THEN London Docks North Woolwich 30th January 1977

            I have posted 2 separate shot of the Royal Docks in the past but only just realised that I took them in 1977 for a panorama that I didn't make! So finally 47 years later here is the stitch.

King George V Dock back when it was still a working dock although there weren’t too many ships around. The more distant cranes to the right are on the Royal Albert Dock & further away are those of Royal Victoria Dock. The old Spiller's Millennium Mills is in the far centre distance.

I had recently seen an item on the TV News that the Royal Docks were going to be closed so I drove through one weekend but stupidly I only took a few photos & now wish I had taken a lot more.

KGV finally closed to commercial traffic along with the other Royal Docks in 1981 & on the right is now the site of London City Airport and its STOL runway.  This view is of course pre-the development of Canary Wharf and construction of all the high-rise buildings seen today. On the other hand the 3 tower blocks on the left are still there (see below).

Taken in: UK / England / Newham / North Woolwich (show map)

Taken on: February 10, 2024

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