"Carron Line. The historic London Scottish coastal service"

Maker
Unknown
Production date
1934
 Description
View across the River Thames to a Carron Company ship (probably the 'Forth' built in 1927) at the wharf. The stern is obscured behind a second wharf and its cranes. Barges are tied up alongside. On the shore stand three and five storey warehouses emblazoned 'Carron Company Carron Wharf. Copied from A11.65
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Maker
Production date
1934
Subject person
Subject place
Carron Wharf/London/Greater London/England
Subject notes
The Carron Company acquired its own ships in order to ensure the regular transport of its goods, initially to London. The Carron Shipping Line was established in 1772 and operated until after the Second World War. It operated a service four times a week from Grangemouth and Bo'ness to London.
Accession number
P18606

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