Three spritsail barges, including the Scone (1919) and the Will (1925), under sail in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, passing Tilbury Landing Stage bound down at the start of a barge match.
Three spritsail barges, including the Scone (1919) and the Will (1925), under sail in Gravesend Reach, River Thames, passing Tilbury Landing Stage bound down at the start of a barge match. The staysail barge Scone has a PREEDCRETE logo on her white topsail and the bowsprit barge Will is displaying an OCL logo on her topsail. The third barge, a staysail type, has not been identified. The photographer is looking north across the river from Gravesend.
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Object details
| ID: | PM2547/48CN |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Materials: | Polyester negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Weston, Derek Richard |
| Vessels: | Scone (1919); Will (1925) |
| Date made: | 1980-1984 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 152 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |