Views By Fortescue Mann

Not a name that trips off the tongue, Fortescue Mann was a Hastings photographer who later set up a business in London.
He deserves a wider audience and I regard him as one of the finer undiscovered photographers. He has a different approach to almost everyone else and uses working class subjects and events. Even his views of the 1897 Jubilee are sharper and more immediate. He did several series of views and they are all fairly hard to find in any number. Here are some of the backs of views with titles


 

View were added on a fairly ad hoc basis and several exist that are not on the lists. We have tried to form some kind of order.
 

Views of The Tower of London, Tower Bridge and London Streets


'Tower of London'.
Condition 8.
Order #18201.
Price $15.
 


'Tower of London (Middle Tower)'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #18202.
Price $18.
 


'Tower of London (The Bloody Tower)'.
Condition 10.
Order #18203.
Price $18.
 


'St Peter's, ad Vinicenca, Tower of London '.
Condition 9.
Order #18204.
Price $15.
 


'Tower Bridge'.
Condition 9.
Order #18205.
Price $18.
 


'Tower of London (Middle Tower)'.
Condition. Stain across both images.
Order #18206.
Price $15.
 


'Approach to Tower Bridge'.
Condition 8.
Order #18207.
Price $18.
 


'Tower Bridge'.
Condition 9.
Order #18208.
Price $18.
 


'Tower Bridge'.
Condition 9.
Order #18209.
Price $18.
 


'The Royal Mint'.
Condition 8.
Order #18210.
Price $15.
 


'Cleopatra's Needle'.
Condition 8.
Order #18211.
Price $18.
 


'Temple Garden, Thames Embankment'.
Condition 9.
Order #18212.
Price $18.
 


'Shipping on the Thames'.
Condition. Right image faded but views out.
Order #18213.
Price $18.
 


'Richmond Bridge'.
Condition 9.
Order #18214.
Price $18.
 


'The Thames at Ricmond'.
Condition 9/10.
Order #18215.
Price $18.
 


'Richmond Bridge'.
Condition. Slight stain on left image.
Order #18216.
Price $18.
 


'Railway Bridge, Richmond'.
Condition 9/10.
Order #18217.
Price $22.
 


'Richmond Bridge'.
Condition 9.
Order #18218.
Price $18.
 


'Richmond Bridge'.
Condition 9.
Order #18219.
Price $18.
 


'The Thames at Cookham'.
Condition 9.
Order #18220.
Price $15.
 


'Punting near Cookham'.
Condition. Slight gouge at top of left image.
Order #18221.
Price $18.
 


'The River Thames at Benson Lock'.
Condition 9.
Order #18222.
Price $22.
 


'The Thames at Boulters Lock'.
Condition. Surface scratches on right image.
Order #18223.
Price $15.
 


'The Thames at Boulters Lock'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #18224.
Price $18.
 


'Boulters Lock'.
Condition 9.
Order #18225.
Price $22.
 


'Boats near Boulters Lock'.
Condition 9.
Order #18226.
Price $22.
 


'Boulters Lock'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #18227.
Price $18.
 


'The Thames at Teddington Lock'.
Condition 8.
Order #18228.
Price $15.
 


'Twickenham Ferry'.
Condition. Slight damage to edge of mount at right.
Order #18230.
Price $18.
 


'The Thames at Twickenham'.
Condition 9.
Order #18231.
Price $22.
 


'The Thames at Twickenham'.
Condition 8.
Order #18232.
Price $18.
 


'Teddington Old Church'.
Condition. Light images.
Order #18234.
Price $15.
 


'Bridge over the weir, Bedford'.
Condition 9.
Order #18236.
Price $18.
 


'Bedford Bridge'.
Condition. Slight damage at bottom left of left image.
Order #18237.
Price $15.
 


'Byron statue, Bedford'.
Condition. Slight surface scratch on left image.
Order #18238.
Price $18.
 


'Boating on the river, Bedford'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #18239.
Price $18.
 


'Cottage at Elstow, where Bunyan was born'.
Condition 9.
Order #18240.
Price $22.
 


'Cannon at Bedford'.
Condition 9.
Order #18241.
Price $15.
 


'The River Ouse at Bedford'.
Condition 9.
Order #18242.
Price $15.
 


'Canterbury, No 1. The Priory Ruins'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #18243.
Price $15.
 


'Canterbury, No 4. Gateway, Green Court'.
Condition 9.
Order #18244.
Price $15.
 


'Canterbury, No 5. King's College and Norman staircase'.
Condition 9.
Order #18245.
Price $15.
 


'Canterbury, No 8. Gateway to Christ Church'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #18246.
Price $15.
 


'Canterbury, No 10. Westgate (without)'.
Condition 9.
Order #18247.
Price $18.
 


'Fountain in Dane John, Canterbury'.
Condition 9.
Order #18249.
Price $15.
 


Views of Yarmouth, No 7 'Carved pulpit in St Nicholas' church'.
Condition 9/10.
Order #18250.
Price $15.
 


Views of Yarmouth, No 35 'Fishing boat entering the harbour'. This is a Yarmouth drifter - so-called because they had no engine and sailed to position and then drifted with nets behind. Note towing line to steam tug. Often a half dozen were towed out of the harbour in line behind one tug. Great efforts have revealed the name of YH893. She was The Olivette.
Condition 8/9.
Order #18254.
Price $25.
 


Views of Yarmouth, No 36 'Timber ship leaving the harbour'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #18255.
Price $25.
 


Views of Yarmouth, No 54 'The Drive and Sailors Home'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #18256.
Price $22.
 


Views of Yarmouth, No 63 'Coldham Hall Ferry, No 1'.
Condition 9.
Order #18257.
Price $18.
 


Views of Yarmouth, No 65 'View up the river at Brundall'.
Condition 9.
Order #18258.
Price $22.
 


Views of Yarmouth. 'Coldham Hall Ferry'. Not marked but probably No 65.
Condition 9.
Order #18259.
Price $22.
 


Views of Yarmouth. 'Breydon Water'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #18260.
Price $22.
 


Views of Yarmouth 'Fritton Lake'.
Condition. Exposure to light on the right.
Order #18261.
Price $15.
 


Views of Yarmouth 'Fritton Decoy'. Not marked but this is listed as No 61.
Condition 9/10.
Order #18262.
Price $18.
 


Views of Yarmouth 'Fritton Decoy'.
Condition 9.
Order #18263.
Price $18.
 


Views of Yarmouth 'The Sands, Yarmouth'.
Condition 9.
Order #18265.
Price $25.
 


Views of Cromer No 8 'On the Jetty'.
Condition. Ding at top of left image.
Order #18266.
Price $25.
 


Untitled (possibly Lowestoft).
Condition. Light.
Order #18269.
Price $12.
 


'Hops growing'.
Condition 9.
Order #18270.
Price $8.
 


'Hoppers at work'.
Condition. Very sadly lost the bottom left corner.
Order #18272.
Price $5.
 


'Hop picking'.
Condition. Once again - a beautiful view horribly damaged.
Order #18274.
Price $5.
 


'Bray church'.
Condition 8.
Order #18276.
Price $12.
 


'Ramsgate. Victoria Garden, East Cliff'. Probably No 28.
Condition 8.
Order #18277.
Price $15.
 


Untitled but this is probably Ramsgate No 6 'The Harbour'.
Condition. Couple of light surface marks.
Order #18278.
Price $22.
 


Ramsgate No 8 'Band playing on the sands'.
Condition. Couple of slight production faults and marks.
Order #18279.
Price $18.
 


'View on the Isis, Oxford'.
Condition 9.
Order #18280.
Price $18.
 


'Blackberrying'.
Condition 9.
Order #18282.
Price $15.
 


'Father Andrew discovers a new knocker to the monestery door'.
Condition 6 (three white spots and mount frayed).
Order #18290.
Price $8.
 


'The Regents Canal'.
Condition 6 (slightly faded and a couple of surface dents).
Order #18291.
Price $12.
 


Untitled. Thanks to Stuart who has identified this as Fritton, near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk.
Condition 5 (crease across l/h image).
Order #18292.
Price $6.
 

The rest of the views are of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in London in 1897. Series of these exist by Underwood, Kilburn, Excelsior etc. Don't know what it is about Mann's views but they beat the rest hands down.


'Band of the Royal Horse Guards Blue'.
Condition 7.
Order #18293.
Price $15.
 


'British and foreign princes'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #18294.
Price $15.
 


'Royal landaus'.
Condition 7/8 but small black spot in middle of r/h image.
Order #18295.
Price $15.
 


'Band of 17th Lancers'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #18296.
Price $15.
 


'Band of the First Life Guards'.
Condition 8.
Order #18297.
Price $15.
 


'Officers of Imperial Service Troops'.
Condition 8.
Order #18298.
Price $15.
 


'Queensland and Cape Mounted Rifles'.
Condition 7 (very slight fading).
Order #18299.
Price $12.
 


'New South Wales Lancers'.
Condition 9.
Order #18300.
Price $15.
 


'Squadron of 17th Lancers'.
Condition 7 (fault mark across both images, almost views out).
Order #18301.
Price $12.
 
 

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