ROTHERHITHE,WHARFS & DOCKS.

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Surrey Docks Rotherhithe, 1970's.

Surrey docks office c1988.

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1910

1910

Surrey Commercial Docks, all that was left after the basins had been filled in.

Surrey Commercial Docks. Rotherhithe c1920. Electric motorised goods trolleys charging in the 'electric garage'.

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Floating Dock, Rotherhithe, 1815.
Ship building and repairing were Rotherhithe's traditional industry, at least until the end of the 19th century, when ships outgrew the size of the Rotherhithe yards and docks. In the background can be seen the parish Church of St Mary the Virgin.

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The entrance to the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe. The masts of several ships can be seen in the background. The photograph was taken around 1907.

Sweden Gate and Rope Street (corner of) 2020 near Plough Way, the 1902 Grand Surrey Canal toll office.

Plaque on the wall.

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Fountain Dock, Bermondsey Wall East 1929. looking from the south east corner of the dock, towards the river and the direction of the City.

Bermondsey Wall East 2018, view taken from roughly the same viewpoint. Today there is a fountain in the centre of the green.

Fountain Dock, Bermondsey Wall East 1929

Fountain Dock, Bermondsey Wall East 2018

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London Surrey Commercial Docks worker drinking tea, surrounded by crates of eggs from Canada about a year after the end of WWII 1946.

Surrey Commercial Docks 1953, rolls of paper being unloaded.

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Unity Wharf, Mill Street, 1974, the building remains, and is used by businesses.

Unity Wharf, Mill Street 1973,Reed's Wharf far end.

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Rotherhithe,1937

East Lane Stairs Map.

East Lane Stairs c2017

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Surrey Docks, Rotherhithe South London, 1949.

Tower Bridge & Thames from Cherry Garden Pier Rotherhithe 1949.

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The riverside face of Charles Hay and Son.

135 Rotherhithe Street,Charles Hay and Sons.