28-05-2005 - A man cycling along the wharf, in Cardiff. © Paul Box

28-05-2005 - Two men on the wharf, in Cardiff. © Paul Box

28-05-2005 - Two men talking on the wharf, in Cardiff. © Paul Box

28-05-2005 - Two men talking on the wharf, in Cardiff. © Paul Box

28-05-2005 - Shoppers on the wharf, in Cardiff. © Paul Box

28-05-2005 - Shoppers on the wharf, in Cardiff. © Paul Box

06-10-1987 - Cranes still standing as wharves near Tower Bridge are demolished on site of current London City Hall as containerisation begins downstream © Martin Mayer

06-10-1987 - Cranes still standing as wharves near Tower Bridge are demolished on site of current London City Hall as containerisation begins downstream © Martin Mayer

06-10-1987 - Cranes still standing outside Hays Wharf and Chamberlains Wharf, which escape the wrecking ball as other wharves near Tower Bridge are demolished during the closure of London wharves and docks as cont... © Martin Mayer

06-10-1987 - Cranes are demolished outside Chamberlains Wharf, near Tower Bridge, as London wharves and docks are closed during containerisation © Martin Mayer

06-10-1987 - Wharves and their cranes are demolished on the upper Thames near Tower Bridge during the closure of London docks as new container ports open downstream © Martin Mayer

06-10-1987 - A workman breaks up a crane outside Chamberlains Wharf, near Tower Bridge, London during closure of the old London docks due to containerisation © Martin Mayer

06-10-1987 - A demolition worker cuts up a crane outside Chamberlains Wharf, next to Hays Wharf, near Tower Bridge during the closure of the old London docks caused by containerisation © Martin Mayer

06-10-1987 - Demolition workers cuts up parts of a crane outside Chamberlains Wharf, next to Hays Wharf, near Tower Bridge during the closure of the old London docks caused by containerisation © Martin Mayer

06-10-1987 - Some cranes still standing as others are broken up outside Hays Wharf and Chamberlains Wharf during the demolition of the old London wharves as containerisation starts © Martin Mayer

06-10-1987 - Walkways leading to the back of one of the old London wharves in Wapping High Street during the closure of London wharves and docks due to containerisation © Martin Mayer

06-10-1987 - A crane by Chamberlains Wharf, near Tower Bridge is dismantled during the closure of the old London wharves and docks due to containerisation © Martin Mayer

06-10-1987 - A crane by Chamberlains Wharf, near Tower Bridge is dismantled during the closure of the old London wharves and docks due to containerisation © Martin Mayer