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1. The Waitangi (1874) in the East India Import Dock.
*The Waitangi (1874) in the East India Import Dock. The three-masted barque ‘Waitangi’ (1874, 1161 GRT) in the East India Import Dock. She carried emigrants out to New Zealand for the New...
2. The barque Lincolnshire (1858).
*The barque Lincolnshire (1858). The three-masted sheathed wooden barque 'Lincolnshire' (1858, 1024 GRT), built at the Money Wigram & Sons yard in Blackwall.
3. The Tern (1875).
*The Tern (1875). The General Steam Navigation Company's 'Tern' (1875). During the census of March 1901, she was moored off Wapping. In this photograph, she is seen...
4. The Silvertown (1873).
*The Silvertown (1873). The cable-laying ship 'Silvertown' (1873) belonged to the India Rubber Gutta Percha & Telegraph Works Company. She was built as the 'Hooper' and...
5. The Saphir (1897).
*The Saphir (1897). The Antwerp-based short sea steamer 'Saphir' (1897), owned by the Societe Anonyme de John Cockerell of Liege. John Cockerell, the son of a Lancashire...
6. The barque Viking (1907) at the entrance to the Royal Docks.
*The barque Viking (1907) at the entrance to the Royal Docks. The Finnish four-masted steel barque ‘Viking’ (1907) manoeuvring with the aid of tugs at the entrance to the Royal Docks, c. 1933. The...
7. The big freeze at Anchor and Hope Wharf, Charlton.
*The big freeze at Anchor and Hope Wharf, Charlton. The winter of 1894-95 was especially severe and parts of the Thames were frozen for weeks. In this photograph, ice blocks the Anchor and Hope Wharf...
8. The big freeze of February 1895: off Charlton.
*The big freeze of February 1895: off Charlton. In February 1895, a severe cold spell created huge ice floes on the Thames. Although the river did not freeze over, the ice played havoc with the...
9. The big freeze of February 1895: off Blackwall.
*The big freeze of February 1895: off Blackwall. In February 1895, a severe cold spell created huge ice floes on the Thames. Although the river did not freeze over, the ice played havoc with the...
10. The big freeze of February 1895: below Blackwall.
*The big freeze of February 1895: below Blackwall. In February 1895 a prolonged cold spell created huge ice floes on the Thames. The lighters and barges on which the port depended were immobilized...
 
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