Butler's Wharf. © NMM

Butler's Wharf is to the east of Tower Bridge, on the south side of the Thames.  It is within an area known as the Pool of London.

The wharf made a significant contribution in the link between the Port of London and the trade of the British Empire.  

Landing tapioca at Butler's Wharf. © NMM

• sugar
• tea
• cinnamon
• tapioca
• grain
• rubber

Treading in tea at Butler's Wharf. © NMM

Around 1910, an unknown photographer was commissioned by the Directors of Butler's Wharf Ltd, to document the daily life of the company.

More than one hundred photos illustrate how, with the exception of cranes unloading goods from a ship, all work was carried out manually. The Butler's Wharf Collection is in the archive of the National Monuments Record.