Dover Collection (page 6)

Burgmote Horns - these beautiful horns of hammered and embossed bronze belong to the Corportations of Canterbury and Dover

Turkish Dignitary boarding a ship at Dover
An unnamed Turkish Dignitary boarding a British warship at Dover in 1907 accompanied by the British Ambassador. Date: 1907

Bleriots landing at Dover after his cross-channel flight
Louis Bleriot (1872-1936) lands at Dover after his cross-channel flight on 25th July 1909. Date: 1909

Dover, Delaware, USA - Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church, South State and Water Streets, Dover, Delaware, USA - erected in 1734. In the foreground is the Bonwill Family Obelisk. Date: circa 1920s

A Cadet standing by a Royal Naval Air Service SS-2 (Willows VI) airship in a shed at Dover, 9 April 1915

O E Simmonds aerial view of Dover
O.E. Simmonds aerial view of Dover

O E Simmonds aerial view of the Western Docks Dover
O.E. Simmonds aerial view of the Western Docks, Dover

Jacques de Lesseps arrival at Dover in his Bleriot XI
Jacques de Lesseps arrival at Dover in his Ble

The Bleriot XI showing its flotation cylinder
The Ble

The Bleriot monument at Dover - 20th anniversary celebration
The Ble

Louis Bleriot is greeted on his arrival on Swinton Down
Louis Ble

Louis Bleriots arrival at Dover 25 July 1909
Louis Ble

Le Matins reporter Charles Fontaine and his tricolour with Louis Ble

Foraminiferan remains from the White Cliffs of Dover, U.K. The cliffs are made up of unimaginable numbers of chalky shells of long dead marine animals

Dog running to find his master

Albert Arrives at Dover
PRINCE ALBERT, VICTORIAs CONSORT The Landing of Prince Albert at Dover, after experiencing very bad weather during the channel crossing Date: 6 February 1840

First balloon flight over the English Channel, from Dover to the French coast, by Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Seen here is the balloon in flight between Calais and Boulogne, with a fisherman

Flying Globe and Air Balloon
Two fanciful technical drawings. Above is a Globe Volant (Flying Globe) in which Giroud de Villette and M Rozier passed over Paris on 19 October 1783

Royal Navy submarines moored in Dover harbour, c. 1910. c. 1910

Admiralty Pier, Dover, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The Cliffs, Dover, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Sea front, Dover, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The castle from the park, Dover, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Shakespeares Cliff, Dover, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The castle, Dover, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Boys in front of drugstore. Dover, Delaware. Date 1938 July

Ships on a rough sea at Dover, Kent
Watercolour painting of ships on a rough sea at Dover, Kent, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Royal Wedding 1934 - Princess Marinas arrival
Prince George, Duke of Kent welcomes his bride-to-be, Princess Marina of Greece to England with a spontaneous kiss in front of the assembled crowd of press and dignitaries at Dover

Rioting in Dover
Bloody riots in Dover, Kent, follow the appointment of a Norman (Robert of Jumieges) as Archbishop of Canterbury by the pro-Norman King Edward the Confessor, which brought tensions between Saxons

Ships at Dover
Two Channel Ferries at Dover - one setting off for Ostend, the other just in from Calais. Date: early 20th century

British monitor HMS Severn at Dover, WW1
British monitor (small warship) HMS Severn with crew on deck, coaling up at Dover during the First World War. Date: 15 December 1914

Sailor ringing new bell of HMS Broke, WW1
A sailor rings the new bell of HMS Broke during the First World War. The ship was badly damaged during the Second Battle of Dover Strait, 21 April 1917. Date: circa 1917

Bleriot Memorial - Dover
A Memorial to Louis Belriot and the first flight across the English Channel on 25th July 1903. The Inscription reads: " After making the first Channel flight by Aeroplane

Advertisement for railway tickets to Ghent Exhibition
An advertisement for affordable railway tickets to Ghent, Belgium, via Dover and Ostend, for the Universal and International Exhibition, taking place from April until November 1913. Date: 1913

Commander E. R. G. R. Evans of HMS Broke
Commander E.R.G.R. Evans of HMS Broke

President Wilson arriving at Dover on SS Brighton
The American President, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, arriving at Dover on the SS Brighton, probably after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles following the First World War

Dover. Date: circa 1840s

ILN cover design, Festival of Britain Exhibition Number. Showing Britannia in a red cloak, standing on a cliff top waving to some arriving ships (no doubt containing exhibition visitors)

ON GOLDEN ARROW FERRY
A smartly dressed couple stroll along the deck of the Golden Arrow ferry, connecting luxury trains between Dover and Calais. Date: 1947

Dover / Harding 1840
Dover, Kent: fisherfolk pass the time of day Date: 1840

Argument against Chunnel
An argument against the Channel Tunnel - being cooped up with a snoring Frenchman smelling of frogs legs and garlic for as long as it takes to pass from Calais to Dover ! Date: 1882

Sir Reginald Bacon
SIR REGINALD BACON British naval commander : commanded the Dover Patrol during World War One. Date: 1863 - 1952

Volunteers working on the docks at Dover during the General
The Cambridge volunteers, the light blue brigade, attired in berets, pull-overs, flannel bags and voluminous plus-fours, worked efficiently as porters and dockers during the General Strike

Old Pharos at Dover, Kent
View of the Old Pharos (Roman lighthouse) at Dover, Kent, next to the Anglo-Saxon St Mary in Castro Church. The Pharos was originally an octagonal tower with eight stepped stages

French rail poster - Dover
French rail poster for the Chemin de Fer du Nord route to Dover with six fast services per day

Norwegian royal family embarking at Dover
King Haakon VII of Norway (1872-1957) and Queen Maud (1869-1938), together with their son, Crown Prince Olav (1903-1991), embarking at Dover to return home following a visit to the UK

Dover / Cooke s
A view showing Dover Castle with the town just visible in the distance

William Thomas Burgess, Channel swimmer
William Thomas Burgess (right) at Walmer after his successful channel swim, which took place on 5-6 September 1911. He was the second person to swim the channel after Captain Matthew Webb in 1875

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