Pavement Collection (page 5)

Chimney sweep, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Chimney sweep, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Kungsgatan, Landskrona, Sweden
Kungsgatan (Kings Street), Landskrona, Sweden. Date: circa 1910s

Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York State, USA
Main Street showing Morgan House, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1908

War Lane and Victoria Road, Harborne, Birmingham, West Midlands. Date: circa 1908

Catalogue cover, Horncastle & Son, General Furnishing & Builders Ironmongers, The Parade, Bedford Street, Royal Leamington Spa. circa late 19th century

Soho, London - Shaftesbury Avenue W1, outside the Apollo Theatre. 1973

Finsbury Rifles recruiting HQ, North London, WW1
Finsbury Rifles recruiting headquarters and drill hall, 17 Penton Street, Islington, North London, around the start of the First World War. Date: circa 1914

Mosaic of Orpheus. Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Mosaic of Orpheus. 200 AD. Of a private room, dining room or triclinium of a roman domus. From Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Royal Oak pub, Porchester Road, Bayswater, London
Royal Oak pub, Porchester Road, Bayswater, West London, with Hope Brothers on the right. Date: circa 1905

Royal Oak pub, Bayswater, London
Royal Oak pub, Bayswater, West London, with Hope Brothers on the right. circa 1905

View of Upper Baker Street, Marylebone, London, with F H Cooper postcard publisher and Vandersluis butchers. Date: circa 1908

View of Savile Row, Mayfair, London. Date: circa 1905

King George IV pub, Montpelier Square, Knightsbridge, London. circa 1910

Main Street, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. Date: circa 1925

Music Hall, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Music Hall in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA, with shops on the ground floor. Date: circa 1911

Eileen & Fred, a secondhand shop in Eccles, Manchester
Scene outside Eileen & Fred, a secondhand shop in Eccles, Manchester, with a boy, a pram and a pushchair. Date: circa 1977

DIY mechanic fixing car, Eccles, Manchester
A DIY mechanic fixing a car in front of his Eccles house. He doesn t appear to have any shoes on, only socks! Date: circa 1981

Broadway, Pittsburgh, Kansas, USA
Broadway, looking south, Pittsburgh, Kansas, USA. Date: circa 1904

Fire in Danbury Street, Islington, N1, with people trapped, on 25 May 1958. Showing the side of the building, with a shop at ground level

National Fire Prevention Campaign, Brixton, London
National Fire Prevention Campaign, London -- Station Officer Albert Benjamin of Clapham Fire Station talking to children in Sommerleyton Road, Brixton, South London. Date: circa 1960s

The King of Prussia Inn, Fowey, Cornwall. Pre 1886
A view of The King of Prussia Inn before its rebuilding in 1886. At this time it had two floors, a third being added on demolition and rebuild

Stone Park Avenue in Beckenham, Kent. 1938

Seaside shops at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Seaside shops at The Albion corner in Walton-on-the-Naze, on the north Essex coast. 1970

Seafront area at the historical area of Ortygia, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, Europe

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Village of Eze, Provence, Cote d Azur, French Riviera, France, Europe

Promenade and Pavilion, Rhyl, North Wales - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Shops, street and bridge, Oulton Broad, Suffolk
Shops, street and bridge in Oulton Broad, Suffolk

Nelson Pillar, Dublin, Ireland. circa 1905

Pow Street, Workington, Cumbria, UK
Scene in Pow Street, Workington, Cumbria, UK. circa 1910s

The Embankment at Night - Base of Cleopatras Needle
The Embankment at Night - Sphinx at the base of Cleopatras Needle. Date: circa 1910s

Piazza Bra and Roman Arena at night, Verona, Veneto Province, Italy, Europe

A man outside Brookss Club, London, 1815. Artist: George Cruikshank
A man outside Brookss Club, London, 1815. Behold at Brookss step-nay! I ll be bound to say a figure such as this you ll see there every day

A whist-er at Boodles - or a choice peice [sic] of double milled Yorkshire broad cloth, 1820. A very obese man in profile is about to step into Boodles club, Pall Mall

Sugg Sports and Radio, High Street, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1960. The High Street branch of Sugg Sports in Scunthorpe, showing some electrical goods and adverts to either rent or buy

Return from China, Arrival of repatriate, Toulon, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 23rd June 1901

Tyne Bridge at Newcastle upon Tyne
View of the Tyne Bridge at Newcastle upon Tyne. Date: 1960s

Harborne Road, Chad Valley, Birmingham, West Midlands, with The White Swan public house. Date: circa 1910s

Hamilton House, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Hamilton House, Woodbury Park Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent -- it was used at one time as a school. Date: circa 1910s

Soho, London - 52-53 Broadwick Street W1 - man pulling a barrow. 1973

Soho, London - 20 Greek Street W1 - Hopkins Purvis & Sons Ltd, paint merchants. 1973

Street scene, Nollendorfplatz, West Berlin, Germany
Street scene in Nollendorfplatz, West Berlin, Germany, showing the Metropol building (Neues Schauspielhaus or New Theatre), used at various times as a theatre, a concert hall and a cinema

Anti-Catholic graffiti, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Anti-Catholic graffiti on a wall in Belfast, Northern Ireland -- No Pope Here. Date: 1969

Children with IRA graffiti, Belfast, Northern Ireland
A group of children with IRA graffiti on the wall behind them, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Horse-drawn float in carnival, Eastbourne, Sussex
Horse-drawn float led by Jim Wicking in a carnival at Eastbourne, Sussex. circa 1962

Harley Street and Queen Anne Street, London
Corner of Harley Street and Queen Anne Street, London. circa 1905

Deptford Police Station, south east London, with a group of policemen standing outside. Date: circa 1905

The Bridge House pub, Hoe Street, Walthamstow, East London. Date: circa 1910

View of Harley Street, London W1 (looking north). Date: circa 1900s

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"Pavement: A Tapestry of Stories from Around the World" From the cobblestone streets outside Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris, to the clattering sound of Manchester's last tram echoing through its pavements, these pathways hold tales that span continents. In 1908, an English suffragette bravely marched along a pavement in Europe, distributing feminist newspapers that challenged societal norms. Meanwhile, The Circus in Truro witnessed the hustle and bustle of early 1900s Cornwall as locals strolled on its worn-out pavement. Across the Irish Sea, Dundalk's County Louth boasted a vibrant street life where children played hopscotch on its cracked pavements while adults exchanged stories over pints at local pubs. On another continent entirely, Central Park's Strawberry Fields Memorial stands solemnly with an Imagine Mosaic honoring John Lennon—a testament to how even famous musicians have left their mark on pavements. Trongate in Glasgow showcases an oil painting capturing the essence of Scottish city life—pavements filled with people going about their daily routines. And who can forget those Parisian lovers stealing kisses under lamplight as they walked hand-in-hand along romantic boulevards? Robert Burns' cottage in Alloway reminds us of Scotland's literary heritage; his words etched into our minds like footprints imprinted upon ancient stone pavements. Near Albert Dock stands a statue by Tom Murphy immortalizing singer-songwriter Billy Fury—an icon whose melodies still resonate within Liverpool's pavement-lined streets. But it was not just poets and musicians who made history here; suffragettes armed with Jiu-Jitsu skills fought for equality right on these very paths. Their footsteps echo alongside those of Fowey fishermen trudging home after a long day at sea—January 1992 forever etched into their memories.