Leonard Bentley
Charing Cross Pier
This is an E.T.W. Dennis postcard probably colourised in Leipzig and dates from about 1904. The Dennis company was one of the oldest publishing companies in the UK, founded in 1870 in Scarborough they produced the first picture postcard in 1894 and were in business until 2000. This familiar view from Hungerford Bridge shows two Thames paddle steamers, one is moored at Waterloo Pier and the other is leaving Charing Cross Pier for a downstream pier, probably Waterloo Pier. The "Rose" was built for the London Steamboat Company in 1880 at Deptford together with her sister "Lilly". They served several companies over the years until 1908 when they were withdrawn from service. Here the "Rose" is shown in the livery of the City Steamboat Company.
Charing Cross Pier
This is an E.T.W. Dennis postcard probably colourised in Leipzig and dates from about 1904. The Dennis company was one of the oldest publishing companies in the UK, founded in 1870 in Scarborough they produced the first picture postcard in 1894 and were in business until 2000. This familiar view from Hungerford Bridge shows two Thames paddle steamers, one is moored at Waterloo Pier and the other is leaving Charing Cross Pier for a downstream pier, probably Waterloo Pier. The "Rose" was built for the London Steamboat Company in 1880 at Deptford together with her sister "Lilly". They served several companies over the years until 1908 when they were withdrawn from service. Here the "Rose" is shown in the livery of the City Steamboat Company.