Gutter Collection

Four boys in a street in the East End of London
Four boys walking along a street in the East End of London, passing the premises of the East End News. Two of them have bare feet. Two are wearing hoods, though it doesn t appear to be raining

SMS Bayern sinking after being scuttled, Scapa Flow, WW1
The German battleship SMS Bayern sinking after being scuttled in Gutter Sound, Scapa Flow, Scotland after the end of the First World War. Date: 21 June 1919

Three boys playing marbles in the gutter Date: 20th century

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

Man giving a piggyback to a lady in petticoats to cross a gutter after a thunderstorm in Paris
FLO4656914 Man giving a piggyback to a lady in petticoats to cross a gutter after a thunderstorm in Paris. The cobbled street is a river of filth

View of part of Duke Street, formerly Duck Lane, West Smithfield, 1807. Tudor timber houses of oak
FLO5000669 View of part of Duke Street, formerly Duck Lane, West Smithfield, 1807. Tudor timber houses of oak, chestnut and plaster. Man on a ladder lighting a gas lantern

A new use for gutta percha, 1850
3359127 A new use for gutta percha, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a new use for gutta percha (rubber) based on assumption that air above the head was less polluted than that near the pavement

Plumber heating lead in a fire to fix lead pipes on a building site. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of
FLO4577857 Plumber heating lead in a fire to fix lead pipes on a building site. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.; (add.info)

Linkman with torch showing a couple to their carriage outside a theater. Linkboys waited outside theaters to find
FLO4688731 Linkman with torch showing a couple to their carriage outside a theater. Linkboys waited outside theaters to find Hackney cabs and carriages for rich patrons

Close No. 115 High Street (#7), Printed 1900. Creator: Thomas Annan
Close No. 115 High Street (#7), Printed 1900

Close No. 118 High Street (#6), Printed 1900. Creator: Thomas Annan
Close No. 118 High Street (#6), Printed 1900

Saltmarket From Bridgegate (#33), Printed 1900. Creator: Thomas Annan
Saltmarket From Bridgegate (#33), Printed 1900

Close No. 136 Saltmarket (#31), Printed 1900. Creator: Thomas Annan
Close No. 136 Saltmarket (#31), Printed 1900

Close No. 128 Saltmarket (#30), Printed 1900. Creator: Thomas Annan
Close No. 128 Saltmarket (#30), Printed 1900

Close No. 75 High Street (#12), Printed 1900. Creator: Thomas Annan
Close No. 75 High Street (#12), Printed 1900

Close No. 80 High Street (#11), Printed 1900. Creator: Thomas Annan
Close No. 80 High Street (#11), Printed 1900

Close No. 29 Gallowgate (#21), Printed 1900. Creator: Thomas Annan
Close No. 29 Gallowgate (#21), Printed 1900

The church in Rhenen, 1813. Creator: Daniel Kerkhoff
The church in Rhenen, 1813

The close of a career in New York, between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Byron Company
The close of a career in New York, between 1900 and 1906

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Into the Gutter!, plate ten from A Life, 1884. Creator: Max Klinger
Into the Gutter!, plate ten from A Life, 1884

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - the Gutter-Cutting Machine, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - the Gutter-Cutting Machine, 1850. It must be borne in mind, that, besides the rain-water gutter in the top of the timber

View of part of Duke Street, West Smithfield, 1807
View of part of Duke Street, formerly Duck Lane, West Smithfield, 1807. Tudor timber houses of oak, chestnut and plaster. Man on a ladder lighting a gas lantern

Cardiff - Old - Adamsdown - A young child sits in the gutter in Cycle Street with the abattoir pictured on the left - 20th Sept 1962

Dragon Water Spout on Town Hall, Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia

Cover design, Do it yourself, September 1964 - free ticket for exhibition at Olympia Date: 1964

Inventory
Sheet of paper, possibly the endpaper from a book, with a handwritten list or inventory in French dated 16 February 1605. With pieces of the binding thread attached in the gutter

Trapped in geometry
Jurij Bizjak

Gargoyle / Gutter Spout, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Rosamond P Gray
Gargoyle/Gutter Spout, 1935/1942

