A close view of the port quarter of the houseboat Mermaid (1888) moored to the bank in Conyer Creek off the Swale, Kent, near the Ship Inn.
A close view of the port quarter of the houseboat Mermaid (1888) moored to the bank in Conyer Creek off the Swale, Kent, near the Ship Inn. She was formerly a spritsail barge. Beyond her is the houseboat Persevere (1889) which had been a motor barge converted from a spritsail barge. A former Vosper motor torpedo boat is berthed astern of the Persevere. The houses in Conyer Road are in the background. Negatives numbers PM2391/2 to PM2394/21 were taken on the same occasion.
Object Details
| ID: | PM2392/9 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Derek Richard Weston |
| Vessels: | Persevere (1889); Mermaid (1888) |
| Date made: | 1978-1987 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |