Incident Collection (page 8)

Hector Dobbs Riley Dobbs offset special passing Raymond Mays crashed ERA, Donington Park, 1935
ERA 1980S cc. Entry No: 8. Driver: Mays, R. Retired. Facing the wrong direction, having spun off off the track. Right: Riley Dobbs offset special. 1458 cc. Entry No: 33. Driver: Dobbs, H.G

Dick Shuttleworths Alfa Romeo passing Raymond Mays crashed ERA, Donington Park, 1935
ERA 1980S cc. No: 8. Driver: Mays, R. Retired. Facing the wrong direction, having spun off off the track. Right: Alfa Romeo 2904S cc. Entry No: 2. Driver: Shuttleworth, R.O

Austin 7 of B Sparrow about to crash, Donington Park Race Meeting, Leicestershire, 1933
Austin 747 cc. Event Entry No: 52. Driver: Sparrow, B. Place: Donington Park Race Meeting. Date: 13.5.33

MG J2 passing the crashed Austin 7 of B Sparrow, Donington Park Race Meeting, Leicestershire, 1933
Left: MG J2 847 cc. Reg. No. AMA84. Entry No: 41. Front wings and lamps removed. Right: Austin 747 cc. Entry No: 52. Driver: Sparrow, B. Crashed. Donington Park. Date: 13.5.33

Crashed Austin 7 of B Sparrow, Donington Park Race Meeting, Leicestershire, 1933
Austin 747 cc. Event Entry No: 52. Driver: Sparrow, B. Place: Donington Park Race Meeting. Date: 13.5.33

The German airship Hindenburg blows up, Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA, 6 May 1937. The passenger airship Hindenburg was destroyed when it caught fire while mooring

William I receiving a fatal injury at Mantes, France, 1087 (1864). William I (1028-1087), Duke of Normany and first Norman King of England

Mountaineering accident, 19th century. We saw a toe- it seemed to belong to Moore- we saw Reynaud a flying body. From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper

Sunbeam Rapier car accident, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Sunbeam Rapier car accident, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1964. On the evening of 8th January 1964, Mrs Pat Walters skidded on ice and crashed through the barriers of a bridge in Kilnhurst

Ware Washing!, c1860, (1922). Artist: Hablot Knight Browne
Ware Washing!, c1860, (1922). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited, London, 1922]

Plate V: Grand Leicestershire Steeplechase, 1829, 1830, (1922). Artist: Charles Bentley
Plate V: Grand Leicestershire Steeplechase, 1829, 1830, (1922).After Henry Thomas Alken(1785?1851). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring

Full Cry - And A Fall, c1790, (1922). Artist: George Morland
Full Cry - And A Fall, c1790, (1922). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited, London, 1922]

The Village Hunt, c1800, (1922). Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Village Hunt, c1800, (1922). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited, London, 1922]

The Stampede, c1912, (c1915). Artist: William Robinson Leigh
The Stampede, c1912, (c1915). From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

American Speedway Racing - Jack Ericson, turning on three wheels, 1937
American Speedway Racing - Jack Ericson, of New Jersey, making a successful turn on three wheels. His front wheel can be seen flying in the opposite direction. 1937

A Loop-the-Looper in Deep Thought Scratching His Head Over a Difficult Problem, 1927. From The Wonder Book of Aircraft, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London & Melbourne, 1927]

Accident to the Tenth Hussars, c1880. Episode of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, from 1878 to 1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Burning of the Kent, c1893, (1911). Artist: Thomas M M Hemy
Burning of the Kent, c1893, (1911). The Kent, an East Indiaman, owned by the British East India Company, launched in 1820. The Kent left the Downs on 19th February 1825 with 641 people on board

The Generals Horse Fell Into A Ditch, 1896, (1902). Artist: Gordon Frederick Browne
The Generals Horse Fell Into A Ditch, 1896, (1902). The Battle of Ligny, (16 June 1815), fought by the French Empire and Prussia. It was the last victory of Napoleon Bonaparte

Emily Davison throwing herself in front of the Kings horse during the Derby, Epsom, Surrey, 1913. Emily Davison (1872-1913), an English suffragette

Holborn Viaduct - A Slippery Day, 1891. Artist: William Luker
Holborn Viaduct - A Slippery Day, 1891. Holborn Viaduct is a road bridge in London and the name of the street which crosses it, passing over Farringdon Street and the subterranean River Fleet

An Incident in the Siege of Leith, 1548-1560, (c1880). The Siege of Leith ended a twelve-year encampment of French troops at Leith, a port of prime strategic importance near Edinburgh, Scotland

The beginning of a spill at Donington Park, 1937. From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell. [Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow, 1937]

Doctor Syntax Tumbling into the Water, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax Tumbling into the Water, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

