Building Site Collection

Building work on the widening of the Swanley Bridge in Kent. 1938

The Burj Dubai the worlds tallest building in Dubai
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Construction of St Pancras Station, London, c 1867
Travelling Gantry and First Girder of Midland Station St Pancras. This station was completed in 1868, as the London terminus for the Midland Railway. The station was designed by William Barlow

Engraving glass JLP01_08_061032a
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. John Hutton engraving a panel of glass on the West Screen at Coventry Cathedral

A residents view from the balcony of a flat in Queens Street, Coventry, overlooking new flats being built in Hillfields. 12th January 1966

Construction of the Needle Eye Bridge over the M1 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1963. During the construction of the M1 in the early 1960s a great number of bridge structures needed to be created

Cranes at the new coal electric power station under construction near Dartford, Kent. 1938

Repairing Milbank Estate P_H00261_001
Millbank Estate, Ruskin House, Herrick Street, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London. An elevated view of Ruskin House on the Millbank Estate

A hobby, c1930, (1945). Winston Churchill building a wall at his home, Chartwell. From Winston Churchill: His Life in Pictures, by Ben Tucker. [Sagall Press, Ltd. London, 1945]

Workers from Val De Travers Asphalt Limited, a paving company, working on paving the roof of the London Jewish Hospital in Stepney Green. 1938

The foundations laid for the Swanscombe baths in Kent. 1936

Making the Shoreham Railroad, c. 1840 (w/c on paper)
7389747 Making the Shoreham Railroad, c.1840 (w/c on paper) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 22x29 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Arist: Unknown)

Columbia from the Capitol, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard
Columbia from the Capitol, 1866. Albumen print, plate 53 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

Men building the Camden Town Sub-Station, London, 1908
Men building the Camden Town Sub-Station, 102-116 Arlington Road, London, 1908. Site of an electricity sub-station with workmen and scaffolding

Cranes on a construction site in London, UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Sagrada Familia, Gaudis cathedral, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Construction, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

China, Hong Kong, Bamboo Scaffolding

Evelyns School under construction, Yiewsley 1935

Poem by Ise, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), ca. 1835

Belvedere helicopter JLP01_08_062441c
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. RAF Belvedere helicopter hovering above tarmac just to the north of Coventry Cathedral

Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062441b
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. Looking from the roof of Coventry Cathedral towards a RAF Belvedere helicopter parked on the tarmac below

Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062436
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. A group of RAF staff on the roof of Coventry Cathedral watching a RAF Belvedere helicopter making an approach towards the cathedral

Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062435
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. A RAF officer, surrounded by communications equipment, standing on the roof of Coventry Cathedral during the lowering of the 80ft bronze spire

Unveiling St Michael and the devil JLP01_08_057620
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. A crowd of people watching the unveiling ceremony of the statue St Michael and the Devil by sculptor Jacob Epstein at Coventry Cathedral The statue of

Buildings and construction cranes are seen through a heat haze in London, Britain, May 6, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs

A worker walks on a steel girder at a building under construction in Nanjing, Jiangsu province May 5, 2011. The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC)

A man puts bricks into an oil barrel which filled with water at a construction site in
A man puts bricks into an oil barrel filled with water at a construction site in Colombo February 10, 2015. Saudi Arabias oil exports have risen in February in response to stronger demand

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Peter the Great visiting Deptford Dockyard, from Hutchinson's History of the Nations, pub.1915
3701829 Peter the Great visiting Deptford Dockyard, from Hutchinson's History of the Nations, pub.1915; (add.info.: Peter the Great visiting Deptford Dockyard, England in 1698)

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The Tower of Babel, 1604 (oil on panel)
8933820 The Tower of Babel, 1604 (oil on panel) by Grimmer or Grimer, Abel (1570-1619); 51.1 x 66.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Painting by Abel Grimmer); Photo © Christie's Images

King Nimrod ordering the construction of the Tower of Babel (oil on panel)
8933819 King Nimrod ordering the construction of the Tower of Babel (oil on panel) by Caullery, Louis de (c.1580-1621) (circle of); 48 x 62.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Tower of Babel, c.1650 (oil on canvas)
8933817 The Tower of Babel, c.1650 (oil on canvas) by Brueghel, Jan (1568-1625) (follower of); 53 x 76 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Aqueduct shaft, Broadway, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Aqueduct shaft, Broadway, between c1910 and c1915. Shows the New York City Aqueduct excavation site on Broadway

Demolition of St. James Hall, exterior, 1907. Creator: David Muirhead Bone
Demolition of St. James Hall, exterior, 1907. Located on a site between Regent Street and Piccadilly, St James Hall was a celebrated London concert hall where handsome performances were held for

"The Building of the New Castle on the Tyne, 1080", from a picture by W. B. Scott, 1865. Engraving of a painting

London Main-Drainage Works: view of the outfall of the Northern Drainage at Barking Creek, 1864. Creator: Unknown
London Main-Drainage Works: view of the outfall of the Northern Drainage at Barking Creek, 1864. Illustration of works on...the great northern outfall on the Essex side of the Thames

Laying the foundation-stone of the new building in connection with Freemasons Hall, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the foundation-stone of the new building in connection with Freemasons Hall, Great Queen-street, [London], 1864. This edifice is to provide a central gathering-place for the Freemasons

The Metropolitan Main-drainage works at Crossness, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Metropolitan Main-drainage works at Crossness, [Bexley], 1864. View of...the works at this important outlet for the whole of the sewage drained from the area on the south side of the Thames

The railway works at Blackfriars and opening towards Ludgate Hill...from the temporary bridge, 1864
The railway works at Blackfriars and opening towards Ludgate Hill, viewed from the temporary bridge, [London], 1864. View...overlooking, on its eastern side

The Bishop of Oxford laying the foundation-stone of an English church at Brussels, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Bishop of Oxford laying the foundation-stone of an English church at Brussels, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Ghemar

The Shakspeare Pavilion at Stratford-on-Avon, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Shakspeare Pavilion at Stratford-on-Avon, 1864. Building celebrating the tercentenary of William Shakespeare's birth, ...designed by Messrs

Temporary bridge over the Thames at Blackfriars, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Temporary bridge over the Thames at Blackfriars, [London], 1864. Old Blackfriars Bridge, which has been for some time in a very crazy condition, must speedily be rebuilt;

Barracks for British troops in course of erection at Yokohama...by our special artist in Japan, 1864 Creator: Unknown
Barracks for British troops in course of erection at Yokohama - from a sketch by our special artist in Japan, 1864. We engrave...[a] sketch taken by Mr

Interior of the Shakspeare Pavilion at Stratford-on-Avon, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Shakspeare Pavilion at Stratford-on-Avon - interior, 1864. Building celebrating the tercentenary of William Shakespeare's birth, ...designed by Messrs

Paris Underground, Extension of Line 9, c.1932 (b/w photo)
XIR253004 Paris Underground, Extension of Line 9, c.1932 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Metro;)

The Sorbonne under construction, Paris, c.1890 (b/w photo)
8698818 The Sorbonne under construction, Paris, c.1890 (b/w photo) by Blancard, Hippolyte (1843-1924); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France

The national company for boat building by machine at Deptford, 1860 (photo)
7340365 The national company for boat building by machine at Deptford, 1860 (photo) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

Lord Rosse's Great Reflecting Telescope, at Parsonstown, Ireland, 1853 (cotton, brass)
7340081 Lord Rosse's Great Reflecting Telescope, at Parsonstown, Ireland, 1853 (cotton, brass) by British School, (19th century); 118.3x89.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

George Vancouver's Discovery, c.1789 (pen, ink wash)
7295413 George Vancouver's Discovery, c.1789 (pen, ink wash) by Unknown artist, (18th century); National Maritime Museum, London

