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This Plate representing the Opening of the St Katherine Docks, on Saturday the 25th of October 1828
The 'Elizabeth' entering St Katharine Dock on the opening day in 1828. The docks had over a million square feet of storage area to house items such as tea, rubber, wool, marble, ivory, tallow and turtle shell. Despite this, the docks were never a great financial success and were finally closed in 1968, having been running at a loss. They were sold by the Port of London Authority to the Greater London Council. Hand-coloured.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAH9912 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Duncan, Edward; Huggins, William John |
| Places: | St Katharine Docks |
| Vessels: | Elizabeth ca.1828 |
| Date made: | 1 Jan 1829 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Macpherson Collection |
| Measurements: | Mount: 481 mm x 633 mm; Overall: 383 mm x 563 mm |
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