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11. The Melampus (1960).
*The Melampus (1960). The Blue Funnel Line's 'Melampus' (1960, 8,509 GRT)) in the Royal Albert Dock in August 1964. Built by Vickers-Armstrong, her career as a Blue...
12. The building of HMS Thunderer.
*The building of HMS Thunderer. A scene from the construction of HMS 'Thunderer', the last ship built at Thames Ironworks. Here, workers are bending a hot ship frame on a massive...
13. The burnt-out shell of Silvertown rubber factory.
*The burnt-out shell of Silvertown rubber factory. Silvertown was a prime target for bombing because of its docks and industries. Much of the area between North Woolwich and the Thames was destroyed,...
14. The East Greenwich Gasworks from a roof in Greenfell Street.
*The East Greenwich Gasworks from a roof in Greenfell Street. The East Greenwich Gasworks dominated the skyline on the Greenwich Peninsula. The works were built by the South Metropolitan Gas Company in the...
15. The East London Line railway bridge.
*The East London Line railway bridge. The East London Line railway bridge, seen from the former Surrey Canal in June 1970. The East London Line was laid through Brunel's Thames Tunnel to...
16. The entrance lock to the west dry-dock at the Royal Albert Dock.
*The entrance lock to the west dry-dock at the Royal Albert Dock. A view of the entrance lock to the west dry-dock at the Royal Albert Dock, part of the Green and Silley Weir company's facilities.
17. The entrance to the East Greenwich Gasworks.
*The entrance to the East Greenwich Gasworks. The East Greenwich Gasworks were built during the 1880s to meet the growing energy needs of south London. Coal from the north of England was brought...
18. The demolition of the Canning Town Generating Station cooling towers.
*The demolition of the Canning Town Generating Station cooling towers. The demolition of the cooling towers of the Canning Town Generating Station in September 1984, as seen from Liverpool Road.
19. The demolition of Deptford Power Station.
*The demolition of Deptford Power Station. This sequence of photographs shows the gradual destruction and collapse of the chimney stacks at Deptford Power Station in 1992. The station was...
20. The Carpenters Department at Enderby's Wharf.
*The Carpenters Department at Enderby's Wharf. Enderby's Wharf was the home of the submarine cable works of Glass, Elliot and Company, formed in 1854. The firm amalgamated with the Gutta Percha...
 
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