St Katherine's docks: 1872 Frame:white Section 12 of the original

Section 12 of the original Descriptive map of London Poverty

its complex of buildings was redeveloped in a grand style under the direction of the architect John Soane (1753-1837)

Screen printed in the UK

Tower Beach was a popular day-trip destination

Waterloo Bridge and the Lambeth Waterfront from Westminster Stairs

St Katherine's docks: 1872 Frame:white Section 12 of the originalIllustration 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.