Thames Embankment Collection

Montagu-House, Whitehall, the residence of the Duke of Buccleuch, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Montagu-House, Whitehall, [London], the residence of the Duke of Buccleuch, 1864. 'We give a View of the river front of this noble mansion, the exterior of which is now almost complete

Laying the Foundation-Stone of the Thames Embankment at Whitehall Stairs, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Foundation-Stone of the Thames Embankment at Whitehall Stairs, 1864. Mr John Thwaites, chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, performed the office

The Thames Embankment Works, viewed from King's College, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Thames Embankment Works, viewed from King's College, [London], 1864. '...when the embankment is finished, running as it will from Pimlico to Blackfriars-bridge, and beyond it

Commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge, 1864. View of '...piles being driven in, and scaffolding of an extensive character being erected to support

Commencement of the Thames Embankment: driving the first pile... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Commencement of the Thames Embankment: driving the first pile in front of the Duke of Buccleuch's mansion, [London], 1862

Plan of the Thames Embankment, 1862. Creator: John Dower
Plan of the Thames Embankment, 1862. 'The commissioners...recommend that an embanked roadway of about two miles should be formed between Westminster-bridge and Battersea Park

Houses of Parliament, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Houses of Parliament, c1935. The Royal Air Force Memorial at Whitehall Steps in London was erected in 1923 as a memorial to all ranks of the Royal Navy Air Service, Royal Flying Corps

Thames Embankment, 1850-1900. Creator: Unknown
Thames Embankment, 1850-1900. [Steamships on the River Thames]. Albumen print, from the album " Views of London"

Victoria Embankment, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Victoria Embankment, 1872. Part of the Thames Embankment on the north bank of the River Thames, construction began in 1865 and was completed in 1870 under Joseph Bazalgette. From, " LONDON

The Thames Embankment and London Bridge, London, 1909. Creator: Unknown
The Thames Embankment and London Bridge, London, 1909. Two circular views: steamships on the River Thames with Cleopatras Needle, and horse-drawn traffic over London Bridge. Postcard

Section of the Thames Embarkment, 1867, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Section of the Thames Embarkment, 1867, (c1876). 19th-century civil engineering project primarily designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette of a low level interceptor sewer

Cleopatras Needle Hewn Fourteen Hundred Years Before The Birth of Cleopatra, c1935. Ancient Egyptian obelisk dating from c1500 BC

A Roman Eagle Fittingly Symbolises The Flying Men of the Great War, c1935. Creator: Unknown
A Roman Eagle Fittingly The Flying Men of the Great War, c1935. Royal Air Force Memorial at Whitehall Steps in London, erected in 1923 as a memorial to all ranks of the Royal Navy Air Service

Sir Joseph W Bazalgette, 1863. Portrait of the famous civil engineer Joseph Bazalgette who designed the London sewage system, completed in 1875, and the Thames Embankment

Thames Embankment - Steam Boat Landing Pier at Waterloo, London, 1864. Artist
Thames Embankment - Steam Boat Landing Pier at Waterloo, London, 1864. A steamboat full of passengers arrives at the quay by Waterloo Bridge

Statue of Boadicea, Thames Embankment, London. After the death of Boudiccas husband Prasutagus, leader of the Iceni, the Romans confiscated his lands, committing various atrocities

Thames Embankment, London, c1910

Damage caused on the Victoria Embankment when the Thames burst its banks and caused a number of fatalities, 1928, (1935). In January 1928

The Needle, c1902. Artist: Tony Grubhofer
The Needle, c1902. Cleopatras Needle is an Ancient Egyptian obelisk dating from c1500 BC, transported from Egypt to London in 1878 at the expense of Sir William James Erasmus Wilson

A House in Grosvenor Road, Westminster (Thames Embankment). G. & A. Gilbert Scott, Architects, c1921. 129 Grosvenor Road, Westminster, became The Riviera Dance Club which was one of London

The Thames Embankment and Cleopatras Needle, London, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
The Thames Embankment and Cleopatras Needle, London, late 19th century. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard

Sir Joseph Bazalgette, CB, British civil engineer, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Joseph Bazalgette, CB, British civil engineer, 1877. Bazalgettes major achievements were in the field of public health engineering

Statue of Boudicca and her daughters in a chariot, Thames Embankment, London, 19th century Artist: Thomas Thornycroft
Statue of Boudicca and her daughters in a chariot, Thames Embankment, London, 19th century. After the death of Boudiccas husband Prasutagus, leader of the Iceni, the Romans confiscated his lands

Joseph Bazalgette (1819-1891), English civil engineer, 1887. Bazalgettes major achievements were in the field of public health engineering

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