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Unidentified spritsail barge (Glass plate negative)
A starboard bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the spritsail barge Loualf (1898) under sail during the Thames Barge Match in which she finished sixth in class. She has her race number 1 flag on her forestay. On the right is the bow of a steam vessel named Frank which is being used as a committee boat. This is a copy of negative number G1346. Frederick Charles Gould
Loualf (1898) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard quarter view, taken from wide off the stern, of the spritsail rigged sailing barge Edward VII (1901) racing in the Thames estuary during the 1901 or 1903 Thames Barge Match. She is heeling to starboard while on the port tack in a fresh breeze. Her crew are in their racing whites and she has her race number flag on her forestay. Negative number G1262 was taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Edward VII (1901) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard near broadside view, taken from just abaft the beam, of the spritsail barge Terror (1901) under sail in the Thames estuary during the 1901 Thames Barge Match. Her race number 4 flag is attached to her forestay. F. C. Gould & Son
Terror (1901) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port quarter view 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 on the starboard tack in a strong wind and tow other barges are in the background. she has the number 5 race flag on her forestay. F. C. Gould & Son
Thelma (1901) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the staysail rigged spritsail barge PASTIME (1890) under sail in the Thames estuary during the Thames Barge Match. She has a white staysail and is flying a flag from her mizzen burton. Her crew are in racing whites. Frederick Charles Gould
Pastime (1890) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port very near broadside view of the general cargo spritsail rigged barge Genesta (1903) under sail in the Thames estuary during the running of the Thames Barge Match. She is on the starboard tack, listing slightly to port in a fresh breeze. Her crew are in racing whites. Other spritsail barges are in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Genesta (1903) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of Kaiser Wilhelm II's racing cutter Meteor (1896) under full sail during a race in the Thames Estuary. She has a jib, staysail, foresail, mainsail and topsail set. A steam launch is on the right. F. C. Gould & Son
Meteor (1896) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard near broadside view, taken from abaft the beam, of the spritsail rigged topsail barge under sail in a strong breeze in the Thames Estuary during the Medway Barge Match of 1901 or 1911. She has the number 5 flag on her forestay. F. C. Gould & Son
Thelma (1901) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the general cargo spritsail rigged topsail barge under sail during the Thames Barge Match. She is on the starboard tack and has her race number 8 flag on her forestay. Her crew are in racing whites and other spritsail barges are in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Imperial (1902) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from abaft the beam, of an unidentified 2 masted schooner rigged yacht under full sail in the Thames estuary. She is heading out to sea and she has a flying jib, jib, fore staysail, foresail, fore topsail, mainsail and main lug topsail set. F. C. Gould & Son
Unidentified schooner rigged yacht (Glass plate negative)
A starboard broadside view of the single masted cutter rigged racing yacht Sonya (1905) under sail in the Thames estuary, presumbably during a Thames or Medway Barge Match. She has a flying jib, jib, fore, main and a gaff topsail rigged. Her owner's flag is at the head of the mast, the top of which is just out of the picture. F. C. Gould & Son
Racing cutter Sonya (1905) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard quarter view, taken from wide off the stern, of the spritsail rigged general cargo barge Edward VII (1901) racing in the Thames Estuary during the 1902 Thames Barge Match. She is on an even keel and her jib is boomed out to starboard. Her crew are in racing whites and her race number flag is on her forestay. F. C. Gould & Son
Edward VII (1901) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard quarter view, taken from fine off the stern, of the spritsail barge Terror (1901) under sail in the Thames estuary during the 1901 Thames Barge Match. Her race number 4 flag is attached to her forestay and she is on the port tack. F. C. Gould & Son
Terror (1901) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard very near broadside view, taken from only just abaft the beam, of the spritsail barge Lord Nelson (1898) under sail during the Thames Barge Match. She is in the Champion Topsail class and has the number 6 flag on her forestay. A three masted wooden barque is at anchor in the right background. F. C. Gould & Son
Lord Nelson (1898) (Glass plate negative)
A fair quality starboard bow view, taken gfrom fine off the bow, of the spritsail barge Marconi (1901) under sail in the Thames Estuary during a Thames Barge Match. Her crew are in their racing whites and ship is on the port tack. F. C. Gould & Son
Marconi (1901) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard bow view of the spritsail rigged general cargo barge Surf (1900) under sail in the Thames Estuary during a Thames Barge Match. She is on the outward leg of the course. She is running downwind on the starboard tack and her jib is poled out to port. Her crew are dressed in whites and two of them are manoeuvring a pole, presumably to shift the foresail out to starboard where it will not be blanketed by the mainsail. A Gamecock Steam Towing Co tug is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Surf (1900) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the general cargo spritsail rigged barge Giralda (1897) under sail during a Thames Barge Match. Her crew are in their racing white trousers and she has a number flag on her forestay. She is the starboard tack and her spinnaker is boomed out to starboard. F. C. Gould & Son
Giralda (1897) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from well abaft the beam, 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 and has her race number flag on her forestay. F. C. Gould & Son
Surf (1900) (Glass plate negative)
A close port broadside view of the spritail rigged general cargo barge James Piper (1894) under sail in the Thames Estuary during the Thames Barge Match. She is on the port tack, her lee board is raised and she has her race number flag on her forestay. Her crew are in whites. The top of her mast and the forward part of her jib are out of the picture. A square rigged vessel under headsails and staysails is in the right background. F. C. Gould & Son
James Piper (1894) (Glass plate negative)
A port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the composite cutter yacht Nyria (1906) under sail in the Thames estuary. This is probably during a Thames or Medway Barge Match as the paddle steamer in the background is dressed overall. F. C. Gould & Son
Nyria (1906) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the spritsail rigged general cargo topsail barge Shamrock (1899) under sail during a Thames or Medway Barge Match, probably the 1900 Thames match. Her crew are in whites and she has flag number 1 on her forestay. She is running downwind on the starboard tack and her jib is poled out. F. C. Gould & Son
Shamrock (1899) (Glass plate negative)
A distant starboard quarter view, taken from fine off the stern, of the spritsail rigged sailing barge Edward VII (1901) racing in the Thames estuary during the 1901 or 1903 Thames Barge Match. She is heeling to starboard while on the port tack in a fresh breeze. Other barges and yachts are in the background. Negative number G966 was taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Edward VII (1901) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from well 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 mast of another barge can be seen beyond her. F. C. Gould & Son
Ardeer (1895) (Glass plate negative)