of the Port of London, the majority of which lie on the Tideway of the River Thames, listed from upstream to downstream.
Many of the docks closed after the mass uptake of containerisation changed the face of the industry and bringing about an end to an era, and a demise to the occupation of the docker as it then was.
Further remarks are made in brackets, including in some cases the present operator or cargo handled.
[1] Today there are around 70 active terminals, each generally handling much greater volumes.
Much of the cargo and commodities handling by the Port of London takes place in the downstream stretches of the Thames beyond Greater London, on the banks of south Essex (Thurrock) and north Kent.
The
Docklands
in 1882 - a time of great expansion for the Port of London. Much of the Port's operations have now moved further downstream.
Barges carrying refuse on the river at
Battersea
, 2007
Millwall Wharf and Cubitt Town Wharf in 1974; the vacant site below is
London Yard
. Across the river are the silos of Tunnel Refineries, and
Enderby's Wharf
.
