The 02 and Canary Wharf from the Royal Victoria Dock.

Docklands is the semi-official name for an area in the east of London, England, comprising parts of several boroughs (Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Newham and Greenwich) in Greater London. The eponymous docks were formerly part of the Port of London, at one time the world's largest port. They have now been redeveloped principally for commercial and residential use. The name London Docklands was used for the first time in a government report on redevelopment plans in 1971 but has since become virtually universally adopted. It created conflict between the new and old communities of the London Docklands. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2235x1161, 494 KB) Summary Description: The Millennium Dome and Canary Wharf from the Royal Victoria Dock. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2235x1161, 494 KB) Summary Description: The Millennium Dome and Canary Wharf from the Royal Victoria Dock. ... O2 can refer to: Oxygen O2 plc, a telecommunications company. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Looking west towards Canary Wharf: note in mid-ground the pile of rubbish millenimum dome The Royal Victoria Dock is the largest of three docks in the Royal Docks of east London, now part of the redeveloped Docklands. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other places with the same name, see Southwark (disambiguation). ... The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames in East London. ... This article is about the London borough. ... This article is about Greenwich in England. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The Port of London lies along the banks of the River Thames in London, England. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...

Dockland areas

Docklands Areas

London's Docklands comprise a number of former dockyard complexes along the Thames, which are (from west to east): Image File history File links Areas of the London Docklands File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Areas of the London Docklands File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

• St Katharine Docks (Wapping)
• London Docks (Wapping)
• Regent's Canal Dock (now Limehouse Basin, Limehouse)
• Surrey Commercial Docks (now Surrey Quays, Rotherhithe)
• West India Docks and Millwall Dock (Isle of Dogs)
• East India Docks (Canning Town)
• Royal Docks (Royal Victoria Dock, Royal Albert Dock & King George V Dock)

Another dockyard exists much further downstream at Tilbury, but this is not generally regarded as part of the Docklands. St Katharine Docks were one of the commercial docks serving London, on the north side of the river Thames just east (downstream) of the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. ... Wapping Old Stairs, one of many points of access to the foreshore in the area. ... London Docks in 1831. ... Wapping Old Stairs, one of many points of access to the foreshore in the area. ... The Limehouse Basin in east London provides a navigable link between the Regents Canal and the River Thames. ... The Limehouse Basin in east London provides a navigable link between the Regents Canal and the River Thames. ... , Limehouse Town Hall Limehouse is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... The Surrey Commercial Docks were a large group of docks in Rotherhithe on the south bank (the Surrey side) of the Thames in east London. ... Surrey Quays is a name given to a largely residential area of Rotherhithe in south-east London, occupied until 1970 by the Surrey Commercial Docks. ... , Rotherhithe is a district of south-east London in the London Borough of Southwark. ... The West India Docks are a series of docks on the Isle of Dogs in London. ... Millwall Dock is a part of the Isle of Dogs, or what is more generally known as the Docklands area, in the East End of London. ... The Isle of Dogs in 1899, at the height of its commercial success The Isle of Dogs is in the centre of this 2005 aerial view of east London as seen from the skies over south London. ... The East India Docks is a small group of Docks in the Blackwall area of East London, just north of the Isle of Dogs. ... , Canning Town is an area of East London, England and is one of the best places in the eastern part of London. ... The Royal Docks comprise three docks in east London - the Royal Albert Dock, the Royal Victoria Dock and the King George V Dock. ... Looking west towards Canary Wharf: note in mid-ground the pile of rubbish millenimum dome The Royal Victoria Dock is the largest of three docks in the Royal Docks of east London, now part of the redeveloped Docklands. ... The Royal Albert Dock is one of three docks in the Royal Docks of east London, now part of the redeveloped Docklands. ... The King George V Dock is one of three docks in the Royal Docks of east London, now part of the redeveloped Docklands. ... Tilbury is located on the north bank of the River Thames, in the borough of Thurrock in England, at the point where the river suddenly narrows to about 800 yards/740 metres in width. ...

