ROTHERHITHE,WHARFS & DOCKS.

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There was an established river station in Bermondsey at 73 Cherry Garden Street in the heart of the riverport. That building has now been replaced but the pier and pontoon still survives. Many of the other waterfront buildings in the area were damaged during the Blitz.

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Lower Ordnance Wharf. Francois and Joseph Badart, merchants and seed crushers. In 1861 an accident in the works led to an explosion and ten deaths. They were bankrupt in 1881.
Union Oil and Cake Mills at Lower Ordnance Wharf, started running the mills again for seed crushing.

Rotherhithe Street, Lower Ordnance Wharf 1937.

1900.

Rotherhithe Oil Mills, Rotherhithe,c1984. >>>>>>

I could be wrong on this but possible Union Oil & Cake Mills, Lower Ordnance Wharf, Rotherhithe Street.

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1912.

The Surrey Commercial Docks, c.1880.

c1888

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In c1900s this was called Lucas & Spencer’s Wharf.

Rotherhithe Street, Apollinaris Wharf. Cherry Garden Pier left, Cherry Garden Street and the other part of Apollinaris Wharf on the right out of picture.

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Bermondsey Wall West, near Mill Street.

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Rotherhithe Street, opposite Elephant Lane.

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Boating at Surrey Docks, 26 May 1990.

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I think this is near to where South Sea Street is today

Greenland Lock, filled with spritsail barges, 1930s.

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Discharging deals, battens and boards from the SS 'Portos' at Russia Dock, Rotherhithe. Deal was a softwood timber that was imported to the Surrey Docks.

Russia Dock, Rotherhithe.