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Shipping on the Thames.
A variety of sail and steam vessels on the Thames, c. 1884-85.
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Shipping on Bugsby's Reach.
Steamers and barges on Bugsby's Reach, off Charlton. Thames barges were used for commercial carrying and sailed the Thames and the Medway, and even...
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Shipping off the Custom House, 1886.
Shipping in the Upper Pool in 1886. The vessels include a paddle steamer and a hay barge. The buildings on the north banks of the Thames include the...
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One of the Woolwich Ferry paddle steamers, c. 1906-09.
One of the first batch of paddle steamers used by the Woolwich Free Ferry. Although Woolwich has had a ferry since Medieval times, the Free Ferry...
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One of the
Great Eastern
's grappling hooks.
Large iron grappling hooks were used to lift the lost telegraph cable from the ocean floor. The crew of the 'Great Eastern' tried to retrieve the...
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Lifeboats built by the Thames Ironworks.
Lifeboats were designed to be launched from shore in any weather and through heavy seas. Most of the lifeboats built at the Thames Ironworks had...
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Landing fish at Billingsgate Market.
An 'Illustrated London News' engraving from November 1881, depicting the landing of fish at Billingsgate Fish Market in the City of London. Huge...
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James Anderson, captain of the
Great Eastern
.
James Anderson (1824-93) was captain of the 'Great Eastern' during the laying of the transatlantic cable in 1866. He had worked for the Cunard...
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Lighters and steamships in the Pool of London.
A range of vessels in the Pool of London, c. 1884.
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Marseille harbour, 1895.
The Norwegian brig 'Atlantic' in Marseille harbour in 1895. Marseille was the busiest port on the Mediterranean coast of France. Józef...
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