St Katherine's docks: 1872 Frame:white People had been sheltering in

People had been sheltering in the tube tunnels

This view of the bomb-damaged City of London is taken from the tower of St Mary le Bow Church in Cheapside

it was at Tate & Lyle's where you could earn the most generous wages and enjoy the best social life

Tower Beach was a popular day-trip destination

St Katherine's docks: 1872 Frame:white People had been sheltering inIllustration of St Katharine's Docks from 'London: a Pilgrimage by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Dor, 1872. Construction of St Katherine's Docks began in 1827 and the docks opened the following year. There were six main warehouses which handled valuable goods such as ivory, marble, sugar, spice and perfumes. A section of one of the larger warehouses handled indigo, which is illustrated here.