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Railings Collection (#3)

"From Waves at Porthcawl to Main Street in Campbeltown

Background imageRailings Collection: Montpelier Square, Knightsbridge, London

Montpelier Square, Knightsbridge, London. Date: circa 1910

Background imageRailings Collection: Dorset Square, NW London

Dorset Square, NW London. Date: circa 1910

Background imageRailings Collection: Oakley Square, Camden, NW London

Oakley Square, Camden, NW London. Date: circa 1910

Background imageRailings Collection: Suffragette Imps become Suffragists

Suffragette Imps become Suffragists. Cartoon Imps who featured in Ideas Penny Illustrated Weekly are seen behaving as wild suffragettes

Background imageRailings Collection: The British Museum, Bloomsbury, London

The British Museum, Bloomsbury, London
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London - building designed in the classical Greek Revival style. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRailings Collection: Chained to Rail / Iln / 1908

Chained to Rail / Iln / 1908
A suffragette chained to grille in the House of Commons

Background imageRailings Collection: St Albans Abbey - Lantern Slide - West Front

St Albans Abbey - Lantern Slide - West Front
St Albans Abbey - the west front of the abbey showing the lost Wheathampstead window. Remodelled by Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe, a move which was (rightly)

Background imageRailings Collection: Paris, France - Palais de Justice - Main Entrance

Paris, France - Palais de Justice - Main Entrance Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRailings Collection: London / Temple Gardens

London / Temple Gardens
Sun patterns cast by young trees and iron railings on the lawn at Temple Gardens, London, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageRailings Collection: Bedford Place, London

Bedford Place, London - a lady and her doggie (on its hind legs!) form an interesting addition to this London street scene

Background imageRailings Collection: Petworth Church 1940S

Petworth Church 1940S
The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Petworth, West Sussex. The original building dates back to the 14th century, extensively rebuilt in 1827 by Sir Charles Barry

Background imageRailings Collection: Handels London Home

Handels London Home
GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL his London home, 57 Brooke Street

Background imageRailings Collection: Rocking Horse Policeman

Rocking Horse Policeman
Little Margaret rides through the streets on her rocking horse, and meets a policeman

Background imageRailings Collection: Spiral staircase at Neues Museum Nurnberg, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Spiral staircase at Neues Museum Nurnberg, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Background imageRailings Collection: Seafront railings DP217973

Seafront railings DP217973
Carlisle Parade, Hastings, East Sussex. Seafront railings, view from the north west

Background imageRailings Collection: R.A. Franks, A. Carnegie, W.B. Dickson, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

R.A. Franks, A. Carnegie, W.B. Dickson, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
R.A. Franks, A. Carnegie, W.B. Dickson, 1910

Background imageRailings Collection: Ex-Senator Beveridge, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Ex-Senator Beveridge, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Ex-Senator Beveridge, 1912

Background imageRailings Collection: Moonlight (Au Clair De La Lune), c1885. Creator: Alfred Stevens

Moonlight (Au Clair De La Lune), c1885. Creator: Alfred Stevens
Moonlight (Au Clair De La Lune), c1885. An elegantly dressed woman stands at an open window with one hand on the railing. Moonlight--which "beautifies everything

Background imageRailings Collection: Colonial Costumes -- Gaynor Park, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Colonial Costumes -- Gaynor Park, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Colonial Costumes -- Gaynor Park, 1913. Shows the children's pageant at the dedication of the William J. Gaynor Park Playground and Recreation House in New York City, Dec. 20, 1913

Background imageRailings Collection: Prince Alexis Karageorgevich, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Prince Alexis Karageorgevich, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Prince Alexis Karageorgevich, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageRailings Collection: The Court at Buckingham Palace on Saturday last: arrival of the foreign ambassadors, 1864

The Court at Buckingham Palace on Saturday last: arrival of the foreign ambassadors, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Court at Buckingham Palace on Saturday last: arrival of the foreign ambassadors, 1864. As a memorial of the occasion, last Saturday, when our Queen, to the gratification of all her people

Background imageRailings Collection: Woman in aeroplane ready for swimming, Pittsburgh, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Woman in aeroplane ready for swimming, Pittsburgh, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Woman in aeroplane ready for swimming, Pittsburgh, 1910. Woman standing on a railing, holding a bi-plane wing structure on her shoulders

