03 Marine Works, Frederick (Frank) William Scarbrough’s Pool of London, With Footnotes #317

Frederick (Frank) William, Scarbrough (British, 1863-1945)
Unloading, Pool of London

Watercolour heightened with bodycolour
33.7 x 51.4cm (13 1/4 x 20 1/4in)
Private collection

The Pool of London is a stretch of the River Thames from London Bridge to below Limehouse. Part of the Tideway of the Thames, the Pool was navigable by tall-masted vessels bringing coastal and later overseas goods — the wharves there were the original part of the Port of London…

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