Men on a Thames barge, South Bank, Lambeth, London, early 20th century. Reid, an amateur photographer of independent means, began an ambitious project to record, in photographs and prose, an extended...

A Thames sailing barge is a type of commercial sailing boat once common on the River Thames in London. The flat-bottomed barges with a shallow draught and leeboards, were perfectly adapted to the Thames Estuary, with its shallow waters and narrow tributary rivers. The larger barges were seaworthy vessels, and were the largest sailing vessel to be handled by just two men.[1] The average size was about 120 tons and they carried 4,200 square feet of canvas sail in six working sails. The mainsail was loose-footed and set up with a sprit, and was brailed to the mast when not needed. It is sheeted to a horse, as is the foresail; they require no attention when tacking. The foresail is often held back by the mate to help the vessel come about more swiftly.

ONCE upon a time, the River Thames was a working river. The docks thrived. The Ports of London was a hive of imports, business and skullduggery. No part of London has changed more than the docks. In the late 1930s, London Docks was the busiest port in the world. Forty years late, the docks were a … Continue reading "Mud, Flood And Blood: Photos Of London’s River Thames 1895-2000"

sailing barge Marjorie during this years swale smack and barge match.....back in the 2008 contest her wooden structure was holed by the steel hulled Repertor causing over £100,000 pounds worth of damage and nearly causing her to sink..............View On Black

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125: Duet 50ft (15.2m), d Linton Hope, sailed around Britain in 2012, 1912 124: Les Ailes 23ft 4in (7.1m), d Jarl Lindblom, 1935 123: Stella 25ft 10in (7.9m), d Kim Holman, 1959-1972 122: Guide Me 40ft (12.2m) engineless lugger, P Ferris, 1911 121: Darings 33ft (10.1m) 5.5-M […]

The early evening sun illuminates this Thames barge, which is moored at Pin Mill on the River Orwell, between Felixstowe and Ipswich in Suffolk.

This print shows Greta, a Thames Sailing Barge built in 1892, in all her glory! In the summer she is moored in Whitstable harbour and sails frequently with groups of sea-loving tourists! In the winter months she is berthed at Standard Quay, Faversham. This is one print from a series of over 800 images by White One Sugar, a group of Kent based artists. It has been printed onto good quality paper using light fast inks so your picture will look good for years to come. A4, A3 and A2 are standard sizes so frames are easy to find.

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Built in 1922 by London & Rochester Trading Co., Pudge is a Thames sailing barge with a hull constructed of pitch pine on oak with a flush deck, with the steering wheel on a ‘short spindle’ without the usual raised cabin top. Originally spritsail rigged with a bowsprit she had an auxiliary oil engine made … Continued

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Incredible colour photos unearthed in the attic of the late Margaret Gardiner tell the story of her honeymoon with husband Denys in the summer of 1939.

Fine Art Print of TOWER BRIDGE, London. The bridge seen from riverside gantries, looking east. The Thames is still a major port, with Thames barges and other vessels moored in mid stream. (Reproduced in John Gay, 1964, London Observed). Photographed by John Gay #MediaStorehouse

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Swale smack and sailing barge race in the Thames estuary 2010.

Classic Sailor went aboard the new Thames Sailing Barge Blue Mermaid. We joined her in the Blackwater in Essex for a sail out into the Thames estuary and round to Brightlingsea A new sailing barge is a rare sight – but in 1900 there were around 4,000 such barges registered to carry cargo up and

