The Docks in the Twentieth Century
The development of the port in the twentieth century
The PLA immediately began works to improve the docks and port facilities. The most important of these was the decision to build an entirely new dock, south of the Royal Albert Dock, which would be capable of taking very large ships.
The work on this was interrupted by the First World War but it was eventually opened in 1921 as the King George V Dock.
During the 1920s and 1930s, despite the ups and downs of trade including the major trade depression of the 1930s, the port continued to handle an increasing amount of goods.
This was to continue after the Second World War, once the docks had recovered from the losses and damage caused by extensive bombing.
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Nigel Sagar
Design and Technology
London Borough of Barking
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