Background imageRailings Collection: German soldier's 'Auf Wiedersehen', 27 Jan 1915. Creator: Bain News Service

German soldier's "Auf Wiedersehen", 27 Jan 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German soldier's "Auf Wiedersehen", 27 Jan 1915 (date created or published later). A German soldier saying goodbye to a woman, in front of the Gotha Carbonic Acid Plant

Background imageRailings Collection: Andrei Petrov Kalganov. former master in the plant. Seventy-two years old, has worked at... 1910

Andrei Petrov Kalganov. former master in the plant. Seventy-two years old, has worked at... 1910
Andrei Petrov Kalganov. former master in the plant. Seventy-two years old, has worked at the plant for fifty-five years. He was fortunate to present bread and salt to His Imperial Majesty

Background imageRailings Collection: Three generations: A.P. Kalganov with son and granddaughter; the last two work in the shops

Three generations: A.P. Kalganov with son and granddaughter; the last two work in the shops of the Zlatoust plant, 1910. Two men and a woman posed outdoors at the Zlatoust arms plant. A. P

Background imageRailings Collection: President Brand statue, Bloemfontein, South Africa

President Brand statue, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Statue to Johannes Henricus Brand (1823-1888), fourth president of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Date: circa 1900

Background imageRailings Collection: 40 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. Possibly 1902 or 1911

40 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. Possibly 1902 or 1911
40 Lemon Street decorated with flags for an unknown occasion but possibly for the coronation of either King Edward VII in 1902 or King George V in 1911

Background imageRailings Collection: Fig Tree growing out of a tomb in Watford Churchyard

Fig Tree growing out of a tomb in Watford Churchyard
A Fig Tree growing out of a tomb in Watford Churchyard - the legend runs that a lady buried in the vault from which the tree is growing was an atheist

Background imageRailings Collection: Taunton, Somerset - Fore Street and Burma War Memorial

Taunton, Somerset - Fore Street and Burma War Memorial (Burmah Cross) Date: 1902

Background imageRailings Collection: West view of St Lukes Church, Chelsea, London, 1847

West view of St Lukes Church, Chelsea, London, 1847

Background imageRailings Collection: YMCA Sutton Coldfield, 1942 a42_03363

YMCA Sutton Coldfield, 1942 a42_03363
Y M C A Hostel, High Street, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. The front elevation of the YMCA Hostel at 2 High Street, photographed in 1942

Background imageRailings Collection: Directly above view of Spiral staircase inside Church of the Assumption of Our Lady

Directly above view of Spiral staircase inside Church of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist, Kutna Hora, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Background imageRailings Collection: Bicycles parked in front of a multiple storey block house in central Nuremberg, Middle Franconia

Bicycles parked in front of a multiple storey block house in central Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Background imageRailings Collection: Seapoint 12-03-2016

Seapoint 12-03-2016
Seapoint beach opens to the north and consists mainly of large rocks and sand. It is located near Dun Laoghaire in County Dublin

Background imageRailings Collection: Library, Mount Holyoke College, Mass. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: William H. Jackson

Library, Mount Holyoke College, Mass. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: William H. Jackson
Library, Mount Holyoke College, Mass. between 1900 and 1910

Background imageRailings Collection: View of Stockholm Palace from the Skeppsholm Bridge, early 1780s. Creator: Elias Martin

View of Stockholm Palace from the Skeppsholm Bridge, early 1780s. Creator: Elias Martin
View of Stockholm Palace from the Skeppsholm Bridge, early 1780s

Background imageRailings Collection: Landscape with bridge and farms near Son, 1887. Creator: Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht

Landscape with bridge and farms near Son, 1887. Creator: Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht
Landscape with bridge and farms near Son, 1887

Background imageRailings Collection: Inauguration of the Statue of Sir Isaac Newton at Grantham, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Inauguration of the Statue of Sir Isaac Newton at Grantham, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Inauguration of the Statue of Sir Isaac Newton at Grantham, 1858. The statue of the great mathematician and astronomer, from the hand of W

