Solent Collection

German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, 1937. The Graf Spee attending the Fleet Review for the coronation of King George VI at Spithead, Hampshire

Plan of Spithead showing the Proposed Evolutions at the Review of the Fleet by Her Majesty, on Wedne Creator: Unknown
Plan of Spithead showing the Proposed Evolutions at the Review of the Fleet by Her Majesty, on Wednesday the 23rd April, 1856. Map showing Royal Navy ships off the coast of Hampshire

Yacht Racing on the Solent, ca. 1827. Creator: Unknown
Yacht Racing on the Solent, ca. 1827. Formerly attributed to Joseph Mallord William Turner and Peter DeWint

The Isle of Wight, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Isle of Wight, 1844. Map of the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, made using Mr. Palmers patent Giyphographic process, or Engraved Drawing

High tide below the Battery, Portsmouth Harbour, 1846, (1942). Creator: John Lynn
High tide below the Battery, Portsmouth Harbour, 1846, (1942). Cannon pointing out to sea and flags flying from the Semaphore Tower at the fortified harbour of Portsmouth on the south coast of

Loss of H. M. S. Gladiator, 1908, (1933). Creator: R Norton
Loss of H.M.S. Gladiator, 1908, (1933). On 25 April 1908, during a late snowstorm off the Isle of Wight, the armoured cruiser HMS Gladiator struck the outbound American steamer SS Saint Paul

The Funeral of Queen Victoria... Royal Yacht Alberta entering Portsmouth Harbour
The Funeral of Queen Victoria. The Royal Yacht Alberta entering Portsmouth Harbour at Sunset, February 1st 1901. Victoria (1819-1901) died on 22 January 1901 at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight

King George V at the wheel of of his yacht, Britannia, during Cowes Regatta week, 1924, (1935). George V (1865-1936) sailing HMY Britannia off the coast of the Isle of Wight

The Fleet at Spithead, 1853, c1900. Creator: Unknown
The Fleet at Spithead, 1853, c1900. From " The British Navy - Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

The Docks, Southampton, 1895. Creator: Poulton & Co
The Docks, Southampton, 1895. Ships in the port of Southampton on the coast of Hampshire, with a railway for transporting goods in the foreground

Her First and Last Voyage: the Titanic Passing up the Solent on Wednesday, April 10th on her Departure from Southampton, (April 20), 1912. The ship on her maiden, and last, voyage

A Sunny Day in the Solent, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
A Sunny Day in the Solent, (c1900). Ships at sea off the south coast of England. Print after a painting made mid-late 19th century by Henry Moore

Ryde, Isle of Wight, 1814-1825. Artist: William Daniell
Ryde, Isle of Wight, 1814-1825. From A Voyage Around Great Britain Undertaken between the Years 1814 and 1825 by William Daniell

Southampton - The Platform, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Southampton - The Western Shore, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Southampton - The Pier, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Lymington - The Bridge and the Town, From the River, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Southsea - General View of the Beach, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Portsmouth Harbour, c1900. Artist: Alfred John West
Portsmouth Harbour, c1900. Portsmouth Harbour is a large natural harbour in Hampshire, England. Photographic llusrtation from Sights and Scenes in England and Wales. [Cassell and Company Ltd. c1900]

Calshot Castle, 1859. An artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Calshot Spit, Hampshire, England, between 1539 and 1540. To protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire

The Turret Armour-Clad Ship Devastation at Spithead, 1873 (1906)
The Turret Armour-Clad Ship Devastation at Spithead on the Occasion of the Naval Review in Honour of the Shah of Persias Visit, 23 June, 1873, 1906. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol

Queen Victorias Last Voyage, February 1, 1901, 1906. The Queens body being brought by ship from the Isle of Wight to the mainland for her funeral at St George`s Chapel, Windsor

The Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert III, 1937. The Royal Yacht at the Fleet Review in honour of the coronation of King George VI at Spithead, Hampshire. Victoria and Albert III entered service in 1901

Royal Yacht passing the battleship HMS Nile, Coronation Review, Spithead, Hampshire, 1902. Stereoscopic card detail

A salute by the Home Fleet, 1907 (1908). Artist: Queen Alexandra
A salute by the Home Fleet, 1907 (1908). This salute was offered to King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra as they were passing in HMS Dreadnought

Southampton, Hampshire, 19th century. Artist: E Finden
Southampton, Hampshire, 19th century

Osborne House from the Solent, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, 1900. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought Osborne House and its estate from Lady Isabella Blachford in 1845

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

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