Folkestone Collection

Folkestone: Arrival of the Indian Mail - Express Omnibus proceeding to receive it, 1844. Postal service between Britain and India - crowds watching the mail being transferred from a steamship to a

Express train with the mail signals, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Express train with the mail signals, 1844. Postal service between Britain and India - the mail travels from the port of Folkestone to London via...a special train...despatched in less than two hours

Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Folkestone, late 19th-early 20th century. Theatre in Folkestone, Kent, which opened as a theatre in 1886

Landing the Abstract Express, at low water, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Landing the Abstract Express, at low water, 1844. Postal service between Britain and India - transferring the mail from a steamship to shore at Folkestone:if it be low-water, the weather rough

Ford Road and Rope Walk Showing the Windmill, near Folkestone, 1947. Creator: John Constable
Folkestone: Ford Road and the Ropewalk, 1833, (1947). A windmill in the Kent countryside. Picture in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. From " British Windmills and Watermills, by C. P. Skilton

The Leas Shelter, Folkestone, 1900s. Creator: Unknown
The Leas Shelter, Folkestone, 1900s. A view along the coastline at Folkestone in Kent, showing the Leas Shelter which provided cover for holidaymakers wishing to take advantage of the view in bad

Sandgate Road, Folkestone, late 19th-early 20th century. Street scene at Folkestone in Kent. [Published c1890-1910]

By the Sea, Folkestone, late 19th-early 20th century. Holidaymakers on the beach at Folkestone in Kent. [Davidson Brothers, London & New York, c1890-1910]

Folkestone. Harvey Statue, late 19th-early 20th century. The William Harvey Memorial Statue on the seafront promenade at Folkestone in Kent

Old Harbour. Folkestone, late 19th-early 20th century. Sailing boats at Folkestone in Kent. [Photochrom Co. Ltd, London, c1890-1910]

Stade & Inner Harbour, Folkestone, late 19th-early 20th century. Boats at Folkestone in Kent. [Crosss Library, Folkestone, c1890-1910]

Folkestone: Turbine Steamer Leaving Harbour, late 19th-early 20th century. Steamships at Folkestone in Kent. [The Photochrom Co. Ltd. London and Tunbridge Wells, c1890-1910]

Folkestone. Harbour and New Pier, late 19th-early 20th century. Steamships in the harbour at Folkestone in Kent. [Pictorial Stationery Co. Ltd. London, c1890-1910]

Castle Hill Avenue. (Taken from Wampachs Hotel). Folkestone, late 19th-early 20th century. Smart boulevard at Folkestone in Kent. [Published c1890-1910]

The Pier, Folkestone, late 19th-early 20th century. The Victoria Pier at Folkestone in Kent, was opened by Lady Folkestone on 21 July 1888

Folkestone. West Cliff Hotel, late 19th-early 20th century. Holiday accommodation at Folkestone in Kent. [Published c1890-1910]

The Leas & Bandstand, Folkestone, late 19th-early 20th century. Bandstand on the promenade at Folkestone in Kent. [Davidson Brothers, London, c1890-1910]

Folkestone. The Beach and Lifts, late 19th-early 20th century. Leas Lift, a funicular railway in Folkestone, Kent, was originally installed in 1885

Folkestone. The Lees, late 19th-early 20th century. People taking the air on the promenade at Folkestone in Kent. [Published c1890-1910]

Folkestone: East Cliff & Warren, late 19th-early 20th century. The coast at Folkestone in Kent. [The Photochrom Co. Ltd. London and Tunbridge Wells, c1890-1910]

Folkestone. Upper Lees, late 19th-early 20th century. People taking the air on the promenade at Folkestone in Kent. [Published c1890-1910]

The Band Playing - Upper Leas, Folkestone, late 19th-early 20th century. Bandstand on the promenade at Folkestone in Kent.[Published c1890-1910]

The Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, late 19th-early 20th century. Theatre at Folkestone in Kent. [H Wheeler, Folkestone, c1890-1910]

Folkestone from Dover Hill, late 19th-early 20th century. The town of Folkestone in Kent, with the sea beyond. [Shoesmith & Etheridge Ltd. Hastings, c1890-1910]

Marine Parade & Crescent Folkestone, late 19th-early 20th century. Terraced houses on the seafront at Folkestone in Kent. [ Philco, London, c1890-1910]

Folkestone. Castle Hill Avenue, late 19th-early 20th century. Shady path beneath trees at Folkestone in Kent. [Pictorial Stationery Co. Ltd. London, c1890-1910]

Lower Parade, Folkestone, late 19th-early 20th century. The seafront at Folkestone in Kent. [Upton, Folkestone, c1890-1910]

The Leas. Folkestone, late 19th-early 20th century. People taking the air on the promenade at Folkestone in Kent. [Published c1890-1910]

Folkestone: The Lees, c1896. Artist: Lambert Weston & Son
Folkestone: The Lees, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Cats let out of the bag or the Rats in Dismay, 1811
The Cats let out of the bag or the Rats in Dismay, pub March 1811 (hand coloured etching). The cats and rats faces are several famous political figures

Folkestone - View Showing the Lees and the Pier, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Folkestone: The Lees, c1900. Artist: Lambert Weston & Son
Folkestone: The Lees, c1900. Folkestone is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. From Sights and Scenes in England and Wales. [Cassell and Company Ltd. c1900]

Folkestone, c20th Century. Artist: John Bartholomew
Folkestone, c20th Century. [John Bartholomew & Son, Edinburgh]

Fish Market on the Quay, Folkestone Harbour, c1885. Artist: William Callow
Fish Market on the Quay, Folkestone Harbour, c1885. From The Studio Volume 67. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1916]

Folkestone (Boulogne Boat leaving), c1905. The cross-channel service from Folkestone to Boulogne. [Shurey s]

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

The Leas, Folkestone, Kent, c1920

Folkestone Harbour, 1896, (1898). Artist: Edward William Charlton
Folkestone Harbour, 1896. After a drawing by Edward William Charlton (1859-1935). From The Studio Volume Twelve by [London Offices of the Studio V, London, 1898]

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