Departing Collection

Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving of Captain Francis Crozier (1796-1848) of HMS Terror, pictured shortly before departing on the ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845

Emigrant Ship Leaving Belfast (1852). Wilson, James Glen 1827-1863. This painting, by a young artist from County Down, shows a departing ship, probably bound for America

Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Engraving of Captain Sir John Franklin in his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845

Titanic leaving Southampton on the 10th April 1912. 1912

Grenadier Guards Depart
The Grenadier Guards march through Trafalgar Square, London, preparatory to departing for the Crimea whence many of them will not return

Terra Nova on front cover of The Sphere
Farewell to civilisation - Captain Scott and his team pictured departing New Zealand in the Terra Nova, bound for Antarctica in December 1910 in their bid to become the first to reach the South Pole

Whaling Ship / 1849
The Samuel Enderby, a whaling ship depicted departing for the Auckland Islands

King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit departing
An official two-day state visit to the UK by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and Queen Sirikit (1932-) of Thailand comes to an end, as they depart for Geneva

Titanic / Southampton
The ill-fated White Star Line passenger liner, RMS Titanic departing from Southampton on its maiden, and only, voyage

The Brighton ferry running between Dieppe and Newhaven
The Brighton cross-channel steamer ferry running between Dieppe and Newhaven. Leaving the French port. Date: 1910

Captain Scotts Departure for Antarctica
Two photographs reporting the departure of Captain Scott and his team on board the Terra Nova, bound for Antarctica where they would attempt to reach the South Pole first

The Cherbourg Fetes, the Pera leaving Southampton
The " Pera" with members of the House of Commons on board, leaving Southampton to take part in the Cherbourg Fetes

The Besses o th Barn Brass Band - Paddington Station
The Besses o th Barn Brass Band from Besses o th Barn, an old industrial town situated between Manchester and Bury, in Lancashire. In 1905 the band toured France to promote the Entente Cordiale

WW1 - Territorials Blessed at St. Pancras Church, London
WW1 - London Territorials are blessed as they pass St. Pancras Church, London, where they deposited their colours Date: 1914

St Boniface / Boat Trip
SAINT BONIFACE (Wynfryth, of Crediton) departing from England to undertake missionary work in Germany, on behalf of Pope Gregory II

Jersey - Pontac
Jersey, Pontac - a train leaves the small local Railway Station

The steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic, 1908
Photograph of the steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic at the beginning of Robert E. Pearys 1908-1909 North Pole Expedition

Paddington Exterior
The exterior of the station, passengers and sheep arriving or departing

Duchess of York leaving 17 Bruton Street - Baby Elizabeth
The Duchess of York (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, The Queen Mother) leaving 17 Bruton Street, London - the home of her parents the Earl and Countess of Strathmore - a nursemaid is following

Scott's Antarctic Expedition Terra Nova departing Cardiff
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Terra Nova departing from Cardiff

Departing Bowness Ferry boat on the way to Furness Abbey
The departing Bowness Ferry boat on the way to Furness Abbey, transporting a horse-drawn carriage across Lake Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: circa 1908

Caliban watching departing ship, The Tempest, Shakespeare
Caliban watching the departing ship, final scene of The Tempest by William Shakespeare Date: 1904

Advert for Nord Lloyd
An advert for the Nord Lloyd (or Norddeutscher Lloyd) shipping line. Date: 1939

Three scenes during the official opening of the Rotherhithe to Wapping Steam Ferry, London. The images (clockwise from top) show

ITALIAN LEGIONARIES
Italian legionaries leave Spain for home with a nation's blessing for their generous courage in fighting the Nationalist cause in the civil war Date: 1938

Baraduc 60 Mins Paranormal Photography 15 October
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BARADUC - 20 MINS AFTER
French researcher Hippolyte Baraduc photographs his wife Nadine 20 minutes after her death, and has perhaps succeeded in photographing her departing soul Date: 15 October 1907

Soul leaving the body, c. 1850
The astral body(the soul) leaves the physical body at the moment of death, as seen by the American visionary Andrew Jackson Davis. Date: circa 1850

THE DEPARTING SOUL
The soul of a man departs his body at the moment of death

LNER Class B2 No. 423 Sir Sam Fay departing Marylebone Station by C.T. Howard

Embarcation of King Henry VIII from Dover, 1520
Embarcation of King Henry VIII from Dover, 31 May 1520, for his meeting in France with Francis I at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. Date: 1520

A family boarding an aeroplane, the Rapid Azur service of the Air Union line in July 1932. Date: 1932

Page from The Sphere showing the newly married Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh setting off from Buckingham Palace in a landau carriage for Waterloo Station from where they would depart

Columbus leaving Palos on First Voyage 3 August 1492; Christopher Columbus in a crowd at Palos harbour, receiving blessings of a monk. Date: 1492

Bygone Days, The George Inn, Mail Coach departing
Bygone Days, The George Inn, A Mail Coach departing in the snow. early 19th century

Battlefields Pilgrims at Victoria and Arras, northern France
Battlefields Pilgrims, The Metropolitan Company of Party A at Victoria Station, London (top), arrival of pilgrims at Arras, northern France, with roll call (centre) and outside the station at Arras

Opening of first railway in China - departing Shanghai
Opening of the first railway in China: The first train starting from Shanghai. 1876

Cartoon, French soldiers departing on leave, WW1
Cartoon by Pierre Abadie-Landel, Les Joies du Poilu (The Pleasures of the Poilu), French soldiers departing on leave, First World War. 1917

Laos - Luang Prabang Province - Leaving for the Market Date: circa 1910s

The sculpting of the Titanic Statue designed by Mrs Harry Payne Whitney and Mr John Horrigan, representing the last inspiration of a departing soul

Emigrants ship Ganges, departing for Canada 1870
Ganges, at Victoria Docks, London, about to depart for Canada. Date: 1870

ITALIAN BATTLESHIP
Italy joins in the race : the battleship Roma is launched at La Spezia Date: 21 April 1907

Airship Ville de Paris leaving its hangar at Verdun, France. Date: circa 1908

The Interior of Derby Station
Platform 2 in Derby Station. Date: 1911

Goodbye - A dapper gent breaks the bad news to his partner
Adieu - A dapper gent breaks the bad news to his partner. Painting by the Czech artist Alexander Jakesch (1862 - 1934). He appears to have tried to soften the blow with a bunch of flowers - now

RMS Queen Mary leaving Southampton for the last time
RMS Queen Mary, Cunard ocean liner, leaving Southampton for the last time, 31 October 1967. Date: 1967

Scene at Salisbury Railway Station
Scene on the platform at Salisbury Railway Station, with a steam train just about to depart. Date: September 1932

Medieval Debauchery
HEREWARD THE WAKE Surrounded by his drunken men, Hereward (far right) sees Martin Lightfoot departing (far left) with the letter and realises that he must be stopped

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