River Lea Collection

Trolling for Pike in the River Lea, 1831, (1941). Creator: James Pollard
Trolling for Pike in the River Lea, 1831, (1941). Anglers using a running line to catch pike on the Lea at Waltham Abbey, to the north-east of London. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London

A Rainy Day at Flanders Weir, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
A Rainy Day at Flanders Weir, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate xxiv from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation, volume ii" (1888); edition 109/250

Ware, Herts, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
Ware, Herts, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate ii from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation, volume i" (1888); edition 109/250

Views on the River Lea, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Views on the River Lea, c1876. Ferry House, Tottenham Church, weir, cottage and Tottenham Lock on the River Lea, East London

East India Docks, Poplar, London, 1808. Artist: William Daniell
View of the East India Docks, Poplar, London, looking south towards Isle of Dogs with the River Lea on the left, 1808

Brunswick Dock, and East India Dock, Poplar, London, 1803. Artist: William Daniell
Brunswick Dock, and East India Dock, Poplar, London, 1803. Brunswick and East India Docks looking east with the River Lea in the middle distance and Perrys Masthouse on the right

Launch of the "Paramatta" Steam-ship at Blackwall on Monday week, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Launch of the "Paramatta" Steam-ship at Blackwall on Monday week, 1858. Paddle steam-ship, built by the Thames Iron and Shipbuilding Company

Launch of H.M. Dispatch Gun-Boat "Vigilant", at Messrs. Mare and Co.'s, Blackwall, 1856. Vessel...of 670 tons burden, 180 feet in length, 28 feet beam

Sniggling for Eels - drawn by Duncan, 1850. Creator: M Jackson
Sniggling for Eels - drawn by Duncan, 1850....call to mind the semi-snaky creatures that furnish our dramatis personae - pseudo-serpents

The October Hole, Near Hoddesdon, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
The October Hole, Near Hoddesdon, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate x from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation, volume i" (1888); edition 109/250

The Ferry Boat Inn, Tottenham, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
The Ferry Boat Inn, Tottenham, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate xxviii from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation, volume ii" (1888); edition 109/250

Stanstead from the Lea, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
Stanstead from the Lea, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate viii from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation, volume i" (1888); edition 109/250

Poplars and Pollards on the Lea, Near Broxbourne, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
Poplars and Pollards on the Lea, Near Broxbourne, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate xix from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation

Kings Weir, River Lea, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
Kings Weir, River Lea, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate xxii from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation, volume ii" (1888); edition 109/250

The Black Pool, Near Hoddesdon, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
The Black Pool, Near Hoddesdon, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate ix from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation, volume i" (1888); edition 109/250

Keepers Cottage, Amwell Magna Fishery, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
Keepers Cottage, Amwell Magna Fishery, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate v from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation

The Old Rye House Inn, 1888. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
The Old Rye House Inn, 1888. A work made of photogravure, plate xv from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation, volume i" (1888); edition 109/250

Footbridge Near Tottenham, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
Footbridge Near Tottenham, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate xxvi from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation, volume ii" (1888); edition 109/250

Footbridge Near Chestnut, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
Footbridge Near Chestnut, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate xxiii from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation, volume ii" (1888); edition 109/250

Fields Weir, Near Rye House, 1888. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
Fields Weir, Near Rye House, 1888. A work made of photogravure, plate xvii from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation, volume i" (1888); edition 109/250

Broxbourne Church, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
Broxbourne Church, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate xx from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation, volume i" (1888); edition 109/250

The Shoot, Amwell Magna Fishery, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
The Shoot, Amwell Magna Fishery, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate vi from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation, volume i" (1888); edition 109/250

Footbridge Near Chingford, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
Footbridge Near Chingford, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate xxv from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation, volume ii" (1888); edition 109/250

A Backwater on the Lea, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
A Backwater on the Lea, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate vii from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation, volume i" (1888); edition 109/250

On the Lea, c1890. Creator: Unknown
On the Lea, c1890

Views in Tottenham, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Views in Tottenham, c1876. Tottenham Mills on the river Lea, the rectory and the George and Vulture in Tottenham. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People

View of West Ham Mills by the River Lea, West Ham, Newham, London, c1800

East India Dock, Poplar, London, c1835. Artist: Vear
East India Dock, Poplar, London, c1835. View of the proposed steam navigation dock at the mouth of the River Lea showing crowds observing the paddle steamers in the dock and raising their hats

Stratford Bridge, Newham, London, 1804. Artist: James Sargant Storer
Stratford Bridge, Newham, London, 1804. The River Lea and Stratford Bridge with a covered cart crossing; a man brings food for his pigs, left

Bow Bridge, Bow, Poplar, London, 1835. The new bridge being built over the River Lea; workmen use a winch to lift heavy materials

The White House on the banks of the River Lea, Hackney Marsh, London, c1830. Artist
The White House on the banks of the River Lea, Hackney Marsh, London, c1830

King Alfred plans the capture of the Danish fleet, 892 (1864). Alfred the Great (849-899) on horseback on the bank of the River Lea twenty miles up the Thames from London where he planned the capture

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