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A starboard very near broadside view, taken from only just abaft the beam, of the screw tug Falcon (1892) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. There is no human activity on board and the tug's name pennant is at the masthead. Her paintwork is spotless, and she is probably brand new. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV.28 (1847) is on the Tilbury shore in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Falcon (1892) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted ship rigged vessel Mataura (1868) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails, single topgallants and royals and has painted ports. An awning is rigged over the poop. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is on the Tilbury shore in the right background. F. C. Gould & Son
Mataura (1868) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted ship rigged vessel Ferdinand (1868) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails, single topgallants and royals and her jib-boom is run in. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is drawn up on the Tilbury shore in the right background. Negatives numbers G2054 and G2263 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Ferdinand (1868) (Glass plate negative)
A port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the 3 masted ship rigged vessel Moravian (1858) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with single topsails, single topgallants on fore and mizzen, double topgallant on main and single royals on all three masts. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is on the Tilbury shore in the background. A copy of negative number G1318. F. C. Gould & Son
Moravian (1858) (Glass plate negative)
A port broadside view of 3 masted ship-rigged vessel Clarence (1858) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails on the fore & main, single topsail on mizzen, single topgallants & single royals, painted ports. A swim headed, budget sterned, stumpy spritsail rigged barge alongside amidships. Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) on Tilbury shore in right background. Negatives numbers G1545 & G1783 taken on the same day. Frederick Charles Gould
Clarence (1858) (Glass plate negative)
A port near broadside view, taken from just abaft the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Peshawur (1871) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has two yards on her foremast. A steam launch is alongside her accommodation ladder. the bow of a paddle tug is on the right. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is on the Tilbury shore in the background. Negatives numbers G1876, G1877 and G2123 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Peshawur (1871) (Glass plate negative)
A port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted ship rigged vesel Earl Dalhousie (1862) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails, single topgallants and royals and has painted ports. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is drawn up on the Tilbury shore in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Earl Dalhousie (1862) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard near broadside view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Antenor (1872) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. A small boat is alongside her accommodation ladder to which a canvas dodger is fitted. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is drawn up on the Tilbury shore in the background. Negative number G1308 was taken on the same occasion. Frederick Charles Gould
Antenor (1872) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted ship rigged vessel Renown (1860) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails, single topgallants and royals and has painted ports. A bawley is on the left, drying her nets. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is drawn up on the Tilbury shore in the background. Negatives numbers G2240 and G2255 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Renown (1860) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from just abaft the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner India (1881) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has two yards on her foremast and awnings are rigged ahead of the bridge and over the poop. Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV.28 (1847) is on the Tilbury shore in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
India (1881) (Glass plate negative)
A port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo ship Victory (1882) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has four yards on her foremast and is flying the blue peter. The hull abreast her forward welldeck has been repainted in a darker colour than the rest of the ship. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is drawn up on the Tilbury shore in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Victory (1882) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port broadside view of an unidentified Gravesend bawley under sail in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has a crew of two and is heading upstream. She is of the early clinker built type with no decking. Tilbury is in the background and the Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV.28 (1847) is drawn up on shore in the centre. F. C. Gould & Son
An unidentified Gravesend bawley (Glass plate negative)
A port near broadside view from abaft the beam of 3 masted ship rigged vessel Agamemnon (1855) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails on the fore and main, single topsail of the mizzen, single topgallants and royals. She has painted ports and is flying Green's houseflag. Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is on the Tilbury shore in the background. Negatives numbers G1565 & G1798 taken on the same day. F. C. Gould & Son
Agamemnon (1855) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard very near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Hankow (1873) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has three yards on each of her fore and main masts and is flying the blue peter from the foremast. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is on the Tilbury shore in the background. Negatives numbers G1508 and G2034 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Hankow (1873) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard near broadside view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Aorangi (1883) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has three yards on her fore and main masts and is flying the blue peter. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV.28 (1847) is hauled up on the Tilbury shore in the right background. CGWV.28 was formerly the Royal Navy brig Elk (1847). Tilbury Docks are in the left background. F. C. Gould & Son
Aorangi (1883) (Glass plate negative)
A port very near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted ship rigged vessel North American (1856) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV.28 (1847) is drawn up on the shore on the left and Tilbury Fort Watergate is in the right background. This vessel was converted from a steamship in 1874. F. C. Gould & Son
North American (1856) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard broadside view of 3 masted ship-rigged vessel La Hogue (1855) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails & single topgallants, has painted ports & flying the blue peter. A stumpy rigged spritsail barge is along port side amidships. Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) ashore in the left background & Tilbury Fort Watergate is in the right background. Negatives numbers G1777 & G2289 taken on the same day. F. C. Gould & Son
La Hogue (1855) (Glass plate negative)
A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted ship rigged vessel Cambrian Princess (1877) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails, single topgallants and royals and she is flying the blue peter. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is drawn up on the Tilbury shore in the background and she is dressed overall. F. C. Gould & Son
Cambrian Princess (1877) (Glass plate negative)
Port near broadside view taken from ahead of beam of passenger/cargo liner Ionic (1883) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has a short funnel & yards on the fore & main masts. It’s low tide & a paddle vessel is beached on the Tilbury shore in the background to left of centre. A stackie spritsail barge is at anchor beyond the stern of the liner and Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV.28 (1847) is drawn up on shore by the coast Guard station in the right background. F. C. Gould & Son
Ionic (1883) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard very near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Hankow (1873) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has three yards on each of her fore and main masts and is flying the blue peter from the foremast. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is on the Tilbury shore in the background. Negatives numbers G1508 and G2034 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Hankow (1873) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted ship rigged vesel Darling Downs (1852) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails, single topgallants and single royals. She has canvas windsails rigged between the masts and an awning is rigged aft. The Coast Gurad Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is on shore in the left background and Tilbury Fort Watergate is in the right background. F. C. Gould & Son
Darling Downs (1852) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted ship rigged vessel Jessie Readman (1869) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has a black hull and is rigged with double topsails, single topgallants and royals. She has an awning rigged over the poop. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is on shore on the left and Tilbury Fort Watergate is in the right background. F. C. Gould & Son
Jessie Readman (1869) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard very near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted ship-rigged vessel The Lord Warden (1862) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails, single topgallants and single royals and has painted ports. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is on the Tilbury shore in the right background. Negatives numbers G1557 and G1581 were taken on the same occasion. Frederick Charles Gould
The Lord Warden (1862) (Glass plate negative)
A distant starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the pontoon Cleopatra (1877) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. This vessel was purpose built around Cleopatra's Needle to transport the obelisk from Alexandria to London. The Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is drawn up on the Tilbury shore in the background F. C. Gould & Son
The pontoon Cleopatra (1877) containing Cleopatra's Needle at Tilbury 23 January 1878 (Glass plate negative)