Castalia (1874)

A whole plate negative. A starboard broadside view of the double hulled, double ended cross channel passenger ferry Castalia (1874) in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has small lifeboats forward and larger ones aft. Tilbury ferry pontoon and railway station are in the background.

Object Details

ID: G1691
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Castalia (1874)
Date made: 1874 or 1883
People: English Channel Steamship Co
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection