Museum in Docklands Library and Archive

The collection belongs to the Port of London Authority and is now on long-term loan to the Museum of London. Day to day responsibility and access is in the hands of the Museum in Docklands Project (the Docklands wing of the Museum of London).

A specialist collection which comprises maps of the Port of London Authority area of jurisdiction over the River Thames, from Teddington to Margate Sands. Includes maps of the enclosed docks systems in London (1790s-1960s), some very large scale (i.e. on sheets measuring 20 feet by 36 inches); River Thames Wharf Charts; A few maps of the dock areas prior to their construction (ca.1790s); a few atlases of London; some 19th century OS maps of London; some Goad plans relating to the dock areas (mainly 1940s).

Some maps are indexed, others are being listed on computer.

Several hundred aerial photographs of the London enclosed docks, and of the Upper and Lower Pools of London (1930s-1970s); about 100 of the River Thames from Teddington to Sea Reach (post 1945).

Note: The Port of London Authority retains a collection of operational maps. However these are not available to the public.