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Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… I will instance in one case. The charge of ships in dock is almost 50,000 l. per annum. 6 I know no need of this. …
Survey of London
… been for the earlier scheme. Indeed, the need for such a dock system to handle East India trade in the port was much … the Port whose representations resulted in the West India Dock Act of 1799 (see page 252). Unloading on the river had … from the worst attacks of the river pirates. The Brunswick Dock of 178990 provided excellent facilities for the …
Survey of London
… such shipping.["] 116 Most warehouses and sheds in any dock were simple buildings with little architectural … of London throughout the nineteenth century. Import Dock: North Quay Saltpetre Warehouses. A group of three sheds … of saltpetre was built on the north quay of the Import Dock between 1806 and 1810. They were plain single-storey …
Survey of London
… The East India Docks The docks The Docks The Import Dock The Import Dock was the most important element in the East India Dock system, providing room to unload the East Indiamen …
Survey of London Monograph
… Map Room British Museum. See also an interesting set of dock plans of 1698. Robinson's History of Hackney, edition …
Survey of London Monograph
… by E. L. Lutyens. River-front elevation showing the three dock entrances. The arcades on either side enclosed the … Hall on the Principal Floor. 10 Lutyens' scheme had three dock entrances under the building, other schemes had somewhat …
The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons