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.

Object Details

ID: PAF0950
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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