Roads Collection

Falkland Islands Royal Engineer briefing map, 1982 (c); with typescript annotations relating to the condition and passibility of airfields, roads and tracks by tracked and wheeled vehicles

Fisher Street, Doolin, County Clare, Ireland, Europe

Spaghetti Junction
SPAGHETTI JUNCTION Aerial view of the famous tangle of roads known collectively as " Spaghetti Junction", Birmingham, England. Date: 1970s

USS Monitor and CSS Virginia ironclad naval battle
Terrific Engagement Between the USS Monitor with 2 Guns, and the CSS Virginia (aka Merrimac) with 10 Guns, in Hampton Roads, March 9th 1862. The First Fight between Ironclad ships of War

High Row, Darlington, County Durham
A view of High Row in Darlington, County Durham, showing a clock tower, traffic and shops

Colorful flowers framing Mount Eiger Mannlichen Grindelwald Bernese Oberland Canton of Berne Switzerland Europe

Map of the City of Dublin, 1797
Map of the City of Dublin, Ireland. Published in 1797, this map includes details of the canals being built at the time. Canal Harbour (lower right)

Westhampton beach, Long Island
Dune road looking east, Westhampton beach, Long Island, New York

London Map / Roman Period
Map showing Roman London (Londinium) with its grid of straight roads

Teignmouth-Shaldon Toll
The Teignmouth-Shaldon Toll Bridge, over the River Teign, Devon, England

England, Hampshire, The New Forest, Lymington, Colourful Shop Fronts on Quay Hill

Buckingham Palace, near Green Park, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Coumeenoole beach (Slea Head), Dingle peninsula, County Kerry, Munster province, Ireland, Europe

Domestic Cattle, Highland Cattle, cow, standing beside direction signpost, Porlock Post Junction, Exmoor, Somerset, England, July

Avebury Landscape / 1723
Prospect of the Temple on Overton Hill - The Hakpen or head of the snake in the ruins. Stukeley writes: Abury..the chief patriarchal..temple of the island

Aerial of the lighthouse at the Cap de Formentor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Map of Cyprus - The Island of Venus. circa 1930s

Cecil Avenue, Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, South Central Africa
Aerial view of Cecil Avenue, Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (now part of Zambia), South Central Africa. Date: 1940s

Picture No. 10899522
The Millau viaduct or viaduc de Millau Date:

Advertisement, Bicycles & Tricycles
Advertisement, James Lillywhite, Frowd and Co, Bicycling, Cricket and Athletic Outfitters, Bicycles and Tricycles. 1880s

Autocar Poster -- Targa Florio race, Sicily
Autocar Poster -- Italian champion Felice Nazzaro driving the Fiat car in which he won the Targa Florio race in Sicily. His average speed for the race was around 33 mph on gruelling mountain roads

Halfway House, Swanley, Kent. 1935

Picture No. 10741279
England - Aerial view, M25/M11 Motorway Junction, Essex Date:

Great Snoring
A signpost pointing to the village of Great Snoring, North Norfolk, England, has clearly effected the man beneath it!

Toad - crossing sign
PM-4279 Toad - crossing sign Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Newtownards and Comber Roads at Dundonald - a view of the Y road junction with building at the crossover. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Dundonald). Date: circa early 1900s

Teignmouth-Shaldon Toll
The Teignmouth-Shaldon Toll Bridge, over the River Teign, Devon, England. Date: 1950s

Coverack, St Keverne, Cornwall. 1894
A horse and cart comes up the road from the village. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Frosty Winter Scene - deep snow covered winter landscape showing a plowed country road flanked by trees covered with
SAS-2252 Frosty Winter Scene - deep snow covered winter landscape showing a plowed country road flanked by trees covered with frost Swabian Alb - Baden-Wuerttemberg - Germany Steffen & Alexandra

Dogs - Pugairn (cross between and Pug and a Cairn Terrier) and Schnauzer driving car through snow Digital Manipulation
JD-23373-m Dogs - driving car through a snow scene John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Central Manchester, aerial view. North is at top. Manchester is one of the largest cities in the UK. The River Irwell (upper left) flows through the city centre (centre left)

A Snow plough clearing a road
Snow plough clearing and gritting a road at the Cairnwell Pass in Scotland

