Warehouse of the World 1840 - 1939 at Museum of London Docklands

In this gallery the diversity of trade that flowed with the Thames through London is brought to life. Between 1840 and 1939 the open Quaysides, transit sheds and towering warehouses that lined the docks and riversides housed every conceivable commodity. Here were spices and drugs; grain, sugar, meat and fruit; coffee, cocoa and tea; wines, spirits and tobacco; shells, furs and feathers; leather, skins and hide; timber, paper and jute; wool, oriental carpets, and more. Imports were dominated by Empire produce. This gallery vividly examines some of the major commodities traded through London. There is a tobacco weighing station, a recreation of a bottling vault and exhibits detailing the tobacco, timber, grain and sugar trades.