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Background imageDemolishing Collection: Blowing up the Eastern Arch of the Great Exhibition Building, 1864. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageDemolishing 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. Preparations for '...the proposed railway bridge across the Thames

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Demolition of Lyon's Inn, Strand, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Demolition of Lyon's Inn, Strand, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Demolition of Lyon's Inn, Strand, [London], 1862. 'A piece of old London - a long-neglected, out-of-the-way nook and corner - has disappeared

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Demolition of Hungerford Market: view looking towards the Strand, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson

Demolition of Hungerford Market: view looking towards the Strand, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
Demolition of Hungerford Market: view looking towards the Strand, [London], 1862. 'The disappearance of Hungerford Market...is perhaps not a subject of much, if any

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Ruins of the Great Exhibition Building of 1862, (1864). Creator: Unknown

Ruins of the Great Exhibition Building of 1862, (1864). Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Great Exhibition Building of 1862, [London], (1864). Engraving from a sketch '...looking in an easterly direction along the Cromwell-road...The grand central entrance appears in

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Demolition of Blackfriars Bridge, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

Demolition of Blackfriars Bridge, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Demolition of Blackfriars Bridge, [London], 1864. View from the Surrey bank of the Thames, showing '...the scaffolding which has been erected facilitate the removal of materials...[Also visible

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Kensington Gate, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Kensington Gate, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Kensington Gate, 1864. 'This week has witnessed the abolition of turnpike toll' obstructions upon fifty miles of road in

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: City-road Gate, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: City-road Gate, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: City-road Gate, 1864. 'This week has witnessed the abolition of turnpike toll' obstructions upon fifty miles of road in

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Sketches at Canton - Demolishing Houses, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Sketches at Canton - Demolishing Houses, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches at Canton - Demolishing Houses, 1858. British forces cause havoc in China. Engraving from...drawings which we received by the last Overland Mail from our Special Artist

Background imageDemolishing Collection: The Revolution in Sicily - the Sicilians demolishing the Fort of Castellamare at Palermo... 1860

The Revolution in Sicily - the Sicilians demolishing the Fort of Castellamare at Palermo... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - the Sicilians demolishing the Fort of Castellamare at Palermo - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860

Background imageDemolishing Collection: The Revolution in Sicily - the Sicilians demolishing the Fort of Castellamare at Palermo... 1860

The Revolution in Sicily - the Sicilians demolishing the Fort of Castellamare at Palermo... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - the Sicilians demolishing the Fort of Castellamare at Palermo - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Voilà pourtant notre chambre nuptiale.. 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier

Voilà pourtant notre chambre nuptiale.. 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier
Voila pourtant notre chambre nuptiale.. 1853. - Voila pourtant notre chambre nuptial, Adelaide...ces limousins ne respectent rien, ils n'ont pas le culte des souvenirs!...'

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Paris demolitions - removal of a portion of the Quartier Latin - from a drawing by M

Paris demolitions - removal of a portion of the Quartier Latin - from a drawing by M. Thorigny, 1860 Creator: Unknown
Paris demolitions - removal of a portion of the Quartier Latin - from a drawing by M. Thorigny, 1860. The quarter now undergoing destruction is being demolished for two purposes

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Demolishing the Old Orphanage, Stockholm, 1886. Creator: Anshelm Schultzberg

Demolishing the Old Orphanage, Stockholm, 1886. Creator: Anshelm Schultzberg
Demolishing the Old Orphanage, Stockholm, 1886

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Destruction of the Docks, Sebastopol - from a sketch by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Creator: J. A. Crowe

Destruction of the Docks, Sebastopol - from a sketch by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Creator: J. A. Crowe
Destruction of the Docks, Sebastopol - from a sketch by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Crimean War. It was the intention of our engineers to blow in a portion of the English half of the docks...the charges in

Background imageDemolishing Collection: New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

Background imageDemolishing Collection: New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

Background imageDemolishing Collection: New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Demolition of Hungerford Market to make room for the Charing-Cross Railway Station, 1862

Demolition of Hungerford Market to make room for the Charing-Cross Railway Station, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Demolition of Hungerford Market to make room for the Charing-Cross Railway Station, [London], 1862. Our View is taken from the lower end of Villiers-street

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Notting-hill Gate, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Notting-hill Gate, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Notting-hill Gate, 1864. 'This week has witnessed the abolition of turnpike toll' obstructions upon fifty miles of road in

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Islington Gate, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Islington Gate, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Islington Gate, 1864. 'This week has witnessed the abolition of turnpike toll' obstructions upon fifty miles of road in

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Buildings being torn down on Independence Avenue to make space... Washington, D.C, 1942

Buildings being torn down on Independence Avenue to make space... Washington, D.C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Buildings being torn down on Independence Avenue to make space for government housing

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Wrecking buildings on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Wrecking buildings on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Wrecking buildings on Independence Avenue

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Loading debris from wrecked buildings on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942

Loading debris from wrecked buildings on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Loading debris from wrecked buildings on Independence Avenue

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Construction workman wrecking a church on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942

Construction workman wrecking a church on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Construction workman wrecking a church on Independence Avenue

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Laborers wrecking houses on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Laborers wrecking houses on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Laborers wrecking houses on Independence Avenue

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Laborers wrecking buildings on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Laborers wrecking buildings on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Laborers wrecking buildings on Independence Avenue

