Catastrophe Collection

Louis Wain - A Christmas catastrophe : please, sir, the rat entree has escaped and eaten the turkey, cats eating and drinking Date: circa 1906

Military honours for dead of R101
French homage to Britains dead in the great airship R101 disaster: the moving final scene at Beauvais - Spahis saluting the coffins, borne on French artillery wagons

Theatre poster - The Great Ocean Catastrophe
Theatre poster - rare early 20th century, advertising the King's Hall, Gloucester for a production of the Great Ocean Catastrophe. Date: early 20th century

The wreckage of the crashed British Airship R101 near Beauvais, France - whilst on a flight to India Date: 1930

The Great Plague of London
Two men holding handkerchiefs over their noses in an attempt to avoid catching the plague as they hurry through the London Streets

Sir George Grey (1812 - 1898), British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer. Date: late 1890s

Domestic Gas Accident - Explosion blows man out through roof
Song Titkes Illustrated: " I Arise from my Dreams of Thee". Domestic Gas Accident - An explosion blows a sleeping man out through his roof after his wife has unwisely investigated a strange

Sinking of the Daphne on the Clyde

Sir Harry Smith - 4
Sir Harry Smith (1787 - 1860) - soldier and administrator whose arrogant and insensitive policies, coupled with his incompetence, led to catastrophe for the Xhosa (Kaffirs) in South Africa

Sir Harry Smith - 2
Sir Harry Smith (1787 - 1860) - soldier and administrator whose arrogant and insensitive policies, coupled with his incompetence, led to catastrophe for the Xhosa (Kaffirs)in South Africa

Sir Harry Smith - 3
Sir Harry Smith (1787 - 1860) - soldier and administrator whose arrogant and insensitive policies, coupled with his incompetence, led to catastrophe for the Xhosa (Kaffirs)in South Africa

Clapham Junct Signals
The signalman at Clapham Junction - Londons busiest station - is responsible for a huge array of signals : pulling the wrong one could result in catastrophe... Date: 1885

San Francisco Earthquake - Ruins of Buildings
San Francisco Earthquake, USA - Ruins of the Lick House Entrance of the Bullock & Jones Building and the San Francisco Savings Union Building after the Earthquake and fire of 18th April, 1906

The Charge of the Light Brigade - Balaclava, Crimean War
The Charge of the Light Brigade (4th Hussars) - Balaclava, Crimean War, 25th October 1854. Date: 1854

Impending Accident
With his foot on the hem of his partners skirt, a catastrophe seems imminent.. Date: early 20th century

The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (4 / 4)
Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland

The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (2 / 4)
Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland

The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (1 / 4)
Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland

The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (3 / 4)
Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (9 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people Date: 1923

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (7 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people 1923

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (6 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people Date: 1923

Izmir, Turkey - Great Fire
Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir, but the Greek expedition towards central Anatolia turned into a disaster for both that country

Wreck of the Stella on the Casquet rocks on 30th March 1899. The ship was sailing from Southampton when it was caught among the Casquet rocks and her bottom was torn open. The ship sank in minutes

Diagram of R101 crash
A diagram showing how the British R101 airship dived twice and crashed on a hillside of Allonne, near Beauvais, France on 5th October 1930 on its maiden voyage

Scene of mine disaster at Wellington Pit
The under-seas tomb of over a hundred men. The scene of the great mine disaster at Whitehaven: Wellington Pit, which extends five miles under the Irish Sea

Explosion at Faversham
The remains of a gun cotton or gun powder mill at Favershams Marsh Works, Kent, which was destroyed in a violent explosion in 1847. The blast was so strong that it was heard 17 miles away

Ufos / Books / Cove
Gordon Cove WHO PILOTS THE FLYING SAUCERS ? English book tells us that they are celestial warnings of imminent catastrophe

Sir Harry Smith - 1
SIR HARRY SMITH - soldier and administrator whose arrogant and insensitive policies, coupled with his incompetence, led to catastrophe for the Xhosa (Kaffirs)in South Africa

SIR G GREY (1812-1898)
SIR GEORGE GREY - Colonial administrator whose arrogance and insensitivity, despite his abilities, led to catastrophe for the New Zealand Maoris and S. African Xhosa (Kaffirs)

End of Atlantis
The end of Atlantis - a single vessel escapes the catastrophe

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