Burnt Collection (page 2)

The late Miss Clara Webster, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The late Miss Clara Webster, 1844. British dancer Clara Vestris Webster died after her dress caught fire as she performed in a romantic ballet at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Pres de la Caverne, Terrain Brule, early 1860s

Grande Salle du Conseil d Etat, May 1871. Creator: Charles Soulier
Grande Salle du Conseil d Etat, May 1871

Alfred in the Neat-herds Hut, late 19th century. Creator: Pearson
Alfred in the Neat-herds Hut, late 19th century. Alfred, given shelter on the Somerset Levels by a woman unaware of his identity and preoccupied by matters of his kingdom, let the cakes burn

King Alfred in disguise rebuked by the Neat Herds Wife for letting the Cakes burn, (c878), 1783
King Alfred in disguise rebuked by the Neat Herds Wife, for letting the Cakes burn which she observed he himself was so fond of, (c878), 1783

Faithful burnt at the stake, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Faithful burnt at the stake, c1910. Scene from " The Pilgrims Progress", by John Bunyan. Glass lantern slide produced by the Church Army Lantern Department which in 1905 had approximately

Restoring a burned city - Aalesund, an island port, and important cod-fish market, Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

Burnt-out building, Concordia Wharf, Poplar, London, 1924. Shell of a warehouse revealing the interior with rubble and wreckage after a fire

Burnt-out interior of the Drury Lane Theatre, Covent Garden, London, 1908. View of the backstage area showing fire damage and rubble, with the roof missing

The burnt-out Standard Cinema, Hackney, London, 1935. Interior of the auditorium showing fire damage to the screen area, seats and stage. The ceiling, walls and screen have been destroyed

Protestant bishops being burnt at Smithfield, during the reign of Mary I, 16th century, (c1760)
Protestant bishops being burnt at Smithfield, during the reign of Mary I in the 16th century, (c1760)

Recovering George Eystons fire-damaged Bugatti T43, Irish Grand Prix, Phoenix Park Dublin, 1929. Eystons car is being passed by John Fields Bugatti T43, which also caught fire in the pits later

The hot blood burns like fire!, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The hot blood burns like fire!, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Siegfried draws his sword from Fafners breast and in doing so gets sprinkled with the dragons blood

The burning of John Huss, 6 July 1415 (1913). Artist: Arthur C Michael
The burning of John Huss, 6 July 1415 (1913). Hus (1369-1415), a Bohemian religious reformer and theologian, was condemned to death by the Council of Constance for preaching the teachings of

British staff officers examining the wreckage of a Zeppelin brought down in England, c1917 (1919). From The Wonder Book of Aircraft for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co

Gondola of the Zeppelin shot down off the Essex coast, World War I, 1916. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Gondola of the Zeppelin shot down off the Essex coast, World War I, 1916. Stereoscopic card detail

Zeppelin shot down near Colchester, Essex, World War I, 1916. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Zeppelin shot down near Colchester, Essex, World War I, 1916. This Zeppelin, the L33, commanded by Captain Alois Bocker, took part in a bombing raid on London on the night of 23-24 September 1916

Charred bodies of the crew of a Zeppelin shot down over Billericay, Essex, World War I, 1916. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Zeppelin LZ4 after the Echterdingen disaster, Germany, 1908 (1933). LZ4 was the fourth Zeppelin to be built. The German Army was interested in purchasing the airship but on 5th August 1908 she

Earthquake damage and a burnt car, King Street, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907. From the Valentines series of postcards

The Ruins of the Tuileries Palace after the Commune of 1871, 1877. Artist: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
The Ruins of the Tuileries Palace after the Commune of 1871, 1877. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards

The death of the aviator Auguste Severo over Paris, 1902. Severo and his mechanic were both killed soon after the hydrogen in Severos recently built airship Pax exploded 2000 feet above the city

Destoyed vehicle, Rue de Castiglione, liberation of Paris, August 1944. After just over four years of occupation, the Germans surrendered the city to the French 2nd Armoured Division on 25 August

Burned out cars, Place de la Concorde, liberation of Paris, August 1944. After just over four years of occupation, the Germans surrendered the city to the French 2nd Armoured Division on 25 August

Paris Incendie, 1871. The ruined facade of the Palais des Tuileries after it was destroyed by fire by the Communards during the suppression of the Paris Commune in May 1871. From a private collection

Ruins of the Hotel de Ville, Paris, May 1871. The headquarters of the Paris Commune from March 1871, the Hotel de Ville was destroyed by fire when the Versailles government launched its suppression

Jan Hus, Bohemian religious reformer and theologian, 1493. Hus (1369-1415) was burnt as a heretic at Constance for preaching the teachings of the English reformist clergyman John Wycliffe

Burned out vehicles in the Rue de Castiglione, liberation of Paris, 25 August 1944. The citizens of Paris staged an uprising against the occupying Germans as the Allies neared the city

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