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A slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Doric (1883) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has yards on her fore, main and mizzen masts but no canvas on the mizzen yards and she is flying the blue peter at the foremast. A two funnelled tug is alongside her starboard side forward. Tilbury is in the background. Negatives numbers G2163, G2173 and G2185 were taken on the same occasion. Frederick Charles Gould
Doric (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 Melbourne (1875) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topgallant yards on each of her fore and main masts and only a single topgallant on her mizzen. Tilbury Fort Watergate is in the background. Negative number G1794 was taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Melbourne (1875) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard near broadside view, taken from just abaft the beam, of the passenger cruise ship Ceylon (1858) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has two yards on each of her fore and main masts, a short funnel, boats added before the bridge and all of her boats are painted white. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Ceylon (1858) (Glass plate negative)
A port very near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Quetta (1881) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has two yards on her foremast and members of her crew are working on her topsail yard. Her stern boat has been lowered to below the counter but above the water. The stern of a tug is in the left foreground and Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Quetta (1881) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Dacca (1881) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is brig rigged with three yards on each mast and is flying the blue peter. She has awnings rigged by the bridge and on the poop. A twin funnelled "Ring" company paddle tug is alongside her port side forward. A two funnelled paddle tug is on the left with the Tilbury Hotel beyond it. Small skiffs are in the foreground. F. C. Gould & Son
Dacca (1881) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard very near broadside view, taken from only just abaft 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. A tug flying the New Zealand Shipping Co house flag is alongside the liner's port side. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Aorangi (1883) (Glass plate negative)
A port broadside view of the passenger/cargo ship Bombay (1882) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has an auxiliary barquentine rig with three yards on the foremast and is in her original two funnelled configuration. Her hull paintwork is in very poor condition. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Bombay (1882) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the paddle tug Universe (1875) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. Her boat is on a painter astern. Tilbury is in the background. Negatives numbers G1658 and G1659 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Universe (1875) (Glass plate negative)
A fair quality starboard broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Potosi (1873) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. she has an auxiliary 3 masted barque rig and is flying a blue peter. A large number of passengers are on deck forward. Tilbury Fort Watergate is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Potosi (1873) (Glass plate negative)
A poor port broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Assyrian Monarch (1880) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has three yards on each of her fore and main masts and she has a pilot jack, a red ensign, and signal hoists at all four masts. She is flying her international signal code TNWM from her mizzen mast. Tilbury is in the background. Negatives numbers G1688, G1694, G2041 and G2221 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Assyrian Monarch (1880) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Bulimba (1882) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is flying a blue peter and has a large awning rigged aft. An unidentified Ring company twin funnelled paddle tug is alongside forward. Tilbury Fort Watergate is in the background. Negatives numbers G1738 and G1965 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Bulimba (1882) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Spanish Navy unprotected cruiser Velasco (1881) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has an auxiliary barque rig with two yards on each of the fore and main masts. Tilbury is in the background. Negatives numbers G2062 and G2079 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Velasco (1881) (Glass plate negative)
A port near broadside view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Coptic (1881) under tow in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. the towing tug is out of the picture. The Coptic (1881) is as built with three yards on each of her fore, main and mizzen masts and a spanker on her jigger mast. She has a short funnel. The screw tug Game Cock (1883) is at anchor in the foreground. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Coptic (1881); Game Cock (1883) (Glass plate negative)
A fair quality slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the general cargo steamship Westmeath (1882) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has three yards on her foremast and men are working at the mooring buoy. Tilbury Fort is in the background. Negatives numbers G1940 and G1952 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Westmeath (1882) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Dorunda (1875) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has three yards on her foremast. Tilbury is in the background. Negatives numbers G1964, G1996 and G2001 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Dorunda (1875) (Glass plate negative)
A fair quality 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 port broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Lydian Monarch (1881) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has an auxiliary sailing rig with four yards on each of her fore and main masts, comprising a course, double topsails and single topgallants. She is flying the blue peter from her foremast. Two small steam launches are alongside her port side and larger steam vessels are alongside her starboard side. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Lydian Monarch (1881) (Glass plate negative)
A port broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Oroya (1886) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has short funnels and no yards on her foremast. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Oroya (1886) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Rimutaka (1884) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. she has yards on her fore and main masts. The tug Bantam Cock (1882), seen from ahead of her port beam, is at anchor in the foreground. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Bantam Cock (1882); Rimutaka (1884) (Glass plate negative)
A port broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Australia (1870) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has an auxiliary barque rig but her topgallant yards have been sent down. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Australia (1870) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the general cargo steamship Cesarevitch (1869) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has two yards on her foremast. Tilbury fort is in the background, showing the temporary structures used to unload barges during the fort's reconstruction in the 1870s. F. C. Gould & Son
Cesarevitch (1869) (Glass plate negative)
A port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the cable ship Scotia (1862) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has double topsails on both masts. Tilbury is in the background. Negatives numbers G1497, G1550, G1943 and G2333 were taken on the same occasion. F. C. Gould & Son
Scotia (1862) (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)
On board the passenger cruise ship Ceylon (1858) while moored in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. The photographer is on the port side of the forecastle looking aft and to starboard over the forward well deck to the bridge and the short funnel. A telegraph is on the port side of the bridge and sides of beef are hanging on racks on the front of the port bridge wing supporting deckhouse. Tilbury is in the background. F. C. Gould & Son
Ceylon (1858) (Glass plate negative)