EAW035771 ENGLAND (1951). The Joseph Rank Ltd Empire Mill and Spillers Ltd Millenium Mill at Royal Victoria Dock and environs, Silvertown, 1951. This image has been produced from a print marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

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Title [EAW035771] The Joseph Rank Ltd Empire Mill and Spillers Ltd Millenium Mill at Royal Victoria Dock and environs, Silvertown, 1951. This image has been produced from a print marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
Reference EAW035771
Date 12-May-1951
Link
Place name SILVERTOWN
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 540939, 180640
Longitude / Latitude 0.031032709321255, 51.506609256943
National Grid Reference TQ409806

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1951. Bag-wash ( All your washing...whites...was bundled up in a thick white linen bag or made into a bundle wrapped in perhaps a tablecloth) & was taken to a corner shop on the corner of Ethel Road where you would receive a ticket receipt until you picked up the clean washing.

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Tuesday 27th of November 2018 06:41:26 PM
1951. Around this area was a giant chess board.

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Tuesday 27th of November 2018 06:33:10 PM
1951. Lucke Road.

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Tuesday 27th of November 2018 06:29:44 PM
1951. Two tennis courts & children's play area with swings, slide, round-a-bout & climbing frame.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 08:00:14 PM
1951. Band Stand.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:57:15 PM
1951. Bingley Road.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:55:28 PM
1951. Otley Road.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:53:37 PM
1951. Burley Road.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:52:17 PM
1951. Colman Road.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:50:42 PM
1951. Tree Road.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:47:53 PM
1951. Churchill Road.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:46:30 PM
1951. Randolph Road.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:44:41 PM
1951. Leyes Road.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:41:42 PM
1951. Garvary Road.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:37:34 PM
1951. Hartington Road.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:35:20 PM
1951. Jersey Road.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:33:20 PM
1951. Mortlake Road.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:31:28 PM
1951. Varley Road.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:28:04 PM
1951. Lambert Road.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:25:40 PM

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:22:51 PM
Park Keepers cottage. Beckton Road Park. The cottage was lost later that Decade due to road widening of the Becton Road.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:06:39 PM
Dr Agar's surgery.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 07:02:38 PM
Ivy's the bakers.

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Monday 26th of November 2018 06:59:35 PM
Nan's Greengrocers shop

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Monday 17th of September 2018 07:02:51 PM
Normandy Street

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Monday 17th of September 2018 06:59:58 PM
1930's I was told this was an Hotel where if you had limited funds you could pay to hang off a rope to sleep which was strung across a room. ( I suppose at least you would be out of the elements).

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Tuesday 2nd of January 2018 06:23:00 PM
1951. Fire station and area at the rear with a practice tower.

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Tuesday 2nd of January 2018 06:18:04 PM
1951. St' Cedds Church & hall.

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Tuesday 2nd of January 2018 06:12:14 PM
1951. Just behind the school is Paynes the tool and builder supplies.

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Saturday 25th of March 2017 05:52:22 PM
1951. "S" Warehouse.

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Saturday 4th of March 2017 01:15:50 PM
1951. Evelyn Road.

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Saturday 4th of March 2017 01:13:59 PM
1951. Premier Mill.

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Saturday 4th of March 2017 01:10:38 PM
1951. Millenium Mill.

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Saturday 4th of March 2017 01:08:53 PM
1951. PLA Railway Marshalling Yard.

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Saturday 4th of March 2017 01:06:41 PM
1951. Blue Star garage.

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Saturday 4th of March 2017 01:03:52 PM
1951. Library.

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Saturday 4th of March 2017 01:02:13 PM
1951. School caretakers house.

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Saturday 4th of March 2017 12:56:09 PM
1951 Girls Domestic Science block.

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Saturday 4th of March 2017 12:54:40 PM
1951. Metal & woodworking school workshops.

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Saturday 4th of March 2017 12:52:37 PM
1951. Abbey Arms public house.

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Saturday 25th of February 2017 10:28:30 PM
1951. Victoria dock area code...Telephone exchange.

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Saturday 25th of February 2017 10:24:49 PM
1951. In the fifty's this used to be a beautiful avenue of trees all taken down to widen the Beckton Road.

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Saturday 25th of February 2017 10:20:44 PM
1951. Baptist tabernacle...Barking Road.

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Saturday 25th of February 2017 06:25:15 PM
1951. Six Shops in Prince Regent Lane... from left to right. Bells wet & Fried fish shop. Larkin's peanut & sweet shop. Gobells Butchers. Bike repair shop. Edwards news-agents. Mrs Fields grocery store.

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Saturday 25th of February 2017 06:22:10 PM
1951. Regent School.

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Saturday 25th of February 2017 06:14:14 PM
1951. All this devastated area is the bomb site of one V2 Rocket.

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Saturday 25th of February 2017 06:12:49 PM
1951. Berwick Road.

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Saturday 25th of February 2017 06:09:22 PM
1951. Royal Victoria Dock.

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Thursday 23rd of February 2017 06:29:18 PM
1951. Samson Street Hospital.

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Thursday 23rd of February 2017 06:24:39 PM
1951. Cave Road school.

