Portsmouth Collection (page 9)

Launch of HMS Windsor Castle, September 1852
Engraving of the re-launch of HMS Windsor Castle, 140 Gun First rate warship, on 14th September 1852 at Pembroke Dockyard

Railway extensions at Portsmouth
The railway extension at Portsmouth, the new harbour station

British Troops Embark
At Portsmouth, men of the Wiltshire Militia go aboard ship for the Crimea

Godalming, Surrey
A corner of Godalming, a small and pleasant surrey town, which nestles in the valley of the river Wey, on the London- Portsmouth Road

King George V driving through Portsmouth, 1935
Photograph of King George V and The Prince of Wales being greeted by the City of Portsmouth as they drove to the dock to go aboard the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert for the Naval Review

Portsmouth Wherry
Wherry of Portsmouth, Hampshire - note the extensive spread of sail

Distributing money to the French prisoners of war at Portsmo
A scene during the celebrations of George IIIs Diamond Jubilee in 1810 showing threepence being distributed by Burridge and Sons of Portsmouth to 6715 French prisoners being held on board prison

H. M Screw Caesar
Engraving of the fitting out of a war steamer, H. M. Screw Caesar at Portsmouth

Game of chess by telegraph
A game of chess played between London and Portsmouth, through the electric telegraph of the South Western Railway on April 10th, 1845. Suggested by Mr

Edward Viii / Poincare 14
EDWARD VIII as Prince of Wales welcomes President Poincare of France at Portsmouth, a year before the two countries find themselves allies in the war against Germany

The Gun Deck of Lord Horatio Nelsons flagship, H.M.S. Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

H. M. s. Victory
Lord Horatio Nelsons flagship, H.M.S. Victory docked at Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

The Quarter Deck of Lord Horatio Nelsons flagship, H.M.S. Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

The Admirals Quarters of Lord Horatio Nelsons flagship, H.M.S. Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire England

Portsmouth / Garrison
Portsmouth, Hampshire: the Garrison Church

Portsmouth / Harbour 1908
Portsmouth, Hampshire: the harbour

London Ship Launched
The 15, 000 ton battleship is launched at Portsmouth

Buckingham Assassinated
The duke of Buckingham is assassinated by John Felton at Portsmouth

Prison Hulk / Portsmouth
Prison Hulk, Portsmouth

Birthplace of Charles Dickens
The birthplace (7 February 1812) of Charles Dickens, English novelist, in Commercial Road, Portsmouth

PORTSMOUTH / COOKEs 1779
The town & harbour

Tolpuddle / Loveless / Coach
George Loveless, one of the six Martyrs, in chains at Salisbury, during his journey from Dorchester to a prison hulk, the York at Portsmouth to await transportation

Louise Duch, Portsmouth
Louise Renee de Kerouaille, duchess of PORTSMOUTH mistress of Charles II

Wooing the Voters
Wooing the voters. Churchill meets Leicester footballers, Lady Astor at an open-air meeting at Portsmouth and Lloyd George canvassing in Lancashire

Mafeking Celebrations
The Relief of Mafeking is celebrated in Commercial Road, Portsmouth. " Men and women, danced sang and shouted.."

Dickens Birthplace
HIS BIRTHPLACE at 387 Mile End Terrace, Commercial Road, Landport, Portsmouth, where Charles Dickens was born on 7 February 1812

Royal George Sinks 1782
While this fine warship is refitting at Spithead, near Portsmouth, she keels over and sinks, taking 600 or so men with her

Warrior Cigarette Card
This British battleship is the worlds first iron-hulled capital ship; she has a speed of 14 knots (26km/h). Now restored and docked at Portsmouth, Hampshire

Warrior (Dutton)
This British warship is the first ironclad - a capital ship with an iron hull. She has been restored and is docked at Portsmouth, Hampshire

Trafalgar Day
TRAFALGAR DAY Nelsons victory over the French, on 21 October 1805, is commemorated every year on the deck of his flagship, the Victory, at Portsmouth

Portsmouth 1750
West prospect of Portsmouth, Hampshire: important buildings & shipping depicted & in the foreground inhabitants & sailors smoke, canoodle with local lasses or load cargo

SHIP / VICTORY (1894)
Nelsons flagship moored in Portsmouth

Vigilantes / San Francisco
A meeting of the Vigilance Committee on Portsmouth Square, 1856

Edward VII as a Boy
Young Edward as a boy enjoys a visit to Portsmouth harbour, where a sailor points out the vessels of the navy which he will one day command

Louis-Philippe England
Louis-Philippe arrives at Portsmouth for a visit to Victoria : four years from now, his next trip to England will be a more permanent one

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