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Background imageWessex Collection: Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Spithead Air Ferry to and from the island, winter fare seven shillings and sixpence return, seven services daily

Background imageWessex Collection: Map of Wessex

Map of Wessex
A map of the Wessex of the novels

Background imageWessex Collection: Royal Navy helicopters photographed off Portland

Royal Navy helicopters photographed off Portland. From top: Westland Sea King, Westland Wessex HAS1, Westland Wessex HU5, Westland Wessex HAS1, Westland Lynx, Westland Wasp HAS1 and Westlad Gazelle

Background imageWessex Collection: Three Royal Navy helicopters alongside St Michaels Mount

Three Royal Navy helicopters alongside St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

Background imageWessex Collection: A Westland Wessex flies over HMS Albion (R07)

A Westland Wessex flies over HMS Albion (R07)

Background imageWessex Collection: An RAF Westland Wessex flies over HMS Fearless (L10) at ?

An RAF Westland Wessex flies over HMS Fearless (L10) at ?
An RAF Westland Wessex flies over HMS Fearless (L10) at Lee-on-Solent, 2 March 1966

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HAS1, XP116, of 845 Royal naval Air Squa?

Westland Wessex HAS1, XP116, of 845 Royal naval Air Squa?
Westland Wessex HAS1, XP116, of 845 Royal naval Air Squadron on the Batang Rajang, September 1963

Background imageWessex Collection: Page from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Page from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
A page from a version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, narrating events of the years 772 to 794

Background imageWessex Collection: Royal Marine Commandos re-embarking from a Westland Wessex

Royal Marine Commandos re-embarking from a Westland Wessex helicopter on to a Royal Navy Commando Carrier

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HC2, XT678, of No28 Squadron RAF Kai Tak?

Westland Wessex HC2, XT678, of No28 Squadron RAF Kai Tak?
Westland Wessex HC2, XT678, of No28 Squadron RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong

Background imageWessex Collection: Drawing Room at Thomas Hardys home, Max Gate

Drawing Room at Thomas Hardys home, Max Gate
View of the Drawing Room at Max Gate in Dorchester, Dorset, the home of Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet

Background imageWessex Collection: Pleasure Flights Poster

Pleasure Flights Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Bembridge Farm Aerodrome at any time by arrangement at the farm

Background imageWessex Collection: Queen Elizabeth II and family at Frogmore, 1965

Queen Elizabeth II and family at Frogmore, 1965
The royal family photographed at Frogmore in April 1965

Background imageWessex Collection: Teenage barmaid, Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall

Teenage barmaid, Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall
Teenage barmaid at the Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall. circa 1980s

Background imageWessex Collection: Wessex / Waterstone House

Wessex / Waterstone House
Wessex scenery: Waterstone House, Dorset, home of Bathsheba Everdene in Thomas Hardys novel Far From the Madding Crowd

Background imageWessex Collection: Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet, at Max Gate

Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet, at Max Gate
Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet, outside his home at Max Gate in Dorchester, Dorset. Hardy designed the house, and his brother built it -- Hardy and his first wife Emma moved there in 1885

Background imageWessex Collection: Wessex / Bockhampton Lane

Wessex / Bockhampton Lane
Wessex scenery: Bockhampton Lane near Dorchester, model for Mellstock Lane in Thomas Hardys novel Under the Greenwood Tree

Background imageWessex Collection: Royal Air Force Westland Wessex HC. 2 XR505

Royal Air Force Westland Wessex HC. 2 XR505
Royal Air Force Westland Wessex HC.2 XR505 (msn WA130) at RAF Odiham First flight on 01-10-1963, delivered 18-10-1963, to Uruguay Navy as A-081 on 01-1998 Date: 1964

Background imageWessex Collection: Royal Family at Christmas Service, 1969

Royal Family at Christmas Service, 1969
Members of the Royal family leave St. Georges Chapel, Windsor after attending the Christmas service there

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex 52 helicopters for the Iraqi Air Force

Westland Wessex 52 helicopters for the Iraqi Air Force

Background imageWessex Collection: A Royal Navy Westland Wessex HU5, XT485, lifts supplies ?

A Royal Navy Westland Wessex HU5, XT485, lifts supplies ?
A Royal Navy Westland Wessex HU5, XT485, lifts supplies from HMS Hermes (R12)

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HC2s, XR527 and XR588, of No28 Squadron ?

