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A distant starboard near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the spritsail barges Xylonite (1926) and Ironsides (1900) under sail off Southend before the start of the 1981 Southend Match. (Roll film negative)
Xylonite (1926)
Xylonite (1926)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the stemhead staysail spritsail barge Xylonite (1926) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Colour transparency)
A port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the spritsail barge Xylonite (1926) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Colour transparency)
A port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the spritsail barge Xylonite (1926) under sail in the River Medway, Kent. (Colour transparency)
Three spritsail barges under sail manoeuvring for position, possibly at the start of a race, in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex. (Colour transparency)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the spritsail barge Xylonite (1926) under sail in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex (Colour transparency)
A slightly distant port broadside view of the spritsail barge Xylonite (1926) under sail in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex. (Colour transparency)
A distant view of many spritsail barges and other sailing craft assembled in the River Medway, Kent, presumably at the start of a Medway Barge Match. (Colour transparency)
A distant starboard bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the staysail spritsail barge Xylonite (1926) and the bowsprit barge Gladys (1901) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
The spritsail barges Gladys (1901), Vigilant (1904) and Xylonite (1926) under sail in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, passing Tilbury bound down at the start of a barge match. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant port broadside view of the bowsprit spritsail barge Xylonite (1926) under sail in Harwich Harbour, off Shotley Point. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the spritsail barges Xylonite (1926) and Repertor (1924) under sail in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex. (Colour transparency)
Spritsail barges under sail manoeuvring for position, possibly at the start of a race, in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex. (Colour transparency)
A distant starboard side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the spritsail barges Repertor (1924), Xylonite (1926) and Ironsides (1900) under sail off Southend before the start of the 1981 Southend Match. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant port broadside view of three spritsail barges under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Colour transparency)
The spritsail barges Mirosa (1892), Vigilant (1904) and Xylonite (1926) under sail in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, passing Tilbury bound down at the start of a barge match. (Roll film negative)
A slightly distant port broadside view of three spritsail barges under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Colour transparency)
The spritsail barges Mirosa (1892), Vigilant (1904) and Xylonite (1926) under sail in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, passing Tilbury bound down at the start of a barge match. (Roll film negative)
A port side view, taken from just ahead the beam, of the bowsprit spritsail barge Xylonite (1926) under sail in Harwich Harbour, off Shotley Point. (Roll film negative)
A starboard quarter view of three spritsail barges under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
A distant port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the bowsprit spritsail barge Xylonite (1926) under sail in Harwich Harbour, Essex. (Roll film negative)
Three spritsail barges under sail in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, passing Tilbury Landing Stage bound down at the start of a barge match. (Roll film negative)
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