'Allegory: The Demise of the Docks' Tom Lyddon reflects: 'The closure of the London docks, such an important part of life in the East End brought a complete change to the area. When I made the painting I was putting the blame on air travel. I now know it was the container ships, too large to come up the river.' A man with trumpet points to a plane as the cause of the demise but the real reasion was container shipping'd ability to navigate the River Thames. Oil/acrylic Height: 91cm. Width: 81cm, no frame 1992