A very close view of the topped bowsprit of the bowsprit spritsail barge Northdown (1924) under sail in the Thames Estuary.

A very close view of the topped bowsprit of the bowsprit spritsail barge Northdown (1924) under sail in the Thames Estuary. The photographer is in a boat close ahead of the starboard bow looking up at a man hauling on a line from near the head of the bowsprit.

Object Details

ID: PM2428/7CN
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Derek Richard Weston
Vessels: Northdown (1924)
Date made: 1984-1990
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 190 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm