Beta
Back to all results

Explore our Collection

Item Category
Type
Materials
Display Location
Creator
Places
Vessels
People
Century
Show only: 
Applied Filters Hills, Lionel Thomas
Clear all

showing 84 objects results

A port very near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted barque rigged general cargo sailing vessel Dunearn (1894) at anchor in Northfleet Hope, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails and double topgallants and is loaded almost down to her marks. Tilbury Docks and Tilbury Ness light are in the right background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Dunearn (1894) (Glass plate negative)
A port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the cargo liner Cornwall (1896) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. There are no yards on her foremast and she is lightly laden. A passenger steam launch is alongside amidships. A stumpy spritsail barge in close to the Tilbury shore in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Cornwall (1896) (Glass plate negative)
A port very near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted ship-rigged general cargo sailing vessel Derwent (1884) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has painted ports and is rigged with double topsails, double topgallants and single royals. She is flying the blue peter and three men are up the foremast preparing to get under sail. She is loaded down to her marks. Tilbury Fort gatehouse is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Derwent (1884) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Nineveh (1894) under tow in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has a barquentine rig with double topsails and a single topgallant on the foremast. Her starboard andchor is not housed. Tilbury is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Nineveh (1894) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard broadside view of the 4 masted barque rigged general cargo sailing vessel Arthur Sewall (1899) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails, double topgallants and single royals. The tug Game Cock (1883) is alongside amidships. Tilbury is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Arthur Sewall (1899) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Egypt (1897) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is flying the blue peter at the foremast. The paddle tug Iona (1876) is alongside aft. A yawl rigged boat and a steam launch are at anchor on the right and the steam launch Blyth and the bow of the Port Sanitary Authority hulk Hygeia (1863) are on the left. Tilbury is in the background. It is low tide. Lionel Thomas Hills
Egypt (1897) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the passenger/cargo liner Delta (1905) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has awnings rigged over the bridge and is flying the blue peter and a pilot flag. The paddle ferry Earl of Essex (1877), seen from ahead of her port beam, is alongside the stern of the liner. Tilbury is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Delta (1905) (Glass plate negative)
A port broadside view of the cargo liner Tokomaru (1893) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is loaded almost down to her marks and is flying the blue peter and a pilot flag. Tilbury is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Tokomaru (1893) (Glass plate negative)
A port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the passenmer/cargo liner Paparoa (1899) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. The has three yards on her foremast and is flying the blue peter immediately before departure on her maiden voyage to Wellington, New Zealand. Tilbury is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Paparoa (1899) (Glass plate negative)
Port near broadside view taken just ahead of beam, of four masted barque rigged general cargo & cadet sailing vessel at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has her original short poop deck which does not extend forward of the mainmast. Men are squaring away aloft & on the fore & main stays removing the chafing gear (baggywrinkles). She is rigged with double topsails, double topgallants & single royals. Tilbury in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Herzogin Cecilie (1902) (Glass plate negative)
A port broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Ortona (1899) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is flying the blue peter to signify her imminent departure. A Thames Church Mission steam launch is alongside. Tilbury is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Ortona (1899) (Glass plate negative)
A starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Ionic (1902) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has arrived from Belfast and is flying a pilot flag. She is to prepare for her maiden voyage to Wellington, New Zealand. A Gamecock Steam Towing Co tug is alongside forward. Tilbury Hotel is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills; F. C. Gould & Son
Ionic (1902) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Fort Salisbury (1895) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. Her standard compass has been fitted on top of a wooden structure at the rear of the bridge. Tilbury is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Fort Salisbury (1895) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Braemar Castle (1898) at anchir in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. Her hull paintwork is quite dirty. The paddle tug Iona (1876), formerly named Ben Nevis (1876), is alongside forward. Tilbury is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Braemar Castle (1898) (Glass plate negative)
A distant starboard near broadside view, taken from just abaft the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Matatua (1904) making headway in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is bound down passing Tilbury Docks and a steam launch is alongside her accommodation ladder, presumably to take off the pilot. The paddle tug Cambria (1870) is escorting close alongside her quarter and a screw tug is off her port quarter. Lionel Thomas Hills
Matatua (1904) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard very near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Minneapolis (1900) just making headway in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, bound down. A small steam passenger launch is alongside amidships. Tilbury Hotel is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Minneapolis (1900) (Glass plate negative)
A port very near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted ship-rigged general cargo sailing vessel Derwent (1884) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has painted ports and is rigged with double topsails, double topgallants and single royals. She is flying the blue peter and a few men are in the rigging preparing to get under sail. She is loaded down to her marks. Tilbury Fort gatehouse is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Derwent (1884) (Glass plate negative)
A port broadside view of the hospital ship The Princess of Wales (1874) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has four lifeboats on her port side, one of which is in the water alongside the bow. Note the ship's name is officially "The Princess of Wales" and not "Princess of Wales". Tilbury is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
The Princess of Wales (1874) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Persia (1883) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is fitted out as a horse transport with horse stalls occupying nearly all of her former well decks, except for a small section aft. She is Boer War transport number 54. She is still fitted with two yards on her foremast. Tilbury is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Persia (1883) (Glass plate negative)
Port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of beam, of four masted barque rigged general cargo & cadet sailing vessel at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has her original short poop deck which does not extend forward of the mainmast. Men are squaring away aloft & some men are on the fore & main stays removing the chafing gear (baggywrinkles). She is rigged with double topsails, double topgallants & single royals. Tilbury is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Herzogin Cecilie (1902) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Guelph (1894) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is light in the water and her hull is in need of some paint. Tilbury is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Guelph (1894) (Glass plate negative)
A port broadside view of the hospital ship The Princess of Wales (1874) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has four lifeboats on her port side, one of which is in the water alongside the bow. Note the ship's name is officially "The Princess of Wales" and not "Princess of Wales". Tilbury is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
The Princess of Wales (1874) (Glass plate negative)
A port very near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Macedonia (1904) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is flying the blue peter and the tug Guiana (1885) is alongside aft. Tilbury is in the background. Lionel Thomas Hills
Macedonia (1904) (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Mesaba (1898) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is flying the United States courtesy flag at the foremast. Tilbury is in the background. Negative number G967 is very similar. Lionel Thomas Hills
Mesaba (1898) (Glass plate negative)