Leonard Bentley
Westminster Pier
This is a Judge's of Hastings postcard dating from July 1909. It originally had a dark sepia tint, on removal the result is very contrasty. There was a reason why Judge's always published their postcards with a dark sepia tint, it hid a multitude of sins. This is the view from Westminster Bridge looking downstream showing Westminster Pier, part of the Victoria Embankment and ships of the Royal Navy which were taking part in the Thames Naval Pageant. On another Judge's postcard of the ships from the reverse view, they are described as torpedo boats but they are in fact torpedo boat destroyers from the 1890s and although they had reciprocating engines their top speed was 30 knots.
See below for more information about the Thames Naval Pageant.
Westminster Pier
This is a Judge's of Hastings postcard dating from July 1909. It originally had a dark sepia tint, on removal the result is very contrasty. There was a reason why Judge's always published their postcards with a dark sepia tint, it hid a multitude of sins. This is the view from Westminster Bridge looking downstream showing Westminster Pier, part of the Victoria Embankment and ships of the Royal Navy which were taking part in the Thames Naval Pageant. On another Judge's postcard of the ships from the reverse view, they are described as torpedo boats but they are in fact torpedo boat destroyers from the 1890s and although they had reciprocating engines their top speed was 30 knots.
See below for more information about the Thames Naval Pageant.