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1. The window into the port
*The window into the port
2. The Woolwich Ferry boat John Burns (1963).
*The Woolwich Ferry boat John Burns (1963). The 'John Burns' (1963), one of the three diesel boats used by the Woolwich Ferry since 1963. Before then, the Woolwich Free Ferry had used paddle...
3. Unloading timber on the Thames.
*Unloading timber on the Thames. Although the Surrey Commercial Dock system dominated the London timber trade, wood and paper were also unloaded at the many quays along the River...
4. View from Cory's Barge Works.
*View from Cory's Barge Works. The view from Cory's Barge Works in Charlton, looking across the River Thames to Silvertown and the Tate & Lyle sugar refinery.
5. The River Lea.
*The River Lea. The River Lea with the Canning Town power station and cooling tower in the background. The land surrounding the Lea was ideally placed for industries...
6. Inside a barge yard at Limehouse.
*Inside a barge yard at Limehouse. A barge under construction at an unidentified barge yard in the Limehouse area.
7. Bugsby's Reach from Cory's, Charlton.
*Bugsby's Reach from Cory's, Charlton. Taken from Cory's Barge Works looking towards Bugsby's Reach. In 1896, William Cory and Son Ltd began transporting coal into London using the...
8. Hay's Wharf.
*Hay's Wharf. Hay's Wharf in its heyday around 1960. By that time the Hay's Group controlled almost all the wharves on the south bank between Tower Bridge and...
9. Inside a barge yard at Limehouse.
*Inside a barge yard at Limehouse. Inside an unidentified barge yard at Limehouse.
10. Inside a barge yard at Limehouse.
*Inside a barge yard at Limehouse. Inside an unidentified barge yard in the Limehouse area.
 
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