| Title |
Young collection on Gibraltar 1885 |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y3016A |
| Creator |
Young, Francis Henry, 1865-1932, soldier |
| Covering Dates |
1885–1888 |
| Extent and Medium |
72 images in 1 album; photograph; watercolour; The album has been rebound, it originally contained the inscription: 'F.H. Young ... 20.7.85 - 17.12.85 Gibraltar: 17.12.85 - 21.7.86 Woolwich: 27.7.87 - 16.1.88 Shoeburyness'. |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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Francis Henry Young was born in 1865. A lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, he later served in Egypt, Hong Kong, Malta and India. Young retired as a major in 1907.
A number of the images depict Gibraltar, the remainder relate to Young's service in Woolwich, Shoeburyness, and elsewhere in the U.K.
Purchased for 25s. in 1955.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Young collection on Gibraltar 1885, Y3016A |
| Further information |
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Young has been identified from: Morgan, Frederick Cyril (1914), List of Officers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery from June, 1862, to June, 1914, with appendices, vol. II., new edition, Sheffield: [s.n.], p.110-111.
Indexed
This collection level description was entered by KS and MJC using information from the original typescript catalogue. Antony Hill kindly assisted in the identification of some of the sketches and photographs.
This collection is available on microfiche: Middle East, fiche numbers 1-2.
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| Index Terms |
| Europe |
| Gibraltar |
| Spain |
| United Kingdom |
| Young, Francis Henry (1865-1932) soldier |
| RCS/Y3016A contains: |
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1
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[Group of Officer Cadets, ?Sandhurst]. 231 x 176 mm. A formal group portrait of about 50 young cadets with their commanding officer. Young is seated in the first row sixth from the left.
photograph; Fair condition, slight fading, a few tears at edges of print.. |
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2
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[Small group of officers, ?Sandhurst]. 167 x 140 mm. A group portrait of five men, two in uniform, seated on or standing beside a garden bench. No members of the group have been identified.
photograph; Fair condition.. |
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3
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Gibraltar 1885 The Moorish Castle. 178 x 122 mm. Pen-and-ink drawing. A view of the Moorish Castle above Gibraltar town.
art work. |
24 Nov. 1885 |
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4
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The Port. 218 x 170 mm. A view from the New Mole looking across the harbour (with a paddlesteamer in the foreground) towards the harbour wall and the northern part of the town. The tower of the Old Moorish Castle can be seen on the hill above the town.
photograph; Good condition, apart from overall yellowing.. |
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5
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The Moorish Castle and Princess Charlotte's Battery. 178 x 128 mm. A view looking west past the Moorish Castle towards the harbour.
watercolour. |
Oct. 1885 |
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6
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The Bay of Gibraltar - from above the Moorish Castle. 177 x 126 mm. A view showing part of the Moorish Castle with the town and harbour below and the Spanish coast in the distance. Painted at sunset.
watercolour. |
Sep. 1885 |
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7
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Moorish merchant - Eggs and Fowls. 49 x 97 mm. A sketch showing a trader in a djellabah (a long, sleeved, cloth coat) and fez holding two chickens and a basket.
watercolour. |
Dec. 1885 |
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8
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Spanish workman. 45 x 96 mm. A sketch showing a Spaniard smoking a cigarette.
watercolour. |
Dec. 1885 |
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9
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An entrance to the Galleries. 178 x 127 mm. View showing a gun emplacement in the Galleries above the North District of the town.
watercolour. |
Dec. 1885 |
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10
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R.A. Mess. North District. 178 x 128 mm. A view of the mess buildings with the Bay of Gibraltar beyond.
watercolour. |
Nov. 1885 |
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11
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Lamppost. Gunners' Parade. Erected Aug. 1885. 57 x 162 mm. A sketch of the lamp post.
watercolour. |
Oct. 1885 |
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12
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From the North Front. 163 x 94 mm. A view looking south from outside the northern section of the town, showing the Moorish Castle on the hillside and part of the town beneath.
photograph; Good condition, apart from some overall yellowing.. |
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13
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Gibraltar from the Old Mole. 165 x 93 mm. A view looking along the Old Mole towards the northern section of the town, with cannons and gun emplacements in the foreground and the Moorish Castle visible on the hill behind the town.
