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1. 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...
2. Opening of the oyster market at Billingsgate.
*Opening of the oyster market at Billingsgate. An 'Illustrated London News' engraving from August 1843, depicting the opening of the oyster market at Billingsgate. A fish market had existed here...
3. One of the Woolwich Ferry paddle steamers, c. 1906-09.
*One of the Woolwich Ferry paddle steamers, c. 1906-09. One of the first batch of paddle steamers used by the Woolwich Free Ferry. Although Woolwich has had a ferry since Medieval times, the Free Ferry...
4. The directors of the Surrey Commercial Docks.
*The directors of the Surrey Commercial Docks. Directors of the Surrey Commercial Dock Company stand outside the dock offices. The company ran the docks at Rotherhithe until 1909, when the Port of...
5. The London Graving Dock Company's dry dock at the West India Docks.
*The London Graving Dock Company's dry dock at the West India Docks. In 1878, the London Graving Dock Company built a dry-dock and ship-repair yard at the West India Docks. The sailing vessel in dry-dock on the left is...
6. Unloading frozen meat from the Clan MacDougall in 1877.
*Unloading frozen meat from the Clan MacDougall in 1877. Population growth and increased economic prosperity in Victorian Britain meant unprecedented demand for imported meat. With the development of...
7. The window into the port
*The window into the port
8. Loading frozen flowers onto a lorry at Tilbury.
*Loading frozen flowers onto a lorry at Tilbury. A docker loading frozen flowers onto a lorry at Tilbury in May 1969. They had just been unloaded from the P&O liner 'Himalaya' (1949), which is...
9. Lifting a tug onto the Shahristan (1965).
*Lifting a tug onto the Shahristan (1965). The heavy derrick of the Strick Line cargo liner 'Shahristan' (1965) lifting aboard the tug 'Rahim' (1965) at the M Shed at the Millwall Docks in May...
10. Billingsgate Fish Market.
*Billingsgate Fish Market. For many centuries Billingsgate wharf was the main mooring for fishing vessels, and a fish market soon developed here. As well as fish, corn, salt...
 
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