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St Helena Flag until 1984
Our Flag
Boer Prisoners’ band{a}
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Wharf, 1815
Jamestown
Camps by Erich Mayer
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Boer camp, Deadwood
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Donkey in use
Donkeys
Lower Main Street, 1798
Jamestown
Napoleon on the Northumberland
Artists
Mount Pleasant and Sandy Bay
Artists
Oakbank, 1863
Artists
The Briars, 1863
Artists
Napoleon’s Tomb, 1863
Artists
The Baptist Church
Artists
Saturday morning, Jamestown
Artists
Lower Market Street
Artists
Entrance to The Castle
Artists
Sandy Bay and Lot
Artists
The Roads
Artists
The Friar
Artists
Ladder Hill barracks, 1943{b}
Forts and Batteries
Betsy Balcombe (older)
Betsy Balcombe
Betsy Balcombe
Betsy Balcombe
Boer Prisoners at Napoleon’s Tomb
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Boer Prisoners’ camp
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Boer carpenters
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Boer light industry
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Boer prisoners arriving
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Postcard: Arrival of the Boer prisoners
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
The Last Boer Prisoner
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Andries Smorenburg, c.1901
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Boer Prisoners Parade, c.1901
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Boer Prisoners arriving, 1900
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Boer Prisoners at High Knoll Fort, c.1901
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Boer Prisoners departing, 1902
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Boer Prisoners unloading, 1900
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Boer Prisoners, c.1901
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Boer camp in Blue Hill, 1900-1902
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Boer camp refuse-removal team, 1900-1902
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Boer prisoners arriving, 1900
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
General Cronje and officers, c.1901
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Postcard: Boers Departure, 1902
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Postcard: Washday at the camp, Dutch, 1900-1902
Boer Prisoners (1900-1902)
Briars Pavilion, 1857{c}
The Briars Pavilion
Briars Pavilion, 1860s{d}
The Briars Pavilion
Briars Pavilion, 1962{e}
The Briars Pavilion
The Briars, 1844
The Briars Pavilion
Postcard: Various scenes
A Brief History
150 years celebrations, 1984{f}
A Brief History
Burying the time capsule, 1993
A Brief History
Lace maker, 1925
A Brief History
ProtestMarch, Jamestown, 1950s/60s
A Brief History
SS Papanui on fire, 1911
A Brief History
Sunday morning, 1930s
A Brief History
Jan Van Ryne, 1754
A Brief History
Linschoten print, 1596
A Brief History
Portuguese map, 1601
A Brief History
St Helena by Thomas Luny, 1788
A Brief History
St Helena, 1815{g}
A Brief History
Parade, 1945
A Brief History
Prosperous Bay Plain pre-Airport
Building St Helena Airport
Prosperous Plain before the airport
Building St Helena Airport
St Helena Airport construction
Building St Helena Airport
Airport test flight 1985{f}
Building St Helena Airport
Castle Gardens, c.1900
Castle Gardens
Homagee’s Daughter’s lavish wedding
Characters of St Helena
Homagee welcomes the Duke of Connaught, 1910
Characters of St Helena
St. Mary’s, The Briars, 1982{f}
Churches of St Helena
Removing the steeple at St. James’, 1980
Churches of St Helena
St. James’ Church, 1962{e}
Churches of St Helena
St. James’ Church, 1963
Churches of St Helena
St. James’ church, 1890
Churches of St Helena
St. James’ church, 1942
Churches of St Helena
St. Matthew’s Church, 1920s
Churches of St Helena
St. Matthew’s, 1875{h}
Churches of St Helena
St. Matthew’s, 1920s
Churches of St Helena
St. Matthew’s, c.1903
Churches of St Helena
Original ‘Country Church’
Churches of St Helena
St. Paul’s Cathedral, 1903
Churches of St Helena
St. Paul’s Cathedral, 1911
Churches of St Helena
St. Paul’s Cathedral, 1962{e}
Churches of St Helena
The Charabanc, 1962{e}
Classic Cars
St Helena’s first car
Classic Cars
Cars at Two Gun Saddle, 1960s
Classic Cars
Cars in Jamestown, 1968
