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Dover Collection

Background imageDover Collection: Romans in Britain 54Bc

Romans in Britain 54Bc
Following his preliminary expedition of 55 BC, Julius Caesar and his 5 Roman legions (25, 000 men) and 2, 000 cavalry land again in Britain between Deal and Dover

Background imageDover Collection: St Margarets Bay, St Margarets At Cliffe, Kent

St Margarets Bay, St Margarets At Cliffe, Kent
St Margarets Bay, St Margarets At Cliffe, Dover, near Kingsdown, Kent, England. Date: 1940s

Background imageDover Collection: Crabble Cricket ground, Dover

Crabble Cricket ground, Dover
The lovely Crabble cricket ground at Dover, Kent, which was used by Kent County Cricket Club from 1907 to 1976. The match in progress is between Kent and Yorkshire

Background imageDover Collection: Franco-British Exhibition, London - Unity

Franco-British Exhibition, London - Unity
Franco-British Exhibition, White City, Shepherds Bush, London - Unity. The main focus of the Franco-British Exhibition in 1908 was to celebrate the Entente Cordiale

Background imageDover Collection: Harriet Quimby getting ready for flight 1912

Harriet Quimby getting ready for flight 1912
Harriet Quimby (1875 1912), American airwoman and a movie screenwriter. In 1911, she was awarded a U.S. pilots certificate by the Aero Club of America

Background imageDover Collection: Maison Basque restaurant, Mayfair, 1940s

Maison Basque restaurant, Mayfair, 1940s
People outside the Maison Basque restaurant, 11 Dover Street, Mayfair, London, 1947 Date: 1947

Background imageDover Collection: Old Dover Rd Blackheath

Old Dover Rd Blackheath
Old Dover Road Blackheath London SE3

Background imageDover Collection: White Cliffs of Dover

White Cliffs of Dover
The famous White Cliffs of Dover, Kent, England

Background imageDover Collection: Cotswold Games 17th C

Cotswold Games 17th C
Cotswold Olimpick Games organised by Robert Dover, including shin kicking and other local sports

Background imageDover Collection: A couple walk arm in arm on a railway platform, beside the luxury locomotive the Golden Arrow

A couple walk arm in arm on a railway platform, beside the luxury locomotive the Golden Arrow, which linked London to Dover, where passengers caught the ferry to Calais, France. Date: 1947

Background imageDover Collection: Winston Churchill Visiting Coastal Defences near Dover

Winston Churchill Visiting Coastal Defences near Dover

Background imageDover Collection: Dover / Admiralty Pier

Dover / Admiralty Pier
Dover, Kent: on the Admiralty Pier

Background imageDover Collection: Poster, The Continent via Dover-Ostend

Poster, The Continent via Dover-Ostend, Belgian State Railways and Mail Packets. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageDover Collection: Arrival of the Unknown Warrior, Dover Marine Railway Station

Arrival of the Unknown Warrior, Dover Marine Railway Station
Arrival of the Unknown Warrior at Dover Marine Railway Station at the Western Docks on 10 November, 1920. 1920

Background imageDover Collection: A Sectional Drawing of The Empress Club, 13 Berkeley Street

A Sectional Drawing of The Empress Club, 13 Berkeley Street
A Sectional Drawing through the extensive premises of The Empress Club, sitting between Dover Street and 13 Berkeley Street, W1, London

Background imageDover Collection: WW2 Christmas card, Lloyds Bank

WW2 Christmas card, Lloyds Bank, showing the white cliffs of Dover. Date: 1944

Background imageDover Collection: Dover Castle from the Pier, Kent

Dover Castle from the Pier, Kent Date: 1907

Background imageDover Collection: Teasing Tirpitz, or luring a U boat to Dover, Heath Robinson

Teasing Tirpitz, or luring a U boat to Dover, Heath Robinson
A battered British plane suspends a tiny toy boat on a string, fooling a German U boat into pursuing it all the way to Dover. Another mischievous war tactic dreamed up by William Heath Robinson

Background imageDover Collection: Blanchard and Jeffries crossing English Channel

Blanchard and Jeffries crossing English Channel
Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jeffries crossing the English Channel by balloon. They left Dover, crossed the sea, and landed near Blanay, between Calais and Boulogne

Background imageDover Collection: Sir Douglas Haig, Vice Admiral Keyes and Sir A Bodkin

Sir Douglas Haig, Vice Admiral Keyes and Sir A Bodkin
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) and Vice Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes (1872-1945) being received at Dover by Sir Archibald Henry Bodkin (1862-1957)

Background imageDover Collection: Sir Douglas Haig and Vice Admiral Keyes at Dover

Sir Douglas Haig and Vice Admiral Keyes at Dover
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) and Vice Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes (1872-1945) inspecting a Royal Navy guard of honour on their arrival at Dover, Kent. circa December 1918

Background imageDover Collection: Poster advertising Belgian railways

Poster advertising Belgian railways
Poster advertising trips between Dover and Ostend

Background imageDover Collection: St. Margarets Bay

St. Margarets Bay, near Dover, Kent. A small bay, with a shingle beach and chalk cliffs, it was for many centuries a smugglers haunt and the scene of many shipwrecks

