Docks Collection (page 19)

Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
General view of Rothesay, Bute, Scotland. Date: late 19th century

Cargo ship with cranes. Date: 20th century

The Camden Town railway: the Bow Spring bridge, Stepney, 1851
The Bow Spring bridge at Stepney Station, London. Designed by L. Clare and constructed by Messrs. Fox and Henderson, the bridge spans the 80 foot width of Commerical Road

Naval manoeuvres at Grimsby Docks by G. H. Davis
The naval manoeuvres of 1913 -- the raid of the Reds upon Grimsby Docks. As described by the artist who was there to witness it

London Pool in silhouette
The Pool of London in silhouette, showing cranes at the docks lifting cargo and Tower Bridge in the distance with its crossing lifted up to let passing ships through. Date: 1926

Gordon Highlanders marching through Plymouth, WW1
Men of the Gordon Highlanders marching through Plymouth, with Colonel W E Gordon leading them on horseback, and civilians following them on either side, in the early days of the First World War

Cornelius Grinnell
The Cornelius Grinnell, an American line ship built in 1850, owned by Grinnell, Minturn and Co of Boston, shown while in the London Docks awaiting a return journey to New York

Brooklyn Bridge over Lower New York City, USA
Brooklyn Bridge over Lower New York City. Skyline view. 1908

The view of St Katherines Dock in the 1950s, from Tower Bridge. London. Date: c. 1950s

A ship moored near Tower Bridge, London
A ship moored at the Central Steam Navigation Company docks. From Tower Bridge, London. Date: c. 1950s

Southampton, USMS New York Leaving Empress Dock. Postcard

Unloading flour from a ship for the Western Front, WW1
Unloading flour from a ship for food supplies on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Getting quickly on deck from cabins by G. H. Davis
The difficulty of getting quickly on deck from cabins: the maze inside a modern liner. A suggested illuminated sign, and a photograph of the newly designed Gaskin Hart lifeboat at the West India

Docks at Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
View of the docks at Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, with fish barrels stacked up and boats in the harbour. A group of fishwives can be seen on the right. Date: circa 1930

Harbour and part of the city of Aberdeen
Detailed plan of Aberdeen Harbour and a section of the city of Aberdeen, including part of the River Dee. Date: 1838

Aberdeen Harbour North Pier Head - Lighthouse
A plan and elevation of Aberdeen Harbour North Pier Head Lighthouse. Date: 1838

A plan of the St. Katharines Docks in London
A plan of the St. Katherines Docks in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, on the north side of the River Thames. This dock was one of the main commercial docks serving the city of London. Date: 1838

Embarkation of Inniskilling Fusiliers
The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, stationed in China, disembarking from a train at Tientsin (now Tianjin) docks for transfer to a troopship to take them back to Europe

Tientsin (Tianjin) dockside
A good view of Tientsin (now Tianjin) dockside in China, showing the railway sidings next to the embarkation platform for the troopship moored alongside

Inniskillings in transit
The Inniskilling Fusiliers, stationed in China, are recalled to Europe to fight in World War One. Here photographed in transit at Tientsin (now Tianjin) docks

The Royal Visit to Ireland, 1849 - Punch
" Sir Patrick Raleigh" welcomes Queen Victoria to Ireland on her royal visit in 1849, as she lands at the docks. Date: August 1849

Stockholm, Sweden - Katarinahissen
The Katarina Elevator (Katarinahissen) - a passenger elevator in Stockholm connecting Slussen (Docks) to the heights of Sodermalm. The original elevator (pictured here) was constructed in 1881

HMS Ocean, aircraft carrier leaving Malta Docks Date: C. 1950s

The General Strike - incidents of the Strike 1926
The arrest of a woman (between two policemen in centre foreground) at Hammersmith Broadway in West London during the General Strike

The General Strike - civil constabulary reserve 1926
A unit of new recruits to the new civil constabulary reserve, equipped with steel helmets, truncheons and armlets, leaving headquarters at Buckingham Gate in London during the General Strike

Flogging Judas Iscariot
Easter ceremony on board a Portugese ship in the London docks showing the sailors flogging a dummy Judas Iscariot. Date: 1876

Birkenhead Docks
A berthing scene, showing ships moored at Birkenhead Docks, Merseyside, England. Date: 1950s

Riverside Cranes
A symmetrical row of huge industrial cranes in Germany. Date: early 1930s

Docks and Warehouses - Matanzas, Cuba. Date: circa 1910s

Santos, Brazil - Aerial view looking toward docks / harbour. Date: circa 1930s

Gibraltar - The Dockyard and Workshops Date: circa 1910s

St Georges Harbour - Bermuda. Date: circa 1910s

St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada - Bowling Bros Sealing Fleet
Wharves at St. Johns Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada - Bowling Brothers Steam Sealing Fleet Date: 1902

A couple occupying their Favourite Corner Newlyn, Cornwall
A couple occupying their Favourite Corner on the seafront at Newlyn, Cornwall Date: circa 1890s

Antwerp, Belgium - Souvenir Views
A souvenir of Antwerp (and of the Creoline Pearson Disinfectant Company). The Dry Docks, The Statue of Loos, the Palace of Justice and a.... Disinfectant Office at Antwerp, Belgium (Anvers)

Palermo, Sicily, Italy - Panoramic view including the port Date: circa 1930s

Istanbul, Turkey - View toward Galata Date: 1927

The Naval Dockyard - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Date: 1914

The Point, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Date: circa 1905

Exporting Ceylon Tea at Colombo Docks - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

The Docks, Dundee, Scotland. In the central background you can see the Royal Arch. This extraordinary structure was erected between 1849 and 1853 to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria

Harbour and city of Hamilton, Bermuda
Birds Eye view of the Harbour and city of Hamilton, Bermuda Date: circa 1940

Kingston Harbour, Jamaica, West Indies, with the Blue Mountain in the distance. Date: 1905

Hamilton, Bermuda - Regiment on Parade Date: 1907

H M Dockyard - Bermuda
HMD Bermuda (Her/His Majestys Dockyard) - the principal base of the Royal Navy in the Western Atlantic between American independence and the Cold War. Date: circa 1905

Military Band on the march, Bermuda. HMD Bermuda (Her/His Majestys Dockyard) was the principal base of the Royal Navy in the Western Atlantic between American independence and the Cold War

Military Band Concert - Prospect Camp, Bermuda
Military Band Concert in the Bandstand at Prospect Camp, Bermuda. Date: circa 1910s

H M Dockyard, Bermuda - A Floating Dock Date: circa 1910s

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