Destroyed Collection (page 12)

Royal Exchange, London, England
6317614 Royal Exchange, London, England by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Royal Exchange, London, England, 19th century. This building was destroyed by fire in 1838)

The West Front, Marchelepot Church (gouache on paper)
LMG209078 The West Front, Marchelepot Church (gouache on paper) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945); 26.8x53.3 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K

Turkish fort destroyed by Allied naval bombardment during the Dardanelles Campaign, World War I, 1915 (litho)
6000300 Turkish fort destroyed by Allied naval bombardment during the Dardanelles Campaign, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Damblans

St Pauls and the Aftermath of the Battle of Britain, September 1940 (b / w photo)
1763710 St Pauls and the Aftermath of the Battle of Britain, September 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England)

Explosion of a steam engine on a farm (colour litho)
3097414 Explosion of a steam engine on a farm (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Explosion of a steam engine on a farm, killing three and injuring seven)

The Drama Of Costa-Piana (Chiavari), A Courageous Peasant Woman Who Saves The Life Of Her Husband Gia... (colour litho)
2798763 The Drama Of Costa-Piana (Chiavari), A Courageous Peasant Woman Who Saves The Life Of Her Husband Gia... (colour litho) by Beltrame

In the hell of Shanghai (colour litho)
2777776 In the hell of Shanghai (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the hell of Shanghai)

A master shot, an Austrian piece hidden in a cave in Trentino reached and shattered... (colour litho)
2777539 A master shot, an Austrian piece hidden in a cave in Trentino reached and shattered... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A master shot)

Resumption of the war for the definitive occupation of the Cyrenaic plateau... (colour litho)
2815556 Resumption of the war for the definitive occupation of the Cyrenaic plateau... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Why Austria has no right to exist, blood on blood (colour litho)
2808708 Why Austria has no right to exist, blood on blood (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Because Austria has no right to exist, blood for blood)

The victims of the barbaric air raids, Soldiers of Italy, avenge us! (colour litho)
2808655 The victims of the barbaric air raids, Soldiers of Italy, avenge us! (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The victims of the barbaric air raids)

They shall not pass!, 1914-18 (colour litho)
778986 They shall not pass!, 1914-18 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Symbolic illustration of the French spirit at Verdun)

DDE-90036264
Landscape on West Shetland. The Broch of Culswick. Shetland, Northern Isles, Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 21/02/2010

DDE-90036045
Eshaness peninsula, the old haaf fishing station at Stenness, Shetland islands, Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 15/10/2009

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Eshaness peninsula, the old haaf fishing station at Stenness, Shetland islands, Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 15/10/2009

DDE-90036043
Eshaness peninsula, the old haaf fishing station at Stenness, Shetland islands, Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 15/10/2009

DDE-90036042
Eshaness peninsula, the old haaf fishing station at Stenness, Shetland islands, Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 15/10/2009

DDE-90036041
Landscape in North Roe, the old haaf fishing station at Fethaland, Shetland islands, Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 15/10/2009

DDE-90036018
Muckle Roe, a small island of the Shetland Islands, derelict Sanhill village, ruin of croft. (Large format sizes available) Date: 15/10/2009

DDE-90036000
Dryburgh Abbey in the valley of the river Tweed, monastery of the Premonstratensian, burial site of Sir Walter Scott and Douglas Haig. (Large format sizes available) Date: 15/10/2009

DDE-90035999
Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders. (Large format sizes available) Date: 15/10/2009

We Are Making a New World, Frontispiece from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front
STC255942 We Are Making a New World, Frontispiece from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

Avenue of the Chateau, Bourlon, Western Front (oil on canvas)
1128148 Avenue of the Chateau, Bourlon, Western Front (oil on canvas) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945); 98x81 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire

Nightfall, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash
STC255954 Nightfall, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

Oriental superstitions in Rome
908797 Oriental superstitions in Rome by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hutchinsons History of the Nations published Hutchinson & Co circa 1920)

Defeat of the Russians by Admiral Theophanes 941AD
908891 Defeat of the Russians by Admiral Theophanes 941AD by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); (add.info.: Hutchinsons History of the Nations published Hutchinson & Co circa 1920)