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Exteriors of houses being wrecked on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942

Exteriors of houses being wrecked on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Exteriors of houses being wrecked on Independence Avenue

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Church being wrecked on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Church being wrecked on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Church being wrecked on Independence Avenue

Background imageDemolishing Collection: The Death of Samson, 1547. Creator: Augustin Hirschvogel

The Death of Samson, 1547. Creator: Augustin Hirschvogel
The Death of Samson, 1547

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Rue Estienne, de la rue Boucher, 1862-65. Creator: Charles Marville

Rue Estienne, de la rue Boucher, 1862-65. Creator: Charles Marville
Rue Estienne, de la rue Boucher, 1862-65. [Paris]

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Benedict of Nursia Orders the Destruction of the Temple of Apollo at Monte

Benedict of Nursia Orders the Destruction of the Temple of Apollo at Monte Cassino, mid-17th-early 18th century

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Demolishing Devonshire House, 1927. Creator: William Walcot

Demolishing Devonshire House, 1927. Creator: William Walcot
Demolishing Devonshire House, 1927. From " Disappearing London", by E. Beresford Chancellor, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [" The Studio" Limited, London, 1927]

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Remains of the Chapel of St. Thomas, Old London Bridge, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

Remains of the Chapel of St. Thomas, Old London Bridge, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Remains of the Chapel of St. Thomas, Old London Bridge, (c1872). The Chapel of St Thomas on the Bridge was built in 1209. In 1548, during the Reformation

Background imageDemolishing Collection: The Demolition of Cheapside Cross, (1643), 1897. Creator: Unknown

The Demolition of Cheapside Cross, (1643), 1897. Creator: Unknown
The Demolition of Cheapside Cross, (1643), 1897. The Cheapside Cross in the City of London was one of the Eleanor crosses, a series of twelve stone monuments topped with tall crosses

Background imageDemolishing Collection: The Saracens Head, Snow Hill, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

The Saracens Head, Snow Hill, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Saracens Head, Snow Hill, (c1872). The demolition of the celebrated tavern and coaching establishment, which stood on the north side of Snow Hill, without Newgate in the City of London

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Kings Cross, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

Kings Cross, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Kings Cross, (c1872). The demolition of the Kings Cross monument, or Memorial to George IV, in London in 1845. The lower storey was classically embellished

Background imageDemolishing Collection: The demolition of Lyons Inn, Westminster, London, 1862. Artist: William Henry Prior

The demolition of Lyons Inn, Westminster, London, 1862. Artist: William Henry Prior
The demolition of Lyons Inn, Westminster, London, 1862. Lyons Inn was one of the Inns of Chancery. By the time of its dissolution its lawyers had a disreputable reputation

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Men demolishing St Peters Hospital, Southwark, London, 1851. Artist: James Findlay

Men demolishing St Peters Hospital, Southwark, London, 1851. Artist: James Findlay
Men demolishing St Peters Hospital, Southwark, London, 1851. The building was also known as the Fishmongers Almshouses

Background imageDemolishing Collection: View of the Church of St Michael, Crooked Lane, City of London, 1831

View of the Church of St Michael, Crooked Lane, City of London, 1831. Figures are demolishing the vestry in the foreground to make way for the approach to the new London Bridge

Background imageDemolishing Collection: South-east view of the Church of St Michael, Crooked Lane, City of London, 1830. Artist

South-east view of the Church of St Michael, Crooked Lane, City of London, 1830. Artist
South-east view of the Church of St Michael, Crooked Lane, City of London, 1830. Figures are demolishing the vestry in the foreground to make way for the approach to the new London Bridge

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Workmen dismantling Holy Trinity Chapel, Leadenhall Street, City of London, 1825

Workmen dismantling Holy Trinity Chapel, Leadenhall Street, City of London, 1825. The chapel was known as Leadenhall Chapel

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Furnivals Inn, City of London, 1818. Artist: Robert Blemmell Schnebbelie

Furnivals Inn, City of London, 1818. Artist: Robert Blemmell Schnebbelie
Furnivals Inn, City of London, 1818. View of Furnivals Inn courtyard looking south with demolition work underway

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Excavation work for the north pier and tidal dam at Blackfriars Bridge, London, 1864

Excavation work for the north pier and tidal dam at Blackfriars Bridge, London, 1864. The new Blackfriars Bridge was designed by Joseph cubitt and opened in 1869

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Demolition work being carried out on Blackfriars Bridge from the Surrey shore, London, 1864

Demolition work being carried out on Blackfriars Bridge from the Surrey shore, London, 1864. The first Blackfriars Bridge built by Robert Mylne in the 1760s was replaced by a new crossing designed by

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Demolition work being carried out on Blackfriars Bridge, 1864. Artist: George Maund

Demolition work being carried out on Blackfriars Bridge, 1864. Artist: George Maund
Demolition work being carried out on Blackfriars Bridge, 1864. The first Blackfriars Bridge built by Robert Mylne in the 1760s was replaced by a new crossing designed by Joseph Cubitt

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Demolition of the Church of St Benet Fink, City of London, 1844

Demolition of the Church of St Benet Fink, City of London, 1844. Rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren after it was destroyed by the Great Fire of London

Background imageDemolishing Collection: Demolition of the monument to George IV, Kings Cross, London, 1845

Demolition of the monument to George IV, Kings Cross, London, 1845



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