Builders Collection (page 8)

Effects of Good Government in the City, detail of workers building a house, 1338-40 (fresco)
ALI177901 Effects of Good Government in the City, detail of workers building a house, 1338-40 (fresco) by Lorenzetti, Ambrogio (1285-c.1348); Palazzo Pubblico, Siena

Sir Christopher Wren displaying notices on the site of St Pauls Cathedral forbidding his workers from swearing
5197913 Sir Christopher Wren displaying notices on the site of St Pauls Cathedral forbidding his workers from swearing (engraving) by English School

The invention of the Holy Cross, drawing
5974668 The invention of the Holy Cross, drawing by Ansaldo, Giovanni Andrea (1584-1638); Musei di Strada Nuova, Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe di Palazzo Rosso, Genoa, Ligura

Road construction work at Chingford Estate, workers operate machinery, London
1812577 Road construction work at Chingford Estate, workers operate machinery, London, 1938 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Artemisia Building the Mausolaeum, c. 1640 (oil on canvas)
3930874 Artemisia Building the Mausolaeum, c.1640 (oil on canvas) by Vouet, Simon (1590-1649); 161x139 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

Building the tomb of a first dynasty king, c. 1920 (litho)
1122875 Building the tomb of a first dynasty king, c.1920 (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dagobert I, King of the Franks, beginning the construction of the Basilica of St Denis, France (chromolitho)
973926 Dagobert I, King of the Franks, beginning the construction of the Basilica of St Denis, France (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dagobert I)

Builder (engraving)
3093017 Builder (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Builder. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK, 1857)

Serious accident on the site of the Exposition Universelle of 1900, Paris (colour litho)
3099121 Serious accident on the site of the Exposition Universelle of 1900, Paris (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info)

Builders, everyone with his sword girded by his side (colour litho)
3095792 Builders, everyone with his sword girded by his side (colour litho) by Andre, Richard (1834-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Builders, everyone with his sword girded by his side)

The construction of Tower Bridge, London (engraving)
1064599 The construction of Tower Bridge, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The construction of Tower Bridge, London)

The construction of Tower Bridge, London (litho)
1064598 The construction of Tower Bridge, London (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The construction of Tower Bridge, London)

John Nicholson, 1823-1857 (chromolitho)
3648839 John Nicholson, 1823-1857 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Nicholson, 1823-1857)

Earl St Vincent, 1734-1823 (chromolitho)
3648834 Earl St Vincent, 1734-1823 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Earl St Vincent, 1734-1823)

John McDouall Stuart (chromolitho)
3648832 John McDouall Stuart (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John McDouall Stuart)

Lord Amherst, 1717-1797 (chromolitho)
3648829 Lord Amherst, 1717-1797 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Amherst, 1717-1797)

Sir Martin Frobisher, 1535-1594 (chromolitho)
3648828 Sir Martin Frobisher, 1535-1594 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Martin Frobisher, 1535-1594)

Mungo Park, 1771-1813 (chromolitho)
3648825 Mungo Park, 1771-1813 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mungo Park, 1771-1813)

Sir Walter Raleigh, 1552-1618 (chromolitho)
3648824 Sir Walter Raleigh, 1552-1618 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Walter Raleigh, 1552-1618)

Viscount Duncan, 1731-1804 (chromolitho)
3648820 Viscount Duncan, 1731-1804 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Viscount Duncan, 1731-1804)

Captain James Cook, 1728-1779 (chromolitho)
3648812 Captain James Cook, 1728-1779 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain James Cook, 1728-1779)

Eyre Coote, 1726-1783 (chromolitho)
3648805 Eyre Coote, 1726-1783 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eyre Coote, 1726-1783)

Lord Clive, 1725-1774 (chromolitho)
3648800 Lord Clive, 1725-1774 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Clive, 1725-1774)

Marquis of Cornwalllis, 1738-1805 (chromolitho)
3648799 Marquis of Cornwalllis, 1738-1805 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marquis of Cornwalllis, 1738-1805)

Duke of Marlborough, 1650-1722 (chromolitho)
3648797 Duke of Marlborough, 1650-1722 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duke of Marlborough, 1650-1722)

Admiral Blake, 1598-1657 (chromolitho)
3648789 Admiral Blake, 1598-1657 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Admiral Blake, 1598-1657)

Belfast City Hall (b / w photo)
3650468 Belfast City Hall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Belfast City Hall)

Hs King And Companys Bank, Pall Mall (b / w photo)
3650462 Hs King And Companys Bank, Pall Mall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hs King And Companys Bank, Pall Mall)

British Electrical Federation Offices (b / w photo)
3650505 British Electrical Federation Offices (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Electrical Federation Offices)

The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Portland Street Elevation (b / w photo)
3650453 The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Portland Street Elevation (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The National Orthopaedic Hospital)

