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Description: | The Pool of London is the historic name given to the stretch of the Thames between London Bridge and Rotherhithe. Before the docks of the East End were developed in the 19th century, the Pool was London's main port area. Ships were loaded and goods unloaded from all over the world.
The area remained busy until into the 1960s. Then shipping containers that could be loaded onto lorries at the coastal ports and driven into London became popular. Since this was more cost-effective than docking in London, the docks began to decline.
This 1968 photo shows the dock cranes on the left still dominating the riverbank. On the right, two large ships can be seen docked by Tower Bridge. In the foreground, a bus is crossing London Bridge. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Environment | Temporal: | Feb 1968 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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