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Background imageArchitecture Collection: Stepney housing PSM01_01_02

Stepney housing PSM01_01_02
East Mount Terrace, Stepney, Tower Hamlets, Greater London. Exterior view showing the houses of Eastmount Terrace, taken from the junction with Raven Row, 1870s

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Building the Dome OP04076

Building the Dome OP04076
Festival of Britain, South Bank Exhibition, Dome of Discovery, Chicheley Street, South Bank, Lambeth, Greater London. The partially constructed Dome of Discovery on the South Bank

Background imageArchitecture Collection: housing estate URBAN LANDSCAPE architecture historic

housing estate URBAN LANDSCAPE architecture historic
Design and the Environment. Timekeepers Square, Salford, Greater Manchester. Detail of the jamb between a Georgian house on Encombe Place and a new-build on the Timekeepers Square development

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Detail of materials DP220968

Detail of materials DP220968
Paintworks, Brislington, City of Bristol, North Somerset. Detail of housing on the Paintworks development, showing the various materials used on the west-facing walls

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Cascades EFC01_01_05_015_47249

Cascades EFC01_01_05_015_47249
Cascades, Westferry Road, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, Greater London. The east elevation of Cascades, a Post-Modern tower block with a sloping profile on the Isle of Dogs

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Manchester Central Public Library BWS01_01_43

Manchester Central Public Library BWS01_01_43
Central Public Library, St Peters Square, Manchester. Elevated view of the Central Public Library during construction, showing approximately one third of the steel frames of the outer ring having

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Manchester Central Public Library BWS01_01_42

Manchester Central Public Library BWS01_01_42
Central Public Library, St Peters Square, Manchester. Elevated view from the top of the Midland Hotel of the Central Public Library during construction

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Geological Museum BWS01_01_08

Geological Museum BWS01_01_08
Geological Museum, Exhibition Road, Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London. A view from the ground floor of the Geological Museum during construction, showing the steel frames

Background imageArchitecture Collection: The Grosvenor NWC01_01_2855

The Grosvenor NWC01_01_2855
Grosvenor Cine/Bar Experience, Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Greater London. The triple-bowed frontage of the Grosvenor Cine/Bar Experience and Ace Bar, viewed from the north-west

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Birkenhead Ritz NWC01_01_2445

Birkenhead Ritz NWC01_01_2445
Top Rank Bingo Club, Claughton Road, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside. The Top Rank Bingo Club viewed from the north-east. The Ritz Cinema opened in 1937

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Everton Olympia NWC01_01_2409

Everton Olympia NWC01_01_2409
Olympia Theatre, West Derby Road, Everton, Liverpool. A view from the circle looking across the auditorium and former stage in the Olympia Theatre, with the space filled with tables

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Parish church DP261765

Parish church DP261765
St John the Baptists Church, SOMERSHAM, HUNTINGDONSHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE. View from the north-west

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Parish church DP261766

Parish church DP261766
St John the Baptists Church, SOMERSHAM, HUNTINGDONSHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE. View from the north-west

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Victoria Park Estate JLP01_08_078248

Victoria Park Estate JLP01_08_078248
Victoria Park Estate, Macclesfield, Cheshire East. Three girls standing beside a stone wall, looking towards flats in the distance at the Victoria Park development

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Victoria Park Estate JLP01_08_078264a

Victoria Park Estate JLP01_08_078264a
Victoria Park Estate, Macclesfield, Cheshire East. Four boys sitting on a stone wall, looking towards flats in the distance at the Victoria Park development, built using the 12M Jespersen system

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Vauxhall Cross JLP01_10_54981

Vauxhall Cross JLP01_10_54981
VAUXHALL CROSS, ALBERT EMBANKMENT, VAUXHALL, LAMBETH, GREATER LONDON. A view of the recently completed Vauxhall Cross from north-west across the River Thames

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Staircase JLP01_08_071114

Staircase JLP01_08_071114
PATERNOSTER SQUARE, CITY OF LONDON. A woman walking down a winding staircase in a building at the Paternoster development

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Restell Close JLP01_08_074885

Restell Close JLP01_08_074885
Restell Close, Greenwich, Greater London. Looking up at a Sectra block of residential nurses flats on Restell Close, showing a group of women looking out over a balcony

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Pooles Park JLP01_08_084205

Pooles Park JLP01_08_084205
Pooles Park, Finsbury Park, Islington, Greater London. Two children playing on posts in a playground besides blocks of flats at Pooles Park, built using the 12M Jespersen system

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Angles JLP01_10_22753

Angles JLP01_10_22753
No.1 London Bridge, London Bridge, London Bridge City, Southwark, Greater London. Looking up at the structure over the entrance to No.1 London Bridge at the north-west corner of the building

