Blackwall Collection

LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station, Bermondsey
Built by the London County Council (LCC) and opened in 1928, Dockhead fire station replaced two older Bermondsey fire stations that were closed down

LFDCA-LFB Dockhead fire station, Bermondsey
Opened in 1928, Dockhead fire station became the setting for the fictitious Blackwall fire station in the popular television series Londons Burning

LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station, Bermondsey SE1
Opened in 1928, Dockhead fire station was also the fictional fire station Blackwall in the highly acclaimed London Weekend Television series Londons Burning (1998-2002)

The Bentinck steamer
The steamship Bentinck, moored in the Thames, off Blackwall. The ship was owned by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P & O)

The iron steam vessels Meteor and Prince of Wales, built by Miller, Ravenhill & Co, leaving Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall. Coloured lithograph by R K Thomas after a drawing bys D Skillett

Map, Millwall Docks (Harrow Lane) and Poplar, East London, with railway lines and links. Date: 1906

Immigrants Awaiting Outside Court-Room, Blackwall Pier 1906
The Immigration Act of 1906 was the first legal mechanism for enforcing a policy of selective categories of prohibited immigrants

THE BLACKWALL TUNNEL. The opening ceremony, showing the arrival of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Date: 22nd May 1897

Blackwall Railway Station, London 1845
Exterior of the Blackwall Railway Station, London. Date: 1845

Map, Tom Manns Dock Scheme, London. 1892

SS Great Eastern - opposite Blackwall 1859
Great Eastern, progress down the River Thames, illustration showing the vessel near the Blackwall with powerful towing-tugs

H. M.s Minotaur
H.M.S Minotaur and Agincourt, built in the River Thames by Ironworks Company at Blackwall, was delivered complete into the possession of the Lord of the Admiralty. Date: 1865

Blackwall Tunnel
The entrance of the Blackwall Tunnel, London, connecting Blackwall with East Greenwich. Date: 1897

The Railway Pier, Blackwall, viewed from the Thames. A paddle steamer, several sailing vessels and a rowing boat are seen on the water. Date: circa 1850

View across the Thames from Bugsbys Reach to Blackwall Date
View across the Thames from Bugsbys Reach to Blackwall

Blackwall, Thames Steamer 1846
The Railway Pier, Blackwall, viewed from the Thames. A paddle steamer, several sailing vessels and a rowing boat are seen on the water. Date: 1846

Diving at Blackwall
The attempt to recover the body of Mr. Busfield at Blackwall, using the diving apparatus invented by the brothers Deane, and performed by diver Thomas Jones. Date: 1843

Anthony Blackwall
ANTHONY BLACKWALL Classical scholar and Master of Bosworth School. Date: 1674 - 1730

West India Docks
The WEST INDIA DOCKS, Blackwall Date: 1805

Transport / Tunnels
THE BLACKWALL TUNNEL. The opening ceremony, showing the Royal procession passing out of the Tunnel. Date: 22ND May 1897

Blackwall Tunnel Opened
THE BLACKWALL TUNNEL The opening of the Blackwall Tunnel: The arrival of the Royal party at the northern entrance. Date: 22 May 1897

Japanese battleship Shikishima, Blackwall, London
Platform and cradle for the launch of the Japanese battleship Shikishima from the Thames Iron Works, Blackwall, SE London. Date: 1898

NFS (London Region) water relay exercise, WW2
The Blitz had shown the vital importance of securing a good water supply and the dire consequences when it failed. NFS London firefighters practised large scale exercises securing a water supply

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