Demolition Collection (page 2)

Demolition of Saints-Innocents church, rue Saint-Denis, c1787. Creator: Pierre-Antoine Demachy
Demolition of Saints-Innocents church, rue Saint-Denis, c1787

Demolition of Saint-Jean-en-Greve church in 1800. Creator: Pierre-Antoine Demachy
Demolition of Saint-Jean-en-Greve church in 1800

Demolition of Saint-Barthelemy church, c1791. Creator: Pierre-Antoine Demachy
Demolition of Saint-Barthelemy church, c1791

Mexican quarter of Los Angeles, one quarter mile from City Hall, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mexican quarter of Los Angeles. One quarter mile from City Hall. Areas have been condemned and will be torn down shortly to make space for the new Union Railroad station

The Old Market-House, at Ashburton, Devon, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Old Market-House, at Ashburton, Devon, 1850. The ancient Market-house...appears to have been erected in the fourteenth century...and the date of the charter as granted in 1310

Demolition of the Rue des Francs-Bourgeois Saint Marcel, 1873. Creator: Johan Barthold Jongkind
Demolition of the Rue des Francs-Bourgeois Saint Marcel, 1873

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

"God's Providence House", Watergate-street, Chester, 1862. Creator: Unknown
"God's Providence House", Watergate-street, Chester, 1862. Nooks and Corners of Old England. The old house is, or was, considered one of the lions of the city, but

The Metropolitan Railway and the Fleet Ditch, 1862. Creator: JM Williams
The Metropolitan Railway and the Fleet Ditch, [London], 1862. In a few months Paddington will be joined to the City by a new thoroughfare...This line has a width of nearly thirty feet

Samson pulling down the Temple of Dagon, god of the Philistines, mid 19th century. The Israelite hero Samson, having been betrayed by Delilah and taken prisoner and blinded by the Philistines

Samson bringing down the Temple of Dagon, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Samson bringing down the Temple of Dagon, 1866. The Israelite hero Samson, having been betrayed by Delilah and taken prisoner and blinded by the Philistines

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

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

Paris Demolitions - heating-room, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Paris Demolitions - the Hotel des Haricots, or prison of the National Guard of Paris: heating-room, 1864. Interior of '...the Hotel des Haricots

Paris Demolitions - prisoner's chamber, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Paris Demolitions - the Hotel des Haricots, or prison of the National Guard of Paris: prisoner's chamber, 1864. Interior of '...the Hotel des Haricots

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

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

Laborer listening to instructions being given by a section foreman, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Laborer listening to instructions being given by a section foreman

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

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

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

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

Laborer listening to instructions of wrecking company foreman... Washington, D.C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Laborer listening to instructions of wrecking company foreman on Independence Avenue

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

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

Lady Glenorchys Chapel during demolition, on the site of Waverley Station, c. 1846

The Entrance Hall of the Regensburg Synagogue, 1519. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
The Entrance Hall of the Regensburg Synagogue, 1519

Bonners Hall, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Bonners Hall, 1844. Building due to be demolished in the East End of London:considerable progress has been made towards the formation of " Victoria Park"...The chief part of the tenants

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

Colonne Vendome, 1871. Creator: Franck
Colonne Vendome, 1871

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

Maisons de la porte d Auteuil, May 1871. Creator: Charles Soulier
Maisons de la porte d Auteuil, May 1871

Bridge Demolition over M27 Motorway at Rownhams 2018. Creator: Unknown
Bridge Demolition over M27 Motorway at Rownhams 2018

A Cracker Ball, c1930. Creator: Unknown
A Cracker Ball, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

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

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

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

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

The Ship that Became A Dry Dock, 1937. The remains of the Canton. Which was sunk in Limehouse, London, in 1829 to form a dry dock. Here we see the dry dock during extension work in 1898

On the Firth of Forth. Shipbreaking at Bo ness West Lothian, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange, City of London, 1842
View of St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange, with demolition in progress and figures to the side, City of London, 1842

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

View of the demolition of the Savoy Palace, Westminster, London, 1820. The Savoy Palace was built in the 13th century. In the 14th century it was the London home of John of Gaunt

Southwark Bridge in Course of Demolition, 1915. Artist: Richard Henry Wright
Southwark Bridge in Course of Demolition, 1915. Scene showing the demolition of the original bridge, which was built 1815-1819. Rebuilding work on the current bridge was completed in 1921

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

Gateway to the old British Museum (Montague House), Bloomsbury, London, 1850. Montague House was demolished in the 1840s; the Central Hall of the new building, by Robert Smirke, was opened in 1847

Part of a wall of the old British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, 1850. Artist: James Findlay
Part of a wall of the old British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, 1850. The original home of the British Museum, Montague House, was demolished in the 1840s; the Central Hall of the new building

View of the old British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, 1850. Artist: James Findlay
View of the old British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, 1850. The original home of the British Museum, Montague House, was demolished in the 1840s; the Central Hall of the new building

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