Westland Wessex HC2s, XR527 and XR588, of No28 Squadron ?
Westland Wessex HC2s, XR527 and XR588, of No28 Squadron RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong, August 1976

Background imageWessex Collection: Wessex / Bindon Abbey Mill

Wessex / Bindon Abbey Mill
Wessex scenery: Bindon Abbey Mill, Dorset, where Angel Clare in Thomas Hardys novel Tess of the d Urbervilles proposes to learn milling

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HC-2

Westland Wessex HC-2
RAF Westland Wessex Hc-2 Mk-2 at the Intensive Flying Trials Unit at Odiham, UK Date: 1963

Background imageWessex Collection: Wessex / Blackmore Vale

Wessex / Blackmore Vale
Wessex scenery: Blackmore Vale, Dorset, setting for a scene in Thomas Hardys novel Jude the Obscure

Background imageWessex Collection: Events / Britain / Norman

Events / Britain / Norman
King Edward the Confessor sends Harold, earl of Wessex, to confirm to William, duke of Normandy, that he will succeed him on the English throne

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HU.5 XS480 B

Westland Wessex HU.5 XS480 B
Royal Navy - Westland Wessex HU.5 XS480 B (msn WA154) of 848 Naval Air Squadron, with another Date: circa 1970

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HC.2 XR526

Westland Wessex HC.2 XR526
Royal Air Force - Westland Wessex HC.2 XR526 (msn WA148), at the SBAC Farnborough Airshow from 7-13 September 1964 Date: 1964

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HAS.3 XM328

Westland Wessex HAS.3 XM328
Royal Navy - Westland Wessex HAS.3 XM328 (msn WA9), at Le Bourget for the Paris Air Show on 20 June 1965 Date: 1965

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HU.5 XS523

Westland Wessex HU.5 XS523
Royal Navy - Westland Wessex HU.5 XS523 (msn WA192), sling loading a Land Rover 1/2 ton Lightweight Date: circa 1975

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HC.2 XR523

Westland Wessex HC.2 XR523
Royal Air Force - Westland Wessex HC.2 XR523 (msn WA145), of No.60 Squadron, at RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo on 30 July 1994. Date: 1994

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HC.2 XT606

Westland Wessex HC.2 XT606
Royal Air Force - Westland Wessex HC.2 XT606 (msn WA533), of 2 FTS, at RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo on 30 July 1994. Date: 1994

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HAS.3 XP142 Humphrey

Westland Wessex HAS.3 XP142 Humphrey (msn WA75), of the Fleet Air Arm Museum, at RNAS Yeovilton on 15 July 1995

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HC.2 XR529

Westland Wessex HC.2 XR529
Royal Air Force - Westland Wessex HC.2 XR529 (msn WA151), at RNAS Yeovilton on 15 July 1995. Date: 1995

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HU.5 XS508

Westland Wessex HU.5 XS508 (msn WA177), of the Fleet Air Arm Museum, at RNAS Yeovilton on 15 July 1995. Date: 1995

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HAS.3 XS119

Westland Wessex HAS.3 XS119
Royal Navy - Westland Wessex HAS.3 XS119 (msn WA98), of 700H NAS, at RNAS Culdrose. Date: circa 1972

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HU.5 XT755

Westland Wessex HU.5 XT755
Royal Navy - Westland Wessex HU.5 XT755 (msn WA477), of 848 NAS. Date: circa 1972

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HU.5 XS484

Westland Wessex HU.5 XS484
Royal Navy - Westland Wessex HU.5 XS484 (msn WA158), at the SBAC Farnborough Airshow on 7 September 1964. Date: circa 1972

Background imageWessex Collection: King Alfred the Great dividing the kingdom

King Alfred the Great dividing the kingdom
King Alfred tne Great, with books and maps, dividing England into Viking-held Danelaw and Anglo-Saxon held Wessex and Northumbria, 886. Alfred divides the kingdom. Copperplate engraving from M. A

Background imageWessex Collection: King Alfred of Wessex burns the cakes

King Alfred of Wessex burns the cakes
One popular legend from the life of Alfred the Great (849-899 AD), originating from 12th century chronicles, tells how after fleeing to the Somerset Levels

Background imageWessex Collection: Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies in Tess of the D Urbervilles

Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies in Tess of the D Urbervilles, based on the novel by Thomas Hardy, at the Barnes Theatre, Richmond, SW London. 1925

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HC.2 XT603 - A

Westland Wessex HC.2 XT603 - A
Royal Air Force - Westland Wessex HC.2 XT603 / A, of No.103 Squadron at Tengah in April 1973. Date: 1973

Background imageWessex Collection: SS Atlantic Conveyor

SS Atlantic Conveyor, roll-on roll-off container ship, at anchor near Ascension Island, with a Sea Harrier about to land on before being cocooned for the voyage to the Falkland Islands

Background imageWessex Collection: Woolbridge Manor House, near Lulworth, Dorset

Woolbridge Manor House, near Lulworth, Dorset
Woolbridge Manor House, just outside the village of Wool, near Lulworth, Dorset

