Canada Water transport interchange

Surrey Quays Shopping Centre entrance sign

Canada Water is an area of Rotherhithe in in the Docklands in south-east London. Canada Water tube station can be found here, as well as the Surrey Quays Shopping Centre. Image File history File links This image is protected by British Crown copyright. ... Image File history File links This image is protected by British Crown copyright. ... Image File history File links This image is protected by British Crown copyright. ... Image File history File links This image is protected by British Crown copyright. ... Categories: Stub | United Kingdom shopping malls | London shops ... Rotherhithe is a peninsula on the south bank of the Thames in east London in the London Borough of Southwark, facing Wapping and the Isle of Dogs on the north bank. ... Docklands is the semi-official name for an area in the east of London, England, comprising parts of several boroughs (Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Newham) in Greater London. ... St. ... Canada Water station on the Tube Map Canada Water tube station Below-ground view of the drum at Canada Water Canada Water tube station is a London Underground station at Canada Water in Rotherhithe. ... Categories: Stub | United Kingdom shopping malls | London shops ...

The name comes from the former dock which was located on this site, and which was mainly used by ships from Canada. As with much of the Docklands, the docks closed in the 1970s, leaving the area to decay over the next decade. During the 1980s, the London Docklands Development Corporation took over, and invested heavily in the redevelopment of Canada Water and the surrounding area. However, due to poor transport links, the area was not very popular, and most of the gentrification seen in Rotherhithe focused more on the areas closer to the river. Docklands is the semi-official name for an area in the east of London, England, comprising parts of several boroughs (Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Newham) in Greater London. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... The London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) was a quango set up in 1981 to regenerate the Docklands area of east London. ... This once impoverished part of Jersey Citys historic downtown is quickly becoming gentrified. ...

In 1997, the newly opened Julbilee Line brought a much needed boost to the local transport infrastructure, and following the opening of the Canada Water tube station, Canada Water is now well connected to the rest of London, with Canary Wharf one stop, Westminster less than 10 minutes, and Bond Street around 15 minutes away by underground train. Canary Wharf tube station The Jubilee Line Extension is the extension of the London Underground Jubilee Line into southern and eastern London. ... Canada Water station on the Tube Map Canada Water tube station Below-ground view of the drum at Canada Water Canada Water tube station is a London Underground station at Canada Water in Rotherhithe. ... HSBC Tower (left), 1 Canada Square (centre), Citigroup Centre (right) 1 Canada Square (Canary Wharf tower) Canary Wharf, seen from a high-level walkway on Tower Bridge Canary Wharf tube station (Jubilee Line) Docklands Light Railway station and entrance to underground station Canary Wharf in Tower Hamlets, London, United Kingdom... Westminster is the area located immediately to the west of the ancient City of London, in the centre of the wider conurbation of London. ... Bond Street is a major shopping street in London, seen as more upmarket than nearby Regent Street or Oxford Street. ...

Subsequently, much of the area is going through a phase of rapid development, with a new shopping mall, residential developments and outdoor leisure facilities being build around the former dock.

Places nearby

• Surrey Quays Shopping Centre
• Greenland Dock
• Rotherhithe
• Russia Dock Park
• St Mary's Rotherhithe
• Stave Hill (Ecological Park)
• Southwark Park

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Links

• Official Canada Water redevelopment site
• Canada Water consultative forum
• Google Maps: Canada Water
• Google Maps: Satellite image of Canada Water