Wreckers Collection

Britains frogmen divers by G. H. Davis
Introducing Britains frog-men: diving wreckers who blasted open a path to the Normandy beaches. These underwater commandos worked off the D-Day beaches

Wreck in the Offing!, an illustration from Harpers Weekly, 1878 (litho)
STC311037 Wreck in the Offing!, an illustration from Harpers Weekly, 1878 (litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

St. Margarets Bay, near Dover, Kent. A small bay, with a shingle beach and chalk cliffs, it was for many centuries a smugglers haunt and the scene of many shipwrecks

Wreckers luring a ship onto rocks, 1850
3478532 Wreckers luring a ship onto rocks, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting wreckers luring a ship onto rocks by means of the lamp on the mounted man's back)

Wreckers luring a ship onto rocks, 1850
3478531 Wreckers luring a ship onto rocks, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting wreckers luring a ship onto rocks. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cornish wreckers, 1850
3478529 Cornish wreckers, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Cornish wreckers collecting booty from a ship they have lured to destructions. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Cave of the Storm Nymphs, 1903. Artist: Edward John Poynter
The Cave of the Storm Nymphs, 1903. From a private collection

USA, Oklahoma, Route 66, White Oak, Old cars in wreckers yard beside Route 66

Les Travailleurs De l'Enlaidissement
An illustration of a tightly packed group of debating members of the Municipal Council, accompanied with a descriptive caption as follows

Ethel Smyth (1858 - 1944), English composer and a member of the women's suffrage movement. Photograph when she composed The Wreckers produced at Queen's Hall. Date: 1908

Marys bar at Jamaica Inn, Bolventor, Cornwall, famous for being associated with Cornish smuggling
6014708 Marys bar at Jamaica Inn, Bolventor, Cornwall, famous for being associated with Cornish smuggling and celebrated in the book of the same name by Daphne Du Maurier (b/w photo)

Wreck of a Frigate on the Southern Coast of Spain, 1863 (oil on canvas)
TW426857 Wreck of a Frigate on the Southern Coast of Spain, 1863 (oil on canvas) by Hemy, Charles Napier (1841-1917); 50.8x76.7 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The wreckers stripping the body of Sir Cloudesley Shovell (engraving)
654554 The wreckers stripping the body of Sir Cloudesley Shovell (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Breton wreckers attempting to lure a ship onto the rocks by attaching a lantern to the horns of a cow (engraving)
6029361 Breton wreckers attempting to lure a ship onto the rocks by attaching a lantern to the horns of a cow (engraving) by French School

Sea pirates, the looting of an Italian steam shipwrecked on the coast of Brittany (colour litho)
2815136 Sea pirates, the looting of an Italian steam shipwrecked on the coast of Brittany (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sea pirates)

Birds of Prey (oil on canvas)
LMG208907 Birds of Prey (oil on canvas) by Hemy, Charles Napier (1841-1917); 116.8x210.8 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English

Wreckers at Work in the Saloon of the Deutschland (engraving)
1621496 Wreckers at Work in the Saloon of the Deutschland (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wreckers at Work in the Saloon of the Deutschland)

The Wreckers (engraving)
3626182 The Wreckers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wreckers. Illustration for Chatterbox (1875). Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

St Michaels Mount (litho)
668677 St Michaels Mount (litho) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Michaels Mount, Cornwall.); © Look and Learn

Jamaica Inn, Bolventor, Cornwall, famous for being associated with Cornish smuggling
6014714 Jamaica Inn, Bolventor, Cornwall, famous for being associated with Cornish smuggling and celebrated in the book of the same name by Daphne Du Maurier (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Storm, late 17th century? Creator: Ludolf Backhuysen I
The Storm, late 17th century?

Wreckers -- Coast of Northumberland, with a Steam-Boat Assisting a Ship off Shore; Wreckers, --coast of Northumberland, with a steam-boat assisting a ship off shore, between 1833 and 1834

Wreckers stripping the body of Sir C Shovel, 1707, (19th century). The death of Sir Cloudesley Shovell (c1650-1707), English admiral

Union Star Shipwreck
The wreck of the M.V. Union Star, wrecked near Tater-du lighthouse, Cornwall, on her maiden voyage from Ijmuiden to Arklow. The crew and eight Penlee lifeboat men perished

The Universe Wreckers, Amazing Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
THE UNIVERSE WRECKERS - Astronauts repair their spacecraft wearing their spacewalker suits Date: 1930

Zeppelin Wreckers, RFC pilots Robinson, Tempest, Sowrey

Bamborough Castle, engraved by S. Bradshaw, printed by Cassell & Company Ltd. (engraving)
XJF324320 Bamborough Castle, engraved by S. Bradshaw, printed by Cassell & Company Ltd. (engraving) by Mogford, John (1821-85) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Wreckers -- Coast of Northumberland, with a Steam-Boat Assisting a Ship off Shore, Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775-1851, British

Boer fighters. Jack Hindon and his gang of train wreckers. Drawing after a photograph. 2nd Boer War 1899-1902

Ethel Mary Smyth (1858-1944) English composer and suffragette. She wrote the suffragettes battle song The March of the Women (1911), choral works, symphonies and operas Der Wald (1901)

Wreckers in Cornwall, England, collecting anything useful they can from the wreck of a ship they have lured to destruction on the shore. From Scenes in England by the Rev. Isaac Taylor, London, 1822

Crime / Wreckers / 1823
Cornish wreckers

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"Wreckers: Tales of Treachery, Smuggling, and Survival" St. Margarets Bay: A picturesque coastal town with a dark history lurking in its treacherous waters. Britain's Frogmen Divers by G. H. Davis: Brave divers who risked their lives to salvage wrecks and uncover the secrets hidden beneath the waves. Smugglers' Haven: Les Travailleurs De l'Enlaidissement - notorious smugglers who exploited wrecks as cover for their illicit activities. Ethel Smyth - Composer and Suffragette: In 1908, Ethel Smyth composed "The Wreckers" at Queen's Hall, capturing the haunting tales of those lost at sea. Route 66 Relics: White Oak's wreckers yard showcases a graveyard of old cars that once roared down America's iconic highway. Mary's Bar at Jamaica Inn: Step into Cornwall's smuggling past at this legendary establishment immortalized in Daphne Du Maurier's novel. The Artistic Depiction of Destruction: From an oil painting depicting a frigate wreck off Spain to a lithograph illustrating Harpers Weekly in 1878, wrecks have captivated artists throughout history. Sir Cloudesley Shovell’s Tragic Fate: Discover the chilling engraving that depicts wreckers stripping the body of this ill-fated naval officer from his shipwreck on treacherous shores. Breton Legends Unveiled: Engraved imagery reveals how cunning Breton wreckers used lanterns attached to cow horns to lure unsuspecting ships onto deadly rocks. Pirates on Brittany’s Coastline : Witness the looting aftermath as Italian steamship wreckage falls prey to ruthless sea pirates along Brittany’s unforgiving shores. Intriguing and perilous, wrecker tales from St.