The Thames at Millbank 18th century 50.82/1115 A coloured engraving by Thomas

A coloured engraving by Thomas Higham and published by the Stationers Almanac

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

a village festival was held for the local community

Bayswater Turnpike

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

The Thames at Millbank 18th century 50.82/1115 A coloured engraving by ThomasThe 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.