Sphere Collection (#5)

Storm and stress at sea by G. H. Davis
Storm and stress at sea: the two thrilling shipping incidents of the week

Zeppelin airship flights by night, by G. H. Davis
The possibilities of Zeppelin airship flights by night. Showing a 360 mile route from Heligoland to Selby, and an inset map with various routes marked

Our ever-ready battleships by G. H. Davis
Naval notes of the week. Held in leash -- our ever-ready battleships. Date: 1913

Damage to St Pauls Cathedral, London
The dangers which assail St Pauls Cathedral: vibration damage caused by nearby heavy traffic. Sectional view showing where the cracks in the building exist at the present time. Date: 1913

Liner Narrung in a gale by G. H. Davis
The Christmas gale: beaten back by the sea. How the P&O liner Narrung was forced back by huge waves off Ushant, Brittany. Showing the vessels position before she met the huge waves

On the bridge of a big liner by G. H. Davis
On the bridge of a big liner. Diagrammatic view showing the positions occupied by the seven men whose job it is to watch the course and progress of a large vessel. 1912

Speed of the great liners by G. H. Davis
The speed of the great liners: a factor which makes head lights and other precautions necessary. Above: a dotted outline shows where the ship would be after 30 seconds movement

Exhibition for garden and flower lovers
A Great Exhibition for garden and flower lovers: a birds eye view of the Horticultural Exhibition in Chelsea Hospital Gardens, London, with Chelsea Embankment and the River Thames in the foreground

Question of the double bottom by G. H. Davis
The question of the double bottom: should it be strengthened? A sectional view through the double bottom of a great liner. 1912

Suggested life-saving devices at sea by G. H. Davis
For those in peril on the sea: suggested life-saving devices at sea. Above: a proposed life raft for liners which could be fitted into the stern quarters

Growth of the big ship by G. H. Davis
Growth of the big ship: examples now being built by the great naval powers

The coming of the motor liner by G. H. Davis
The coming of the motor liner: the first big funnelless passenger boat built in the British Isles. Forging ahead, but with no steam and no funnels. 1912

Proposal for Southwark Cathedral, London
Londons hidden cathedral: a proposal to make Southwark Cathedral (near London Bridge) more visible, showing the area which currently obscures it from public view. Date: 1912

Hidden lesson of the Mauretanias record by G. H. Davis
The hidden lesson of the Mauretanias record. Showing the Cunard liner Mauretania in grey war paint, being convoyed across the Atlantic by a battleship cruiser

Three fleets worth watching by G. H. Davis
Three fleets which are worth watching: the naval forces of Brazil, Argentine and Chile. 1910

Winter work in the Royal Navy by G. H. Davis
Winter work in the Royal Navy: taking a disabled submarine in tow. Showing a submarine in the foreground, hailing the parent ship. 1910

Power of the big gun and the turbine by G. H. Davis
The power of the big gun and the turbine

The Sphere Coronation Record Number
Front cover of The Sphere Coronation Record Number, 15th May 1937, a special issue for the coronation of King George VI which took place on 12th May 1937

The Royal Air Force in the west by G. H. Davis
The Royal Air Force in the west. Types of machines which have been fighting and bombing during the great assault, First World War. Date: 1918

King George V - Visit to Yorkshire
Feature in The Sphere reporting on the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Yorkshire in July 1912

Getting quickly on deck from cabins by G. H. Davis
The difficulty of getting quickly on deck from cabins: the maze inside a modern liner

Growth of big German liners by G. H. Davis
The growth of the big German liners: how they are spreading into the great ocean passenger routes

The boat question by G. H. Davis
The boat question: a suggested method of launching ships boats (ie lifeboats) with long davits

Sunshine of Spain at Earls Court Exhibition, London
The Sunshine of Spain at the Earls Court Exhibition, London, showing the interior of the Empress Hall

Battleship v. submarine by G. H. Davis
Battleship versus submarine: Sir Percy Scotts views on the position of the capital ship illustrated in a series of special Sphere diagrams. Top: the fleet bottled up in a harbour by submarines

Transatlantic flight by G. H. Davis
The transatlantic flight: the type of British machine which will attempt it. Top: dropping the chassis at the moment of setting out -- a daring device

Design for the building of small holdings
The question of the land: small holdings. How a pleasant-looking livable house can be erected on a suitable site for 233

Anniversary of Trafalgar by G. H. Davis
The anniversary of Trafalgar: what changes the century has wrought. George IIIs ship, the Victory, compared with George Vs ship, named after himself. Date: 1913

