Storage at the Tilbury Docks: 1919 Frame:Black The newly centralised Bank of

The newly centralised Bank of England was the largest and most powerful financial undertaking in the City of London

London's parks were believed to be essential places of resort for the health of city dwellers

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the fish was then delivered door to door

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Storage at the Tilbury Docks: 1919 Frame:Black The newly centralised Bank ofInterior view of a storage room at the Tilbury docks. Salmon shipped in from Cordova, Alaska, and Monte Vista apricots from North America were temporarily stored in this transit shed in Tilbury Docks. The fruit trade was increasing at this time, and cargoes were dispatched at the Royal Victoria, Albert, King George V and Tilbury Docks. Cases were lifted from the cold storage holds on board ships and deposited into the large airy transit sheds at each