River Thames Collection (page 18)

Emergency Water Supply Pump Platform, Westminster Bridge, London, WWII, 1944
Exterior of Emergency Water Supply Pump Platform, Westminster Bridge, London, WWII, 1944. Small building on piles in the River Thames, built to supply water in an emergency

The Beta fire float with hoses, River Thames, London, 1910. Steamboat demonstrating its firefighting hoses

The Prince of Wales inaugurating the London Steamboat Service, River Thames, London, 1905. The future King George V and the rest of the royal party can be seen disembarking onto the pier

The Exmouth training ship, River Thames, London, 1937. A parade of Navy cadets in uniform are on the deck. The river and far bank can be seen in the background

Sailing barges, Battersea, London, 1906
Sailing barges, Nine Elms Wharf, Battersea, London, 1906. These barges are moored on the River Thames at Messrs AH Lavers wharf looking north

Junction of Tower Hill, Mansell Street and Tower Bridge, London, 11 June 1914. Artist
Junction of Tower Hill, Mansell Street and Tower Bridge, London, 11 June 1914. The scene shows traffic just released by the police after having been stopped owing to the raising of Tower Bridge

Cargo being loaded or unloaded from a ship, Royal Victoria Dock, Canning Town, London, c1930. The dock was built between 1850 and 1855 on an area of Plaistow Marshes

Unloading a barrel from a ship down a gangway, London, c1905

Lighter on the Thames going downstream towards Southwark Bridge, London, c1905. Artist
Lighter on the Thames going downstream towards Southwark Bridge, London, c1905. Cannon Street Railway Bridge and London Bridge can be seen in the distance

Unloading rolls of paper from a ship, London, c1905

Lighters approaching the General Steam Navigation Companys wharf by Tower Bridge, London, c1905

Passengers for the river bus service on the footbridge to London Bridge Pier, London, c1905

Barge family on a dumpy barge, London, c1905

Tower Bridge under construction, London, c1893. The construction of Tower Bridge was begun in 1881 to designs by Sir Horace Jones and it opened in 1894

View of Tower Bridge under construction with river traffic in the foreground, London, c1893. The construction of Tower Bridge was begun in 1881 to designs by Sir Horace Jones and it opened in 1894

View of part of Tower Bridge from the River Thames, London, 1894. The photograph was probably taken on the occasion of its opening

Tower Bridge, London, c1907. View of the bridge with bascules closed and various river vessels in the foreground. The construction of Tower Bridge was begun in 1881 to designs by Sir Horace Jones

View of the busy Thames looking towards Tower Bridge, London, c1920. The construction of Tower Bridge was begun in 1881 to designs by Sir Horace Jones and it opened in 1894

Tower Bridge with bascules closed and barges passing under at high water, London, c1905. The construction of Tower Bridge was begun in 1881 to designs by Sir Horace Jones and it opened in 1894

Tower Bridge with bascules open, London, c1905. View of the bridge from Tower Gun Wharf. The construction of Tower Bridge was begun in 1881 to designs by Sir Horace Jones and it opened in 1894

Group of artillery at Tower Bridge, London, c1910

A paddle steamer disembarking passengers at Greenwich Pier, London, c1890. Artist
A paddle steamer disembarking passengers at Greenwich Pier, London, c1890

Barge boys, London, c1905

Bargee children, London, c1905. Bargee is the term for anyone working a barge

Passengers boarding the steamer Earl Godwin, London, c1905. The steamer is next to the Victoria Embankment. Cleopatras Needle and Waterloo Bridge can be seen in the background

Group of children on Waterloo Pier, London, c1905

View from St Pauls Cathedral towards Southwark Bridge, London, World War II, 1942. The photograph shows the extent of Luftwaffe bomb damage following the demolition of unsafe buildings

View of the Port of London Authority building, Tower Hill, London, c1930. Established in 1908, the Port of London Authority has responsibility for the Tideway of the River Thames

Tower of London from Tower Bridge, London, 1933. On its completion in 1097 the tower provided accommodation for the king, but in later centuries was used as a prison, armoury and military store

View of the South Bank between Blackfriars and Waterloo showing the Oxo Tower, London, 1935. The Art Deco building was designed by Albert Moore and was built in 1928-1929

Scene at Silvertown following an explosion in a munitions factory, London, World War I, 1917. The explosion, which happened at 6.52 pm on Friday 19 January, killed 73 people and injured over 400

Ship and boats on the River Thames, London, c1913. A view looking up river towards Westminster Bridge and St Thomass from Victoria Embankment

Wooden lighter and topsail barges on the Thames at Greenwich, London, c1905. Artist
Wooden lighter and topsail barges on the Thames at Greenwich, London, c1905. The Royal Naval College is in the background

Lighters passing St Pauls Wharf with St Pauls Cathedral in the background, London, c1905

Entrance to St Katharines Dock, London, c1925

View of the Thames above Limehouse, London, during the frost of February 1895. Artist
View of the Thames above Limehouse, London, during the frost of February 1895

Ferry Gordon on the Thames, London, c1905. The ferry, which was free to travel on, ran across the river between North Woolwich and Woolwich

Topsail barge on the Thames with its top mast lowered, London, c1905. The barge is loaded with hay or esparto

Sailing ships at St Katharines Dock, London, c1905

Topsail barges at anchor on the Thames, some with topsails lowered, London, c1905

Steam tug moving between barges on the Thames, London, c1905

Dumpy barge on the Thames loaded with hay or esparto, London, c1905

View of the foundation of London Bridge, 1825. Artist: G Yates
View of the foundation of London Bridge, 1825. The New London Bridge was designed by Scottish civil engineer John Rennie and built between 1824 and 1831

View of the River Thames and water craft below London Bridge, c1825

Dockhead Folly, Bermondsey, London, 1828. Artist: John Chessell Buckler
Dockhead Folly, Bermondsey, London, 1828

Two views of the Thames Tunnel, commemorating the visit by Queen Victoria, London, 1843. At the top is a view of the Queen arriving at the tunnel entrance, and beneath is a view in the tunnel

The Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Views of the Thames Tunnel: top, a cross section of the tunnel with the river above; centre

View of the entrance to the Thames Tunnel, London, 1854. Artist: Jules Louis Arnout
View of the entrance to the Thames Tunnel, London, 1854. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

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