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1. The boiler shop of the Penn and Son Works at Deptford Pier.
*The boiler shop of the Penn and Son Works at Deptford Pier. The boiler shop of the Penn and Son Works at Deptford Pier, c. 1863. The John Penn marine engine factory opened in 1799, with its first marine steam...
2. The Brunner Mond Works in 1895.
*The Brunner Mond Works in 1895. Brunner, Mond & Co. opened their chemical works at Crescent Wharf in Silvertown in 1894. Orginally designed to produce soda crystals and caustic...
3. The hull of the Canton, used as a graving dock in Limehouse.
*The hull of the Canton, used as a graving dock in Limehouse. The firm of Fletcher, Son and Fearnall was one of the oldest on the Thames, having been founded by a Mr Fletcher at Shadwell in the 18th century. The...
4. The board room of the Thames Ironworks, c. 1900.
*The board room of the Thames Ironworks, c. 1900. The board room of the Thames Ironworks Company, by the local photographer William Bartier. The Thames Ironworks closed in 1912 after having been the...
5. Stewart's Blackwall Ironworks, Isle of Dogs, c. 1863.
*Stewart's Blackwall Ironworks, Isle of Dogs, c. 1863. In 1854 John Stewart established the Blackwall Iron Works near Folly Wall on the Isle of Dogs. This firm built some ships but specialised in making...
6. One of the Woolwich Ferry paddle steamers, c. 1906-09.
*One of the Woolwich Ferry paddle steamers, c. 1906-09. One of the first batch of paddle steamers used by the Woolwich Free Ferry. Although Woolwich has had a ferry since Medieval times, the Free Ferry...
7. Riveting at the Thames Ironworks.
*Riveting at the Thames Ironworks. Riveting was usually carried out by a rivet squad comprising four or five men. These were a left- and right- handed riveter to hit the red hot rivet...
8. The hydraulic steam lifeboat City of Glasgow, built by Green of Blackwall.
*The hydraulic steam lifeboat City of Glasgow, built by Green of Blackwall. The hydraulic steam lifeboat 'City of Glasgow', one of many small vessels built at the yards of Green of Blackwall. By 1893, when this ship was...
9. The launch of HMS Albion.
*The launch of HMS Albion. The 'Albion' was a first-class battleship of around 119m (390ft) in length and 23m (74ft) in width. She had a displacement of 13,150 tons when fitted...
10. View of Messrs Rennie's works,  Blackfriars.
*View of Messrs Rennie's works,  Blackfriars. John Rennie's shipbuilding company had establishments at Blackfriars and Deptford. This photograph is of the Blackfriars works.
 
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