High Street Gallery

Gargoyle of the Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France

The gargoyles are an essential part of the history of the cathedral, and a key aspect of the site. The gargoyles main purpose is very practical. As rain water runs down the roofs of Notre-Dame de Paris, it needs to drain off without dripping down the walls and potentially damaging them

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Times Square In The Rain

High-angle view looking north of rainy Times Square from the top of the Times Tower (now One Times Square) at the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, New York, early 1940s. Prominant structures include the Astor Hotel (left), the demolished facade of the International Casino (right), and the electric sign for Planters Peanuts at the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue (now Two Times Square) (center). (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

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High Street shops BL05894

Joseph Johnson, Market Street, City Of Leicester. Exterior of Joseph Johnson's shop, later Fenwick's department store on the corner of Market Street and Belvoir Street in Leicester. Photographed in 1885 by Bedford Lemere and Co

© Historic England Archive

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