Boats Collection (page 10)

Boats on River, Shepperton, MiddleseX
Boats on River, Shepperton, near Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex, England. Date: 1907

Blind soldiers regatta at Putney, WW1
Blinded soldiers from St. Dunstans home for blinded sailor and soldiers in Regents Park, rowing in the boat they rowed to victory over the students of Westminster College

Great liners on hospital duty, WW1
The Cunard ocean liners, Olympic and Aquitania pictured arriving back on Britains shores during the First World War. Both vessels were converted for use as hospital ships during this time. Date: 1916

Peaches Still in Season by Rick Elmes
Three pretty girls in light summer dresses and hat punt along a river in a boat during an Indian Summer. Date: 1927

Istanbul Skyline, Turkey - Sunset
Istanbul Skyline at sunset, dominated by the domes and minarets of two of the principal Mosques - Turkey. Date: 1910s

Italy - Viareggio - Townsfolk on Pisa Bridge (Ponte de Pisa)
Viareggio in northern Tuscany, Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea - Townsfolk sitting along the Pisa Bridge (Ponte de Pisa). The Torre Matilde and the Marina of Lucca. Date: 1905

Town Hall, Richmond - Boats on the River Thames Date: circa 1910s

Spain - Vigo - The Universal Hotel and Continental Hotel
Spain - Vigo, in the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia on the Atlantic Ocean. The Universal Hotel and Continental Hotel. Date: circa 1910s

Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates pumping
Moored at its Blackfriars river station on the Victoria Embankment, the newly commissioned Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates its massive pumping capacity by discharging a vast amount of water

Jubilee in St Jamess Park, London
Jubilee event to celebrate peace, held in St Jamess Park, London, showing the Chinese Bridge, Pagoda and refreshment tents with the flags of various nations

Beating the Bounds Boats
ENGLAND - BEATING THE BOUNDS Choirboys and dignitaries sailing down the Thames in rowing boats, en route to St. Clement Danes for the beating the parish boundaries ceremony Date: early 1930s

Belize - Regatta on the River
A regatta on the Belize Haulover Creek, also called the Belize River, Belize City, Belize. Date: 1911

Medieval Shipping
Men-of-war of this type are used by Henry V in his attack on France : the shields mounted on the side of the hull bear the arms of the principal warriors on board. Date: 14th - 15th centuries

Roman Galley (W / Sails)
A Roman Galley (trireme) under sail

Coastal view at Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand
A coastal view at Whangarei Heads, on the northern side of Whangarei Harbour, North Island, New Zealand. Whangarei itself is the northernmost city in New Zealand

Taggs Island, Molesey on the Thames to the west of London

Poster advertising the Orient Line
Poster advertising Orient Line cruises to Norway, 13 days from 20 guineas

Boatmen on the Bosphorus. The capital city of the Roman Empire between 330-395 AD, in Byzantine times, Byzantium was considered the world centre of civilsation for 600 years

Geneva, Switzerland - Quay on Lake Leman
Geneva, Switzerland - Quay on Lac Leman

Passenger Canal Boats at Paddington Basin, London, 1849
Engraving showing some of the canal boats, offering rides on the Grand Union Canal, at Paddington Basin, London, 1849

Low Tide at Newport
Low tide at Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Irish Hooker
Hooker used by Irish fishermen

Sri Lanka Catamaran
Catamarans used by the fishermen of Ceylon

Itchen Ferry Fishingboat
Fishing boat of Itchen Ferry, Hampshire

Supermarine Southampton
The Supermarine Southampton, one of the most successful flying boats of the between- war period. Sometimes known as the Scapa or Stanraer

Buying Fish from Boats
Buying fish from the boats

Selling Fish by Docks
The fish-market alongside the quays where the fishing-boats dock - housewives and cooks come to buy fish fresh from the sea

Thames / Ascot Sunday 1914
The Thames at Maidenhead is jammed with boats of all kinds on Ascot Sunday at the height of the Season - a fashionable event for all levels of society

HMS Gibralter
Engraving of H.M.S Gibralter, a training-ship for destitute Irish boys, Belfast Lough

Brighton / Brunswick Sq
Brighton, Sussex: boats off Brunswick Square

Mackerel Fishing / 1847
The Brighton Boats fishing for mackerel

Brighton Hogboat
Hogboat used by the fishermen of Brighton, Sussex

Sperm Whale from 1868
A sperm whale attacked

A RIGHT WHALE
A right whale

Liverpool / 17th C
Liverpool: a 17th century view

Brighton / Rowlandson 1789
Brighton, Sussex, known here by its old name, Brighthelmstone: the bathing place, with smoakers machines

Thames / Southwark / St Paul
The Thames at the Southwark foreshore, with St Pauls Cathedral in the background

ALEXANDRIA
A view of Alexandria, with Pompeys Pillar in the foreground and the remains of the Pharos Lighthouse (now used as a fort) on the left

Brighton in 1789 (Beach)
Embarking from Brighthelmstone for Dieppe, part of a route from London to Paris advertised as ninety miles nearer than by way of Dover and Calais

Wine Boats / Oporto River
Wine boats sailing up the Douro River at Oporto

Japanese River Boats
Various types of boat on a river, some with sails, others propelled with poles

Motor Fire-Boat / London
The Beta III one of the London Fire Brigades several fire-boats, constructed by Merryweathers in 1926

Alum Bay, Isle of Wight
Sailing boats in the natural harbour formed by this pictureque bay

Crowded Shipping
The Royal Hospital from the river - though its hardly to be seen, the Thames is so congested with ships and boats, including one of the earliest steamboats

Eastbourne Sailing Ships
A busy scene on the Crumbles, a long stretch of shingles, from Eastbourn to Pevensey Bay, formed by the tidal wash of the sea

Germans Drown John Bull
Thanks to their U-boats, the German navy will drown John Bull

German U-Boats
Terrified by German U-boats, the English pretend to be neutral (the Norwegian and British merchant navy flags are conveniently similar !)

Stanleys Canoe Made
Natives of Central Africa make a new canoe for H.M.Stanleys Zaire expedition, carving it out of a tree

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