Ice in the River Thames off Gravesend, 1895

The River Thames at Gravesend during the prolonged frost in February 1895. A view looking upriver from the promenade showing the foreshore covered in lumps of ice with Custom House Pier and Royal Terrace Pier on the left. A number of tugs and general cargo ships are at moorings or at anchor in Gravesend Reach. The Tilbury Hotel is in the background. The date 16/2/95 is scratched on the reverse of the negative.