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The George Mitchell Choir gathered for a performance on the after deck of the excursion vessel Royal Eagle (1932) in the Thames Estuary. (Sheet film negative)
The passenger liner Beltana (1912) under way in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
The passenger liner Kenilworth Castle (1904) under way in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
Gloria (1898) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the spritsail rigged general cargo barge Ardeer (1895) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Thames Barge Match. She is on the port tack with her lee board raised and she has her race number 8 flag on her forestay. Her crew are dressed in white trousers. The top of her mast is out of the picture. Three other barges and a steamer are in the right distance. F. C. Gould & Son
Ardeer (1895) (Sheet film negative)
A slightly distant port very near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the spritsail rigged topsail barge Arrow (1897) under sail during the June 1899 Thames Barge Match. She has a number flag on her forestay (barely visible) and her bob is a dark six pointed star on a white background. Her leeboard is lowered. There is some doubt as to the correct identity of this barge. Negatives numbers G94, G1056 and G1058 are of the same vessel. F. C. Gould & Son
Arrow (1897) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the spritsail barge Lord Nelson (1898) under sail in the Champion Topsail class in the Thames Barge Match. She is in ballast and her leeboards are raised. She has the number 4 flag on her forestay. Other spritsail barges and a gaff cutter are in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Lord Nelson (1898) (Glass plate negative)
A port side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the spritsail rigged general cargo barge Dorcas (1898) under sail during a Thames or Medway Barge Match. She is on the starboard tack and has the number 2 flag on her forestay. Negative number G34 was taken during the same race. F. C. Gould & Son
Dorcas (1898) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the spritsail rigged topsail barge Thelma (1901) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Medway Barge Match of 1901 or 1911. She is running before the wind. The number 5 flag is on her forestay. F. C. Gould & Son
Thelma (1901) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port quarter view of the spritsail rigged general cargo topsail barge James Piper (1894) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the outbound leg of the Thames Barge Match from Gravesend Reach to the Mouse and back. She is running downwind on the port tack, her jib is boomed out to port and her lee boards are raised. Her crew are dressed in white. She has No. 346 on her transom. Other racing barges and two square rigged vessels are in the distance. F. C. Gould & Son
James Piper (1894) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port quarter view, taken from wide off the stern, of the spritsail rigged general cargo barge Violet (1896) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Thames Barge Match. She is a topsail barge and has a white jib sail and is on the port tack. The number 6 flag is attached to her forestay. F. C. Gould & Son
Violet (1896) (Glass plate negative)
Slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of beam, of spritsail rigged topsail barge Rathbale (1896) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Thames Barge Match. Her crew are in whites, she has a white jib sail and she has her race number flag on her forestay. Her leeboards are up and she is the starboard tack. Her hull is painted light blue but the dark blue wale she carried in the 1896 Thames Barge Match has been repainted light blue to match the rest of the hull. F. C. Gould & Son
Rathbale (1896) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port quarter view of the general cargo spritsail rigged barges Arthur (1895) and Rowland (1895) during the Thames Barge Match of 1896. The Rowland (1895) is on the right of the picture. Both barges have their leeboards raised. Other barges, a topsail scgooner and a brig are in the distance. The photograph is said to have been taken from the deck of a vessel named Penzance. F. C. Gould & Son
Thames Barge Match 1986. Arthur (1895); Rowland (1895) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the general cargo spritsail rigged barge Giralda (1897) under sail during the 1899 Thames Barge Match. She has flag number 3 on her forestay. Vessels in the background include a gaff cutter, a cargo ship, a steam yacht and another spritsail barge. F. C. Gould & Son
Giralda (1897) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port bow view of the spritsail rigged topsail barge Vectis (1895) undersail in the Thames Estuary during a Thames or Medway barge match. Her lee boards are raised and her crew are in whites. She has a number on a white flag on her forestay and is leaning slightly to starboard. F. C. Gould & Son
Vectis (1895) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the spritsail rigged general cargo barge Surf (1900) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Thames Barge Match. She is on the port tack with her starboard lee board down in half a gale. She is rucking her topsail and she has her race number flag on her forestay. F. C. Gould & Son
Surf (1900) (Glass plate negative)
A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the spritsail rigged staysail barge Maysie (18990 under sail in the Thames Estuary. She is in ballast and her lee board is down. Her staysail has been heavily patched. F. C. Gould & Son
Maysie (1898) (Glass plate negative)
A port near broadside view, taken from abaft the beam, of the spritsail rigged general cargo sailing barge Ardeer (1895) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Thames Barge Match. She is on the port tack with her lee board raised and her crew are in white trousers. She has the race number 8 flag on her forestay. The tip of her mast is just out of the picture. F. C. Gould & Son
Ardeer (1895) (Glass plate negative)
General cargo spritsail rigged barges rounding the Mouse Light Vessel in the Thames estuary during the 1898 Thames Barge Match. The light vessel is seen from off her starboard beam and the barges off the starboard quarter. The barges are said to be the Satanita (1897) following Giralda (1897) with Lord Nelson (1898) and Arrow (1897) ahead. F. C. Gould & Son
Thames Barge Match 1898 (Glass plate negative)
A starboard broadside view of the spritsail rigged general cargo barge Edith (1904) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Medway Barge Match. She is on the starboard tack and her leeboard is raised. She has her race number 5 flag on her forestay. Her stem, upper wales and leeboard are painted white. F. C. Gould & Son
Edith (1904) (Glass plate negative)
A bow view, taken from very fine off the port bow, of the general cargo spritsail rigged barge Albert (1906) under sail during a Thames or Medway Barge Match. She is a staysail barge and is on the starboard tack with her leeboards raised. She is flying the bob of Albert Hutson. The photographer is on board a paddle steamer which has just passed on the port side of the Albert (1906). F. C. Gould & Son
Albert (1906) (Glass plate negative)
General cargo spritsail rigged barges rounding the Mouse Light Vessel in the Thames estuary during the 1898 Thames Barge Match. The light vessel is seen from off her starboard beam. The barges are said to be the Satanita (1897), seen from abaft her port beam, following Giralda (1897) with Lord Nelson (1898) and Arrow (1897) ahead. They all have a number flag of the forestay. F. C. Gould & Son
Thames Barge Match, 1898 (Glass plate negative)
Slightly distant starboard quarter view, taken from wide off stern, of spritsail rigged general cargo topsail barge Shamrock (1899) under sail during Thames or Medway Barge Match, probably 1900 Thames match. Her crew are in whites & she has flag number 1 on her forestay. Four other barges in line ahead of her; second in line is thought to be Centaur (1898) & third in line may be Loualf (1898). Gamecock Towing Co tug is towing a square rigger in left background. F. C. Gould & Son
Shamrock (1899) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard broadside view of the spritsail rigged topsail barge Conqueror (1876) under sail in a fresh breeze in the Thames Estuary during the Thames Barge Match. She is heeling to starboard showing some of her deck details. The master is sitting at the wheel and is dressed completely in white. F. C. Gould & Son
Conqueror (1876) (Glass plate negative)