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HMS Victory, Flags and Nelson QuoteAn illustration of Admiral Horatio Nelsons flagship, the HMS Victory with signal flags on display and firing a broadside, set below a depiction of the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom and St
Flags of Royal NavySome of the signal flags of Royal Navy including the Royal Standard, White Ensign, Union Jack
Nelsons SignalBefore the battle, Nelson sends his famous signal : England expects every man to do his duty
Underground Tube TrainA Northern Line train on its way to Kennington, via Charing Cross emerges overground from a tunnel
Hms InvincibleBritish battle cruiser which distinguished herself in World War One in the battle against Von Spees squadron off the Falklands. Date: 1915
H. M. S. Victory flying the famous signal on 21 October 1905As part of the Nelson celebrations of the centenary of his victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, the H.M.S. Victory, his flagship
Steam locomotive Sir Nigel Gresley, Welwyn Garden CitySteam locomotive 60007, Sir Nigel Gresley, near the Welwyn Garden City tunnel. It was built in 1937, and is still preserved today. Date: circa 1960s
The Railway Station & Signal Box, Paddock Wood, KentThe Railway Station & Signal Box, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. South Eastern Railway Date: 1908
The HMS Victory - brought in to Portsmouth HarbourThe HMS Victory - in Portsmouth Harbour. Fitted up as a Naval School of Telegrapha before becoming a floating signal school proper (as can be seen on this card) until 1904
Carrier Pigeon posterPoster warning people of the dangers of shooting carrier pigeons who may be carrying life or death messages. Carrier pigeons, we are told, are a vital part of RAF
Railway crossing at Newcastle-on-TyneView of the railway crossing at Newcastle-on-Tyne -- claimed to be the largest crossing in the world. Date: circa early 20th century
SOS message from TitanicA wireless message received by the Russian steamer Birma from the Titanic about five minutes after Titanic struck the iceberg that sank her
Nelsons last signal at Trafalgar, 21 October 1805At the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, Nelson gives his famous last signal England expects that every man will do his duty
Nelson Sends SignalBefore the battle, Nelson orders his famous signal : England expects every man to do his duty
Driver is a NoviceCAUTION : DRIVER IS A NOVICE A useful notice tied to the back of a learner drivers car as he makes a nervous hand signal
A biplane and a steam trainSpeed on the rails and in the air. A biplane flying over a steam train - the London Express - about to disappear into a tunnel. Date: 1928
HMS Exmouth - Royal Navy predreadnought battleshipHMS Exmouth - a Duncan class predreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy. HMS Exmouth was launched in August 1901 and served as a flagship for various fleets including the Mediterranean Fleet
The Railway Junction. A signal changing from stop to go. This is a classic British semaphore stop signal (lower quadrant type)
HMS Helmsdale, North Atlantic, 1944Painting showing HMS Helmsdale, a River class Frigate of the Royal Navy, on convoy escort duty in the North Atlantic, 1944
Traffic Police OfficerTraffic police officer giving stop signal number 2. Metropolitan police
Postman with trumpet, horse and cart. 19th century
Railwayman - 180 lever railway signal box at ShrewsburyA railwayman walks across the tracks to the 180 lever railway signal box at Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1991
Portsmouth, Hampshire - HMS Victory flying Nelsons signalPortsmouth, Hampshire - HMS Victory flying Nelsons famous signal ( ENGLAND CONFIDES (expects) THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY" Date: circa 1910s
Royal Navy sailor with Union Jack and Red Ensign flags. circa 1900
Zagazig - Egypt - Railway Station Interior Date: circa 1906
Rhayader Railway Station, Powys, Wales - Mid Wales Railway Date: circa 1908
Castle Pill railway, near Milford Haven, South WalesView of the Great Western Railway at Castle Pill (pill is a local name for a tidal inlet), near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A very early type of railway signal by W Heath RobinsonA very early type of railway signal now rarely to be seen - an example from Railway Ribaldry, drawn by William Heath Robinson and commissioned by the Great Western Railway to mark their centenary
Completion of the new Earls Court station, LondonCompletion of the new Earls Court underground station, London. Top: an illuminated train indicator which shows trains in motion. Middle: the new flyover junction
Adana, Turkey - Old Railway Station Date: circa 1910s
The Naze Tower, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexThe Naze Tower at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. An historic landmark, it was built on the cliffs in 1721 by Trinity House as a navigation mark to guide shipping
Warning HornA watchman at Kunszentmiklos, Hungary, blowing his horn during times of danger due to serious flooding over 200, 000 acres of low-lying acres of arable and meadow land. Date: 1930s
Lecture on Stephen Grays discoveries in electricityA lecture at the Charterhouse, London on Stephen Grays discoveries in electricity. In the early eighteenth century, Gray demonstrated that charges of electricity could be conducted by some materials
Abandoned rural branch line signal box, Worcestershire, England. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd
Strike / Volunteer SignalsAn undergraduate volunteer in a railway signal box during the General Strike