Australian fleet in Mediterranean by G. H. Davis
Bravo Australia! The first colony (of the British Empire) with a fleet of its own -- the fighting force of the Mediterranean. Two panoramic views of the ships of the Australian navy. 1913

Naval strength of Argentine Republic by G. H. Davis
Naval strength of the Argentine Republic. Showing a range of ships, including gunboats, destroyers and torpedo craft. Date: 1913

Opening of International Horse Show, Olympia, London
The opening of the International Horse Show at Olympia, London, showing an event in the arena with a large audience watching. In the foreground horses can be seen in their stalls. Date: 1913

Naval display at Earls Court by G. H. Davis
The naval display at the Earls Court Exhibition -- the general engagement of the vessels and the forts

Important naval developments by G. H. Davis
Some important naval developments of the moment: the merging of the battleship and the battle cruiser. Above: the meeting of the battleship and cruiser types

Ancient and modern cottages compared. Illustrating an article entitled Parliament and the Cottage Question (second reading of the Rural Cottages Bill)

Germanys expenditure on aircraft by G. H. Davis
Germanys new expenditure on her aircraft: five years planned expenditure on airships, sheds and aeroplanes

Japans fleet in the Thames by G. H. Davis
Japans fleet represented in the Thames, a striking comparison with 48 years ago. The Ikoma, constructed by the Japanese, compared with an earlier war junk. Date: 1910

Extension of the Royal Courts of Justice, London
The extension of the Royal Courts of Justice, a handsome addition to Londons architecture, designed by Sir Henry Tanner. A sectional view, showing the position of the new courts and corridors

New Wing at the National Gallery, London
Safeguarding the nations art treasures: the New Wing at the National Gallery, London. Showing the new fireproof extension and the interior of the new West Gallery. Date: 1911

Italy v. Turkey, rival navies compared, by G. H. Davis
Italy versus Turkey, the rival navies compared

Method of saving submarine seamen by G. H. Davis
Our own method of saving submarine seamen

Sphere front cover, Heralding the Coronation, 1937
Front cover of The Sphere, depicting a splendidly attired herald on horseback blows his ceremonial trumpet in honour of the Coronation of King George VI on 12 May 1937. Date: 1937

Sphere suspenders advertisement
Advertisement for the Sphere Suspender Company of Leicester

Uninvited Spectators at the Christmas Revels
This is an early Victorian party scene showing two young girls looking through a door decorated with holly at a party full of adults in fine evening wear

The Clown Grimaldi Performing on a Cart
An illustration of the famous clown Grimaldi (1777-1837) performing, presumably the pantomime " Golden Fish"

Heligoland submarine rescue by G. H. Davis
During the naval action off Heligoland in the early part of the First World War, a boats crew is rescued by a British submarine. Date: August 1914

The American eagle and the Stars and Stripes. Flags of other Central and South American countries form the border. In God We Trust to Save America. Date: 1941

A Royal Sport: Queen Elizabeth I Hawking
This picture shows Queen Elizabeth I participating in the sport of hawking or falconry on a winter day in the snow

Pastime With Good Company
This picture shows a Christmas scene at Henry VIIIs table as the boars head is carried in and The Kings Ballad (Pastime With Good Company) is sung. The song was composed by Henry VIII himself

Victor Bulla, special correspondent
Victor Bulla of St

The Sphere Christmas Number 1924 The Joy of Christmastide
Front cover illustration by Millar Watt showing an elegantly dressed lady gathering holly in the snowy countryside, accompanied by a small girl who is making snowballs. Date: 24th November 1924

The Childrens Christmas Supplement of The Sphere
A front cover illustration showing a group of children playing in the snow. Christmas Number 1900

The Milkwoman on Her Rounds
This photograph, specially taken for The Sphere, shows a milkwoman, wearing a smock and breeches and a leather pouch and carrying a milk pail

The General Strike - Sphere emergency number
Front cover of The Sphere emergency number issued during the General Strike. Photograph shows mounted police controlling crowds at Elephant and Castle in South London

DURLSTON GREAT GLOBE
The Great Globe at Durlston Head, near Swanage, Dorset, England. a remarkable large scale geographical sphere of the world, created for George Burt from Portland Stone. Date: 1887

Peking Observatory, China - Beijing Ancient Observatory
Peking Observatory - (Beijing) China. The Beijing Ancient Observatory - a pretelescopic observatory located in Beijing, China

