Ostend Collection (page 2)

Belgium - Boarding the Ferry to Dover at Ostende. Promotional postcard for the Belgium National Railway. Date: 1920

Leopold II, King of Belgium
Seaside Life - The King at Ostende. The King of Belgium, Leopold II (1865-1909) relaxing by the beach Date: circa 1905

Bruges, Belgium - the Port of Ostend
A group of people lean on railings outside a large building overhanging the Port of Ostend. The port was founded in 1584, near the Belgian city of Bruges. Ostend is now a major city in its own right

Social / Ostend Afternoon
La Digue, Ostend, in the afternoon, with people promenading Date: 1913

The Lady of Ostend by Francis Burnand
Promotional postcard for The Lady of Ostend by Francis Burnand. First produced at the Bournemouth 19th June and Terrys Theatre, 5th July 1899

White bulldog puppy chases black French poodle
A white bulldog puppy chases a black French poodle during a holiday in Ostend. Date: 1905

White bulldog puppy and Pammy on boat to Ostend
A white bulldog puppy and his mistress Pammy on a boat to Ostend. She feels seasick, and huddles up in her deckchair, while the dog sleeps below. Date: 1905

White bulldog puppy with black French poodle
A white bulldog puppy gets to know a black French poodle during a holiday at Ostend. Date: 1905

Interior of the Kursal, Ostend
Interior of the Kursal, showing the orchestra Ostend Date: 1920s

The Kursaal, Ostend
The exterior of the Kursaal, pleasure palace, Ostend Date: 1920s

Zeebrugge - Petty Officer Reed rescuing Lieutenant Alleyn
One of the eight actions which earned the Victoria Cross during the Zeebrugge Raid of 1918. Petty-officer Reed found Lieutenant Sir John Alleyne was unable to leave the conning tower on board

Refugees at Ostend, Belgium, World War One
Flight from the Germans at Ostend, Belgium in the First World War. Refugees on the quayside at Ostend waiting in vain for a boat to carry them to safety, in France or England, 1914. Date: 1914

Allied troops landing for the Western Front, WW1
Allied troops (probably Belgian) landing in preparation for the Western Front in the early days of the First World War. The ship is the Princesse Clementine of Ostende. Date: 1914

Sketches in Ostend, Belgium, after WW1 bombing
Sketches in Ostend, Belgium, after bombing during a Zeppelin raid in the early stages of the First World War. Showing scenes at the railway station, in the fish market

Transport methods used by soldiers, WW1
Methods used by soldiers for transporting their equipment during the First World War. Showing a French cyclist scout aiming his rifle with his cycle on his back

Trolley bus, Ostende-Blankenberghe-Knocke
A trolley bus of four carriages serving Ostende, Blankenberghe and Knocke, Belgium

Philemon Pownall
PHILEMON POWNALL British naval commander who gave his life for his country at sea off Ostend. Date: ? - 1780

Daniel De Hartaing
DANIEL DE HARTAING Flemish statesman, governor of Ostend Date: 16/17th century

Lady Bather at Ostende, Belgium sat on the wheel of a bathing machine. Her costume is possibly rather daring for this era. Date: circa 1910

Engraving of the Baloena musculus, greenland whale. The whale was found floating 12 miles from Ostens on the 3rd November 1827

Avenue Leopold, Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The embankment and Kursaal, (i. e. Cursaal), Ostend, Belgium
The embankment and Kursaal, (i.e. Cursaal), Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The embankment, west part, Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Pier, Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The beach and hotels, Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The beach at high water, Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The embankment, Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The beach and the Kursaal, (i. e. Cursaal), Ostend, Belgium
The beach and the Kursaal, (i.e. Cursaal), Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The Kursaal, (i. e. Cursaal), Ostend, Belgium
The Kursaal, (i.e. Cursaal), Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The royal chalet, Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Royal Palace Hotel, Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The embankment and entrance to the Kursaal, (i. e. Cursaal)
The embankment and entrance to the Kursaal, (i.e. Cursaal), Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Entrance to port, Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The Kursaal, (i. e. Cursaal), seen from garden, Ostend, Belg
The Kursaal, (i.e. Cursaal), seen from garden, Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

A view of the terrace at the Kursaal, Ostend, Belgium, 1920s

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

Wreck of HMS Vindictive, Ostend Harbour, Belgium, WW1
View of the wreck of HMS Vindictive in Ostend Harbour, Belgium, during the First World War. HMS Vindictive, an Arrogant-class protected cruiser, was launched in 1897, served throughout the war

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

Ostende Kursaal
The Kursaal (i.e. health centre) at Ostende/Ostend on the bracing North Sea coast. Date: circa 1900

Devastation during bombing, Ostend, Belgium, WW1
Devastation inside a church in Ostend, Belgium, during the First World War. Nuns stand on the right, looking at the bodies of women, and a jumble of wooden chairs. Date: circa 1914

7th Division loading supplies, Ostend, Belgium, WW1
Men of the Belgian 7th Division loading supplies onto a wagon at Ostend, Belgium, soon after the start of the First World War. Date: October 1914

Aerial view of Ostend, Belgium, WW1
Aerial view of the sea port of Ostend, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

Wreck of HMS Vindictive at Ostend, Belgium, WW1
View of the wreck of HMS Vindictive, an Arrogant-class protected cruiser, after the Second Ostend Raid (10 May 1918), during the First World War

Belgian troops landing at Ostend, Belgium, WW1
Belgian troops landing at Ostend, Belgium, at the start of the First World War. Date: 30 August 1914

HMS Vindictive at Ostend, Belgium, WW1
View of HMS Vindictive, an Arrogant-class protected cruiser, after the Zeebrugge Raid (23 April 1918), Belgium, when her upperworks were badly damaged by gunfire

View of British ships from Ostend, Belgium, WW1
View of British ships and boats out at sea, seen from the port of Ostend, Belgium, during the First World War. They include two obsolete British cruisers, HMS Brilliant and HMS Sirius

Pinnaces landing marines at Ostend, WW1
Pinnaces landing sailors at Ostend during the early part of the First World War. Civilians wave to them from above. Date: 1914

Tirpitz battery WWI
Damage to the emplacement of a gun of the Tirpitz Battery caused by a 38cm shell in Ostend, Belgium during World War I

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