View of the Port of London Authority building, Tower Hill, London stall a large slab of stone

a large slab of stone is lowered on a pulley viewed by a large audience

'Troope every one one'

She was the heroine of the last tale in the Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

Two women wearing the latest indoor fashions

View of the Port of London Authority building, Tower Hill, London stall a large slab of stoneView of the Port of London Authority building, Tower Hill, London, c1930. Established in 1908, the Port of London Authority has responsibility for the Tideway of the River Thames, which extends from Teddington Lock as far as Clacton on Sea and Margate. The building was designed by Sir Edwin Cooper and built between 1912 and 1922. As a result of dock closures, it was sold in 1971 and the Authority moved to smaller offices in St Katharine's Dock.