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Wellington Dock
Date:
1940s
From a postcard dated 1952, showing the Wellington Dock, Clock Tower and Union Street swing bridge, with the Admiralty Pier in the background.
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30 May 2017 at 13:27
I'd put the view as late 1940s; the Esplanade buildings have gone but the railway curve to by-pass the PoWP shunt has yet to be laid, plus the Esplanade Hotel still stands but was being demolished in January 1950.
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