Object Detail
Object Name
slide
Description
Colour slide of the Thames Barrier at Woolwich in London.
Taken by Anthony Haines, as part of a photographic commission for the book "The Thames". "The Thames from source to sea" by Paul Atterbury and Anthony Haines. Published in 1998 by Weidenfield & Nicholas. Republished in 2002 by Cassell.
View shows a side on perspective of five piers with concrete bases and stainless steel tops that are angled down to the left and look to have a quilt type surface to them. The front pier is labelled "9".
Taken by Anthony Haines, as part of a photographic commission for the book "The Thames". "The Thames from source to sea" by Paul Atterbury and Anthony Haines. Published in 1998 by Weidenfield & Nicholas. Republished in 2002 by Cassell.
View shows a side on perspective of five piers with concrete bases and stainless steel tops that are angled down to the left and look to have a quilt type surface to them. The front pier is labelled "9".
Accession No
2002.287.116
Collection
River Thames
Associated Period
20th century