The HMS Buckingham on the docks in front of the main warehouse of the Royal Shipyards in Deptford (England)
MMM5466267 The HMS Buckingham on the docks in front of the main warehouse of the Royal Shipyards in Deptford (England) by Cleveley, John the Elder (c.1712-77); National Maritime Museum, London

Saint Patern (ou Paterne) de Vannes, 1886 (engraving)
FGL5500164 Saint Patern (ou Paterne) de Vannes, 1886 (engraving); (add.info.: San Paterno Bishop of Vannes, born nell'Armorica (490-560 or so, according to other sources)

New York, United States: Opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883 period illustration
FGL5475003 New York, United States: Opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883 period illustration.; Fototeca Gilardi

View near Woolwich, Kent, England, depicting the use of forces to build pontoons
MMM5480415 View near Woolwich, Kent, England, depicting the use of forces to build pontoons (disarmed vessels used as floating prisons); National Maritime Museum, London

The art of building (low relief)
BEN5471582 The art of building (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany

Leviticus: The Ritual of the Feast of Tabernacles (Festival of Tents or Cabanas)
FGL5483192 Leviticus: The Ritual of the Feast of Tabernacles (Festival of Tents or Cabanas, Succot) - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684)

Photocard, 1930s: Quebec (coloured photo)
8671687 Photocard, 1930s: Quebec (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quebec)

Photocard, 1930s: Rotterdam (coloured photo)
8671650 Photocard, 1930s: Rotterdam (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rotterdam)

Reconstruction of the viaduct of Dannemarie (viaduct de la Largue) in Haute Alsace, 1915 (b/w photo)
ELD4942884 Reconstruction of the viaduct of Dannemarie (viaduct de la Largue) in Haute Alsace, 1915 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: War 1914 1918)

A Medieval manuscript
3359940 A Medieval manuscript; (add.info.: Woodcut after a Medieval manuscript. Dated 14th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The dry docks at the Victoria Docks, 1850
3330901 The dry docks at the Victoria Docks, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of the dry docks at the Victoria Docks. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A pioneering boat, constructed of galvanised steel, 1850
3330509 A pioneering boat, constructed of galvanised steel, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a pioneering boat, constructed of galvanised steel)

Plan of the Portsmouth shipyard (England) in 1850. Drawing and watercolor (65.5x79.5 cm), from a 1906 compilation
MMM5480454 Plan of the Portsmouth shipyard (England) in 1850. Drawing and watercolor (65.5x79.5 cm), from a 1906 compilation, by D. Hucker (?)

Shipyards on the Thames (England), in Redriff, opposite the tower of Saint Anne's Church in Limehouse
MMM5461673 Shipyards on the Thames (England), in Redriff, opposite the tower of Saint Anne's Church in Limehouse. Oil on canvas, 1792 by Thomas Whitcombe (1763-1825)

View of the Admiralty of Zeeland's shipyard in Vlissingen in 1779. Lithograph (36.3x49.1 cm)
MMM5483708 View of the Admiralty of Zeeland's shipyard in Vlissingen in 1779. Lithograph (36.3x49.1 cm), engraving by Leizel based on a drawing by Georg Balthasar Probst (1732-1801)

Blackwall Railroad Terminal and Brunswick Pier, with the Brunswick propeller and other steamers
MMM5483654 Blackwall Railroad Terminal and Brunswick Pier, with the Brunswick propeller and other steamers; National Maritime Museum, London

Chicago, 1929 - Man at controls of a Marion 5600 steam shovel (b/w photo)
7133852 Chicago, 1929 - Man at controls of a Marion 5600 steam shovel (b/w photo); (add.info.: Chicago, 1929 - Man at controls of a Marion 5600 steam shovel); GG Vintage Images; UIG

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209599 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

Food in Ancient Egypt, c.1910 (print)
7293315 Food in Ancient Egypt, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. People eating vegetables (garlic, oignon, roots.) under the Ancient Egypt

