Clearance Collection

Playing a piano amid the destruction - The Blitz
One of the men working on debris clearance in London succeeded in wresting a tune from this battered piano - circa late 1940

A Fish Auction in Columbia Market
In 1869 Baroness Burdett-Coutts paid for the building of the great Columbia Market (for fish) between Hackney and Bethnal Green Roads on the site of Nova Scotia Gardens

New Tower Blocks Go Up
A striking impression of modern flats being constructed on a slum clearance site, the Woodside Development Plan, in Sheffield

Sketches from British Columbia: Port Anderson, Anderson Lake, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from British Columbia: Port Anderson, Anderson Lake, 1864. 'This port and town, though at present in "embryo," is pleasantly situated;

Clearance of the Louvre colonnade, c1755. Creator: Pierre-Antoine Demachy
Clearance of the Louvre colonnade, c1755

Clearance of the Louvre colonnade, 1764. Creator: Pierre-Antoine Demachy
Clearance of the Louvre colonnade, 1764

Clearance of the colonnade at the Louvre, c1756. Creator: Pierre-Antoine Demachy
Clearance of the colonnade at the Louvre, c1756

Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR. 1A undergoing an engine change
Royal Air Force - A Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1A of No.3 Squadron undergoing an engine change in the field, under the cover of an inflatable hide, during Exercise Heath Fir in Germany

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Ruins near Fladdabister, dating back to the Highland Clearances. Shetland mainland, Scotland, Great Britain (Large format sizes available). Date: 15/04/2010

Clearing Ground in the Black Forest (engraving)
5223223 Clearing Ground in the Black Forest (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clearing Ground in the Black Forest)

Henry Hastings, Nightman, trade card (engraving)
610446 Henry Hastings, Nightman, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Hastings, Nightman)

War on Glasgow Slums - Letting Light and Air into dark places - With grass plots in broader streets: new and recent apartment houses built in Coplawhill, Glasgow. Date: 1926

Farmers in France cultivating the ground after World War One were finding unexploded projectiles. In this drawing you can see a operator with a telephone receiver (microphone)

A railway clearance auction at Kings Cross Station (engraving)
604640 A railway clearance auction at Kings Cross Station (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A railway clearance auction at Kings Cross Station, London)

English Railway Surveying Party in Central America cutting a Road from Lake Nicaragua to the Atlantic (engraving)
1620574 English Railway Surveying Party in Central America cutting a Road from Lake Nicaragua to the Atlantic (engraving) by English School

A Clearance in Clare Market (engraving)
1591902 A Clearance in Clare Market (engraving) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Clearance in Clare Market)

Central Minsewsweeping Clearance Board composing of representatives of the Big Four nations, Britain, USA, USSR and France

Wreckage wrought by American aircraft and artillery is noted by a US Third Army infantryman as he walks up the devastated streets of Wadern, Germany. The town is now clear of enemy snipers

Sport - Football - Swansea City v Cardiff City - The Swans Brayley Reynolds beat Cardiff keeper Nicholls, but his shot was cleared off the line - February 1960

FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. Charlton Athletic 1 v Burnley 0. Burnleys Mather kicks off the goal line to save a certain Charlton goal. 26th April 1947

English League Division One match at Goodison Park. Everton 3 v Leeds United 2. Leeds right back Ashallc lears off the line what looked to be a certain goal from Everton forward Dave Hickson as Leeds

A man carrying his shopping bag as he walks past delapidated buildings with broken windows and boarded up doorways in the streets around Cannon Street

A man carrying his shopping bag as he walks past delapidated buildings with broken windows and boarded up doorways in the streets around Cannon Street

LTV F-8FN Crusader 3 waiting for launch
Aeronavale - LTV F-8FN Crusader 3, waiting for clearance from the deck crew to approach the catapult for launch, from Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise

LTV F-8FN Crusader cockpit close-up
Aeronavale - LTV F-8FN Crusader cockpit close-up, waiting for clearance from the deck crew to approach the catapult for launch, from Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise

LTV F-8FN Crusaders 39, 17 and 35
Aeronavale - LTV F-8FN Crusaders 39, 17 and 35, waiting for clearance from the deck crew to approach the catapult for launch, from Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise

Georges Van Damme in the cockpit of the Renard R. 35 airliner
Ex Warrant Officer Georges Van Damme sat in the cockpit of the ill-fated Renard R.35, a pressurised airliner developed in Belgium from 1936

