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| Date and times | Display ran from 7 November 2025 – 18 October 2026 |
A historic seafaring hub, a once derelict wasteland and today a vibrant commercial centre: London Docklands is an area defined by adaptation and regeneration.
Niki Gorick: Dock Life is a photographic display that captures the varied lives and activities along London’s dockside. A London-based photographer, Niki Gorick has achieved recognition for her candid images, which document the capital’s diverse communities.
From images of families on houseboats to vessels undergoing maintenance, Niki Gorick: Dock Life looks at this thriving area through a contemporary lens. Accompanying images and stories from Royal Museums Greenwich’s archive bring to life the connections – and contrasts – between dock life past and present.
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Build your own boat
Rebecca and Simon are in the process of creating a family home with bespoke engineered timber from their boatyard workshop.
© Niki Gorick Photography Ltd., 2025
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Large cargo ship the 'Penang' towers over houses and gardens in Millwall, southeast London, 1932
Image ID: P39610
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Learning from experience
Entrepreneur Brenden draws on Phil's years of expertise from the Port of London's heyday. Here, he receives advice on how to create a new pushing fender for the tug’s bow.
© Niki Gorick Photography Ltd., 2025
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Workers posing with part of a steam engine at Thames Ironworks at Blackwall, 1901
Image ID: H0465
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Rot detective
The painstaking preparations for re-sealing the ravaged hull of a 1960s wooden superyacht.
© Niki Gorick Photography Ltd., 2025
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Scouting on water
The Dockland Scout Project's Water Activity Open Day on the Isle of Dogs.
© Niki Gorick Photography Ltd., 2025
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Dock-keepers, the Edwards family on the banks of the Thames, opposite St. Paul’s Cathedral, 1923
Image ID: P27565
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Banner image: Flagging up © Niki Gorick Photography Ltd., 2025