photograph; Good condition, apart from overall yellowing.. |
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14
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The Rock Gun and Galleries from the North Front. 213 x 158 mm. A general view of the Rock from the British Lines, showing the sheer North Face at the left of the print and the town and Moorish Castle in the distance on the right.
photograph; Good condition, apart from overall yellowing.. |
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15
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The Signal Station - Catalan Bay below. 120 x 175 mm. A view looking north-east from the Signal Station down onto the bay below.
watercolour. |
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16
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Entrance to St Michael's Cave. 82 x 123 mm. A view looking up the steps towards the entrance from inside the cave.
watercolour. |
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17
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From the office door, King's Bastion. 69 x 112 mm. Pen and ink drawing. A view looking out onto a courtyard.
art work. |
Dec. 1885 |
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18
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Signal Station. 1294 ft. 177 x 126 mm. A view showing the Signal Station with the Bay of Gibraltar beyond.
watercolour. |
Oct. 1885 |
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19
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The Galleries - and lower batteries. 125 x 166 mm. A view, taken from the Bayside Jetty north of the Old Mole, looking across to the Galleries and gun emplacements with the north face of the Rock beyond.
photograph; Good condition, apart from overall yellowing.. |
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20
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Gib. [i.e. Gibraltar] from the Neutral Ground. 217 x 167 mm. A view showing the Rock, with the harbour and town visible in the distance.
photograph; Fair condition, yellowing and some fading.. |
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21
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Catalan Bay - looking South. 213 x 159 mm. A view looking along the coastline towards the small sandy beach, with fishermens' cottages and boats on the foreshore and the sharply rising cliffs of the Rock behind.
photograph; Good condition, apart from some overall yellowing.. |
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22
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Catalan Bay - looking North. 251 x 175 mm. A view looking north along the coastline from Catalan Bay.
watercolour. |
Dec. 1885 |
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23
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Gib [i.e. Gibraltar] - from the First River (Spain). 177 x 126 mm. A distant view of the Rock from Spanish soil.
watercolour. |
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24
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Fisherman - Catalan Bay. 52 x 76 mm. A sketch of a fisherman dressed in blue and holding a rope.
watercolour. |
Dec. 1885 |
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25
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Spanish Children, with bomba. 60 x 71 mm. A sketch showing two small children.
watercolour. |
Dec. 1885 |
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26
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Cottage and garden - Catalan Bay. 178 x 128 mm. A view looking down on a small cottage with a narrow walled garden.
watercolour. |
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27
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Moorish costumes - Gib. [i.e. Gibraltar]. 165 x 220 mm. A studio portrait of a Moorish man and woman, the man holding a lute-like instrument. Both wear traditional costume, the woman's being particularly ornate, with flowing robes and patterned slippers.
photograph; Fair condition, some overall fading and yellowing.. |
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28
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Moorish costumes - Gib. [i.e. Gibraltar]. 168 x 214 mm. A view showing a Moorish man and boy in an archway and wearing djellabahs (long, sleeved, cloth coats).
photograph; Good condition, apart from some overall yellowing.. |
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29
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A Moor in rain. 65 x 120 mm. A rear view of a man wearing a hooded djellabah (a long, sleeved, cloth coat).
watercolour. |
Nov. 1885 |
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30
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Moor selling pomegranites [i.e. pomegranates]. 76 x 117 mm. A view showing a man in red pantaloons with scales and a basket of fruit.
watercolour. |
Nov. 1885 |
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31
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Landscape. First River. 176 x 126 mm. A view on the Spanish mainland with the river in the foreground and mountains in the distance.
watercolour. |
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32
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Gib [i.e. Gibraltar] from Spain - about 4 miles distant. 177 x 126 mm. A view from the Spanish mainland looking across the bay of Gibraltar towards the rock.
watercolour. |
Nov. 1885 |
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33
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Signal Station. 215 x 167 mm. A view looking north along the sharp pinnacle towards the Signal Station, with figures standing outside a small hut in the foreground and the Bay of Gibraltar in the distance.
photograph; Fair condition.. |
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34
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From the Galleries. 112 x 177 mm. A view looking north from the Galleries towards the cemetery, with the sea in the distance.
