Wapping Collection

The Prospect of Whitby
Painting of the famous old down river inn in Shadwell whose door opens onto Wapping Wall. Said to have a long history, it was claimed that pirates were hanged there. The pub still exists today

Thames / Wapping Old Stair
A busy scene at Wapping Old Stairs

The Thames Tunnel between Wapping and Rotherhithe, designed and constructed by Marc Isambard Brunel. circa 1840s

Street in Wapping, East End of London
A view of a narrow street in Wapping, East London. A group of children are at hand to observe the proceedings

MFB Shadwell fire station, East London
Opened in 1881, Shadwell fire station was located at 9 Glamis Road, Wapping

LCC-MFB Shadwell fire station, East London
Opened in 1881, Shadwell fire station was located at 9 Glamis Road, Wapping. Seen here are the firemen posing with their two horse drawn escape carts

Fireboat tackling fire at Colonial Wharf, East London
A fireboat tackles a fire at Colonial Wharf, Wapping High Street, East London, 27 September 1935. This was a typical big Thamesside fire of the sort which the London Fire Brigade has tackled for over

Photograph of Town Of Ramsgate PH, Wapping, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Thames Tunnel
View of the newly opened Thames Tunnel, linking Wapping and Rotherhithe in London. circa 1840s

Metropolitan Police officers, Wapping High Street, London
Two Metropolitan Police officers wheeling a Bischoffsheim hand ambulance along Wapping High Street, East London, much to the interest of children, as there is a man lying inside

JEFFREYS (1648 - 1689)
GEORGE JEFFREYS, 1st Baron Jeffreys, Lord Chief Justice (JUDGE JEFFREYS); Siezed at Wapping, attempting to flee the country disguised as a sailor in 1688

Photograph of China Ship PH, Wapping (Old), London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Map, Surrey Docks, Bricklayers Arms and New Cross, London
Map, Surrey Commercial Docks, Bricklayers Arms and New Cross, SE London, with railway lines and junctions. 1908

Three scenes during the official opening of the Rotherhithe to Wapping Steam Ferry, London. The images (clockwise from top) show

JUDGE JEFFREYS ARRESTED
George, baron Jeffreys, known as the hanging judge for his brutal punishing of political offenders, tries to flee the country but is arrested at Wapping and dies in the Tower Date: 1688

Sketch of Town Of Ramsgate PH, Wapping, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Sketch of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details

Photograph of Ship & Bell PH, Wapping, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Phoenix PH, Wapping, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details

Photograph of Horns & Horseshoe PH, Wapping, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Photograph of China Ship PH, Wapping (New), London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Skating, the Hard Frost and the Fire-plug. Apprentices and dandies ice skating on a frozen canal 82, woman with kettle at a frozen waterpump in a cold winter 83

Plan of River Thames Tunnel and its Approaches
Plans for first underwater tunnel to connect Wapping with Rotherhithe. Date: circa 1824

Three divisions of the shield of the Thames Tunnel 1825
Section of the three divisions of the shield of the Thames Tunnel in 1825, using Marc Isambard Brunels and Thomas Cochranes newly invented tunnelling shield technology. Date: 1825

Longitudinal section of Thames Tunnel 1825
First of the construction took part in 1825, hundred and fifty feet under the River Thames. Date: 1825

PROSPECT OF WHITBY
Three girls standing on the doorstep of the Prospect of Whitby, Londons Oldest Riverside Inn, Wapping, London. Date: 1960s

SOCIAL SCENE / WAPPING
Working class children playing in a cobbled street in Wapping, east London. Date: 1933

The Thames Tunnel is an underwater tunnel, running beneath the River Thames connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping, built between 1825 and 1843

The Times Printing House Square
Printing House Square was a London court in the City of London, so called from the former office of the Kings Printer which occupied the site

Old Stairs, Wapping, London Date: early 1900s

Old stairs, Wapping, London, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Card Game in a High Street Public House, The Pool of London, Wapping, County of London, England. Date: 1949

Firefighters on refreshment break, Wapping, East London
Firefighters on a refreshment break next to a canteen van at Wapping, East London, during a serious fire on 25 September 1935. Date: 1935

Fire at Colonial Wharf, Wapping, East London, in September 1935, with billowing black smoke on the right. On the left, firefighters train their hoses from a fireboat on the River Thames. Date: 1935

LFB Fireboat attending a fire at Colonial Wharf
A fireboat tackles a fire at Colonial Wharf. A typical big Thameside fire of the sort which the London fire Brigade had tackled over 100 years: Colonial Wharf, Wapping High Street, E1

St John, Wapping
The South-East Prospect of the Parish Church of St Johns at Wapping, with its graveyard. Date: circa 1750

Police Launch - Wapping
Supervision Police Launch Watch close to the New Dundee Wharf, Wapping Date: circa 1900

Wapping. Anderson, William 1757-1837

Wapping Fire Station, East London, built in 1904

LCC-LFB Wapping fire station, East London
Wapping fire station was only operational for 15 years. Located in Red Lion Street, Tench Street E1, it was opened in 1905

LCC-LFB fireboat Beta III, midstream on River Thames
A side view of the London Fire Brigades fireboat Beta III, stationary and midstream, downstream of Tower Bridge with Wapping wharves in the background

LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw in action
The Massey Shaw fireboat at its first major riverside warehouse fire on the River Thames. The Colonial Wharf fire in Wapping High Street E1 occurred on 27 September 1935

LFB fireboat Massey Shaw tackling a warehouse fire
The Massey Shaw fireboat at its first major riverside warehouse fire on the River Thames. The Colonial Wharf fire in Wapping High Street E1 occurred on 27 September 1935

Male Child found dead -- reward poster

Docks / Wapping / 1800
The docks at Wapping. Date: 1800

Wapping Docks
A large steamship moored against the quay at Wapping Docks. Pen & ink drawing (with watercolour wash) by Raymond Sheppard

Procession through the Thames Tunnel, 1843
Engraving showing the procession through the Thames Tunnel, between Rotherhithe and Wapping, to mark its opening on 25 March 1843

Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, 1843
Engraving showing Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849), the French engineer and inventor, as he appeared at the opening of the Thames Tunnel, from Rotherhithe to Wapping, on 25th March 1843

Thames Tunnel Company worker with a Medallion of Sir Marc Is
Engraving showing a worker of the Thames Tunnel Company holding a medallion of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849), at the opening of the tunnel between Rotherhithe and Wapping, 25 March 1843

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