EPW053650 ENGLAND (1937). The recently opened Chelsea Suspension Bridge, Chelsea, 1937

Three road end loading dock with loading gauge. Probably originally used in the days of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway for loading carriages onto carriage trucks and horses into horse boxes in an early from of motor-rail. No doubt long since fallen out of general use.

A wagon loaded with wood from lighter is standing on a wagon turntable ready to be turned to join its mates on the siding to the left. The imported timber would have been unloaded from a ship docked to the east of London Bridge and brought up steam by a tug to be transferred here. All apart of the "highly efficient" way that London's Docks were operated, and sort of reason that 20 years later was to be the cause of their almost complete decline. By 40 years later (1977) there was almost no significant commercial traffic on the river west of Tilbury. So often the decline of the docks is blamed on the workers. Perhaps a more critical eye should be cast over the low levels of infrastructure investment and the hanging on to traditional ways of working controlled by the management and based of large amounts of poorly paid labour that could be 'switched' on and off depending on work being available. Limited hours contracts with no contract! Wonderful how a picture of a railway wagon, with a load of timber, can illustrate a social and economic condition.

St. Barnabas' Church, 23/09/2014

Chilianwalla Monument, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, 23/09/2014

Battersea Railway Bridge

Royal Hospital Chelsea (Chelsea Pensioners) Designed by Sir Christopher Wren

Chelsea Embankment

Chelsea Bridge

Battersea Park

Storm outfall point for the sewer which enclosed the River Westbourne.

Entrance to Grosvenor Dock, and the location of the former entrance to Chelsea Waterworks.

Signalbox - long since demolished

Signal gantry - which will be replaced by colour light signalling in due course

A number of goods train guard's vans in the sidings

Chelsea Bridge