Housing Collection (page 33)

Rear corner of a Japanese house, 1904. A print from Japan, its History, Arts and Literature, Volume V, by Captain F Brinkley, TC and EC Jack, 34 Henrietta Street, London WC2 and Edinburgh, 1904

The Roman arena in Arles, Provence, France, in 1666 (1882-1884). The Roman amphitheatre in Arles was built in the 1st century BC

Whittingtons Almshouses, Highgate Hill, London, 19th century. Artist: J Davies
Whittingtons Almshouses, Highgate Hill, London, 19th century. The almshouses are said to have been founded by Dick Whittington

Peasant housing, Japan, 20th century

The Albany, London, 1805 (1891)
The Albany, 1805 (1891). The Albany is an apartment complex in Piccadilly. From Old and New London: a Narrative of its History, its People and its Places, volume IV, by Edward Walford

Brooklyn Bridge, New York, USA, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, USA, 1901. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Children dancing in the street, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Fish seller, Scotland, 1936. Artist: Donald McLeish
Fish seller, Scotland, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A Cairo Street, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
A Cairo Street, 1903. From World Pictures, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. [A. & C. Black, London, 1903]

Emery Hills Almshouses, Rochester Row, Westminster, London, 1880 (1926). Artist: John Crowther
Emery Hills Almshouses, Rochester Row, Westminster, London, 1880 (1926). From Lost London, described by E. Beresford Chancellor. [The Chiswick Press for Constable and Company Limited, London, 1926]

Butlers Almshouses, Westminster, London, 1879 (1926). Artist: John Crowther
Butlers Almshouses, Westminster, London, 1879 (1926). From Lost London, described by E. Beresford Chancellor. [The Chiswick Press for Constable and Company Limited, London, 1926]

An old portion of St Ives, Cornwall, scheduled as a slum clearance area, 1935. From The Studio Volume 109. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1935]

Narrow street in Naples, Italy, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Narrow street in Naples, Italy, 1937. Back street with washing on lines. Illustration from Das Mittelmeer: Landschaft, Baukunst und Volksleben im Kreise des Mittellandischen Meeres

Natives of Queensland, Australia, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Natives of Queensland, Australia, late 19th century. Group portrait of Aboriginal people, whose culture and way of life were suppressed by white settlers

A glimpse of Sydney from Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: W Mollier
A glimpse of Sydney from Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran

Canal at Zaandam, detail, 1871. Artist: Claude Monet
Canal at Zaandam, detail, 1871. From a private collection

The Temple of Vesta at Tivoli, Rome, 1831. Artist: Landelot-Theodore Turpin de Crisse
The Temple of Vesta at Tivoli, Rome, 1831. From the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Angers, France

Piazza, Naples, Italy, mid 19th century. Artist: Jean-Auguste Bard
Piazza, Naples, Italy, mid 19th century. From the Musee de Beaux Arts de Pan

Dutch Peasant House, 17th century. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Dutch Peasant House, 17th century. From the Museum of Fine Art, Budapest

Zaandam, 1871. Artist: Claude Monet
Zaandam, 1871. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Unidentified Flemish proverb, late 16th / early 17th century. Artist: Pieter Brueghel the Younger
Unidentified Flemish proverb, late 16th/early 17th century. From a private collection

Feast in the House of Simon, 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Feast in the House of Simon, 18th/early 19th century. From a private collection

Over London by Rail, 1872. Artist: Adolphe Francois Pannemaker
Over London by Rail, 1872. Men and women in the back yards of tenements in the East End of London, with a steam locomotive passing over a bridge in the background

Ground plan of Prince Alberts model dwellings for the labouring classes, 1851. A number of these buildings were constructed

Prince Alberts model dwelling for the labouring classes, 1851. A number of these buildings were constructed. They were of hollow brick construction and housed four families, each occupying a flat

Settlements on the shore of the Bosphorus, near the Black Sea, Turkey, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Settlements on the shore of the Bosphorus, near the Black Sea, Turkey, 20th century. An internationally-significant waterway located in northwestern Turkey forming part of the continental boundary

Tower of the Church of St. Bottolph and River Witham, Boston, Lincolnshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Tower of the Church of St. Bottolph and River Witham, Boston, Lincolnshire, 20th century. Built in the Perpendicular Style, this extraordinarily tall Medieval tower built in the 14th century

19th century houses in London, 19th century
19th century houses in London near Elephant and Castle, 19th century

Berber village of Around, at the foot of Toubkal in High Atlas

View of Lycabettus Hill and the Acropolis in Athens

A Court for King Cholera, 1852. A scene typical of the crowded, unsanitary conditions in London slums. Cholera first appeared in Britain in 1831

Native American Algonquin Indian village, 1585. Sketch from observations made by the English expedition under John White in 1585 of Pomeiock, Gibbs Creek, North Carolina

Saturday Night. Scene of a warm and cosy cottage interior. The mother washes a child in a tub in front of the range, while father reads his newspaper

Mammons Rents, 1883. The housing conditions of a poor labouring family, partly caused by high rents. Landlords were making up to 50% on their investments in already condemned properties

Low rental workmens dwellings built by the Birkenhead Dock Co, c1844 (c1860). Elevation showing blocks of 3 houses of 4 floors, each divided into 2 dwellings with a living room

View of Leeds, Yorkshire, early 19th century. The economy of Leeds was based on the wool industry. The citys prosperity was greatly increased in the Industrial Revolution by the construction of

The Roman town of Herculaneum, 1st century
Shot of Herculaneum, an excavated Roman town which was buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD

A Holiday Task, 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Holiday Task, 1880. A bewhiskered aristocrat is handed a broom by Mr Punch and told to begin cleaning up. Great pieces of the inner cities were owned by the aristocracy

Taking the (Irish) Bull by the Horns, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
Taking the (Irish) Bull by the Horns, 1870. Mr Gladstone, the Liberal Prime Minister, takes the Irish bull by the horns. The particular issue illustrated by this cartoon is the Irish Land Bill which

The Attic from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836. Creator: Cherrier
The Attic from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

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