London Bridge from Custom House Quay 19th century HG1610/11 A year after this photo

A year after this photo was taken The Midland Railway was merged with many other companies to form the London

each discovery offers a glimpse into the lives of those who came before us

the Romans to the Republic of the Isle of Dogs

George Davison Reid photographed activity along the banks of the River Thames extensively during the late 1920s and early 1930s

He took this photo of Bow Lane in the late 1920s

London Bridge from Custom House Quay 19th century HG1610/11 A year after this photoLondon Bridge from Custom House Quay. Watercolour. General view of Lower Thames Quay, with New London Bridge seen in the background. In the right foreground numerous fashionable groups, families and inviduals walk around the Quay as fishermen and other watermen work in dinghies, lighter boats and other rowing vessels. A number of masted ships are shown at anchor with their sails down. The water is calm and though thronging, the atmosphere is positive