Demolishing Collection

Tinsley cooling towers, Sheffield
Tinsley cooling towers being demolished. These towers were built in 1938 as part of the Blackburn Meadows power station and stood over 75 metres tall

The Demolition Excavator
Excavators (Hydraulic Excavators) are heavy construction equipment consisting of a boom, dipper (or stick), bucket and cab on a rotating platform known as the house

Tinsley cooling towers demolition
Tinsley cooling towers being prepared for demolition. These towers were built in 1938 as part of the Blackburn Meadows power station and stood over 75 metres tall

Tinsley cooling towers demolition
Tinsley cooling towers being demolished. These towers were built in 1938 as part of the Blackburn Meadows power station and stood over 75 metres tall

Clameur de Haro, Guernsey law, 1924
" Haro! Haro! Haro! a L aide, Mon Prince! on Mefait Tort" : A Norman survival in Guernsey law: a Guernsey farmer kneels and recites the accepted formula

Children with large pudding on a Christmas card
Children attacking a large pudding on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Funny Egg Illustration
Three funny coloured eggs in row

Wrecking Palace of the Fans ballpark, Cincinnati (baseball), 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Wrecking Palace of the Fans ballpark, Cincinnati (baseball), 1911

Wrecking Palace of the Fans ballpark, Cincinnati (baseball), 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Wrecking Palace of the Fans ballpark, Cincinnati (baseball), 1911

Town stand coming down at Leeds Road, the former ground for Huddersfield Town F. C
Town stand coming down at Leeds Road, the former ground for Huddersfield Town F.C. The final match was played on 30th April 1994. 7th June 1994

Cartoon commenting on the removal of Temple Bar to Westminster, 19th century
5308714 Cartoon commenting on the removal of Temple Bar to Westminster, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the removal of Temple Bar to Westminster)

Blowing up the Eastern Arch of the Great Exhibition Building, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Blowing up the Eastern Arch of the Great Exhibition Building, [South Kensington, London], 1864. Demolition of an...arch which supported the eastern gable end of the nave of the International

The South-Eastern Railway works on Dowgate-Hill, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The South-Eastern Railway works on Dowgate-Hill, [London], 1864. Preparations for...the proposed railway bridge across the Thames

Demolition of Lyon's Inn, Strand, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Demolition of Lyon's Inn, Strand, [London], 1862. A piece of old London - a long-neglected, out-of-the-way nook and corner - has disappeared

Demolition of Hungerford Market: view looking towards the Strand, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
Demolition of Hungerford Market: view looking towards the Strand, [London], 1862. The disappearance of Hungerford Market...is perhaps not a subject of much, if any

Ruins of the Great Exhibition Building of 1862, (1864). Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Great Exhibition Building of 1862, [London], (1864). Engraving from a sketch...looking in an easterly direction along the Cromwell-road...The grand central entrance appears in

Demolition of Blackfriars Bridge, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Demolition of Blackfriars Bridge, [London], 1864. View from the Surrey bank of the Thames, showing...the scaffolding which has been erected facilitate the removal of materials...[Also visible are]

Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Kensington Gate, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Kensington Gate, 1864. This week has witnessed the abolition of turnpike toll obstructions upon fifty miles of road in

Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: City-road Gate, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: City-road Gate, 1864. This week has witnessed the abolition of turnpike toll obstructions upon fifty miles of road in

The Revolution in Sicily - the Sicilians demolishing the Fort of Castellamare at Palermo... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - the Sicilians demolishing the Fort of Castellamare at Palermo - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860

The Revolution in Sicily - the Sicilians demolishing the Fort of Castellamare at Palermo... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - the Sicilians demolishing the Fort of Castellamare at Palermo - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860

Voilà pourtant notre chambre nuptiale.. 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier
Voila pourtant notre chambre nuptiale.. 1853. - Voila pourtant notre chambre nuptial, Adelaide...ces limousins ne respectent rien, ils n'ont pas le culte des souvenirs!...'

Paris demolitions - removal of a portion of the Quartier Latin - from a drawing by M. Thorigny, 1860 Creator: Unknown
Paris demolitions - removal of a portion of the Quartier Latin - from a drawing by M. Thorigny, 1860. The quarter now undergoing destruction is being demolished for two purposes

Demolishing the Old Orphanage, Stockholm, 1886. Creator: Anshelm Schultzberg
Demolishing the Old Orphanage, Stockholm, 1886

Destruction of the Docks, Sebastopol - from a sketch by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Creator: J. A. Crowe
Destruction of the Docks, Sebastopol - from a sketch by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Crimean War. It was the intention of our engineers to blow in a portion of the English half of the docks...the charges in

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

Demolition of Hungerford Market to make room for the Charing-Cross Railway Station, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Demolition of Hungerford Market to make room for the Charing-Cross Railway Station, [London], 1862. Our View is taken from the lower end of Villiers-street

Demolition of the Old Church of St. Genevieve, Paris, 1807 (w/c on paper)
XIR234441 Demolition of the Old Church of St. Genevieve, Paris, 1807 (w/c on paper) by Duchateau, Denise (nee Destours) (fl.1779-97); 41.2x28.2 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet

