... an urgent demand for additional berths. It was then a common occurrenceduring the season for thirty or more timber-laden vessels to be waiting off Southend for berths to become available at the Surrey Docks. It was the first instalment of a new dock 35 ft deep to replace the timber ponds and obsolete docks...

... BRIDGES RECONSTRUCTION ROLLING LIFT SINGLE SPAN WELDED STEEL FRAMES TRANSIT SHEDS QUAYS ANCILLARY WORKS PLANNING DESIGN CONSTRUCTION WALLS DEMOLITION EXPLOSIVES IMPROVEMENT COFFERDAMS STEELWORK COSTS LONDON SURREY DOCKS ROYAL DOCKS THAMES CANADA DOCK GREENLAND DOCK...

.... Greeves observed that one of the main factors contributing to the successfuluse of the limpet dam at the Surrey Docks had undoubtedly been the provision of ample pumping capacity during the initial stages of securing it. The rapid draw-down inside the dam had created sufficient difference in pressure...