Isle Collection

Totland Bay, Isle of Wight - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Map of Isle of Wight
A Map of the Isle of Wight, showing the internal railway system and the new & short route between the island and the Hampshire coast

Map / Isle of Wight C1857
Map of the Isle of Wight (County series)

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Spithead Air Ferry to and from the island, winter fare seven shillings and sixpence return, seven services daily

Boys Swimming, Training Ship Mercury, River Hamble, Hants
Boys from the Training Ship Mercury swimming nude in the River Hamble. The Mercury, established in 1885 by the London philanthropist Charles Hoare

Laxey, the Wheel, Isle of Man, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Islay Ferry
Port Askaig, a small village on the Sound, Isle of Islay Argyllshire, Scotland. Here terminates the ferry which crosses the Sound to Feolin on Jura. The Paps of Jura beyond

Isle of Wight / Needles
Isle of Wight: The Needles

Ventnor, Steephill Cove, Isle of Wight, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Isle of Wight / Ventnor
Isle of Wight: Ventnor

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, showing a passenger airliner flying above a cruise liner, advertising Travel by Air Ferry to Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. 20th century

Map of the Isle of Wight, showing the principal roads (marked in red) and the internal Island rail network Date: 1910

Norton. Isle of Man TT
500cc Norton racing at the Isle of Man TT, an annual motorcycle event run on the Isle of Man in May/June of most years since 1907. It regarded as one of the most dangerous racing events in the world

Talking Mongoose House
The home of Voirrey Irving at Cashens Gap, Isle of Man, where Gef, the " Talking Mongoose" manifested : Voirrey stands with her father at the front door

Suspension Pier, Seaview, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
The elegant Suspension Pier, Seaview, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. The suspension pier was designed by Frank Caws, a Seaview-born engineer/architect then working in Sunderland

Shanklin, old village, Isle of Wight, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Training Ship Mercury and boys racing crew, River Hamble
The racing crew of the training ship Mercury with the ship itself in the background. The Mercury, established in 1885 by Charles Hoare, was originally based at Binstead, Isle of Wight

Sandbanks Chain Ferry No. 1 - Entrance to Poole Harbour
The No.1 steam-powered Sandbanks chain ferry. Sandbanks Ferry is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the entrance of Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset

Isle of Skye - Blaven and Loch Slapin viewed from Torrin Village Date: circa 1920s

The Skye crofters Land League Agitation
Sketches in the Isle of Skye: the Crofters Land League. 1.Staffin, from the Bay. 2.Crofters huts in Portree. 3.Women of the crofters. 4. A Skye landlord. 5

Mountains / Cir Mhor
A dramatic impression of the mountains of Cir Mhor and Goatfell (behind), on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Yachting at Cowes
In the foaming wake of a racing cutter Date: 1914

British and Russian Royal Families at Osborne House, Isle of Wight on 4th August 1909. Pictured are Tsar (Czar) Nicholas and Tsarina (Czarina) Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, later Alexandra Feodorovna

Harris Promenade - Douglas, Isle of Man. A large crowd has gathered to watch a performance by the Pierrots at the Bandstand (centre). Date: 1907

Polacanthus
This dinosaur was from the family of armoured skinned dinosaurs, the Ankylosaurs. It was around 14 feet in length living around 125 million years ago. Fossils have been found in the Isle of Wight, UK

Spithead & Shoreham Air Ferries Poster
Poster, Spithead & Shoreham Air Ferries, showing a passenger plane G-ABVB above a map of the south coast. Save time, see more, give your holiday a flying start

Railway Air Services Poster
Railway Air Services (RAS) Poster, serving Plymouth, Teignmouth, Cardiff, Birmingham and Liverpool, Cowes (Isle of Wight), Southampton, Bristol and Birmingham, London (Croydon) and Isle of Wight

Training Ship Mercury, River Hamble, Hampshire
The Training Ship Mercury was established in 1885 by the London philanthropist Charles Hoare. The ship, a barque previously named Illova, was originally moored at Binstead on the Isle of Wight

Isle of Man / Peel Harbour
Isle of Man: Peel Harbour, with the Castle in the background

View of Cullipool, Isle of Luing, Scotland. circa 1900s

Ile d Oleron - off the French Atlantic Coast
Ile d Oleron - an island off the Atlantic coast of France, on the southern side of the Pertuis d Antioche strait. It is the second largest island of Metropolitan France, after Corsica

Plane arriving, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
Plane arriving at Avalon Bay, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA, with the Casino on the left and the Hotel St Catherine on the right. Date: 1939

Booklet cover, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA -- The Magic Isle. Date: 1939

A View of Armadale Castle, by William Daniell
A View of Armadale Castle, Island of Sky[e], from the Sound of Slate, by William Daniell RA (1769-1837). (1 of 2) Date: 1817

Western Airways Ltd Poster
Poster, Norman Edgar Western Airways Ltd, Bristol to Cardiff Air Express, 15 minutes, 9 shillings and sixpence single fare

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd (PS & IOWA), showing an aeroplane flying above a route map from London to the Isle of Wight, with a May to August timetable and fares

Western Airways Poster
Poster, Norman Edgar (Western Airways) Ltd, showing prices and times from Bristol to various destinations by Air Express Daily, including special day returns. 20th century

Pleasure Flights Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Bembridge Farm Aerodrome at any time by arrangement at the farm

Seaview near Ryde, II. Isle of Wight, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Isle of Skye - Dunvegan Castle Date: circa 1920s

Delage car driven by R J Seaman at the Isle of Man, 1938 Date: 1938

Isle of Bute - Rothesay, The West Esplanade
Isle of Bute (west coast of Scotland) - Rothesay, The West Esplanade

The Emigrant Ship Hercules off Cambelton, Scotland, 1853
Engraving showing the emigrant ship Hercules at anchor in Campbelton Harbour, Isle of Skye, 1853. The Hercules sailed from Skye that year with passengers emigrating for a new life in the British

Ventnor, Isle of Wight, one of the pleasant resorts of this lovely island

Talking Mongoose / Voirrey
Voirrey Irving, of Cashens Gap, Isle of Man, where Gef, the " Talking Mongoose" manifested : with her dog

Talking Mongoose Gef
Artists impression of Gef the so-called talking mongoose which befriended Voirrey Irving, a 17-year old girl from the Isle of Man

Greenwich / Isle of Dogs
A view of Greenwich, Deptford and London from Flamstead Hill in Greenwich Park. The Isle of Dogs and windmills are on the right and St Pauls cathedral is in the centre

Multiview, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Multiview, Cowes, near Newport, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1910s

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