Medway Barge Match, 1899
A half plate negative. A slightly distant bow view of topsail barges jockeying for position in Short Reach, River Medway, at the start of the Medway Barge Match. The barges include the Giralda (1897), Lord Nelson (1898), Satanita (1897) and Gloria (1898). Upnor Reach, Beacon Hill and St Mary's Island are in the background.
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Object Details
ID: | G1337 |
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Type: | Glass plate negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | F. C. Gould & Son |
Vessels: | Spritsail Barge Race, 1899 |
Date made: | 6 June 1899 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection |
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