Embankment Collection

Evening photo of lights along the Embankment with the Houses of Parliament as a backdrop. Date: 1950s

Boats in the marina of the Vieux-Port, old harbour, with Notre Dame de la Garde in the background, Marseille

Avebury / Stukeley Map
A beautifully drawn overhead plan of the stone circles and embankment ditches at Avebury. Stukeleys accuracy is impressive, charting every stone, pasture and building

Penweathers Viaduct, near Truro, Cornwall. Before 12th October 1926
The original Brunel viaduct almost filled in to track level. This timber fan-structure and stone viaduct was replaced by the embankment on 12th October 1926. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Big Ben and London Tram
A wet evening at the Westminster Bridge end of the Victoria Embankment, with Big Ben showing the light which indicates that Parliament is sitting. Note also the tram

Royal Hospital, Chelsea - The Colonnade Date: circa 1910s

Cleopatras Needle and Shell Mex House, London. Date: circa 1940

Thames Embankment / Gas
The Thames Embankment, London, on a foggy evening - the lamplighter just lighting the gas lamps

Embankment & River, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Date: 1900s

The old centre of Bergen (Bryggen), Norway
The city of Bergen was founded in 1070. In 1360 a Kontor of the Hanseatic League was established there, and as the town developed into an important trading centre, the wharfs were improved

London in fog - a real Pea Souper. The statue of Queen Boudicca of the Iceni on the banks of the River Thames at Westminster at is rended into dramatic silhouette

Sea Port at Sunset, 1639 (oil on canvas)
XIR90066 Sea Port at Sunset, 1639 (oil on canvas) by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee) (1600-82); 103x137 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Sea Port in the Sunset Sun; ); French, out of copyright

Road works at Swanley - widening the road. 1938

Turnout of vehicles from Lambeth HQ, with the River Thames and Houses of Parliament in the background

RSS Discovery moored on Thames Embankment, London
RSS Discovery moored on the Thames Embankment, London. The ships lifeboat can be seen hanging amidships. circa 1930s

Big Ben and Thames Embankment in London
Big Ben and Thames Embankment with a tram and New Scotland Yard in London c. 1909

Avebury ring, aerial photograph. The circles of standing stones and the henge (ditch) at Avebury date from about 2500 BC. The entire site encompasses some 28 acres and comprises a perimeter ditch

Doggetts Coat and Badge Race, River Thames, London
Watermen on duty at the end of Doggetts Coat and Badge Race on the River Thames. They are wearing the livery of the Fishmongers Company

London Tram 1952
The last week in service for the poor old Route 36 tram, from Abbey Wood to Embankment via the Old Kent Road and Blackfriars. Londons very last tram ran on 7 July 1952

View of Bern old town over the Aare river - Switzerland

Embankment / Lantern Slide
A woman walking along the Embankment on a rainy night with a full moon 1910

Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England

London Tram 1949
A tram on a London street bound for Embankment

Cleopatras Needle / Slide
Cleopatras Needle on the Embankment by night

Pavement Artist - London Embankment - this particular artist is working on a set of landscapes

Stalin era building at Kotelnicheskaya embankment, one of the Seven Sisters which are seven Stalinist skyscrapers, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Chilvers Coton Church (photo)
727561 Chilvers Coton Church (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chilvers Coton Church)

A view towards the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Advertisement for Facel Vega car with female model (Helen Connor). 1959

Hippos fighting, Hippopotamus amphibius, in Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Ashley Hill Station, c. 1900
A view of 0-6-0 saddle tank, No 1874, leaving Ashley Hill station for Bristol Temple Meads in c.1900. A number of onlookers are sitting on the embankment watching the station traffic

Statue of Queen Boudicca of the Iceni, Westminster
Statue of Queen Boudicca of the Iceni in her Chariot on the Westminster Embankment at the end of Westminster Bridge, London - Coronation of Elizabeth II. Date: 1953

Halt of Prince Charles Edward on the Banks of the Nairne, 1878 (oil on canvas)
1199561 Halt of Prince Charles Edward on the Banks of the Nairne, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Beavis, Richard (1824-96); 115.5x178 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Rua da Calheta, Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, Azores
Rua da Calheta in the city of Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Atlantic Ocean. Date: circa 1908

View towards Church of our Saviour on the spilled blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Illustration, A Song of the English, Thames Embankment
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Italy, Florence, View of Florence with Ponte alle Grazie by Emilio Burci
Emilio Burci (1811-1877). View of Florence with the Ponte alle Grazie