Buildings being torn down on Independence Avenue to make space... Washington, D.C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Buildings being torn down on Independence Avenue to make space for government housing

Wrecking buildings on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Wrecking buildings on Independence Avenue

Loading debris from wrecked buildings on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Loading debris from wrecked buildings on Independence Avenue

Construction workman wrecking a church on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Construction workman wrecking a church on Independence Avenue

Laborers wrecking houses on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Laborers wrecking houses on Independence Avenue

Laborers wrecking buildings on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Laborers wrecking buildings on Independence Avenue

Exteriors of houses being wrecked on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Exteriors of houses being wrecked on Independence Avenue

Church being wrecked on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Church being wrecked on Independence Avenue

Urban renewal: the demoliton of old quarters and their replacement with wide streets
3622134 Urban renewal: the demoliton of old quarters and their replacement with wide streets, boulevards and public parks (colour litho) by Beuzon

Demolition of the Barriere de l Etoile, Paris, c1860 (engraving)
977899 Demolition of the Barriere de l Etoile, Paris, c1860 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demolition of the Barriere de l Etoile, Paris)

An elephant on the rampage (engraving)
736161 An elephant on the rampage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An elephant on the rampage; Demolishing wigwams)

Old Paris disappears (colour litho)
2779777 Old Paris disappears (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Paris disappears)

"I give the floor to the pickaxe, "said the Duce, personally starting the great work... (colour litho)
2778302 " I give the floor to the pickaxe, " said the Duce, personally starting the great work.... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Disappearing Station (Colour Litho)
2783563 The Disappearing Station (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The disappearing station)

Demolition workers in SE London
Men demolishing houses in south-east London, with little personal protection. Date: circa 1960s

Joshua 6 4-21 The Fall of Jericho, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica
STC67501 Joshua 6 4-21 The Fall of Jericho, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica) (coloured woodcut) by German School

Demolition of the Church of Saint-Jean-en-Greve, c. 1800 (gouache on paper)
XIR231215 Demolition of the Church of Saint-Jean-en-Greve, c.1800 (gouache on paper) by Demachy, Pierre Antoine (1723-1807); 34x44.8 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Representation of the demolishing of the cross in Cheapside in the year 1643 (engraving)
608187 Representation of the demolishing of the cross in Cheapside in the year 1643 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ms L. A. 139-Lisboa fol. 66 The Divine Warrior leading an army against those who attack
XJL195865 Ms L.A. 139-Lisboa fol.66 The Divine Warrior leading an army against those who attack the faithful, from the Gulbenkian Apocalypse, c.1265-70 (vellum) by English School

Lysander orders the walls of Athen to be torn down (engraving)
3647029 Lysander orders the walls of Athen to be torn down (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lysander orders the walls of Athen to be torn down)

A car crashing into a tollbooth at full speed (colour litho)
2782484 A car crashing into a tollbooth at full speed (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A car crashing into a tollbooth at full speed)

The Revolution in Sicily, the Sicilians demolishing the Fort of Castellamare, at Palermo (engraving)
1612310 The Revolution in Sicily, the Sicilians demolishing the Fort of Castellamare, at Palermo (engraving) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Easter Holiday Tram-Car Strike and Riots in Vienna (engraving)
1626460 Easter Holiday Tram-Car Strike and Riots in Vienna (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Easter Holiday Tram-Car Strike and Riots in Vienna)

Demolishing Devonshire House (litho)
3622749 Demolishing Devonshire House (litho) by Nixon, Job (1891-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demolishing Devonshire House)

Lance-Corporal Charles Jarvis blowing up the bridge at Jemappes, Belgium, 23 August, 1914 (litho)
976456 Lance-Corporal Charles Jarvis blowing up the bridge at Jemappes, Belgium, 23 August, 1914 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Caricature of Baron Georges Eugene Haussmann (1809-91) as a builders mate, c
CHT163417 Caricature of Baron Georges Eugene Haussmann (1809-91) as a builders mate, c.1870 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Allegory of Bad Government, detail of the demolition of a house, 1338-40 (fresco)
ALI184759 Allegory of Bad Government, detail of the demolition of a house, 1338-40 (fresco) by Lorenzetti, Ambrogio (1285-c.1348); Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy; Alinari

The train in the house! (colour litho)
2783757 The train in the house! (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The train in the house)

Building of the Hotel-Dieu, Paris, 1867 (b / w photo)
CHT287099 Building of the Hotel-Dieu, Paris, 1867 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris, Paris

Clearing the Wood for the Iron Way, 1880 (oil on canvas)
Ma198577 Clearing the Wood for the Iron Way, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Cooper, Thomas Sidney (1803-1902); 122x198.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Demolishing the fortifications (engraving)
965814 Demolishing the fortifications (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demolishing the fortifications)

With the Nile Expedition, demolishing Huts at Wady Halfa (engraving)
1042239 With the Nile Expedition, demolishing Huts at Wady Halfa (engraving) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Nile Expedition)