The Titanic colliding with an iceberg, 1912. The SS Titanic, operated by the White Star Line, struck an iceberg in thick fog south of Newfoundland en route from Southampton to New York just before

A Duck in the Park, c1870. Attracting over 77 million visitors a year, Londons eight Royal Parks, the Royal Parks of London are lands originally owned by the monarchy of the United Kingdom for

Aground, 1911. Artist: Francis Calcroft Turner
Aground, 1911. Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase, and sometimes killing of a fox, traditionally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds

The Burning of the Ocean Monarch, c1848. Artist: Francois d Orleans, Prince de Joinville
The Burning of the Ocean Monarch, c1848. The Ocean Monarch set sail from Liverpool bound for Boston on 24 August 1848, carrying passengers

A war charity flag day incident, 1915. A wounded member of the Canadian Scottish buys a buttonhole. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War Vol. III - 1915.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]

Fifty Thousand Incidents were reported to London Control Centres during the Blitz, 1941 (1942). From Frontline 1940-1941. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1942]

The risks of night flying, c1918 (1919). An aeroplane landed in a tree close to the aerodrome it was aiming for. From The Wonder Book of Aircraft for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward

A French aeroplane descends in a Paris street, c1917 (1919). From The Wonder Book of Aircraft for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co

An unexpected caller, c1918 (1919). An aircraft crashed into the roof of a house in Twickenham, London. Tthe pilot escaped unhurt

Receiving an accident case at Poplar Hospital, London, c1903 (1903).The Poplar Hospital for Accidents opened in 1858 on East India Road under the patronage of the Quaker banker

The Strange Adventures of a Dog-Cart, 1888, (1946). Artist: Randolph Caldecott
The Strange Adventures of a Dog-Cart, 1888, (1946). Originally printed in Last Graphic Pictures. From English Printed Books, by Francis Meynell. [Collins, London, 1946]

Very Slippy Weather, 1808. Artist: James Gillray
Very Slippy Weather, 1808. This print depicts a scene outside Gilrays publishers premises. From A Smile Among Friends. [Alb. Cammermeyers Forlag, Norway, 1949]

Advertisement for Isoflamme fire extinguishers, 1913. Artist: Louis Houpin
Advertisement for Isoflamme fire extinguishers, 1913

Collision of the Bywell Castle with the Princess Alice, 1878 (1906). Artist: J Nash
Collision of the Bywell Castle with the Princess Alice, 1878 (1906). The paddle steamer Princess Alice was rammed by the collier Bywell Castle off Tripcock Point in the Thames Estuary on 3 September

Mr Heatherley?s Holiday: An Incident in Studio Life, c1874. Artist: Emery Walker
Mr. Heatherleys Holiday, c1874. After Samuel Butler (1835?1902)

One of Multum in Parvos going days, 1865. Artists: John Leech, Hablot Knight Browne
One of Multum in Parvos going days, 1865. From Mr. Facey Romfords Hounds, written by Robert Smith Surtees, illustrated by John Leech and H.K. Phiz Browne. [Bradbury, Evans & Co. London, 1865]

Mr. Sponge completely scatters his Lordship, 1865. Artists: John Leech, Hablot Knight Browne
Mr. Sponge completely scatters his Lordship, 1865. From Mr. Facey Romfords Hounds, written by Robert Smith Surtees, illustrated by John Leech and H.K. Phiz Browne. [Bradbury, Evans & Co. London, 1865]

Traffic Trouble in 50, 19th century. Artist: Eugene Louis Lami
Traffic Trouble in 50, 19th century. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXIII, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1929]

Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales (Diana Frances; nee Spencer; 1961-1997), 2013. Diana, Princess of Wales, as she became known after her 1996 divorce

Steeplechasing, , c1805-1851, (1924). Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Steeplechasing. One of a series of four pictures. From The Connoisseur Vol LXVIII [Otto Limited, London, 1924.]

The Romps, c1786-1826, (1919). Artist: William Ward
The Romps. After William Redmore Bigg (1755-1828). From The Connoisseur Volume LV [Otto Limited, London, 1919]

Scene of the Terrible Railway Disaster at Salisbury, 1906. The Salisbury rail crash of 1 July 1906, occurred when a London

The Birmingham Mail near Aylesbury, the guard Banbury proceeding with the bags, 1837 (1907). Artist: Robert Havell
The Birmingham Mail near Aylesbury, the guard Banbury proceeding with the bags 1837. Mail coach drawn by two horses stuck in a snowdrift, with three other horsemen coming to the rescue

SS Drummond Castle, late 19th century. The Drummond Castle was a steamship built by John Elder & Co of Govan in 1881. Operated by the Castle Mail Packets Co

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