Timber Collection (page 7)

George Stephenson's locomotive 'Rocket' winning the competition at Rainhill Bridge, near Manchester
530593 George Stephenson's locomotive 'Rocket' winning the competition at Rainhill Bridge, near Manchester, England

Home and family transformed into models of comfort and smartness by the housewife's industry with the help of
530590 Home and family transformed into models of comfort and smartness by the housewife's industry with the help of the Singer sewing machine (engraving); (add.info)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Occupation of Paris by German troops. Germans in Paris waiting for a passage home
530575 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Occupation of Paris by German troops. Germans in Paris waiting for a passage home. Wood engraving, London, 18 March 1871; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Prussian siege guns in front of Paris. Wood engraving, 11 February 1871
530572 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Prussian siege guns in front of Paris. Wood engraving, 11 February 1871; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Prussian Uhlans chasing a balloon which had escaped from the besieged city of Paris
530565 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Prussian Uhlans chasing a balloon which had escaped from the besieged city of Paris. Wood engraving, 1881.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ship cannon on gun carriage, showing gun-tackle, blocks and pulleys fixed to sides of gun-carriage and to side of ship
530463 Ship cannon on gun carriage, showing gun-tackle, blocks and pulleys fixed to sides of gun-carriage and to side of ship, by means of which gun is run up to, or drawn back from porthole

Carronade, short piece of naval ordnance with large calibre chamber, like a mortar
530460 Carronade, short piece of naval ordnance with large calibre chamber, like a mortar. Name said to come from Carron Ironworks, Scotland. Wood engraving, c1884.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

William Tyndale of Tindale (c1494-1536), English translator of the Bible. Copies of Tyndale's vernacular Bible
530221 William Tyndale of Tindale (c1494-1536), English translator of the Bible. Copies of Tyndale's vernacular Bible brought into England concealed in bales of various goods

Low rental workmen's dwellings built by Birkenhead Dock Co. c1844: Architect CE Lang
531830 Low rental workmen's dwellings built by Birkenhead Dock Co. c1844: Architect CE Lang. Elevation showing block of 3 'houses' of 4 floors

North London Cemetery, Highgate, 1838 (engraving)
536401 North London Cemetery, Highgate, 1838 (engraving); (add.info.: North London Cemetery, Highgate. The Lebanon Catacombs)

Stonemasons, wearing heavy leather safety aprons, sawing stone blocks and shaping with mallet and chisel
536352 Stonemasons, wearing heavy leather safety aprons, sawing stone blocks and shaping with mallet and chisel.; (add.info.: Stonemasons, wearing heavy leather safety aprons)

And I saw another angel fly ...' Bible: Book of Revelation XXIV 6,7. Wood engraving c1885
535960 And I saw another angel fly ...' Bible: Book of Revelation XXIV 6,7. Wood engraving c1885.; (add.info.: And I saw another angel fly ...' Bible: Book of Revelation XXIV 6,7)

Ruth embracing her mother-in-law. Bible 2 Ruth 1.14. Wood engraving 1873
535934 Ruth embracing her mother-in-law. Bible 2 Ruth 1.14. Wood engraving 1873.; (add.info.: Ruth embracing her mother-in-law. Bible 2 Ruth 1.14. Wood engraving 1873.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Jesus speaking with the woman of Canaan and promising cure for daughter vexed with a devil. Bible Matthew 15.22
535922 Jesus speaking with the woman of Canaan and promising cure for daughter vexed with a devil. Bible Matthew 15.22. Wood engraving of 1865.; (add.info)

Space capsule dwarfed by the disc of the Moon. From Jules Verne Autour de la Lune, Paris, 1865. Wood engraving
539709 Space capsule dwarfed by the disc of the Moon. From Jules Verne Autour de la Lune, Paris, 1865. Wood engraving.; (add.info.: Space capsule dwarfed by the disc of the Moon)

The astronauts surveying the Moon. From Jules Verne Autour de la Lune, Paris, 1865. Wood engraving
538152 The astronauts surveying the Moon. From Jules Verne Autour de la Lune, Paris, 1865. Wood engraving.; (add.info.: The astronauts surveying the Moon)

