Shipping on the Thames and the Port of London during the 1940s-1980s : a pictorial history
Batten, Malcolm2022
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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 These photographs, along with some from earlier decades, and mostly previously unpublished, are a fascinating insight into this period, when traditional ships and cargo handling methods worked alongside the new technology.
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Author:
Batten, Malcolm, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Transport, 2022.
Collation:
232 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN:
9781399018401 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
Shipping -- England -- Thames River -- History -- 20th centuryFreight and freightage -- England -- Thames River -- History -- 20th centuryPort of London Authority -- HistoryShipping -- England -- Thames River -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial worksFreight and freightage -- England -- Thames River -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial worksTransport
BRN:
2255975
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