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This is part 6 of a 6 – part post on River Thames paintings from 1650 to 1995. For a little background information to the series see part 1 also. For earlier works see part 1 - 5 also. 1940 Charles Alfred Mozley "The Thames Embankment" oil on canvas 50.5 x 76 cm Imperial War Museum, London before 1940c Ronald Ossory Dunlop "Woolwich Ferry" oil on canvas 41 x 50.8 cm Greenwich Heritage Centre, London 1942 John Edgar Platt "Wartime Traffic on the River Thames: River Police at Waterloo Bridge during the Battle of Britain" oil on panel 19 x 22.8 cm Imperial War Museum, London 1943-44 Victor Pasmore "The Quiet River: The Thames at Chiswick" oil on canvas 76.2 x 101.6 cm © Tate, London before 1945 Fairlie Harmar "Ships on the Thames" oil on canvas 66 x 86.5 cm Wolverhampton Art Gallery, UK before 1946 Christopher Nevinson "Barges on the Thames" oil on canvas 76.2 x 46.1 cm Manchester City Art Galleries before 1946 John Minton "The Thames at Chelsea" 69.5 x 90 cm H.M. Government Art Collection, UK 1946 Frank Henry Mason "London Pride" oil on canvas 77 x 122.4 cm National Railway Museum, Yorkshire, UK 1946 John Minton "Bridge from Cannon Street Station" oil on canvas 49 x 60 cm Pembroke College Oxford JCR Art Collection, UK © Royal College of Art 1949 Bertram Nicholls "Lambeth Bridge" oil on canvas 40.8 x 61.3 cm H.M. Government Art Collection, UK 1949c Stephen Bone "St Paul's and Blackfriars" oil on board 24.2 x 34.8 cm Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK 1952 Adrian Maurice Daintrey "The Thames at Lambeth" oil on canvas 63.5 x 76.5 cm H.M. Government Art Collection, UK 1952 before Robin Wallace "The Thames at Bankside" oil on board 39.4 x 29.2 cm Southwark Art Collection, London 1953-54 Dimitrie Berea "Dusk on the Thames at Westminster" oil on panel 154 x 128 cm National Trust, Chartwell, Kent, UK 1953-54c Eric Atkinson "Tower Bridge" oil on board 90.5 x 73.5 cm H.M. Government Art Collection, UK before 1954 Theodore Garman "Winter Sunset on the Thames" oil on canvas 51 x 61 cm The New Art Gallery, Walsall, UK 1954 Julian Trevelyan "High Tide ( The Thames )" oil on canvas 63.5 x 76 cm Morley College, UK 1954 Robert Medley "In the Thames Estuary" oil on canvas 127 x 106 cm H.M. Government Art Collection, UK before 1956 Frank Brangwyn "Battersea Bridge" oil on canvas 28 x 48 cm Chelsea Library, London before1958 Philip Connard "London Bridge" oil on canvas 26 x 35.5 cm Atkinson Art Gallery Collection, UK before 1958 Philip Connard "The Thames" oil on canvas board 17.5 x 25.3 cm National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, UK 1962 Julian Trevelayan "The Thames at Chiswick" oil on canvas 76 x 91.5 cm H.M. Government Art Collection, UK © The Artist's Estate 1962 Mary Fedden "The Thames" oil on canvas 49.3 x 59.5 cm Swindon Art Gallery, Uk © The Estate of Mary Fedden 1966 Peter Reading "The Thames at Low Water" oil on canvas 75.7 x 91.7 cm Derbyshire and Derby School Library Service, UK before 1969 Eve Kirk "The Thames at Wapping" oil on canvas Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK 1971 Gordon Close "Old London Bridge Makes Way for the New" oil on canvas 61 x 102 cm Guildhall Art Gallery, London before 1973 Ronald Ossory Dunlop "St Paul's, Blackfriars Bridge, London" oil on canvas 64 x 77 cm Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth, UK before 1973 Ronald Ossory Dunlop "Tugboats on the Thames" oil on canvas 63.2 x 76.1 cm Worcester City Museums, UK 1973 Noel Gibson "The Thames from Shadwell" oil on board 91 x 122 cm Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives, London before 1975 Harold Workman "Chaos on London Bridge" oil on canvas Guildhall Art Gallery, London 1981 Julian Trevelyan "The Thames at Richmond" oil on canvas 58 x 48 cm approx. Durham University, Uk © The Artist's Estate 1982 Lucy Jones "London Bridges" oil on canvas 172.3 x 227.5 cm © Royal College of Art, London before 1992 Kathleen Sylvester Le Clerc Fowle "The Thames from Shell Mex House" oil on canvas 50 x 60 cm Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, UK 1995 Renny Tait "Buildings on the Thames" oil on canvas 53 x 76 cm Government Art Collection © Renny Tait

Moored at Plantation Wharf in Battersea, south west London, newly refurbished 'Janine Barge' has a reception area, three double bedrooms, three bathrooms, a £6k bathtub and a wheel house.

Out sailing on my own this weekend, I came across the Medway barge match. I’d completely forgotten it was happening, but soon got the idea when I saw them all trooping out past the SS Montgom…