Repro ID: PW1185
Title: Coal whippers discharging a collier, by WL Wyllie.
Description: This watercolour depicts a number of coal whippers on board a collier. The whippers brought the coal up from below deck using a pulley system. The coal was then swung onto the quay or into a lighter. Coal was brought to London by colliers from the north of England.
Creator: William Lionel Wyllie
Date: 1887
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London