Background imageDover Collection: William Eldred, Gunner

William Eldred, Gunner
WILLIAM ELDRED Master gunner of Dover Castle, Kent. Date: CIRCA 1646

Background imageDover Collection: The Key of England celebrates its pageant, 1908

The Key of England celebrates its pageant, 1908
The Key of England (Dover Castle) celebrates its pageant: Dovers history in living pictures, 1908. 1 - Gawaynes last words to King Arthur; 2 - King Arthur; 3 - King John kneeling before Pandolfo

Background imageDover Collection: Central Parade, Deal, England

Central Parade, Deal, England
Central Parade, Deal, near Dover, Kent, England. Showing a Swift Vintage Car. Date: 1920s

Background imageDover Collection: RMS Moldavia - P&O Line

RMS Moldavia - P&O Line - in harbour at Dover. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDover Collection: Jan Breydel arriving at Dover with Haig and others

Jan Breydel arriving at Dover with Haig and others
The hospital ship Jan Breydel arriving at Dover with Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and other British army generals, soon after the end of the First World War. Date: circa December 1918

Background imageDover Collection: DOVER PIER - 1925

DOVER PIER - 1925
Admirality Pier Dover, Kent

Background imageDover Collection: Blanchard Flies Channel

Blanchard Flies Channel
Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jefferies are the first people to cross the English Channel by air : their flight from Dover ends in the forest of Guines, near Andres

Background imageDover Collection: Brighton in 1789 (Beach)

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

Background imageDover Collection: Blanchard Channel Cross

Blanchard Channel Cross
Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jefferies are the first people to cross the English Channel by air : their flight from Dover ends in the forest of Guines, near Andres

Background imageDover Collection: Dover Harbour Postcard

Dover Harbour Postcard
A steam train pulled up on the Admiralty Pier alongside a paddle steamer

Background imageDover Collection: Stagecoach / Shepherd Boy

Stagecoach / Shepherd Boy
The Dover coach passes a shepherd boy and his sheep

Background imageDover Collection: Lockheed C-5B Galaxy 87-0041

Lockheed C-5B Galaxy 87-0041
United States Air Force - Lockheed C-5B Galaxy 87-0041 (msn 500-0127), from Dover AFB. Date: circa 2000

Background imageDover Collection: HMS Wakeful - W-Class Destroyer

HMS Wakeful - W-Class Destroyer Date: 1939

Background imageDover Collection: Cartoon, John Bulls Alien Act

Cartoon, John Bulls Alien Act -- a satirical comment on an incident which took place on 10 April 1848, when a Frenchman was heard shouting out that all the English were cowards

Background imageDover Collection: Visit to England by the Shah of Persia

Visit to England by the Shah of Persia
Visit by Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898-1930) - Shah of Persia (Iran) from 1909 to 1925. The Qajar dynasty. An inspection of the guard of honour at Dover

Background imageDover Collection: The Albermarle Club at 37 Dover Street, London

The Albermarle Club at 37 Dover Street, London
Exterior view of the Albermarle Club at Ely House, 37 Dover Street, London which opened in 1874 for BOTH men and women, a previously unheard of event

Background imageDover Collection: Dover Harbour

Dover Harbour

Background imageDover Collection: Crayford Dover Road early 1900s

Crayford Dover Road early 1900s

Background imageDover Collection: The Beach, Dover early 1900's

The Beach, Dover early 1900's

Background imageDover Collection: Dover Beach early 1900s

Dover Beach early 1900s

Background imageDover Collection: Dover East Cliff early 1900s

Dover East Cliff early 1900s

Background imageDover Collection: East Cliff, Dover early 1900's

East Cliff, Dover early 1900's

Background imageDover Collection: Dover Beach and Castle early 1900s

Dover Beach and Castle early 1900s

Background imageDover Collection: Beach and Castle, Dover early 1900's

Beach and Castle, Dover early 1900's

Background imageDover Collection: Dover Harbour Victorian period

Dover Harbour Victorian period

Background imageDover Collection: 1840s Victorian Map of Kent

1840s Victorian Map of Kent

Background imageDover Collection: The Banqueting Hall of Dover Castle, Kent

The Banqueting Hall of Dover Castle, Kent Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDover Collection: Norman Chapel in the Keep, Dover Castle, Kent

Norman Chapel in the Keep, Dover Castle, Kent Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDover Collection: Main entrance to the Keep, Dover Castle, Kent

Main entrance to the Keep, Dover Castle, Kent Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDover Collection: Dover Castle from Admiralty Pier, Kent

Dover Castle from Admiralty Pier, Kent Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDover Collection: Dover Castle from the top of Hirst Tower, Kent

Dover Castle from the top of Hirst Tower, Kent Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDover Collection: Dover Castle from Connaught Park, Kent

Dover Castle from Connaught Park, Kent Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDover Collection: The White Cliffs Of Dover

The White Cliffs Of Dover
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for There'll Be Blue Birds Over The White Cliifs Of Dover, words by Nat Burton, music by Walter Kent

Background imageDover Collection: The Parade, Dover, Kent, viewed from the Yacht Club

