I know nothing about the docks and wharves of any city, let alone London. That is not my specialty, but I'm a librarian and kick ass at research. Smuggler's Captain opens with Nadia searching the warehouses in Limehouse for a missing child.
Limehouse, named for the lime kilns that worked in the area since approximately the 1350s, was part of the marshes off the Thames, near Wapping. Limehouse was known for shipbuilding, ship chandler (supplies for ships), and rope making.
Why did I choose Limehouse when there are more than a dozen such places along the Thames? I liked the name. 🤷 I was going to use Isle of Dogs (not really an isle but a peninsula), also because of the cool name, but that was farther than I wanted.
The Regency Underworld by Donald A. Low
Limehouse East London - Discover Local London History (eastlondonhistory.co.uk)
History of Limehouse - The London Language Foundation ( LLF ) (londonlf.org)
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| Limehouse 1905 | Victorian london, London photos, Old london (pinterest.com) |
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