Greenhithe Collection

HMS Worcester, Greenhithe, Kent -- Merchant Navy training vessel. Date: circa 1946

Compass Drill, Training Ship Arethusa, Greenhithe, Kent
A group of boys aboard the Training Ship Arethusa receiving compass instruction. The ship received boys aged 13-16 from a variety of poor backgrounds, including the workhouse

Knotting Class, Training Ship Arethusa, Greenhithe, Kent
A group of boys aboard the Training Ship Arethusa receiving knotting and splicing instruction. The ship received boys aged 13-16 from a variety of poor backgrounds, including the workhouse

The Cutty Sark in dry-dock, Falmouth, 1938
Photograph showing the clipper ship Cutty Sark in dry-dock at Falmouth in 1938. The ship was being prepared for what was predicted to be her last journey - under tow

Training Ship Warspite, Greenhithe, Kent
The Training Ship Warspite at anchor on the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent. The Warspite, established by the Marine Society in 1876, was originally moored at Woolwich

Training Ship Arethusa
Boys in naval uniform exercise on the training ship Arethusa, moored on the Thames at Greenhithe and run by the National Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Children

Ingress Abbey, Greenhithe, Kent - postcard unknown publisher

The Chichester, ship off Greenhithe, Kent Date: 1876

HMS Worcester, training Ship for the Thames Marine Officers, moored at the lower estuary of the River Thames, off Greenhithe. Date: 1895

Photograph of Pier Hotel, Greenhithe, Kent. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

Letter from The Englishwomans Domestic Magazine
Handwritten letter from The Englishwomans Domestic Magazine, London, a publication of Samuel Orchart Beeton, husband of Isabella Beeton

TS Arethusa - Compass instruction
Boys receive compass instruction aboard the training ship Arethusa, moored at Greenhithe, Kent Date: 1917

TS Arethusa - Steering instruction
Boys learning to steer aboard the training ship Arethusa, moored at Greenhithe, Kent Date: 1917

Training Ship Arethusa, Greenhithe, Kent
The training ship Arethusa and Chichester operated by the National Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Children, a charity founded in 1843 by William Williams

T. S. Arethusa at Greenhithe, 1875
Engraving showing the training ship Arethusa, anchored in the River Thames, at Greenhithe, 1875

Trial of the Pyroleter Fire Extinguisher, River Thames, 18
Engraving showing the trial of a fire extinguisher designed for boats, called a Pyroleter, on board a barge in the River Thames at Greenhithe, 1875

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