Docks Collection

Isambard Kingdom Brunel with chains
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 - 1859) Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. pictured in front of the launching chain of the Great Eastern

Two men talking as they stand in princes Dock in Central Liverpool. Behind them is the famous Royal Liver Building. Circa 1966

Gladstone Dock, Bootle, Merseyside. Circa 1927

The Isle of Man steamer Ben-My-Chree at Liverpool landing stage disgorging thousands of holiday-makers returning from the TT races week in the island

View of a frost fair on the River Thames, London, 1814. Three Cranes Wharf is on the left. 1814 saw the last frost fair to be held on the Thames in London

HMS Victory in dock at Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aberdeen Harbour, Scotland Date: 1904

The Transporter Bridge, Middlesborough, Teeside
The Transporter Bridge, Middlesborough, the centre of the County Borough of Teesside Date: circa 1910

GWR Docks Brentford, c1930

HMS Exeter arriving at Plymouth, Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing the arrival of the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Exeter at Plymouth Docks, February 1940. Exeter was returning to Britain for the first time since taking part in the Battle of the River

Liverpool Docks
The Princes Half-tide Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, showing a steam ship pulling an industrial barge

HULL DOCKS
The Entrance Lock of St. Andrews Dock, Kingston-upon- Hull, East Yorkshire, England

Suffragette Pankhurst Manchester Docks. Mrs. Pankhurst stands in the dock, resplendent in picture hat and votes for women sash. A reference to the fact that the Pankhursts hailed from Manchester

Map of the City of Dublin, 1797
Map of the City of Dublin, Ireland. Published in 1797, this map includes details of the canals being built at the time. Canal Harbour (lower right)

Barry Docks 1899
The old and the new, Barry Docks

The Prospect of Whitby
Painting of the famous old down river inn in Shadwell whose door opens onto Wapping Wall. Said to have a long history, it was claimed that pirates were hanged there. The pub still exists today

Cutty Sark in 1923
The famous tea clipper Cutty Sark in Surrey Docks. The iconic craft now housed in dry dock at Greenwich was severely damaged by a fire whilst under restoration on 21st May 2007

Grimsby No 2 Fish Dock
No 2 Fish Dock, full of fishing boats, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

HMS Trincomalee, British Frigate of 1817, at Hartlepools Maritime Experience, Hartlepool, Cleveland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cid Officers as Dockers
C.I.D officers cunningly disguised as dockers during investigations into drug smugglers at Limehouse Docks, London. One man (r) has a hook for a hand!

Thames / Wapping Old Stair
A busy scene at Wapping Old Stairs

Daimler Dart SP250s on car transporter for delivery 1960. Creator: Unknown
Daimler Dart SP250s on car transporter for delivery 1960

Stern view of HMS Trincomalee, British Frigate of 1817, at Hartlepools Maritime Experience, Hartlepool, Cleveland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ships at Tilbury Docks
Four P&O ships at Tilbury Docks, London: (from left to right) Chitral (painted black); Strathnaver ; Strathaird ; Himalaya

Hull Harbour
Barges and steamships in Princes Docks, Hull

Tourist map of Bergen, Norway
Tourist map (TKT - Turisttrafikkomiteen) of Bergen, Hordaland County, Norway. Date: 1951

First Metropolitan Police-Dogs
Front cover photograph showing two London policemen with the first Metropolitan police-dogs in 1938, thirty years after the first dogs were used by the North Eastern Railway Police to patrol Hull

Comedian Billy Connolly in Glasgow, Scotland. 3rd April 1975

White Star dock with three liners, Southampton
White Star dock at Southampton with three liners, RMS Aquitania, Mauretania and Olympic. Date: circa 1910s

Wallsend-on-Tyne - Shipbuilding and the BP Tanker British Hazel in dock. Date: 1963

A windjammer looming over a London street
Harboured in Dockland - a windjammer looming over a street in by Millwall Dock, London. In the foreground, a woman hangs out washing to dry in a back yard

