Scaffold Collection (page 3)

Cumberland Gap, from the East, 1872. Creator: W. H. Morse
Cumberland Gap, from the East, 1872. Watermill near the pass through the Cumberland Mountains on the border of Kentucky and Virginia, USA. The chimney is clad in timber scaffolding

The Houses of Parliament, London, 1906. Creator: Unknown
The Houses of Parliament, London, 1906. View across the River Thames, with barges in the foreground. St Stephens Tower, containing Big Ben, is covered in scaffolding. Postcard

The Cloister, 1910, (1911). Creator: Unknown
The Cloister, 1910, (1911). The Cloisters provided residential accommodation for priests and Fellows. From " A History of Eton College (1440-1910)", by Sir H. C Maxwell Lyte, K.C.B

A condemned man escapes from the gallows, 1931. Creator: Unknown
A condemned man escapes from the gallows, 1931. Un Condamne A Mort Parvient As Enfuir Au Pied De La Potence. A man with a noose round his neck flees from the scaffold, chased by police

Building a Pyramid, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Building a Pyramid, 1890. Most Ancient Egyptian buildings were made of mud brick and limestone as readily available materials. Monumental buildings were made of post and lintel

The Building of Babel, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Building of Babel, 1890. Following the Great Flood, humanity agree to build a tower tall enough to reach heaven. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

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

Crane Men at Work on a New York Skyscraper, c1930. Creator: GPA
Crane Men at Work on a New York Skyscraper, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

A Riveting Hammer in Operation on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, c1930. Creator: Unknown
A Riveting Hammer in Operation on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

Cranes at Work on the London County Hall, c1930. Creator: Holland & Hannen
Cranes at Work on the London County Hall, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

Galgenmusik, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Galgenmusik, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Gallows music. A fiddler plays to a body swinging from a scaffold. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg"

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

Children Play Where Once The Scaffold Dripped Blood, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
Children Play Where Once The Scaffold Dripped Blood, c1935. Garden at Tower Hill, near the City of London. The paved area marks the site of the scaffold which was used for public executions between

Triptych showing a fort being built by River Kunigos, Edo period (1603-1868). Creator
Triptych showing a fort being built by River Kunigos, Edo period (1603-1868) (Colour Woodblock Print). Triptych showing a fort being built by River Kunigos

Execution of Guy Fawkes, pub. 1841. Creator: George Cruikshank (1792-1878)
Execution of Guy Fawkes, Illustration from " Guy Fawkes, or the Gunpowder Treason: an Historical Romance", by William Harrison Ainsworth, pub. 1841 (engraving)

Execution of Tomkins and Challoner, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Execution of Tomkins and Challoner, (1897). 19th century depiction of the hanging of Richard Challoner and Nathaniel Tomkins on 5 July 1643

The Scaffolding and Observatory on St. Pauls in 1848, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Scaffolding and Observatory on St. Pauls in 1848, (1897). Observation post built by officers of the Royal Engineers on top of the cross on St Pauls Cathedral in London

The Rebuilding of St. Paul s, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Rebuilding of St. Paul s, (1897). The medieval cathedral church of the City of London was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. Sir Christopher Wren was commissioned to design the new cathedral

House under construction, c1935. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
House under construction, c1935

The Debtors Door, Newgate Prison, London, in 1821, (1938). An execution taking place, watched by gentlemen in top hats. Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in four parts

Individuality in Ecclesiastical Architecture Carried to Extremes, c1935. Artist: GPA
Individuality in Ecclesiastical Architecture Carried to Extremes, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

A Nest of Steel. Cunard White Star liner Georgic in construction, 1927-1929, (1936)
A Nest of Steel. The illustration on the opposite page shows the giant Cunard White Star liner Georgic (27, 759 tons) in course of construction, surrounded by cranes and scaffolding, 1936

Workmen tiling the Rotherhithe Tunnel, London, December 1907. Workmen using scaffolding to fix tiles to the tunnel roof and walls in a section under the River Thames

The Rotherhithe Tunnel under construction, London, 1906. Men constructing the caisson for Shaft 4 of the tunnel under the River Thames

Westminster Bridge and the Palace of Westminster with Big Ben, London, 1934. View from the terrace in front of the old County Hall across the Thames; the Palace of Westminster

The building of the new Chelsea Bridge, London, 1937. Construction of the new bridge in progress, with scaffolding and cranes

East front of the Almonry office, Middle Scotland Yard, Westminster, London, 1884. The stone work is the remaining portion of Whitehall Palace

The Man of Taste, 1731. Burlington Gate, surmounted by a statue of William Kent brandishing a palette. Standing on a scaffold below, whitewashing the front, is Alexander Pope

Demolition of the Church of St Dunstan in the West, Fleet Street, City of London, c1830

St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, 1822. Artist: Samuel Rawle
St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, 1822. The top and bottom images show an observatory erected over the cross of the cathedral

The platform and gallows at Newgate Prison, Old Bailey, City of London, 1783. Artist
The platform and gallows at Newgate Prison, Old Bailey, City of London, 1783

Execution of a criminal, Lime Street, City of London, 1664. A crowd gathered round to watch the execution of a parliamentary Colonel James Turner

View of the scaffolding in Westminster Hall, London, c1760

Cross-readings at Charing-Cross, London, 1835. Artist: IP
Cross-readings at Charing-Cross, London, 1835. View of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square shown under construction, with boarding in front of it covered with advertisements

Holborn Viaduct being constructed across Farringdon Street, Holborn, London, 1869
View looking east of Holborn Viaduct being constructed across Farringdon Street, Holborn, London, 1869

The Nelson at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, London, 1815. The Nelson in dry dock undergoing repairs

St Martin within Ludgate, London, c1896
Rooftop view of St Martin within Ludgate, London, c1896; showing scaffolding during repairs and St Pauls Cathedral in the background

Anticipations for the Pillory, 1813. A pillory stands on a scaffold in Chesterfield Walk outside Montague House, Blackheath, residence of the Princess of Wales

The Stationers Almanack for 1769, c1768. Including a calendar below. Above is Caius Gabriel Cibbers allegorical relief on the west side of Monuments base

Execution of Guy Fawkes, Illustration from Guy Fawkes, or the Gunpowder Treason: an Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth, pub. 1841 (engraving)

Rudder and screws of S. S. Imperator, c. 1912
Rudder and screws of S.S. Imperator, c.1912 (b/w photo). Built for the Hamburg America line and launched 23rd May, 1912. It became RMS Berengaria in 1920 under the Cunard flag

Entrance of the Railway at Edge Hill, Liverpool, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Entrance of the Railway at Edge Hill, Liverpool, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Six Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with a plate of The Coaches, Machines

Hanging of the Lincoln assassination conspirators, Washington DC, USA, 7th July, 1865. The assassinination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth was part of a wider conspiracy

Funeral Scaffold of a Sioux Chief near Fort Pierre Artist: J Hurlimann
Funeral Scaffold of a Sioux Chief near Fort Pierre, 1843. Plate 11 from Volume 2 of Travels in the Interior of North America, 1843

An execution of witches in England, 17th century

Refurbishment of a building, Sheffield city centre, South Yorkshire, 1967. Artist
Refurbishment of a building, Sheffield city centre, South Yorkshire, 1967. The refurbishment of Oxford house, a city centre office block in Barkers Pool

Walshs department store in Sheffield prior to its redevelopment, South Yorkshire, 1966. The front of the store was to be demolished

Early 1950s Bedford M Tipper delivering aggregates to a building site, South Yorkshire, July 1954. The site was the National Coal Boards (NCB)

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