Tag: silvertown

Reflections of the past … mapping out the past of the old County Borough of East Ham

September 4, 2018

Another in our series of Reflections of the Past. I am indebted to the wonderful Maureen Norris for this superb example of an old map of the County Borough of East Ham produced in the late 1950s, writes Colin Grainger. Burrows Pointer guide maps came, as the name suggests, with a pointer, which you can … More Reflections of the past … mapping out the past of the old County Borough of East Ham

Mind your language – imagery that reveals so much of our lives…

July 5, 2018

I’ll have to be very careful with this look back at the phrases and sayings that have been part of life in and around the Royal docks community since well before I was a twinkle in my mother’s eye. If I give the impression I don’t know my ’ariss from my elbow I might have … More Mind your language – imagery that reveals so much of our lives…

Child’s play – focus on the games we played…

June 11, 2018

They are the games that have stood the test of time. Each generation had its own favourites and passed down the laughs and memories to the next in the Royal Docks Community. My earliest memory of those wonderful days is playing out in Auberon Street, North Woolwich, writes Colin Grainger. The family who lived in … More Child’s play – focus on the games we played…

Classic picture from 65 years ago of the King George V Dock entrance

April 4, 2018

Another in our Reflections of the Past series. Reflections of the past 803: Superb pic of the KGV Dock entrance, Silvertown from 1953. As you may be able to tell from the fold in the centre it taken is from the superb book The East End: Then and Now by Winston Ramsey, writes Colin Grainger. … More Classic picture from 65 years ago of the King George V Dock entrance