Billingsgate
For centuries before the building of the docks, wharves like Billingsgate were the Port of London. With the coming of the docks, the wharves became busier than ever. There were many types of wharf, reflecting the rich variety of commercial life on the river. Billingsgate was famous for handling fish.
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Object Details
ID: | PAF0950 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Wyllie, William Lionel |
Places: | Unlinked place |
Date made: | circa 1900 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | 211 mm x 313 mm |
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