Black Wall Collection

Largest Gasometer in the World - East Greenwich, London - built in 1888. Situated on the Greenwich peninsula, close to the site of the O2 Arena

The Jointed Iron Steam-ship Connector, 1863
Engraving of the Jointed Iron Steam-ship Connector, from the Illustrated London News, August 1863. The idea behind this invention was that the centre section of this ship could be left in port

Winans Cigar-Ship
One of the series of cigar- ships built by the American engineer Ross Winans. This one is seen under construction at Blackwall, on the Thames. It was not very successful

BLACKWALL
The Thames at Blackwall, showing the railway terminus

Blackwall Tunnel
The entrance to Blackwall Tunnel under the Thames

Thames Shipworks
Mare and Companys iron ship- building works, Bow Creek, Blackwall, on the Thames

The Trinity Wharf Buoy Store, Blackwall, 1868
Engraving showing main store of the Corporation of Trinity House at Trinity Wharf, Blackwall, with buoys, markers and name boards

Hydraulic Propellors of HMS Waterwitch, November 1866
Engraving of HMS Waterwitch and her hydraulic propellors, from the Illustrated London News, 17th November 1866. Built in 1866 at Thames Ironworks, Blackwall

Trinity Buoy Wharf, Blackwall showing buoys and dock workers

The Buoy Store, Trinity Wharf
The Buoy store at Trinity Wharf, Blackwall showing wooden buoys and signage

Blackwall Mast House
The Mast House at Blackwall - where sailing ships would be fitted with their masts

Flooded House Blackwall
When the Thames overflows its banks at Blackwall, east London, families manage as best they can with broom and pan

Blackwall Tunnel Open
BLACKWALL TUNNEL The opening of the tunnel by the Prince and Princess of Wales

Blackwall Tun. Construct
BLACKWALL TUNNEL Interior of the tunnel during construction

Fenchurch St Terminus
A wagon and a wheelbarrow carry goods from the terminus of the Blackwall Railway

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