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Thames Barge Collection

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Topsail barge under sail on the Thames, London, c1905

Topsail barge under sail on the Thames, London, c1905

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Shipping in the Pool of London: A Vista from London Bridge to Tower Bridge, c1935

Shipping in the Pool of London: A Vista from London Bridge to Tower Bridge, c1935. Barges on the River Thames. From " Wonderful London, Volume 1", edited by Arthur St John Adcock

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Barge-race on the Thames, 1872. Creator: Unknown

Barge-race on the Thames, 1872. Creator: Unknown
Barge-race on the Thames, 1872

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Maldon, Essex, England, UK, 24 / 5 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies

Maldon, Essex, England, UK, 24 / 5 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies
Maldon, Essex, England, UK, 24/5/10

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey

Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey, [London], sketched on Saturday morning, 1864. a great fire broke out in the waterside premises of Messrs

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Sailing-barge race on the Thames, 1864. Creator: Edwin Weedon

Sailing-barge race on the Thames, 1864. Creator: Edwin Weedon
Sailing-barge race on the Thames, 1864

Background imageThames Barge Collection: The Clock-Tower and Speaker's Residence

The Clock-Tower and Speaker's Residence, New Houses of Parliament, [London], 1857. The tower in which "Big Ben" is housed was originally known as St Stephen's Tower

Background imageThames Barge Collection: 'Go Below the Bridges in One of the Port of London Authority's Launches and Visit Dockland

"Go Below the Bridges in One of the Port of London Authority's Launches and Visit Dockland" Shipping in the Royal Albert Dock, 1937. Ships and barges on the River Thames in London

Background imageThames Barge Collection: 'At Tilbury Lie the Steamers Which Carried To England A Fraction of the Mighty Coronation

"At Tilbury Lie the Steamers Which Carried To England A Fraction of the Mighty Coronation Crowd", 1937. Barges and steamships at the port of Tilbury on the River Thames

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Intended new bridge over the Thames at Blackfriars, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Intended new bridge over the Thames at Blackfriars, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Intended new bridge over the Thames at Blackfriars, [London], 1862. Bridge designed by Joseph Cubitt, ...the estimated cost of which is £265, 000. Messrs

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Grey and Silver: Old Battersea Reach, 1863. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Grey and Silver: Old Battersea Reach, 1863. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Grey and Silver: Old Battersea Reach, 1863. Barges on the Thames, London

Background imageThames Barge Collection: A Foggy Day on the Thames, c. 1889, printed October 1889. Creator: Joseph Gale

A Foggy Day on the Thames, c. 1889, printed October 1889. Creator: Joseph Gale
A Foggy Day on the Thames, c. 1889, printed October 1889. Photogravure, from " Sun Artists, number 1" (1889)

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf, c. 1864 / 1868. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf, c. 1864 / 1868. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf, c. 1864/1868

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Battersea Reach, c. 1863. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Battersea Reach, c. 1863. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Battersea Reach, c. 1863

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Orleans House, Twickenham; once the residence of Louis Philippe, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Orleans House, Twickenham; once the residence of Louis Philippe, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Orleans House, Twickenham; once the residence of Louis Philippe, 1844. View of Orleans House, a Palladian villa built in 1710 on the banks of the Thames at Twickenham, (now in west London)

Background imageThames Barge Collection: London Bridge looking North, 1895. Creator: London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co

London Bridge looking North, 1895. Creator: London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co
London Bridge Looking North, 1895. Traffic on London Bridge over the River Thames, with Fishmongers Hall on the left, the church of St Magnus the Martyr on the right, and the Monument behind

Background imageThames Barge Collection: At the Foot of the Mast on a Thames Barge, c1935. Creator: Walter Benington

At the Foot of the Mast on a Thames Barge, c1935. Creator: Walter Benington
At the Foot of the Mast on a Thames Barge, c1935. On board a commercial sailing barge on the River Thames in London. From " Wonderful London, Volume 3", edited by Arthur St John Adcock

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Barges Aground At Mortlake With The Tide at Full Ebb, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish

Barges Aground At Mortlake With The Tide at Full Ebb, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
Barges Aground At Mortlake With The Tide at Full Ebb, c1935. Thames sailing barges on the banks of the River Thames at low tide in west London

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Thames barge, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham

Thames barge, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Thames barge, 1951. Boat on the River Thames in London. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Boats and warehouses on the River Thames, Lambeth, London, 1906

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

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Hungerford Suspension Bridge, 1850, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Hungerford Suspension Bridge, 1850, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Hungerford Suspension Bridge, 1850, (1881). View of the bridge and boats on the River Thames in London, with Nelsons Column in the distance

Background imageThames Barge Collection: View of Tower Bridge under construction with river traffic in the foreground

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

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Entrance to St Katharines Dock, London, c1925

Entrance to St Katharines Dock, London, c1925

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Topsail barge on the Thames with its top mast lowered, London, c1905

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

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Topsail barges at anchor on the Thames, some with topsails lowered, London, c1905

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

Background imageThames Barge Collection: View of Maidstone Wharf, Queenhithe, City of London, 1865. Artist: Alfred Slocombe

View of Maidstone Wharf, Queenhithe, City of London, 1865. Artist: Alfred Slocombe
View of Maidstone Wharf, Queenhithe, City of London, 1865

Background imageThames Barge Collection: At the foot of the mast on a Thames Barge, London, 20th century

At the foot of the mast on a Thames Barge, London, 20th century

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Sailing barges in St Katherines Dock, London

Sailing barges in St Katherines Dock, London

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Boats in St Katherines Dock, London

Boats in St Katherines Dock, London

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Thames barge in St Katherines Dock, London

Thames barge in St Katherines Dock, London

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Thames sailing barge, Snape, Suffolk

Thames sailing barge, Snape, Suffolk. This type of sailing vessel developed in the 19th century, carrying cargo on the Thames Estuary and further afield along the east and south coasts

Background imageThames Barge Collection: The Victoria Tower and the Houses of Parliament, London, 1900

The Victoria Tower and the Houses of Parliament, London, 1900. Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, (1900)

Background imageThames Barge Collection: Houses of Parliament, London, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard

Houses of Parliament, London, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Houses of Parliament, London, late 19th century. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago, c1899)


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