Five spectators or committee members on the starting platform on the Gravesend side of the River Thames opposite Tilbury after the start of a barge match.

Five spectators or committee members on the starting platform on the Gravesend side of the River Thames opposite Tilbury after the start of a barge match. The photographer is looking north-north-east across the river showing a man wearing a mayoral type chain of office in conversation with a woman. Two other men and a woman are on the right looking towards the river. Negatives numbers PM2548/54CN to PM2549/62CN were taken within minutes of each other.