A group of at least ten men working on the capstan next to Edgar Tarry Adams' boathouse on the beach at Walmer, Kent.

A group of at least ten men working on the capstan next to Edgar Tarry Adams' boathouse on the beach at Walmer, Kent. They appear to be lifting the body of the cast iron capstan to enable maintenace to be carried out to the centre shaft. A note on the negative says the photographer is using Camera B. See also negative number N19143.

Object Details

ID: N19147
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Edgar Tarry
Date made: 29 June 1901
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm