Wharf Collection (page 13)

Launch of the Orama (Orient Line), 20, 000 Tons, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Launch of the " Orama" (Orient Line), 20, 000 Tons, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

Cutty Sark, The Famous Old China Clipper Which Broke All Speed Records in the Seventies
" Cutty Sark, " The Famous Old China Clipper Which Broke All Speed Records in the Seventies and Eighties, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding

The White Star Liner Doric Under Construction, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The White Star Liner " Doric" Under Construction, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

Cleaning the Hull of the Majestic in Dry Dock, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Cleaning the Hull of the " Majestic" in Dry Dock, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

The Recent Riots at Canton, c1883. Creator: Unknown
The Recent Riots at Canton, c1883. Wharf at Canton, where the rioting began, and from which a Chinese porter fell into the water and was drowned. Porters on the quayside at the port of Canton in China

Suez - The Docks, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Suez - The Docks, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Old Queenhithe, Once the Principal Dock of London Port, c1935. Creator: Paterson
Old Queenhithe, Once the Principal Dock of London Port, c1935. Boats on the banks of the River Thames at low tide, with chimneys and cranes in the distance

Huge Mobile Cranes at Tilbury Swing the Cargo from a Vessels Hold, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Huge Mobile Cranes at Tilbury Swing the Cargo from a Vessels Hold, c1935. Cranes unloading shipping at the port of Tilbury on the River Thames in Essex

The Pool from the Roof Garden of the Langbourne Club for City Women, 1920s, (c1935). The club, on Fishmonger Hall Street, City of London, opened on 7 July 1925

South Wharf, Fremantle, c1947. Creator: Unknown
South Wharf, Fremantle, c1947. From " Perth - City of Sunshine". [Australia House Bookshop, London, c1947]

Faithful Ships That Serve Londons Need: The Pool from Custom House to Billingsgate, c1935. Cargo ships on the River Thames, seen from the south bank

Carriers of Londons Food: Unloaded Cargo Boats in the South Dock of the West India Docks, c1935. Ships at the Isle of Dogs on the River Thames in London

The Three Basins of the East India Docks and the Blackwall Reach of the Thames Seen From The Air, c1935. Aerial view of the River Thames

Prime Minister and Men in the Street, 1940s, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Prime Minister and " Men in the Street", 1940s, (1945). British Prime Minister Winston Churchill talks to workmen at the docks on the River Thames in London during the Second World War

Hays Wharf, Thames, c1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Hays Wharf, Thames, c1951. Cranes on the south bank of the River Thames in London, used to unload goods. Shirley Markham (1931-1999)

Docks on the River Thames in London, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Docks on the River Thames in London, 1951. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Floating pier on the River Thames in London, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Floating pier on the River Thames in London, c1950. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Searles Boat-Yard in 1830, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Searles Boat-Yard in 1830, (c1878). A City barge being repaired at Searles boatyard in Lambeth, south London. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, And Its Places

Floating Dock, Deptford (1820), (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Floating Dock, Deptford (1820), (c1878). The Royal Navy Dockyard at Deptford on the River Thames operated from the mid-16th to the late 19th century

The Great Fire at Cottons Wharf Tooley Street, 1861, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Great Fire at Cottons Wharf Tooley Street, 1861, (c1878). Depiction of the Tooley Street fire at Cottons Wharf on the south bank of the River Thames in Bermondsey, London

St. Katherines Hospital - The Brothers Houses in 1781, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
St. Katherines Hospital - The Brothers Houses in 1781, (c1872). The Royal Hospital and Collegiate Church of St. Katharine by the Tower was a medieval church

Roman Remains Found in Billingsgate, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Roman Remains Found in Billingsgate, (c1872). A Roman house and baths were discovered at Billingsgate in the City of London in 1848, while the Coal Exchange was being built on the site

The 1st Argentine Destroyer Mendoza built by J Samuel White & Co in Cowes, Isle of Wight, 1928. Mendoza was the first of three Mendoza class destroyers built in the United Kingdom for the Argentine

