St Katherine's docks: 1872 Frame:white The section covers the area

The section covers the area between Battersea Park in the North West

Tower Beach was a popular day-trip destination

People had been sheltering in the tube tunnels

This view of the bomb-damaged City of London is taken from the tower of St Mary le Bow Church in Cheapside

St Katherine's docks: 1872 Frame:white The section covers the areaIllustration 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.