Defences Collection (page 2)

The Ramparts and the Harbour - Tangier, Morocco
The Ramparts and the Harbour - Tangier, a Moroccan port on the Strait of Gibraltar. Date: 1903

CARCASSONNE / OUTER 1910
Carcassonne: outer defences Date: circa 1910

LILLE - DEFENDED TOWN
The Town and fortress of Lille. Date: Early 19th century

MINES AT PORT ARTHUR
A Japanese battleship sails dangerously close to Russian mines placed there in defence of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japan war Date: 1904

SEBASTOPOL BATTLE PLAN
Battle plan showing the fortifications : the Mamelon, and the Malakoff beyond it, are the key defences the Allies have to overcome before they can take the city itself Date: 1854 - 1855

SIEGE OF PARIS - AERIAL
THE SIEGE OF PARIS An aerial view from the south, showing the French defences surrounding the city, including several outlying forts Date: 1870 - 1871

WW2-era patriotic British postcard - Predictor, Height finder and 3. 7 Ack Ack (A. A
WW2-era patriotic British postcard - Predictor, Height finder and 3.7 Ack Ack (A.A.) Gun. Date: circa 1945

Rumelihisari, Istanbul, Turkey - a medieval fortress located in Istanbul, Turkey, on a series of hills on the European banks of the Bosphorus. Date: circa 1920s

Delhi, India - Lahori Gate, Fort Delhi (Red Fort) - built by Enperor Shah Jahan between 1638 and 1648. Date: 1911

Cramond Island Causeway sea defence pylons at low tide in dawn light. Edinburgh, Scotland Date: 2012

Sea wall at Severn Beach, a village on the Severn Estuary
The sea wall at Severn Beach, a village on the Severn Estuary in South Gloucestershire, England. The Severn footpath ? on the sea wall

Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland. Looking south east. Early morning on a winter day Date: 2014

Old coulple, Kings Lynn
An elderly couple sitting on folding chairs behind a wooden sea defence on a beach near Kings Lynn, Norfolk. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990

Hunstanton beach, Norfolk - 2
A woman walks her two dogs on the deserted beach at Hunstanton, Norfolk Date: 1990

Hunstanton beach, Norfolk - 1
Two people excercise their dogs on the beach at Hunstanton, Norfolk, England. In the foreground are wooden piles and the picture is taken into the light Date: 1990

Aleppo, Syria - Entrance to the Citadel Date: 1920s

Othellos Tower - Famagusta, Republic of Northern Cyprus Date: circa 1930s

View of the Bosphorus - Rumeli Hisari, Istanbul, Turkey
Rumelihisari or Bogazkesen Castle - a medieval fortress located in the Sariyer district of Istanbul, Turkey, on a series of hills on the European banks of the Bosphorus. Date: 1956

Ww2 Germans in France
The German army penetrates French defences. Date: June 1940

Liege cupola fort diagram 1914
A sectional view of one of the Liege Cupola forts, with its surrounding barbed wire defences. These forts played an important part in the Battle of Liege, the first battle of World War One

Defences of El Agheila, Libya, by G. H. Davis
Where Rommel planned to make his final stand in Libya during the Second World War: El Agheila and its formidable natural defences

Maginot Line fortifications by G. H. Davis
With Asparagus anti-tank defences: Maginot Line fortifications at the start of the Second World War. A typical frontier work, with galleries within a hillside, leading to pill boxes

First Serbian Uprising of 1804
Scene from the First Serbian Uprising, the first stage of the Serbian Revolution, the ultimately successful wars of independence that lasted for 9 years and approximately 9 months (18041813)

Cartagena, Colombia - Old City Walls
Cartagena (de Indias), Colombia on the Northern Caribbean Sea Coast. The stone walls of the old city. Date: circa 1920s

British soldiers at Le Touquet, France, WW1
British soldiers manning defences at Le Touquet, France, during the winter of 1914-1915, First World War. Date: 1914-1915

Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine - Turkish Tower and Synagogue
Turkish Tower and Synagogue at Kamianets-Podilskyi (Kamyanets-Podilsky or Kamenets-Podolsky) - a city located on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine. Date: 1906

Uzbekistan - Tashkent - Building Riverside Fortifications - Chirchiq River. Date: circa 1908

Barbed wire party freeze under enemy star shell, WW1
A detachment of British soldiers, busy setting up barbed wire defences freeze momentarily as the area is lit up by an enemy star-shell

The British fleet at Spithead
The British Fleet was concentrated at Spithead a fortnight before the outbreak of World War I. Twenty-two miles of warships ranging from Dreadnoughts to Destroyers passed in procession before King

Searchlights looking for Zeppelins over London, WW1
Searchlights throwing up shafts of light over the London skyline in September 1914, on the look out for German Zeppelin aircraft

Large Mounted Crossbow
A large mounted crossbow capable of firing a wide range of projectiles from iron balls to fire bombs and metal lances Date: 1588

Turkey - Istanbul - Sea Wall near the Palace of Boukoleon
Turkey - Istanbul - Sea Wall near The Palace of Boukoleon on the shore of the Sea of Marmara, to the south of the Hippodrome and east of the Little Hagia Sophia. Date: circa 1910s

Fort Perch Rock Battery, New Brighton, Lancashire
Fort Perch Rock - a former defence installation situated at the mouth of Liverpool Bay at New Brighton. Built in the 1820s to defend the Port of Liverpool

Cyclopean Wall - Sacsayhuaman Complex, Cuzco, Peru
Sacsayhuaman (also known as Saksaq Waman, Sacsahuaman or Saxahuaman) - a walled complex on the northern outskirts of the city of Cuzco, Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire

Mazagan (El Jadida), Morocco
The Harem of a Moorish Minister embarking at Mazagan. The Portuguese fortification of Mazagan, now part of the city of El Jadida, 90-km southwest of Casablanca

San Marino - Panorama of The City, Defensive Walls and Borgo Maggiore. Date: 1943

San Marino - Panorama of The City and Defensive Walls Date: 1943

San Marino - The Second Tower and Castle Walls. Date: 1943

Old Bill and Co. July 1940
Old Bill prepares a shield wall of defences to protect the English coast from German invasion: " Thats enough about ow Arold did it at Astings. I m doing it now!" 1940

WW1 - Defences, St. Louis French Military Hospital, Damascus
WW1 - Defences in front of the St. Louis French Military Hospital on the Grande Rue El-Kassah, Damascus, Syria. Date: circa 1916

D-Day German defences, Normandy, France, WW2
D-Day German defences, Normandy, France, June 1944. 1944

British field of corn defended by barbed wire - WW2
British field of corn defended by barbed wire fencing - WW2 Date: circa 1941

British Air Defence Exercises - Searchlight operators
Air Defence Exercises - 90cm Anti-Aircraft Searchlight operators. Date: circa 1940

Gardiners Battery, Gibraltar
Soldiers of Gardiners Battery, Gibraltar. circa 1890

Water protection of Antwept 1914
German artillery becoming bogged in flooded meadows in Antwerp. Wading through water up to their waist with ditches and uneven ground made it impossible to attempt to cross some of these swampted

Water Defences, Japan
Man seated on impressive water/tidal defences, a wall of bundled rocks - Japan. Date: circa 1891

Old defences, Fortress of Havana, Cuba
Old defences, Fortress of Havana (Morro Castle), Cuba. Date: circa 1930

Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan
Osaka Castle, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan Date: circa 1910s

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