Ostende Collection

German Tirpitz battery at Ostend - WW1
German Tirpitz battery at Ostend during the First World War

Ostend, Belgium - Large calibre cannon on the seawall
Ostend, Belgium - Large calibre German WW1-era cannon mounted on the seawall alongside the Royal Palace Hotel. Ostend (in common with nearly the entirety of the country)

Harbour at Ostend, Belgium - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Ostend, Belgium - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Quai de l'Empereur, Ostend, Belgium - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Interior of the Salon de Jeux in the Kursall Casino, Ostend
An interior view of the Salon de Jeux in the Kursall Casino, Ostend, 1920s Date: 1920s

A night view of the entrance to the Kursall Casino
A night-time view of the entrance to the Kursall Casino at Ostend, 1920s Date: 1920s

A view of the seafront at Ostend in front of the Kursall, 1910s, but the same for the 1920s Date: 1920s

A view of the entrance ot the Kursall, Ostend
A view of the entrance ot the Kursall from the centre of Ostend, 1910s, but the same for the 1920s Date: 1920s

Seafront outside the Kursall, Ostend
The seafront outside the Kursall, Ostend showing the promenade and part of the beach, 1910s, but the same for the 1920s Date: 1920s

Seafront promenade at Ostend with the Hotel Royal Belge
A view of the seafront promenade at Ostend with the Hotel Royal Belge and Bodega bar, 1910s, but the same for the 1920s Date: 1920s

A view of the Chalet Royal and the seafront (La Digue) at Ostend, 1910s, but the same for the 1920s Date: 1920s

Ostende
This painting shows a heavily populated beach in Ostend, on the Belgian coast, with a row of grand buildings lined in the background. Date: circa 1915

View waterfront / beach with tourists, Ostend Ostende, Belgium
Vintage 19th century photograph: View of the waterfront and beach with tourists, Ostend Ostende, Belgium

OSTEND PROMENADE / PHOTO
Strolling along the promenade at Ostende with umbrellas - to protect them from the sun. Date: circa 1890

A beach scene from Ostend, Belgium - Bathing huts on wheels
A beach scene from Ostend, Belgium depicting a lady sat astride one of the horses used to pull the beach bathing huts (pictured, each with their own number) in and out of the water. Date: circa 1909

WWI Bayonet paper knife engraved - Ostende
First World War Bayonet paper knife engraved with the town of Ostende. Commemorative Ware

HMS Brilliant and HMS Sirius, Ostend, Belgium, WW1
Aerial view of two obsolete British cruisers, HMS Brilliant and HMS Sirius, which took part in a failed attempt to block the port of Ostend, Belgium

HMS Vindictive after Zeebrugge Raid, Belgium, WW1
View of HMS Vindictive, an Arrogant-class protected cruiser, after the Zeebrugge Raid (23 April 1918), Belgium, when her upperworks were badly damaged by gunfire

Belgium - Boarding the Ferry to Dover at Ostende. Promotional postcard for the Belgium National Railway. Date: 1920

Leopold II, King of Belgium
Seaside Life - The King at Ostende. The King of Belgium, Leopold II (1865-1909) relaxing by the beach Date: circa 1905

Photograph of a Belgian soldier
Studio photograph of a Belgian soldier in uniform. He is seated, leaning on his elbow against a pillar. In his right hand is a cigarette in a holder. His left hand is bandaged

Bathers & Bathing Huts, Ostende / Ostende, Belgium
Bathers & Bathing Huts, Ostende/Ostende, West Flanders, Belgium. Date: 1920s

Boulevard Van Iseghem, Oostende - Ostende
Boulevard Van Iseghem, Oostende/Ostende, Belgium. Date: 1900s

Allied troops landing for the Western Front, WW1
Allied troops (probably Belgian) landing in preparation for the Western Front in the early days of the First World War. The ship is the Princesse Clementine of Ostende. Date: 1914

Sketches in Ostend, Belgium, after WW1 bombing
Sketches in Ostend, Belgium, after bombing during a Zeppelin raid in the early stages of the First World War. Showing scenes at the railway station, in the fish market

Trolley bus, Ostende-Blankenberghe-Knocke
A trolley bus of four carriages serving Ostende, Blankenberghe and Knocke, Belgium

Ostende Surrenders
Allegory on the surrender of Ostende to the Spanish under general Spinola. Date: 2 September 1604

Lady Bather at Ostende, Belgium sat on the wheel of a bathing machine. Her costume is possibly rather daring for this era. Date: circa 1910

Wreck of HMS Vindictive, Ostend Harbour, Belgium, WW1
View of the wreck of HMS Vindictive in Ostend Harbour, Belgium, during the First World War. HMS Vindictive, an Arrogant-class protected cruiser, was launched in 1897, served throughout the war

Ostende Kursaal
The Kursaal (i.e. health centre) at Ostende/Ostend on the bracing North Sea coast. Date: circa 1900

Devastation during bombing, Ostend, Belgium, WW1
Devastation inside a church in Ostend, Belgium, during the First World War. Nuns stand on the right, looking at the bodies of women, and a jumble of wooden chairs. Date: circa 1914

7th Division loading supplies, Ostend, Belgium, WW1
Men of the Belgian 7th Division loading supplies onto a wagon at Ostend, Belgium, soon after the start of the First World War. Date: October 1914

Aerial view of Ostend, Belgium, WW1
Aerial view of the sea port of Ostend, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

Wreck of HMS Vindictive at Ostend, Belgium, WW1
View of the wreck of HMS Vindictive, an Arrogant-class protected cruiser, after the Second Ostend Raid (10 May 1918), during the First World War

Belgian troops landing at Ostend, Belgium, WW1
Belgian troops landing at Ostend, Belgium, at the start of the First World War. Date: 30 August 1914

HMS Vindictive at Ostend, Belgium, WW1
View of HMS Vindictive, an Arrogant-class protected cruiser, after the Zeebrugge Raid (23 April 1918), Belgium, when her upperworks were badly damaged by gunfire

View of British ships from Ostend, Belgium, WW1
View of British ships and boats out at sea, seen from the port of Ostend, Belgium, during the First World War. They include two obsolete British cruisers, HMS Brilliant and HMS Sirius

Advert for Ostende, 1930
Advert for Ostende, Belgium (The Royal Palace Hotel), 1930 Date: 1930

Poster advertising the Beaches of Belgium
Poster for the Railways of Belgium highlighting the virtues of the Beaches of Belgium (Les Plages Belges)

Horse pulling Ostend beach huts
A hello from Ostend! A beach scene from Ostend, Belgium depicting a solid young lady in striped swimsuit sat astride one of the horses used to pull the beach bathing huts in and out of the water

Fishing boat returning to port - Ostend, Belgium

Ostend - Belgium
Souvenir postcard from Ostend, Belgium

Belgium - Port of Ostende
Port of Ostende, Belgium. The mailship ferry departs the harbour as young boys fish off the pier, while others just lean on the railings watching the ships disappear into the North Sea

Ostend Promenade / Photo
Strolling along the promenade at Ostende with umbrellas - to protect them from the sun

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