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Students Union JLP01_08_075000

Students Union JLP01_08_075000
Durham University, Dunelm House, New Elvet, Durham, County Durham. Dunelm House at Durham University seen from south-west across the River Weir

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Students Union JLP01_08_075001a

Students Union JLP01_08_075001a
Durham University, Dunelm House, New Elvet, Durham, County Durham. Dunelm House at Durham University seen from south-east with Durham Cathedral in the background

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Climbing frame JLP01_08_089089

Climbing frame JLP01_08_089089
Doddington Estate, Battersea, Wandsworth, Greater London. Children playing on a climbing frame on the Doddington Estate, with a 10-storey and 13-storey block of flats behind

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Central London YMCA JLP01_08_761537

Central London YMCA JLP01_08_761537
Central London YMCA, Great Russell Street, Camden, Greater London. The structurally-complete tower blocks of the Central London YMCA, with scaffolding erected around the two-storey podium below

Background imageArchitecture Collection: 3 Minster Court JLP01_10_571

3 Minster Court JLP01_10_571
3 Minster Court, Mincing Lane, City of London. A view of 3 Minster Court, taken from the south-east across Great Tower Street

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Furniture delivery JLP01_08_087678

Furniture delivery JLP01_08_087678
Aylesbury Estate, Walworth, Southwark, Greater London. A view of two men delivering a free-standing cupboard to a block of flats on the Aylesbury Estate, built using the 12M Jespersen system

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Urban living JLP01_08_087671

Urban living JLP01_08_087671
Aylesbury Estate, Walworth, Southwark, Greater London. A young girl seated on a bench in front of a recently completed block of flats on the Aylesbury Estate, built using the 12M Jespersen system

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Aylesbury Estate Walworth JLP01_08_084729

Aylesbury Estate Walworth JLP01_08_084729
Aylesbury Estate, Walworth, Southwark, Greater London. Looking north-west over the Aylesbury Estate, showing the Centre Building with its 170ft chimney and Taplow House

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Barbican Centre JLP01_09_820695

Barbican Centre JLP01_09_820695
BARBICAN CENTRE, SILK STREET, CITY OF LONDON. An exterior view of the main entrance to the Barbican Arts Centre. John Laing & Son Ltd were responsible for the construction of Phase V of the Barbican

Background imageArchitecture Collection: High rise DP077062

High rise DP077062
Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, Greater London. Looking south towards the towers of Canary Wharf from Wades Place, Tower Hamlets, with Devitt House in the foreground

Background imageArchitecture Collection: High rise DP077059

High rise DP077059
Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, Greater London. General view looking north-west towards the towers of Canary Wharf from Eastney Street in Greenwich, with the spire of Christ Church, Isle of Dogs

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Micklegate Bar BB057006

Micklegate Bar BB057006
MICKLEGATE BAR, YORK. Micklegate Bar, seen from the south-west. Photographed in the early 20th century by Edwin Dockree

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Bootham Bar BB057003

Bootham Bar BB057003
BOOTHAM BAR, YORK. A view from the west of Bootham Bar, with the towers of York Minster in the background, and three men in the foreground. Photographed in the early 20th century by Edwin Dockree

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Bestwood Pumping Station BB68_03745

Bestwood Pumping Station BB68_03745
Bestwood Pumping Station, Mansfield Road, Bestwood St. Albans, Gedling, Nottinghamshire. A view from the south-west of Bestwood Pumping Station, with the Cooling Pond in the foreground

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Factory units DP235399

Factory units DP235399
Advance Factory Units, Burners Lane, Kiln Farm, Bradwell Abbey, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Exterior view of part of a factory unit from the south-west

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Barbican construction and St Giles JLP01_09_740888

Barbican construction and St Giles JLP01_09_740888
BARBICAN, CITY OF LONDON. A view towards Lauderdale Tower on Phase II of the Barbican development site, showing the Church of St Giles-without-Cripplegate

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Roof of the Winged Horse DP183247

Roof of the Winged Horse DP183247
The Winged Horse, Luncies Road, Barstable, Basildon, Essex. General view looking north along the public houses green copper roof towards the first-floor flat

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Cascades DP183749

Cascades DP183749
Cascades, Westferry Road, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, Greater London. General view of the tower block from the west, showing its relationship to adjacent towers and the river Thames

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Inside the Monument DP177894

Inside the Monument DP177894
The Monument, Monument Street, City of London. Interior view of the monument to the Great Fire of London designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Looking up through the well of the central spiral staircase

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Detail of Council flats DP183603

Detail of Council flats DP183603
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Depot, Pembroke Road, West Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Contemporary living DP196667

Contemporary living DP196667
Pillwood, Pill Creak, Feock, Cornwall. Interior view of the holiday home, showing the lower level of its main space from the west

