A close view of the starboard bow of the bowsprit spritsail barge Gladys (1901) under sail in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex.
A close view of the starboard bow of the bowsprit spritsail barge Gladys (1901) under sail in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex, during the Southend Barge Match. She has a white jib. Everything aft of her mainmast is out of the picture. In the background and seen from just ahead of her starboard beam is the staysail spritsail barge Ena (1906). Her mizzen sail is furled and she has the white X of R. & W. Paul Ltd on her topsail. A vertical format negative.
Object Details
| ID: | PM2312/20 |
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| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Weston, Derek Richard |
| Vessels: | Gladys (1901); Ena (1906) |
| Date made: | 1982 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 38 mm x 35 mm |