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A slightly distant starboard near broadside view, taken from just abaft the beam, of the passenger paddle steamer Duke of Cambridge (1866) under way in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is bound down with passengers on board. Tilbury Fort is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Duke of Cambridge (1866) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port broadside view of the Swedish coastal passenger/cargo paddle vessel Svithiod (1873) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She was built by J & W Dudgeon at Cubitt Town, London and was delivered to Rederi Aktiebolaget Svea in December 1873. The stern of a wooden hulled schooner flying a white ensign is in the left foreground. Tilbury ferry pontoon and railway station are in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Svithiod (1873) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the three masted ship rigged vessel Suffolk (1857) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double fore and main topsails, single mizzen topsail, and single topgallants. She has painted ports and a white painted wooden structure is on deck amidships. Tilbury is in the background. Negatives numbers G1767 and G2270 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Suffolk (1857) (Glass plate negative)
A port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Oruba (1889) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has short funnels and four masts. An unidentified steam launch is alongside. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Oruba (1889) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard broadside view of the 3 masted ship rigged vessel St Lawrence (1861) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with single topsails, topgallants and royals and has painted ports. A brig is drying sails beyond her and Tilbury Fort Watergate is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
St. Lawrence (1861) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Denmark (1866) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has an auxiliary barque rig with double topsails but no topgallants on the fore and main masts and no topgallant masts at all. Two skiffs are in the foreground and Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Denmark (1865) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard near broadside view from only just ahead of beam of passenger/cargo liner Chyebassa (1874) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has three yards on her foremast and is flying the blue peter. She has an awning rigged aft and the twin funnelled paddle tug Lord Warden (1868) is alongside. An unidentified steam launch is in the left foreground. Tilbury is in the background. Negatives numbers G1973, G1981, G1989 & G1994 taken on the same day. F. C. Gould & Son
Chyebassa (1874) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Taroba (1888) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames prior to her maiden voyage to Brisbane. She has three yards on her foremast. A twin funnelled tug is alongside her port side aft. The steam passenger launch Maude (1886) is at anchor in the foreground. Tilbury Fort Watergate is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Taroba (1888) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Port Fairy (1887) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has three yards on her foremast and has a clipper bow with figurehead. A small boat is on a painter astern and a pair of skiffs are anchored in the foreground. Tilbury ferry pontoon is in the left background. F. C. Gould & Son
Port Fairy (1887) (Glass plate negative)
A port broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Cathay (1872) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has two yards on her foremast, awnings are rigged over the forecastle, just ahead of the bridge and aft and she is flying the blue peter. Tilbury Fort gatehouse is in the background. Frederick Charles Gould
Cathay (1872) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port very near broadside view, taken from only just abaft the beam, of the tug Game Cock (1883) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is in brand new condition. Three of the crew are on deck. A deeply laden spritsail barge is at anchor and Tilbury Fort Watergate is in the background. Negatives numbers G1677 and G1679 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Game Cock (1883) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard very near broadside view, taken from only just abaft the beam, of the cable ship Recorder (1885) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. Tilbury Fort Watergate is in the background and the land has a light covering of snow. Negatives numbers G1932, G1934 and G1938 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Recorder (1885) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted ship rigged vessel Salsette (1886) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has double topsails, single topgallants and royals. She is well laden and the hull below her painted ports is in an unmaintained condition. Tilbury Fort Watergate is in the background. Negatives numbers G2300 and G2308 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Salsette (1886) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Duke of Sutherland (1873) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has two yards on her foremast. A two funnelled Watkins tug is alongside her port quarter. Tilbury Fort is in the background. Negatives numbers G2023 and G2212 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Duke of Sutherland (1873) (Glass plate negative)
A port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Ly-Ee-Moon (1859) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. Her original paddles have been removed and she has been converted into a screw driven steamship with new engines and two tall thin funnels. She has a 3 masted rig with two yards on the foremast. Tilbury is in the background. F. C.
Ly-Ee-Moon (1859) (Glass plate negative)
On board the passenger cruise ship Ceylon (1858) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. The photographer is on the port side of the bridge looking aft. the engine and boiler room skylights are in the foreground on either side of the mainmast. An awning is rigged aft over the poop anda crewman is on deck looking at the camera. F. C. Gould & Son
Ceylon (1858) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port broadside view of the cargo liner Yeoman (1882) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has four yards on her foremast and appears to have some deck cargo abreast this mast. Tilbury is in the background. Negatives numbers G1728 and G1739 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Yeoman (1882) (Glass plate negative)
A distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted barque rigged vessel Palestine (1863) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails, single topgallants, royals and skysails on her fore and main masts. A clinker built, lug sailed boat is alongside amidships. East Tilbury Marshes are in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Palestine (1863) (Glass plate negative)
A distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Aberdeen (1881) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is barque rigged with three yards on each of her fore and main masts. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Aberdeen (1881) (Glass plate negative)
A port near broadside view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Kinfauns Castle (1879) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has two yards on each of her masts and has an awning rigged aft. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Kinfauns Castle (1879) (Glass plate negative)
A port broadside view of the paddle steamer Silva Americano (1877) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has four flags flying, two on each mast, and is probably on her builders' trials. She has a number of people on board and many of them are looking at the camera. Tilbury Fort Watergate is in the background. Negative number G2071 is also a copy of the same photograph. F. C. Gould & Son
Silva Americano (1877) (Glass plate negative)
A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted ship rigged vessel Hampshire (1870) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails, single topgallants and no royals. She has painted ports and is flying the blue peter and her Money Wigram houseflag. Tilbury Fort Watergate is in the background. Negatives numbers G1522 and G2016 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Hampshire (1870) (Glass plate negative)
A port broadside view of the 3 masted ship rigged vessel Carlisle Castle (1868) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails, double topgallants on the fore and main with single topgallant on the mizzen and single royals. She has fidded royal masts and also has painted ports. She is flying the blue peter and an unidentified steam lighter is alongside. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Carlisle Castle (1868) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard near broadside view from just ahead of beam, of the 3 masted ship rigged vessel Royal Standard (1863) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails, single topgallants, single royals and a skysail on the main mast. Her accommodation ladde is fitted with a canvas dodger. Tilbury Fort Watergate is in the right background and the Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 37 (1855) is drawn up on the shore in the left background. Frederick Charles Gould
Royal Standard (1863) (Glass plate negative)