Dockland Life: A Pictorial History of London's Docks, 1860-2000 Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Dockland Life: A Pictorial History of London's Docks, 1860-2000 Book

Examines every aspect of the London Docklands: the working river and its various docks; where the ship repairs took place; the warehousing and construction; the quayside and the dock trades. The text is accompanied by a collection of images drawn from a library of over 25 000 photographs.Read More

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    With a workforce of over 100,000 men, women, and children, and reaching out to all corners of the Earth, London's Docklands, formerly the Port of London, at one time formed the largest and most comprehensive system of docks the world had ever known. The Museum of Dockland, an independent branch of the Museum of London, is devoted to keeping its memory alive and has produced this illustrated volume to help do just that. It examines every aspect of the portâ??the working river and its various docks; where the ship repairs took place; the warehousing and construction; and the quayside and the dock trades. The text is accompanied by a collection of images drawn from a library of over 25,000 photographs, helping to convey the human drama of life and work in the port of the British Empire.

  • 1840183187
  • 9781840183184
  • Chris Ellmers, Alex Werner, Alex Warner
  • 29 June 2000
  • Mainstream Publishing
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 240
  • 2nd Revised edition
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