A photo-led history of Thames shipping covers the Port of London from the 1940s through the 1980s. Maps reconstruct the former dock system, while the photographs record merchant ships, riverside industry, and supporting infrastructure. Newer London barges from the 1970s and 1980s appear as examples of standardized design within this working river system. The text provides context, but the book's main strength is its visual evidence of how ships, barges, docks, and industry operated together. It suits readers interested in merchant shipping and the industrial geography of the Thames.
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A visual history of Thames shipping and the Port of London
Port maps and photographs record Thames merchant shipping, London barges, dock infrastructure, and riverside industry from the 1940s to the 1980s.