Shipping on the Thames

Filmed by Rotherhithe, this film provides a glimpse into Victorian working life on the Thames.

Unlike the more bucolic scenes filmed higher up the Thames in pleasant towns like Windsor or Maidenhead, this film was taken in Rotherhithe and provides a glimpse into working life on the Thames. The river is heavily populated with a number of boats, of all shapes and sizes, with the warehouses of Rotherhithe visible in the background.