One of the larger processions
Home |
Introduction |
Glossary |
The Origins |
Roman London 1 |
Roman London 2 |
Problems in the Port |
Worksheet 1 |
Worksheet 2 |
Worksheet 3 |
Building the Docks |
Building the Docks |
Builders |
Opposition to the Docks |
Financing the Docks |
New Docks |
Development of the Docks |
Worksheet Research |
Worksheet 1 |
Worksheet 2 |
Worksheet 3 |
Worksheet 4 |
In Operations |
The Docks in Operation |
Security |
Unloading Goods |
Storing and Distributing Goods
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Commodities 1 |
Commodities 2 |
Worksheet 1 |
Worksheet 2 |
Worksheet 3 |
Worksheet 4 |
On the Waterfront |
The Riverside |
The lightermen |
Passengers |
Passengers 2
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Sailors |
The Strangers' Home Limehouse |
Worksheet Research |
Worksheet 1 |
Worksheet 2 |
Worksheet 3 |
The Dockers|
Casual labour |
Who were the dockers? |
Why were dockers employed on a casual basis? |
Working in Gangs
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The contract system
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A Docker's Work |
Pay and conditions of work |
Social Conditions |
Worksheet 1 |
Worksheet 2 |
Worksheet 3 |
Worksheet 4 |
The Strikes of 1889 |
The Causes of the Strike |
The call-on |
Physical condition of the workers |
Wages
| The Strike |
Events 1 |
Events 2 |
Hardship |
Support 1 |
Support 2 |
Resolution 1 |
Resolution 2 |
The Effects of the Strike 1 |
The Effects of the Strike 2 |
Worksheet 1 |
Worksheet 2 |
Worksheet 3 |
Worksheet 4 |
In the 20c |
Introduction |
Problems |
Possible Solutions |
The PLA (Port of London Authority) |
The development of the port in the twentieth century |
Changing methods |
The Dock Worker's Voice |
Dock-related industries |
Other industries |
Women workers in the docks |
Women workers in other industries |
A close-knit community
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Worksheet Research |
Worksheet 1 |
Worksheet 2 |
Worksheet 3 |
Worksheet 4 |
Worksheet 5 |
Worksheet 6 |
In the WW2 |
Introduction |
Black Saturday (1) |
Black Saturday (2) |
Black Saturday (3) |
Black Saturday (4) |
Questioning the Evidence (1) |
Questioning the Evidence (2) |
Missing evidence (1) |
Missing evidence (2) |
The role of the docks in the war |
Damage |
Reconstruction |
Some consequences of the war |
Worksheet Research |
Worksheet 1 |
Worksheet 2 |
Worksheet 3 |
Worksheet 4 |
The Closure |
Introduction |
Changes in trade |
Changes in cargo-handling
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Bulk handling of cargoes |
Unit-loads
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Roll-on/roll-off techniques
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Labour Relations and Labour Costs |
The end of the upstream docks | Some views on why the upstream docks were closed |
Worksheet |
One of the larger processions
Home |
Index |
Introduction |
Glossary |
The Origins |
Building the Docks |
In Operations |
On the Waterfront |
The Dockers|
The Strikes of 1889 |
In the 20c |
In the WW2 |
The Closure |
Contact
Nigel Sagar
Design and Technology
London Borough of Barking
and Dagenham
Email: nigel.sagar@lbbd.gov.uk
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