The spritsail barges Scone (1919) and Will (1925), under sail in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, passing Tilbury Landing Stage bound down at the start of a barge match.

The spritsail barges Scone (1919) and Will (1925), under sail in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, passing Tilbury Landing Stage bound down at the start of a barge match. They are seen from ahead of the starboard beam. The staysail barge Scone has a PREEDCRETE logo on her white topsail and the bowsprit barge Will is displaying an OCL logo on her topsail. The photographer is looking north across the river from Gravesend.

Object Details

ID: PM2547/50CN
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weston, Derek Richard
Vessels: Scone (1919); Will (1925)
Date made: 1980-1984
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 152 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm