Coal barges at Kingston upon Thames, Greater London

Photograph taken 1870 © Reproduced by permission of Oxfordshire County Council ref: HT00678

A Thames barge, with its distinctive mast, unloads coal at the river bank. Kingston Bridge, a five arch crossing built in 1825-8 by Edward Lapinge, can be seen in the distance.

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Greater London Kingston upon Thames

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Victorian (1837 - 1901)

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The annual Eton boating regatta on the River Thames at Windsor, with the castle buildings on the hillside in the background. The event was instituted to commemorate a visit of George III (1760-1820) and held on his birthday, 4th June.

Coal barges at Kingston upon Thames, Greater London

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