Thames Sailing Barge
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. Artist: Arthur C Payne
Picture No
13140508
Media ID
45374228
Size
3382px x 5315px
(7.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans/Peter & Dawn Cope Collection
Source
From a picture postcard published by Misch & Stock
Date
circa 1903
