackfriars, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Temporary bridge over the Thames at Blackfriars, [London], 1864

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Barracks for British troops in course of erection at Yokohama

Barracks for British troops in course of erection at Yokohama - from a sketch by our special artist in Japan, 1864. We engrave...[a] sketch taken by Mr

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Interior of the Shakspeare Pavilion at Stratford-on-Avon, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Interior of the Shakspeare Pavilion at Stratford-on-Avon, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Shakspeare Pavilion at Stratford-on-Avon - interior, 1864. Building celebrating the tercentenary of William Shakespeare's birth, ...designed by Messrs

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The works of the Metropolitan extension railway in Smithfield

The works of the Metropolitan extension railway in Smithfield, [London], 1864. View from the bottom of Cow-cross and St. John-street towards the south-west

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: British & Chinese road b'ld'rs [i

British & Chinese road b'ld'rs [i.e. builders], 11 Mar 1919

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The South-Eastern Railway works on Dowgate-Hill, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

The South-Eastern Railway works on Dowgate-Hill, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The South-Eastern Railway works on Dowgate-Hill, [London], 1864

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Railroad construction on the Shadrinsk-Sinara railroad near the city of Shadrinsk

Railroad construction on the Shadrinsk-Sinara railroad near the city of Shadrinsk, 1912

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Soon-to-be-finished portion of the lock

Soon-to-be-finished portion of the lock, Kuzminskoe, 1912

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Construction of the lock, Kuzminskoe, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Construction of the lock, Kuzminskoe, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Construction of the lock, Kuzminskoe, 1912

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Water pumps, Beloomut, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Water pumps, Beloomut, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Water pumps, Beloomut, 1912. Uniformed men posed at a water pump construction site

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Prince Leopold laying the Foundation-Stone of a new infirmary at Bishop's Waltham

Prince Leopold laying the Foundation-Stone of a new infirmary at Bishop's Waltham
Prince Leopold laying the Foundation-Stone of the Royal Albert Infirmary at Bishop's Waltham, Hants. 1864

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The Thames Embankment Works, viewed from King's College, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

The Thames Embankment Works, viewed from King's College, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Thames Embankment Works, viewed from King's College, [London], 1864....when the embankment is finished, running as it will from Pimlico to Blackfriars-bridge, and beyond it

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Drainage Work near a Railroad Bridge, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown

Drainage Work near a Railroad Bridge, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Drainage Work near a Railroad Bridge, 1900-1904

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Progress of the Waterworks at Menilmontant for the supply of Paris, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Progress of the Waterworks at Menilmontant for the supply of Paris, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Progress of the Waterworks at Menilmontant for the supply of Paris, 1864

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge

Commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge, 1864

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The Charing-Cross railway station, as seen from the river, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

The Charing-Cross railway station, as seen from the river, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Charing-Cross railway station, as seen from the river [Thames, London], 1864

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Miss Slater, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Miss Slater, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss Slater, Mar 1918. Ray (Slater) Murphy (1895-1985) who married James Bumgardner Murphy. She is in the British tank Britannia which served on the Flanders front in World War I

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Mrs. A. Ladenburg, 1 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. A. Ladenburg, 1 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. A. Ladenburg, 1 Mar 1918 (date created or published later). Emily Louise Stevens Ladenburg (1864-1937), wife of financier Adolf (Adolph) Ladenburg (1855-1896)

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Tank in New York Court House excavation, 1 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Tank in New York Court House excavation, 1 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Tank in New York Court House excavation, 1 Mar 1918 (date created or published later). The British tank Britannia which served on the Flanders front in World War I

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Prince Albert Laying the Foundation-stone of the New Wing of the Licenced Victuallers Asylum

Prince Albert Laying the Foundation-stone of the New Wing of the Licenced Victuallers Asylum

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The Prince of Wales laying the Foundation-Stone of the Alexandra Battery

The Prince of Wales laying the Foundation-Stone of the Alexandra Battery, Gibraltar, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: L'Installation en France de L'Avant-Garde Americaine; Un bataillon du 16th regiment

L'Installation en France de L'Avant-Garde Americaine; Un bataillon du 16th regiment d'infanterie americain fait son entree dans le camp musique en tete sous les yeux des prisonniers

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Demolition site with Palladian villa in the background, c.1820. Creator: Prosper Barbot

Demolition site with Palladian villa in the background, c.1820. Creator: Prosper Barbot
Demolition site with Palladian villa in the background, c.1820

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Stairwell in a Renaissance House, mid-18th century. Creator: Michele Marieschi

Stairwell in a Renaissance House, mid-18th century. Creator: Michele Marieschi
Stairwell in a Renaissance House, mid-18th century

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: In the Mountains of Totomi, 19th century. Creator: Hokusai

In the Mountains of Totomi, 19th century. Creator: Hokusai
In the Mountains of Totomi, 19th century. From Thirty-six Views of Fuji

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Pile-driving on Van Eeghenstraat

Pile-driving on Van Eeghenstraat, behind the Parkweg, 1893

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Foundations for Sacre-Coeur, c.1889. Creator: Louis-Emile Durandelle

Foundations for Sacre-Coeur, c.1889. Creator: Louis-Emile Durandelle
Foundations for Sacre-Coeur, c.1889

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Construction site Sint Agnietenstraat in Amsterdam, 1903. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner

Construction site Sint Agnietenstraat in Amsterdam, 1903. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner
Construction site Sint Agnietenstraat in Amsterdam, 1903

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Lord Stratford de Redcliffe laying the Foundation Stone of the Memorial Church at

Lord Stratford de Redcliffe laying the Foundation Stone of the Memorial Church at Constantinople, 1858

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The Large Gasholder at the Imperial Gas Company's Works

The Large Gasholder at the Imperial Gas Company's Works, Bethnal-Green, 1858....the dimensions of gasholders have increased from a capacity of 40, 000 cubic feet to 2, 500

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The Age of Bronze, published 1589. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius

The Age of Bronze, published 1589. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
The Age of Bronze, published 1589. From Metamorphoses by Ovid, book 1, plate 5

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The Bahia Railway, Brazil: Site of the station at Bahia - from a photograph by B

The Bahia Railway, Brazil: Site of the station at Bahia - from a photograph by B. Mulock, 1860

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales laying the first stone of the Lambeth School of Art

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales laying the first stone of the Lambeth School of Art, [London], 1860

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Progress of the Embankment of the Thames at Chelsea, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Progress of the Embankment of the Thames at Chelsea, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Progress of the Embankment of the Thames at Chelsea, [London], 1857. View of...a portion in progress by Mr

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Building site at De Clercqstraat, c.1880-c.1923. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner

Building site at De Clercqstraat, c.1880-c.1923. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner
Building site at De Clercqstraat, c.1880-c.1923

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Building Site, c.1900. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner

Building Site, c.1900. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner
Building Site, c.1900

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: Whirleys unloading ore, Penna. R

Whirleys unloading ore, Penna. R.R. [Pennsylvania Railroad] docks, Erie, Pa. ca 1900

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: View of the Langestraat, the town hall and the Grote Kerk in Alkmaar

View of the Langestraat, the town hall and the Grote Kerk in Alkmaar, 1824-1825

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: The Great Clock-Dial of the New Houses of Parliament, illuminated, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Great Clock-Dial of the New Houses of Parliament, illuminated, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Great Clock-Dial of the New Houses of Parliament, [London], illuminated, 1856

Background imageBuilding Site Collection: New Aqueduct at Trieste - Present State of the Works, 1856. Creator: Edmund Evans

New Aqueduct at Trieste - Present State of the Works, 1856. Creator: Edmund Evans
New Aqueduct at Trieste - Present State of the Works, 1856



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