Greenwich Skyline, London 1971
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A hazy summer morning settles over Greenwich in 1971, capturing a London skyline on the brink of profound change. In the foreground stand the elegant Georgian terraces and the distinctive cupola of the former Queen Elizabeth’s College, while beyond the trees the River Thames glints faintly through the haze. Across the water rise the industrial wharves and warehouses of the Isle of Dogs—still a working landscape of chimneys, timber yards and metal sheds. Behind them, a forest of cranes fills the horizon at the Royal Docks, their spindly silhouettes forming one of the defining sights of East London for more than a century. The swooping roofline of the Royal Victoria Dock’s landmark transit sheds is just visible through the mist, hinting at the immense scale of maritime activity that once dominated this stretch of the river.
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