Cricket in Coventry
Cricket played on Grey Friars Green, Coventry

Toll booths on the south side of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, crossing the River Thames at Dartford at dusk, border of Kent and Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Eritrea - The old road from Asmara to Massawa - Built by Italians during colonialism - Africa
STA-238 Eritrea - The old road from Asmara to Massawa - Built by Italians during colonialism Africa Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Australia JPF 11533 Road sign warning of Kangaroos. Western NSW. © Jean-Paul Ferrero / ARDEA LONDON
JPF-11533 Australia - Road sign warning of Kangaroos Western NSW Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

USA, Arizona-Utah, Monument Valley

USA - One of the most famous images of the Monument Valley is the long straight road (US 163)
TD-1826 Monument Valley's long straight road (US 163) leading across flat desert towards sandstone buttes and pinnacles of rock Monument Valley Tribal Park, Navajo Nation, Arizona/Utah, USA

Ballydehob Viaduct, Ballydehob, Co Cork, Ireland, 12 Arch Viaduct

Silhouettes from the Somme by H. L. Oakley
Various scenes on the Somme cut by famous silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley showing the work to be done when pursuing the retreating Germans

Dulwich Toll Gate
Londons last Toll Gate. Set in sylvan surroundings, at College Road, Dulwich, south London, it is on property belonging to Dulwich College. Date: 1950s

Horse, Irish Cob (Gypsy Pony), pulling traveller caravan, heading towards Appleby Horse Fair, along A683 between Sedbergh and Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England, June

Hikers by Signpost / 1935
Feminine rambling fashions of 3/4 length tweed or checked skirts worn with matching or contrasting jackets. Stockings or ankle socks are worn with various styles of shoe

Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, Europe
Andrew Davies / SpecialistStock

Royal Bengal / Indian Tiger - Tigress named Machli & young one Ranthambhor National Park, India
JR-609 Royal Bengal / Indian Tiger - Tigress named Machli & young one Ranthambhore National Park, India Panthera tigris Alternative spellings

Dorset / Moreton / Talbothay
A typical village lane at Moreton, Dorset, model for the village near Talbothays in Thomas Hardys novel Tess of the d Urbervilles

Tollgate Ticket
Tollgate ticket for St James Gate, for the Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Deptford Roads, Southeast London - probably abolished in 1864 along with many others

General view of the new Rolls Royce factory in East Kilbride, Scotland June 1954

Kingston Bridge Glasgow under construction July 1969 Gap in span over River Clyde X marks site of Daily Reocrd building being built Anderston Quay

The historic centre of Antwerp during the evening blue hour, Antwerp, Belgium, Europe

USA, Colorado, between Silverton and Ouray, The Million Dollar Highway part of the San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway

Map / England & Wales 1857
Map of England and Wales showing roads and rivers Date: circa 1857

Map of the Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal (prior to the Portuguese Revolution in 1910). Date: circa 1908

Cleaning out roadside drainage ditches which had become overgrown using JCB digger, England, February

The Russian cross-roads. Illustration shows a diminutive Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, wearing a fur robe, courting Medusa who is hiding behind the mask of a beautiful young woman; on the left

Luxembourg City - Panorama
Panoramic View of Luxembourg City with the Castle Bridge (right) and the New and Broad roads at the base ( New ) and the top ( Broad ) of the Castle Mount

Route 110, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, North America

Donkeys - with foal. Arsi Region - Ethiopia
WAT-11534 Donkeys - with foal Arsi Region, Ethiopia M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Skyline of Houston, Texas, United States of America (USA), North America

Snow capped mountains on a straight road of American south west, U.S. Route 50, the loneliest road in America, Nevada, United States of America, North America

Devon - a country land after a snow storm UK. December
DAD-1755 DEVON - country lane after a snow storm UK. December David C Dixon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Plan of Silchester / 1777
A plan and details from the well-preserved Roman town of Silchester (Calleva Atrebatum). The entire circuit of the town wall, and bowl of the amphitheatre have survived

Aubreys Plan of Avebury
John Aubreys plan of Avebury. Aubrey was an English antiquary, who suplimented his writings on sites with detailed plans and sketches

