Stilts Collection

Wellington Inn on stilts OP05766
Old Wellington Inn, Old Shambles, Manchester. Exterior view of the Wellington Inn, Old Shambles, shown during the extensive surrounding building works, November 1971

Nipa Houses near Manila, Philippines
Nipa Stilt Houses (also known as bahay kubo, is an indigenous house used in the Philippines. The native house is constructed out of bamboo tied together)

Old stilt buildings along Ketchikan Creek, Ketchikan, south east Alaska, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Hairdresser on Stilts
Il faut souffrir pour etre belle - one must suffer to be beautiful

Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Native School. Date: circa 1910s

Papua, New Guinea, native village
Native village on Humboldt Bay, Papua, New Guinea, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Traditional stilt village, Inle Lake, Burma / Myanmar
Traditional stilt village, Inle Lake, Burma/ Myanmar

Papua New Guinea - Elevara Mission and L. M.s Mission
Papua New Guinea - Elevara Village and the L.M.S. Mission. The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglicans

Stilt Houses engraving 1896

Doctors Cave Beach, Montego Bay, Jamaica, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Old restored cannery in Monterey, California, United States of America, North America

Peter & Paul Fortress
A view of the town and habour of St Peter and St Paul, in Kamtschatka. Probably the Peter & Paul Fortress in the Neva delta which was used as a political prison

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Restoration of a lake dwelling (print)
7420090 Restoration of a lake dwelling (print); (add.info.: Restoration of a lake dwelling, after a drawing in Dechelette's d'Archeologie, published 1908)

Stilt race (colour litho)
8635896 Stilt race (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boys competing in a stilt race)

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Andrew Greenleas crossing the rapids of Niagara on stilts (engraving)
8676838 Andrew Greenleas crossing the rapids of Niagara on stilts (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient lacustrine houses, Switzerland (engraving)
8672962 Ancient lacustrine houses, Switzerland (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient lacustrine houses, Switzerland)

He made me observe the several methods used by farmers in managing their lands. From Gulliver's voyage to Laputa
2963125 He made me observe the several methods used by farmers in managing their lands. From Gulliver's voyage to Laputa

Cartoon commenting on the rate that girls are growing at in London, 19th century
5308962 Cartoon commenting on the rate that girls are growing at in London, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the rate that girls are growing at in London)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669831 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

House on stilts of the Minangkabau people in Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic
FLO4695564 House on stilts of the Minangkabau people in Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland

Engraving depicting a man with a storm lantern, whilst another man tries to release a boat from it's stilts
5308788 Engraving depicting a man with a storm lantern, whilst another man tries to release a boat from it's stilts; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a man with a storm lantern)

Illustration for The Animals' Trip to Sea (colour litho)
8634295 Illustration for The Animals' Trip to Sea (colour litho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

Photographic print of the typical Landals shepherds on stilts, 19th century (b/w photo)
3077775 Photographic print of the typical Landals shepherds on stilts, 19th century (b/w photo); (add.info.: Photographic print of typical Landals shepherds on stilts, in Landes of Gascony, France)

There was an Old Person of Wilts, who constantly walked upon Stilts (coloured engraving)
8634377 There was an Old Person of Wilts, who constantly walked upon Stilts (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Person of Wilts)

Children playing on stilts (chromolitho)
8677281 Children playing on stilts (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing on stilts)

The Premier distributing the loaves and fishes to the labourers in His vineyard, May 9, 1772 (engraving)
8677189 The Premier distributing the loaves and fishes to the labourers in His vineyard, May 9, 1772 (engraving) by English School

Formula One World Championship, Rd1, Australian Grand Prix, Race, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia
Albert park atmosphere. Formula One World Championship, Rd1, Australian Grand Prix, Race, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, Sunday 18 March 2012

Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: a lake dwelling on Lake Moheya, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: a lake dwelling on Lake Moheya, 1876. A...feature of some interest is one of the "lake dwellings

Costumes de Différent Pays, Homme des Landes de Bordeaux Mettant ses Échasses, c1797
Costumes de Different Pays, Homme des Landes de Bordeaux Mettant ses Echasses, c1797

Brazilian Landscape with a Worker's House, c1655. Creator: Frans Post
Brazilian Landscape with a Worker's House, c1655

Costumes de Différent Pays, Homme des Landes de Bordeaux Allant à la Ville, c1797
Costumes de Different Pays, Homme des Landes de Bordeaux Allant a la Ville, c1797

Costumes de Différent Pays, Berger des Landes de Bordeaux, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Different Pays, Berger des Landes de Bordeaux, c1797

The Vision of the Sunday Child, 1660. Creator: Cornelis Saftleven
The Vision of the Sunday Child, 1660

Two Ainu women standing outside by the wall of a wooden hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Two Ainu women standing outside by the wall of a wooden hut, 1908

View of a Town on a River, 1645. Creator: Jan van Goyen
View of a Town on a River, 1645

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Ainu standing outside by the wall of a wooden hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu standing outside by the wall of a wooden hut, 1908

Les Parisiens ayant trouvé le moyen de circuler... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les Parisiens ayant trouve le moyen de circuler... 19th century. Parisians have found a way of getting around on tarmacked boulevards during rainy weather

The Stilts, n.d. Creator: Louis Marin Bonnet
The Stilts, n.d

Various Sketches, 1800. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Various Sketches, 1800

House in the moonlight
Imaginative

House in the water
Imaginative

House in the water
Imaginative

Food caches, Hooper Bay, Alaska, c1929. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Food caches, Hooper Bay, Alaska, c1929

King Island, Alaska, c1929. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
King Island, Alaska, c1929. Sea-cliff dwellings on poles

Stilts-Bus-Offbeat-Indonesia
A performer on stilts receives money from a man on a bus in Garut, West Java on May 31, 2019, as people travel. (Photo by TIMUR MATAHARI / AFP)

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Discover the fascinating world across the globe. From the iconic Wellington Inn on stilts (OP05766) to the charming Nipa Houses near Manila, Philippines, these elevated structures have captivated cultures for centuries. Take a stroll through history with old stilt buildings along Ketchikan Creek or experience thrilling entertainment at Brighton Pier. Travel to Tashkent, Uzbekistan and witness the unique Native School perched on stilts, or immerse yourself in traditional village life in Papua, New Guinea. Explore the enchanting stilt village on Inle Lake in Burma/Myanmar or visit Elevara Mission and L. M. S Mission in Papua New Guinea. For a taste of paradise, bask in the sun at Doctors Cave Beach in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Delve into nostalgia with an engraving from 1896 featuring Stilt Houses or admire the restored cannery in Monterey, California. Finally, marvel at Peter & Paul Fortress's grandeur as it stands tall above its surroundings. Whether for practicality or cultural significance, stilts continue to amaze us with their architectural wonders worldwide.