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Gosport
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Views of Gosport & Surrounding Area
Sizes are approximate and are of the image only
All prices include framing, glazing
and VAT
The Crescent, Alverstoke
The Terrace, Anglesey - near Gosport', pub. Charpentier, High St, Portsmouth, c.1840
very scarce original zincograph, hand coloured, 9 x 16.5 cm, contained within an original decorative Victorian gilded gesso frame
Better known today as The Crescent in Alverstoke, Gosport. There are cattle and sheep grazing on the common in the foreground.
£185
Gosport
Early Victorian engraving, published by J. & F. Harwood, c.1840
hand coloured, 11 x 16 cm, contained within an original antique rosewood frame
The fine Georgian building (built 1811) in the centre of the engraving is the Gosport market hall, partially damaged by German bombs and finished off by the Gosport Borough Council in the 1960s! The building stood at the bottom end of the High St which, in the 19th century, was very close to the water's edge. Reclamation of the foreshore and infilling from the dismantled ramparts resulted in the Ferry Gardens in the 1920s.
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Haslar Hospital
An early Victorian engraving, published by J. & F. Harwood, c.1840
hand coloured, 11 x 16 cm, contained within an original antique rosewood frame
£145
Haslar Hospital
A Perspective View of the Royal Hospital now Building for the Reception of Sick and Wounded Seamen, at Gosport in Hants, pub. 1751
engraving, 18 x 26 cm, contained within
an antique maple frame
an antique maple frame
Designed by Theodore Jacobsen and built between 1746-61 Haslar opened as a Royal Navy hospital in 1753 and had a long and distinguished history spanning over 250 years. On completion it was the biggest hospital and the largest brick building in England. James Lind, at Haslar 1758-1774, played a large part in discovering a cure for scurvy by conducting the first clinical trials into the theory that citrus fruits would prevent it. During the long building process there were many worries about overspending and continual efforts were made by the Commisioners to cut back on any unnecessary 'grandeur' which would inflate the budget further. The fourth side of the plan, shown in this scarce engraving, was never built, probably because of the escalating costs.
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Lawrence Cyril Bagley (1922-1983)
Seaplane at Lee-on-Solent
bodycolour, signed and dated May 1954,
34.5 x 51 cm, framed & glazed
34.5 x 51 cm, framed & glazed
We think this depicts a Short's Type 320 Seaplane
£1295
Louis Philippe's visit to Gosport in 1844
Debarquement a Gosport (Landing at Gosport)
fine original French lithograph depicting the arrival of King Louis Philippe at Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport on 8 October 1844, 31 x 40 cm, framed & glazed
Louis Philippe was the first King of France to pay a visit to the sovereign of the United Kingdom and Gosport was chosen as the landing point as it had, at that point, an excellent railway connection. At daybreak on the 8th October 1844 he left his large steamer the 'Gomer' in the Solent and came ashore at Clarence Yard, which was alive with activity. The royal train left the station at 11am and reached Farnborough in an hour and a half at which point the royal party left the train to travel to Windsor by road to meet Queen Victoria. After the visit Louis Philippe returned to Gosport by train on 14th October, accompanied by Victoria, Albert the Prince Consort and the Duke of Montpensier. However a fierce storm prevented the king and his party returning to their ship and they were forced to take refuge in the house of the Superintendent of Clarence Yard, Mr Thomas Grant, where a meal was hastily prepared for them. Mr Grant was later to receive a silver gilt tazza from Queen Victoria in grateful thanks. The storm continued to rage and finally Louis had to return to the station almost unnoticed, without any military salutes, and travel by special train to Dover for the shorter crossing to Calais.
Louis Philippe's visit to Gosport in 1844
Honneurs Militaires rendus au Roi a Gosport (Military Honours given to the King at Gosport)
fine original French lithograph depicting King Louis Philippe and Queen Victoria at Gosport
The pair £895
Henry Robertson ARE (1848-1930)
Haslar Lake, Gosport, looking towards Portsmouth Harbour
pencil & watercolour, signed with initials,
11 x 18 cm, framed & glazed
11 x 18 cm, framed & glazed
This view is from a position near to Workhouse Lake with buildings on Mayfield Road to the left. In the distance lie some of the buildings of Haslar Hospital and, in the harbour, HMS St Vincent which was launched in 1815 and used as a training ship in her later years before being scrapped in 1906. Henry Robertson was born in 1848 and educated at the Mansion Grammar School in Leatherhead where he won a school drawing prize at the tender age of 11. In 1877 he married Hamilton Campbell Barclay, the daughter of the Rev. William and Hamilton Barclay who were members of a prominent Gosport family. In 1886 Robertson became an Associate Member of the Royal Society of Painters, Etchers & Engravers. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1888, 1892 & 1894.
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Henry Robertson ARE (1848-1930)
Haslar Lake, Gosport, looking towards Portsmouth Harbour
pencil & watercolour, signed with initials,
9.5 x 17 cm, framed & glazed
9.5 x 17 cm, framed & glazed
This view was taken from a position near to Gosport Park with an earlier Haslar Bridge visible as well as part of Haslar Hospital. In the distance lies Holy Trinity Church and, in the harbour, HMS St Vincent which was launched in 1815 and used as a training ship in her later years before being scrapped in 1906. Henry Robertson was born in 1848 and educated at the Mansion Grammar School in Leatherhead where he won a school drawing prize at the tender age of 11. In 1877 he married Hamilton Campbell Barclay, the daughter of the Rev. William and Hamilton Barclay who were members of a prominent Gosport family. In 1886 Robertson became an Associate Member of the Royal Society of Painters, Etchers & Engravers. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1888, 1892 & 1894.
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George Henry Downing
(late 19th / early 20th c.)
(late 19th / early 20th c.)
Near Browndown, Gosport
watercolour & black ink, signed, 38 x 27 cm, framed & glazed
£325
Alverstoke Church, Hampshire
a hand coloured print depicting St Mary's Church, Alverstoke in 1838
23 x 31 cm, framed & glazed
£129
Fareham
West Street, Fareham
an original 19th century engraved view after George Sidney Shepherd, c.1836, hand coloured, 12 x 16 cm, framed & glazed
An interesting view of the Eastern end of West Street. Note the houses that ran down the middle of the street which were later cleared to make it wider.
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