watercolour. |
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35
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Looking back from entrance of galleries. 113 x 177 mm. A view looking along the narrow, stone-sided path at the entrance to the Galleries.
watercolour. |
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36
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Milk seller (Goat's). 47 x 94 mm. A view showing a man wearing a beret and holding a metal tankard.
watercolour. |
Dec. 1885 |
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37
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Spanish Lady. 60 x 103 mm. A view showing a Spanish lady dressed in black and holding a black lace fan, possibly Sunday dress.
watercolour. |
Dec. 1885 |
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38
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From an embrasure in the Galleries. 113 x 177 mm. A view looking out over shipping in Gibraltar Bay from a rock embrasure (opening) in the Galleries.
watercolour. |
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39
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Sunset over London. 132 x 152 mm. A view looking over woods towards a vivid sky.
watercolour. |
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40
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Sunset over London. 162 x 152 mm. A view looking across a valley towards the silhouetted horizon.
watercolour. |
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41
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R.M. Repository. Woolwich. 98 x 150 mm. A view looking along a woodland path with two figures seated on the grass beside the track. Young is the figure nearer the camera.
photograph; Fair condition, some overall fading and yellowing.. |
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42
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R.M. Repository. Woolwich. 99 x 152 mm. A view looking along a woodland path with two figures seated on the grass beside the track. Young is the figure on the right.
photograph; Fair condition.. |
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43
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R.M. Repository. Woolwich. 99 x 150 mm. A view showing two men (one of them Young) in a punt, with a woman and child standing on the bank.
photograph; Fair condition.. |
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44
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[The Thames, from Woolwich Arsenal]. 91 x 105 mm. A view showing a steamer and two square-rigged sailing boats on the Thames.
photograph; Good condition, apart from overall yellowing.. |
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45
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[The Thames, from Woolwich Arsenal]. 84 x 102 mm. A view showing a paddle steamer and a sailing ship on the Thames.
photograph; Fair condition, some overall fading and yellowing.. |
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46
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[The Thames, from Woolwich Arsenal]. 176 x 83 mm. A moon-lit view of a ship at anchor in the Thames.
watercolour. |
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47
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The Thames, from Woolwich Arsenal. 89 x 104 mm. A view showing sailing boats and steamers on the Thames.
photograph; Fair condition, some fading and yellowing.. |
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48
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The Thames, from Woolwich Arsenal. 87 x 104 mm. A view of a steamer on the Thames.
photograph; Fair condition, some fading and yellowing.. |
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49
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A Reminiscence. 137 x 173 mm. A view looking across a small lake towards a cottage on the farther shore.
watercolour. |
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50
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Monument outside RM Repository. 148 x 99 mm. A view of the Monument from the road.
photograph; Poor condition, overall fading and yellowing.. |
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51
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R.A. Band. Sunday morning. 149 x 99 mm. A view showing the band grouped in a circle in the foreground with a large crowd of spectators beyond.
photograph; Fair condition, fading down one side.. |
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52
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Annual Course, 1886. 261 x 124 mm. A group portrait of about 70 Royal Artillery Officers posed on and beside a bridge they have presumably built, with lifting tackle and a cannon in the background. Identified members of the group are: Lieutenant T. Robertson, Captain Pratt, Lieutenant Fisher, Lieutenant Aikenhead, Major Carlile and Young himself.
photograph; Good condition, apart from slight staining at edges.. |
1886 |
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53
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Barrack Clock [Shoeburyness]. 130 x 166 mm. A view showing the barrack clocktower and entrance with a guard platoon at attention in front of it.
photograph; Fair condition, some yellowing and spotting.. |
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54
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Offr. Qurs. [i.e. Officers' Quarters] Long Course [Shoeburyness]. 213 x 128 mm. An exterior view of the barracks buildings.
photograph; Fair condition, slight overall yellowing, a few dirt marks.. |
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55
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[Miscellaneous sketches]. 176 x 184 mm. Pen and ink sketches. Five sketches relating to the National Artillery Association Meeting of 1886 showing various parts of the Shoeburyness camp: the Canteen, the General Store run by William Coupe, the Telegraph Tent, the shoeblack's quarters, the field ovens and the notice board.