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Thursday 23rd of February 2017 06:23:14 PM
1951. The Green Gate public house.

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Thursday 23rd of February 2017 06:19:40 PM
1951. St. Anne's... Corrugated tin School.

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Thursday 23rd of February 2017 06:17:52 PM
1951. St. Agnes Church.

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Thursday 23rd of February 2017 06:15:40 PM
1951. Bus Garage.

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Thursday 23rd of February 2017 06:14:22 PM
1951. Priests house...Father Moore.

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Thursday 23rd of February 2017 06:12:43 PM
1951. Double Granite horse trough. God help you as a kid, if you ever messed about with the water...It was drummed into us,that a horse will not drink from tainted water and it was essential for a working horse to have a constant and clean supply.

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Thursday 23rd of February 2017 06:11:15 PM
1951. St. Anne's Church.

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Thursday 23rd of February 2017 06:04:10 PM
1951. Fire Station. Freemason's road.

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Thursday 23rd of February 2017 06:03:03 PM
1951. Area known as "The Dumps" A Victorian rubbish dump.

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Thursday 23rd of February 2017 06:00:41 PM
1951. St, Andrews. Barking Road. near Green-gate.

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Thursday 23rd of February 2017 05:58:05 PM
1951. The Nottingham Arms. ( The Nott,)

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:51:11 PM
1951. Maplin Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:48:56 PM
1951. Burrard Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:46:02 PM
1951. Russell Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:44:00 PM
1951. Cleaver Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:41:39 PM
1951. Hooper Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:40:10 PM
1951. Adamson Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:39:04 PM
1951. Coolfin Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:37:12 PM
1951. Recreational Grounds.(know by us kids as "The Wreck") It had wooden huts as changing rooms and cinder covered football fields. Thick hard leather balls with stick out laces that could cut & graze...the ball would get waterlogged & heavy & our boots had nailed in studs...but we were tough ol' scrappers. 40 aside matches.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:35:20 PM
1951. Egham Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:24:30 PM
1951. Gregory Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:19:47 PM
1951. Winton Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:18:38 PM
1951. "L" warehouse.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:15:33 PM
1951. Gregory's Pawnbrokers & Ships trades supplies.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:13:34 PM
1951. Prince of Wales Public House.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:10:59 PM
1951. Cundy Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:09:31 PM
1951 Anchor Houses.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:07:55 PM
1951. Shipman Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:06:50 PM
1951. Throckmorten Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:05:49 PM
1951. Finch Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:03:32 PM
1951. Chauntler Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:02:26 PM
1951. Site of Freemasons School.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 04:00:28 PM
1951. Argyle Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 03:59:11 PM
1951. Leslie Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 03:57:23 PM
1951. Ethel Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 03:55:50 PM
1951. Freemason's Tavern.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 03:48:29 PM
The Spanish Steps Public House...Why?? (Known locally as "The Steps")

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 03:42:54 PM
1951. The Railway Tavern.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 03:38:02 PM
1951. Heavy haulage train, on average 19 trucks.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 03:32:28 PM
1951. Signal Box.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 03:29:43 PM
1951. Saint Ann's hall.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 03:27:47 PM
1951. Working man's club...Berwick Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 03:26:26 PM
1951. West Ham Stadium. Speedway & Dog race track.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 03:25:01 PM
1951. Victoria Dock Road.

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Tuesday 21st of February 2017 03:22:16 PM
1951. Shipman's Road School.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 11:07:17 PM
1951. The Flying Angel...seaman's mission.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 11:05:45 PM
1951. Barton's the bakers.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 11:04:09 PM
1951. Caters grocery store. Lovely large shop with black and white tiled floor sprinkled with sawdust. Patted butter, wire cut cheeses, eggs in straw & hand turned sliced bacon.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 11:03:05 PM
1951, Double fronted shop...Pollards.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:58:28 PM
1951. Rosetta Road School.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:56:45 PM
1951. Beckton Road Park. It had a Bandstand, 2 Children's play area with swings, See-saw and round-a-bout. Tennis courts, Bowling Green, Gardens, Lido with cafeteria. The Parkies all wore brown suits and trilby hats.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:55:36 PM
1951. Becton Road Lido. Olympic sized pool at the time with a large fountain at either end of the pool.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:49:13 PM
1951. Prince regent Lane.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:42:39 PM
1951. Smithy's.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:39:05 PM
1951. Staddons Department store. Had overhead wires to take cash from the counter to the cash room & returned the change & receipt.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:37:32 PM
1951. Beckton Road.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:33:30 PM
1951. Freemason's Road.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:32:35 PM
1951. New Barn Street.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:31:41 PM
1951. Co-Op store.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:29:24 PM
1951. Dr, Agar's surgery. After the war the building was shored up with massive timbers.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:28:04 PM
1951. Custom House station.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:23:54 PM
1951. Betts Road. It had two telephone boxes at the entrance on the right-hand side.( cul-de-sac)

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:22:26 PM
1951. Wood Street.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:19:27 PM
1951. Labour Exchange.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:18:35 PM
1951. United Dairies.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:17:31 PM
1951. Ashburton School.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:14:55 PM
1951. the Peacock public house.

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Monday 20th of February 2017 10:12:51 PM

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