The Parade, Dover, Kent, viewed from the Yacht Club - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageDover Collection: Ostend Channel Steamer entering Dover Harbour, Kent

Ostend Channel Steamer entering Dover Harbour, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageDover Collection: Dover Castle, Dover, Kent

Dover Castle, Dover, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageDover Collection: White Cliffs at Dover, Kent

White Cliffs at Dover, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageDover Collection: Dover, Kent

Dover, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageDover Collection: Music cover, The Dover Galop, by J R Willis

Music cover, The Dover Galop, by J R Willis, with a view of Dover Castle from the sea Date: 19th century

Background imageDover Collection: Landing of Prince Albert at Dover, Kent

Landing of Prince Albert at Dover, Kent
Landing of Prince Albert at Dover, 6 February 1840 Date: 1840

Background imageDover Collection: Coal Supplies in England

Coal Supplies in England which were gradually used up because of the coal strike. The national coal strike of 1912 was the first national strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom

Background imageDover Collection: Map showing the erosion of the Suffolk coastline

Map showing the erosion of the Suffolk coastline. Highlighting the areas lost to the sea due to the chalk eroding. Date: circa 1912

Background imageDover Collection: Marine Parade, Dover, Kent

Marine Parade, Dover, Kent Date: 1905

Background imageDover Collection: Map of proposed railway Channel Tunnel

Map of proposed railway Channel Tunnel, Dover to Calais Date: circa 1850

Background imageDover Collection: SECR Steam Locomotive 4-4-0 No. 470

SECR Steam Locomotive 4-4-0 No. 470
SECR (South Eastern and Chatham Railway) Steam Locomotive 4-4-0 No. 470 passing Shakespeare's Cliff, Dover, with a down train

Background imageDover Collection: Prince Albert, Dover to Ostend mail boat

Prince Albert, Dover to Ostend mail boat Date: 1950s

Background imageDover Collection: Seven coastal locations in the UK

Seven coastal locations in the UK - Alderney, Portland, Plymouth, Holyhead. Wick, Aberdeen and Dover Date: 1889

Background imageDover Collection: Judith Barrett

Judith Barrett
American actress Judith Barrett (1909-2000), also known as Lucille Kelley and Nancy Dover. Her final film role was to be a year later in Those Were the Days! Date: circa 1939

Background imageDover Collection: Anna May Wong, actress, studio portrait with top hat and cane. With description

Anna May Wong, actress, studio portrait with top hat and cane. With description, A fantastic camera-study of this well-known actress by Cannons, the English photographer of Hollywood

Background imageDover Collection: Victorian boy on beach near Dover, Kent

Victorian boy on beach near Dover, Kent
Victorian boy on beach near Dover - Young England Date: 1860

Background imageDover Collection: Bryan Entracte 24 1884 1880s Victorian Morbid

Bryan Entracte 24 1884 1880s Victorian Morbid
bryan, entracte, 24, 1884, 1880s, victorian, morbid, death, burial, woman, women, sitting, coffin, theatre, sarah, bernhardt, ferry, calais, dover, england, france, cartoon, cartoons, caricature

Background imageDover Collection: Band and Pipers at Gordon Boys Orphanage, Dover, Kent

Band and Pipers at Gordon Boys Orphanage, Dover, Kent
The Scottish-style pipe band at the Gordon Boys Orphanage, Dover. The boys pose with their instruments. The home was founded by local philanthropist Thomas Blackman

Background imageDover Collection: Mourning Dress 1888

Mourning Dress 1888
A windswept, forlorn young widow stands at the ship's railings - the white cliffs of Dover behind her. Fashionable mourning dress is courtesy of Maison Jays, Regent Street. 1888

Background imageDover Collection: Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star 52-9497

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star 52-9497 (msn 580-7632), on display at the Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover AFB, Delaware. Date: circa 2005

Background imageDover Collection: McDonnell GF-101B Voodoo 59-0428

McDonnell GF-101B Voodoo 59-0428 (msn 752), on display at the Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover AFB, Delaware. Date: circa 2005

Background imageDover Collection: Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter 53-0230

Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter 53-0230 (MSN 17012), preserved at Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover AFB, Delaware. Date: circa 2000

Background imageDover Collection: Off Dover

Off Dover

Background imageDover Collection: Skirmish between English and Dutch ships, under Admiral Robert Blake

Skirmish between English and Dutch ships, under Admiral Robert Blake and Admiral Maarten Van Tromp, 19 May 1652, known as the Battle of Dover or Battle of Goodwin Sands

Background imageDover Collection: The Battle of Dover (Battle of Sandwich), 24 August 1217

The Battle of Dover (Battle of Sandwich), 24 August 1217, part of the First Barons War (1215-1217). An English fleet led by Hubert de Burgh attacked a French armada, forcing them to return to Calais

Background imageDover Collection: Hubert de Burghs oath to defend Dover Castle from French attack by sea, August 1217

Hubert de Burghs oath to defend Dover Castle from French attack by sea, August 1217. Date: 1217

Background imageDover Collection: Embarcation of King Henry VIII from Dover, 1520

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



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