Dockers & Customs

01 H M Customs Water-guard Staff, Parkeston, Essex (1922) H&D FW

HM Customs "Waterguard" staff, outside the Customs Office, Parkeston Quay (1922)

The Water-guard was the name given to a division of HM Customs and Excise responsible for the collection of customs and excise revenue from the passengers and crew of ships and aircraft, and other incoming travellers to the United Kingdom.
It was abolished in 1972, when its duties passed to officers of HM Customs & Excise.

02 Dockers & Railway staff at the Pier Entrance, Parkeston (1922) Wallis H&D FW

The publisher of the postcard was "Wallis", one of the best local social history photographers in the area.
The card shows Railway & Dock Workers, starting and ending their shifts, by the level crossing entrance to Parkeston Quay.

03 Parkeston Quay Extension Shed Top Floor (1938) F

04 Parkeston Interior Shed no 4 (1960) FW

05 Parkeston Interior Shed no 4 Top Floor (1960) FW

06 HM Customs Car Examination Hall (1966) H&D FW

07 Passport Control Office at Car Examination Hall, Parkeston (1966) FW

08 Parkeston Quay, Harwich Railway Clerks (1958) H&D FW

09 HMS Wasperton alongside French Trawlers (1974) H&D FC

Shipping & Craft

01 Parkeston Quay, Harwich (1905) H&D FW

02 Continental Boats, Parkeston Quay (1910) Valentines FW

03 Parkeston Quay (1912) H&D FW

Parkeston Quay Expansion & Extension (1932 - 1934)

Extending Parkeston Quay at Harwich docks, around 1933.
Parkeston Quay opened in 1883, as the port of Harwich was too small to cope with the increase in traffic at this time. The Great Eastern Railway built the new quay, with a station and luxury hotel and warehouses attached.
The extended quay was opened in 1934 to provide more facilities for goods and passengers.