Picturesque Sketches of London Past And Present
Picturesque Sketches of London Past And Present
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St. Katherine's, and the two adjoining London Docks — which alone cover a space of more than a hundred acres — will contain six hun- dred ships, and near half a million tons of goods. In the West India Docks, which lie nearer Blackwall, merchandise valued at twenty millions of money has at one time been deposited on the wharfs, in the warehouses, and in the vaults below. The wealth of London lies not in her gaudy shops : beyond the Tower stand her great store- houses. A stranger who passes on t...he river on his way to Green- wich or Gravesend sees but little of these enormous treasuries — the LONDON DOCKS. 131 tops of the tall masts alone point out their " whereabouts." These Docks are surrounded by high strong-built walls, so lofty, that it would be a puzzle to a most expert thief to scale them, on account of the finish of the coping ; and if even this were accomplished, a greater difficulty would remain in getting over the bulky goods which are stored within. The walls which encircle the two London Docks were erected at a cost of sixty-five thousand pounds ; and no less a sum than four millions was expended in completing this vast establish- ment.
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St. Katherine's, and the two adjoining London Docks — which alone cover a space of more than a hundred acres — will contain six hun- dred ships, and near half a million tons of goods. In the West India Docks, which lie nearer Blackwall, merchandise valued at twenty millions of money has at one time been deposited on the wharfs, in the warehouses, and in the vaults below. The wealth of London lies not in her gaudy shops : beyond the Tower stand her great store- houses. A stranger who passes on t...he river on his way to Green- wich or Gravesend sees but little of these enormous treasuries — the LONDON DOCKS. 131 tops of the tall masts alone point out their " whereabouts." These Docks are surrounded by high strong-built walls, so lofty, that it would be a puzzle to a most expert thief to scale them, on account of the finish of the coping ; and if even this were accomplished, a greater difficulty would remain in getting over the bulky goods which are stored within. The walls which encircle the two London Docks were erected at a cost of sixty-five thousand pounds ; and no less a sum than four millions was expended in completing this vast establish- ment.
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