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Seamens Collection

Background imageSeamens Collection: British Seamens Orphanage, Brixham - Rock House

British Seamens Orphanage, Brixham - Rock House
A view of Rock House - the chaplains accommodation at the British Seamens Orphanage, Brixham, Devon

Background imageSeamens Collection: British Seamens Orphanage, Brixham - Coronation Procession

British Seamens Orphanage, Brixham - Coronation Procession
Uniformed boys from the British Seamens Orphanage, Brixham, Devon, stand behind a gun carriage as part of a procession to celebrate the coronation of George V in 1911. Date: 1911

Background imageSeamens Collection: Albert, Duke of York lays foundation stone Dunkirk Memorial

Albert, Duke of York lays foundation stone Dunkirk Memorial
Prince Albert, Duke of York (future King George VI) (1895-1952) - at the ceremony to lay the foundation stone of the Dunkirk British War Memorial in Northern France

Background imageSeamens Collection: Dreadnought Hospital ship at Greenwich 1870

Dreadnought Hospital ship at Greenwich 1870
In 1870 the patients were transferred ashore to the infirmary. which was renamed the Dreadnought Seamens Hospital. HMS Dreadnought herself remained in use as an isolation hospital until she was

Background imageSeamens Collection: H. M Dreadnought off Greenwich 1846

H. M Dreadnought off Greenwich 1846
The Seamens Hospital-ship Dreadnought, off Greenwich. Date: 1846

Background imageSeamens Collection: Souvenir card from Queen Victoria Seamens Rest, Poplar

Souvenir card from Queen Victoria Seamens Rest, Poplar
Souvenir card from the Queen Victoria Seamens Rest, Poplar, London (established 1843). Date: circa 1910

Background imageSeamens Collection: Royal Merchant Seamens Orphanage, Wokingham, Berkshire

Royal Merchant Seamens Orphanage, Wokingham, Berkshire
A view of the Royal Merchant Seamens Orphanage at Wokingham. Date: Date unknown

Background imageSeamens Collection: Sulina, Romania - British Seamens Institute

Sulina, Romania - British Seamens Institute and a small British Anglican Church. The presence here is surprising, but perhaps not totally unexpected as Sulina was an important port on the River

Background imageSeamens Collection: Xmas at the Hospital

Xmas at the Hospital
At the Seamens Hospital, Greenwich, old sailors come down to their Christmas dinner


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