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Admiralty Collection (page 3)

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Admiralty Pier, Dockyard, Cape Town, South Africa

Admiralty Pier, Dockyard, Cape Town, South Africa. Date: circa 1908

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: London, England - St James Park

London, England - St James Park - Square, multi-windowed, three-storey building. The Admiralty. Part of Box 23 Boswell Collection. A Day trip to London. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Victoria Wharf, Belfast

Victoria Wharf, Belfast - a view or the pier with Admiralty Tug Jackal docked and man and bicycle. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: William Henry Smith PC

William Henry Smith PC - English bookseller and newsagent of the family firm W H Smith Elected a Member of Parliament in 1868

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: HMS Marlborough - Inspection by First Lord of the Admiralty

HMS Marlborough - Inspection by First Lord of the Admiralty. The March Past. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: HMS Marlborough - Departure of First Lord of the Admiralty

HMS Marlborough - Departure of First Lord of the Admiralty following a highly satisfactory inspection of the troops. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: HMS Marlborough - Arrival of the First Lord of the Admiralty

HMS Marlborough - Arrival of the First Lord of the Admiralty, Leo Amery (in the position between 1922-24). HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Caricature of George Grossmith, English writer and performer

Caricature of George Grossmith, English writer and performer
Caricature of George Grossmith, English comedian, actor, singer, composer and writer, well known for his appearances in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Bamber Gascoyne & Friend

Bamber Gascoyne & Friend
BAMBER GASCOYNE Statesman : Lord of the Admiralty etc. Here he is coupled with a Miss C-m. Date: 1725 - 1791

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Bamber Gascoyne

Bamber Gascoyne
BAMBER GASCOYNE Statesman : Lord of the Admiralty etc. Date: 1725 - 1791

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: John Wilson Croker

John Wilson Croker
JOHN WILSON CROKER Statesman and writer, wearing a thick coat, as Secretary of the Admiralty, in case he has to go out to sea... Date: 1780 - 1857

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: John Wilson Croker - 2

John Wilson Croker - 2
JOHN WILSON CROKER Statesman and writer, editor of Boswells Johnson; done when he was Secretary to the Admiralty. Date: 1780 - 1857

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Pall Mall / Admiralty Arch

Pall Mall / Admiralty Arch
Pall Mall and Admiralty Arch Date: circa 1912

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: William Hewer

William Hewer
WILLIAM HEWER Commissioner of the Admiralty Date: 1642 - 1715

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Thomas Grenville

Thomas Grenville
THOMAS GRENVILLE statesman, First Lord of the Admiralty, and bibliophile Date: 1755 - 1846

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Under His Masters Eye

Under His Masters Eye
Scene: Mediterranean, on board the Admiralty yacht " Enchantress" Mr Winston Churchill: " Any Home News?" Mr Asquith: " How can there be with you here?" Date: 1913

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Ponty Bay, Bizerte (Bizerta), Tunisia, North Africa

Ponty Bay, Bizerte (Bizerta), Tunisia, North Africa
Maritime buildings at Ponty Bay, Bizerte (Bizerta), Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1910

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Cabinet changes: new ministers and where they work

Cabinet changes: new ministers and where they work
The four promotions of the Liberal Ministry: Mr Reginald M Kenna, First Lord Admiralty; Mr Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Education; The Earl of Crewe

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Winston Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty

Winston Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty, a post to which he was appointed in October 1911. Pictured wearing a flying helmet with members of the British army and air force

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Zeebrugge raid reconstruction at Wembley

Zeebrugge raid reconstruction at Wembley
A page from The Illustrated London News, 18 October 1924, showing two pictures of a reconstruction of the Zeebrugge raid carried out by the Royal Navy towards the end of World War One (23 April 1918)

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: The A. B. who asked for a light! By H. M. Bateman

The A. B. who asked for a light! By H. M. Bateman
" Shocking! The A.B. who asked for a light!" Two high-ranking naval officers are aghast when an able seaman asks if he can borrow a light. Date: 1917

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Sopwith Admiralty Type 807 two seater seaplane

Sopwith Admiralty Type 807 two seater seaplane, produced in 1914. Seen here is serial no. 807, the first to be delivered to the RNAS. Date: circa 1914-1915

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Short Admiralty Type 310 torpedo bomber seaplane

Short Admiralty Type 310 torpedo bomber seaplane
Short Admiralty Type 310 two-seater torpedo bomber seaplane, first flown in July 1916. Seen here is serial no. N1303, the 14th Type 310 to be built. Date: circa 1916-1917

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Short Admiralty Type 41 first flown in April 1912, thre

Short Admiralty Type 41 first flown in April 1912, three of these two seaters were built and used on coastal patrols early in the war

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Churchill, Winston Spencer as First Lord of Admiralty