Return of the Prodigal Son Bible Luke 15:20. From Gustave Dore illustrated Bible 1865-6. Wood engraving
537634 Return of the Prodigal Son Bible Luke 15:20. From Gustave Dore illustrated Bible 1865-6. Wood engraving; (add.info.: Return of the Prodigal Son Bible Luke 15:20)

Joan of Arc (c1412-31) St Joan, St Jeanne d'Arc, the Maid of Orleans. French patriot and martyr
537538 Joan of Arc (c1412-31) St Joan, St Jeanne d'Arc, the Maid of Orleans. French patriot and martyr. Joan before Charles VII at Chinon, 1429

'Adoration of the Shepherds' (oil on wood)
534603 'Adoration of the Shepherds' (oil on wood); (add.info.: riptych attributed to Flemish artist Cornelis Englebrechtsen (Engelberts 1468-1533). Right panel showing Virgin and Child

The Californian Balloon Railway, a novel way of travelling to the Californian Gold Rush
533989 The Californian Balloon Railway, a novel way of travelling to the Californian Gold Rush. Cartoon from Punch London 1849

The Children of the Poor - poem by Victor Hugo, London c1875. Wood engraving
533883 The Children of the Poor - poem by Victor Hugo, London c1875. Wood engraving; (add.info.: The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep

William II (Rufus) d1100, King of England from 1087. William shot and killed while hunting in the New Forest
533575 William II (Rufus) d1100, King of England from 1087. William shot and killed while hunting in the New Forest. Colour-printed wood engraving 1864; (add.info.: William II (Rufus) d1100

American Civil War 1861-1865: Destruction of the Confederate (Southern) flotilla by Unionist armoured gunboats at
533338 American Civil War 1861-1865: Destruction of the Confederate (Southern) flotilla by Unionist armoured gunboats at Memphis, Tennessee, July 1862

Glass cutters at their wheels. Vessel to be cut held against rotating wheel powered by steam through belt and shafting
538650 Glass cutters at their wheels. Vessel to be cut held against rotating wheel powered by steam through belt and shafting. Wood engraving c1870; (add.info.: Glass cutters at their wheels)

Man, woman & small boy working wheel for combing long staple wool into slivers for worsted manufacture
538585 Man, woman & small boy working wheel for combing long staple wool into slivers for worsted manufacture, c.1845 (engraving); (add.info.: Man)

Casting a mortar at Grissell's Regent's Canal Ironworks, City Road, London, 1855 (engraving)
538551 Casting a mortar at Grissell's Regent's Canal Ironworks, City Road, London, 1855 (engraving); (add.info.: Casting a mortar at Grissell's Regent's Canal Ironworks, City Road)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Strasbourg Cathedral during the final bombardment of the city, 1870
538459 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Strasbourg Cathedral during the final bombardment of the city, 1870. From The Graphic (London, 15 October 1870). Wood engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Wilhelm I (1797-1888) King of Prussia from 1861 being proclaimed Emperor of Germany, 1871 (engraving)
538438 Wilhelm I (1797-1888) King of Prussia from 1861 being proclaimed Emperor of Germany, 1871 (engraving); (add.info.: After the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871)

Emergency in the padded interior of the space capsule, 1865 (engraving)
538423 Emergency in the padded interior of the space capsule, 1865 (engraving); (add.info.: Emergency in the padded interior of the space capsule)

Map of Florida showing the position of the launch site of the space craft Columbiad, 1865 (engraving)
538405 Map of Florida showing the position of the launch site of the space craft Columbiad, 1865 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Florida showing the position of the launch site of the space craft)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Shaving the enemy at Montmirail. Wood engraving from The Graphic, London, 8 October 1870
538288 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Shaving the enemy at Montmirail. Wood engraving from The Graphic, London, 8 October 1870; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Dante and Virgil at the edge of the abyss from which a foetid smell steamed up: Canto XI
536434 Dante and Virgil at the edge of the abyss from which a foetid smell steamed up: Canto XI. Illustration by Gustave Dore for Dante Inferno, 1863