Shelling the Duckboards, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, 1918 (colour litho)
STC255988 Shelling the Duckboards, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash, Paul (1889-1946); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The Field at Passchendaele, British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash
STC255973 The Field at Passchendaele, British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

View of the East & South Churches, Dundee, after the conflagration, 3rd Jan 1841, 19th century (lithograph)
6199949 View of the East & South Churches, Dundee, after the conflagration, 3rd Jan 1841, 19th century (lithograph) by Fenton, James (1797-1853); 26.2x37.2 cm; The McManus, Dundee

Blasted Trees (oil on canvas)
1128145 Blasted Trees (oil on canvas) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945); 98x81 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire

Ruined Country, Vimy, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash
STC255947 Ruined Country, Vimy, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

A Shell Crater, 1918 (coloured chalks on dark brown paper laid down on card)
XYC273633 A Shell Crater, 1918 (coloured chalks on dark brown paper laid down on card) by Nash, Paul (1889-1946); 26x36.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund; English, out of copyright

Landscape, Year of Our Lord 1917, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three
STC255955 Landscape, Year of Our Lord 1917, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

Sunrise, Ruins of a Hospice, north west of Wytschaete, destroyed by bombardment in 1917
STC255972 Sunrise, Ruins of a Hospice, north west of Wytschaete, destroyed by bombardment in 1917, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash

Hill 60 from the Cutting, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash
STC255953 Hill 60 from the Cutting, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

Sunrise, Inverness Copse, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash
STC255950 Sunrise, Inverness Copse, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

The burning of the library in Alexandria (391 AD), c. 1920 (litho)
1122911 The burning of the library in Alexandria (391 AD), c.1920 (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

The French in Venice, a Scene outside the Cathedral of St Mark in 1797 (engraving)
1056308 The French in Venice, a Scene outside the Cathedral of St Mark in 1797 (engraving) by Baude, Charles (1853-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The French in Venice)

The Caterpillar Crater, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash
STC255956 The Caterpillar Crater, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

Meadow with Copse, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash
STC255951 Meadow with Copse, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

A Canadian Monument, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash
STC255949 A Canadian Monument, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

Shell Bursting, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash
STC255948 Shell Bursting, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

Kill the women and children!, front cover of Le Rire Rouge, 6 March 1915 (colour litho)
STC195059 Kill the women and children!, front cover of Le Rire Rouge, 6 March 1915 (colour litho) by Lanos, Henri (1859-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plan of Part of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead Showing the Property Destroyed by Fire 6 October 1854, c
6353159 Plan of Part of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead Showing the Property Destroyed by Fire 6 October 1854, c.1854 (colour litho) by Oliver

Maitos, Chanakkale - Dardanelles, Turkey - Ruins of the Church - destroyed during WW1. Date: 1923

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From Hogarth's Gin Lane to the demolished Tinsley cooling towers, destruction has left its mark throughout history. The haunting image of Newcastle Bridge in ruins takes us back to a time long gone, while The Redoutable at Trafalgar reminds us of the fierce battles fought on treacherous seas. As we gaze upon The Sinking of the Bismarck, we witness the power and devastation that war brings. But not all destruction is intentional; sometimes it is necessary for progress. The demolition of the iconic Tinsley cooling towers in Sheffield symbolizes a changing landscape and evolving times. Similarly, when flames engulfed Alexandria Library, centuries worth of knowledge turned into ashes. In contrast, destruction can also be an act of conquest or revenge. The King of Ashantis Palace at Kumasi met its demise in 1874 as colonial powers sought dominance over African territories. Likewise, Canterbury Cathedral Library suffered damage during WW2's Baedeker Blitz—a tragic loss for literature enthusiasts. Yet amidst chaos and ruin, resilience emerges. Just like the rebuilt Eddystone Lighthouse after its collapse in 1698 stood tall once again, humanity finds ways to rise from ashes and rebuild what was lost. And finally, there are those who bear witness to fictional destruction—The War of the Worlds transports us into a world where alien invasion threatens our very existence. Meanwhile, aboard Cutty Sark Clipper shipwrecked dreams lie shattered but serve as a reminder that even broken pieces hold stories within them. Whether caused by nature or human hands, destroyed landmarks carry tales untold—reminders that nothing lasts forever.