The area referred to as the Docklands, which mostly lies on the north bank of the Thames, comprises chiefly of the former properties of the Port of London. It does not comprise the whole of the former riverside port. Many other wharves and quays are located along the lower Thames, though only a few (mostly in Greenwich) are still used for their original purpose. These are not generally regarded as being part of the Docklands. This article is about Greenwich in England. ...

History

Development of the docks

In Roman and medieval times, ships tended either to dock at small quays in the present-day city of London or Southwark, an area known as the Pool of London. However, this gave no protection against the elements, was vulnerable to thieves and suffered from a lack of space at the quayside. The Howland Great Dock in Rotherhithe (built 1696 and later forming the core of the Surrey Commercial Docks) was designed to address these problems, providing a large, secure and sheltered anchorage with room for 120 large vessels. It was a major commercial success and provided a template for two phases of expansion during the Georgian and Victorian eras. Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... Motto: Domine dirige nos Latin: Lord, guide us Shown within Greater London Sovereign state Constituent country Region Greater London Status City and Ceremonial County Admin HQ Guildhall Government  - Leadership see text  - Mayor David Lewis  - MP Mark Field  - London Assembly John Biggs Area  - Total 1. ... For other places with the same name, see Southwark (disambiguation). ... View of the Pool of London from London Bridge, 1841 Originally, the Pool of London was the stretch of the River Thames forming the south side of the City of London. ... Greenland Dock is the oldest of Londons riverside docks, located in Rotherhithe in the area of the city now known as Docklands. ... , Rotherhithe is a district of south-east London in the London Borough of Southwark. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her ascension to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...

The first of the Georgian docks was the West India (opened 1802), followed by the London (1805), the East India (also 1805), the Surrey (1807), St Katharine (1828) and the West India South (1829). The Victorian docks were mostly further east, comprising the Royal Victoria (1855), Millwall (1868) and Royal Albert (1880). The King George V was a late addition in 1921. However this was only up till the 1950s. The West India Docks are a series of docks on the Isle of Dogs in London. ... --69. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1807 (MDCCCVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1828 (MDCCCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

The London docks in 1882. The King George V Dock had not yet been built.

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Docks

Three principal kinds of docks existed. Wet docks were where ships were laid up at anchor and loaded or unloaded. Dry docks, which were far smaller, took individual ships for repairing. Ships were built at dockyards along the riverside. In addition, the river was lined with innumerable warehouses, pieres, jetties and dolphins (mooring points). The various docks tended to specialise in different forms of produce. The Surrey Docks concentrated on timber, for instance; Millwall took grain; St Katharine took wool, sugar and rubber; and so on.

The docks required an army of workers, chiefly lightermen (who carried loads between ships and quays aboard small barges called lighters) and quayside workers, who dealt with the goods once they were ashore. Some of the workers were highly skilled - the lightermen had their own livery company or guild, while the deal porters (workers who carried timber) were famous for their acrobatic skills. Most, however, were unskilled and worked as casual labourers. They had to assemble at certain points, such as pubs, each morning, from where they would be selected more or less at random by foremen. For these workers, it was effectively a lottery as to whether they would get work - and pay, and food - on any particular day. This arrangement continued until as late as 1965, although it was somewhat regularised after the creation of the National Dock Labour Scheme in 1947. Lighterman riding the current under Tower Bridge, circa 1928 Lightermen were workers who transferred goods between ships and quays, aboard flat-bottomed barges called lighters. ... A lighter is a portable device used to create a flame. ... Livery Companies are trade associations based in the City of London. ... Deal porters in the Surrey Commercial Docks Deal porters were a specialist group of workers in Londons docks. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The main dockland areas were originally low-lying marshes, mostly unsuitable for agriculture and only lightly populated. With the establishment of the docks, the dockyard workers formed a number of tight-knit local communities with their own distinctive cultures and slang. Poor communications meant that they were quite remote from other parts of London and so tended to develop in some isolation. The Isle of Dogs, for instance, had only two roads in and out. Local sentiment was so strong that in 1920 residents blocked the roads and declared independence! The Isle of Dogs in 1899, at the height of its commercial success The Isle of Dogs is in the centre of this 2005 aerial view of east London as seen from the skies over south London. ...

