The turret ship Victoria (1887) under tow on the Tyne at Newcastle.

A starboard bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the turret ship Victoria (1887) being towed through the swing bridge on the Tyne at Newcastle, heading downriver to moor alongside the grain warehouse at Quayside. The High Level Bridge is in the background. Crowds of onlookers are lining the cobbled embankment. A copy negative made by D Parker (the donor of the acquisition HP1982/91) of a glass lantern slide produced by M. Auty of Tynemouth.

Object details

ID: N23388
Type: Negative
Materials: Polyester negative
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Victoria (1887)
Date made: 6 April 1888
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 62 mm x 62 mm