Background imageArchitecture Collection: The Shed DP183933

The Shed DP183933
Royal National Theatre, The Shed, Upper Ground, Southbank, Lambeth, Greater London. General view of the tops of the red-painted wooden temporary theatre

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Detail of tubular steel DP183605

Detail of tubular steel DP183605
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Depot, Pembroke Road, West Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London

Background imageArchitecture Collection: River Sherbourne WAI01_04_180_68_16

River Sherbourne WAI01_04_180_68_16
The Burges, Coventry. A view from Palmer Lane showing the River Sherbourne and the rear elevations of buildings on The Burges

Background imageArchitecture Collection: St Lukes Church Liverpool a63_07033

St Lukes Church Liverpool a63_07033
ST LUKES CHURCH, LEECE STREET, LIVERPOOL. A view from beneath the chancel arch looking west towards the tower in the bombed out ruins of St Lukes Church

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Coventry Sport and Leisure Centre DP219785

Coventry Sport and Leisure Centre DP219785
Coventry Sport and Leisure Centre, Fairfax Street, Coventry, West Midlands. General view from north west. The elephant building

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Woburn Abbey 29183_012

Woburn Abbey 29183_012
Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. Home to the Duke of Bedford, but often open as a visitor attraction

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Embassy in Lisbon P_D00193_001

Embassy in Lisbon P_D00193_001
British Embassy Offices, Rue Sao Domingo, Lisbon, Portugal. Photographed in 1954

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Bradford Tithe Barn DP139972

Bradford Tithe Barn DP139972
Tithe Barn, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire. Interior showing elegant structural timber framing

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Brabazon Hangar DP137889

Brabazon Hangar DP137889
Brabazon Hangar, Filton Airport, Bristol, Somerset. General view of hangar. Post War Buildings

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Woolstaplers Hall Chipping Camden DP137286

Woolstaplers Hall Chipping Camden DP137286
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. General view of front elevation, Woolstaplers House, High Street

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Wool Stove DP139940

Wool Stove DP139940
Wool Stove, now Tourist Information Centre, Justice Lane, Frome, Somerset. South West Mills Project

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Fountain Staircase, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre CC47_02373

Fountain Staircase, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre CC47_02373
The 1930s Art Deco Fountain Staircase in the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, now the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire. Interior view. Date range: 1930-1940

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Liverpool Playhouse Theatre DP180611

Liverpool Playhouse Theatre DP180611
Liverpool Playhouse Theatre, Williamson Square, Liverpool, Merseyside. General view of extension to playhouse theatre, lit at twilight, by Hall, O Donahue and Wilson, 1966-8

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Fun House CC47_01518

Fun House CC47_01518
The Fun House at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Lancashire. Photographed by Herbert Leo Felton in 1935 with evidence of construction work still on site

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Seat, Robin Hood Gardens DP195294

Seat, Robin Hood Gardens DP195294
Robin Hood Gardens, Poplar, London. Detail of seating to lift shaft entrance. Number 8. Alison and Peter Smithson

Background imageArchitecture Collection: The Deep DP174295

The Deep DP174295
THE DEEP, Tower St, Hull, East Yorkshire. General view of aquarium and light show for opening of Hull City of Culture, view from west

Background imageArchitecture Collection: The Deep DP174294

The Deep DP174294
THE DEEP, Tower St, Hull, East Yorkshire. General view of aquarium and light show for opening of Hull City of Culture, view from west

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Cloister IC041_002

Cloister IC041_002
FURNESS ABBEY, Cumbria. Reconstruction drawing, by Claire Thorne, depicting the cloister at Furness Abbey, as it may have appeared from about the mid-thirteenth century onwards

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Cliffords Tower MP_CLI0033

Cliffords Tower MP_CLI0033
CLIFFORDs TOWER, YORK CASTLE, North Yorkshire. Hand coloured sketch elevations of the exterior north and east faces of Cliffords Tower. Drawing by Frank Baines, H.M

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Capability Brown Column, Wrest Park DP217089

Capability Brown Column, Wrest Park DP217089
WREST PARK HOUSE AND GARDENS, Silsoe, Bedfordshire. The Capability Brown Column

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Chinese Temple, Wrest Park DP217080

Chinese Temple, Wrest Park DP217080
WREST PARK HOUSE AND GARDENS, Silsoe, Bedfordshire. The Chinese Temple

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Farleigh Hungerford Castle J060019

Farleigh Hungerford Castle J060019
FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE, Somerset. Aerial view cutaway reconstruction drawing, by Stephen Conlin, of the Great Hall in the 15th century, hung with tapestries

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Apsley House J050018

Apsley House J050018
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Present day cutaway drawing of the first floor by Stephen Conlin

