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Description: | Photograph taken in 1890 by an unknown photographer showing the displacement in the dock wall at the Calcutta Docks. The Kidderpore Docks sanctioned to be built in 1884, was intended to provide suitable accommodation for the export trade. In 1889-90, the tidal basin had been completed and brought into use, and dock number one was nearing completion. Unfortunately at this time, a disaster occured. The berm left along the dock walls had turned out to be insufficient, and the walls started to slip forward. Water hurriedly rose to a level of 14 ft above the Kidderpore Dock sill, and the technical committee decided it should be raised to 20 ft in order to prevent further movement. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Rivers Docks Cartography And Topography Transport Infrastructure Science And Technology Rivers and waterways Harbours Trade And Economics | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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