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  • alfiesdad
    Junior Member
    • Feb 2013
    • 11

    #1

    Wharves around Greenwich

    Afternoon all,
    Just a starter from a new member. Has anybody got any pictures of shipping in Greenwich, I grew up there in the 70's/80's, just at the end of the road from Lovell's Wharf.
    In that time we had Anchor Iron Wharf handling scrap
    Lovell's handled steel and other metals
    Granite Wharf, Wimpeys asphalt batching plant
    Badcocks Wharf who where busy converting Crescent ships for cable laying
    Tunnel Refineries handling maize for processing
    Victoria Deep Water Terminal, short sea containers
    Deptford Creek was busy too with mostly scrap and stone and aggregates
    Convoys, paper, timber and pulp
    Any photos of vessels at Lovell's and Victoria Deep Wharf are especially what im looking for.
    Thanks for reading.
    Peter
  • Dierk Bauer
    Administrator
    • Oct 2012
    • 3628

    #2
    Wharves around Greenwich

    Good evening Peter, welcome to Coasters-remembered

    You`ll find one picture at our "little" site here:
    http://www.coasters-remembered.net/s...ria+Deep+Wharf

    and some others by using the search function
    Best wishes, stay safe and take care
    Dierk

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    • alfiesdad
      Junior Member
      • Feb 2013
      • 11

      #3
      Ships at Greenwich

      Celebrity at Lovell's Wharf
      Rocquaine at Granite Wharf
      Arklow Abbey at Tunnel Refineries

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      • Norman Hardaker
        Senior Member
        • Oct 2012
        • 913

        #4
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        Somewhere in the system Dirk has put a few on my photograghs of this part of the Thames however is you give me your email address via PM, I will send them direct to you
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        • pete barc
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2012
          • 107

          #5
          Norman
          Many a good night had in that part o the world, lovells wharf whith the PandA star and many times loaded scrap at robinsons wharf whith spring lass, the end of the gangway nearly reached the door of the "jolly sailor" pub.
          I only went to sea to go Ashore.

          These days when ashore i want to be at Sea.

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          • skiboo
            Member
            • Apr 2013
            • 81

            #6
            rocquaine at granite wharf

            iwas master on her then we used to run there regular from Belfast crane man
            was abit of a prat we were maybe just tied up about 0200 he started about 0400 he bounced the grab of side of the coamings just for kicks we were on regular run continent to Belfast with coal /Belfast to London river with stone
            rgds skiboo bob angus

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            • alfiesdad
              Junior Member
              • Feb 2013
              • 11

              #7
              couple more for you
              Hoo Swan, finishing cargo at Granite Wharf
              Borelly just arriving
              Arklow Viking at Tunnel Refineries

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              • alfiesdad
                Junior Member
                • Feb 2013
                • 11

                #8
                Victoria Deep Water Terminal

                here in its second life as a scrap yard operated by London Iron & Steel Co Ltd

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                • Rick R.I.P.
                  Senior Member
                  • Oct 2012
                  • 10907

                  #9
                  Originally posted by alfiesdad
                  Afternoon all,
                  Just a starter from a new member. Has anybody got any pictures of shipping in Greenwich, I grew up there in the 70's/80's, just at the end of the road from Lovell's Wharf.
                  In that time we had Anchor Iron Wharf handling scrap
                  Lovell's handled steel and other metals
                  Granite Wharf, Wimpeys asphalt batching plant
                  Badcocks Wharf who where busy converting Crescent ships for cable laying
                  Tunnel Refineries handling maize for processing
                  Victoria Deep Water Terminal, short sea containers
                  Deptford Creek was busy too with mostly scrap and stone and aggregates
                  Convoys, paper, timber and pulp
                  Any photos of vessels at Lovell's and Victoria Deep Wharf are especially what im looking for.
                  Thanks for reading.
                  Peter
                  Hi Alfiesdad,

                  Suggest you visit the site on a regular basis.I.for one,have posted many of shipping on the Thames-including all the wharfs you mentioned and I know so have others,BUT we have posted them in the general coaster section and NOT in the separate section of Wharfs around Greenwich.

                  Glad to be of help,

                  Cheers,Rick

                  p.s.in my younger days I was brought up at Erith & Plumpsted.
                  Last edited by Rick R.I.P.; 25-10-13, 03:17 PM.

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