Trip Collection

Erebus and Terror, Franklins last trip
The Erebus and Terror leave England on the Franklin polar expedition, never to return

Manchesters last tram on its farewell journey, heading for the Depot. A group of people wave from the pavement. Date: 1949

Orient-Express

Sailing Ships Date: 1927

Tatler front-cover: Princess Margaret
A delightful portrait of Princess Margaret to mark her trip to Trinidad where she performed the opening ceremonies of the new Federal Government of the West Indies

Sandbanks Chain Ferry No. 1 - Entrance to Poole Harbour
The No.1 steam-powered Sandbanks chain ferry. Sandbanks Ferry is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the entrance of Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset

Captain Oates Dies
The young Captain Oates leaves Captain Scotts tent in a blizzard on the return trip from the South Pole and is never seen again

sleeping on Blackpool prom
An elderly couple lie back on the wrought iron seats on Blackpool Pier for a snooze. The beach and Blackpool Tower are in the background. Date: circa 1970

Luggage label, Zeppelin to South America
Luggage label, Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei (Airline) for the LZ 129 Hindenburg flight to South America. The passenger is a Mrs Sinclair, destination Rio de Janeiro, berth number 32. 1936

Marco Polo Leaves Venice
A bird s-eye view of Venice showing Marco Polo about to leave on his travels into Asia. The piazza San Marco is on the left of the picture

Captain Collins of Brighton, with his family
Captain Fred Collins of Brighton, who ran three pleasure boats called the Skylark and was a familiar figure on Brighton Beach for sixty years

Ufos / Abductions / Allagash
Four men on a canoeing trip in Maine, USA encounter a UFO and claim shared abduction on board a spaceship as well as many related incidents

The Great Western Railway service from Penzance
The inaugural trip of the Great Western Railway service from Penzance. The new express service, which shortens the journey by forty minutes

Captain Oates 1912
LAWRENCE EDWARD GRACE OATES Member of Captain Scotts expedition which reached the South Pole in January 1912; lost his life in a blizzard on the return trip

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Tatters chasing the car
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Tatters, a wire-haired fox terrier, not wishing to be left behind, chasing his masters car on hearing the horn sounding. Date: 1927

Poster advertising trips to Uganda, Pearl of Africa, depicting four springbok. 20th century

In the Stalls at the Empire Theatre, 1894
Engraving showing three theatre-goers heading for their seats, in the stalls, at the Empire Theatre, 1894. All these people are depicted wearing formal, evening attire for their trip to the theatre

Gurneys Steam Carriage
Goldsworthy Gurneys steam carriage is one of the most successful of its kind and 15 are built : tested by the War Office one averages 15 mph on the round trip London to Bath

Lake Windermere 1950S
Visitors to the English Lake District enjoy relaxing on benches on the banks of Lake Windermere, taking in the lovely scenery, including a tourist boat trip on the lake

Prestatyn Holiday Camp
Thomas Cook Brochure Cover - Prestatyn Holiday Camp. 1950

Tatler cover - Gabrielle Chanel & Alain Gerbault
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a snapshot taken at Eaton Hall, Cheshire seat of the Duke of Westminster, where Alain Gerbault, captain of the Firecrest and French lawn tennis star, was staying

Winston Churchill kissing the Blarney Stone
Winston Churchill, then First Lord Admiralty, visiting Blarney Castle near Cork where he kissed the famous Blarney Stone Date: 1912

Boeing Stratocruiser G-ANTY BOAC London Airport
BOAC Stratocruiser Coriolanus joined the fleet in 1954 flying the transatlantic route. In 1959 Coriolanus flew the final scheduled Stratocruiser service

Lyme Regis
The Lower Jurassic cliffs incorporating Lower Lias and Charmouth Mudstone rocks, Charmouth, Dorset, UK

Schoolboys sitting on The Table Rock, Glyder Fach, Snowdon, North Wales Date: circa 1930s

One Kind of Picnic - Another by H. M. Bateman 2 of 2
A group attempt a countryside picnic but are beset with problems ranging from angry wasps to an irate landowner. The picture is in direct contrast to a companion picture to this

Albion charabanc, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A group of people on a choir outing in an Albion solid tyred charabanc outside Morses Refreshment Rooms in Dew Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Greens Motors charabanc outing, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A Greens Motors charabanc outing, with five charabancs in total, makes its way through the streets of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

The Lady Traveller: Olive MacLeod in Africa 1911
Olive MacLeod depicted outside her bivouac in " the heart of Africa". MacLeod was the younger daughter of the Permanent Under-Secretary for Scotland Sir Reginald MacLeod

MV Reina del Pacifico, people taking tea on deck
MV Reina del Pacifico of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company -- passengers taking tea on deck. Date: 1930s

Falaise cross-channel ferry leaving Newhaven, East Sussex, for Dieppe, France. Date: 1964

Dinosaur tail bones
From a Palaeontology field trip in Niger, West Africa

Poster advertising trips to Lucerne, Switzerland, showing people in a boat on the river. 20th century

Poe / Cask of Amontillado
THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO Fortunato, dressed as a clown, is duped into a trip to the vaults

The Trip to Jerusalem Inn, Nottingham, claimed to be the oldest inn in England. Date: 1930s

Taking a boat trip on the River Thames at Windsor
The riverboat Hampton Court prepares to take a boatload of daytrippers for a journey up the River Thames at Windsor. The woman in the foreground is blowing up some balloons - perhaps someone has a

Boat trips, Bridlington to Flamborough, Whitsun 1938
Boat trips from Bridlington to Flamborough, North Yorkshire, during the Whitsun period, 1938. 1938

Woman on a Train Date: 1950

London - Mouth Of Thames - sailing Barge on Thames, Tower of London background. Part of Box 23 Boswell Collection. A Day trip to London. Date: circa 1890s

Mussolini Yachting
BENITO MUSSOLINI The Italian dictator looking rather dapper in a straw boater hat whilst relaxing on a yachting trip. Date: 1883 - 1945

Raleigh Three-Wheeler car Camping on Dartmoor
Raleigh 3-wheeler car, the Raleigh Safety Seven (introduced in 1933) taken on a camping jaunt onto Dartmoor. Raleigh shut down their Motor Department in 1935 Date: circa 1934

American Express Train (19th c. ). Litography
American Express Train (19th c.). Litography

Italy
Thomas Cook Brochure Cover - Italy. 1958

Horse drawn bus, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Sudbury Mills, a well-known local whip, reins up his horses for this photo, taken before setting out on a pleasure trip from Walton-on-the-Naze to Clacton-on-Sea and back

Hunstanton, Norfolk - The Beach and Pier

Treport Mers travel poster
French railway poster advertising Treport Mers on the Picardy coast, which, together with nearby Mer-les-Bains became popular seaside resorts in the 19th century due to the development of

Southern Queen pleasure cruiser, Eastbourne, Sussex
Southern Queen pleasure cruiser on the water at Eastbourne, Sussex, with the pier in the background. Date: mid-1960s

People on a bus, Lincoln to Olympia
People on a bus, travelling from Lincoln to Olympia. The advertisement on the side of the bus reads: Battles, Chemists, a century of public service

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