Columbia Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (engraving)
8677138 Columbia Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Columbia Street, New Westminster, British Columbia)

Sussex woodman making hay-cages (b/w photo)
8675957 Sussex woodman making hay-cages (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sussex woodman making hay-cages)

Wood, the fire escape conductor heroically rescuing a mother and child from the fire in Whitechapel (engraving)
8672747 Wood, the fire escape conductor heroically rescuing a mother and child from the fire in Whitechapel (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wood)

Building a New Palace for the Emperor (litho)
8661193 Building a New Palace for the Emperor (litho) by Burton, H. M. (20th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Building a New Palace for the Emperor)

Botocude allumant du feu (engraving)
8653302 Botocude allumant du feu (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Botocude allumant du feu)

You can't keep a good man down (colour litho)
8656584 You can't keep a good man down (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: You can't keep a good man down. Man sitting amongst fallen timber)

"Sandwich men in their prison of wood" (engraving)
8646960 "Sandwich men in their prison of wood" (engraving) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: Act I, Scene I (colour litho)
8630828 Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: Act I, Scene I (colour litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Benvolio)

Cuillere (wood)
8678388 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images.

Joiner (colour litho)
8677591 Joiner (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joiner.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection.

Sir John Tenniel cartoon: "Out of the Wood!" (engraving)
8657289 Sir John Tenniel cartoon: "Out of the Wood!" (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Out of the Wood)

Manufacturing kindling, Clamecy, France (b/w photo)
8626997 Manufacturing kindling, Clamecy, France (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manufacturing kindling, Clamecy, France)

Marine Encyclopedia: Deck-hook, Breast-hook, Crutch, etc of a Wooden Vessel (litho)
8652596 Marine Encyclopedia: Deck-hook, Breast-hook, Crutch, etc of a Wooden Vessel (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deck-hook, Breast-hook, Crutch)

Marine Encyclopedia: Half-Midship-section of Composite Vessel (litho)
8652595 Marine Encyclopedia: Half-Midship-section of Composite Vessel (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Half-Midship-section of Composite Vessel)

Marine Encyclopedia: Square-body-Frames, with long and short armed Floors of a Wooden Vessel (litho)
8652583 Marine Encyclopedia: Square-body-Frames, with long and short armed Floors of a Wooden Vessel (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Square-body-Frames)

Furnishings for a 17th century dining room (colour litho)
8626846 Furnishings for a 17th century dining room (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Furnishings for a 17th century dining room)

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"Timber: A Timeless Resource and Symbol of Strength" From the majestic Oak Tree, scientifically known as Quercus, to the intricate Victorian Botanical Illustrations capturing its beauty, it has played a significant role in England's history. In Chesterfield, ancient forests provided the raw materials for construction and shipbuilding, including the legendary Sutton Hoo ship burial. Traveling southwest to Cornwall's Levant Mine on July 11th, 1894, timber supported miners' endeavors deep underground. Meanwhile, rowing boats gracefully glided across Ambleside's waters (N060978), their wooden frames echoing centuries-old craftsmanship. Dungeness Beach witnessed fishing boats made from sturdy timber (J070051) braving treacherous waves in pursuit of abundant catches. In Lambeth's Timber Yard of 1916 (BL23561_029), workers skillfully handled logs amidst wartime challenges during World War II's Blitz. Londoners sought solace amid chaos on Balham High Road during WWII; yet even then, advertisements showcased Libertys' new shops - a testament to London's resilience and enduring love for quality timber products. Across borders in Swansea, South Wales stood Landore Viaduct under construction - an engineering marvel relying heavily on robust timbers. Meanwhile, a house carpenter meticulously planed a board on his bench – showcasing timeless woodworking skills passed down through generations. Finally crossing continents to Nevada's Cal-Neva Lodge entrance in the USA revealed grandeur crafted from fine timber - symbolizing elegance and warmth that transcends geographical boundaries. Throughout history and across cultures, timber remains an invaluable resource embodying strength and versatility. From supporting structures like ships and mines to providing livelihoods for craftsmen worldwide – this caption celebrates the enduring legacy as both practical necessity and artistic inspiration.