The docks in the 20th century

Museum in Docklands, near Canary Wharf

The docks were originally built and managed by a number of competing private companies. From 1909, they were managed by the Port of London Authority, or PLA, which amalgamated the companies in a bid to make the docks more efficient and improve labour relations. The PLA constructed the last of the docks, the King George V, in 1921, as well as greatly expanding the Tilbury docks. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1360, 733 KB) Museum in Docklands (London, UK) at night, 10 January 2005 Image by AtelierJoly Sony Cybershot DSC-P72 File links The following pages link to this file: Docklands Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1360, 733 KB) Museum in Docklands (London, UK) at night, 10 January 2005 Image by AtelierJoly Sony Cybershot DSC-P72 File links The following pages link to this file: Docklands Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... The Museum in Docklands at night, January 2005 The Museum in Docklands, which is an offshoot of the Museum of London, tells the story of Londons Docklands. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Port of London lies along the banks of the River Thames in London, England. ... The field of labor relations looks at the relationship between management and groups of workers represented by a labor union. ...

German bombing during the Second World War caused massive damage to the docks with 380,000 tons of timber destroyed in the Surrey Docks in a single night. Nonetheless, following post-war rebuilding they experienced a resurgence of prosperity in the 1950s. The end came suddenly, between approximately 1960 and 1970, when the shipping industry adopted the newly invented container system of cargo transportation. London's docks were unable to accommodate the much larger vessels needed by containerization and the shipping industry moved to deep-water ports such as Tilbury and Felixstowe. Between 1960 and 1980, all of London's docks were closed, leaving around eight square miles (21 km²) of derelict land in East London. Unemployment was high, and poverty and other social problems were rife. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Containers on the Port of Singapore. ... Tilbury is located on the north bank of the River Thames, in the borough of Thurrock in England, at the point where the river suddenly narrows to about 800 yards/740 metres in width. ... , For the Aircraft manufacturer, see Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixstowe Felixstowe is a North Sea seaport in Suffolk, England. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...

Redevelopment

Canary Wharf at sunset

Efforts to redevelop the docks began almost as soon as they were closed, although it took a decade for most plans to move beyond the drawing board and another decade for redevelopment to take full effect. The situation was greatly complicated by the large number of landowners involved: the PLA, the Greater London Council (GLC), the British Gas Corporation, five borough councils, British Rail and the Central Electricity Generating Board. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 3305 KB) Summary This is a photo of the Canary Wharf from Greenwich. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 3305 KB) Summary This is a photo of the Canary Wharf from Greenwich. ... Arms of the Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ... The Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) was the cornerstone of the British electricity industry for almost 50 years, from its nationalisation in 1947 to privatisation in the 1990s. ...

To address this problem, in 1981 the Secretary of State for the Environment, Michael Heseltine, formed the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) to redevelop the area. This was a statutory body appointed and funded by central government (a quango), with wide powers to acquire and dispose of land in the Docklands. It also served as the development planning authority for the area. Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... The Secretary of State for the Environment was a UK cabinet position. ... Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, CH, PC (born 21 March 1933) is a British businessman and Conservative Party politician. ... The London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) was a quango set up in 1981 to regenerate the Docklands area of east London. ... The acronyms Qango and Quango, variously spelt out as QUAsi Non Governmental Organisation, Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation, and Quasi-Autonomous National Government Organisation have been used, notably in the United Kingdom, but also in Australia, Ireland and other countries, to describe a range of organisations to which governments have...

Another important government intervention was the designation in 1982 of an enterprise zone, an area in which businesses were exempt from property taxes and had other incentives, including simplified planning and capital allowances. This made investing in the Docklands a significantly more attractive proposition and was instrumental in starting a property boom in the area. Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Urban Enterprise Zones (UEZs) also known as Enterprise Zones encourage development in blighted neighborhoods by offering entrepreneurs and investors tax and regulatory relief if they start businesses in the area. ...