A Fish Pontoon at Grimsby by Fortunio Matania
An illustration of what was described in the Sphere as one of the greatest fishing ports in the world. In 1790 the population was less than 1, 000 and in 1907 it was 65, 000

River Clyde, shipbuilding industry in Glasgow, Scotland. May 1951

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Ireland, County Antrim, Belfast, Queens Island, Harland and Wolff cranes Samson and Goliath

Traditional old timber houses in Bryggen, Bergen, Hordaland County, Norway

Albert Dock Liverpool 1953

Southampton Docks - Great Ocean Liners
Aerial View of Southampton Docks - Great Ocean Liners awaiting departure on the Trans-Atlantic route. The ships include RMS Olympic. Date: circa 1930

Blitz - Fire at Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe
Warehouses ablaze (the left wing of the No.8 warehouse) following the heavy enemy bombing raids on the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe

Blitz in London -- warehouses, Surrey Docks, WW2
Warehouses ablaze following heavy bombing raids on the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe, SE London. This raid took place on 7 September 1940

Ipswich Docks
A fine impression of the busy Docks at Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Date: 1950s

Pool of London / Shipping
A busy scene on the river Thames in the Pool of London between London Bridge and Tower Bridge; a ship (Cyprian Prince ?) is moored at the riverside

Greenland Dock, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK

Ships figureheads over the gate at Castles Shipbreaking Yard, Westminster, London, 1909
Ships figureheads over the gate at Castles Shipbreaking Yard, Baltic Wharf, Millbank, Westminster, London, March 1909. Entrance to the yard, with wooden figures salvaged from ships decorating the sign

Entrance to Regents Canal Dock, Limehouse, London, 1828. Artist: Frederick James Havell
Entrance to Regents Canal Dock, Limehouse, London, 1828. View with boats and crew on Regents Canal and figures on the dockside

The Cutty Sark at Millwall
Cutty Sark, tea clipper pictured being towed into Millwall Docks in 1951

Entrance to Harbour, Buffalo, New York State, USA
Entrance to the Harbour, Buffalo, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1900s

Empire Marketing Board - Penang, British Malaya
Empire Marketing Board Poster design, Penang, British Malaya (now Malaysia), printed for the Empire Marketing Board. Showing a busy scene at the docks. Date: circa 1930

Liverpool birds eye view, 1886
A magnificent birds eye view of Liverpool from the Mersey in 1886, showing the then-new public buildings, at the time of Queen Victorias visit to the Liverpool Exhibition

GWR Docks Penarth, c1920s
Unloading esparto grass from ship to rail

GWR Harbour & Docks Fishguard, 1909
Arrival of the Maurentania from New York

GWR Cardiff Docks, 1946
Unloading cargo from S.S Inishowen Head

BMW Z3 M Roadster

Humber car advertisement
Advertisement for Humber cars which, claims the manufacturer, is a car you will be proud to own. This particular Humber is driven by a chauffeur who drops off his passengers at a dock

Brixham Harbour
Three men stand around having a chat at Brixham harbour, Devon, England

Poster for the RMS Majestic
Poster for visits to the RMS Majestic, the worlds largest liner in the worlds largest dock, the King George V graving dock in Southampton

Warehouse / Liverpool Dock
Stock is unloaded from horse- pulled wagons and drawn up into the warehouse by rope

I K Brunel / Chain Cdv
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. pictured in front of the anchor chain of the Great Eastern

Barrels of molasses, West India Docks, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Langfier Photo
Barrels of molasses, West India Docks, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

GWR Docks Fowey, c1920s

Container ship loaded with cargo. This is the Kyoto Express, a container ship owned by the German transportation company Hapag-Lloyd

The Queen Mary in the 1930s
The Cunard White Star liner at Southampton, England

I K Brunel / Anon
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c

Royal Victoria Dock
The Royal Victoria Dock, (1855 - 1981), at Plaistow Marshes, east London, was well known for its meat trade, especially with South America

