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1. The Anglican Cathedral from opposite the Creek, Zanzibar.
*The Anglican Cathedral from opposite the Creek, Zanzibar. The Anglican Cathedral was built in 1887 to commemorate the end of the slave trade. The site chosen for the cathedral was formally the location of...
2. 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...
3. 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...
4. The construction of the Thames Tunnel.
*The construction of the Thames Tunnel. This print illustrates a section through the Rotherhithe shaft showing the drainage cistern and the shield used during the construction of the Thames...
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. The entrance gate to the East India Docks.
*The entrance gate to the East India Docks. The busy street outside the main entrance to the East India Docks. The masts of ships are visible behind the dock walls. The entrance was located at...
7. The East London Hospital for Children.
*The East London Hospital for Children. A view of the newly opened East London Hospital for Children in Shadwell. Set up in 1868 by Dr Nathaniel Heckford, the hospital was fortunate in...
8. 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...
9. 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...
10. Outside the children's hospital, Shadwell.
*Outside the children's hospital, Shadwell. Mothers and their children wait for admission outside the East London Hospital for Children in Shadwell. This charity hospital, founded thanks to the...
 
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