A view west from a mooring tier in Greenwich Reach, off Trinity Hospital, towards the Royal Naval College. Two buoys off the tier are in the lower foreground with a stern view of a steam bucket-dredger, moored on the next ahead. The Royal Naval College lies beyond and left, with the Trafalgar Tavern and old Crane Wharf waterfront to its east (left), including a jumble of craft on the river foreshore. The Ship Hotel at Greenwich Pier can be seen beyond the College, whose attached training vessel lies at moorings in the centre distance, with a hay barge to its right and the Deptford foreshore beyond. The training ship, given the date of the picture may be the 'Fisgard' a former Leda-class frigate of 46 guns used in this role, 1873-78. The 'Arrow' may have been used later, but this requires confirmation.

The artist's signature 'Jules Lessore' appears in the lower left. A printed label for the 'Glasgow Loan Exhibition, 1878 / In Aid of the Royal Infirmary' (removed from a frame backing) is preserved on the back of the mount. This gives the lender's name as 'E Martin, 11 Kew Terrace', the title as 'Greenwich', the exhibit number '5', the artist's name, and the size as '32 x 26' (w x h, in inches). 'No 1' also appears inverted in pencil on the back of the mount.