The Thames at Millbank 18th century 50.82/1115 as ships grew larger and

as ships grew larger and numerous seamen's strikes and the advent of containerisation decimated the docks

we witness the transition from the optimism of the first post-war arrivals to the race riots of the late 1950s

Regent Street was already a major West End shopping street

Bayswater Turnpike

The Thames at Millbank 18th century 50.82/1115 as ships grew larger andThe Thames at Millbank. Oil on canvas. This view shows Sullivan's boat building yard and a group of houses at the Millbank stairs, from where a ferry operated to Vauxhall. On Surrey shore, the houses stretch as far as Vauxhall and in the distance is Lambeth Palace with the dome of St Paul's beyond.