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Gosport
Hampshire
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Tel: 02392 520642
Views of Portsmouth Harbour
& Surrounding Area
Sizes are approximate and are of the image only
Prices include framing, glazing and VAT
Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert III
watercolour, 29.5 x 50 cm, framed & glazed
A view of the Royal Yacht steaming out of the harbour past the Round Tower and Old Portsmouth, c.1920
The Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert III was built at Pembroke Dock and launched in 1899. She served four sovereigns and took part in two fleet reviews in 1935 and 1937. During WWII she served as a depot ship before being broken up in 1954.
£350
Frank Watson Wood (1862-1953)
watercolour, signed and dated 1912,
11 x 34 cm, framed & glazed
11 x 34 cm, framed & glazed
An Extensive view from Portsdown across Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent to the Isle of Wight
A tranquil scene from the end of the Edwardian period giving no hint of the looming 1st World War. Portsmouth and Gosport are shown in the distance and Portchester Castle to the right in the middle distance. Frank Watson Wood commenced his career as a Royal Navy Officer, and was described in 1907 as "naval artist, Portsmouth". He went on to become an internationally regarded watercolourist. He sold watercolours to royalty, including King Edward VII, some of which still hang in the Royal Yacht 'Britannia' at Edinburgh today.
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Frank Watson Wood (1862-1953)
watercolour, signed & dated 1912, 14 x 35 cm, framed & glazed
HMS Victory and HMS St Vincent in Portsmouth Harbour
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Kenneth Yockney (1881-1965)
watercolour heightened with bodycolour,
24 x 42.5 cm, framed & glazed
24 x 42.5 cm, framed & glazed
The Entrance to Portsmouth Harbour, c.1950
The historic Round Tower is depicted to the right with W.L. Wyllie's home and studio 'Tower House' adjacent. Towards the centre the masts of HMS Victory are shown to the right of the Semaphore Tower. To the left, on the Gosport side, is Fort Blockhouse, once the home of the submarine base HMS Dolphin. Kenneth Yockney was born on the 6 November 1881, the eldest son of Algenon Yockney RN. His mother was the daughter of Admiral Alington. He was brought up at the family home in Ryde on the Isle of Wight and then studied art at the Slade School, London. He died in 1965 at the age of 83.
£595
Kenneth Yockney (1881-1965)
watercolour, 12 x 37 cm, framed & glazed
Old Portsmouth from Gosport, c.1950
£295
Kenneth Yockney (1881-1965)
watercolour, 7 x 13.5 cm, framed & glazed
Old Portsmouth, c.1950
£265
Kenneth Yockney (1881-1965)
watercolour, 7 x 13.5 cm, framed & glazed
Point', Old Portsmouth, c.1950
£265
Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell (1888-1978)
watercolour, signed, 18 x 25 cm, framed & glazed
The battleships HMS Hood and HMS Nelson at anchor in Portsmouth Harbour
The Semaphore Tower in Portsmouth Harbour is prominent behind the ships and the masts of HMS Victory in dry dock can also be seen. HMS Hood was launched in 1920 and was famously sunk with only three survivors in 1941 while pursuing the Bismarck. HMS Nelson was launched in 1925 and served as the flagship of the Home Fleet before being scrapped in 1948.
£595
Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell (1888-1978)
watercolour, signed, 18 x 25 cm, framed & glazed
HMS Hood in Portsmouth Harbour
Fort Blockhouse (HMS Dolphin the submarine base) at Gosport is shown to the far right of the image. HMS Hood was the last battlecruiser built by the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1920 but was sunk southwest of Iceland in 1941 when her magazine exploded while under fire from the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen. She sank in three minutes and of her crew of 1418 men just three survived.
£475
a high quality hand coloured reproduction from a wood engraved panoramic view after H.W. Brewer, originally published c.1885, 35 x 95 cm, framed & glazed
Bird's Eye View of Portsmouth
The Semaphore Tower in Portsmouth Dockyard stands in the foreground beyond which is the railway extension to the dockyard which no longer exists. HMS Victory can be seen floating in the busy harbour, a position in which she spent many years before being placed into dry dock in 1922. The Camber at Old Portsmouth is surrounded by ships and dominated by Portsmouth Cathedral. On the Gosport side Holy Trinity Church is clearly visible as well as the elegant Clarence Square (where the flagpole stands) which was sadly demolished in the 1960s. Haslar Hospital and the Kicker Gill (a sea mark built to aid navigation into the harbour in 1699) are clearly shown in the distance.
£130
Portsmouth Harbour
original engraved view, hand coloured, 17 x 22 cm, period 19th century frame
The Town and Harbour of Portsmouth, published 1781,
This original copper engraved view is of Portsmouth Harbour from Portsdown Hill and shows Portchester Castle in the foreground. Old Portsmouth can be seen as a dense cluster of buildings, quite distinct from Southsea Castle and the nearby villages of Fratton, Milton and Copnor. Gosport is clustered around Holy Trinity Church but also visible are Fort Blockhouse, now the site of HMS Dolphin, and the old seamark that stood at Gilkicker for many years.
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Gunwharf, Portsmouth
original Victorian wood engraving, hand coloured, 17 x 24 cm, framed & glazed
‘The Gun-Wharf, at Portsmouth', c.1860
Gunwharf was the first main ordnance yard for the Navy, established in the late 17th century. Ships would collect their gunpowder, cannon balls and weapons before leaving Portsmouth Harbour for action at sea. It was from Gunwharf that Nelson's Victory would have collected its munitions before the Battle of Trafalgar. "Gunwharf Quays" is now a popular destination offering a wide range of shopping and leisure facilities. The building depicted is the Vulcan Building constructed in 1814, originally built as a strorehouse. Is now houses the Aspex Art Gallery.
£149
Portchester Castle, Hampshire
original engraving, hand coloured,
13 x 9 cm, framed & glazed
13 x 9 cm, framed & glazed
A view by Sparrow, c.1775
£95
