Henry Dixon is best known for this important series of 120 photographs which record a wide range of London streets and buildings threatened with destruction in the 1870s and 1880s. SPROL was one of the earliest projects to record London's disappearing architectural heritage. To all of his work (which also includes a significant series of photographs recording the slum clearance and road building works of the Holborn Valley Improvements in the 1860s) Henry Dixon brought technical knowledge, a skilled photographer's eye and a determination to achieve the best possible image .In 1880 Alfred Marks, the founder of SPROL wrote 'They [Henry Dixon and his son T.J.]... have invariably been prodigal of pains - often under circumstances of great difficulty - to secure the best attainable results'. This photograph records St. Mary Overy's Dock, Southwark which was demolished in the 1890s. The Thames can just be discerned in the distance and the faint outline of a paddle steamer's wheel can be seen. There are 120 carbon prints in the series (all of which can be viewed on COLLAGE). The carbon process was well-chosen for such an archivally important project, the images have not faded at all and are as rich and beautiful as when they were first produced.