EAW182493 ENGLAND (1968). The Royal Docks, Silvertown, 1968

70 Berwick rd maternal grandfather bought for 275pounds from Bowden and Willis ,who he worked for plastering about mid 30s secured a mortgage in his mid 50 despite living in west ham Labour run since 1895 ,still in 2025 bought up 10 kids fought in the cavalry in the second boar war aged17 ,artillery first world war a r p in the second war after putting in a shift working with high explosives in Woolwich arsenal .said it was not only about patriotism it was good dough because it was instant dismissal of you left your position during a air raid he was one of millions ,sadly that don't breed them like these hero's these days

Tate & Lyle Sugar Refinery.

Snoddy-Hart Construction, Steel Fabricators.

Finch rd this little block turning seemed to be a community of its own

Empire Mills

Fields grocery shop had a coal hard at the back when times were hard mum would send one of us boys Up for 14 ib of coal if it was wet you would get about 10

Buttons scrap yard

mr batten a miserable old git ' slashed our football before chucking it back; he was to old to clump so father climed on his roof and stuffed a pair of dungarees down his chimneyandsmoked the old bastard out .shame was his wife was nice lady .the fire brigade turned up and all ended well

nicked a bike outside there in 1962. had half of mao tse - tungs army all in blue boiler suits chasing us ; never peddled so fast

TIED ARCH STABALISERS ON VIADUCT I GOT A GOOD LARAPIN FROM FATHER WHEN A NEIGHBOUR GRASSED ME UP WALKING OVER IT .HE WAS UPSTAIRS ON ABUS I BET THE SNIEDY BASTARD COULDENT WAIT TO GET HOME TO SHOP ME

BILLY HAGGIS SKIP YARD

Millennium Mills

CWS mill

CWS silo

ex-Great Western Goods Station of 1900

1968. Baxter Road.

1968. Wood Street.

1968. Regent School.

1968. Anchor houses.

Mrs Fields. Grocery & general store.

1968. Edwards paper shop.

1968. Bicycle repair shop.

1968. Betting shop.

1968. Radio & T.V. repairs.

1968. Fairweather's Grocery store.

1968. Gobells. Butchers.

1968. Larkin's Sweet shop.

1968. Bell's Wet & Fried Fish shop.

1968. Shipman Road.

1968. Freemasons Road. Running left to right.

1968. Leslie Road.

1968. Ethel Road.

1968. Chauntler Road. Running left to right.

1968. Footbridge from Victoria Dock Road via the station to the Royal Victoria Dock.

1968. Winton Road.

1968. Cundy Road.

1968. Working Man's club. Berwick Road.

1968. St. Anne's Church.

1968. The Ascension Church.

1968. Victoria Dock Road.

1968. This is where the passenger trains to and from Stratford to North Woolwich would go into a tunnel under the docks.

1968 Bus Terminus.

1968. Leyes Road.

1968. Royal Road.

1968. Wade Road.

1968. Prince of Wales Road.

1968. Alnwick Road.

1968. Randolph Road.

1968. The Flying Angel Seaman's Mission.

1968. Custom House Station.

1968. Berwick Road.

The Woolwich Free Ferry pier - as rebuilt for the 'roll-on/roll-off' diesel ferry boats introduced in 1963.