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1. The Hermitage Basin (London Docks), c. 1969.
*The Hermitage Basin (London Docks), c. 1969. The Hermitage Basin was at the westerly entrance to the Western Dock of the London Docks system. This was opened in 1821 for smaller ships and...
2. The Freight Hall of the General Steam Navigation Company.
*The Freight Hall of the General Steam Navigation Company. The grand Freight Hall of the General Steam Navigation Company, at 15 Trinity Square in the City of London. This great company lacked the romance of...
3. The Middleton and St Bride's Wharf.
*The Middleton and St Bride's Wharf. This was a large wharf operated by the English and Scottish Joint Co-Operative Wholesale Society for nearly half a century before its closure in...
4. The river, and St Paul's Wharf, with the dome of the cathedral in the background.
*The river, and St Paul's Wharf, with the dome of the cathedral in the background. A view from the River Thames, taken on a trip from Westminster to Greenwich, showing warehouses on the north bank of the Thames just east of...
5. The Royal Albert Dock.
*The Royal Albert Dock. The 'Ibaraki Maro' (1965) and 'City of Liverpool' (1949). The cargo vessel 'City of Liverpool' was built by Cammell Laird & Company Ltd for the...
6. The filling in of the London Docks.
*The filling in of the London Docks. The London Docks were the first to be closed in 1969, before for the plans for redeveloping 'Docklands' had taken shape. The site was neglected until...
7. The entrance to the Free Trade Wharf, c. 1934.
*The entrance to the Free Trade Wharf, c. 1934. The imposing entrance to the Free Trade Wharf, built in 1871 and one of the busiest on the River Thames. The offices of the Free Trade Wharf Company...
8. The Schwan (1907).
*The Schwan (1907). The Argo Line vessel 'Schwan' (1907) in 1934. Before World War I, the Argo Line ran a regular service between Bremen and Hamburg and London. The...
9. The Sunrip (1954) at the Millennium Mills.
*The Sunrip (1954) at the Millennium Mills. The 'Sunrip' (1954) at Spiller's Millennium Mills in the Royal Victoria Dock. These mills were among the largest in London, and processed huge...
10. The Surrey Trader at the Rank Empire Mill
*The Surrey Trader at the Rank Empire Mill The 'Surrey Trader' (1964) at the Rank Empire Mill in the Royal Victoria Dock. The Millennium Mills are on the left.
 
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