Kent Collection (page 3)

GRAVESEND
The terrace new pier at Gravesend, Kent

RAMSGATE - 1919
Ramsgate, Kent

Boy Admires Spitfire
Spitfire Summer: A little boy wearing shorts and braces admires a Spitfire on the runway at Biggin Hill, Kent, England

Woman in a Kent Garden
A Kentish Garden A woman picks flowers from large herbaceous borders in a typical English garden

Deal Aerial View
Aerial view of Deal, Kent, looking very picturesque, with lovely Victorian seafront buildings and pristine beach

Gads Hill House
The fine red brick house at Gads Hill, near Rochester, Kent. It was here that Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870, while writing his novel " Edwin Drood"

Pilgrims Depart / Chaucer
The Canterbury Pilgrims depart the Tabard Inn, Southwark and head away from London into Kent

DEAL BEACH
On the pebbly beach at Deal, Kent, some put up deckchairs, others put up with the pebbles

Deal Bandstand
The bandstand during a performance, and a distant glimpse of the pier at Deal, Kent

Hop Pickers Tally Off
Kent hop pickers " tallying off"

London Tram 1952
The last week in service for the poor old Route 36 tram, from Abbey Wood to Embankment via the Old Kent Road and Blackfriars. Londons very last tram ran on 7 July 1952

Charlton House, C18
A View of the Manor House at Charlton, built by Sir Adam Newton. Then in Kent, today in SE London, it is considered one of the finest examples of Jacobean architecture

Continental Boat Express
The (rear of) the double-headed Continental Boat Express train at Folkestone, Kent, England, the Southern terminal for the short sea route to Boulogne and Calais, France

Hythe Church, Kent - view from the canal Date: circa 1906

Lullingstone Castle Gatehouse
The marvellous Tudor brick gatehouse of Lullingstone Castle, in Eynsford, Kent. Built by Sir John Peche (who became Sheriff of Kent in 1495)

Dymchurch Light Railway
A locomotive on the The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Light Railway (a miniature railway), Kent, England, pulling out of a station

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

Tunbridge Wells
A busy scene on the high street at (Royal) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Date: circa 1980

Whites Butchers / Photo
G White, butchers shop in Bridgwater, Kent

Lady Plays Lute at Knole
An aristocratic lady plays her lute in a room at Knole, Kent

Lady in Bedroom, Knole
An aristocratic lady at her toilet, in a bedroom at Knole, Kent

Social Scenes / C16
A group of aristocrats in the Hall at Knole, Kent

The Duke and Duchess of Kent and children
Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942), Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (1906-1968) and their two eldest children, Edward (born 1935 and the current Duke of Kent) and Alexandra (born 1936)

Sons of George V
EDWARD VIII and his brothers. From left, Prince George, Duke of Kent, the King (formerly Prince of Wales), Albert, Duke of York and Henry, Duke of Gloucester

Mill Pond, Loose Valley, near Maidstone, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

St Margaret's Bay, 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

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

Minnis Bay, Birchington on Sea, 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

Dover Castle from the Pier, Kent Date: 1907

High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, with Rathbone (watchmaker), Mayes (dyer and cleaner), and road sweepers collecting horse manure. Date: circa 1906

Paddle steamer Medway Queen, Sheerness, Kent
Paddle steamer Medway Queen, arriving at Sheerness-on-Sea, Kent. During the Second World War she acted as a minesweeper, and made seven evacuation trips from Dunkirk in 1940, rescuing 7000 men

Busy Summer Morning on The Pantiles, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Date: 1914

Beach at Deal, Kent - View from the North Date: 1923

Royals leaving St. Pauls - Silver Jubilee of King George V on May 6th, 1935. The Duke and Duchess of York and their children with the Duke and Duchess of Kent and the Bishop of London. Date: 1935

Bristol 170 Freighter G-AHJP Silver City, Lympne
Bristol Freighter G-AHJP of Silver City Airways at Lympne Airport in Kent, England 1953.06.22 Date: 1953

Sir Andrew Judde, Lord Mayor of London
Sir Andrew Judd (or Judde, c.1492-1558), merchant, six times Master of the Skinners Company, Mayor of Calais and Lord Mayor of London. He founded a school in Tonbridge, Kent. Date: circa 1600

Gravesend, Kent
A variety of shipping on the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. Date: 1825

Dog up a Ladder
One of Mrs. L. Goodwins (of All Saints Avenue, Kent, England) clever German Shepherd (Alsatian) dogs, up a ladder! Date: early 1930s

Reculver, Kent
The church at Reculver, on the north Kent coast. This engraving graphically depicts the erosion of the coastline which will, sadly but inevitably, destroy the village and its church

Low Tide on the Medway
A collection of moored vessels on the mud banks of the River Medway, at Cuxton< near Rochester, Kent, England. Date: 1950s

Training Ship Warspite, Greenhithe, Kent
The Training Ship Warspite at anchor on the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent. The Warspite, established by the Marine Society in 1876, was originally moored at Woolwich

Chislet Colliery 1930S
Chislet Colliery was located next to the Canterbury-Margate road, Kent. Two shafts were first sunk in 1914. Despite surviving nationalisation in 1947, the mine closed in 1969. Date: 1930s

Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge, Kent, dating back to the 11th century. 1809

Jezreels Tower, Gillingham, Kent
Jezreels Tower, Gillingham, near Chatham, Kent, England. Date: 1907

Charles Greens Nassau balloon over Medway, Kent
View of Charles Greens Nassau balloon with several passengers, flying over the River Medway in Kent. 7 November 1836

In Her Wedding Gown - Princess Marina of Greece

Tatler front cover of Duchess of Kent in her wedding gown
H.R.H The Duchess of Kent, formerly Princess Marina of Greece, pictured in her wedding dress of white and silver floral brocade designed by Captain Edward Molyneux

Holidaymakers in the sea at Margate, Kent Date: circa 1910s

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