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Port of London Through Time
Geoff Lunn
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Description for Port of London Through Time
Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Port of London has changed and developed over the last century. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 175. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 168 x 8. Weight in Grams: 306. 96 pages, Approx 175 Illustrations, 90 colour. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Port of London has changed and developed over the last century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQP. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 8. Weight: 306.
Until the middle of the twentieth century, the Port of London was the busiest in the world. A long, slow decline set in, as ships grew larger and numerous seamen's strikes and the advent of containerisation decimated the docks. Everything moved downriver and the Port of Tilbury grew to cope with the demand, while the docks in London itself declined and were closed. Some have been filled in, others converted to other uses, with London City Airport and Canary Wharf being built on converted docklands. Geoff Lunn tells the story of the Port of London, from the Pool of London ... Read more
Until the middle of the twentieth century, the Port of London was the busiest in the world. A long, slow decline set in, as ships grew larger and numerous seamen's strikes and the advent of containerisation decimated the docks. Everything moved downriver and the Port of Tilbury grew to cope with the demand, while the docks in London itself declined and were closed. Some have been filled in, others converted to other uses, with London City Airport and Canary Wharf being built on converted docklands. Geoff Lunn tells the story of the Port of London, from the Pool of London ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Through Time
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445602547
SKU
V9781445602547
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-48
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