Destruction Collection (page 17)

Old St Pauls Cathedral burning in the Great Fire of London, 1666

Ruins at London Wall from Carpenters Hall as the result of a fire in 1849. From the London Illustrated News

Map of London, 1667. The upper section shows a map of the City of London, City of Westminster, River Thames and part of south London

Map showing the extent of the damage caused by the Great Fire of London, 1666. Artist
Map showing the extent of the damage caused by the Great Fire of London, 1666

Fire on London Bridge, 1758. View of the fire on 11 April 1758, which destroyed a temporary wooden walkway spanning the centre of London Bridge (shown here on the east side)

Ruins of the banqueting hall of Haberdashers Hall, City of London, 1864. The damage was the result of a fire in August 1864

An accident near Coppice Row, Farringdon Street, City of London, 1862. View showing men attempting to rectify the damage and crowds watching

Ruins of houses burnt down in a fire in Cornhill, City of London, 25 March, 1748. View with firemen in the foreground. Also includes key to buildings

Plan of buildings destroyed in Cornhill by fire which began in Exchange Alley March 25th, 1748
Plan of buildings destroyed in Cornhill by fire which began in Exchange Alley on 25 March 1748. Shows Cornhill, Abchurch Lane, Birchin Lane, Castle Court, Change Alley, George Yard, Lombard Street

View of east end of St Pauls showing air raid damage in the vicinity, London, c1941

Bombed ruins near St Paul s, London. Artist: James Robert Wallace Orr
Bombed ruins near St Paul s, London. Scene depicting bomb damage suffered in World War II. The dome of St Pauls is visible in the background

The destruction of the Cheapside Cross, London, 1809. The middle image of three, showing the destruction of the Cheapside Cross in 1643, with a description

The destruction of the Cheapside Cross, London, 1793. The destruction of the Cross in 1643 with a description. The cross stood on the site of one of the late 13th century Eleanor Crosses

The City Churches in Danger, 1834. Four City aldermen in ceremonial dress, including Sir John Key and Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter, pull on ropes attached to church steeples

The Monster broke loose or, a peep into the Shakespeare-Gallery, 1791. Alderman John Boydell, wearing a greedy expression

Corporation Row, Finsbury, London, c1867; view of police standing amongst debris after a Fenian bomb explosion in Corporation Row, 1867 aimed at blowing up the House of Detention

Firemen fighting the blaze at the Cottons Wharf Fire, Bermondsey, London, 1861. The scene on the morning of Sunday, 23rd June 1861; firefighters train hoses on the blaze as a crowd of spectators

View of the Cottons Wharf Fire, Bermondsey, London, 1861. The scene as it appeared on the morning of Monday June 24th, after burning for two days and nights

Royal Exchange (2nd) fire, London, 1838. Artist: W Clerk
A view of the Royal Exchange, London, engulfed by fire in 1838. In the foreground a horse drawn fire engine rushes to the disaster and firemen direct jets of water towards the fire

The Awful Destruction of the Royal Exchange (2nd) fire, London, 1838. Artist: W Clerk
View of the Royal Exchange, London, engulfed by fire in 1838

Destruction of the Royal Exchange (2nd) fire, London, 1838
A view of the Royal Exchange, London, engulfed by fire in 1838

Royal Exchange (2nd) fire, 1838. Artist: J Graf
A view of the Royal Exchange, London destroyed by fire in 1838. In the foreground firemen operate their engines, directing jets of water towards the flames

Mark Lane, London, 1945. View of destruction between Mark Lane and Mincing Lane, from bomb damage sustained in 1942 during World War Two

St Mary-le-Bow, London, 1941. Interior view of St Mary-le-Bow showing bomb damage. The building is open to the sky and the ground is covered with rubble

London Bridge (old), London, 1832. Artist: Charles Joseph Hullmandel
View of the south end of London Bridge, London, 1832, during its demolition in 1831