art work. |
1886 |
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56
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Sketches of Shoeburyness. N.A.A. Camp 1886. 175 x 168 mm. Pen and ink sketches. Four sketches showing: the ranges at low tide, untouched target on the sands, looking in from the sands and the entrance to the camp.
art work. |
1886 |
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57
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On the ranges - low tide. 104 x 168 mm. A view showing a sailing boat resting on the sands.
watercolour. |
Oct. 1886 |
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58
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Powder barge. 45 x 84 mm. A view showing a sailing boat at sea.
watercolour. |
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59
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Shoebury. From shotyard. 123 x 84 mm. Partially coloured watercolour and pencil sketch. A view looking towards Shoebury with gun emplacements in the foreground. The house in the background is the Commandant's Quarter and the Range Tower is on the left.
art work; watercolour. |
13 Oct. 1889 |
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60
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On the ranges. High Tide. 104 x 170 mm. A view showing a yacht preparing to set sail.
watercolour. |
Sep. 1886 |
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61
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High Street, Shoeburyness. 134 x 81 mm. A view looking along the quiet High Street from the south-west, at the end of which was the entrance gate to the Barracks and Ranges. Photograph signed 'Poulton's Series'.
photograph; Fair condition, some fading and yellowing.. |
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62
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Thames Barge. 70 x 132 mm. A rough pencil sketch. A head-on view of a Thames barge.
art work. |
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63
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Thames Barges. 144 x 103 mm. A view showing barges at anchor at East Beach, which contained brick fields.
watercolour. |
Sep. 1886 |
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64
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'Fighting Row'. 103 x 159 mm. Signed V.E.Y. (? a relative of Young's). A view showing the foliage-covered exterior and front garden of one of a row of terrace houses. Exact location unknown.
watercolour. |
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65
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9.2 [foot] gun of 23 ton at angle of 42 [degrees] 50. Fired shot 12 1/2 miles, Jubilee (89) shot. 289 x 249 mm. A view showing army officers posed in front of a massive gun which is mounted on a railway sidecar. Figures identified beneath the print are: Sergeant -Major Cooper, General Biddulph (General Sir Robert Biddulph, 1835-1913), Governor of Gibraltar 1893-1900, but at this time Director-General of Military Education), Lt. Engl [rest of word obcured by tear] and Colonel Nicholson.
photograph; Fair condition, some fading in from edges.. |
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66
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A Shoebury job. 272 x 203 mm. A view showing artillery officers and men posed beside a piece of heavy artillery suspended by blocks and tackle above a railway sidecar.
photograph; Good condition, apart from slight fading in from edges.. |
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67
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Clock tower, conning tower, and Blokes Row [Shoeburyness]. 70 x 136 mm. Three paintings of these locations montaged and rephotographed.
photograph; Poor condition, fading and yellowing.. |
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68
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View from my quarters. 208 x 153 mm. A view from the Long Course Officers Quarters looking out over a small orchard towards the garrison church at Shoeburyness.
photograph; Fair condition.. |
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69
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Garrison Church. 225 x 171 mm. A view looking across a field towards the Shoeburyness Garrison Church, built in 1886, with the clock tower visible in the distance at the right of the print. Two Barrack Blocks lie between the church and the tower.
photograph; Poor condition, some chemical staining.. |
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70
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'Original 101 ton gun - 1887'. 277 x 191 mm. A view showing this huge gun, mounted on Railway Proof Carriage either No. 10 or 11, with a Manning Wardle steam locomotive behind it on the line. Of the various men standing in front of the gun only Francis Henry Young and Captain Francis Edward Acland, Assistant Superintendent of Experiments 1884-1888, are identified. The original caption has been amended in pencil to read 111 tons.
photograph; Fair condition.. |
1887 |
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71
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A Shoebury Shift. 275 x 202 mm. A view showing the barrel of a large piece of artillery resting on blocks of wood, with an artillery man standing beside the barrel.
photograph; Good condition.. |
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72
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[Untitled]. 350 x 250 mm. Subject unknown, possibly Spanish coast viewed from Gibraltar.
watercolour; Much ink-stained on left side as a result of Library flood.. |
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