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1. The cable passed from the works into the hulk lying in the Thames at Greenwich.
*The cable passed from the works into the hulk lying in the Thames at Greenwich. The completed transatlantic cable being transferred from the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company's works at Enderby's Wharf, Greenwich to...
2. The Silvertown (1873).
*The Silvertown (1873). The cable-laying ship 'Silvertown' (1873) belonged to the India Rubber Gutta Percha & Telegraph Works Company. She was built as the 'Hooper' and...
3. The cliffs of Foilhummerum Bay, the European end of the Atlantic Cable.
*The cliffs of Foilhummerum Bay, the European end of the Atlantic Cable. The European terminus of the 1865 Atlantic cable was on top of the remote cliffs of Foilhummerum Bay, on the island of Valentia in the west of...
4. The reels of Gutta Percha covered conducting wire coveyed into tanks at the works at Greenwich.
*The reels of Gutta Percha covered conducting wire coveyed into tanks at the works at Greenwich. From the mid-19th century onwards there have been factories producing submarine cables and associated products in Greenwich and Woolwich. Until well...
5. The steamship Libra off Wapping.
*The steamship Libra off Wapping. The SS 'Libra' moving downriver past the wharves of Wapping. Beyond the cluster of smaller vessels are the buildings of St John's, Morocco, Eagle...
6. The steamer Egret passing Wapping, c. 1884.
*The steamer Egret passing Wapping, c. 1884. The steamship 'Egret' passing the warehouses of the Eagle, Baltic and Old Aberdeen Wharves in Wapping.
7. The Amber (1888).
*The Amber (1888). The cable laying ship 'Amber' (1888) was owned by the Eastern Telegraph Company (ETC), formed in 1872 as an amalgamation of several pioneering cable...
8. Sextant, c. 1855.
*Sextant, c. 1855. A silver framed sextant made for the Prince of Wales. Janet Taylor was engaged in teaching navigation and selling nautical instruments. Her...
9. Castle's Yard, Charlton.
*Castle's Yard, Charlton. The interior of the 'Edgar' (1858) with the 'Duke of Wellington' (1852) behind and the 'Hannibal' (1854) to the right at Castle's Yard, a...
10. Castle's Yard, Charlton.
*Castle's Yard, Charlton. The 'Duke of Wellington' at Castle's Yard, a shipbreaking firm in Charlton and Millbank. Shipbreaking was once an important business in London and...
 
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