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1. The Thames Ironworks Memorial Ground cycle track.
*The Thames Ironworks Memorial Ground cycle track. The Chairman of Thames Ironworks, Arnold Hills, encouraged his workers to become involved in the company sports and social activities. He established...
2. The window into the port
*The window into the port
3. The Yacht Inn and Trafalgar Tavern.
*The Yacht Inn and Trafalgar Tavern. The Trafalgar Tavern was built in 1837 it became famous as a haunt of literary figures like Federick Marryat, Wilkie Collins, William Thackeray and...
4. The match-makers of the East End.
*The match-makers of the East End. Matchmaking was one of several trades that made use of the port, the river or the canals. The principal match firm was that of Bryant & May in...
5. The courtyard of the Thames Refinery.
*The courtyard of the Thames Refinery. The courtyard of Henry Tate's Thames Refinery in Silvertown. In the background, workers are unloading barrels of sugar from a waggon.
6. 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...
7. Thames Ironworks Ambulance Corps.
*Thames Ironworks Ambulance Corps. Despite the best efforts of the Thames Ironworks Ambulance Corps, thirty-eight people, many of whom were women and children, were killed during the...
8. Thames Ironworks' August bank holiday sports day.
*Thames Ironworks' August bank holiday sports day. A group of officals at the Thames Ironworks' August bank holiday sports day displaying the prizes.
9. Entrance to the shell foundry, Woolwich Arsenal.
*Entrance to the shell foundry, Woolwich Arsenal. A postcard showing the entrance to the shell foundry at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich. The size and complexity of the Arsenal was simply stunning. By...
 
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