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1. The entrance to the Free Trade Wharf, c. 1934.
*The entrance to the Free Trade Wharf, c. 1934. The imposing entrance to the Free Trade Wharf, built in 1871 and one of the busiest on the River Thames. The offices of the Free Trade Wharf Company...
2. The Customs Hall at the Tilbury Passenger Terminal.
*The Customs Hall at the Tilbury Passenger Terminal. The Customs Hall at the Passenger Terminal at Tilbury, shortly after it opened in 1957.
3. The entrance to the Royal Victoria Yard.
*The entrance to the Royal Victoria Yard. The entrance to the Royal Victoria Victualling Yard, with horses and carts outside. The Yard owed its name to the visit of Queen Victoria in 1858,...
4. The exterior of the Grapes public house.
*The exterior of the Grapes public house. This beautiful old Limehouse tavern, with stunning views of the river, is described in Charles Dicken's book 'Our Mutual Friend'. In the novel the...
5. The Headquarters of the Thames Division of the Metropolitan Police at Wapping.
*The Headquarters of the Thames Division of the Metropolitan Police at Wapping. The River Police Station next to St. John's Wharf. Today, it remains the Headquarters of the Metropolitan Police's Marine Support Unit. A newer...
6. The filling in of the London Docks.
*The filling in of the London Docks. The London Docks were the first to be closed in 1969, before for the plans for redeveloping 'Docklands' had taken shape. The site was neglected until...
7. The Jean Raby towing a barge.
*The Jean Raby towing a barge. The tug 'Jean Raby' at Greenwich, carrying containerized London's domestic waste to waste-processing plants in Essex.
8. The General VIII carrying waste down the Thames.
*The General VIII carrying waste down the Thames. The 'Gerneral VIII' towing contanerised refuse down the Thames to waste disposal plants on Essex.
9. River Emergency Services on the River Thames
*River Emergency Services on the River Thames View across the River Thames with the Emergency River Services steamer boat in the foreground.
10. Poplar Hospital, c. 1950.
*Poplar Hospital, c. 1950. Poplar Hospital in 1950. The original Hospital for Accidents had been destroyed during the Blitz, and had been replaced by more functional buildings.
 
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