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11. The iron steamers Meteor and Prince of Wales leaving Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall.
*The iron steamers Meteor and Prince of Wales leaving Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall. The 'Meteor' and 'Prince of Wales' were built at Ditchburn and Mare's Orchard Yard at Bow Creek in the 1840s. Vessels such as these operated...
12. Blackwall Reach & Greenwich.
*Blackwall Reach & Greenwich. A view from the north up Blackwall Reach, with a brig heading downstream under sail to the left and ships laid up to the right. The title would imply...
13. True Briton (1861) tied up in East India Docks.
*True Briton (1861) tied up in East India Docks. The three-masted barque 'True Briton' was launched in 1861 at Money Wigram & Sons' Blackwall Yard. She is shown here tied up in the East India...
14. Beckton Gas Works, by WL Wyllie.
*Beckton Gas Works, by WL Wyllie. In this watercolour, Wyllie has depicted a collier berthed at the jetty at Beckton Gas Works. Vessels such as this carried coal from the north of...
15. Beckton Gas Works, by WL Wyllie.
*Beckton Gas Works, by WL Wyllie. Another depiction of the jetty at the Beckton Gas Works, by the marine artist William Lionel Wyllie. A collier is moored at the jetty.
16. Beckton Gas Works, by WL Wyllie.
*Beckton Gas Works, by WL Wyllie. The jetty of the Gas, Light and Coke Company's Beckton Gas Works, seen from the Thames. This huge plant depended on regular supplies of coal carried...
17. Beckton Gas Works, by WL Wyllie.
*Beckton Gas Works, by WL Wyllie. The jetty at Beckton Gas Works was over 400 yards (365m) in length. Steam colliers carrying coal from the north of England moored at the jetty in...
18. Castles Ship Timber, by WL Wyllie.
*Castles Ship Timber, by WL Wyllie. A drawing of ship’s timbers at the Castle’s Yard in Charlton, by William Lionel Wyllie. Henry Castle founded his shipbreaking firm in...
19. Coal whippers discharging a collier, by WL Wyllie.
*Coal whippers discharging a collier, by WL Wyllie. This watercolour depicts a number of coal whippers on board a collier. The whippers brought the coal up from below deck using a pulley system. The...
20. The Long Room, Custom House, by Rowlandson and Pugin.
*The Long Room, Custom House, by Rowlandson and Pugin. A Rowlandson and Pugin aquatint of the famous Long Room at the Custom House in the City of London. This was the main public office where customs...
 
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