Second Class Dining Saloon on the 'Saxonia' (1900)

Interior of the passenger/cargo liner 'Saxonia' (1900) showing the Second Class Dining Saloon, a view looking across to starboard. The swivel chairs were bolted to the floor to avoid movement during rough weather; they were a standard feature of ships’ restaurants until the First World War.

Object Details

ID: G10542
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: 254 mm x 305 mm