Greenwich Hospital from the east, 1835.

Repro ID: BHC1823

Description: A view looking west across the river frontage of the Royal Hospital for Seamen in Greenwich. On the left is the Old George Inn (replaced by the present Trafalgar Tavern in 1837), with passenger wherries and local fishing boats moored off what was then one of the main local landing places at the north end of modern Park Row. Beyond the Hospital, here shown flying the Union flag, can be seen Fishers Alley, or Fisher Lane, the Ship Inn and the buildings around Greenwich landing. A crane is distinctly visible beyond, and a number of people have been portrayed on the Five-Foot Walk, in front of the Hospital. On the extreme right, beyond the brig coming down stream, is the hospital ship 'Dreadnought'. The artist has taken a viewpoint, which is low in the water, and this has created a dramatic impression, and exaggerated the size and extent of the shipping on the river in the foreground, whilst making possible the full sweep of the buildings to the left and far distance. The river has been shown as the most significant highway into London, full of shipping and river craft of all sizes.

Creator: George Chambers, Senior

Date: 1836

Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London