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1. Dockers' march during the strike of July 1923.
*Dockers' march during the strike of July 1923. Striking dockers enter the East India Dock Road from Cotton Street during the 1923 strike. They were marching for better pay and working conditions...
2. Firemen tackling a blaze at the Surrey Docks.
*Firemen tackling a blaze at the Surrey Docks. On 7 September 1940 hundreds of planes targeted London's waterfront. Bombs set the Surrey Docks and the thriving businesses along them on fire. The...
3. The King George V Dock in 1984.
*The King George V Dock in 1984. Berths 13 and 11 on the north side of the King George V Dock in 1984, three years after they had closed to general traffic.
4. Woolwich Dockyard - part of the defences.
*Woolwich Dockyard - part of the defences. The overgrown remains of the defences at the old Woolwich Dockyard (closed in 1869), with a cannon on a raised platform and a defensive stone wall.
5. Damaged buildings at the East India Docks, Blackwall.
*Damaged buildings at the East India Docks, Blackwall. Although the East India Docks were badly damaged during the Blitz, they played an important role during preparations for D-Day. Sections of the...
6. Bomb damage at the docks.
*Bomb damage at the docks. The Germans bombed London continuously for fifty-seven nights after 7 September 1940 and then consistently throughout the war. The Port of London was...
7. Air raid on the Surrey Docks in 1940.
*Air raid on the Surrey Docks in 1940. During the Second World War the Surrey Docks suffered the most extensive bomb damage of any dock system in Britain. After the first night of bombing...
8. Austin's Boatyard.
*Austin's Boatyard. Launching a Fairmile 'B' ML at Austin's Boatyard during the Second World War.
9. Austin's Boatyard.
*Austin's Boatyard. A platform draped in flags and victory signs at the launching of a Fairmile 'B' ML at Austin's Boatyard during the Second World War.
10. A Heinkel bomber over the Surrey Docks and Isle of Dogs.
*A Heinkel bomber over the Surrey Docks and Isle of Dogs. A famous photograph showing a German Heinkel bomber flying over the Surrey Commercial Docks and the Isle of Dogs during the Second World War. The...
 
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