Icicles at Thames side Wharf - Northcliffe Collection
Butlers Wharf. Over a thousand firefighters attended the fire. The warehouse contained Tea and Rubber. It was so cold that hoses had to be wrapped in fabric and the water froze as it streamed down the walls. In this picture, we can see that Icicles surround the debris of the Thames side Wharf near Tower Bridge, which blazed for over 40 hours. photograph from the Northcliffe Collection. 7th March 1931