Lambeth Palace

This is a Magic Lantern slide showing Lambeth Palace and Lambeth Pier from the Lambeth suspension bridge. It is probably the late 1880s and a paddle steamer is moored at Lambeth Pier. The steamer's livery is not clear but it is probably the livery of the River Thames Steamboat Company, originally it was built for the London & Westminster Steamboat Company in the 1840s or early 1850s at Blackwall or Deptford and was used on a non-stop service from Old Swan Pier to a Pier at the southern end of Westminster Bridge near to where County Hall stands today. It is one of a fleet of “Double Enders”, that is, with two bows and two rudders. All the boats were named after flowers, I think this one is "London Pride", the "Pride" is on the port bow and out of sight. The others were: - Azalea, Bluebell, Rose, Dahlia, Sunflower, Lotus and Camelia. All the boats were withdrawn form service by the early 1890s except for Lotus which continued operating with other companies until 1909. Best viewed with the zoom feature.

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