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Holyhead Collection

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Telfords suspension bridge across the Menai Straits

Telfords suspension bridge across the Menai Straits
The suspension bridge across the Menai Straits, built by Thomas Telford in 1819-1826. Together with a similar bridge across the Conway River it completed the main route to Ireland via Holyhead

Background imageHolyhead Collection: South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead, Wales

South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead, Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Westland Whirlwind HARMk10 XJ429 of ?C? Flight of No. 22?

Westland Whirlwind HARMk10 XJ429 of ?C? Flight of No. 22?
Westland Whirlwind HARMk10 XJ429 of ?C? Flight of No.22 Squadron, RAF Valley, lowers a winchman aboard Range Safety Launch 1657 of 1113 Marine Craft Unit, RAF Holyhead

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Bridge to South Stack Lighthouse near Holyhead

Bridge to South Stack Lighthouse near Holyhead, Victorian period

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Holyhead Docks early 1900s

Holyhead Docks early 1900s

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Holyhead Stanley Street early 1900s

Holyhead Stanley Street early 1900s

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Holyhead Market Street early 1900s

Holyhead Market Street early 1900s

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Seven coastal locations in the UK

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

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Studio photo, woman in a hat

Studio photo, woman in a hat Date: circa 1890

Background imageHolyhead Collection: LMS Royal Scot Class No 46122 ?Royal Ulster Rifleman?

LMS Royal Scot Class No 46122 ?Royal Ulster Rifleman?
LMS, Royal, Scot, Class, No, 46122, ?Royal, Ulster, Rifleman?, pulling, the, Irish, Mail, leaving, bridge, at, Conwy, on, way, to, Holyhead, Steam, Locomotive, Watercolour, painting, Alan, Anderson

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Chester and Holyhead railway 1848

Chester and Holyhead railway 1848
Chester and Holyhead general railway. Date: 1848

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Leaving Holyhead Harbour on Irish ferry to Dun Laoghaire

Leaving Holyhead Harbour on Irish ferry to Dun Laoghaire
A man stands at the rail of an Irish ferry as it leaves Holyhead Harbour, Anglesey, Wales, for Dun Laoghaire, Ireland Date: 1992

Background imageHolyhead Collection: The Lighthouse, South Stack, Anglesey

The Lighthouse, South Stack, Anglesey
The Lighthouse, South Stack, Holyhead, near Trearddur, Anglesey, Wales. Showing the St Seirol Steamship Date: 1937s

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Wrap-around Railway Station & Harbour, Holyhead, Glamorgan

Wrap-around Railway Station & Harbour, Holyhead, Glamorgan
Wrap-around Railway Station & Harbour, Holyhead, Gwynedd, Glamorgan, Wales. London & North Western Railway Date: 1910s

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Great Eastern entering Holyhead harbour, 1859

Great Eastern entering Holyhead harbour, 1859
The Great Eastern steam ship arriving at Holyhead, 1859. Captain MacGregor Skinners monument can be seen in the foreground. Date: 1859

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Great Eastern at Holyhead, 1859

Great Eastern at Holyhead, 1859
Visitors to the Great Eastern steamship at Holyhead Pier, 1859. Date: 1859

Background imageHolyhead Collection: South Stack Lighthouse - Holyhead

South Stack Lighthouse - Holyhead, Wales. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Four Folland Fo144 Gnat T1s including XP510 and XS109

Four Folland Fo144 Gnat T1s including XP510 and XS109
Four Folland Fo144 Gnat T1s, including XP510 and XS109, from No4 Flying Training School, RAF Valley, Anglesey, over Holyhead

Background imageHolyhead Collection: John Bright- collision on the Holyhead Railway

John Bright- collision on the Holyhead Railway, 1880 Date: 1880

Background imageHolyhead Collection: From Holyhead Road, Penmaenmawr, Wales

From Holyhead Road, Penmaenmawr, Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageHolyhead Collection: South Stack Rocks, Holyhead, Wales

South Stack Rocks, Holyhead, Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageHolyhead Collection: General view, Holyhead, Wales

General view, Holyhead, Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageHolyhead Collection: SS Ireland, 1885

SS Ireland, 1885
Engraving of the City of Dubin Steam-Packet Companys Mail Paddle Steamship Ireland, shortly after its launch, 1885. This ship, built in the Laird Shipyard at Birkenhead

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Holyhead-Howth Crossing

Holyhead-Howth Crossing
Passengers on the deck of the steam packet plying between Holyhead (Wales) and Howth (Ireland) : note that two private carriages are also being carried

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Holyhead Mail in Snow

Holyhead Mail in Snow
The Holyhead and Chester Mails find themselves in heavy snow at Hockley Hill, near Dunstable in Bedfordshire

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Holyhead Pier & Boat

Holyhead Pier & Boat
Irish farm labourers come to England for harvest work; the scene depicted is Holyhead Pier at the time of their return, as they jostle to board the Dublin packet

Background imageHolyhead Collection: Railway accident at Abergele, north west Wales

Railway accident at Abergele, north west Wales
A railway accident at Abergele, north west Wales, when two trains collided on the Chester-Holyhead line. This is the scene an hour and a half after the accident


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