Agate geode

Crystal balls are produced by grinding and polishing quartz (silicon dyoxide) cystal into spheres

Septarian nodule

Black Opal cabochon
A specimen of black opal cabochon from Wallangulla, Queensland, Australia. Opal is not a single crystal, but is made up of tiny spheres of silica

PONTE, Giovanni dal (1376-1437). The Seven Liberal Arts. ca. 1435. Panel for the front side of a chest. In the middle: the Astronomy, armilar sphere and Ptolemy

Armilar sphere and planetarium (1774). SPAIN. Barcelona. Barcelona Maritime Museum

Titanic - Report and Timeline in the Sphere
Page from the Sphere with comments, reports and anecdotes relating to the sinking of the Titanic together with a timeline listing the events that eventually led the ship to sink

Sphere cover 1939 - Borowenski at Brest-Litovsk
The Russian Commander Borowenski meeting the German Army at Brest-Litovsk in the centre of dismembered Poland, to discuss demarcation into German and Russian Poland

A Literary Letter - 70th anniversary of illustrated journali
A page from the Sphere, offering congratulations to the Illustrated London News, the pioneer of illustrated journalism, celebrating its 70th anniversary in 1912

The Wreck of the Titanic - page from the Sphere
Page from the Sphere which reported in great detail on the sinking of the Titanic. Top part of the page shows the wireless telegraph message with the SOS and CQD signals

Titanic - Danger Field of the Atlantic with routes through i
A diagram or map showing the dangerous area of the Atlantic Ocean indicating steamer routes that cut through fog and ice

Titanic - Need for Searchlights on Ocean Racers
Page from The Sphere demonstrating how searchlights on fast ocean passenger liners might have avoided the Titanic disaster. Date: 1912

The Wreck of the Titanic - Honour to the Brave
Page from the Sphere honouring the brave men who were part of the Titanics crew who were lost with the ship when it sank, including all the engineers (36), the band (8), the postal clerks (5)

The Wreck of the Titanic - Noted passengers - Sphere
Page from The Sphere reporting on the disaster of the sinking of White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic, featuring portraits of notable passengers including W. T. Stead, Mr and Mrs J. J

The Sphere Christmas Number 1939
Front cover of The Sphere Christmas Number featuring a Dutch painting by Terborch of two ladies singing and playing a lute. A servant boy brings in a tray. Decoration by Harold Nelson. Date: 1939

London tube made air raid proof, 1939
Page from The Sphere outlining how London Underground had carried out emergency work on the under-river tube tunnels to make them waterproof from flooding during World War II

Titanic - the greatest shipwreck in the world
Double page spread from The Sphere showing interior views of the White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic, including the luxurious Parisian cafe, the gymnasium

How the Titanic went down
Impression of the White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic sinking with the bow going first and lights on the ship blazing into its last moments, while survivors in lifeboats watch in horror

Titanic - How Ice Blink reveals the presence of bergs
Diagram in The Sphere during the inquiry into the Titanic disaster showing how ice blink reveals the presence of bergs underneath the water

Titanic - Westminster Inquiry - Sphere front cover
Front cover from The Sphere magazine showing a scene from the Westminster Titanic inquiry, held shortly after the sinking of the ship on April 15th 1912

First Air Raid over Scotland, Sphere front cover, 1939
People standing in groups to watch the air attack by German planes on British war ships lying to the east of the Forth Bridge. Although pieces of shrapnel fell around the area, nobody was hurt

The famous iceberg that slew the Titanic - Sphere
Double page spread from The Sphere, reporting on the eye witness account of Joseph Scarrott, a crew member on the Titanic

The Brides Trousseau

The Sphere, Royal Wedding Number 1960
Inner front cover of The Sphere magazine depicting the newly wed Princess Margaret, with her husband

The Sphere, Royal Wedding Number 1960
Front cover of The Sphere from 14 May 1960, with a cover commemorating the marriage of Princess Margaret to Anthony Armstrong Jones at Westminster Abbey on 6 May. Date: 1960

The Sphere Royal Wedding front cover 1934
Front cover of The Sphere special souvenir number commemorating the marriage of Prince George, Duke of Kent to Princess Marina of Greece at Westminster Abbey on 29 November 1934. Date: 1934

The Sphere Royal Marriage Number 1947
Inner front cover of The Sphere Royal Marriage Number

Newly married Duke and Duchess of Kent

Waiting to See the Princess
Double page spread from The Sphere showing animated scenes outside the gates of Buckingham Palace the week before the wedding between Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece

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