Electric Signal BoxThe all-electric signal-box outside Waterloo Station, London
Signal Box 1940SA signal box at Kingston showing a hand-operated frame
Armada Beacons 1588THE SPANISH ARMADA Lighting the beacons to signal the alarm as the enemy fleet approaches the English coast
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - bookpost postcardWhite Star Line, RMS Titanic - rare pre-sinking bookpost postcard, Signal Series, real photo postcard postally used 10 February 1912: Dear Father, I'm over in Belfast on the Titanic
Lookout man operating signalling lamp, Croydon AirportLookout man operating signalling lamp from the Control Tower, Croydon Airport Date: 1930s
Vignette illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- An early and interesting type of signal. Date: 1935
WW2 ATS poster for Signal Operators Date: circa 1940
Signal Room 1940SA signal box at Surbiton for the Southern Railway
Railway signal at nightColour-light signalling, a modern innovation in the early 1960s, on an electrified railway line. Electrification of busy routes demanded a system of train control that was rapid
The four men in charge of the signal box at BrightonThe four electrical signal men in charge of the large electrical signal box at Brighton which controls the passage of trains entering Preston Park, Brighton Station
Traffic Police OfficerTraffic police officer giving stop signal number 1 and 2. Metropolitan police
Cruiser AuroraThe cruiser Aurora, lying at St Petersburg, whose guns gave the signal for the Bolshevik attack on the Winter Palace
Lehigh Valley Railroad Station, Shenandoah, PA, USALehigh Valley Railroad Station, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA, with people waiting on the platform. Date: circa 1907
Boeing RC-135U-BN Combat Sent 3 63-9792United States Air Force - Boeing RC-135U-BN Combat Sent 3 63-9792 (msn 18706). Built as an RC-135B specification from the outset and later modified by Martin as an RC-135C
Fighting Cocks railway station, Stockton-Darlington lineFighting Cocks railway station, on the Stockton to Darlington line. It opened in 1825, named after the local pub where train tickets were sold
Florence Fenwick Miller, English journalist and authorFlorence Fenwick Miller (1854-1935), English journalist, author and social reformer, editor and proprietor of The Womans Signal, an influential feminist journal. 1897
Nelson turns a blind eye - Battle of CopenhagenAdmiral Lord Nelson ignoring the signal from Sir Hyde Parker to stop fighting. He is looking though his telescope with his blind eye (popularising the phrase to turn a blind eye )
Bala Lake Railway guard Bob Davies operates the signal box. In 1988, Mr Davies had worked on the railway for 48 years Date: 1988
The 180 lever railway signal box at Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Date: 1991
Father Christmas distributing gifts - children rail stationFather Christmas distributing gifts - children on a railway station. Date: 1902
Nottingham - London Road Railway Station and the Nottingham Canal in 1903
Forest Road Signal Box, Leicester, in 1903
Leicester - Forest Road Signal Box in 1903
Southern Railway Victoria Central control room - possibly 1940s
Southern Railway Central Control Room, Victoria, London, possibly 1950s
A Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway signal box - Victorian period
Cosham near Portsmouth early 1900s
Mid-19th cetury brass signal cannonMILITARIA: a mid-19th century brass signal cannon, with cylindrical barrel on a shaped truckle base, inscribed PEACE 1856 TRUST IN PROVIDENCE AND KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY with two large spoked front
Padiham West Signal Box on Lancashire and Yorkshire RailwayPadiham West Signal Box on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Victorian period
Signal box, Edge Hill, Liverpool, early 1900s
Railway signal box at Colwich, Staffordshire, early 1900s
Signal box, early 1900s
Foulridge Railway Station and Signal Box early 1900s
Newark Midland Railway Station early 1900s
Padiham West Signal Box Victorian period
Padham West railway signal box
Steam train and signal box at Padiham
Level crossing at Petersfield Railway Station
Lord Frederick LeathersA portrait photograph of Lord Frederick James Leathers, sat in a London signal box. Date: circa 1944
Gunbai and Horagai - JapanTwo Horagai, traditional Japanese conch shell trumpets flanked by three gunbai (gunbai-uchiwa) once held by military leaders (such as daimyo) and priests in the past
Advert, Hudson's Extract of Soap, railway signalman shining a beam of light Date: 1888
RMS Titanic - shipping chart of North Atlantic for the month of April 1912, Sheet 133, Meteorological Office, London. The chart is in colour and displays wind, sea current, sea temperature
Fleet Air Arm plane practising deck landing, WW2A Fleet Air Arm Plane practising deck landing on a special runway Date: circa 1941
London Underground Railway Signal Box Date: 1909
SECR Steam Locomotive 4-4-0 No. 470SECR (South Eastern and Chatham Railway) Steam Locomotive 4-4-0 No. 470 passing Shakespeare's Cliff, Dover, with a down train
Toys from Tins by The Nursery School AssociationToys from Tins, leaflet 2, by The Nursery School Association
Telephoning Australia by Short-Wave Wireless 1924Diagram showing the possibility of extensive new development in long-distance communication using short-wave wireless telephone to Australia. Date: 1924
Photograph showing the signalman in the act of pulling a signal lever to allow a train to enter one of the platforms. Date: 1907
Tamper with a Railway Signal by William Heath RobinsonSixth column strategy, frustrating a dastardly attempt by the fifth a tamper with railway signal. Date: 1940