Road Works in Whitehall, London, 1882
Engraving, originally entitled Horse Guards under Fire again, showing a group of workmen re-surfacing the road in Whitehall, London, 1882

Yas Marina Grand Prix Circuit, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Royal Bengal / Indian Tiger - Tigress named Machli & young one Ranthambhor National Park, India
JR-608 Royal Bengal / Indian Tiger - Tigress named Machli & young one Ranthambhore National Park, India Panthera tigris Alternative spellings

The Royal Courts of Justice, Central Civil Court, and red London bus on Fleet Street, Holborn, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

High Street, Paisley, Scotland, 19th October 1955

Ireland, Co. Donegal, Ardara, Glengesh pass, winding road through mountainous landscape
Ireland, Co.Donegal, Ardara, Glengesh pass, winding road through mountainous landscape

Aerial view of the Belvedere Hotel and the Furka Pass road, famous for a scene of the James Bond film Goldfinger, a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri

Aerial of the skyline of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, North America

Merrow, near Guildford, Surrey (bodycolour & w / c on paper)
1213860 Merrow, near Guildford, Surrey (bodycolour & w/c on paper) by Hassell, John (1767-1825); 37.5x27.1 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English

Viale dei Cipressi (Cypress Avenue), Bolgheri, Livorno province, Tuscany, Italy

Glenariff glen, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, May 2008

Picture No. 11981741
Otter, Road sign warning of otter crossing causeway Benbecula, Outer Hebrides Date:

The Humorist - Easter Number front cover, Heath Robinson
Spring Handicaps. Front cover of The Humorist magazine featuring a glorious cartoon by William Heath Robinson showing the chaos created on the roads by spring romances. Date: 1937

Odessa, Ukraine - Deribas and Richelieu Streets - partial aerial view. Date: 1909

Hands Full. Southbank Middlesbrough 1970s 1970s

Nettuno-Anzio Front, Italy, by G. H. Davis
The battle of the beachhead -- an airmans view of the terrain. A pictorial map of the Nettuno-Anzio Front, showing roads, with the Alban Hills in the background

Eilean Donan Castle - with view of Loch Alsh and mountains in the backround - November - Scotland
GUY-179 Eilean Donan Castle - with view of Loch Alsh and mountains in the backround - November Scotland - UK Guy Rogers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Aerial view of the medieval town of Serralunga d Alba and its castle. Serralunga d Alba, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy

England, Suffolk, Lavenham, The Swan Hotel and Empty Road

Guggenheim Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art by Architect Frank Lloyd Wright on Fifth Avenue in New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

USA, Arizona, from Sitgreaves Pass on Route 66

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"Journey through Time: Exploring the Stories Carved on Roads" Unveiling hidden tales: The Falkland Islands Royal Engineer briefing map, 1982, reveals the strategic importance in military operations. Fisher Street, Doolin: A picturesque road winding through County Clare, Ireland, Europe, offering breathtaking views of rugged landscapes and ancient traditions. High Row in Darlington: Tracing the footsteps of history along this charming County Durham road that has witnessed centuries of change and progress. Spaghetti Junction: An architectural marvel or a tangled web? Delve into the fascinating engineering behind this iconic interchange connecting Birmingham's roads. Clash of Titans: Relive the legendary naval battle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia as ironclad warships clashed on treacherous waters. Westhampton beach's scenic coastal road on Long Island beckons with its tranquil beauty and promises unforgettable seaside adventures. Map of the City of Dublin, 1797: Step back in time to explore Dublin's labyrinthine streets during an era when horse-drawn carriages ruled these historic roads. Teignmouth-Shaldon Toll Bridge stands as a testament to human ingenuity bridging gaps both physical and metaphorical for generations past and present. London Map / Roman Period: Discover remnants from ancient Rome embedded within modern-day London's bustling streetscape – where two worlds collide across time. Industrial Revolution Iconography: Witnessing progress unfold at the new Rolls Royce factory in East Kilbride, Scotland June 1954 – where innovation meets asphalt dreams. Picture No. 10899522 captures a fleeting moment frozen in time—a snapshot that encapsulates life unfolding along busy city roads worldwide. Colourful Shop Fronts on Quay Hill add vibrancy to Lymington within England’s enchanting New Forest region—where roads lead to charming surprises at every turn.