Ludgate, The Great Fire of London, 1811. Artist: John Stow
View of Ludgate having just caught fire as a result of the Great Fire of London 1666, London, 1811. The view shows St Pauls Cathedral and St Mary-le-Bow with families on the move

Ludgate, Great Fire of London, London, 1792. Artist: William Birch
View of Ludgate, London, 1792; showing the gate on fire during the Great Fire of London 1666 at the point when the walls of Ludgate Gaol fell

Leadenhall Chapel, London, 1814. Artist: John Thomas Smith
North east view of Leadenhall Chapel, London, during demolition, 1814; with Leadenhall granary behind

Haberdashers Hall, London, 1864. View looking towards the gallery, of the ruins of the banqueting hall at Haberdashers Hall, after a fire in August of that year

View of the destruction of St Stephens Chapel, Palace of Westminster, London, 1834 Artist
View of the destruction of St Stephens Chapel, Palace of Westminster, London, 1834. The original Palace of Westminster was devastated by a fire in 1834

Fire at Custom House, London, 1814
View of the fire at the Custom House, London, 12th February 1814. Onlookers watch from boats on the Thames

Counsellor OP - Defender of our Theatric Liberties, 1809. Artist: James Gillray
Counsellor OP - Defender of our Theatric Liberties, 1809. shows Counsellor Clifford standing outside the east front of the new Covent Garden theatre which is in flames

Theatrical Mendicants, Relieved... 1809. Artist: James Gillray
Theatrical Mendicants, Relieved... 1809. John Kemble, with his brother Charles and his sister Sarah Siddons in tears, begging outside Northumberland House and receiving a draft for 10, 000 pounds

No Popery or Newgate Reformer... 1780. A villainous looking man, believed to be Ned Dennis, wearing a No Popery favour in his hat, holds a cudgel raised to his left

Ruins of Brunswick Theatre, Goodmans Fields, Stepney, London, 1828

Lewis Browns house during the storm on the night of 15th October, Roehampton, 1780. The scene shows storm clouds and lightning along with the destruction caused to the house and lands

Trees damaged by a storm of 15th October, Roehampton, London, 1780. Artist: Edwin Edwards
Trees damaged by a storm of 15th October, Roehampton, London, 1780

The Bathos, 1764. Artist: William Hogarth
The Bathos, 1764; showing Time expiring, collapsed against a broken column, with the blade of his scythe snapped and his hour glass smashed, blowing out smoke from his broken pipe

The Cat Did It, from The Greatest Plague of Life, pub. 1847 (engraving)

The Gin Juggarnath or the Worship of the Great Spirit of the age!! …, 1835
The Gin Juggarnath or the Worship of the Great Spirit of the age!! - Its devotees destroy themselves - Its progress is marked with desolation, Misery and Crime, pub 1835 (hand coloured engraving)

Terrarum Orbis Tabula after G. a Schagen. C. 1689
Terrarum Orbis Tabula after G. a Schagen. Pub. C. 1689 (hand coloured engraving)

Apocalypse, 1936, (wood engraving)

The Battle of London Bridge, 1014 (1913). Artist: Morris Meredith Williams
The Battle of London Bridge, 1014 (1913). The Saxon bridge was pulled down in 1014 by the Norwegian prince Olaf, who was aiding King Aethelred in regaining London from the Danes

The Reichstag on fire, Berlin, Germany, 27 February 1933. The Reichstag, which housed Germanys parliament, was the target of an arson attack

Battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) sinking during the attack on Pearl Harbour, 1941. The Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the US military facilities at Pearl Harbour on the morning of 7

The wreckage-strewn Naval Air Station, Pearl Harbour, 7th December 1941
The wreckage-strewn Naval Air Station, Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, USA, 7 December 1941. The Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the US military facilities at Pearl Harbour on the morning of 7

The church bells of Montauban, France, World War I, 1916. During the Battle of the Somme. The village of Montauban-de-Picardie was captured by the British 30th Division in one of the few successes of

German machine-gun emplacement destroyed by British artillery fire, France, World War I, 1916. During the Battle of the Somme

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