Classic Cars
The Bridge, 1962{e}
Classic Cars
Postcard: Cable Station
Communications
Eastern Telegraph Station, c.1900
Communications
South West Point Telegraph Post, 1903
Communications
Postcard: ‘The Ridges’
Diana’s Peak
DWS Antennae, 1970
Diplomatic Wireless Station
DWS Buildings, 1970
Diplomatic Wireless Station
Duke of Edinburgh Playground opening, 1957
Duke of Edinburgh Playground
Duke of Edinburgh Playground opening, 1957
Duke of Edinburgh Playground
Duke of Edinburgh Playground, 1957
Duke of Edinburgh Playground
Donkey Keepers, 1968
Donkeys
Donkey in use, 1970
Donkeys
Donkeys at work, 1941{b}
Donkeys
Donkeys in Jamestown, 1941
Donkeys
Donkeys in Jamestown, c.1900
Donkeys
Donkeys in Jamestown, c.1950{i}
Donkeys
Donkeys in town, 1947{j}
Donkeys
Donkeys, Market St, 1962{e}
Donkeys
Ford cars, 1991
Driving in St Helena
Contemporary drawing Dinizulu’s arrival
Exiles
Chief Dinizulu, c.1889
Exiles
Chief Dinizulu, c.1908
Exiles
Zulu prisoners, 1907
Exiles
Duke of Connaught’s visit, 1910
Famous Visitors
Duke of Connaught’s visit, 1910
Famous Visitors
Duke of Edinburgh, 1957
Famous Visitors
Empress Eugenie, Arriving{k}
Famous Visitors
King George VI, 1947
Famous Visitors
King George VI, 1947{j}
Famous Visitors
Visit of King George VI, 1947
Famous Visitors
Visit of King George VI, 1947
Famous Visitors
Visit of King George VI, 1947{j}
Famous Visitors
Visit of King George VI, 1947{j}
Famous Visitors
Albacore, 1903
Fishing
Big fish, c.1900
Fishing
Fish Market, 1920s
Fishing
Mackerel Processing, 1910{l}
Fish Processing
Bamboo Hedge Flax Mill{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax Making: Drying in the sun
The Flax Industry
Flax Making, 1962: Bullock Cart{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax Making, 1962: Bundled for export{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax Making, 1962: Drying in the sun{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax Making, 1962: Dusting off{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax Making, 1962: Finished rope{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax Making, 1962: Loading cut flax{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax Making, 1962: Loading for export{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax Making, 1962: Rope bobbin{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax Making, 1962: Rope machine{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax Making, 1962: Spreading for drying{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax Making, 1962: Stretching out to make rope{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax Making, 1962: Transport by donkey{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax Making, 1962: Washing{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax Making, 1962: Winding machine{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax Mill at Bamboo Hedge, early 1900s
The Flax Industry
Flax Mill, Sandy Bay, 1910
The Flax Industry
Flax being transported, 1962{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax drying at Deadwood, 1910
The Flax Industry
Flax drying on the hillsides, early 1900s
The Flax Industry
Flax drying, 1962{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax drying, Sandy Bay, 1962{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax pulping, 1962{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax rope making, 1962{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax rope making, 1962{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax stripping, 1907
The Flax Industry
Flax washing, 1962{e}
The Flax Industry
Flax, 1939
The Flax Industry
Flax, 1939
The Flax Industry
Postcard: Flax Mill, Sandy Bay
The Flax Industry
Banks Battery, 1860s{d}
Forts and Batteries
Banks Battery, 1992
Forts and Batteries
Parade at Ladder Hill Fort
Forts and Batteries
Ladder Hill Fort Parade, 1890s
Forts and Batteries
Ladder Hill Fort, 1860
Forts and Batteries
Ladder Hill Fort, 1903
Forts and Batteries
Munden’s Fort, 1809{m}
Forts and Batteries
Mundens, 1860s{d}
Forts and Batteries
Mundens, from the sea{n}
Forts and Batteries
Parade at Ladder Hill Fort, 1903
Forts and Batteries
Postcard: Mundens, from Ruperts
Forts and Batteries
Prosperous Bay Signal Station, c.1900
Forts and Batteries
Fountain unveiling, 1891
The Missing Fountain Mystery
Fountain unveiling, 1891
The Missing Fountain Mystery
Memorial Fountain, 1890-194?
