Gibraltar |
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. The territory shares a border with Spain to the north. Gibraltar has historically been an important base for the British Armed Forces and is the site of a Royal Navy base. |
An unused postcard from around 1910 - but where is a gun ?? |
The Moorish Castle - another undated card. |
The Lighthouse and Europa Point - an unused postcard. |
A 1908 postcard of Wellington's Monument. |
Southport Gate. |
The harbour with what are presumably Royal Navy ships. No date for this one. |
The North Town. |
The Rock from outside the Harbour. |
The Rock from across the Bay. |
Artichokes and Water Sellers - a postcard mailed in 1917. |
No date for this postcard of the Moorish Castle. |
"Gibraltar, Street Costumes, Hawkers". |
The Harbour. |
The Market. |
The town from the South. |
Nos 1 and 2 Docks. |
Rosia Bay. |
An unused postcard of Church Street. |
Another early 20th Century postcard of the Market. |
The Library. |
The Protestant Cathdedral. |
The Assembly Rooms. |
Commercial Square. |
The Casemates Barracks. |
No date for this old postcard of Casemates Barracks. |
The Entrance to the Town. |
Postcards of the Past |
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Alameda Park. |
The Moorish Castle. |
A cottage on the rock. |
Gibraltar from Algeciras. |
Gunners Parade. |
Southport Street. |
South View of the Town. |
The Casemates. |
Entrance to the Town and the Moorish Castle. |
The Casemates Barracks. |
Gibraltar Lighthouse. |
Another view of the town. |
Did You Know............that the apes which inhabit Gibraltar are technically not apes, but monkeys ? They are Europe's last colony of Barbary Macaques. There are currently (2009) about 225 of these tailless creatures on the rock, and they are of course a major tourist attraction. |
The Military Hospital where at one time injured Gibraltar monkeys received treatment ! |
The Europa Lighthouse. |
A view across the town. |
The Spanish Border. |
Gunners' Parade and the Royal Theatre. |
No date for this one. |
No date for this view of the Rock Hotel. |
Catalan Bay. |
The Rock. |
The Moorish Castle. |
"Arriving From Algeciras" - a postcard from the 1930s. |
The Galleries. |
The Convent and South Port Street. |
The Assembly Rooms. |
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