Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
Shipping on the Thames and the Port of London During the 1940s 1980s : A Pictorial History, Hardback Book

Shipping on the Thames and the Port of London During the 1940s 1980s : A Pictorial History Hardback

Hardback

Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours

Description

During the 1970s and 1980s the Port of London, and shipping on the River Thames was in a state of transition.

New methods of cargo handling, in particular the introduction of containers and Roll-on, Roll-off vehicle ferries called for new investment and a rethink on the way dock traffic was traditionally managed.

As a result, The Port of London Authority decided to run down and close the various London docks and concentrate all new investment downriver at their Tilbury docks. These photographs, along with some from earlier decades, and mostly previously unpublished, are a fascinating insight into this period, when traditional ships and cargo handling methods worked alongside the new technology.

Ships designed for carrying cargo in their holds were sometimes adapted to carry containers as deck cargo.

There were also shipping types now lost to history, including colliers and sludge boats. Not forgotten are the passenger ships -cruise liners to ferries.

The various vessels that serviced the port from tugs to salvage craft and floating cranes.

Finally, the heritage craft from traditional Thames Sailing barges to former paddle steamers now adapted as floating pub/restaurants.

Information

Other Formats

Save 24%

£30.00

£22.65

Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information