Gulliver and Lordbruldrud, from French Edition of Gullivers Travels
3514766 Gulliver and Lordbruldrud, from French Edition of Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift by Gavarni, Paul (1804-66); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gulliver and Lordbruldrud)

Comic postcard, Drunkard and policeman in the street at night Date: 20th century

Figures in Harp Lane, Ludlow, (pencil and watercolour heightened with white)
651954 Figures in Harp Lane, Ludlow, (pencil and watercolour heightened with white) by Rayner, Louise Ingram (1832-1924); 31.1x17.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Figures in Harp Lane, Ludlow)

The Street Urchins (w / c)
BON77211 The Street Urchins (w/c) by Rayner, Louise Ingram (1832-1924); 34.3x14.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Corner of rue des Rondeaux and rue des Prairies, Paris, 1858-78 (b / w photo)
XIR230840 Corner of rue des Rondeaux and rue des Prairies, Paris, 1858-78 (b/w photo) by Marville, Charles (1816-79); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Passage du Dragon, Paris, 1858-78 (b / w photo)
XIR164799 Passage du Dragon, Paris, 1858-78 (b/w photo) by Marville, Charles (1816-79); Paris, France; (add.info.: photograph published by Adolphe Giraudon (1849-1929)

Plumber heating lead in a fire to fix lead pipes on a building site. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810

A £150 snapshot (colour litho)
3641739 A £ 150 snapshot (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A £ 150 snapshot. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Way of Holiness (engraving)
2800280 The Way of Holiness (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Way of Holiness)

Tile (engraving)
3653679 Tile (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tile. Illustration for The Imperial Dictionary by John Ogilvie)

Crossing the Gutter after a Thunderstorm; from Garnier (engraving)
725425 Crossing the Gutter after a Thunderstorm; from Garnier (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crossing the Gutter after a Thunderstorm; from Garnier)

Rue des Saules, Paris, 1858-78 (b / w photo)
XIR230710 Rue des Saules, Paris, 1858-78 (b/w photo) by Marville, Charles (1816-79); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Entre to the Opera; or, Dick Wildfire and his friends going to see Life among the Figurantes (coloured engraving)
584731 Entre to the Opera; or, Dick Wildfire and his friends going to see Life among the Figurantes (coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

In the market
CH35086 In the market by Gilbert, Victor Gabriel (1847-1933); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The Tin Soldier sailing down the Gutter (engraving)
3655573 The Tin Soldier sailing down the Gutter (engraving) by Danish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tin Soldier sailing down the Gutter)

Punch cartoon: Dirty Father Thames (engraving)
6034634 Punch cartoon: Dirty Father Thames (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dirty Father Thames)

Sad Sloppy Weather, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190131 Sad Sloppy Weather, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English

Section through Suburban House (litho)
3650890 Section through Suburban House (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Section through Suburban House)

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"Gutter: A Timeless Connection to History and Everyday Life" From the Sunday Sport's outrageous claim of a World War Two bomber found on the moon to the sinking of SMS Bayern after being scuttled in Scapa Flow during WW1, the gutter has witnessed it all. In the bustling streets of London's East End, four boys find solace in their childhood games, playing marbles in the very same gutter that carries stories from generations past. Meanwhile, an industrious DIY mechanic fixes cars in Eccles, Manchester, relying on his skills and resourcefulness. The September 1964 cover design of Do it Yourself magazine showcases how even mundane tasks like maintaining they can be transformed into artistry. An inventory reveals a list of materials needed for this essential task - a reminder that sometimes we must look down to keep things running smoothly. A young girl finds comfort sitting on a kerb along Foxhill Road in Eccles as she contemplates her own place within history. She is unaware that Germany's Frankfurt Parliament convened back in 1848 or that Duke Street once stood proudly as part of West Smithfield in 1807. Fleet Street witnesses yet another delivery of paper for newsprint – ink-stained hands ensuring stories reach eager readers while cartoonists capture moments like Enigma during WW1 with their witty illustrations. Through these glimpses into different eras and places connected by gutters, we are reminded that they serve as conduits not only for rainwater but also for narratives both grand and ordinary. The gutter becomes a symbol bridging worlds – from sensational headlines to everyday life – reminding us all that history flows through its humble channels.