Southampton Collection

Pilgrim Fathers boarding the Mayflower for their voyage to America. After painting by Bernard Gribble

Hole torn in the hull of RMS Olympic after the collision with HMS Hawke in the Solent, 1911
Hole torn in the hull of RMS Olympic after the collision with HMS Hawke in the Solent, 20th September 1911. The collision took place as Olympic

Hole torn in the hull of RMS Olympic after the collision with HMS Hawke in the Solent, 1911
Hole torn in the hull of RMS Olympic after the collision with HMS Hawke in the Solent, 20th September 1911. The collision took place as Olympic

1919 Garrett electric truck at Southampton docks. Creator: Unknown
1919 Garrett electric truck at Southampton docks

The Great Eastern, 1860: The Vessel leaving Southampton on her First Voyage, June 17, (1901). The SS Great Eastern was an iron sailing steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel with John Scott

Caroline Chisholm addressing a crowd from the emigrant ship Ballengeich, 1852. Caroline Chisholm (nee Jones) (1808-1877), British philanthropist and reformer, was born at Wootton, near Northampton

1935 Daimler Light 15 with the liner Aquitania at Southampton docks, Hampshire

Victoria Archery Rooms - the Council Dinner, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Victoria Archery Rooms - the Council Dinner, 1844. View of the Victoria Archery and Assembly Rooms in Southampton: Dr. Buchland returned thanks in a lengthened address

The Cattle Show, Portswood, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Cattle Show, Portswood, 1844. Agricultural show near Porstmouth, Southampton. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V

Great Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, the Town and Port of Southampton, 1844. Cityscape of Southampton in Hampshire. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V

Exhibition of cattle at the meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Southampton, 1844. From " Pictorial Times", July 1844

Royal Agricultural Society of England; arrival of the cattle by railway... 1844
Royal Agricultural Society of England; arrival of the cattle by railway; landing cattle at the quay, 1844. Agricultural show at Southampton. From " Pictorial Times", 1844

The Council Dinner at the Victoria Archery Rooms, the Trial of Implements at Swathling, 1844. Scenes during the annual show of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, at Southampton

View of Southampton, 1844. Creator: Unknown
View of Southampton, 1844. Port on the south coast of England. Large new docks are in progress, and considering the security of the harbour and its numerous advantages as a packet station

1962 Jaguar MkX being loaded on to Saxonia ship at Southampton docks for export. Creator: Unknown
1962 Jaguar MkX being loaded on to Saxonia ship at Southampton docks for export

High Street, Southampton, 1898. Creator: Unknown
High Street, Southampton, 1898. Southampton, a city in Hampshire saw major expansion during the Victorian era. From " Our Own Country, Volume V"

Arrival of a Steamer at Southampton Docks, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Arrival of a Steamer at Southampton Docks, 1898. The Southampton Docks company was formed in 1835, the first dock opened in 1842 and became known as The Gateway to the Empire

Bar Gate, South Side, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Bar Gate, South Side, 1898. Bargate is a Grade I listed medieval gatehouse in the city centre of Southampton, England built as part of the Norman town walls, c1180 of stone and flint

The Southampton Road, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Southampton Road, 1898. From " Our Own Country, Volume III". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

Birth Place of Dr. Watts, c1861. Creator: Unknown
Birth Place of Dr. Watts, c1861. View of French Street, Southampton, Hampshire, home of Isaac Watts (1674-1748), English Christian minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician

Watts Memorial, late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Watts Memorial, late 19th century. The Watts Memorial Statue, erected 17 July 1861, in Watts Park, Southampton, Hampshire, in memory of Isaac Watts (1674-1748), English Christian minister

The RMS Titanic leaving Southampton, 10 April 1912. Creator: Unknown
The RMS Titanic leaving Southampton, 10 April 1912. Operated by the White Star Line, Titanic was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner of her time, and thought to be unsinkable

Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, 1784. Creator: Unknown
Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, 1784. Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (1536-1572), English nobleman and politician, raised a Protestant

Their Majesties at the Royal Agricultural Show, Southampton, 1932, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Their Majesties Being Introduced To Members of the Council at the Royal Agricultural Show, Southampton, 1932, 1937. The Duke of York (1920-1936) became King George VI on 11 December 1936

French Milk Being Landed at Southampton, 1902. Creator: Unknown
French Milk Being Landed at Southampton, 1902. From " The Windsor Magazine Vol. XVI - June to November 1902". [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London, 1902]

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

Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, c1610s, (early-mid 19th century). Creator
Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, c1610s, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of English aristocrat Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (1573-1624)

The Agonising Wait for the List of the Lost at Southampton, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
The Agonising Wait for the List of the Lost at Southampton, April 20, 1912. Anxious friends and relatives wait for news of the fate of passengers on board the Titanic at the port she departed

The Scene Round the Fateful Board at Southampton, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
The Scene Round the Fateful Board at Southampton, April 20, 1912. Anxious relatives and friends wait for news after the disaster

The Titanics Passengers Taking Their Last Look at Home, (April 20), 1912. Creator: Unknown
The Titanics Passengers Taking Their Last Look at Home, (April 20), 1912. A photograph taken as the boat was leaving Southampton on April 10th, showing, on the deck

Last Look at Home, and The Fateful Board at Southampton, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
The Titanics Passengers Taking Their Last Look at Home and The Scene Around the Fateful Board at Southampton, April 20, 1912. The ship leaves Southampton on 10 April on its maiden, and final, voyage

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

Cars embarking on Southampton ferry. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Cars embarking on Southampton ferry

Passengers embarking on Southampton ferry. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Passengers embarking on Southampton ferry

The motor yacht Anna Marie at Southampton, 1934. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The motor yacht Anna Marie at Southampton, 1934

Southampton, c1910. Port of call for American and Cape Liners. Great yachting centre. Population, 161, 000. Card from a game containing views of the chief towns in each county

Southampton Docks, c1896. Artist: FGO Stuart
Southampton Docks, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

One of the Most Popular Transatlantic Liners, the Mauretania at Southampton, 1937
One of the Most Popular Transatlantic Liners was the Mauretania, shown above being painted at Southampton in preparation for one of the cruises on which she was sometimes employed, 1937

Customs Officers Examining Motor Cars at Southampton, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Arrival of RMS Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary in King George V Graving Dock, 1936
The arrival of the R.M.S. Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary in the King George V Graving Dock after having sailed from the Clyde in March, 1936. 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

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]

The Croquet Tournament at Southampton, 1900. Artist: Stuart
The Croquet Tournament at Southampton, 1900. From Black & White Budget, Vol. III. [The Black and White Publishing Company, J P. Monckton, Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, 1900]

Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, c16th century, (1904). Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, c16th century (1904). Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton KG (6 October 1573 - 10 November 1624). From James I. and VI, by T. F. Henderson

Vessels on Shore near Southampton, c1831, (1935). Artist: Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding
Vessels on Shore near Southampton, c1831, (1935). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II. - D to H, by C. Reginald Grundy

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

Southampton, 1859. Artist: Edward Francis Finden
Southampton, 1859. Largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, a major port on Southampton Water at the confluence of the River Test and River Itchen. After T. Nash

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