"Sarah Palmer's authoritative work is the first to treat the history of London and its port as one subject. She brings together a range of material rarely considered together to demonstrate both the economic importance of international and domestic sea-borne trade and the unique urban geography it created"--
Nineteenth-century London was not only the greatest city of its time but it had an equally immense port. Although the relationship between the two physically shaped the city and profoundly affected the lives and livelihoods of its inhabitants, historians have always told their stories separately. Sarah Palmer's authoritative work instead paints a picture of London as a maritime hub driven by trade, shipping, marine insurance, shipbuilding and meeting the needs of seafarers ashore. Drawing on disparate archival materials from dock company records, the National Archives, the London Metropolitan Archives and more, she reveals both the economic importance of international and domestic sea-borne trade and the unique urban geography it created. In creating this more interconnected understanding of Britain's capital, Palmer argues that the nineteenth-century transition from sail to steam didn't just affect London's port, but transformed the city and its economy with an impact comparable to that of the railways.
Sarah Palmer's authoritative work is the first to treat the history of London and its port as one subject. She brings together a range of material rarely considered together to demonstrate both the economic importance of international and domestic sea-borne trade and the unique urban geography it created.
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The first work to treat the history of London and its port as one subject, changing how we see the city's nineteenth-century past.
List of Illustrations; List of Figures, Tables and Maps; Preface; List
of Abbreviations; Introduction London and its Port; Part I. The Sail Era:
1. 'This Immense Maritime Forest' London River in the Late 18th Century;
2.
Carrying the Plan into Effect Building and Systems;
3. Monopoly,
Competition and Control The Docks as Businesses and Workplaces;
4. The
Commerce of the Kingdom The River Port;
5. Port and Populace Maritime
Industries and Communities in the First Half of the Century; Part II. The
Steam Era;
6. Emporium of the World Docks, Shipping and Cargoes;
7.
Competition, Collusion, Conflict and Labour;
8. Port and Populace Maritime
Industries and Communities in the Second Half of the Century;
9. Reform of
the Port of London Again; Bibliography; Index.
Sarah Palmer is Emeritus Professor of Maritime History, University of Greenwich. She specialises in 19th and 20th century national and international maritime economic history, maritime labour, maritime policy, and port development.
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