An Oral History of London’s Dock Workers

By View from the Mirror on February 1, 2019

In 2017 I had the privilege of participating in ‘Sherbet Dab‘; a project in which London schoolchildren conducted interviews with cabbies and created a film charting the history of the London taxi trade.

The same team have now created ‘Brass Tally Men‘ which examines the work and culture of London’s dock workers between the 1930s and 70s.

To hear the interviews and watch the films, please click here.

Posted in: Legendary Londoners, London History | Tagged: docks, history, London, Thames

6 responses

beetleypete February 1, 2019 at 9:00 am | Reply

This is an important project, but they have left it rather late. Most of the people I knew in the 1950s working as dockers, stevedores, and bargemen have long since died.
Best wishes, Pete.
1. View from the Mirror February 1, 2019 at 9:37 am | Reply
  
  Very true, sadly Pete. A number of those interviewed are relatives of those who worked on the docks.
thestreetnames February 2, 2019 at 5:03 pm | Reply

Thanks you! Now I know where the name of Brass Tally Alley comes from!
thestreetnames February 2, 2019 at 5:12 pm | Reply

My comment seems to have disappeared…thank you for this. I have been wondering where the name of Brass Tally Alley came from.
1. View from the Mirror February 3, 2019 at 12:00 am | Reply
  
  You’re very welcome!
Metallic London streets from Brass Talley Alley to Silver Street – thestreetnames February 6, 2019 at 7:14 pm | Reply

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