Port bow views of the spritsail barges Dawn (1890) and Trilby (1896) moored at Maldon, Essex

Port bow views of the spritsail barges Dawn (1890) and Trilby (1896) moored at Maldon, Essex. Dawn is in the foreground and Tribly is de-rigged off its port side. A third spritsail barge is moored behind Dawn. A forth spritsail stumpy barge is moored on the far right. The top of the the spire of the St Mary the Virgin Church is in the background in the middle. This is Slide 41 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 August 1984.

Object details

ID: PCT17112
Type: Colour transparency
Materials: Polyester negative; Plastic (mount)
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Dawn (1896); Trilby (1896)
Date made: Circa August 1984
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Image: 23 mm x 35 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm