Ships in the Port of Dover
Old postcards, prints and paintings of Dover Harbour - Part 1
20th December 2009

Have accumulated quite a large selection of old postcards, prints and paintings which am gradually uploading to this collection.

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Summer Fair in Dover c.1830. Watercolour by unknown artist.
Summer Fair in Dover c.1830. Watercolour by unknown artist.
 Dover Castle from Barton Farm looking towards Charlton c.1800
Dover Castle from Barton Farm looking towards Charlton c.1800
 Dover Castle from Barton Road looking towards Charlton
Dover Castle from Barton Road looking towards Charlton
 Painting of Dover Harbour in 1912
Painting of Dover Harbour in 1912
The Camber in the 1960's with the first RORO berths and the so-called
The Camber in the 1960's with the first RORO berths and the so-called "Submarine Pens"
 Ferry leaving Western Entrance passing WW1 blockship gantries
Ferry leaving Western Entrance passing WW1 blockship gantries
 Western Docks post WW1 view showing wartime blockship gantries
Western Docks post WW1 view showing wartime blockship gantries
 Admiralty Pier 1920's
Admiralty Pier 1920's
Admiralty Pier in 1921 with unrebuilt Stirling F class 4-4-0 locomotive.
Admiralty Pier in 1921 with unrebuilt Stirling F class 4-4-0 locomotive.
 The mining of the SS Maloja off Dover in 1916
The mining of the SS Maloja off Dover in 1916
 Tidal Basin looking at the Crosswall 1907
Tidal Basin looking at the Crosswall 1907
 Valentines postcard from 1960. Shows castle and Eastern Docks. Must be unique as the image is reversed!
Valentines postcard from 1960. Shows castle and Eastern Docks. Must be unique as the image is reversed!
Back of previous postcard.
Back of previous postcard.
 Reversed image from previous postcard corrected to show the world as we know it!
Reversed image from previous postcard corrected to show the world as we know it!
"Houses destroyed at Dover by a fall of cliff". This is East Cliff with the Albion Inn a couple of doors further up the road.
 Cartoon in Punch 10th April 1869.
Cartoon in Punch 10th April 1869.
Rector G.A.Parlett of St. Andrews church delivers the christmas turkey to the Master of the South Goodwin lightvessel in 1972. He was chaplain of the local Missions to Seamen and this was an annual tradition.
Rector G.A.Parlett of St. Andrews church delivers the christmas turkey to the Master of the South Goodwin lightvessel in 1972. He was chaplain of the local Missions to Seamen and this was an annual tradition.
 Photo of Queen Mum with Lord Montague of Beaulieu during her installation as Lord Warden. Taken by my brother-in-law Stephen.
Photo of Queen Mum with Lord Montague of Beaulieu during her installation as Lord Warden. Taken by my brother-in-law Stephen.
 The Queen Mum at her installation as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports on 1st August 1979
The Queen Mum at her installation as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports on 1st August 1979
 Queen Mum's installation as Lord Warden. First day cover
Queen Mum's installation as Lord Warden. First day cover
Dover from an engraving in Finden's
Dover from an engraving in Finden's "Ports and Harbours of Great Britain" c1845.
 Old fisherman telling sea stories on Dover Beach.
Old fisherman telling sea stories on Dover Beach.
 Admiralty Pier about 1901. Ex SER line in foreground. Ex LCDR line to left. Two
Admiralty Pier about 1901. Ex SER line in foreground. Ex LCDR line to left. Two "D" Class locomotives, then new.
 Turbine steamer Queen leaving Admiralty Pier pre WW1.
Turbine steamer Queen leaving Admiralty Pier pre WW1.
Granville Dock and Grand Shaft barracks.
Granville Dock and Grand Shaft barracks.
 Western Docks post WW1 with blockship gantries and viaduct
Western Docks post WW1 with blockship gantries and viaduct
 WW1 whisky advert with destroyers off Dover.
WW1 whisky advert with destroyers off Dover.
 Destroyers off Dover in WW1.
Destroyers off Dover in WW1.
The fleet visits Dover pre WW1.
The fleet visits Dover pre WW1.
 The return of HMS Vindictive from Zeebrugge on St.Georges Day 1918.
The return of HMS Vindictive from Zeebrugge on St.Georges Day 1918.
 WW1 chart of the Admiralty Harbour showing vessel dispositions.
WW1 chart of the Admiralty Harbour showing vessel dispositions.
 WW1 map of the bombs and shells on Dover.
WW1 map of the bombs and shells on Dover.
An early design for the National and Commercial Harbours.
An early design for the National and Commercial Harbours.
 An early design for the National and Commercial Harbours.
An early design for the National and Commercial Harbours.
 S.S.
S.S."Amerika" berthed on the Prince of Wales pier pre WW1.
 S.S.
S.S."Pennsylvania" berthed on the Prince of Wales pier pre WW1.
S.S.
S.S."Pennsylvania" off the Prince of Wales pier pre WW1.
 S.S.
S.S. "Deutschland" berthing on the Prince of Wales pier before WW1.
 Turbine steamer
Turbine steamer "Queen" off the Admiralty Pier pre WW1.
 DHB tug
DHB tug "Lady Brassey".
Destroyers moored to buoys in the harbour during or prior to WW1.
Destroyers moored to buoys in the harbour during or prior to WW1.
 Cruiser HMS
Cruiser HMS "Hazard" with submarines in the Granville Dock.
 Pre-dreadnought HMS
Pre-dreadnought HMS "Implacable" in Dover Harbour in WW1.
 Cruiser HMS
Cruiser HMS "Attentive" of the Dover Patrol.
Destroyer HMS Mastiff of the Dover Patrol.
Destroyer HMS Mastiff of the Dover Patrol.
 Famous destroyer leader HMS
Famous destroyer leader HMS "Swift" of the Dover Patrol.
 The sinking of U8 off Dover on 4th March 1915 by destroyers of the Dover Patrol.
The sinking of U8 off Dover on 4th March 1915 by destroyers of the Dover Patrol.
 Battlecruiser HMS
Battlecruiser HMS "Inflexible" awaiting scrapping at Stanlees shipbreakers yard post WW1.
Battlecruiser HMS
Battlecruiser HMS "Inflexible" off Promenade Pier post WW1. Awaiting scrapping at Stanlees shipbreaking yard.
 Comic postcard with struggling porter.
Comic postcard with struggling porter.
 Shakespeare cliff with rough seas washing over the early railway line.
Shakespeare cliff with rough seas washing over the early railway line.
 Dover - Town and Castle 1804
Dover - Town and Castle 1804
Southern Railway P class tank loco and Dover Corporation tram down near the Western Docks.
Southern Railway P class tank loco and Dover Corporation tram down near the Western Docks.
 Dover Castle by David Cox (1783-1859)
Dover Castle by David Cox (1783-1859)
 Dover seafront in the 1890's
Dover seafront in the 1890's
 Aerial depiction of the Port of Calais in 1905
Aerial depiction of the Port of Calais in 1905
Aerial depiction of the Port of Dover in 1905
Aerial depiction of the Port of Dover in 1905
 Wills cigarette card depicting George Wyndham M.P.
Wills cigarette card depicting George Wyndham M.P.
 Presentation of a painting of Lord Palmerston to Dover Town Council in 1862
Presentation of a painting of Lord Palmerston to Dover Town Council in 1862
 Igglesden and Graves Dovorian Restaurant
Igglesden and Graves Dovorian Restaurant
French screw war-steamer Austerlitz passing Dover 1854
French screw war-steamer Austerlitz passing Dover 1854
 Drop Redoubt battery returning salute from passing French screw war-steamer Austerlitz 1854
Drop Redoubt battery returning salute from passing French screw war-steamer Austerlitz 1854
 Paddle steamer at Admiralty Pier 1904
Paddle steamer at Admiralty Pier 1904
 Royal yacht Britannia entering Dover Harbour
Royal yacht Britannia entering Dover Harbour

"The 'Two Hours Passage' across the Channel" from The Graphic 1872
 Dover Mail Coach c1787
Dover Mail Coach c1787
 Dover parliamentary election poll declaration 1906
Dover parliamentary election poll declaration 1906
 Dover Sailors Home built 1855 closed 2009
Dover Sailors Home built 1855 closed 2009
Yachts viewed from the Prince of Wales pier 1909
Yachts viewed from the Prince of Wales pier 1909
 St. Margarets Bay in 1918
St. Margarets Bay in 1918
 Sir Winston Churchill in Ladywell at the side of the Maison Dieu on the occasion of his installation as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
Sir Winston Churchill in Ladywell at the side of the Maison Dieu on the occasion of his installation as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
 Dignitaries at the installation of Sir Winston Churchill as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
Dignitaries at the installation of Sir Winston Churchill as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
President of France arriving at Dover onboard S.S.
President of France arriving at Dover onboard S.S."Arromanches" March 1950
 Drawing by unknown artist showing view up the Pent in 1844
Drawing by unknown artist showing view up the Pent in 1844
 Dover Harbour from Western Heights
Dover Harbour from Western Heights
 Camber with Maid of Kent and Halladale
Camber with Maid of Kent and Halladale
Market Square
Market Square
 Northfall Meadow with army tents
Northfall Meadow with army tents
 Dover hoteliers accosting ferry passengers as they land on the beach
Dover hoteliers accosting ferry passengers as they land on the beach
 Concorde and Spitfire over the Dover Patrol Memorial. Image available from After the Battle magazine, copyright MOD.
Concorde and Spitfire over the Dover Patrol Memorial. Image available from After the Battle magazine, copyright MOD.
Couple canoodling under big hat
Couple canoodling under big hat
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