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Portchester Castle J020056

Portchester Castle J020056
PORTCHESTER CASTLE, Hampshire. Aerial view cutaway reconstruction drawing of Richard IIs palace in the 14th century, by Stephen Conlin

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Conduit House, St Augustines Abbey IC091_018

Conduit House, St Augustines Abbey IC091_018
ST AUGUSTINEs ABBEY, Canterbury, Kent. Cut-away reconstruction drawing by Peter Urmston, depicting the water supply Conduit House for St Augustines Abbey

Background imageArchitecture Collection: St Peters Church, Barton-upon-Humber N070173

St Peters Church, Barton-upon-Humber N070173
ST PETERs CHURCH, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire. Aerial view reconstruction drawing by Liam Wales of the church in the 15th century

Background imageArchitecture Collection: St Peters Church, Barton-upon-Humber N070172

St Peters Church, Barton-upon-Humber N070172
ST PETERs CHURCH, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire. Aerial view reconstruction drawing by Liam Wales of the church in Norman period

Background imageArchitecture Collection: St Peters Church, Barton-upon-Humber N070171

St Peters Church, Barton-upon-Humber N070171
ST PETERs CHURCH, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire. Aerial view reconstruction drawing by Liam Wales of the church in Anglo-Saxon period

Background imageArchitecture Collection: The Custard Factory DP099070

The Custard Factory DP099070
The Custard Factory, Digbeth, Birmingham. Looking north-east along the ellipical balconies of the studio buildings west elevation

Background imageArchitecture Collection: The Custard Factory DP099091

The Custard Factory DP099091
The Custard Factory, Digbeth, Birmingham. Looking south-west along the studio building towards the nineteenth-century factory, showing the structure supporting its elliptical balconies

Background imageArchitecture Collection: The National Theatre a98_06905

The National Theatre a98_06905
ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE, Upper Ground, South Bank, Lambeth, London. General view of the National Theatre showing elevated walkways. Architects, Denys Lasdun and Peter Softley

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Sherborne in 1939 BB056812

Sherborne in 1939 BB056812
Newland, Sherborne, Dorset. A view down the street with a horse and cart heading towards the camera. To the left is a car park, a petrol station with a distinctive petrol pump, and a house

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Shopping in Sherborne 1939 BB056810

Shopping in Sherborne 1939 BB056810
Former Church House, Half Moon Street, Sherborne, Dorset. A car parked outside the shop of F W Pedley, draper and outfitter. and a gas lamp stands outside the adjoining tobacconist

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Samson And Hercules House OP27177

Samson And Hercules House OP27177
Samson And Hercules House, Tombland, Norwich, Norfolk. The front elevation of Samson and Hercules House, showing the building before alterations in 1890

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Lincoln Cathedral mouldings MD44_00143

Lincoln Cathedral mouldings MD44_00143
Hand tinted labelled sheet showing moulding details of the wall arcading of the Angel Choir, Lincoln Cathedral, with key. Measured drawing produced by John Gaff Gillespie in 1902

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Preston Bus Station JLP01_08_081452

Preston Bus Station JLP01_08_081452
Preston Bus Station, Tithebarrn Street, Preston. View of the car park decks during construction. Photographed in June 1969; John Laing Collection

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Preston Bus Station DP142034

Preston Bus Station DP142034
Preston Bus Station, Tithebarrn Street, Preston. The west elevation with buses in bays of the bus station. Photographed in April 2011

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Temple Newsam 28823_053

Temple Newsam 28823_053
Temple Newsam, Leeds, West Yorkshire. A Tudor and Jacobean mansion set in grounds landscaped by Capability Brown. The house and grounds are a visitor attraction owned by Leeds City Council

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Library of Birmingham DP180933

Library of Birmingham DP180933
Library of Birmingham, Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands. Detail view of south and east elevations at twilight

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Southill Park 29690_021

Southill Park 29690_021
Southill Park, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. 18th century country house first built in brick around 1720. It was later remodelled and clad in stone by Henry Holland in the 1790s

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Youngsbury 29682_027

Youngsbury 29682_027
Youngsbury, Thundridge, Hertfordshire. Mid 18th century country house built in brick as a pedimented Palladian villa

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Hall i th Wood CC025318

Hall i th Wood CC025318
Hall i th Wood, Hall i th Wood Lane, Bolton. The tudor manor house was restored in 1899 and given to the Corporation of Bolton. It is now a museum

Background imageArchitecture Collection: Eaton Hall CC80_00432

Eaton Hall CC80_00432
Eaton Hall, Cheshire. The Dragon Fountain in the Italian Garden, with the south elevation of the house behind. Eaton Hall was built between 1870 and 1882



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