Background imageWessex Collection: Dorchester - The Manor House, Wool, Dorset

Dorchester - The Manor House, Wool, Dorset

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex 60 G-ASWI

Westland Wessex 60 G-ASWI
Westland Wessex 60 series 1 G-ASWI (msn WA199, ex G-17-1) of Bristow Helicopters, at Blackpool-Squire's Gate Airport in October 1974

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HC. 2 XS678

Westland Wessex HC. 2 XS678
Royal Air Force - Westland Wessex HC.2 XS678 (msn WA197), of No.72 Squadron at RAF Odiham, in Hampshire. Date: circa 1968

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex 60 G-ATSC

Westland Wessex 60 G-ATSC (msn ), of Bristow Helicopters, at North Denes on 26 February 1968. Date: 1968

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HU. 5 XS486

Westland Wessex HU. 5 XS486
Royal Navy - Westland Wessex HU.5 XS486 (msn WA160), call-sign V, base code CU'), of 707 Naval Air Squadron, at RAF Church Fenton on 26 February 1965. Date: 1965

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HU. 5 XS521

Westland Wessex HU. 5 XS521
Royal Navy - Westland Wessex HU.5 XS521 (msn WA190), call-sign WR, base code CU'), of 707 Naval Air Squadron. Date: circa 1970

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HC. 2 XT680 E

Westland Wessex HC. 2 XT680 E
Royal Air Force - Westland Wessex HC.2 XT680 E (msn WA548), of No.28 Squadron at RAF Sek Kong, in Hong Kong. Date: circa 1973

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HAS. 1 XP157

Westland Wessex HAS. 1 XP157
Royal Navy - Westland Wessex HAS.1 XP157 (msn, base code CU, call-sign 503'), of 706 Naval Air Squadron from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, seen on the 25 May 1964. Date: 1964

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wasp HAS. 1 XT435

Westland Wasp HAS. 1 XT435
Royal Navy - Westland Wasp HAS.1 XT435 503 of 829 Naval Air Squadron, with Wessex HAS.3 XS868 and a Batmobile, circa 1966. Date: circa 1966

Background imageWessex Collection: KING EGBERT (775 - 839), King of the West Saxons (Wessex) (reigned 802 - 839)

KING EGBERT (775 - 839), King of the West Saxons (Wessex) (reigned 802 - 839)

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HC. 2 XR505 Aries

Westland Wessex HC. 2 XR505 Aries
Royal Air Force - Westland Wessex HC.2 XR505 Aries (msn WA130), at the Yeovilton International Air Day on 12 July 1996. ( delivered to Uruguay Navy as A-081 in 1998) Date: 1996

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HAS. 31 WA202

Westland Wessex HAS. 31 WA202
Royal Australian Navy - Westland Wessex HAS.31 WA202 (msn WA202), at The SBAC Farnborough Air Show on 8 September 1962. Date: 1962

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex Mk. 60 Series 1 ZS-HSL

Westland Wessex Mk. 60 Series 1 ZS-HSL
Westland Wessex Mk.60 Series 1 ZS-HSL (msn WA463), of Helicopter Services Pty. Ltd.. Date: circa 1978

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HAR. 2 XR518

Westland Wessex HAR. 2 XR518
Royal Air Force - Westland Wessex HAR.2 XR518, of No.22 Squadron Search and Rescue squadron. Date: circa 1975

Background imageWessex Collection: King Edgar of England and King Alfred of Wessex, 9th century

King Edgar of England and King Alfred of Wessex, 9th century
King Edgar the Peaceful of England and portrait of King Alfred the Great of Wessex, 9th century

Background imageWessex Collection: British & Canadian Liberators Monument Bretteville

British & Canadian Liberators Monument Bretteville
This striking Memorial lists all the Participants in the Liberation of Communes between the rivers Thue & Mue, 3rd Can Div, RCA, 2nd Armoured Bde, 43rd Wessex Div, 15th Scottish Div

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex passenger aircraft

Westland Wessex passenger aircraft G-ABVB, of the Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation Co, also known as the Spithead Ferry. Date: circa 1932

Background imageWessex Collection: HMS Wessex, British destroyer

HMS Wessex, British destroyer
HMS Wessex (D43), British W-class destroyer. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageWessex Collection: Alfreds Mother presents him with a volume of poetry

Alfreds Mother presents him with a volume of poetry
According to the writings of Asser (a Welsh monk from St David s, Dyfed, who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s)

Background imageWessex Collection: Nieppe, just outside Northern boundary of Armentieres, WW1

Nieppe, just outside Northern boundary of Armentieres, WW1
Nieppe - just outside the Northern boundary of Armentieres. The old Mill, where eggs and fresh milk could be obtained almost up to the time the Bosche attacked

Background imageWessex Collection: Portuguese Army mule cart en route through Erquinghem, WW1

