Charlton Buoys, Woolwich.

Anyone familiar with the Thames Flood Barrier might be interested to see the site as it was in the 1950s The mooring was known as Charlton Buoys and was where the the colliers used to moor. As you can imagine the view and background
is completly different today.
Ships left to right

BORDE 3,4001/1954 Collier
Stephenson Clark Ltd
1969 Balmoral
1971 Eileen
1977 Aryl
BU Trieste 1978
CORFIELD 2,065/1942 Collier
Wm Cory & Son Ltd
1948 Sheaf Field
1952 Corfield
1964 Spyros Armenakis
Wrecked Nolleplaat sandbank Flushing 13-2-1965
MR THERM 2,974/1929 Collier
North Thames Gas Board
SIR DAVID II 3,332/1954 Collier
North Thames Gas Board
1969 Bowcombe
1971 Brick Undicesimo
BU La Spezia 15-2-1984

The small launch was used by Sargent Bros to tie up the colliers.
Note the industrial pollution we had in those days.
Taken in the late 1950s