XVIII. Repairing a barge on the foreshore at Bermondsey

A print of a barge being repaired on the foreshore at Bermondsey. In the foreground, four men are repairing a barge, while another stands on the deck, working a pump. The artist James McBey drew and etched a wide variety of Thames scenes, capturing the range of activities on the working river in the early decades of the 20th century.

Object Details

ID: PAF5460
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: McBey, James
Places: Bermondsey
Date made: 1914
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 405 mm x 556 mm