St Katherine's docks: 1872 Size:extra large Street scene

Street scene

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St Katherine's docks: 1872 Size:extra large Street sceneIllustration 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.