Ice in the River Thames off Gravesend, 1895

The River Thames at Gravesend during the prolonged frost in February 1895. A view looking upriver from the promenade showing the foreshore covered in lumps of ice with Custom House Pier and Royal Terrace Pier on the left. A number of tugs and general cargo ships are at moorings or at anchor in Gravesend Reach. The Tilbury Hotel is in the background. The date 16/2/95 is scratched on the reverse of the negative.

Object Details

ID: G127
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Date made: 16 February 1895
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection
Measurements: Overall: 254 mm x 304 mm
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