This website has been produced in response to the growing demand from
schools for information and materials on the history of the docks.
Its aim is to produce a series of skills-based exercises which will
enable students to develop their understanding of historical concepts
and develop their historical skills particularly those concerned with
the use and evaluation of evidence.
It is not therefore a comprehensive history of the docks or the people
who lived and worked in Docklands. Read more

Stevedores loading a ship in the Millwall Docks

Sack-making in Shadwell
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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