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What's left of the old port

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Gasholder, East Greenwich.
© National Maritime Museum, London
Repro ID: H6659
Description: The huge Gas Holder no 1, built in 1886 as part of the South Metropolitan Gas Company's East Greenwich Gasworks. Once part of a pair. The second gas holder was even larger, but was demolished after the closure of the Gasworks.
Creator: Simon Niziol
Date: c. 1890
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London
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