In the bombing aftermath of World War II, the debris is cleared away by men in asbestos suits and now the men with the plungers can get to work. Date: 1939-1945

Business, Shops, Shopping, Final Clearance Sale sign with upto 70% off in the window of a high street shop

Angola, , Mine Clearance
Angola, Danger sign warning of unexploded ordenence being stored in a small earth bunker for later safe disposal or detonation

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Bangladesh, Chittagong Hills, Slash And Burn clerance of land for agricultural crops

A forester cuts logs with a chain saw during tree felling opertations in Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire, England. Date: 1991

The Great Harbour at Alexandria, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Great Harbour at Alexandria, 1890. Alexander the Great in 331 BC, cleared sand and silt deposits as part of construction of Alexandria city as a marine base for his fleet

House clearance auction in a garden, with items on tables, an auctioneer with a baton and a porter in an apron. Date: circa 1908

Kameyama Clearance Snowfall Kamayama Yukibare
Kameyama, a clearance after snowfall Kamayama, yukibare (title on object) The 53 stations of the Tokaido (series title) Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi (series title on object)

Clearance storm Seido temple Seido no seiran
Clearance after the storm at the Seido temple Seido no seiran (title on object), Birds eye view of the Seido temple in Yushima and the surrounding landscape

Eight Faces Kanazawa Kanazawa Hakkei Title Object
Eight faces of Kanazawa Kanazawa hakkei (title on object), Landscape with the eight famous faces of Kanazawa. In gold from left to right: Snow in Uchikawa, Night rain at Koizumi

Tel Deweir Lachish Jewish palace-fort removal
Tel Deweir, Lachish, Jewish palace-fort, after removal of Persian residency. Now awaiting clearance. Looking S.W. 1936, Israel, Lachish

Damascus Gate clearance 1934 Jerusalem Israel
Damascus Gate after clearance. 1934, Jerusalem, Israel

Damascus Gate clearance slope Oct 1937 Jerusalem
Damascus Gate after clearance of slope. Oct. 1937. 1937, Jerusalem, Israel

Western Mail and Echo Copyright
- Western Mail and Echo Copyright

Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1893
Various furniture item for sale clearance, available for Oetzmann & Co, in Hamstead Road, London. 1893

Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1900
Great clearance sale of Victorian furnuture, including drawing-room folding occasional chair, polished Chippendale mahogany, upholstered with art material. Inlaid mahogany drawing-room arm chair

Ranforest clearance / logging near Tari Papua New Guinea

Row of Terraced Houses
A row of old terraced houses, now demolished under the slum clearance scheme, in East London

Junkers Ju 523m -this version of the Luftwaffes standard transport being adapted for mine clearance duties

WW2 poster, Be quick in your clearance of goods inwards to stores -- make lightning speed with accuracy your motto. Date: 1940s

Mr Wells Coates
The architect, Mr. Wells Coates, founder of the Mars (Modern Architectural Research) group, originator of the flatlet, designer of public utility buildings, such as broadcasting studios

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"Clearance: Unveiling the Stories Behind Forgotten Spaces and Treasures" Step back in time as we witness history unfold through the lens of clearance. Amidst the chaos of The Blitz, a resilient soul finds solace by playing a haunting melody on a piano amidst destruction. In Columbia Market, the vibrant energy of a fish auction fills the air, showcasing the bustling trade that once thrived there. As new tower blocks rise towards the sky, symbolizing progress and modernity, an iconic Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR. 1A undergoes an engine change - a testament to innovation and technological advancement. Delving into forgotten corners, we stumble upon a house clearance auction in a garden where memories are sold to new owners. An enchanting advert for Oetzmann & Co. 's Victorian furniture from 1900 transports us back to an era of elegance and opulence. Through captivating engravings, we witness ground being cleared in the Black Forest - nature's transformation echoing mankind's desire for renewal. Henry Hastings' trade card introduces us to Nightman - guardian of darkness turned light bearer. In Glasgow's slums, hope emerges as light pierces through dark places with grass plots transforming lives. Farmers in post-World War One France cautiously cultivate their land while unexploded remnants remind them of past battles fought. Finally, at Kings Cross Station's railway clearance auction depicted in an engraving; echoes from trains long gone reverberate as treasures find new homes. "Clearance" unveils hidden narratives within these diverse scenes – tales of resilience amid adversity and glimpses into our collective past. Let us cherish these stories etched within spaces cleared or transformed – reminders that even amidst destruction or change lies beauty waiting to be discovered anew.