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11. Outside the children's hospital, Shadwell.
*Outside the children's hospital, Shadwell. Mothers and their children wait for admission outside the East London Hospital for Children in Shadwell. This charity hospital, founded thanks to the...
12. Rotherhithe Street.
*Rotherhithe Street. Rotherhithe Street with the ship 'Argo' visible in the distance. By the mid-18th century Rotherhithe was a district of east London with a strong...
13. Rotherhithe Street. c. 1860.
*Rotherhithe Street. c. 1860. Rotherhithe Street, c. 1860. This was a narrow street running along the rim of the Rotherhithe peninsula, sandwiched between the Thames and the...
14. Shipping off the Custom House, 1886.
*Shipping off the Custom House, 1886. Shipping in the Upper Pool in 1886. The vessels include a paddle steamer and a hay barge. The buildings on the north banks of the Thames include the...
15. Section of the Blackwall tunnel.
*Section of the Blackwall tunnel. When the tunnel was opened on 22 May 1897 it was the longest underwater tunnel in the world. Several of the huge framing sections were assembled at...
16. The mouth of the Ravensbourne at Deptford Creek.
*The mouth of the Ravensbourne at Deptford Creek. A man rowing across the mouth of the Ravensbourne at Deptford Creek in 1898. To the right, one of the General Steam Navigation Company's paddle...
17. The opening of the Blackwall Tunnel by the Prince of Wales.
*The opening of the Blackwall Tunnel by the Prince of Wales. Throughout the 19th century, the opening of new transport facilities such as bridges, railways or tunnels always aroused great enthusiasm. Members of...
18. Tower Bridge under construction in 1890.
*Tower Bridge under construction in 1890. Tower Bridge was opened in 1894, after 8 years of construction. Two massive piers had to be sunk into the river bed to support the construction, and...
19. The Glenfruin (1880) dressed for the opening of the Tilbury Docks.
*The Glenfruin (1880) dressed for the opening of the Tilbury Docks. The McGregor, Gow & Co.'s cargo steamer 'Glenfruin' (1880) dressed overall for the opening of the Tilbury Docks in 1886. Tilbury was situated...
20. The works of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company.
*The works of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company. The Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company was founded in 1864. The company contributed to the first cross-channel telegraph link and the...
 
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