Barge Collection (page 9)

The Maria Wood, 1876, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Maria Wood, 1876, (1897). The Maria Wood, a steamboat built in 1816, was the last of the city barges owned by the Corporation of London. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury

Royal Motor Barge, possibly Isle of Wight, c1939. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Royal Motor Barge, possibly Isle of Wight, c1939

Gale damage on barge Beryl (press print), 1936. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Gale damage on barge Beryl (press print), 1936

Regent;s Canal, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies
The reconstructed Macclesfield Bridge, also known as Blow-up-Bridge due to the igniting of a barrel of gunpowder of the barge Tilbury sailing under it in 1874

The Leaping Horse, 1825, (c1950). Creator: John Constable
The Leaping Horse, 1825, (c1950). Tow horse leaping over a barrier on the path as the barge lowers its sail, scene in Suffolk. Painting in the Royal Academy, London

Canal Life - Tea Time on a Monkey Boat, 1874. Artist: William Bazett Murray
Canal Life - Tea Time on a Monkey Boat, 1874. A Victorian family having tea in the cramped living quarters on a barge. These boats were used to deliver goods such as coal

Manchester Ship Canal, Above Eastham, c1896. Artist: H Garside
Manchester Shop Canal, Above Eastham, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Butchers on a barge, Somme, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

The Tower of London, c1896. Artist: York & Son
The Tower of London, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Houses of Parliament, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Hull, from the Docks, c1896. Artist: Poulton & Co
Hull, from the Docks, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Shore End of a submarine cable is generally laid from a lighter, 1937
Shore End of a submarine cable is generally laid from a lighter which is paid out to sea as the cable is paid out, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester

The Bargee, 1920. Artist: CRW Nevinson
The Bargee, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Man mooring a barge by a river bank, Poplar, London, 1905. Barge on still water; a single-decker tram passes over the bridge

The Lion Brewery, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, London, 1928. View from Hungerford Bridge of the brewery, with a statue of a lion on the roof, and a To Let board

Boats and warehouses on the River Thames, Lambeth, London, 1906. View from Westminster Bridge towards riverside factories and ship-building yard, with barges on the River Thames

Barges and goods in front of Fishmongers Hall, seen from London Bridge, 1912. Barrels and a crane sit on the quay in front or the hall, with barges moored on the Thames

Barges at Bankside, looking upstream towards Southwark Bridge, London, 1913. Barges moored in front of Bankside wharves, with Southwark Bridge undergoing repair work

Barges moored at Bankside wharves looking downstream, London, 1913. View of the Thames towards Southwark Bridge and Cannon Street Station

Deptford Creek Bridge, London, 1896. View of the bridge closed to shipping, looking towards the gas works and tall-masted ships in the distance. In the foreground is a barge, used for freight

View across the Thames to Cannon Street Station, London, 1958. Looking from the south end of London Bridge across the river towards the station and railway bridge

Sailing barges, Battersea, London, 1906
Sailing barges, Nine Elms Wharf, Battersea, London, 1906. These barges are moored on the River Thames at Messrs AH Lavers wharf looking north

Passengers for the river bus service on the footbridge to London Bridge Pier, London, c1905

Limehouse Cut looking south from Commercial Road, Stepney, London, c1925. Authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1766, Limehouse Cut is the oldest canal in London

Barge family on a dumpy barge, London, c1905

Unloading on the Grand Union Canal, London, c1905

The western entrance to Pentonville Tunnel, Regents Canal, London, c1905. Artist
The western entrance to Pentonville Tunnel, Regents Canal, London, c1905. The Regents Canal, connecting the Paddington Canal and the Thames at Limehouse, was opened in 1820

Boats on Regents Canal, London, c1905. The Regents Canal, connecting the Paddington Canal and the Thames at Limehouse, was opened in 1820

View of Tower Bridge under construction with river traffic in the foreground, London, c1893. The construction of Tower Bridge was begun in 1881 to designs by Sir Horace Jones and it opened in 1894

Tower Bridge, London, c1907. View of the bridge with bascules closed and various river vessels in the foreground. The construction of Tower Bridge was begun in 1881 to designs by Sir Horace Jones

View of the busy Thames looking towards Tower Bridge, London, c1920. The construction of Tower Bridge was begun in 1881 to designs by Sir Horace Jones and it opened in 1894

Tower Bridge with bascules closed and barges passing under at high water, London, c1905. The construction of Tower Bridge was begun in 1881 to designs by Sir Horace Jones and it opened in 1894

Entrance to St Katharines Dock, London, c1925

Topsail barge on the Thames with its top mast lowered, London, c1905. The barge is loaded with hay or esparto

Topsail barges at anchor on the Thames, some with topsails lowered, London, c1905

Steam tug moving between barges on the Thames, London, c1905

Dumpy barge on the Thames loaded with hay or esparto, London, c1905

Millbank, Westminster, London, c1825. Artist: Engelmann and Company
Millbank, Westminster, London, c1825. View looking down the River Thames, showing a horse and cart and figures

Tower of London, 1893. Artist: John Crowther
Tower of London, 1893. View of the Tower from Davis Wharf with vessels on the River Thames

Tower of London, c1820. Artist: J Pye
Tower of London, c1820. View from the River Thames with boats and crew on the water

Tower of London, 1819. Artist: Daniel Havell
Tower of London, 1819. View from the River Thames with boats and passengers on the river

Lord Mayor Thomas Johnson and his entourage embarking from the Tower of London, 1840

Opening of St Katharines Dock, London, October 25 1828. A scene with crowds of people on the shore and in ships, barges and smaller boats

Popes Villa, Twickenham, Middlesex, c1820. View with boats and passengers on the River Thames. This was the home of the poet Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

Tower of London, Stepney, London, c1883. Artist: John Crowther
Tower of London, Stepney, London, c1883. View of the Tower of London at low water, from Pickle Herring Wharf with boats on the River Thames

River Thames near Chertsey, Surrey, c1820. Artist: George Shepheard
River Thames near Chertsey, Surrey, c1820. View showing Chertsey Bridge in the distance and people on boats and barges on the water

Waterloo Bridge, London, 1888. Artist: John Crowther
Waterloo Bridge, London, 1888. View of Waterloo Bridge from Hungerford Bridge with boats on the River Thames

St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, 1908. Artist: William Monk
St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, 1908. Calendar including view of St Pauls Cathedrals dome, with barges on the River Thames and wharves in the foreground

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping