The Bishop of Dover at the launch and consecration of the new Missions to Seamen boat at Deal, Kent

The Bishop of Dover at the launch and consecration of the new Missions to Seamen boat at Deal, Kent. The bishop, William Walsh, in standing in the centre of the photograph and the new boat is on the right with a policeman standing next to it. Flags are suspended above the shingle beach. A beach capstan is in the left foreground. A note on the negative says the photographer is using Camera A. Negative number N18794 was taken on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: N18793
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Francis Norris
Date made: 29 June 1900
People: Walsh, William
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm