B: Lead works, Westferry Road, 1930s.
The Docks in the Twentieth Century
Dock-related industries
Most of the people who worked in Docklands were not employed in the docks but in other industries. Some of these were, of course, connected with dock work or with the ships that used the docks.
Ship repair was one of the largest industries. The King George V Dock had a dry dock for the repair of ships. Large shipyards were to be found at Blackwall, Silvertown and on the Isle of Dogs as well as many smaller yards which serviced the smaller craft which used the river.
In addition there was a host of industries, large and small, which supplied the needs of the docks and its users. There were rope-makers, chain-makers, boiler-makers, firms making sacks, casks and drums, engineering works specialising in lifting gear or ship's propellers and many more.
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