London Docks 1930S
Barges, cranes and tramp steamers at the London Docks

WINE TASTING, 1820
Wine tasting : assessing a fresh shipment newly arrived at the London Docks, Date: 1820

Carrickfergus Castle & Harbour, Co Antrim, Ireland

A nuclear submarine berthing at Devonport docks, Plymouth, Devon, 1980. The site has been established as a naval construction and refit yard since 1690

The Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA - very interesting little naval steamer shown in the foreground. Date: 1908

LCC-LFB Pageants Wharf fire station, Rotherhithe
Built by the London County Council and opened in 1903, Pageants Wharf fire station still stands at 241 Rotherhithe Street, SE16

Teignmouth Bay
A view of the docks and harbour at Teignmouth, Devonshire, England. Date: 1950s

Royal Engineers unloading ships at Surrey Docks, London, 194
Drawing showing Royal Engineers and men of the Pioneer Corps, under Government orders, busily unloading ships in Surrey Docks, London, August 1945

Greenwich Park
A fine view from Greenwich Park, London, with the National Maritime Museum in the foreground. The central building is the Queens House, Royal Naval College behind

Llangranog, Wales, UK, Europe
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Pier Head Station, Liverpool Docks, 1893
Engraving showing the Pier Head Station of the Liverpool Docks Overhead Electric Railway, 1893. This passenger railway, which ran for seven miles through Liverpools docks

Glasgow Docks
The new (in 1858) graving dock at Meadowside, Glasgow. The open country beyond is, alas, only a memory

Harbour / Belfast Opening
Opening of the New Channel, Belfast Harbour - the start of the procession

Ship to Shore, Container Terminal, Mombasa Harbour, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Limehouse Dock 1827
Limehouse Dock, where cargoes arriving in London by sailing ship are transferred to the Regents Canal (Grand Union) whose terminal is here

Liverpool Docks C1895
Liverpool docks, with the Cunard liner Campania

Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Albert Dock, with view of the Three Graces (riverfront buildings) behind, Liverpool, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

West India Docks 1810
The West India Docks in the great age of English trade - vessels lining the quays as far as the eye can see. Imports from the West Indies were especially important

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"Docks: A Journey Through History and Industry" Step back in time as we explore the captivating world of docks. From Isambard Kingdom Brunel's innovative use of chains to Aberdeen Harbour's bustling activity in Scotland, these structures have played a vital role in shaping our maritime heritage. Witness the grandeur of The Transporter Bridge, an iconic landmark that spans the River Tees in Middlesbrough, Teesside. Its towering presence stands as a testament to human engineering prowess and connects communities on either side. During the Second World War in 1940, HMS Exeter arrived at Plymouth's dock, carrying stories of bravery and sacrifice. This historic moment reminds us of the pivotal role docks played during times of conflict. In Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom lies HMS Victory proudly docked. As one gazes upon this magnificent vessel that once sailed into battle under Admiral Nelson's command, it is impossible not to feel a sense of awe and admiration for its rich history. Liverpool Docks come alive with vibrant energy as Cid Officers transform into hardworking dockers. These dedicated individuals ensure smooth operations while preserving their city's reputation as a thriving port. Manchester Docks witnessed powerful suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst making her mark on history. Her activism amidst these industrial surroundings serves as a reminder that progress can be made even against formidable odds. At Hartlepool Maritime Experience stands HMS Trincomalee—a British frigate from 1817—offering visitors an immersive journey through time. Step aboard this majestic ship and imagine life at sea centuries ago. A glimpse into Dublin's past reveals an intricate map from 1797 showcasing the strategic importance of its docks within trade networks across Europe. These waterways served as gateways to prosperity for countless merchants throughout history. The Prospect of Whitby pub stands tall along London's river Thames—an enduring symbol representing centuries-old connections between pubs and ports alike.