Men at work in a shipyard, 1850
3359227 Men at work in a shipyard, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting men at work in a shipyard. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The frame-work of a ship, 1850
3359224 The frame-work of a ship, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the frame-work of a ship. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ships on the stocks at Green, Wigrams & Greens shipyard, 1850
3359221 Ships on the stocks at Green, Wigrams & Greens shipyard, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Ships on the stocks at Green, Wigrams & Greens shipyard, Blackwall)

Rebuilding of Paris, 1870 (b/w photo) (b/w photo)
3434336 Rebuilding of Paris, 1870 (b/w photo) (b/w photo); (add.info.: France. Coll. Part. Geography. France. Rebuilding of Paris: construction of the avenue of the Opera)

History. France. French Revolution. The Fete de la Federation, Paris, July
3434673 History. France. French Revolution. The Fete de la Federation, Paris, July, 1790 Huge feast to celebrate the establishment of the short lived constitutional monarchy in France

Stages in light boat building, 1850
3330508 Stages in light boat building, 1850; (add.info.: Stages in light boat building. A small craft assembled from sections. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A hydraulic lift at the docks near Blackwall, 1850
3330793 A hydraulic lift at the docks near Blackwall, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a hydraulic lift at the docks near Blackwall. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Athena group (relief)
3480569 Athena group (relief); (add.info.: Athena group, Relief from the Pergamon Altar, reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin)

Iron ships on the stocks, c.1910 (brown wash)
7341732 Iron ships on the stocks, c.1910 (brown wash) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 25.3x35.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The launch of 84-gun ship HMS Thunderer at Woolwich Dockyard, 1831 (lithograph)
7341852 The launch of 84-gun ship HMS Thunderer at Woolwich Dockyard, 1831 (lithograph) by Campion, George Bryant (1796-1870) (after); 27.8x37 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

shipbuilding, France, early 20th century (chromo)
1790147 shipbuilding, France, early 20th century (chromo); (add.info.: shipbuilding : inauguration of a submarine in a shipyard in France, early 20th century); Photo © CCI

The White Tower, 1883 (w/c on paper)
GHL267902 The White Tower, 1883 (w/c on paper) by Crowther, John (1837-1902); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London

Western facade of the ancient palace of the Kings of France, Paris (engraving)
8676597 Western facade of the ancient palace of the Kings of France, Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Unveiling the Past: A Glimpse into Iconic Building Sites Throughout History" Witness the transformation of Swanley Bridge in Kent as it undergoes widening construction in 1938, paving the way for enhanced connectivity and smoother journeys. Delve into history with a watercolor depiction of the Shoreham Railroad being meticulously crafted around 1840, showcasing the dedication and craftsmanship of early railway pioneers. Behold the awe-inspiring Burj Dubai, standing tall as the world's tallest building in Dubai; a testament to human ingenuity and architectural marvels. Step back in time to witness London's St Pancras Station taking shape in 1867, an iconic landmark that continues to serve as a gateway to adventure and exploration. Marvel at skilled workers repairing Milbank Estate P_H00261_001, breathing new life into this historic residential complex while preserving its timeless charm. Discover artistry beyond canvas through an enchanting engraving glass piece JLP01_08_061032a, capturing intricate details of bygone eras forever etched within glass panels. Journey through time with George N. Barnard's lens capturing Columbia from the Capitol in 1866, immortalizing an era defined by progress and resilience against adversity. Relive engineering triumphs as Needle Eye Bridge emerges over M1 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire in 1963; a symbol of innovation bridging communities together seamlessly. Uncover forgotten hobbies from yesteryears with glimpses into a c1930 (1945) project where passion meets craftsmanship - creating lasting legacies one stroke at a time. Witness cranes dominating Dartford's skyline during construction of a new coal electric power station near Kent – harnessing energy for generations yet to come. Experience Coventry living through residents' eyes on Queens Street balcony.