Anchor Collection (page 6)

Crown & Anchor Hotel and Post Office, Stonehouse, Glos
Crown & Anchor Hotel and Post Office, Stonehouse, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1900s

Crouch from Anchor, Hullbridge, Essex
Crouch from Anchor, Hullbridge, Hockley, near Southend on Sea, Essex, England. Date: 1950s

Our Yacht, Punch cartoon
Our Yacht Mr Punch is making arrangements for his annual yachting cruise. Here is one of his crew A young lady in a nautical dress, emblazoned with a decorative anchor

Replica of The Mayflower in Brixham Harbour, Devon
Replica of The Mayflower (Mayflower II) at Brixham Harbour, Devon. The ship was built at Uphams Yard, Brixham, and sailed across to New Plymouth in June 1957. Date: 1956

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, work resumed
John Brown & Company in Clydebank in Scotland, begin the major task of constructing Queen Mary Ocean Liner then know as Hull Number 534, which began in December 1930 on the River Clyde

Fishermen
Two fishermen with nets, basket, rod and anchor. Date: c.1890s

The Loss of H. M.s Victoria
Coloured lantern slide illustrating Britannia sitting on an anchor and drapped in a Union Jack.She sits with a lion on a beach

Long Beach Harbour and fleet anchorage, California, USA
Aerial view of Long Beach Harbour and fleet anchorage, California, USA. 1940s

USS Ohio, American battleship at anchor, Virginia, USA
USS Ohio, American battleship at anchor in Hampton Roads, off Old Point Comfort, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1907

Barclay Perkins Brewery
The Anchor Brewery in Southwark taken over by Barclay Perkins and Co in 1781. By 1815 it was the most productive brewery in the world with 330, 000 barrels a year but was burned down in 1832. C.1820

River steamer with passengers, Egypt
River steamer belonging to Tramways du Caire, with passengers, both civilian and military, in Egypt. Date: early 20th century

HMS Natal w- Warrior class cruiser
Silk title of HMS Natal. HMS Natal was a warrior class cruiser, launched on the 30th September 1905 and during the afternoon of the 30th December 1916, under the command of Captain Eric Back

Illustration, A Midsummer Nights Dream -- probably not connected to the Shakespeare play, but depicting a sailor asleep on a ship, dreaming of a mermaid in the water. Date: July 1914

WW1 - Flags of the Allies - French postcard Date: circa 1915

Personification of Hope - Turns a Moan into a song
Hope makes the careworn heart grow strong - And turns a moan into a song. Date: circa 1910s

Ocean Yachts at anchor - Bermuda Date: circa 1930s

Small boy in a sailor suit poses with a large anchor Date: 1906

Family group - Yacht - Southampton Harbour, Hampshire
Large family group on board a sprightly yacht during a regatta - Southampton Harbour, Hampshire. The boat is flying a number of flags (including the Stars and Stripes) and (at least)

An English Man o War, by John Thomas Serres
An English Man o War at Anchor in Naples Harbour, by John Thomas Serres (1759-1825). Date: 1823

H. M. S. Challenger at anchor off Circular Quay, Sydney, Austr
The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) was funded by the British Government for the purpose of scientific discovery

Massey Shaw fireboat, Victoria Embankment, Blackfriars
The London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw being stowed with an anchor chain whilst alongside its moorings at the Blackfriars river fire station, its base station

Early balloon design, described as an aerostatic globe, with equipment to travel in the air by wind. A) The Vessel. B) Sails that are used according to the wind

Robertson balloon flight, Munich, Germany
Robertson ascending in a balloon from a square in Munich, Germany, watched by a crowd of spectators. A small parachute is attached to one side of the balloon

Professor Bourguet, balloon ascent, Berlin
Head and shoulders portrait of Professor Bourguet, who made a balloon ascent in Berlin, Germany. 23 May 1804

Print shows the harbor at Quebec, one ship at anchor, men working loading or unloading a boat, and merchandise on shore; an idealized view depicting Quebec as a typical European city. Date 177-

Parade (i. e. promenade) from Anchor Head, Weston-super-Mare
Parade (i.e. promenade) from Anchor Head, Weston-super-Mare, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The Hoe, from the Rusty Anchor, Plymouth, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Peacock styles. Anchor Buggy Co. Date c1897

Religious scene. Date c1874

White House Landing, Va. Supply vessels at anchor. Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862. Date 1862

Steamship Victoria of the Anchor line. Date c1876

RSS Discovery moored at Westminster Bridge, London
RSS Discovery (stern view) moored at Westminster Bridge, London. circa 1950

Russian lady and a giant anchor - Patriotic postcard
" Hope". Russian lady in full traditional orthodox costume holding on tight to a giant three-pronged anchor. This might be a propaganda card from the time of the Russo-Japanese war

Anchor Bar, Portobello Hotel, Walton, Essex
The Anchor Bar at the Portobello Hotel, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. 1967

France, Wimereux - Pas de Calais. A lovely souvenir card featuring a fetching young female bather resting on a large rubber ring

Austrian or German ship in harbour, WW1
An Austrian or German ship in harbour, with crew members, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Large Ships Buoy
A large ships buoy, with an anchor chain attached, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Date: 1950s

The Anchor Inn, Bankside, Southwark, south London. An ancient hostelry, built just after the Great Fire of London (1666), upon a much older site Date: 17th century

Lucky charm mascots worn during WW1
Two lucky charm mascot pendants worn by servicemen during the First World War. One is in the shape of an anchor, the other in the shape of a heart with a cross in the middle. Date: 1914-1918

WW1 - A German four-stack liner
WW1 - One of the German four-stack liners (as the funnels are in groups of two rather than four equally spaced), either the Kronprinzessin Cecile; Kaiser Wilhelm II; Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse or

British drifters in harbour, Taranto, Italy, WW1
British drifters which took part in the Otranto Barrage, an allied naval blockade in the Adriatic during the First World War, seen here at anchor in the harbour at Taranto, Italy

Advertisement for Martell Cognac, featuring a ship at sea, powered by sail and steam, of the kind used to export the product in 1851, the year of the Great Exhibition

Italian Sailor
Postcard of an Italian sailor, complete with full naval uniform/costume, nautical pose (propped up by an anchor!) and a model steamship. Full use of the photographic studios prop cupboard

British ships WWI
British ships at anchor in the Dardanelles during World War I Date: 1915

Woman poses on anchor
A woman hangs nimbly from the anchor of a boat wearing shorts and a fashionable knitted short-sleeved jumper on the Thames at Richmond in around 1940

See Ireland First travel Poster
See Ireland First travel poster, travel by Cunard and Anchor Lines by the Irish Tourist Board

French Warship (Destroyer) Vautour at Zonguldak
The French Destroyer Vautour at Zonguldak (formerly Heraclea), a city and the capital of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. An important coal mining centre. Miners

Titanic anchor made of shells
A commemorative anchor-shaped ornament made of shells, with a picture of the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship at the centre

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