Churchill, Winston Spencer as First Lord of Admiralty

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Admiralty AD Navyplane, beached, (side view)

Admiralty AD Navyplane, beached, (side view)

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: The Admiralty and the Mobile Defense, Alger - Algiers

The Admiralty and the Mobile Defense, Alger - Algiers
L AmirautÚáÑt la Defense Mobile - The Admiralty and the Mobile Defense, Alger/Algiers, Algeria. Date: 1910s

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: The Sphere London Season cover by Matania

The Sphere London Season cover by Matania
Front cover of The Sphere magazines special guide to the London Season showing Guards in bearskin helmets marching down the Mall through Admiralty Arch

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: BORBON Y BORBON, Enrique Mar�Fernando de. Spanish

BORBON Y BORBON, Enrique Mar�Fernando de. Spanish
ENRIQUE. prince de BOURBON Spanish (?) prince, killed in a duel with the duc de Montpensier. Or is he a French prince in exile ? Date: 1823 - 1870

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: HMS Bruce, British flotilla leader and destroyers

HMS Bruce, British flotilla leader and destroyers
HMS Bruce (D81), British Admiralty type (Scott class) flotilla leader, with W-class destroyers HMS Wild Swan (D62) and HMS Wishart (D67), at Wei Hai Wei, China. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: HMS Vidette, British destroyer

HMS Vidette, British destroyer
HMS Vidette (D48), British Admiralty V-class destroyer. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: A Naval Display - Armistice celebrations outside Admiralty

A Naval Display - Armistice celebrations outside Admiralty
The colours outside the old Admiralty building on Armistice Day in London showing a vehicle carrying sailors and others past the flags. Date: 1918

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Edward Seymour

Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset, British Whig aristocrat and politician, who served in various cabinet positions in the mid-19th century, including that of First Lord of the Admiralty

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Collection of ephemera relating to the Wilfrid J Jenkins

Collection of ephemera relating to the Wilfrid J Jenkins
A collection of ephemera relating to the Wilfrid J. Jenkins - H.M.S. Mersey, 1915. Copy of Naval Signal, dated 11.11.18 sent at 10.56 a.m

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Hats off to the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchi

Hats off to the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchi
Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty during the first two years of the First World War, pictured with his wife, Clementine on their way to the Houses of Parliament

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Bravo Winston! Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty, WW

Bravo Winston! Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty, WW
Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty pictured at the outbreak of the First World War, when he ensured rapid naval mobilisation of the fleet

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Winston Churchill in 1915

Winston Churchill in 1915
Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), Civil Head of the Admiralty in 1915. This photograph was taken during the political crisis

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Coronation Procession of George V through Admiralty Arch

Coronation Procession of George V through Admiralty Arch
The Coronation procession of King George V passing along the Mall and through Admiralty Arch into Trafalgar Square on its way to Westminster Abbey. Date: 1911

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Sir Eric Campbell-Geddes - British politician

Sir Eric Campbell-Geddes - British politician
Sir Eric Campbell-Geddes (18751937) - British businessman and Conservative politician. Served as First Lord of the Admiralty (1917-1919) and First Minister of Transport (1919-1921). Date: 1926

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Prince Louis of Battenberg

Prince Louis of Battenberg
Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg (1854-1921), photographed around 1912 when he succeeded Sir Francis Bridgeman as First Sea Lord of the Admiralty

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Delivery of beds to the Admiralty, London, WW1

Delivery of beds to the Admiralty, London, WW1
A delivery of beds to the Admiralty in London, so that employees may stay on the premises overnight to deal with emergencies during the First World War. Date: September 1914

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Crowds outside Buckingham Palace, London, WW1

Crowds outside Buckingham Palace, London, WW1
Crowds of people outside Buckingham Palace, London, on the night of the declaration of war against Germany. Inset is a photograph of the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VIII)

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Royal Wedding- processional route & leaving for honeymoon

Royal Wedding- processional route & leaving for honeymoon
A photograph of Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten leaving the Palace for Waterloo as they leave for honeymoon

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Admiralty 1751

Admiralty 1751
The Admiralty Date: 1751

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Whitehall Admiralty

Whitehall Admiralty
The Admiralty, whence Britannia rules the waves... Date: circa 1850

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: Sir Charles Wager

Sir Charles Wager
SIR CHARLES WAGER naval commander, Admiral of the White and first Lord of the Admiralty. Date: 1666 - 1743

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: John Walter Tarleton

John Walter Tarleton
Rear-Admiral JOHN WALTER TARLETON Naval commander, Junior Lord of Admiralty Date: CIRCA 1874

Background imageAdmiralty Collection: W H Smith Cartoon 2

W H Smith Cartoon 2
WILLIAM HENRY SMITH depicted as First Lord of the Admiralty, not feeling altogether at ease in his new job. Date: 1825 - 1891



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