Inch Collection (page 5)

British battery in action, Samarra, WW1
A British 6-inch 26-cwt battery in action at Samarra, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War. Date: 1918

HMS Severn off the coast of German East Africa, WW1
The British Humber class monitor, HMS Severn, off the coast of German East Africa during the First World War. The fore 6 inch gun can be seen during preparations for the attack on the German cruiser

British Howitzer near Albert, France, WW1
A British 6 inch (30 cwt) Howitzer near Albert, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1915

British 6 inch Howitzer, Battle of Albert, France, WW1
British gunners loading a 6 inch Howitzer during the Battle of Albert, northern France, First World War. Date: 1 July 1916

British 12 inch Howitzer, Western Front, France, WW1
A British 12 inch Howitzer being fired at Louez, northern France, on the Western Front during the First World War. The three gunners are working without their shirts

British 12 inch Howitzer, near Queant, France, WW1
A British 12 inch railway mounted Howitzer nicknamed Peeping Tom, seen here with gunners near Queant, northern France, on the Western Front towards the end of the First World War. Date: September 1918

British 8 inch Mark VI Howitzer, WW1
British 8 inch Mark VI Howitzer with its distinctive triangular platform for greater stability, designed by Vickers in 1915 for use during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

British 14 inch gun on railway mounting, WW1
A British 14 inch gun on a railway mounting, used on the Western Front in 1918 during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

RGA crew with Howitzer named Bunty, Western Front, WW1
Crew of the RGA (Royal Garrison Artillery) posing for their photo with a 12 inch Howitzer named Bunty, somewhere on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British 12 inch Howitzer on railway mounting, WW1
A British 12 inch Howitzer on a railway mounting during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British 8 inch Howitzer in snow, Pozieres, France, WW1
A British 8 inch Mark V Howitzer of the 20th Siege Battery, RGA (Royal Garrison Artillery) in the snow at Pozieres, northern France, during the First World War. Date: February 1917

Four British Stokes Mortars, used during WW1
Four British Stokes Mortars, used during the First World War. From left to right, they measure 3, 4, 3 and 6 inches respectively

British 15 inch Howitzer used on Western Front, WW1
The first of twelve 15 inch Breech Loading Siege Howitzers constructed from the design of Admiral Bacon, a Director of the Coventry Ordnance Works

British 12 inch railway mounted Howitzer, WW1
A British 12 inch railway mounted Howitzer on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

Howitzer in action in the desert, WW1
A 6 inch (30 cwt) Howitzer in action in the desert during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British 8 inch Howitzer in action, Longueval, France, WW1
A British 8 inch Howitzer in action at Longueval, northern France, during the First World War. Date: September 1916

Howitzer in action at Wagonlieu, France, WW1
An 8 inch Howitzer in action at Wagonlieu, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 12 May 1916

British Howitzer in action, Battle of Albert, France, WW1
A British 12 inch Howitzer, nicknamed Lucky Jim, in action during the first day of the Battle of Albert, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1 July 1916

Gunners with Howitzer named Bunty, Western Front, WW1
British gunners posing for their photo with a 12 inch Howitzer named Bunty, on the Western Front in France during the First World War. The crew are stripped to the waist, ready for hot work

British 5 inch Howitzer, Richebourg, France, WW1
A British 5 inch Howitzer belonging to the 4th Howitzer Brigade, 49th West Riding Division, in action at Richebourg Saint Vst on the Western Front in northern France during the First World War

Howitzer shells near Ypres, Belgium, WW1
A line of 15 inch Howitzer shells on the muddy ground near Ypres, Belgium, during the First World War. Written on them are painted the initials RMA [Royal Marine Artillery]

British 6 inch Howitzer, Ploegsteert Wood, Flanders, WW1
A British 6 inch (30 cwt) Howitzer of the 6th Siege Battery RGA (Royal Garrison Artillery) in action position near Hill 63, Ploegsteert Wood, Flanders, during the First World War

British 6 inch Howitzer, WW1
A British 6 inch (26 cwt) Howitzer, designed by Vickers in 1915 for use during the First World War. It continued in use during the Second World War. Seen here with uniformed men in a workshop

British 8 inch Howitzer, near Henin-sur-Cojeul, France, WW1
A British 8 inch Mark V Howitzer in action near Henin-sur-Cojeul, on the Western Front in northern France during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, First World War

Latest dance records, 1923
An advertisement for the latest 10 inch, double sided records from the Gramophone Company. Date: 1923

French Front 1916
12 inch gun on railway mounting in action at Maricort, Somme on the French Front in France during World War I in 1916

Transporting troops 1918
British troops on a lorry passing an 18 inch gun stuck in a ditch on the Western Front in France during World War I in October 1918

Boues 1918
6 inch Howitzers in action in the open near Boues on the Western Front in France during World War I in April 1918

