Shipping on the Thames and the Port of London During the 1940s 1980s
a pictorial history
- Hardcover
232 pages
- Release Date
16 February 2022
Summary
Thames Tides: Shipping and the Port of London, 1940s-1980s
During the 1970s and 1980s, the Port of London and shipping on the River Thames underwent a significant transformation. The introduction of new cargo handling methods, such as containers and Roll-on, Roll-off vehicle ferries, necessitated fresh investments and a reevaluation of traditional dock traffic management. Consequently, the Port of London Authority opted to gradually close the London docks, concentrating new investme…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399018401 |
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| ISBN-10: | 139901840X |
| Author: | Malcolm Batten |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Transport |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 16 February 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.22kg |
| Dimensions: | 282mm x 216mm |
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About The Author
Malcolm Batten
Reg Batten was born in 1914 and lived in East London’s Dockland, where his father was a boilermaker working in the Royal Docks. With a lifetime interest in shipping, after retirement he spent much of 1976 to 1983 recording the scene around the Royal Docks and Tilbury as cargo handling methods changed and the docks adapted, until the final closure of the Royals’. His son, Malcolm Batten has inherited an interest in shipping and has had two books published about modern Thames shipping in the 21st Century.
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