The Missing Fountain Mystery
Memorial Fountain, 1920s
The Missing Fountain Mystery
Memorial Fountain, c.1891
The Missing Fountain Mystery
Memorial Fountain, c.1910
The Missing Fountain Mystery
Friendly Benevolent Society, 1980s
The Friendly Societies
Children’s Benefit Society March, 1962{e}
The Friendly Societies
WMCA March
The Friendly Societies
WMCA March, 1962{e}
The Friendly Societies
WMCA March, 1962{e}
The Friendly Societies
Friendly Society march
The Friendly Societies
Advisory Council Opening, 12 June 1940
Government
Governor’s Carriage, 1903
The Governor of St Helena
Investiture of Governor George Joy, 1947{o}
The Governor of St Helena
Ladder Hill guns in use, 1943
Guns
Loading Ladder Hill gun, c.1940
Guns
Alarm gun, 1905
Guns
Signal House gun, 1968
Guns
Guns overlooking Jamestown
Guns
Long Tom gun, 1903
Guns
Wharf guns, 1968
Guns
Half Tree Hollow, 1905
Half Tree Hollow
Half Tree Hollow, 1961
Half Tree Hollow
Half Tree Hollow, early 1980s
Half Tree Hollow
Billy Stevens
Amateur (‘Ham’) Radio
Barnes Road, c.1900
The Heart Shaped Waterfall
Heart Shaped Waterfall
The Heart Shaped Waterfall
Postcard: Heart-Shaped Waterfall
The Heart Shaped Waterfall
Heart Shaped Waterfall, 1911
The Heart Shaped Waterfall
High Knoll ‘citadel’, 1821
High Knoll Fort
Scene at High Knoll, WW2
High Knoll Fort
Brooke Hill, 1809{p}
Historians of St Helena
Entrance to The Castle
Historic Buildings
Castle entrance, 1890s
Historic Buildings
Jamestown Market, 1991
Historic Buildings
The Market in Jamestown, probably Victorian
Historic Buildings
The Market in Jamestown, probably Victorian
Historic Buildings
The Market, 1962{e}
Historic Buildings
The Market, 1963
Historic Buildings
The Market, probably late 19th Century
Historic Buildings
Jackson’s the chemists
Historic Buildings
Postcard: St. James’ and Grand Parade
Historic Buildings
Jackson’s chemists, c.1900
Historic Buildings
Jackson’s chemists, c.1900
Historic Buildings
The Moon building, Napoleon St., 1902
Historic Buildings
Clifftop House and Observatory c.1900
Historic Buildings In Brief - Country
Princes Lodge, 1980
Historic Buildings In Brief - Country
Now the Post Office
Historic Buildings In Brief - Jamestown
Officers’ Mess (now Post Office){q}
Historic Buildings In Brief - Jamestown
The (old) Standard
Historic Buildings In Brief - Jamestown
The (old) Standard{r}
Historic Buildings In Brief - Jamestown
Solomons Emporium, 1811
Important People
Jacob’s Ladder
Jacob’s Ladder
Postcard: Jacob’s Ladder
Jacob’s Ladder
Postcard: Jamestown
Jacob’s Ladder
Top of the ladder
Jacob’s Ladder
Jacob’s Ladder, 1942{b}
Jacob’s Ladder
Sliding Jacob’s Ladder, 1975
Jacob’s Ladder
Wharf 1840
Jamestown
Landing steps, 1840{s}
Jamestown
Church Valley (Jamestown), 1658
Jamestown
Drawing of Jamestown, 1789
Jamestown
Jamestown by Bellasis, 1815
Jamestown
Jamestown from the bay, 1812
Jamestown
Jamestown from the bay, c.1900
Jamestown
Jamestown wharf, 1877
Jamestown
Jamestown, 1794
Jamestown
Jamestown, 1815
Jamestown
Jamestown, 1862
Jamestown
Jamestown, Sainson, c.1840s
Jamestown
Jamestown, pre-1882
Jamestown
Ladder Hill view, 1800s?
