Caen Collection

Caen, France - Saint Etienne Church and Abbey (Abbaye aux Hommes), semi-circular apse and high school. Date: circa 1910s

The Cafe Gondree - the first house to be liberated on D Day, June 1944. Normandy, France. The cafe sits beside the Pegasus Bridge on the Caen Canal Date: 1992

The harbor, Caen, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

France Caen Place Saint Gilles pre-1900

Workshop, Caen, France

France Caen workshop pre-1900

Plas St Giles, Caen, France

Caen Wood
A view of Caen Wood in 1875 - the home of Lord Mansfield (1705-1793). Date: 1875

Swainston Manor, Isle of Wight, seat of Sir Fitzwilliam Barrington, 10th baronet. Built in the 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by John Gendall from Rudolph

Liberators Memorial, Escoville, Normandy
Escoville is inland and east of the River Orne, right in the area allocated to the Special Forces and Commandos, and blocking the route to Caen

Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, Lebisey, Normandy
This Memorial to the 2nd Battalion marks the German front line 6 June to 9 July 1944 during the intense fighting for Caen

Royal Norfolk Regiment Memorial, Bieville-Berville
The Norfolks were part of the 59th (Staffordshire) Division, a follow-up force that landed on 25 June and was heavily involved in the fighting for Caen - it vies with the 3rd Canadian Divison for

Walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, 1797
Parts of the north and east walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, founded 1293. After the fire of March 23, 1797. Walls of Caen stone and chalk, timber oak and chestnut

59th (Staffordshire) Division Memorial St Contest
The 59th was one of the first formations into Caen on 9 July 1944. It had been the last to arrive at the end of June. It was nickname the Pithead Division after its sign

59th (South Staffs) Division Memorial Galmanche
The Division claims to be the first to enter Caen which it did on 9 July The small granite memorial was erected by the villagers of Sainte-Contest

Stampe et Vertongen SV. 4C
Stampe et Vertongen SV.4C F-BCFF (msn 185). 29 December 1959: Built under licence by Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Nord and delivered to Societe Air Caen, Caen

The British, under Edward III, take Caen Date: 1346

A map showing the movement of King Edward III through France from Barfleur to Calais in the early 14th century, marking the battles at Crecy and Caen. Date: 1346

Farmer of Harcourt, near Caen.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885

Young woman of Harcourt, near Caen.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885

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Costume of Caen. The woman has fixed her bavolet bonnet with two ribbons.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885

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Costume of Caen. Tall bonnet with the veils twisted over the crown of artificial flowers.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux

Caen Street (Showing the Railway Station), Braunton, Barnstaple, Devon, England. Date: 1930s

A fisherman sits on the towpath of the Caen Canal beside the Pegasus Bridge, Normandy, France Date: 1992

Fishermen on towpath as yacht passes raised Pegasus Bridge
Fishermen sit on the towpath as a yacht passes through the raised Pegasus Bridge, on the Caen Canal, Normandy, France. Vertical format Date: 1992

WW2 - British sniper watching for enemy movement in Caen
Photograph: British sniper watching for enemy movement in Caen, 1944 - Associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945). Collected by Mr L Simpson, 1945 (c). Date: 1944

France / Caen Church 1904
Caen: church of Saint-Jean Date: 1904

Caen Abbaye D Ardennes tithe barn - black & white view of barn with horse and cart Date: circa 1890s

Caen, Abbaye D Ardennes - black & white view of Abbey Church Date: circa 1890s

Caen Rue Froide - black & white view along street with church tower at far end Date: circa 1890s

Normandy: The advance to Troarn
Photograph: Normandy: The advance to Troarn. Although thick mud is holding up operations in the Caen sector, a double blow by British and Canadian tanks

Caen, France - Trinity Church and Abbey (Abbaye aux Dames), seen from the port. Date: circa 1910s

Market Cross - Chichester, Sussex
Chichester Cross is an elaborate Perpendicular market cross in the centre of the market square, built by Edward Story, Bishop of Chichester

Market in Caen, France Date: 1980s

Church of Saint-Etienne, Caen, Normandy, Northern France
The grammar school (left) and the Church of Saint-Etienne (old Abbaye des Hommes), Caen, Normandy, Northern France. The statue is of King Louis XIV dressed as a Roman emperor. Date: 1905

Place Alexandre III, Caen, Normandy, Northern France
Place Alexandre III, with a monument to those who died in 1870, Caen, Normandy, Northern France. Date: 1905

View of the port, Caen, Normandy, Northern France
View of the port, with the Church of the Trinity on the right, Caen, Normandy, Northern France. Date: 1905

Church of the Trinity, Caen, Normandy, Northern France
Church of the Trinity (the old Abbaye des Dames), Caen, Normandy, Northern France. Date: 1905

Bandstand in Caen, Normandy, Northern France
A military band playing in the Bandstand of La Place de la Republique, Caen, Normandy, Northern France. Date: 1905

Churchill visits the Normandy Front during WWII
Winston Churchill pays a three day visit to the Normandy Front, accompanied by General Ismay. His tour covered Caen, Cherbourg, flying-bomb sites and the beaches. Date: 1944

Servant girl in Caen She wears a tall bavolet
Servant girl in Caen. She wears a tall bavolet bonnet, and carries a basket.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885

Woman in costume of Caen in front of sailing ships docked at the quay.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885

Church of St Stephen, Caen
The Abbey of Saint-ɴ ienne (Saint Stephen), also known as the Abbaye aux Hommes, in Caen, Normandy, France. Built during the 11th Century, it was founded by William the Conqueror

France Caen
The town seen from the Orne. Date: circa 1835

Kenwood Highgate
The north front of Kenwood House, or Caen Wood as it is known at this period, is the home of the earl of Mansfield. Date: 1788

Airborne troops landing in Caen
British Horsa gliders and parachutes near Caen after allied airborne landings. The detachable fuselages have been removed from the wings. Date: June 1944

Jean Francois Sarasin
JEAN FRANCOIS SARASIN French writer from Caen Date: 1611 - 1654

LHotel de Colombey, Caen
L Hotel de Colombey, Caen (1891). Phillips, James J. 1843-1936. Date: 1891

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