Black and white glass plate negative of Henley Bridge during the winter of 1895. The river is flooded and water is rushing through the bridge at speed. On the bridge a group of people looking over the side to the fast flowing water.

A George Bushell Collection (Part of negative set number 105 in George Bushell's notebook).

George Bushell & Son Ltd. is a Henley photography business which was set up in the last half of the 19th century and is still going today.

George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum. This unique collection provides a fascinating view of the changing face of Henley and the Thames over the last century.