Wessex Collection (page 2)

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. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

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

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

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

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), the young Alfred (later King Alfred the Great 849-899 AD)

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

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

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

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. Annotated on back of picture - Hortense Delacroix

Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line, WW1
The Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line. He foolishly endeavoured to obtain information from our sign boards!

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. This sketch was made from a ditch in No-Man s-Land during a reconnaissance for

RE wiring party in front of the trenches, WW1
An RE [Royal Engineers] wiring party in front of the trenches. Until about late 1915, wiring was exclusively the work of the RE, but the casualties sustained in doing this work

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Westland Wessex HAS-1
Royal Navy Westland Wessex Has-1 Parked on a Ships Helipad Date: 1960s

Westland Wessex
Bristow Helicopters Westland Wessex 60 Flying Date: 1968

Westland Wessex HC5, of No28 Squadron RAF Kai Tak, Hong ?
Westland Wessex HC5, of No28 Squadron RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong, August 1976

Westland Wessex HC2, XV723, air lifting a Rapier launche?
Westland Wessex HC2, XV723, air lifting a Rapier launcher, April 1971

Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Philip, Andrew and Edward
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh pictured sharing a joke with their two youngest sons, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. Date: c.1977

Princess Anne and baby Prince Edward at Frogmore, 1965
One year old Prince Edward (Earl of Wessex) in his pram with his elder sister, Princess Anne paying him attention while his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh looks

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Edward, 1965
Queen Elizabeth II, holding a one year old Prince Edward (Earl of Wessex) points something out to his elder sister, Princess Anne at Frogmore in April 1965. Date: 1965

Saint Margaret of Scotland (1045-1093). Known as Margaret of Wessex and Queen Margaret of Scotland. English princes. Engraving by Capuz. Ano Cristiano, 1852. Colored

Engine installation on a Westland Wessex

A Westland Wessex HAS3 flies over RFA Engadine (K08)

Westland Wessex HC2 of No18 Squadron, RAF Gutersloh, Ger?
Westland Wessex HC2 of No18 Squadron, RAF Gutersloh, Germany, over Schloss Neuschwanstein, Southern Bavaria, April 1977

Westland Wessex HC2, XV721, of No38 Group during winter ?
Westland Wessex HC2, XV721, of No38 Group during winter exercises

Westland Wessex HC2 of No72 Squadron, RAF Odiham, during?
Westland Wessex HC2 of No72 Squadron, RAF Odiham, during a helicopter assault during Exercise Spearhead, where ten helicopters were flown to Germany to reinforce No18 Squadron in their Army support

Westland Wessex HC2, XT673, of No28 Squadron RAF Kai Tak?
Westland Wessex HC2, XT673, of No28 Squadron RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong, August 1976

Wessex / Wareham / Anglebury
Wessex scenery: Wareham, Dorset, model for Anglebury in Thomas Hardys short story The Withered Arm - distant view Date: 1906

Royal Wedding 1986 - the smiling bridegroom
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, supported by his brother, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, smiles broadly as he looks down the aisle of Westminster Abbey at the approach of his bride

Royal Wedding 1986 - Prince Andrew and Prince Edward
Prince Andrew, Duke of York with his supporter, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, wave at crowds as they make their way to Westminster Abbey in an open-top carriage for his marriage to Lady Sarah

Queen Elizabeth II and family. From left, the Queen, Prince Edward (Earl of Wessex), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Prince Andrew, Duke of York. Date: c.1977

Wedding of Princess Anne
Princess Anne, the Princess Royal seen smiling and waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace following her marriage to Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey on 14 November 1973

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