The men of the Vintners and Dyers companies, together with the Queens Swan Marker, sitting in their boats by the lock waiting for the water level to change. The lock keeper is standing beside them on the bank. Swan Upping takes place in mid July.

Date:
1860 - 1922
Location:
Bell Weir Lock, Egham, Runnymede, Surrey
Reference:
CC73/00652
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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This is part of the Series: HWT01/01 Glass Plate Negatives And Inkjet Prints; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Curator: Davies, Angela

Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Keywords

Lock, Water Transport, Leisure And Recreation, People, Custom And Tradition