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1. Morris Foley - Abiding memory 2.
	Morris explains why he preferred to work on board ship loading cargo rather than unloading. It was a skilled job and one that had to be done...

2. Harry Paris introduction.
	Harry was born in 1925 and in 1941, aged 16, he became a wharfinger at Metropolitan Wharf, Wapping. After the war he worked as a casual docker at...

3. Harry Paris - Abiding memory.
	Harry recalls the humour of the dockers. Even during the 'call-on' there was always time for a joke. He is proud to have been a docker and would not...

4. George Thurgar - Introduction.
	George was born in 1920 at Millwall. At the age of 14 he began work for a ship chandlering agent in the City. In 1939 he joined the merchant navy and...

5. Morris Foley - Abiding memory 3.
	Morris was working at the Royal Docks after the war when he witnessed a group of poverty-stricken children being shipped to New Zealand. The...

6. Morris Foley - Abiding memory.
	Morris preferred to work on board ship rather than on the quayside. He worked at the Royal Docks and loaded and unloaded some of the biggest vessels...

7. Signs from the past
	Video memories from Docklands deaf community

8. Ron Foley - Introduction.
	Ron worked in the docks from 1955 until 1986. For 25 years he was based at the West India and Millwall Dock complex before moving downstream to...

9. Patsy Collins - Introduction.
	Patsy was born in Stepney in 1924 and went to work in the Regent's Canal Dock in 1950. He joined a ship gang that looked after him and taught him...

10. George Thurgar - Abiding memory.
	George recalls attending the daily 'call-ons' at each of the docks when labour was hired for short periods. Only the lucky few would be selected, the...


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