The Thames at Millbank 18th century 50.82/1115 Bayswater Turnpike

Bayswater Turnpike

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

the Tower and the City of London can be seen on the North Bank as well as Southwark and Lambeth on the South Bank

Henry Grant captured these children playing in the narrow external stairwells outside their homes in the East End

a village festival was held for the local community

The Thames at Millbank 18th century 50.82/1115 Bayswater TurnpikeThe 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.