Builders Tools, engraved by Martino Schede (engraving)
810311 Builders Tools, engraved by Martino Schede (engraving) by Rostagni, Francesco (18th century) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Building of a temple on the Aventine Hill, Rome (engraving)
3647015 Building of a temple on the Aventine Hill, Rome (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Building of a temple on the Aventine Hill, Rome)

Construction of a church (engraving)
3101263 Construction of a church (engraving) by Danish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Construction of a church. After an Anglo-Saxon manuscript)

Serious accident on the site of the Exposition Universelle of 1900 (colour litho)
2819102 Serious accident on the site of the Exposition Universelle of 1900 (colour litho) by Tofani, Oswaldo (1849-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Good Bourgeois (colour litho)
2818394 The Good Bourgeois (colour litho) by Brispot, Henri (1846-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Good Bourgeois. Painting by Henri Brispot. Le Bon Bourgeois. Tableau de Brispot)

Robert, Earl of Gloucester, building the Great Keep of Bristol Castle in 1116
2830864 Robert, Earl of Gloucester, building the Great Keep of Bristol Castle in 1116 (oil on canvas) by Board, Ernest (1877-1934); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

On the eve of the opening of the Milan International Exhibition, the unloading of objects (colour litho)
2814889 On the eve of the opening of the Milan International Exhibition, the unloading of objects (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Milan Exhibition, the main entrance to the Park (colour litho)
2814863 The Milan Exhibition, the main entrance to the Park (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Milan Exhibition, the main entrance to the Park)

The end of the works of the Sempione Gallery, the last stone of the interior cladding (18 October) (colour litho)
2814835 The end of the works of the Sempione Gallery, the last stone of the interior cladding (18 October) (colour litho) by Beltrame

Drama at the top of a bell tower (colour litho)
2779730 Drama at the top of a bell tower (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drama at the top of a bell tower)

The large gallery of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, between the Setta and the Bisenzio, eighteen long... (colour litho)
2783542 The large gallery of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, between the Setta and the Bisenzio, eighteen long... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Duce vibrates the first strike of a pickaxe to clear the area destined for the Mole Littoria that... (colour litho)
2778334 The Duce vibrates the first strike of a pickaxe to clear the area destined for the Mole Littoria that... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Among the great public works wanted by the Duce and the Genoa-Milan-Turin campaign (colour litho)
2778135 Among the great public works wanted by the Duce and the Genoa-Milan-Turin campaign (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Building Winter Quarters at City Point, 1861-65 (b / w photo)
STC354331 Building Winter Quarters at City Point, 1861-65 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: During the American Civil War, City Point)

Construction Workers at the Stadium, Mexico City, 1927 (b / w photo)
472862 Construction Workers at the Stadium, Mexico City, 1927 (b/w photo) by Modotti, Tina (1896-1942); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Italian, out of copyright

The Construction of Jhelum Bridge, Pakistan c. 1873 (b / w photo)
495507 The Construction of Jhelum Bridge, Pakistan c.1873 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: This bridge over the river Jhelum)

Workers on the Empire State Building, c. 1930 (gelatin silver print)
492493 Workers on the Empire State Building, c.1930 (gelatin silver print) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Edward Inston, builder, trade card (engraving)
731600 Edward Inston, builder, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward Inston, builder)

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Builders have been an integral part of history, shaping communities and leaving their mark on the world. From Welsh women road builders in South Wales to blacksmiths working outside their forge, these skilled individuals have played a crucial role in constructing our society. In 1911, they were hard at work constructing the HTP warehouse on Malpas Road in Truro, Cornwall. Their dedication and craftsmanship are evident in every brick laid and beam secured, showcasing their commitment to creating lasting structures. Equipped with building and masonry tools, these artisans transformed raw materials into architectural wonders. They meticulously crafted each detail, ensuring that every structure stood strong against the test of time. During war times, self-help became paramount. In Heath Robinson's book "Self-Help in War Time, " he depicted builders coming together to construct a bungalow from scratch. This symbolized resilience and resourcefulness amidst challenging circumstances. Even sports teams like the Queens College Cambridge rowing team displayed teamwork akin to that found among builders. Their synchronized efforts propelled them forward just as construction projects rely on collaboration for success. The widening of Swanley Bridge in Kent during 1938 showcased how builders adapted to meet growing infrastructure demands. With determination etched on their faces, they labored tirelessly to expand transportation routes for future generations. However, not all aspects of building are without risks. Dangerous scaffolding loomed over Kolkata's skyline in West Bengal, India - a reminder of the hazards faced by workers daily as they strive towards progress. Builders come from all walks of life; Miss Lucy Pocock defied stereotypes as a sculling champion who excelled both on land and water. Her achievements shattered gender norms while inspiring others within her profession. Advertisements such as Joseph Mastin and Son Builders' Cavendish Street Sheffield highlighted businesses dedicated to providing quality craftsmanship for clients seeking reliable construction services throughout history.