The Death of Samson, 1547. Creator: Augustin Hirschvogel
The Death of Samson, 1547

Woman Humour: Woman raising floor boards with a pick axe and demolishing brick walls with a hammer at work in an old house. November 1969 Z11173

Woman Humour: Woman raising floor boards with a pick axe and demolishing brick walls with a hammer at work in an old house. November 1969 Z11173-001

Rue Estienne, de la rue Boucher, 1862-65. Creator: Charles Marville
Rue Estienne, de la rue Boucher, 1862-65. [Paris]

Benedict of Nursia Orders the Destruction of the Temple of Apollo at Monte Cassino, mid-17th-early 18th century

Demolishing Devonshire House, 1927. Creator: William Walcot
Demolishing Devonshire House, 1927. From " Disappearing London", by E. Beresford Chancellor, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [" The Studio" Limited, London, 1927]

Remains of the Chapel of St. Thomas, Old London Bridge, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Remains of the Chapel of St. Thomas, Old London Bridge, (c1872). The Chapel of St Thomas on the Bridge was built in 1209. In 1548, during the Reformation

The Demolition of Cheapside Cross, (1643), 1897. Creator: Unknown
The Demolition of Cheapside Cross, (1643), 1897. The Cheapside Cross in the City of London was one of the Eleanor crosses, a series of twelve stone monuments topped with tall crosses

The Saracens Head, Snow Hill, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Saracens Head, Snow Hill, (c1872). The demolition of the celebrated tavern and coaching establishment, which stood on the north side of Snow Hill, without Newgate in the City of London

Kings Cross, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Kings Cross, (c1872). The demolition of the Kings Cross monument, or Memorial to George IV, in London in 1845. The lower storey was classically embellished

Spartan admiral Lysander demolishing the walls of Athens, Greece, after the Battle of Aegospotami, 404 BC. A Popular History of Greece, published 1887

Anshelm Schultzberg Demolishing Old Orphanage
Anshelm Schultzberg, Demolishing the Old Orphanage, Stockholm, Demolition of the Old Childrens House, 1886, Oil on canvas, Height, 98 cm (38.5 inches), Width, 120 cm (47.2 inches), Signed, A

Cupplate door painted mill De Hoop door building
Cupplate door painted with mill De Hoop, door building component painting visual material wood paint, Cabinet door with painting of mill De Hoop on the Coolvest De Hoop was built in 1736 on the spot

Demolition Work In Paris, France To Make Way For The Construction Of L hotel Dieu In 1865 Under The Haussmanns Renovation Of Paris Aka The Haussmann Plan. From L univers Illustre Published 1866

Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Notting-hill Gate, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Notting-hill Gate, 1864. This week has witnessed the abolition of turnpike toll obstructions upon fifty miles of road in

Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Islington Gate, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Turnpike-gates in and near London just demolished: Islington Gate, 1864. This week has witnessed the abolition of turnpike toll obstructions upon fifty miles of road in

The Story of Samson, 1549. Creator: Cornelis Massys
The Story of Samson, 1549

Ruins of an old medieval castle
Ancient ruines of the Caudillas castle, Toledo, Spain

Demolition
A building in the process of demolition

Demolishing the Doric portico at Euston Station, London, 1961
The campaign against the destruction of the arch became something of a cause celebre and many protesters argued that the arch should not have been destroyed but dismantled

The demolition of Lyons Inn, Westminster, London, 1862. Artist: William Henry Prior
The demolition of Lyons Inn, Westminster, London, 1862. Lyons Inn was one of the Inns of Chancery. By the time of its dissolution its lawyers had a disreputable reputation

Men demolishing St Peters Hospital, Southwark, London, 1851. Artist: James Findlay
Men demolishing St Peters Hospital, Southwark, London, 1851. The building was also known as the Fishmongers Almshouses

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"Demolishing the Past: Tinsley Cooling Towers in Sheffield" Witness the mighty Demolition Excavator as it takes on the iconic Tinsley cooling towers, marking the end of an era. The Tinsley cooling towers demolition captures both awe and nostalgia, as these towering structures make way for a new chapter in Sheffield's skyline. Intriguingly, this event brings to mind Clameur de Haro, Guernsey law from 1924 - a reminder that change can sometimes be met with resistance. However, like children with a large pudding on a Christmas card, we eagerly anticipate what lies ahead. Amidst all seriousness, let's not forget humor. Imagine a funny egg illustration depicting these colossal towers being playfully demolished by whimsical characters. It adds a touch of lightheartedness to this monumental occasion. As we reflect on history through engravings such as Sketches at Canton or The Royal Visit to the Indian Museum in South Kensington, we realize that progress often demands sacrifices. Just like The English Expedition to Witu in East Africa sought justice for fallen officials. Even across oceans and timezones, buildings being torn down on Independence Avenue in Washington D. C. , during 1942 echoes similar sentiments - making space for growth while honoring our past. The act carries profound symbolism; it signifies resilience and adaptability amidst ever-changing landscapes. So let us embrace this transformation with open hearts and minds as we bid farewell to Tinsley cooling towers and welcome tomorrow's horizon.