Howitzer battery 1917
An 8 inch Mark V Howitzer battery (135th Siege Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery) in action near Henin-sur-Cojeul during the Battle of Vimy Ridge on the Western Front in France during World War

Pilkem 1917
6 inch Howitzer gun ready for firing at Pilkem on the Western Front in France during World War I in August 1917

Howitzer 1918
A Canadian 8 inch Howitzer in a camouflaged gun position in action in Thelus on the Western Front in France during World War I in January 1918

Howitzer 1918
A 12 inch Howitzer gun firing at Louez on the Western Front in France during World War I in May 1918

British artillery 1918
A 6 inch 26 cwt Howitzer at recoil after firing near Achivourt on the Western Front in France during World War I in May 1918

Howitzer 1917
12 inch Howitzer gun and ammunition under camouflage netting at the Battle of Arras on the Western Front in France during World War I in April 1917

Gun inspection 1915
6th Siege Battery, 6 inch BL 30 cwt howitzer gun being examined by Inspector of Munitions, Major Browne, after No. 3 gun had burst on the Western Front in France during World War I on 17th March 1915

German offensive on the Lys
British troops on a German offensive on the Lys. A 6 inch Mark VII gun firing near Caestre on the Western Front in Belgium during World War I in April 1918

Howitzer in the mud
6 inch 26 cwt Howitzer gun being manhandled through the mud near Pozieres during World War I in September 1918

British 3. 7-inch Anti-Aircraft Gun; Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing a British 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun taking in part in night exercises, somewhere in Britain, c.1940

HMS Argonaut steaming at high speed; Second World War, 194
Aerial photograph showing the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Argonaut steaming at high speed during the Second World War, 1945. HMS Argonaut was a Dido class cruiser of 5450 tons, mounting ten 5.25-inch guns

Canadian Gunner with German Munitions, France; Second World
Photograph showing a Canadian gunner inspecting some captured German 14-inch shells, Boulogne, 1944. The shells shown in the picture would have been used to fire at Dover

French soldiers hoisting an artillery shell
Photograph of a sixteen-inch shell being hoisted into position by French soldiers for loading into its gun. The caption described the weapon as the modern lord of battle

British Troops examine a German Royal Tiger, France; Second
Photograph showing several British soldiers examining an abandoned German Royal Tiger tank, near Falaise, 1944. This heavy tank was reported to weigh 65 tons

Maggy Rouff Spring Fashion Show, 1948
Madame Maggy Besancaon de Wagner adjusting the necklace on one of her models, 1948. In 1947 Christian Dior created a sensational collection labelled the New Look

Christian Diors Spring Fashion Show, 1948
Christian Berard, the Surrealist painter, seated on the floor, gazing at passing gowns during Christian Diors Spring Fashion show, 1948

Hm Stanley / Anon
HENRY MORTON STANLEY traveller in Africa, looking every inch the perfect explorer

Kearsarge Sinks Alabama
Scene showing the sailors on deck of the Confederate war- steamer Alabama when she is hit by an 11 inch shell from the Federal war-steamer Kearsarge

Ordnance Survey Map
The attractive cover design for the Ordnance Surveys One- inch-to-the-mile series

German Submarine Wwi
12-inch gun on a minster German submarine, the kind that sunk British shipping

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"Inch: A Measure of Power, Precision, and Beauty" The 200-inch observatory at Palomar stands tall as a testament to mankind's quest for knowledge, reaching for the stars and beyond. The HMS Duke of York unleashes its might with a thunderous broadside during the Second World War, showcasing the devastating power of an inch. The Calthorpe Racing Car zooms past with lightning speed, proving that even a single they are make all the difference on the racetrack. Christian Dior delicately sketches his latest fashion design in 1948, demonstrating how an they are shape elegance and redefine style. Inch Strand in County Kerry captivates with its vast expanse of golden sand meeting crystal-clear waters – nature's reminder that beauty knows no bounds or inches. Puss perches gracefully atop a formidable 12-inch gun, reminding us that even small creatures can command attention when placed against something grandiose. Rathmullan and Inch in Co. Donegal offer breathtaking landscapes where every inch is filled with history and natural wonders waiting to be explored. Canadian gunners valiantly fight during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in France during WW1 – their unwavering determination measured not by inches but by courage and sacrifice. Maharaja of Patiala inspects a British Howitzer during WW1 – bridging cultures through war efforts reminds us that unity transcends borders and inches alike. Downpatrick from Inch Abbey paints a picturesque scene where time seems to stand still; each inch holds stories whispered by ancient stones amidst serene surroundings. British 6-inch Howitzer near Achicourt serves as a solemn reminder of the horrors endured during WW1 - an inch symbolizing both destruction and resilience. Inch.