EAW028721 ENGLAND (1950). The SS Himalaya at the Landing Stage of Tilbury Docks, Tilbury, 1950

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Title	[EAW028721] The SS Himalaya at the Landing Stage of Tilbury Docks, Tilbury, 1950
Reference	EAW028721
Date	20-April-1950
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Place name	TILBURY
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District
Country	ENGLAND
Easting / Northing	564230, 174971
Longitude / Latitude	0.36375125126833, 51.449385089819
National Grid Reference	TQ642750

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There is the wake from another vessel. Is this a tug preparing for the departure of the Himalaya or another departing ship. There would not appear to be enough activity on the either the ship or the quayside for the departure to be imminent. Report as Inappropriate	Maurice	Friday 10th of October 2014 09:19:42 PM
This building is the 13 bay Baggage Hall, to the West of the railway station. The actual 11 bay station is off the image to the East. Report as Inappropriate	totoro	Friday 10th of October 2014 08:37:38 PM
Recessed Portland Stone plaque reading PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY Report as Inappropriate	totoro	Friday 10th of October 2014 08:35:20 PM
Riverside Station (Including Floating Landing Stage), Tilbury Grade 2* listed building - English Heritage Building ID: 119858 Railway station and baggage hall, ticket office, and floating landing stage. Built in 1924 to designs by Sir Edwin Cooper for the Port of London Authority in a neo-Georgian style. Report as Inappropriate	totoro	Friday 10th of October 2014 08:34:28 PM
Tilbury Docks Report as Inappropriate	totoro	Friday 10th of October 2014 08:31:18 PM
River Thames Report as Inappropriate	totoro	Friday 10th of October 2014 08:29:36 PM
SS Himalaya Operator: Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company Built at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers-Armstrongs and launched 5 October 1948 Length 216 metres, Beam 27.6 metres, draught 9.5 metres Twin screw Built for 758 first class passengers and 401 tourist class. Crew 572 Operated mainly between Britain and Australia. Withdrawn from service in 1974 and scrapped in Taiwan the next year. Report as Inappropriate	totoro	Friday 10th of October 2014 08:28:41 PM

User Comment Contributions

Himalaya was the last P&O ship to use Tilbury. She left at 3pm on 10th October 1974.	totoro	Friday 10th of October 2014 08:45:25 PM
This is the Tilbury landing stage, not a "cruise terminal". In 1950, ships were a means of transport.	Alan Baker	Wednesday 26th of February 2014 09:12:58 AM
Dear Alan, Thank you for your comment. The caption will be amended and a revised version will appear on the website in due course. Best wishes, Laura Maddison (BfA Cataloguer)	Laura Maddison	Wednesday 26th of February 2014 09:12:58 AM