Portuguese Army mule cart en route through Erquinghem, WW1
Portuguese Wagon - Portuguese Army mule cart en route through Erquinghem - 14.7.17. Shows regimental insignia in red and green with the figures 13 and 169 on the cart

Background imageWessex Collection: Storeyard from farmhouse Delacroix Farm, WW1

Storeyard from farmhouse Delacroix Farm, WW1
View of the RE storeyard from farmhouse, Delacroix Farm, Sailly-sur-la-Lys. Birds eye view of the Delacroix Farm as laid out as our depot

Background imageWessex Collection: Typical French kitchen stove, with Hortense Delacroix, WW1

Typical French kitchen stove, with Hortense Delacroix, WW1
A typical French kitchen stove, with Hortense Delacroix. Here I took my cafe au lait each morning before going down line

Background imageWessex Collection: Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line, WW1

Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line, WW1
The Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line

Background imageWessex Collection: Signpost Lane, from British lines to German lines, WW1

Signpost Lane, from British lines to German lines, WW1
Signpost Lane, which ran from the British lines, through the German lines into the village of Neuve Chapelle

Background imageWessex Collection: RE wiring party in front of the trenches, WW1

RE wiring party in front of the trenches, WW1
An RE [Royal Engineers] wiring party in front of the trenches

Background imageWessex Collection: Spy Farm, Rue de Bois, RE store destroyed by shell fire, WW1

Spy Farm, Rue de Bois, RE store destroyed by shell fire, WW1
Spy Farm, Rue de Bois, another RE store, destroyed by shell fire, 26th January 1915. A considerable amount of constructive woodwork was stored here

Background imageWessex Collection: Cenulph of Wessex is murdered

Cenulph of Wessex is murdered
Cenulph, King of Wessex, is murdered at Merton, Surrey, by his rival Kynehard and his followers. Kynehard was the brother of the previous king, Sigebert, who had been expelled. Date: 784

Background imageWessex Collection: THOMAS HARDY (COBURN)

THOMAS HARDY (COBURN)
THOMAS HARDY Wessex writer Date: 1840 - 1928

Background imageWessex Collection: Royal Air Force - Westland Wessex HC. 2 XV724 at RAF Marham

Royal Air Force - Westland Wessex HC. 2 XV724 at RAF Marham
Westland Wessex HC.2 XV724 of No. 22 Squadron search and rescue unit. Date: 1980s

Background imageWessex Collection: Wessex - Moreton - Talbothay

Wessex - Moreton - Talbothay
Wessex scenery: Moreton, Dorset, model for the village near Talbothays in Thomas Hardys novel Tess of the dUrbervilles Date: 1906

Background imageWessex Collection: WESSEX / PUDDLETOWN 1906

WESSEX / PUDDLETOWN 1906
Wessex scenery: Puddletown, Dorset, model for Weatherbury in Thomas Hardys novel Far From the Madding Crowd Date: 1906

Background imageWessex Collection: Blackmore Vale - Wessex

Blackmore Vale - Wessex
Blackmore Vale, Dorset: the setting for one of the episodes in Thomas Hardys novel, Jude the Obscure Date: 1906

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex 60 series 1 G-AVNE

Westland Wessex 60 series 1 G-AVNE (msn WA561) of Bristow Helicopters at Newcastle Airport. Date: 1969

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex 60 series 1 G-AWOX

Westland Wessex 60 series 1 G-AWOX (msn WA686). Date: 1968

Background imageWessex Collection: Piper PA-30 Twin Commanche - G-ASRO

Piper PA-30 Twin Commanche - G-ASRO
Piper PA-30 Twin Commanche G-ASRO (msn 30-395) at Woolsington (Newcastle Airport) owned by Wessex Aviation Ltd. seen shortly after importation from the US. Date: 1964

Background imageWessex Collection: Westland Wessex HAS. 1 XS125

Westland Wessex HAS. 1 XS125
Westland Wessex HAS.1 XS125 call-sign 517 of 771 Naval Air Squadron from RNAS Portland (PO). Date: 1970s

Background imageWessex Collection: Royal Australian Navy Westland Wessex HAS. 31

Royal Australian Navy Westland Wessex HAS. 31
Royal Australian Navy Westland Wessex HAS.31 (msn WA221) at Yeovil awaiting delivery. Date: circa 1962

Background imageWessex Collection: Wessex Ridgeway - farmer feeding sheep

Wessex Ridgeway - farmer feeding sheep
A farmer feeds his sheep in the early morning on the Wessex Ridgeway high above Wiltshire England Date: 1989

Background imageWessex Collection: Wessex Ridgeway Wiltshire view

Wessex Ridgeway Wiltshire view
A farmer stands to admire the early morning view across Wiltshire from a hill on the Wessex Ridgeway Date: 1989



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