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Reference NumberP/LYD/1/26
LevelFile
Title'Allegory: The Demise of the Docks'
Date(s)1992
DescriptionTom 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
Extent1 painting
CategoryPaintings
FormatPainting
Access StatusOpen
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