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61. An engineer next to the cable laying machinery.
*An engineer next to the cable laying machinery. A technician stands next to the cable laying machinery on the deck of the 'Great Eastern'. Over 500 men were on board the vessel when she set off...
62. Aboard the Great Eastern.
*Aboard the Great Eastern. From 1865 until 1872 the 'Great Eastern' laid four telegraph cables under the Atlantic, and others to link Bombay and Aden. On the left of this...
63. HMS Warrior.
*HMS Warrior. Although the 'Warrior' was one of the greatest single developments in warship design, there were problems when it came to her strategic deployment...
64. Inside the Sailors' Home and Red Ensign Club.
*Inside the Sailors' Home and Red Ensign Club. The inside of the Sailors' Home and Red Ensign Club in Well Street, north of the London Docks. The result of private philanthropy, the first Sailors'...
65. Scenes of pilotage in the Channel.
*Scenes of pilotage in the Channel. Since early times, pilots have provided ships with safe passage into harbours or through dangerous waters. Pilots were usually experienced mariners...
66. Relieving the Tongue light vessel by night.
*Relieving the Tongue light vessel by night. Working on a lightship was a dangerous business. Lightships were stationed at a fixed site. Other vessels often steered directly to this position and...
67. Plan showing the locality of the Princess Alice collision on 14 September 1878.
*Plan showing the locality of the Princess Alice collision on 14 September 1878. A contemporary map showing where the 'Princess Alice' disaster occurred on 14 September 1878. The proximity to the sewage works at Beckton and the...
68. People outside the offices of the London Steam Boat Company.
*People outside the offices of the London Steam Boat Company. People crowding outside the main offices of the London Steam Boat Company, at Bennet's Hill in the City. The had come to enquire after lost relatives...
69. Shipping off Cherry Garden Pier.
*Shipping off Cherry Garden Pier. Barges and sailing ships off Cherry Garden Pier, Bermondsey.
70. Shipping off Cubitt Town, c. 1884.
*Shipping off Cubitt Town, c. 1884. Two large steamers off Cubitt Town, the eastern part of the Isle of Dogs, c. 1884.
 
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