Jamestown
Lower Jamestown, 1890s
Jamestown
Main Street in Jamestown, 1863{t}
Jamestown
Main Street, Jamestown, 1857{c}
Jamestown
Main Street, Jamestown, probably Victorian
Jamestown
Main Street, early 1900s
Jamestown
Military parade in Jamestown, early 1900s
Jamestown
Napoleon Street, 1920s/30s
Jamestown
Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, 1887
Jamestown
Street scene, c.1900
Jamestown
The Cannister and The Run, C.1860s
Jamestown
The Wharf in Jamestown, probably Victorian{u}
Jamestown
The Wharf, 1815
Jamestown
The Wharf, 1815
Jamestown
The Wharf, 1850
Jamestown
Wharf buildings, 1890s
Jamestown
Hospital entrance
Jamestown
Lower Jamestown from Munden’s
Jamestown
Officers’ Club (now Consulate Hotel){q}
Jamestown
Parade in Grand Parade
Jamestown
Postcard: Cenotaph and Wharf
Jamestown
Postcard: Jamestown street scene
Jamestown
Postcard: Jamestown street
Jamestown
Postcard: Jamestown
Jamestown
Postcard: Lower Jamestown
Jamestown
Postcard: Upper Jamestown
Jamestown
Upper Jamestown
Jamestown
Barracks Square, 1866{d}
Jamestown
Grand Parade, 1995
Jamestown
Jamestown Middle Graveyard, pre-1950s
Jamestown
Jamestown School, 1906 (now the Community Centre)
Jamestown
Jamestown from Jacob’s Ladder, 1970
Jamestown
Jamestown from The Ladder, c.1960s
Jamestown
Jamestown, 1949
Jamestown
Main Street, 1930s{v}
Jamestown
Main Street, 1974
Jamestown
Main Street, 1979
Jamestown
Main Street, Jamestown, 1975
Jamestown
Main Street, Jamestown, 1991
Jamestown
Napoleon Street in Jamestown, 1970s?
Jamestown
Off for launch, 1968{w}
Jamestown
Postcard: Jamestown, from the anchorage
Jamestown
Postcard: Jamestown, looking South
Jamestown
Postcard: Main Street, Jamestown
Jamestown
Postcard: Main Street, Jamestown
Jamestown
The Bridge, 2001
Jamestown
The Bridge, Jamestown, 1975
Jamestown
Upper Jamestown, from Barnes Road
Jamestown
Jonathan, c.1886
Jonathan the tortoise
Jonathan, c.1886
Jonathan the tortoise
King George VI meets Jonathan, 1947
Jonathan the tortoise
Lace Making
Lace Making
Lace Making{j}
Lace Making
Lace School, 1908
Lace Making
Lace School, 1908
Lace Making
Lace School, 1908
Lace Making
Lace School, 1908
Lace Making
Lemon Valley rock formations, 1830
Lemon Valley
Lemon Valley, 1860s{d}
Lemon Valley
Postcard: Longwood Avenue
Longwood
Longwood Avenue, 1890s
Longwood
Longwood, 1800s
Longwood
Postcard: Longwood House
Longwood House
Postcard: Longwood House
Longwood House
Postcard: Longwood House
Longwood House
Longwood House, 1853
Longwood House
LongwoodHouse, 1947
Longwood House
Postcard: Longwood House{x}
Longwood House
American Consulate, 1895{r}
Lost and almost-lost Buildings
Longwood New House, 1823
Lost and almost-lost Buildings
Longwood New House, 1857{c}
Lost and almost-lost Buildings
Longwood New House, 1860s{d}
Lost and almost-lost Buildings
Longwood windmill (interior)
Lost and almost-lost Buildings
Longwood windmill
Lost and almost-lost Buildings
Longwood windmill
Lost and almost-lost Buildings
Longwood windmill
Lost and almost-lost Buildings
Old Porteous house
Lost and almost-lost Buildings
RFA Darkdale, 1941
Lost Ships
Papanui on fire, 1911
Lost Ships
SS Papanui on fire, 1911
Lost Ships
Spangereid sinking, 1920
Lost Ships
Maldivia Gardens, 1884
Maldivia Gardens
Maldivia House, 1903
Maldivia Gardens
Maldivia House, 1970s
Maldivia Gardens
Maldivia, c.1900
Maldivia Gardens
First-known map of St Helena, 1506
Maps of St Helena
Castle entrance and kids, 1962{e}
Memories of St Helena
Filming at the Ladder, 1962{e}
Memories of St Helena
Governor’s car, 1962{e}
Memories of St Helena
Postcard: Napoleon’s Funeral
Napoleon
Napoleon arriving, 1815{y}
Napoleon
Napoleon’s Funeral, 1821
Napoleon
Napoleon’s Funeral, 1821
Napoleon
Napoleon’s arrival (French image), 1815
Napoleon
Napoleon’s landing, 1815
Napoleon
Northumberland and Myrmidon, 1815
Napoleon
Removal of Napoleon’s body, 1840
Napoleon
Postcard: Napoleon
Napoleon’s Tomb
Postcard: Napoleon’s Tomb
Napoleon’s Tomb
Ceremony at Napoleon’s Tomb, 1921
Napoleon’s Tomb
Charlie Benjamin re-discovering the Ebony
National Flower
Ladder Hill Observatory
Observatories
Ladder Hill Observatory
Observatories
Longwood Observatory
Observatories
Palm Villa Observatory
Observatories
Parade, Jamestown Barracks
Other Military Sites
Old military hospital
Other Military Sites
Prosperous Bay Signal Station, 1903
Other Military Sites
Theatre after the 1831 fire{z}
Pantomime
Central island view
Photography
Ladder Hill{d}
Photography
Postcard: Costal Views
Photography
Postcard: Saint Helena Island
Photography
Jamestown from Mundens Hill, 1860s{d}
Photography
Longwood House, 1860s{d}
Photography
Shipping, 1860s{d}
Photography
Soldiers, Deadwood, 1860s{d}
Photography
St. James’, 1860s{d}
Photography
St. Paul’s Cathedral, 1860s{d}
Photography
The Castle and fortifications, 1860s{d}
Photography
Postcard: Scenes of St Helena, Dated as 1880.
