Cowes Collection

Yachting at Cowes
In the foaming wake of a racing cutter Date: 1914

Railway Air Services Poster
Railway Air Services (RAS) Poster, serving Plymouth, Teignmouth, Cardiff, Birmingham and Liverpool, Cowes (Isle of Wight), Southampton, Bristol and Birmingham, London (Croydon) and Isle of Wight

Western Airways Poster
Poster, Norman Edgar (Western Airways) Ltd, showing prices and times from Bristol to various destinations by Air Express Daily, including special day returns. 20th century

R. M. S. Queen Mary and R. M. S. Queen Elizabeth, off Cowes
Photograph of the two huge liners Queen Mary, in the foreground, and Queen Elizabeth, at top right. The Queen Elizabeth was setting off on her regular service between Southampton and New York

Multiview, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Multiview, Cowes, near Newport, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1910s

The Celebrated Yacht America

King George V at Cowes Week, Bystander front cover 1927
A portrait of King George V (1865 - 1936), in a sailors outfit for Cowes Regatta, which he was attending in 1927. Looking a little like hes had one too many sherries. Date: 1927

Bystander masthead design, 1927
Illustration for the front cover of the Bystander depicted a society crowd at Cowes during the Season. Date: 1927

USS Utah (BB-31) off Cowes

Lord Mountbatten inspecting Sea Scouts
Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma, Commodore of Sea Scouts, inspecting the 2nd Cowes Sea Scouts on the opening of their new Headquarters. August 1977

Kenneth Kendall (b 1924), retired British broadcaster. He worked for many years as a newsreader for the BBC and other channels, and also hosted the game show Treasure Hunt for Channel 4 (1982-1989)

Society women at Cowes Week 1907
During early August, society gathered on the Solent for regattas and royalty. Two women wearing white linen and blue serge sailor styles suits. 1907

Cover design, Railway Air Services timetable in conjunction with Spartan Air Lines Ltd, between London and the Isle of Wight. circa 1936

People and car on ferry at Cowes, Isle of Wight
People and a car on the ferry at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Date: 1922

King George V and Tsar Nicholas II
As Like As Brothers : The Tsar (with a walking stick) and the Prince of Wales (later George V), at Barton Manor, Cowes, Isle of Wight. Date: August 1909

Cowes Regatta, Isle of Wight in 1900

Cowes, Isle of Wight

Cowes, Isle of Wight, Victorian period

West Cowes, Isle of Wight - Victorian period

West Cowes, Isle of Wight

Racing yacht Vigilant, winner of the America's Cup in 1893. The photo might have been taken at Cowes, Isle of Wight - Victorian period

Cowes The Green Isle of Wight early 1900s

Cowes Parade Isle of Wight early 1900s

Cowes Entrance to Steamers Isle of Wight early 1900s

Cowes Week King Edward VII Isle of Wight early 1900s

Cowes from the pier, Isle of Wight, Victorian period

Four Peculiar properties of the Isle of Wight, Hampshire
Four Peculiar Properties of the Isle of Wight, Hampshire. New-port (You cannot bottle) - Freshwater (you cannot drink) - Cowes (you cannot milk) - Needles (You cannot thread) Date: 1909

White Star Line, RMS Titanic - photograph
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - silver gelatine photograph by Beken of Cowes, signed bottom right, framed and glazed. 16 x 13 inches. Date: circa 1912

RMS Olympic at sea, black and white signed photograph by Beken of Cowes. Printed from the original negative (17678). Framed and glazed. 12 x 10 inches. Date: 1933

Motor Car with luxuries, tea and picnics
Photographs of women and a man, taking tea, playing bridge, and enjoying a picnic from a hamper installed in a motor car. Captioned, If Goodwood were run on the Cowes system

Queen Victoria's Funeral - Royal Mourners Following Coffin
The Royal mourners following the gun-carriage, from Osborne to Trinity Pier, East Cowes. Date: 2nd February 1901

Marine Parade, Cowes, Isle of Wight by W.W. Quatremain

A page from The Sphere reporting on yachting at Cowes in 1910. The large bottom photograph shows the opulent interior of the Miranda owned by Lord Leith of Fyvie

The Green, west Cowes, Isle of Wight
19th century vintage photograph: The Green, west Cowes, Isle of Wight

The Bay, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Date: circa 1904

Waterfront at Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: circa 1905

Boats and the shore, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Vintage 19th century photograph: Cowes, Isle of Wight

East Cowes Castle, Isle of Wight, the seat of architect John Nash. Gothic style castellated mansion designed by Nash with turrets and towers, gardens and fountain, completed in 1800

Orchard Cottage, Isle of Wight, the seat of Sir Willoughby
Orchard Cottage, Isle of Wight, the seat of General Sir James Willoughby Gordon. Italian style villa with fountain in garden

Cowes week 1894
Sketches round and about. Date: August 1894

Scene during Cowes Week, Leaving the Squadron Castle. 1902

Aboard the Morning Star yacht at Cowes, Isle of Wight - the Pageant of the Century. 1911

America yacht winning at Cowes, 1851
The America yacht winning at Cowes in 1851. 1851

The Pyramid, Cowes, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia Date: circa 1930

Tipsy B G-AFKP (msn 05), at Cowes (Somerton) on the Isle of Wight, circa 1949. Built in 1938 as a Tipsy B, with a smaller rudder and lower all-up weight

King Edward and Queen Alexandra consort on board His Majestys Yacht HMY Victoria and Albert, at Cowes

Two women wearing fashionable Cowes week costumes, the first sketch shows a frock carried out in pink tussore and dark grey, the sash is of grey silk and sleeves are of blue and white striped lawn

Smart launch - Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
circa 1910s

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