A naval parade in the arena of the quadrangle between the buildings, Royal Naval Exhibition, Chelsea

An elevated view of the arena in the quadrangle between the buildings, Royal Naval Exhibition, Chelsea. A crowd of spectators around the edge are watching a parade by the resident Naval contingent from HM ships 'Excellent', 'Vernon' and 'Defiance' under Lieutenant Wells. In the background (l-r) are the Grandstand, the 'Great National Panorama of the Battle of Trafalgar' building, the P & O Steamship Company 'kiosk' (pavilion), the Tudor-style 'George' refreshment pavilion, the bandstand, and the 'Model Working Dairy' of the London and Provincial Dairy Co.

Object Details

ID: ALB1386.13
Type: Photographic print
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1891
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 112 mm x 146 mm
Parts: Royal Naval Exhibition 1891 at Chelsea (Photograph album)