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N19188; Shipping in the Thames or Medway.
Shipping in the Thames or Medway. (Glass plate negative)
N19236; A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from abaft the beam, of an unidentified coasting spritsail barge under sail, probably in Lower Hope Reach, River Thames.
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from abaft the beam, of an unidentified coasting spritsail barge under sail, probably in Lower Hope Reach, River Thames. (Glass plate negative)
N19057; Looking west in Barking Reach, River Thames.
Looking west in Barking Reach, River Thames. (Glass plate negative)
N19043; Spritsail barges in Long Reach, River Thames.
Spritsail barges in Long Reach, River Thames. (Glass plate negative)
N19061; Spritsail barges under sail in St. Clement Reach, River Thames.
Spritsail barges under sail in St. Clement Reach, River Thames. (Glass plate negative)
N19042; Shipping in Gravesend Reach, River Thames.
Shipping in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port bow view, taken from very fine off the bow, of the spritsail rigged general cargo barge British Oak (1903) under sail in the River Medway during a Medway Barge Match. She is heeling to starboard while on the port tack. F. C. Gould & Son
British Oak (1903) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard quarter view, taken from wide off the stern, of the spritsail barge Alarm (1898) under sail in the River Medway during the Medway Barge Match. She is on the starboard tack and her racing flag is attached to her forestay. Her starboard leeboard is deployed and one of the crew, in his racing whites, is holding a pole in the water just abaft the leeboard. Ahead of her is the spritsail barge Lord Nelson (1898), also seen from wide off her starboard quarter. Frederick Charles Gould
Alarm (1898) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard broadside view of the general cargo spritsail rigged barge Centaur (1899) under sail in the River Medway during the Medway Barge Match. She has a white jibsail boomed out to port and her crew are in racing whites. She has Gill's bob on her forestay and the top of her mast is just out of the picture. The barge beyond her is the Giralda (1897). Frederick Charles Gould
Centaur (1899) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard near broadside view, taken from just abaft the beam, of the general cargo spritsail rigged barge Centaur (1899) under sail in the River Medway during the Medway Barge Match. She is on the starboard tack, has a white jibsail and has Gill's bobs on her forestay and at the masthead. Frederick Charles Gould
Centaur (1899) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard broadside view of the spritsail rigged general cargo coasting barge Ailsa (1898) under sail in Gillingham Reach, River Medway, during a Medway Barge Match. She is on the port tack, her lee board is down and her crew are in whites. Hoo Fort is in the left background. F. C. Gould & Son
Ailsa (1898) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken just ahead of beam, of passenger/cargo liner/troopship Assaye (1899) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has a black hull with white riband & is flying blue peter with Royal Mail pennant above. A lighter is alongside working cargo at number 2 hold & tug Guiana (1885) is alongside accommodation ladder amidships. Tug has her port anchor down. It is low tide. Tilbury is in background. F. C. Gould & Son
Assaye (1899) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the passenger cargo liner Malwa (1908) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. Tilbury is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Malwa (1908) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Britannia (1887) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is flying the blue peter and a pilot flag. There are no yards on her masts. The passenger ferry/tender Thames (1868) is alongside. Ashore in the left background is the Coast Guard Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847). Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Britannia (1887) (Glass plate negative)
Port near broadside view, taken from ahead of beam, of passenger/cargo liner Peninsular (1888) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is flying blue peter & pilot flag. She has three yards on her foremast & awnings are rigged amidships & aft. Passenger ferry Sir Walter Raleigh (1855) & tug Vigilant (1874) are alongside & steam launch Maude (1886) is standing off. A twin funnelled tug is alongside her starboard side forward. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Peninsular (1888) (Glass plate negative)
A port broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Persia (1900) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Persia (1900) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port broadside view of the cargo liner Hong Kong (1889) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, prior to her maiden voyage to Shanghai. She has three yards on her foremast. Tilbury Docks are in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Hong Kong (1889) (Glass plate negative)
A port broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Coromandel (1885) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. The yards on her foremast have been removed and she has an awning rigged ahead of the mizzen mast. One of her crew is descending the foremast. She has a line out from her bow, presumably to a tug. Tilbury Landing Stage is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Coromandel (1885) (Glass plate negative)
A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Somali (1901) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is flying the blue peter and a pilot flag. A single funnelled tug is alongside her starboard side forward. Tilbury is in the background. Frederick Samuel Gould
Somali (1901) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Delhi (1905) manoeuvring with tugs in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is flying a pilot flag and the Watkins tug Doria (1909) is alongside amidships. Tilbury ferry landing stage is in the background with the ferry Thames (1868) alongside the pontoon. F. C. Gould & Son
Delhi (1905) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Japan (1893) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is flying a pilot flag and the paddle tug Cambria (1870) is alongside. At anchor in the foreground is the tug Expert (1892) and beyond her is the tug Dunera (1892). On the right is the stern of an unidentified tug. Tilbury is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Expert (1892); Japan (1893) (Glass plate negative)
A port broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Mooltan (1905) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Mooltan (1905) (Glass plate negative)
A port broadside view of the passenger cruise ship Vectis (1881), formerly the passenger/cargo liner Rome (1881), at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is shown as originally converted in 1904 with a short poop. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Vectis (1881) (Glass plate negative)
A distant starboard broadside view of the passenger liner Salsette (1908) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is painted white with buff funnels and canvas screens have been erected along the promenade deck. An unidentified Watkins steam tug is alongside aft. A Gamecock Steam Towing Co tug is at anchor on the left. The photographer is looking north from Gravesend Promenade with Tilbury in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Salsette (1908) (Glass plate negative)