The Seine, at Quai Bourbon, 4th arrondissement, 1887. Creator: Jean Baptiste Jules Trayer
The Seine, at Quai Bourbon, 4th arrondissement, 1887

"L embarcadere a Boulogne sur Mer"(The jetty of Boulogne-sur-Mer) Peinture d Edouard Manet (1832-1883)
FIA5386844 " L embarcadere a Boulogne sur Mer" (The jetty of Boulogne-sur-Mer) Peinture d Edouard Manet (1832-1883) 1868 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam by Manet

A Flower Market Along the Seine, (oil on canvas)
827308 A Flower Market Along the Seine, (oil on canvas) by Stein, Georges (1818-90); 45.7x55.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Flower Market Along the Seine. Georges Stein (1818-1890)

Doonagore Castle, Co Clare, Ireland, 16Th Century Tower House Overlooking The Atlantic Ocean

Castlegregory, Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry, Ireland

The Embankment at Night - Base of Cleopatras Needle
The Embankment at Night - Sphinx at the base of Cleopatras Needle. Date: circa 1910s

Caricature of Harry Paulton, actor and dramatist
Caricature of Harry Paulton (1842-1917), actor and dramatist. Seen here outside the Avenue Theatre, London, in cloak and hat -- Manteaux Noirs; or, a Tale of the Embankment

French Railway Poster - Paris to London
French Railway poster, advertising the route by rail from Pari to London via Rouen, Dieppe and Newhaven, departing from the Gare St. Lazare

The Embankment, London on wet night with Policeman and Trams
A truly superb postcard photograph of The Embankment, London on wet night. The lights cast a strange eerie glow on the scene, magnified through the windows of a row of parked trams

Thames Embankment by night - View toward Westminster, London
Thames Embankment by night - View toward the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London. Note the elctricity saving of only lighting every other light. Date: circa 1910s

Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates pumping
Moored at its Blackfriars river station on the Victoria Embankment, the newly commissioned Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates its massive pumping capacity by discharging a vast amount of water

London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw underway
The Massey Shaw fireboat nearing her berth at Blackfriars on the Victoria Embankment, London

Limestone embankment, relic of over-ambitious land reclamation scheme of 1873, intended to reclaim marshes between Jenny Browns Point and Hest Bank, Silverdale, Morecambe Bay, Lancashire, England

Embankment and River Thames, London
View of the Embankment and River Thames, London, on a misty day, with traffic crossing a bridge. circa 1940s

Aerial plan of the Festival of Britain site, London
Aerial plan of the Festival of Britain site, South Bank, London, showing all the main buildings and other venues of interest. Date: May 1951

Tunnel construction, Great Western Railway, South Wales
Tunnel construction taking place on the Great Western Railway, somewhere in South Wales

GWR workings on a railway line in South Wales
Navvies working on a Great Western Railway line embankment, somewhere in South Wales. The navvy hut can be seen in the distance on the left

London / Embankment / 1867
A section of the Thames Embankment, showing the Subway, the Pneumatic Railway, the Metropolitan and District Railway and the Low-Level Sewer

"Les quais de Seine, Paris"Peinture de Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) 1887 Amsterdam, Van gogh museum
FIA5378440 " Les quais de Seine, Paris" Peinture de Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) 1887 Amsterdam, Van gogh museum by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Viaduct across the Sankey Valley, 1831 (colour aquatints, partly hand-coloured)
1198423 Viaduct across the Sankey Valley, 1831 (colour aquatints, partly hand-coloured) by Bury, Thomas Talbot (1811-77) (after); 26.5x66 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

The Milkmaid, 1902 (pencil and watercolour)
652074 The Milkmaid, 1902 (pencil and watercolour) by Wilson, Charles Edward (1853-1941); 52.7x34.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Milkmaid. Charles Edward Wilson (1854-1941)

A Parisian Flower Market, (oil on canvas)
989521 A Parisian Flower Market, (oil on canvas) by Gilbert, Victor Gabriel (1847-1933); 137.5x46.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Parisian Flower Market. Victor Gabriel Gilbert (1847-1933)

Gort A Choirce (Gortahork) Co Donegal, Ireland

Thames River Boats with Cleopatras Needle and the Shell Mex House ( art deco style 1930 - 1931 ), London, England, UK 1960 s

LCC-MFB Kennington fire station, London SE11
Built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council) and opened in 1870, Kennington fire station was located in Refrew Road, Lower Kennington

H. M. S. PRESIDENT
H.M.S. President, training ship of the British Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, moored on the Victoria Embankment, River Thames, central London. Date: 1960s

