Chimneys Collection (page 17)

Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. circa 1900

John Miltons cottage, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, where the poet and political writer lived during the Great Plague of 1665. Date: circa 1920s

Hallowell House Hotel, Hallowell, Maine, USA
Hallowell House Hotel, Second Street, Hallowell, Maine, USA, visited in the 19th century by many famous guests, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Daniel Webster and Cornelius Vanderbilt. Date: circa 1910

Home of T H Ismay, founder of the White Star Line, at Dawpool (Dalpool), Cheshire, on the banks of the River Dee

Aerial view of Frys chocolate factories, Bristol
Aerial view of Frys chocolate factories at Bristol. circa 1900

Fishermens homes, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: circa 1900s

Christmas Eve by A. Davis
An aerial view of a village covered in a blanket of snow on Christmas Eve. Date: 1936

Bessemer steel plant, Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
Bessemer steel plant and rolling mills, Lake Superior Corporation, Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada. Date: circa 1908

Panorama of Port Alfred and Bagotville, Quebec, Canada
Industrial panorama of Port Alfred and Bagotville, Quebec, Canada Date: circa 1920s

Hudson Motor Car Co, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Date: 1917

London Fire Brigade extended ladder with a man standing near the top. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1930s

Fire at White Swan Laundry, SW London
Fire at the White Swan Laundry, Stockwell Road, SW London, 30 January 1950. Date: 1950

Razing a Factory Chimney (b / w photo)
1064147 Razing a Factory Chimney (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Razing a Factory Chimney)

Warehouse on fire near railway line, with flames and thick black smoke billowing out, and fire engines in the foreground. Date: mid-20th century

The Customs Hut, Morning, 1882 (oil on canvas)
CH429198 The Customs Hut, Morning, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 60x71 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cabane des Douaniers; ); Photo eChristies Images; French

Newcastle upon Tyne from Windmill Hills, Gateshead, 1887 (pencil & w / c on paper)
1214468 Newcastle upon Tyne from Windmill Hills, Gateshead, 1887 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Storey, John (1828-88); Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The thing that moves London (colour litho)
3622473 The thing that moves London (colour litho) by Maxwell, Donald (1877-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The thing that moves London. Lots Road Power Station)

Puppy (coloured engraving)
3641887 Puppy (coloured engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puppy. Illustration for Shadow and Substance by Charles H Bennett and Robert B Brough (W Kent)

Field kitchen into the fortress of Nis, Serbia, Serbo-Bulgarian War, 28 November 1885 (drawing)
3638204 Field kitchen into the fortress of Nis, Serbia, Serbo-Bulgarian War, 28 November 1885 (drawing) by English School

A Winter Scene. Motif from Southern Stockholm, 1886 (oil on paper)
3106557 A Winter Scene. Motif from Southern Stockholm, 1886 (oil on paper) by Lindman, Knut Axel (1848-1930); 51x33 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish, out of copyright

Miller & Jones, manufacturer of ale and porter for exportation, trade card (engraving)
733791 Miller & Jones, manufacturer of ale and porter for exportation, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miller & Jones)

Vanished London - Holywell Street and Wych Street, from the Strand (colour litho)
733676 Vanished London - Holywell Street and Wych Street, from the Strand (colour litho) by Payne, Arthur Charles (1856-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

The River Oise near Pontoise, 1873 (oil on canvas)
CLK339885 The River Oise near Pontoise, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 46x55.7 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; French

Bilston, 1879 (pen & ink on paper)
WAG451547 Bilston, 1879 (pen & ink on paper) by Fullwood, John (1854-1931); Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; eWolverhampton Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

The Abbey of Montmartre, with chimneys smoking (pen & ink on paper)
449288 The Abbey of Montmartre, with chimneys smoking (pen & ink on paper) by Gasselin, Noel (fl.1677); 11.2x32.2 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

The Oxford Market House, Great Titchfield Street, north of Oxford Street, c
JHL394929 The Oxford Market House, Great Titchfield Street, north of Oxford Street, c.1880 (b/w photo) by Dixon, Henry (1820-92); Private Collection; (add.info)

Inspecting a telephone cable between Conduit and Maddox Streets (sepia photo)
STC347669 Inspecting a telephone cable between Conduit and Maddox Streets (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

France (chromolitho)
2817154 France (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: France. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Usine a cuivre de M Vivian, vue d ensemble (engraving)
2790037 Usine a cuivre de M Vivian, vue d ensemble (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Usine a cuivre de M Vivian, vue d ensemble)

Watchcats (colour litho)
2783564 Watchcats (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Watchdog cats. Two marauders)

Punch cartoon: Manchester-sur-Mer. A Sea-Ductive Prospect - the Manchester Ship Canal (engraving)
6034951 Punch cartoon: Manchester-sur-Mer. A Sea-Ductive Prospect - the Manchester Ship Canal (engraving) by English School

Examination Schools, Oxford, Oxfordshire (b / w photo)
5996821 Examination Schools, Oxford, Oxfordshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Examination Schools, Oxford, Oxfordshire)

Entrance of the Railway at Edge Hill, Liverpool, 1831 (hand coloured engraving)
1199839 Entrance of the Railway at Edge Hill, Liverpool, 1831 (hand coloured engraving) by Bury, Thomas Talbot (1811-77); Private Collection; (add.info)

Factory workers stand strong united, 1900 (pen on paper)
1765778 Factory workers stand strong united, 1900 (pen on paper) by Vaardt, Jan van der (1647-1721); 64.8A--48.3 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Distant view of The Hill, Witley, Surrey, when first built (b / w photo)
3621763 Distant view of The Hill, Witley, Surrey, when first built (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Distant view of The Hill, Witley, Surrey)

General view of Belfast, Ulster, Ireland (litho)
6014116 General view of Belfast, Ulster, Ireland (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General view of Belfast, Ulster, Ireland)

Piano factory of Julius Bluethner, Leipzig, Germany (engraving)
6001313 Piano factory of Julius Bluethner, Leipzig, Germany (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Piano factory of Julius Bluethner, Leipzig, Germany)

Strayed, a Moonlight Pastoral, 1878 (oil on canvas)
BAL12447 Strayed, a Moonlight Pastoral, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Lawson, Cecil Gordon (1849-82); 67.3x59.6 cm; Charles Young Fine Paintings, London

Glasgow from the Necropolis, 19th century (engraving)
6200082 Glasgow from the Necropolis, 19th century (engraving) by Richardson, William (fl.1842-77); 36.8x61 cm; The McManus, Dundee

Pollution in the River Thames, London (colour litho)
5999982 Pollution in the River Thames, London (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pollution in the River Thames, London)

The Miracle of the Relic of the True Cross on the Rialto Bridge, 1496 (oil on canvas)
FTB29232 The Miracle of the Relic of the True Cross on the Rialto Bridge, 1496 (oil on canvas) by Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460/5-1523/6); 365x389 cm; Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice

Waterloo Bridge, Gray Weather, 1900 (oil on canvas)
5861385 Waterloo Bridge, Gray Weather, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 65.4A--92.6 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; French, out of copyright

The Whale-oil Refinery near the Village of Smerenburg, 1639 (oil on canvas)
5916307 The Whale-oil Refinery near the Village of Smerenburg, 1639 (oil on canvas) by Man, Cornelis de (1621-1706); 108x205 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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