PortCities London
UK Bristol Hartlepool Liverpool London Southampton
You are here:  PortCities London home > The working Thames
Text Only About this Site Feedback
Explore this site
About maritime London
Early port
Tudor and Stuart port
18th-century port
19th-century port
20th-century port
People and places
Port communities
Crime and punishment
Leisure, health and housing
Thames art, literature and architecture
The working Thames
London's docks and shipping
Trades, industries and institutions
Port of science and discovery
Historical events
Ceremony and catastrophe
London in war and conflict
Fun and games
Things to do
Timeline games
Matching games
Send an e-card

Frank Shilling - Abiding memory.

Frank Shilling - Abiding memory.
© National Maritime Museum, London
Repro ID: H5839
Description: Frank was a member of the National Port Shop Stewards Committee, an unofficial organisation established by the rank and file dockers in opposition to the official trade union representatives. They played a leading role in the labour disputes in the Port of London during the 1960s and 1970s.
Creator: National Maritime Museum
Date: November 2003
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London
*
*
8
National Maritime Museum/Royal Observatory Greenwich New Opportunities Fund  
Legal & Copyright Partner sites: Bristol Hartlepool Liverpool Southampton About this Site Feedback Text Only