The people and communities
who worked and lived in and around the London Docklands.
Policeman searching a Docker.
Customs officers 1905.
West African Seamen.
Dock work was labour intensive, gruelling and dangerous.
Saville Street, Silvertown 1950s.
1980s plan for Royal Docks redevelopment - London Dome.
Call-on of Dockers at London Dock in 1902.
Call-on of Dockers at Royal Docks in 1962.
Connaught Tavern 1980s.
Round Dockers toilet outside Connaught Tavern.
Gregorys - pawn shop.
Docklands Community Poster Project. Early 1980s.
Lascars - Asian seamen.
Brunner Mond factory - site of London's worst explosion.
After the explosion - remains of Silvertown lubricant works.
Introduction
Timeline
-1900
1900+
Dockland History
-1800
1800+
1940+
Transport and Travel
Industries
Shipping
Gas
Sewage
Community
Connaught Crossing
Bibliography
The Map Room
Changing Times
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
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