Pictures
Plantation House, 1795{aa}
Plantation House
Plantation House, 1809{p}
Plantation House
Plantation House, 1815{g}
Plantation House
Plantation House, 1819
Plantation House
Plantation House, 1821{ab}
Plantation House
Plantation House, 1866{d}
Plantation House
Plantation House, 1942{ac}
Plantation House
Plantation House, 1962{e}
Plantation House
Plantation House, late 19th Century
Plantation House
Plantation House, old porch 1903
Plantation House
Plantatiuon House, 1857{c}
Plantation House
Postcard: Plantation House, probably 19th Century
Plantation House
Wharf postcard
Postcards of St Helena
Postcard, Jamestown, 1905{ad}
Postcards of St Helena
Postcard, Jamestown, 1905{ad}
Postcards of St Helena
The Q5 birthday cake, 2002
Quincentenary of St Helena
Radio St Helena Outside Broadcast van
Radio St Helena
Radio St Helena studio after 1976
Radio St Helena
Radio St Helena studio before 1976
Radio St Helena
Tony Leo at Radio St Helena, 1980
Radio St Helena
Desalination plan in Rupert’s, c.1900
Our (Other) Railway
Library, 1961
Read articles about St Helena (Older)
St Helena Regiment uniform
The St Helena Regiment
Original RMS St Helena
RMS St Helena
Original RMS, c.1980
RMS St Helena
1st and 2nd RMS, Cardiff 1990
RMS St Helena
Painting of The Rollers of 1846
Rollers
The Rollers of 1846
Rollers
The Run, Jamestown, 1968
The Run
Rupert’s before the new wharf
Rupert’s
Rupert’s Beach, 1942
Rupert’s
Rupert’s Beach, 1942
Rupert’s
Rupert’s Sea Front, 1961{e}
Rupert’s
Masons, 1941
Saints
Tug-of-War, 1970s
Saints
Sandy Bay and the Lots
Sandy Bay
Sandy Bay
Sandy Bay
Postcard: Sandy Bay Valley, Probably 19th Century
Sandy Bay
Sandy Bay lines, 1862
Sandy Bay
The road to Longwood, 1962{e}
Saved Buildings
Rock Rose, 1962{e}
Saved Buildings
Liberated Africans
Slaves and slavery
Croquet, 1903, Plantation House
Sport in St Helena
St Helena’s Day, 1866
St Helena’s Day
Francis Plain before levelling, 1961{e}
St Paul’s
Francis Plain, c.1900
St Paul’s
Friar’s Rock, 1815
St Paul’s
The Friar
St Paul’s
Theatre and barracks, 1809{p}
Theatres
Touring, 1939-style
Visitor Information
19th Century wedding
Get Married Here
Whalemen, with try-pots
Whaling
Eva Benjamin’s, 1970s
Shopping: What to buy
Thorpe’s grocery shop, 1970s
Shopping: What to buy
Credits:
{a} Nico Moolman
{b} Robert Stephen, a World War 2 serviceman stationed here, from his memoirs Around the Atlantic
{c} From Views of St Helena, by G.W. Melliss, published in 1857
{d} John Isaac Lilley, 1861-1866
{e} Copyright (c) 1962 Film Unit, used with permission.
{f} Andrew/Peter Neaum
{g} G H Bellasis, 1815
{h} From St Helena: A Physical, Historical and Topographical Description of the Island, including the Geology, Fauna, Flora and Meteorology, by John Melliss, published in 1875
{i} Photograph courtesy of Nick Thorpe.
{j} Tim Cattley
{k} Wirebird, the magazine of Friends of St Helena., originally from the Illustrated London News, 7th August 1880.
{l} Ian Bruce
{m} W. Innes Pocock, R.N.
{n} Tourist Office
{o} Fondation napoleon
{p} William John Burchell
{q} St Helena, The Historic Island, From Its Discovery To The Present Date, by E. L. Jackson, published in 1905
{r} Adam Sizeland
{s} Durand Brager Debarcadere
{t} JE Fowler
{u} Thomas Jackson, Island Chemist
{v} Neil Fantom
{w} Sheila Cook, one of the Royal Engineers Team from 1978/80
{x} Jarrold and Sons, Norwich
{y} Denzil Ibbetson
{z} This image is usually attributed to Denzil Ibbetson, but according to our researches the theatre wasn t burned down until 1831 but Denzil Ibbetson left St Helena in 1823.
{aa} By W. Thomas, for European Magazine.
{ab} James Wathen
{ac} George Moss
{ad} St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Philatelic Society (SHATPS)
{ae} Henry Salt
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