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English Channel Collection

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Aerial view of the sea front at Hove September 1926

Aerial view of the sea front at Hove September 1926

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The Thames Class Dover Lifeboat coming to the assistance of the fishing vessel

The Thames Class Dover Lifeboat coming to the assistance of the fishing vessel Opportunity which caught fire off of Folkestone. 23rd September 1994

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The cross channel ferry Stena Horse leaves Folkestone as David Jason films the Darling

The cross channel ferry Stena Horse leaves Folkestone as David Jason films the Darling Buds of May on the landing stage at harbour 29th May 1991

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Prefabricated Ports, each as big as Gibraltar were manufactured in Britain in sections

Prefabricated Ports, each as big as Gibraltar were manufactured in Britain in sections, towed across the Channel, and set down off the coast of Normandy

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: George Greenwell aboard the sailing barge Ardwina of the Isle of Wight April 1936

George Greenwell aboard the sailing barge Ardwina of the Isle of Wight April 1936 " LENSMAN" TURNS PENMAN TO PICTURE THE LIFE OF A BARGEE LENSMAN

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Two Prefabricated Ports, each as big as Gibraltar were manufactured in Britain in

Two Prefabricated Ports, each as big as Gibraltar were manufactured in Britain in sections, towed across the Channel, and set down off the coast of Normandy

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The R. N. L. B. Sealink Endeavour 12-002 Mersey Class Lifeboat seen here being put through

The R. N. L. B. Sealink Endeavour 12-002 Mersey Class Lifeboat seen here being put through
The R.N.L.B. Sealink Endeavour 12-002 Mersey Class Lifeboat seen here being put through its paces off the coast at Dungeness. 25th September 1988

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: A P&O cross channel ferry leaves Dover Harbour bound for Calais 23rd April 1990

A P&O cross channel ferry leaves Dover Harbour bound for Calais 23rd April 1990

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The pilot of a German Heinkel Bomber plane of the Luftwaffe is brought aboard a British

The pilot of a German Heinkel Bomber plane of the Luftwaffe is brought aboard a British Royal Navy destroyer after his plane was hit by a barrage of fire and plummeted into the sea

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Attempts by dozens of enemy planes to harass British Convoys in the English Channel have

Attempts by dozens of enemy planes to harass British Convoys in the English Channel have so far met with little success. Hit and run tactics have been foiled by the speed

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: For Jimmy Greaves and his wife Irene, those white cliffs of Dover are the medicine

For Jimmy Greaves and his wife Irene, those white cliffs of Dover are the medicine they ve been needing. They mean English tea English Tele and the sound of English voices in the streets

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Fishing boats on the beach at Beer, Devon. Circa 1895

Fishing boats on the beach at Beer, Devon. Circa 1895

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Fishing boats tied up and aground at low tide at the Cobb, Lyme Regis. Circa 1895

Fishing boats tied up and aground at low tide at the Cobb, Lyme Regis. Circa 1895

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Trips around the bay at Seaton, Devon. Circa 1895

Trips around the bay at Seaton, Devon. Circa 1895

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Operation Pluto (pipe-lines under the ocean). First pictures

Operation Pluto (pipe-lines under the ocean). First pictures. One of the greatest supply stories of the war is now being told for the first time

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Beach Scenes, Eastbourne, East Sussex, 12th August 1968

Beach Scenes, Eastbourne, East Sussex, 12th August 1968

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Beachy Head, East Sussex, August 1936

Beachy Head, East Sussex, August 1936

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Beachy Head, East Sussex, 28th February 1986

Beachy Head, East Sussex, 28th February 1986

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Beachy Head, East Sussex, June 1990

Beachy Head, East Sussex, June 1990

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Beach Scenes, Eastbourne, East Sussex, 12th August 1968

Beach Scenes, Eastbourne, East Sussex, 12th August 1968

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Beachy Head, East Sussex, 28th February 1986

Beachy Head, East Sussex, 28th February 1986

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Eastbourne, East Sussex, 25th February 1993

Eastbourne, East Sussex, 25th February 1993

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: H. M.s Nelson at anchor with her sister ships in the Solent. Circa 1935

H. M.s Nelson at anchor with her sister ships in the Solent. Circa 1935
H.M.S Nelson at anchor with her sister ships in the Solent. Circa 1935

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The pier at Bournemouth as seen from the East Cliffs 1st June 1971

The pier at Bournemouth as seen from the East Cliffs 1st June 1971

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The seafront at Hastings seen from the castle 1st June 1968 Local Caption watscan

The seafront at Hastings seen from the castle 1st June 1968 Local Caption watscan
The seafront at Hastings seen from the castle 1st June 1968 watscan - - 23/04/2010

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Aerial view of the sea front at Brighton September 1926

Aerial view of the sea front at Brighton September 1926

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Aerial view of the sea front at Hove September 1926

Aerial view of the sea front at Hove September 1926

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The final moments of HMS Hermes a former light cruiser which had been converted to a

The final moments of HMS Hermes a former light cruiser which had been converted to a seaplane tender for the RNAS. HMS Hermes was torpedoed by German submarine U27 in the Dover strait whilst acting

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Aerial view of the sea front at Brighton September 1926

Aerial view of the sea front at Brighton September 1926



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