The Sangilo district, bordering Georgia and Russia, lies in the northwestern corner of Azerbaijan in the Sheki region of the country. Once forming the easternmost reaches of neighbouring Georgia, it was incorporated into the Azerbaijan Socialist Soviet Republic in 1921 under the auspices of Moscow, and is home to a number of differing ethnic minorities […]
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From Roman times to the twentieth century, Standard Quay in Faversham, Kent was integral to the fortunes of the town. It’s value for the discharge and loading of cargoes helping it to become central to the economy of the area. By the nineteenth century, the quay had become the site of one of Faversham’s shipyards, […]
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PJ Wakeman and Son: Coal Merchants of the Grand Union and Regents Canals Formed from the amalgamation of several different canals and coming into its current form in 1932, the Grand Union Canal stretches for just under 290 miles, making it the longest in Britain. Linking Birmingham to London, where it joins the Regent’s Canal, […]
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The Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest (known to seamen and locals as the “Queen Vic”) on East India Dock Road, London, has been a refuge for merchant seamen since its founding in 1843. It is now the largest seafaring residential programme left in the United Kingdom. As the shipping industry has changed over time, so has […]
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