City of London School
The City of London School, Milk Street, on the Victoria Embankment at Blackfriars. Date: built 1835 - 1883

Guildhall School of Music, 1886
The exterior of the Guildhall School of Music, Thames Embankment, Blackfriars, 1886. Date: 1886

Castleisland Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle, Co Roscommon, Ireland

The Guildhall School Of Music, Victoria Embankment, London
The Guildhall School of Music, Victoria Embankment, London. Date: circa 1910s

Old Chelsea riverside, London
A view across the Thames to the riverside of old Chelsea where a new embankment was under construction in the late 19th century

Virgin railway train travelling along bank in farmland, Wrinehill, Staffordshire, England, may

Thames Embankment / Somerset House - floodlit
Thames Embankment and Somerset House, London by floodlight

Thames Embankment - Cecil and Savoy Hotels

Flooding in London, 1928, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Flooding in London, 1928, (1935). The seriousness of the floods was not fully realised until the Embankment at Westminster gave way

The "Adam and Eve", Old Chelsea, 1879. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The "Adam and Eve", Old Chelsea, 1879

Onmayagashi yori Ryogokubashi no sekiyo o miru (Viewing sunset over the Ryo goku bridge... 1950)
Onmayagashi yori Ryogokubashi no sekiyo o miru (Viewing sunset over the Ryo goku bridge from the Onmaya embankment), 1950

Le Preson V (The Prison). From: Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio...1735-1746. Creator: Canaletto
Le Preson V (The Prison). From: Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio Canal, 1735-1746

Bay Of Naples, Evening, 1881. Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Bay Of Naples, Evening, 1881. The scene is full of local flavor--characteristic Neapolitan boats, donkeys loaded with supplies, a woman carrying a burden on her head

The Louvre From The Pont Neuf, 1902. Creator: Camille Pissarro
The Louvre From The Pont Neuf, 1902

Maurice Fernez, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Maurice Fernez, between c1910 and c1915

Germany, Hamburg, St. Pauli, landing stage, sailing ships and steamships on the Elbe river
UTD4923997 Germany, Hamburg, St. Pauli, landing stage, sailing ships and steamships on the Elbe river, coloured lithography published by Kanning, Hamburg, about 1870; (add.info.: Germany, Hamburg)

Germany, Hamburg, Jungfernstieg with the restaurant "Alsterpavillon"
UTD4925991 Germany, Hamburg, Jungfernstieg with the restaurant "Alsterpavillon" from : " Ansichten-Album Hamburg ", published by C. Schneider, Berlin NW

house for seamen, illustration from : "Ansichten-Album Hamburg", (views from Hamburg), published by C
UTD4925772 house for seamen, illustration from : "Ansichten-Album Hamburg", (views from Hamburg), published by C

Statue of Boudicca (Boadicea), British queen of Iceni who led uprisings against the Romans
533727 Statue of Boudicca (Boadicea), British queen of Iceni who led uprisings against the Romans, and her daughters in chariot

Germany, Hamburg, view to the harbour with sailing ships, in the foreground the hotel "Bellevue"
UTD4926121 Germany, Hamburg, view to the harbour with sailing ships, in the foreground the hotel "Bellevue", illustration from : "Ansichten-Album Hamburg", (views to Hamburg)

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"Embankment: A Journey Through Time and Space" Discover the ancient mysteries of Avebury with the Stukeley Map, as you embark on a historical adventure. Hear the iconic chimes of Big Ben resonate through London's bustling streets, where trams once roamed. Take a leisurely stroll along the Thames Embankment, soaking in its timeless beauty and gas-lit charm. Experience the tranquil harmony between Embankment and River in Bedford, Bedfordshire - nature's perfect embrace. Immerse yourself in Bergen's rich history at Bryggen, Norway's old center that whispers tales from centuries past. Behold Bern's captivating view over the Aare river; Switzerland unveils its picturesque old town like a hidden treasure. Get lost amidst London's foggy allure as it shrouds landmarks like Big Ben in an air of mystique and enchantment. Witness RSS Discovery gracefully moored on Thames Embankment - a testament to mankind's thirst for exploration. Let your imagination sail away with "Sea Port at Sunset, " an oil-on-canvas masterpiece capturing maritime serenity since 1639. Travel back to 1938 when road works transformed Swanley into a modern marvel by widening its roads for progress. Marvel at Lambeth HQ's impressive turnout of vehicles, symbolizing efficiency and unity within this vibrant community hub. Embark on an extraordinary journey through time and space as you explore these diverse glimpses into embankments worldwide – each offering their own unique stories waiting to be discovered.