EPW006146 ENGLAND (1921). Industrial buildings and dock entrances on the North bank of the River Thames, Canning Town, 1921
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Details
| Title | [EPW006146] Industrial buildings and dock entrances on the North bank of the River Thames, Canning Town, 1921 |
| Reference | EPW006146 |
| Date | April-1921 |
| Link | |
| Place name | CANNING TOWN |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 540021, 180203 |
| Longitude / Latitude | 0.017638998280499, 51.502910215983 |
| National Grid Reference | TQ400802 |
Pins
 Entrance to Royal Docks |
 yes |
Tuesday 9th of April 2024 10:20:46 PM |
| West India docks |
yes |
Tuesday 9th of April 2024 10:16:47 PM |
| East India dock |
yes |
Friday 1st of March 2024 12:25:19 AM |
| The Blacwall Terminus for the London and Blackwall Railway. Damaged by wartime bombing and demolished to make way for the Brunswick Wharf power station. More information can be found at the link below.
http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/blackwall/ |
Grollo |
Monday 14th of April 2014 06:26:59 PM |
 Blackwall Yard. More information can be found at the link below. The image was taken at the Museum of London Docklands. Of the two men on the single capstan bar the one nearer the capstan is my Father. He was a turner by trade and what he was doing on the capstan I do not know. He was one of the last to leave the yard and the only machinist left in the workshop.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwall_Yard |
Grollo |
Thursday 27th of March 2014 05:46:14 PM |
| Offices of the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company which closed in 1912 |
Grollo |
Thursday 27th of March 2014 05:35:15 PM |
 Trinity Buoy Whatf. Orchard Place. The image and text are from Wikipedia where more information can be found.
The surviving one of a pair of experimental lighthouses at Trinity Buoy Wharf, used by Michael Faraday and later used for training (closed 1988) |
Grollo |
Thursday 27th of March 2014 11:49:22 AM |
MB |
Monday 1st of April 2013 04:21:13 PM | |
| Appears to be a swing bridge, serving road and rail |
MB |
Monday 1st of April 2013 04:18:18 PM |
The swing bridge is for road and pedestrian traffic. Pedestrians used the section on the right. Cannot see any rail lines approaching the bridge. I used the train service from Silvertown to Stratford at times and the route used a tunnel, the Connaught Tunnel, to pass the dock system. More information can be found at the link below. The swing bridge for the entrance to Blackwall Basin at Prestons Road was the same. http://www.abandonedstations.org.uk/North_Woolwich_line_5.html |
Grollo |
Friday 28th of March 2014 07:40:00 AM |
This swing bridge was originally built to take a railway line across this entrance lock when it first opened in 1855 and cut across the line of the original route to North Woolwich opened in 1848. The dock company built a deviation round the north side of the Royal Victoria dock for most traffic, particularly the passenger trains. The original line became known as the 'Silvertown Tramway' and continued to serve local industries for many years. I don't know when the railway stopped using the bridge - other photos on this site show that the bridge was removed sometime 1937-38. |
John W |
Saturday 4th of February 2017 06:01:59 PM |
| Lock gates |
MB |
Monday 1st of April 2013 04:16:39 PM |
| Looks like a public house |
MB |
Monday 1st of April 2013 04:16:07 PM |
Yes this is a pub. It is The Ram Tavern. Used to drink in there lunchtimes when I was an apprentice in the early 70's. We used to throw 50p into a kitty and you would get three pints and a packet of peanuts. It still exists and is known as The Guvnor. A picture of the original can be found at the link below. http://www.docklandsmemories.org.uk/Images/Ram-1900b.jpg |
Grollo |
Thursday 27th of March 2014 12:30:06 PM |
| Thames sailing barge - under sail |
MB |
Monday 1st of April 2013 04:14:08 PM |
| A cut...add a bit.... and shut?
It looks as though this vessel is getting a new section fitted. |
rog8811 |
Monday 18th of February 2013 09:31:45 PM |
Well spotted! I do not think the vessel is having a section inserted. It looks like a substantial repair. If the derricks over the opening were dropped they woud be in their stowed position. If you were to lengthen a ship of this type best to install the insert ahead of the bridge. The ship above would need additional section of propeller shaft fitted involving more expense. Another strange thing is the work is being carried out in a drydock with no craneage or workshops. The drydocks and the building at the head of the dock was the Thames Ironworks yard which closed in 1912. |
Grollo |
Sunday 13th of April 2014 12:53:02 PM |
User Comment Contributions
I'd call this Silvertown rather than Canning Town: the latter is further up the River Lee (visible in top right) where the A13 crosses that river. The factories, from the bottom, may include Knight's Coal Tar Soap, Mr Lyle's Golden Syrup factory (Mr Tate invented sugar-cubes in North Woolwich, then they merged)and ICI paint (now AKZO). Then we have the entrance to the Royal Victoria Dock - the locks now filled-in. Then a lot of railway sidings - purpose unknown.....coal? Then the Thames Ironworks shipbuilding yard - with a ship visible in the dry dock. On the opposite bank of the Lee is Trinity Buoy Wharf. At top of picture are East India Docks - this appears to be before the construction of Blackwall Power Station. The small visible part of the south bank of the Thames, on the left, is now the site of the Millenium Dome / O2. |
Paul Shaw |
Tuesday 26th of June 2012 11:02:27 PM |