Commodity transit shed West India Dock 20th century George Elgar Hicks shipped by Messrs W

shipped by Messrs W

but instead large numbers stayed - and transformed the country

via Curacao and the Panama Canal

This remarkable panorama of London was discovered lining a barrel of pistols in Rhinebeck

the headquarters of the London County Council

Commodity transit shed West India Dock 20th century George Elgar Hicks shipped by Messrs WCommodity transit shed, West India Dock. This transit shed, one of many in the West India Docks, is temporarily stocked with imported products. Goods from Bordeaux, France are in the foreground, imprinted with the request to 'use no hooks' when transporting. Imports handled by this dock included, sugar, tea, coffee, jute, oil, spirits, shells, horns and spices. Once assembled and sorted, some goods were distributed to horse drawn carts or vans to be