A view of the Maldon Marine Lake in Maldon, Essex

A view of the Maldon Marine Lake in Maldon, Essex. The photographer is standing on the edge of the lake looking south east towards the River Chlemer. There are numerous people sitting at the lakside and swimming in the lake in the foreground. The spire of the St Mary the Virgin Church is visible in the middle ground. A partial view of the Knox Maritime Marina is in the background. This is Slide 37 of a series when Henry P. Bird undertook a cruise on the spritsail barge Reminder (1929). According to the mount, this photograph was taken circa September 1983.