PortCities London
UK Bristol Hartlepool Liverpool London Southampton
You are here:   Search Results
Text Only About this Site Feedback
Explore this site
Browse the site by time
About maritime London
Early port
Tudor and Stuart port
18th-century port
19th-century port
20th-century port
Browse the site by topic
People and places
Port communities
Crime and punishment
Leisure, health and housing
Thames art, literature and architecture
The working Thames
London's docks and shipping
Trades, industries and institutions
Port of science and discovery
Historical events
Ceremony and catastrophe
London in war and conflict
Fun and games
Things to do
Timeline games
Matching games
Send an e-card

Search Results

13 Results found 1 2 Next

The following results matched your search criteria:

1. The temporary mortuary at Roff's steam-boat yard, Woolwich.
*The temporary mortuary at Roff's steam-boat yard, Woolwich. The temporary mortuary at Roff's steam-boat yard Woolwich, set up for the victims of the 'Princess Alice' disaster. The mortuary was besieged by...
2. The P&O offices in Leadenhall Street.
*The P&O offices in Leadenhall Street. The offices of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) in Leadenhall Street in the City of London, opened in 1859.
3. The Union-Castle Line offices in Fenchurch Street.
*The Union-Castle Line offices in Fenchurch Street. The South African Mail Service office of the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company in Fenchurch Street in the City. The company was formed in 1900...
4. Upper hospital deck of the Geneva Cross ambulance ship.
*Upper hospital deck of the Geneva Cross ambulance ship. The upper hospital deck of the 'Geneva Cross', one of the Metropolitan Asylums Board's ambulance steamers ferrying patients and staff from London to...
5. Woolwich Town Hall, venue of the Princess Alice inquest.
*Woolwich Town Hall, venue of the Princess Alice inquest. Family and friends of the dead outside Woolwich Town Hall, where the inquest into the 'Princess Alice' disaster was held.
6. The forward part of the Princess Alice brought up on the south side of the Thames.
*The forward part of the Princess Alice brought up on the south side of the Thames. The forward part of the 'Princess Alice' brought up on the south side of the Thames. The figures on board are removing bodies from the wreck.
7. The crowd outside the London Steam Boat Company's office.
*The crowd outside the London Steam Boat Company's office. Another dramatic scene from the extended 'Illustrated London News' coverage of the 'Princess Alice' disaster. After news of the collision spread, a...
8. Burying the unknown dead from the Princess Alice disaster at Woolwich Cemetery.
*Burying the unknown dead from the Princess Alice disaster at Woolwich Cemetery. The burial of the unknown dead from the 'Princess Alice' disaster at Woolwich Cemetery. Over 120 bodies were never identified.
9. A Thames barge drifting off Wapping, c. 1884.
*A Thames barge drifting off Wapping, c. 1884. A Thames barge apparently drifting in rough water near Wapping, c. 1884. Behind the barge are the buildings of St John's Wharf. To the right is the...
10. Marseille harbour, 1895.
*Marseille harbour, 1895. The Norwegian brig 'Atlantic' in Marseille harbour in 1895. Marseille was the busiest port on the Mediterranean coast of France. Józef...
 
Email the selected results to:
  1 2 Next
Search

Advanced Search
or Refine Search
*
*
8
National Maritime Museum/Royal Observatory Greenwich New Opportunities Fund  
Legal & Copyright Partner sites: Bristol Hartlepool Liverpool Southampton About this Site Feedback Text Only