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1. St John's Wharf, Wapping.
*St John's Wharf, Wapping. A passenger steamer on the Thames at St. John's Wharf, Wapping. Vessels such as these operated passenger services between London and places like...
2. Starting work on the Thames Embankment in 1862.
*Starting work on the Thames Embankment in 1862. An 'Illustrated London News' engraving the depicting the commencement of work on the Thames Embankments in 1862. Embankments had been planned for...
3. Steam boats at Adelaide Wharf, off London Bridge.
*Steam boats at Adelaide Wharf, off London Bridge. One of the the earliest departure and arrival points for steamship services in London was the Steam-Boat Pier near London Bridge. This engraving...
4. Tate's Wharf, Silvertown.
*Tate's Wharf, Silvertown. The company wharf of the Thames Refinery, founded by Henry Tate in 1871. The firm of Henry Tate & Son later merged with another Silvertown...
5. South view of London Street, Dockhead.
*South view of London Street, Dockhead. This south view of London Street illustrates the houses lining the river with boat houses on the shore. The print includes a fine map of the docks...
6. Snowfields and Ferguson’s Rents, 1894.
*Snowfields and Ferguson’s Rents, 1894. The back of Snowfields and the front of Ferguson’s Rents, Rotherhithe in 1894. This was typical of much working-class housing in the late 19th...
7. 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...
8. 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...
9. Shipping on the Thames by Greenwich Hospital.
*Shipping on the Thames by Greenwich Hospital. View of Greenwich Hospital from the river. The Thames is busy with a wide variety of vessels. To the right of centre a ceremonial barge makes its way...
10. Sketch of panoramic view of buildings looking west from opposite Regents Canal Dock, and three small sketches of sailing vessels and barges.
*Sketch of panoramic view of buildings looking west from opposite Regents Canal Dock, and three small sketches of sailing vessels and barges. Formed in 1812, the Regent's Canal and Dock Company built and maintained a canal between Paddington and Limehouse, and later a dock called the...
 
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