English Channel Collection (page 7)

The Emperor Caligula on the shore of Boulogne, 40 AD, (c1920). Artist: A MacKinlay
The Emperor Caligula on the shore of Boulogne, 40 AD, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The Landing of William of Orange at Torbay, 1688, c1920. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume II, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The Warren, Folkestone, c1876, (1938). Artist: Frederick Williamson
The Warren, Folkestone, c1876, (1938). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume IV, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe

Capture of the Pallas, c1801. Artist: William Anderson
Capture of the Pallas, c1801. The capture of the French ship Pallas by the British Navy on 5 February 1800, off the coast of Cap Frehel, Brittany. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N

The Mars and L Hercule, c1799. Artist: Nicholas Pocock
The Mars and L Hercule, c1799. The capture of the French ship L Hercule by the British ship HMS Mars off Brest in April 1798

Capture of the Resistance and the Constance c1798. Artist: Nicholas Pocock
Capture of the Resistance and the Constance c1798. Two French ships returning to Brest under attack from the British warships HMS Nymphe and HMS San Fiorenzo on 9 March 1797

Eastbourne from the Wish Tower, Sussex, early 20th century. Compton Series postcard

Palace Pier, Brighton, Sussex, early 20th century. Brightons Palace Pier was opened in grand ceremony on 20 May 1899. By 1901

Floral gardens and the West Pier, Brighton, Sussex, 1938. Brightons West Pier was completed in 1866, closed in 1975, and has since largely collapsed due to storms and arson attacks

Beach, looking west, Worthing, Sussex, 1935

West Pier, Brighton, Sussex, early 20th Century. Brightons West Pier was completed in 1866, closed in 1975, and has since largely collapsed due to storms and arson attacks

East Parade from the pier, Worthing, Sussex, early 20th century. Published by The Photochrom Co, London

The Leas, Folkestone, Kent, c1920

HMS Nelson entering harbour at Portsmouth, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Rottingdean, Sussex, early 20th century(?)

Plymouth, Devon, 19th century. Artist: William Finden
Plymouth, Devon, 19th century. From a sketch by Jendle

Dover Pier, Kent, 19th century. Artist: Appelton
Dover Pier, Kent, 19th century. View showing Dover Castle on the clifftop in the background

English squadron carrying troops to take possession of Dunkirk, 1708, (1894). An engagement during the War of the Spanish Succession. From History of Queen Anne, 1740

The British fleet at King George Vs jubilee review, Spithead, July 1935, (1937). Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

The Cliffs, Rottingdean, near Brighton, 1905. Artist: William Henry Borrow
The Cliffs, Rottingdean, near Brighton, 1905

The Spanish Armada, 1588, (c1850). The Spanish-controlled fleet which sailed against England in 1588. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, published by George Routledge & Sons, (London)

Wreck Of The White Ship, 1120, (c1850). William the Aetheling, only legitimate son of Henry I, died in the shipwreck. Colour plate from Pictures of English History

Shipwreck of Prince William, son of Henry I, 1120, (19th century). William the Aetheling, only legitimate son of Henry I, died in the White Ship Disaster

Louis Philippe arrives at Newhaven, 1848, (1900). Louis Philippe (1773-1850) was King of France from 1830 until 1848 when he abdicated in favour of his young grandson

Beachy Head, East Sussex, 1829. Artist: J Rogers
Beachy Head, East Sussex, 1829. A ship beached at the foot of the cliffs in bad weather

Dover, Kent, 1860. Artist: E Finden
Dover, Kent, 1860. Ships in rough weather off the Channel port of Dover

Hurst Castle, Portsmouth, 1860. Artist: W Mossman
Hurst Castle, Portsmouth, 1860. Hurst Castle is one of Henry VIIIs Device Forts built at the end of a long shingle spit at the west end of the Solent to guard the approaches to Portsmouth

Farm in Normandy, 1885-1886. Artist: Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906)
Farm in Normandy, 1885-1886. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna

The Channel at Nieuwpoort, c. 1889. Artist: Finch, Alfred William (1854-1930)
The Channel at Nieuwpoort, c. 1889. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Crossing of the English Channel by Blanchard and Jeffries, 1785 (1890s). Frenchman Jean Pierre Blanchard and American Dr John Jeffries made the first aerial crossing of the English Channel in a

People salvaging items from a shipwreck on the Isle of Wright, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 27th April 1902

West Pier and Italian Gardens, Brighton, Sussex, 1928. Brightons West Pier was completed in 1866, closed in 1975, and has since largely collapsed due to storms and arson attacks

The Danes Sailing up the English Channel, c877 AD, (19th century)

Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France, 1879. Artist: C Laplante
Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France, 1879. The islet off the northern coast of France is mirrored by St Michaels Mount in Cornwall on the other side of the Channel

Le Havre, Normandy, northern France, 1879. Artist: C Laplante
Le Havre, Normandy, northern France, 1879. Sailing ships at the port of Le Havre

Third Eddystone lighthouse, 19th century. Built by the English civil engineer John Smeaton (1724-1792) between 1757 and 1759, this was the third lighthouse to be sited on Eddystone Rocks

Arrival at Calais, 1816. From French Characteristic Costume. (London, 1816)

Lulworth Cove Looking West to Dungy Head, Dorset, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Lulworth Cove Looking West to Dungy Head, Dorset, 20th century. Dungy Head is a coastal promontory west of Lulworth Cove on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England

Lulworth Cove from NNE. Purbeck, Dorset, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Lulworth Cove from NNE. Purbeck, Dorset, 20th century. Lulworth cove, on the Jurassic Coast of England, is a World Heritage Site

Durdle Door from East, Dorset Coast, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Durdle Door from East, Dorset Coast, 20th century. A natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, England whereTriassic

Tilly Whim Caves on Durlston Head, Dorset, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Tilly Whim Caves on Durlston Head, Dorset, 20th century. A disused quarry for Portland Stone. Three stone quarries on the Jurassic Coast of the English Channel whereTriassic

Eddystone Lighthouse, c1850. Built by the English civil engineer John Smeaton (1724-1792) beginning in 1756, this was the third lighthouse to be sited on Eddystone Rocks

Merchantmen and other shipping in the English Channel, 19th century. Artist: George Chambers
Merchantmen and other shipping in the English Channel, 19th century. Painting by George Chambers (1803-1840), arguably the foremost painter of maritime subjects of the 19th century

Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel, 1875. Captain Webb (1848-1883) set off from Dover on 24 August 1875, arriving in Calais 21 3/4 hours later

Hubert Latham attempting to fly his Antoinette monoplane across the English Channel, 1909. Hubert Latham (1883-1912), French aviator

English family travelling to France, 1886. An English family taking the air on deck crossing the English Channel on a steamer on their way to France for a continental holiday

Bow-Wow!!, 1859. Rumours of the invasion of Britain by France abounded. The French press reported extensively that Britain was in fact preparing to take the offensive

Rocks near Bournemouth, c1870. Old Harry rocks at Handfast Point, on Purbeck in Dorset, England mark the most easterly point of the Jurassic Coast and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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