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b/w glass neg, coal hoist and dock at Lots Road Power Station, by Topical Press, 1924

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Reference number
1998/80688
Description
The coal hoist and riverside dock at Lots Road Power Station. Two rows of barges laden with coal are being unloaded via a mechanical scoop operated from overhead gantrys. To the right of the dock, the unloading crane structures incorporate funnel-type devices for unloading the coal. The dock or'Coal Basin' mouth opening into the Thames is sealed by gates in the manner of a lock. The skyline of the opposite riverbank is visible, revealing church steeples and factory chimneys, a large warehouse or office building lies to the right.
Photographer
Dates
Apr 1924
Collection
Object type
  • B/w glass neg
Photograph number
U2532
Location
Topics
Completeness
58%