Corridor in First Class accommodation on the 'Saxonia' (1900)

Interior of the passenger/cargo liner 'Saxonia' (1900) showing a corridor to the First Class staterooms on the port side of the Bridge Deck; a view looking aft, with stairs down to the Shelter Deck in the middle distance.

An oil lamp is shown on the right side of the image. The public rooms of the ship were lighted throughout by electricity, but oil lamps were placed in passages and other important places in case power was lost during an emergency.

Object Details

ID: G10540
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bedford Lemere & Co
Vessels: Saxonia (1900)
Date made: 1900
People: John Brown & Company
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 305 mm x 254 mm