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Recorded Live! The Islanders: Reminiscing on Silvertown & North Woolwich Event

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Tate & Lyle, Silvertown 1967 | Photo: Newham Archives and Local Studies Library
Drew School, February 1987 | Photo: Newham Archives and Local Studies Library
King George V Dock, 1973 | Photo: Newham Archives and Local Studies Library

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Tate & Lyle, Silvertown 1967 | Photo: Newham Archives and Local Studies Library
Drew School, February 1987 | Photo: Newham Archives and Local Studies Library
King George V Dock, 1973 | Photo: Newham Archives and Local Studies Library
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