Background imageRailings Collection: Statue of Laurens Jansz. Coster in Haarlem, 1780-1836. Creator: Johannes Jelgerhuis

Statue of Laurens Jansz. Coster in Haarlem, 1780-1836. Creator: Johannes Jelgerhuis
Statue of Laurens Jansz. Coster in Haarlem, 1780-1836

Background imageRailings Collection: View of Somerset House and Saint Mary-le-Strand Church in London, 1753. Creator: Thomas Bowles

View of Somerset House and Saint Mary-le-Strand Church in London, 1753. Creator: Thomas Bowles
View of Somerset House and Saint Mary-le-Strand Church in London, 1753

Background imageRailings Collection: New drinking-fountain in Fleet Street, 1860. Creator: Unknown

New drinking-fountain in Fleet Street, 1860. Creator: Unknown
New drinking-fountain in Fleet Street, [London], 1860. The interesting ceremony of opening a new drinking-fountain, erected at the expense of Sir James Duke, Bart. M.P

Background imageRailings Collection: Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, c1902. Creator: William H. Jackson

Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, c1902. Creator: William H. Jackson
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, c1902

Background imageRailings Collection: Gate and railings of the Vreedenhoff in Nieuwersluis on the Vecht, 1886

Gate and railings of the Vreedenhoff in Nieuwersluis on the Vecht, 1886. Creator: Willem de Famars Testas
Gate and railings of the Vreedenhoff in Nieuwersluis on the Vecht, 1886

Background imageRailings Collection: View of the Place Royale in Paris, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon

View of the Place Royale in Paris, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon
View of the Place Royale in Paris, 1745-1775

Background imageRailings Collection: View of Saint Paul's Cathedral in London seen from the northwest side, 1722-after 1758

View of Saint Paul's Cathedral in London seen from the northwest side, 1722-after 1758. On the left is a statue of Queen Anne

Background imageRailings Collection: People on board the ship l'Heureuse Marianne, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

People on board the ship l'Heureuse Marianne, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
People on board the ship l'Heureuse Marianne, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageRailings Collection: View of the House at Simpang van Vooren, 1809. Creator: C. Coolen

View of the House at Simpang van Vooren, 1809. Creator: C. Coolen
View of the House at Simpang van Vooren, 1809. View of the resident's house in the Simpang district in Soerabaja (Surabaya)

Background imageRailings Collection: Interior of the S. Roche in Paris, with a procession in the foreground, 1848

Interior of the S. Roche in Paris, with a procession in the foreground, 1848. Creator: Eugene Louis Lami
Interior of the S. Roche in Paris, with a procession in the foreground, 1848



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"From Waves at Porthcawl to Main Street in Campbeltown: A Journey Through Railings" Step back in time and explore the fascinating world with this captivating collection of images. Starting off our journey, we find ourselves amidst the crashing waves at Porthcawl, where sturdy railings stand tall against the powerful forces of nature. These guardians protect and guide us along coastal paths, ensuring safety while offering breathtaking views. Moving on to Campbeltown in Scotland, we encounter railings lining the bustling Main Street. As pedestrians stroll by, these elegant barriers blend seamlessly into the picturesque surroundings, adding a touch of charm to this vibrant town. But it's not just about aesthetics; they have played significant roles throughout history. Take for instance "The Suffragette that knew Jiu-Jitsu. " In an era when women fought for their rights, these iron companions provided a sense of security during protests and demonstrations. Traveling further south to Truro in Cornwall, we glimpse into early 20th-century life on Vivian Terrace along Falmouth Road. Here, railings gracefully frame beautiful homes as residents go about their daily routines - a snapshot frozen in time. Across the Atlantic Ocean lies Salisbury in North Carolina, USA. The main street here boasts ornate railings that add character to historic buildings and invite visitors to step into a bygone era filled with Southern charm. Meanwhile, Captain Berry's dachshunds enjoy playful moments within park boundaries as decorative iron fences enclose them safely while they frolic freely – proof that even our furry friends benefit from well-crafted barriers. Bridges on the Tyne showcase how they are span great distances while connecting communities both physically and symbolically. They offer solace as we traverse over rushing waters below – reminding us that sometimes all it takes is a little support to bridge gaps between people.