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Background imageTurret Collection: Halifax Bomber Halifax Bomber

Halifax Bomber Halifax Bomber
Halifax Bomber - Handley Page Long-range Bomber. One of the most formidable in the World. Four Rolls-Royce Merlin Engines. Four-gun Bolton Paul Rear Turret. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageTurret Collection: HMS Lion hit, Battle of Jutland, WW1

HMS Lion hit, Battle of Jutland, WW1
Scene during the Battle of Jutland, in the North Sea near Denmark, during the First World War, showing the British battlecruiser HMS Lion being hit on the Q turret

Background imageTurret Collection: HMS Repulse with Sopwith Pup, WW1

HMS Repulse with Sopwith Pup, WW1
Stern view of HMS Repulse showing a Sopwith Pup biplane on the aft turret during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

Background imageTurret Collection: Boulton Paul Defiant fighter; Second World War, 1940

Boulton Paul Defiant fighter; Second World War, 1940

Background imageTurret Collection: GPO / British Telecom Tower under construction

GPO / British Telecom Tower under construction
Londons GPO/British Telecom Tower under construction, juxtaposed against a Victorian building. Date: circa 1963

Background imageTurret Collection: Tower by the Beach, Appley, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire

Tower by the Beach, Appley, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire
Around 1875 Sir William Hutt had a folly built just above the beach in the form of a castle tower. The tower is circular, with battlements, a turret and an external stair

Background imageTurret Collection: WW1 recruitment poster with silhouettes

WW1 recruitment poster with silhouettes
World War One recruitment poster with silhouettes -- Remember! England Expects -- the Need is Great Today.... the Navy requires you for its glorious service. Join today

Background imageTurret Collection: Sleeping Beauty by Arthur Rackham

Sleeping Beauty by Arthur Rackham
Princess Briar Rose, aka Sleeping Beauty turns a key in the lock of a door, where she is about to meet the wicked old fairy, whose spindle will prick her finger sending her, and the royal household

Background imageTurret Collection: Michigan Avenue, Roseland, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Michigan Avenue, Roseland, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Michigan Avenue and 111th Street, Roseland, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1906

Background imageTurret Collection: Gateway of India, Bombay (Mumbai), India

Gateway of India, Bombay (Mumbai), India. Date: circa 1933

Background imageTurret Collection: Sopwith Pup taking off from HMS Repulse, WW1

Sopwith Pup taking off from HMS Repulse, WW1
A Sopwith Pup biplane taking off from the B turret of HMS Repulse during the First World War. Date: October 1918

Background imageTurret Collection: Royal Air Force Martin 187 Baltimore B Mk. III - head-on view

Royal Air Force Martin 187 Baltimore B Mk. III - head-on view
Royal Air Force Martin 187 Baltimore B Mk.III

Background imageTurret Collection: 74th Regiment Armory, Buffalo, New York State, USA

74th Regiment Armory, Buffalo, New York State, USA. circa 1900s

Background imageTurret Collection: Victoria Cross - Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson

Victoria Cross - Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson
Victoria Cross posthumously awarded to John Travers Cornwell (1900-1916) - for his gallantry at the Battle of Jutland. Cornwell was a Boy Seaman First Class on H.M.S Chester

Background imageTurret Collection: A Sopwith Pup of the RNAS taking-off

A Sopwith Pup of the RNAS taking-off from the turret platform of HMAS Sydney

Background imageTurret Collection: The Battle of Pacocha; Action between HMS Shah and Ameth

The Battle of Pacocha; Action between HMS Shah and Ameth
Engraving showing the battle between HMS Shah and Amethyst and the Peruvian Ironclad turret ship Huascar on the 29th May 1877

Background imageTurret Collection: Monitor / Merrimac / Card

Monitor / Merrimac / Card
The Battle of Hampton Roads. The Confederates armoured frigate Merrimac destroyed many Federal vessels, but retreated following action with Monitor, a turret ship

Background imageTurret Collection: Ancient Greek warships

Ancient Greek warships, the upper one with a turret. Date: BCE

Background imageTurret Collection: Dower House Tower

Dower House Tower
The Tower of the old Dower House, a ruined lodge in Fawsley Park, Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 17th century

Background imageTurret Collection: Sempill British Aviation Mission to Japan

Sempill British Aviation Mission to Japan
Hoisting Gloster Sparrowhawk from Battleship Turret

Background imageTurret Collection: Millbank Prison / Ackerman

Millbank Prison / Ackerman
Millbank prison was conceived by Jeremy Bentham whose goal was that prisoners would receive just punishment while developing an appreciation of labour. It was completed in 1821

Background imageTurret Collection: New type of light tank demonstrated at Aldershot

New type of light tank demonstrated at Aldershot
A group of small machines with a pill-box turret, working over rough ground at Aldershot

Background imageTurret Collection: Mosque at Woking / 1889

Mosque at Woking / 1889
The 1st purpose-built mosque in Britain at the Oriental Institute, Maybury, Woking

Background imageTurret Collection: LCC-MFB Fulham fire station, SW London

LCC-MFB Fulham fire station, SW London
Fulham fire station, which remains operational over 100 years after it was first opened (1895)

Background imageTurret Collection: First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Date: 1943

First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Date: 1943

Background imageTurret Collection: West Market Street Methodist Church, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Date: 1943

West Market Street Methodist Church, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Date: 1943

Background imageTurret Collection: Representation of the Catholic Church as a Fortress

Representation of the Catholic Church as a Fortress
Representation of the Catholic Church as The Fortress of Faith. The defending forces of the Christian faith

Background imageTurret Collection: Representation of the Catholic Church as a Fortress

Representation of the Catholic Church as a Fortress
Representation of the Catholic Church as The Fortress of Faith. The defending forces of the Christian faith

Background imageTurret Collection: Iberian Peninsula. Catalan Civil War (1462-1472)

Iberian Peninsula. Catalan Civil War (1462-1472)

Background imageTurret Collection: Count of Urgell's revolt (1413-1414). Military

Count of Urgell's revolt (1413-1414). Military
Count of Urgell's revolt (1413-1414)

Background imageTurret Collection: Duke of Lancaster's expedition to Castile. Siege

Duke of Lancaster's expedition to Castile. Siege
Alvaro Perez Osorio (1358-1406). Lord of Villalobos and Castroverde. Duke of Lancaster's expedition to Castile

Background imageTurret Collection: Iberian Peninsula. Siege of Barcelona, 801. Frankish

Iberian Peninsula. Siege of Barcelona, 801. Frankish
Iberian Peninsula. Siege of Barcelona in 801. Louis the Pious (778-840) began the conquest of the Muslim-held city of Barcelona

Background imageTurret Collection: Jessie Marion King

Jessie Marion King
VI. The Grey City of the North'. The Queen's Post, a turret built on the site of St Margaret's Tower Date: 1925

Background imageTurret Collection: Thrybergh Park, Yorkshire, England

Thrybergh Park, Yorkshire, England. Country house, built before 1831 by John Webb for Colonel John Fullerton

Background imageTurret Collection: Diana of Ephesus inside a water jug

Diana of Ephesus inside a water jug
Curious figure of Diana of Ephesus with her body inside a hydria or water jug, like the Osiris of Canopus. With turreted crown and veil, and two deer. In carnelian. Diana Efesa. In corniola

Background imageTurret Collection: View looking north up Regent Street from Waterloo Place on Pall

View looking north up Regent Street from Waterloo Place on Pall Mall, London

Background imageTurret Collection: View looking south down Regent Street to Carlton House, London

View looking south down Regent Street to Carlton House, London
View looking south down Regent Street to the Prince Regent's palace Carlton House, London

Background imageTurret Collection: Spain, Segovia. The Alcazar. Panoramic view

Spain, Segovia. The Alcazar. Panoramic view from the Fuencisla. Engraving. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Castilla-La Vieja, 1870

Background imageTurret Collection: Spain, Segovia. The Alcazar. Engraving, 19th century

Spain, Segovia. The Alcazar. Engraving, 19th century
Spain, Segovia. The Alcazar. Tower of John II of Castile. Engraving. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Castilla-La Vieja, 1870

Background imageTurret Collection: Enrico Dandolo. Ironclad battleship

Enrico Dandolo. Ironclad battleship built and laid down at La Spezia in 1873 and completed in 1882, for the Regia Marina. It was designed by Benedetto Brin

Background imageTurret Collection: Portugal. Castle of Santiago do Cacem

Portugal. Castle of Santiago do Cacem
Portugal. Santiago do Cacem. Castle. Fortress of Moorish origin. It was later rebuilt by the Christians in medieval period. Setubal District

Background imageTurret Collection: Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). 16th century

Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). 16th century
Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). Built between 1515 and 1519 by Francisco de Arruda (d.1547). Manueline style. Declared UNESCO World Heritage Site. Architectural detail

Background imageTurret Collection: Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). 16th century

Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). 16th century
Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). Built between 1515 and 1519 by Francisco de Arruda (d.1547). Manueline style. Declared UNESCO World Heritage Site. Architectural detail

Background imageTurret Collection: Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). 16th century

Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). 16th century
Portugal. Lisbon. Belem Tower (Tower of Belem). Built between 1515 and 1519 by Francisco de Arruda (d.1547). Manueline style. Declared UNESCO World Heritage Site. Architectural detail

Background imageTurret Collection: Portugal. Sintra. Partial view of the Pena Palace complex

Portugal. Sintra. Partial view of the Pena Palace complex
Portugal, Sintra. Partial view of the Pena Palace complex, conceived as a summer residence for the royal family. Built in 19th century by Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege (1777-1855)

Background imageTurret Collection: Spain, Community of Spain, Alcala de Henares

Spain, Community of Spain, Alcala de Henares. Archbishop's Palace (Episcopal Palace)

Background imageTurret Collection: Spain, Castile-La Mancha. Guadamur Castle

Spain, Castile-La Mancha. Guadamur Castle
Spain, Castile-La Mancha, Toledo province. Guadamur Castle. Partial view of the fortress, built in the 15th century commissioned by Pedro Lopez de Ayala, the first Count of Fuensalida

Background imageTurret Collection: Spain, Extremadura, Badajoz. Gate of Palms

Spain, Extremadura, Badajoz. Gate of Palms
Spain, Extremadura, Badajoz. View of the Gate of Palms (Puerta de Palmas). Built in the first half of the 16th century to control the bridge over Guadiana river

Background imageTurret Collection: Spain, Community of Madrid, Manzanares El Real Castle

Spain, Community of Madrid, Manzanares El Real Castle. Built in 1475 by order of Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, was the residence of the Mendoza family until late 16th century

Background imageTurret Collection: Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars of The RNAS - Middle East

Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars of The RNAS - Middle East
Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars of The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), developed in 1914 and used during the First World War as pictured here (possibly in Egypt)

Background imageTurret Collection: Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714

Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714
Royal Air Force - Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714. Seen fitted with chin-mounted ASV Mk

Background imageTurret Collection: WW2 - The Motor Launches of E-Boat Alley

WW2 - The Motor Launches of E-Boat Alley. (2/2) Date: 1942

Background imageTurret Collection: Out flew the web and floated wide. Illustration by Florence Harrison of Tennysons The

Out flew the web and floated wide. Illustration by Florence Harrison of Tennysons The Lady of Shallott. Date: c.1920

Background imageTurret Collection: Challenger 1 tank

Challenger 1 tank
A Challenger 1 tank derivative with modified turret and equipment, at the British Army Equipment Exhibition, held at Aldershot from 23-27 June 1980. Date: 1980

Background imageTurret Collection: United States Air Force - Boeing WB-29 Superfortress

United States Air Force - Boeing WB-29 Superfortress
United States Air Force - Boeing WB-29-90-BW Superfortress 44-87744 (msn12547), force landed at Moses Point Airport, Elim, Alaska due to two in-flight engine failures

Background imageTurret Collection: HIMS Novgorod

HIMS Novgorod
Imperial Russian Navy - HIMS Novgorod, a coastal defence monitor, under construction

Background imageTurret Collection: HIMS Novgorod

HIMS Novgorod
Imperial Russian Navy - HIMS Novgorod, a coastal defence monitor, afloat, showing the very low freeboard

Background imageTurret Collection: HIMS Novgorod

HIMS Novgorod
Imperial Russian Navy - HIMS Novgorod, a coastal defence monitor, under construction

Background imageTurret Collection: Rosyth Royal Naval Dockyard - Fife, Scotland

Rosyth Royal Naval Dockyard - Fife, Scotland - panoramic view showing the Power Station and Industrial Chimney with multiple clock faces

Background imageTurret Collection: WW2 - R. A. F. Air Gunnery Training

WW2 - R. A. F. Air Gunnery Training
A photograph which shows some British WW2 Royal Air Force men in air gunnery training, the instructor releases clays for the gunner to pick them off from inside the turret. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageTurret Collection: KV-1 Shielded heavy tank