River Front, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
River Front, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, c1900. Steamers on the Ohio River. The introduction of steamboats in 1811 opened up the citys trade to faster shipping and commercial ties with St Louis

Dry Dock at Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Dry Dock at Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada, c1900. Port on Vancouver Island on the west coast, home to the Pacific fleet of the Royal Canadian Navy

Yachts tying up at Cowes. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Yachts tying up at Cowes

The steam yacht Priscilla on slips, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The steam yacht Priscilla on slips, 1912

Monongahela Wharf, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Monongahela Wharf, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, c1900. Wharf on the Monongahela River, used by steamboats and the Gateway Clipper Fleet until the dam was built in the Ohio river

Steam yacht Branwen, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Steam yacht Branwen, 1914. Branwen, 135 feet length overall, launched in 1905 was the first vessel built at the John I. Thornycroft & Companys Woolston yard

Steam yacht Branwens hull, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Steam yacht Branwens hull, 1914. Branwen, 135 feet length overall, launched in 1905 was the first vessel built at the John I. Thornycroft & Companys Woolston yard

Steam yacht Branwens hull with plates removed, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Steam yacht Branwens hull with plates removed, 1914. Branwen, 135 feet length overall, launched in 1905 was the first vessel built at the John I. Thornycroft & Companys Woolston yard

Mount Wise Fort, Plymouth Dock. 1780. Artist: Benjamin Thomas Pouncy
Mount Wise Fort, Plymouth Dock. 1780. View of the Fort of Mount Wise in Devon. The mansion house known as Mount Wise was built by Sir Thomas Wise (c1576-1630)

The Admiralty Office, Amsterdam, Holland, c1778. Artists: Unknown, Charles Middleton
The Admiralty Office, Amsterdam, Holland, c1778. View of the Admiralty Office, dockyard and storehouses. From Middletons Complete System of Geography

The Docks, Whitehaven, c1896. Artist: Poulton & Co
The Docks, Whitehaven, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Southampton Docks, c1896. Artist: FGO Stuart
Southampton Docks, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Hull, from the Docks, c1896. Artist: Poulton & Co
Hull, from the Docks, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

A Great Dockland of the North, Thirty-Four Miles from Sea and Yet a Port, c1935. No. 9 Dock the Manchester Ship Canal. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A. Hammerton

One of the Worlds Great Ships. The French liner Normandie, 1937
One of the Worlds Great Ships. The French liner Normandie is a vessel of 86, 496 tons gross, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester

One of the Most Popular Transatlantic Liners, the Mauretania at Southampton, 1937
One of the Most Popular Transatlantic Liners was the Mauretania, shown above being painted at Southampton in preparation for one of the cruises on which she was sometimes employed, 1937

Seen from a crane, the River Clyde has appearance of a long narrow dock basin, 1937
Seen from a Mammoth crane, the River Clyde has the appearance of a long narrow dock basin, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester

Brikenhead Docks lie on the Cheshire side of the River Mersey, 1936
Fomerly rivals to the Liverpool Docks, the Brikenhead Docks lie opposite, on the Cheshire side of the River Mersey, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester

Vessels sail from Liverpool to ports all over the world, from the River Mersey
Vessels sail from Liverpool to ports all over the world. A Large portion of the 6 1/2-miles stretch of dockland along the River Mersey, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

The Ship that Became A Dry Dock, 1937. The remains of the Canton. Which was sunk in Limehouse, London, in 1829 to form a dry dock. Here we see the dry dock during extension work in 1898

Below the Bridges, 1936. The Thames at the Tilbury-Gravesend Ferry. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Customs Officers Examining Motor Cars at Southampton, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Naval Trawler, HMS Liffy alongside a Grimsby fishing vessel in Grimsby Docks, 1937
A Naval Trawler (H.M.S. Liffy) alongside a Grimsby fisihing vessel in Grimsby Docks, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Tilbury passenger baggage examined in a spacious new building, 1937
At Tilbury the baggage of passengers from incoming liners is examined in a spacious new building, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester

Nelsons Flagship As She Is To-Day, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

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