Dockers Shelter - Redriff Road, SE16
Introduction
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Dockers Shelter - Redriff Road, SE16
Image: © Chris Lordan Taken: 10 Sep 2009
It is a replica about 50 yards north of Lower Road; the original was on the opposite side of the road and much closer to Lower Road. It was a place where hundreds of dockers met about 7am each weekday morning hoping to be signed on (bomping on) for a day's work. They would completely block the junction, which at the time had two-way traffic. Why the replica was built where it is anyone's guess; the original site would have been perfect.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.49302
Longitude
-0.045682