KV-1 Shielded heavy tank
A Soviet KV-1 Shielded heavy tank, knocked out by German anti-tank fire, with damaged indicated by an invading German soldier

Background imageTurret Collection: House Dene, Wallace's Well

House Dene, Wallace's Well
The top photograph shows a low lyring stream by House Dene, with a fallen in Wallace's Well, the bottom image provides the same view

Background imageTurret Collection: Vickers Wellington B. III BK461, with Dunlop Compacta tyres

Vickers Wellington B. III BK461, with Dunlop Compacta tyres
Vickers Wellington B.III BK461, at Honiley with Dunlop for trials of its Compacta wheel covers

Background imageTurret Collection: HIMS Petr Veliki

HIMS Petr Veliki
Imperial Russian Navy - HIMS Petr Veliki, a turret ship, with main armament in two turrets, fore and aft of the central bridge citadel. Date: circa 1890

Background imageTurret Collection: Spain, province of Leon. Castle of Ponferrada

Spain, province of Leon. Castle of Ponferrada. Illustration by Letre. Engraving by Sierra, 19th century. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias

Background imageTurret Collection: Ten thousand ton ore-carrying turret steamer

Ten thousand ton ore-carrying turret steamer
A ten thousand ton ore-carrying turret steamer, in a chapter entitled Some Strange Ships, by G G Jackson

Background imageTurret Collection: Turret Ship, elevation, and plan of upper deck

Turret Ship, elevation, and plan of upper deck

Background imageTurret Collection: Royal Marines Artillery - A Drill turret

Royal Marines Artillery - A Drill turret used by the RMA for training on the operation of turrets on capital ships

Background imageTurret Collection: On Board a Battleship, by Muirhead Bone, WW1

On Board a Battleship, by Muirhead Bone, WW1
On Board a Battleship: A Gun Turret on HMS Repulse, Firth of Forth, March 1917, by Muirhead Bone, First World War. 1917

Background imageTurret Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Armored vehicle

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Armored vehicle with gun turret

Background imageTurret Collection: HMS Bellerophon, British battleship

HMS Bellerophon, British battleship, showing the starboard gun turret. The photographer, Mrs Broom, was the only prominent female photographer with her own premises and a Royal Warrant

Background imageTurret Collection: HMS Suffolk, British cruiser, turret guns on quarter deck

HMS Suffolk, British cruiser, turret guns on quarter deck
HMS Suffolk, British Monmouth class cruiser, turret guns on quarter deck. Date: circa 1903

Background imageTurret Collection: Ostraciontes cowfish species

Ostraciontes cowfish species
Ostraciontes: Longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta, scrawled cowfish, Acanthostracion quadricornis, striped cowfish, Aracana aurita, and humpback turret fish, Tetrosomus gibbosus

Background imageTurret Collection: Soldiers and artillery gunners in a castle

Soldiers and artillery gunners in a castle
Soldiers, archers and artillery gunners in a castle siege, 15th century

Background imageTurret Collection: City and County Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

City and County Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
The City and County Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageTurret Collection: Union Station, Portland, Maine, USA

Union Station, Portland, Maine, USA. Date: circa 1915

Background imageTurret Collection: Adverts, John Marshall & Co, The Eclipse Tool Mfg Co

Adverts, John Marshall & Co, The Eclipse Tool Mfg Co
Adverts for John Marshall & Co, Clyde Boiler Works, Motherwell, and The Eclipse Tool Manufacturing Co, Linwood, near Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Background imageTurret Collection: ROC Fleet Fighters ROC Fleet Fighters

ROC Fleet Fighters ROC Fleet Fighters
ROC Fleet Fighters - Fleet Air Arm Aircraft. Blackburn 2-seater. Power-operated Gun Turret. Bristol Perseus Engine 905 H.P. Date: 1940

Background imageTurret Collection: Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, NY State, USA

Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, NY State, USA
Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1915

Background imageTurret Collection: Cossitt Library and Post Office, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Cossitt Library and Post Office, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Date: circa 1915

Background imageTurret Collection: Entrance to Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Entrance to Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a flock of sheep. Date: circa 1915

Background imageTurret Collection: King of Afghanistan emerges through turret of HMS Tiger

King of Afghanistan emerges through turret of HMS Tiger
The King of Afghanistan (Amanullah Khan)

Background imageTurret Collection: The Coliseum Convention Hall, Chicago, Illinois, USA

The Coliseum Convention Hall, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 1910



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