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Port of London's Aquatic Sports

A day of fun and games in the water at London's Surrey Docks.

Non-Fiction 1925 1 mins Silent

Overview

In a break from the daily hustle and bustle of the timber trade, Surrey Commercial Docks play host to the Port of London Authority's 1925 Gala Day. Workers at the docks gather, together with families and friends, to enjoy a day of fun and games in the water. Swimming competitions, fierce water polo matches and daring high diving are among the attractions, against the backdrop of the vast timber sheds.

Comprehensively redeveloped in the 1980s and 90s and now known as Surrey Quays, the area is unrecognisable today. The dockers and timberworkers are long gone, but a modern marina and watersports centre now cater for the aquatic tastes of contemporary residents and City workers.

Original title

Port of London's Aquatic Sports Topical Budget 727-1

Genres

Non-Fiction

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Rotherhithe

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

Subjects

Water sports

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