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1. *The pilot ketch Vigilant.*
	The pilot ketch 'Vigilant' was built in 1879 for Trinity House. She weighed 70 tons and operated on the River Thames. A Trinity House pilot would...

2. The Poplar Sailor's Home.
	The Poplar Sailor's Home, formerly a private house, which was presented to the Sailor's Home Institution. This was one of the many bodies offering...

3. 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...

4. 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...

5. Flamborough Head Lighthouse.
	Trinity House's Flamborough Head Lighthouse, in Yorkshire, was designed by Samuel Wyatt and was built by John Matson of Bridlington in 1806 at a cost...

6. 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'...

7. Bouys used by Trinity House.
	Trinity House used a variety of buoys, several of which are shown here. Most buoys have two main colours, black and red, either used plain or with...


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