The hydrographic research tower on the site of the proposed airport on Maplin Sands in the Thames estuary.
The hydrographic research tower erected on the site of the proposed airport on the Maplin Sands in the Thames estuary off the Essex coast. Two men are working on the top platform. The photographer is over the bow of a work boat which is close to the tower. A vertical format negative.
Object Details
| ID: | PM2866/5 |
|---|---|
| Type: | 35 mm Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Merwe, Pieter van der |
| Date made: | 19 May 1975 |
| People: | Merwe, Pieter van der |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm x 35 mm |