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Description: | In 1912 work began to extend the Royal Albert Dock. Nearly 4 million cubic metres of material were excavated from the site, much of it using steam-powered machinery such as this excavator photographed by John H Avery.
The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 diverted much of the workforce into the forces and the project was closed down. Work restarted after the war and in 1921 King George V opened the third of the Royal Docks. The King George V Dock was built to handle large steamships and passenger liners, and included vast refrigeration facilities. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | �� Museum in Docklands/PLA Collection | Subjects: | work Cityscape | Temporal: | 1913-09-11 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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