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Barges on the Thames 1906 André Derain (1880–1954)

Barges on the Thames 1906 Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds Museums and Galleries
Floating German Dock in Falmouth Docks W. G. Stone (b.1941)

Floating German Dock in Falmouth Docks National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Gunpowder Press House, c.1880 1981 Robert Tinniswood (1936–1991)

Gunpowder Press House, c.1880 1981 Secret Island at Royal Gunpowder Mills
'Lady of the Lea' Explosives Barge 1978 Richard W. Penfold (b.1946)

'Lady of the Lea' Explosives Barge 1978 Secret Island at Royal Gunpowder Mills
The Thames Barge 'Truelove' 1904 George Cossey

The Thames Barge 'Truelove' 1904 The Burnham on Crouch & District Museum
Nottingham Canal, View One Kilometre East between Carrington Street Bridge 1894 A. Johnson

Nottingham Canal, View One Kilometre East between Carrington Street Bridge 1894 Nottingham Central Library
Nottingham Canal, View One Kilometre East from Carrington Street Bridge towards Wood Bridge, Trent Street 1894 A. Johnson

Nottingham Canal, View One Kilometre East from Carrington Street Bridge towards Wood Bridge, Trent Street 1894 Nottingham Central Library
West Grinstead Wharf c.1998 Michael Codd (b.1938)

West Grinstead Wharf c.1998 The Grange
Barges on a Canal 1941 Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)

Barges on a Canal 1941 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Barge on the Stour at Dedham Alfred James Munnings (1878–1959)

Barge on the Stour at Dedham The Munnings Art Museum
Tilbury, Essex Harold Wyllie (1880–1973)

Tilbury, Essex Beecroft Art Gallery
Maryhill Dock, Forth and Clyde Canal c.1939–1945 Francis Patrick Martin (1883–1966)

Maryhill Dock, Forth and Clyde Canal c.1939–1945 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
Portsmouth to Arundel canal at Hunston, Bullion Shipment c.1998 Michael Codd (b.1938)

Portsmouth to Arundel canal at Hunston, Bullion Shipment c.1998 The Grange
Thames Barges 1970 Charles Smith (1913–2003)

Thames Barges 1970 Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
Men and Barges Prunella Clough (1919–1999)

Men and Barges Buxton Museum & Art Gallery
A Royal Barge c.1960 Charles David Cobb (1921–2014)

A Royal Barge c.1960 National Maritime Museum
The 'Mucky Ditch' (The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal) 1960s–1980s Barbara Mary Russon (1930–2007)

The 'Mucky Ditch' (The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal) 1960s–1980s Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Unloading Cement, Lyme 1932 Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992)

Unloading Cement, Lyme 1932 Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Rose and Joe Skinner, the Last of the Midlands Narrow Boat Folk 1967 Colin William Dick (b.1929)

Rose and Joe Skinner, the Last of the Midlands Narrow Boat Folk 1967 Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Galton Bridge 1905 Edward Richard Taylor (1838–1912)

Galton Bridge 1905 Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery
The City from Bankside, London 1816–1825 Thomas Miles Richardson I (1784–1848)

The City from Bankside, London 1816–1825 Museum of London
Twickenham, Middlesex, Showing the Church, Ferry, Orleans House and Eel Pie Island 1868 Henry C. Gritten (1818–1873)

Twickenham, Middlesex, Showing the Church, Ferry, Orleans House and Eel Pie Island 1868 Orleans House Gallery
Portsmouth to Arundel Canal: Ford Lock and Pumping Station c.1998 Michael Codd (b.1938)

Portsmouth to Arundel Canal: Ford Lock and Pumping Station c.1998 The Grange
Derelict Barge, the 'Leonard Piper' 1961 Herschel Franklin Warnes (1891–1974)

Derelict Barge, the 'Leonard Piper' 1961 Rustington Library
Cubitt's Yacht Basin 1960s Kenneth Newton (1933–1984)

Cubitt's Yacht Basin 1960s Falmouth Art Gallery
Barges Arnold Mason (1885–1963)

Barges The Brewhouse Arts Centre
Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London c.1929 Violet Muriel Baber Mimpriss (1895–1987)

Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London c.1929 Ferens Art Gallery
Lock on the Canal 1913 Stanislawa de Karlowska (1876–1952)

Lock on the Canal 1913 The Fitzwilliam Museum
The Thames at Hammersmith 1930 David Murray Smith (1865–1952)

The Thames at Hammersmith 1930 Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery
King Edward VII Park, Wapping, London 1968 Alfred Daniels (1924–2015)

King Edward VII Park, Wapping, London 1968 Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Whitby Harbour 1860 Richard Weatherill (1844–1923)

Whitby Harbour 1860 Whitby Museum
The Glory Hole, Lincoln 1860 Edmund John Niemann (1813–1876)

The Glory Hole, Lincoln 1860 Usher Gallery
Balcombe Viaduct, West Sussex 1999 Michael Codd (b.1938)

Balcombe Viaduct, West Sussex 1999 The Grange
Paris 1878–1879 James Webb (1835–1895)

Paris 1878–1879 Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery
The Thames Barge, 'Kitty' c.1980 Victor William Ellis (1921–1983)

The Thames Barge, 'Kitty' c.1980 Beecroft Art Gallery
Gloucester Docks before 1922 John Collier (1850–1934)

Gloucester Docks before 1922
Lenton Boatyard, Nottingham c.1850 Thomas Cooper Moore (1827–1901)

Lenton Boatyard, Nottingham c.1850 Nottingham Central Library
Thames Barges 1851–1875 William James Callcott (c.1823–1900)

Thames Barges 1851–1875 Museum of London
Etruria, Canal Front 1973 E. de Bod

Etruria, Canal Front 1973 Wedgwood Museum
The Coxswain Henry Blogg Driving the Cromer Lifeboat onto the Deck of the Barge 'Sepoy', December 1933 1934 Charles Dixon (1872–1934)

The Coxswain Henry Blogg Driving the Cromer Lifeboat onto the Deck of the Barge 'Sepoy', December 1933 1934 The RNLI Henry Blogg Museum