LDDC was controversial - it was accused of favouring elitist luxury developments rather than affordable housing, and it was unpopular with the local communities, who felt that their needs were not being addressed. Nonetheless, the LDDC was central to a remarkable transformation in the area, although how far it was in control of events is debatable. It was wound up in 1998 when control of the Docklands area was handed back to the respective local authorities. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

The massive development programme managed by the LDDC during the 1980s and 1990s saw a huge area of the Docklands converted into a mixture of residential, commercial and light industrial space. The clearest symbol of the whole effort was the ambitious Canary Wharf project that constructed Britain's tallest building and established a second major financial centre in London. However, there is no evidence that LDDC foresaw this scale of development and nearby Heron Quays had already been developed as low density offices when Canary Wharf was proposed, with similar development already underway on Canary Wharf itself, Limehouse Studios being the most famous occupant. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Heron Quays is an area of Docklands in London, UK. It has a Docklands Light Railway station, which was moved South after the development was expanded. ... Limehouse Studios was an independently-owned television studio complex, located at the eastern end of Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs in London, which opened in 1983. ...

Canary Wharf was far from trouble free (Please see main article Canary Wharf), and the property slump of the early 1990s halted all development in Docklands for several years. Developers similarly found themselves saddled with property which they were unable to sell or let. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Transport in the Docklands today

The Docklands historically had poor transport connections. This was addressed by the LDDC with the construction of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), which connected the Docklands with the City. It was a remarkably inexpensive development, costing only £77m in its first phase, as it relied on reusing disused railway infrastructure and derelict land for much of its length. (LDDC originally requested a full Tube line, but the Government refused to fund it.) Image File history File links Transport in the Docklands today File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Transport in the Docklands today File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... London Transport Portal The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail system serving the redeveloped Docklands area of East London, England. ... The London Underground is an underground railway system - also known as a rapid transit system - that serves a large part of Greater London, United Kingdom and some neighbouring areas. ...

LDDC also built Limehouse Link tunnel, a cut and cover road tunnel linking the Isle of Dogs to The Highway (the A13 road) at a cost of over £150 million per kilometre, one of the most expensive stretches of road ever built. The western portal of the Limehouse Link tunnel. ... An underground pedestrian tunnel between buildings at MIT. Note the utility pipes running along the ceiling. ... The Isle of Dogs in 1899, at the height of its commercial success The Isle of Dogs is in the centre of this 2005 aerial view of east London as seen from the skies over south London. ... The Highway is a mile-long road in the East End of London, with several historic landmarks nearby. ... The A13 is a trunk road in England linking the City of London with East London and south Essex. ...

The LDDC also contributed to the development of London City Airport (IATA airport code LCY), opened in October 1987 on the spine of the Royal Docks. it was the LDDC (london development corporation who achieved this the goventment set up the LDDC to help improve the area of the london docklands much to some displeasure London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...

The Docklands Today

Tall commercial buildings now cluster around Canary Wharf tube station.

Over the past 20 years, the population of the Docklands has more than doubled and the area has become both a major business centre and an increasingly acceptable area to live. Transport links have improved significantly, with the Isle of Dogs gaining a tube connection via the Jubilee Line Extension (opened 1999) and the DLR being extended to Beckton, Lewisham, London City Airport, North Woolwich and Stratford. Canary Wharf has become one of Europe's biggest clusters of skyscrapers and a direct challenge to the financial dominance of the City. Further east, the Royal Docks are finally being regenerated most prominently symbolised the ExCeL Exhibition Centre. Tall office blocks in Docklands, South London, UK This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Tall office blocks in Docklands, South London, UK This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The London Underground is an underground railway system - also known as a rapid transit system - that serves a large part of Greater London, United Kingdom and some neighbouring areas. ... , Beckton is a place in the London Borough of Newham, located 8 miles (12. ... Lewisham is a district in south-east London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Lewisham. ... London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ... North Woolwich consists of two tracts of land, totalling 412 acres (1. ... , Stratford, historically Stratford Langthorne, is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London. ... For other uses, see City (disambiguation). ... ExCel Exhibition Centre The ExCeL Exhibition Centre is a large purpose-built exhibition centre in the Royal Docks area of Londons redeveloped Docklands, at grid reference TQ408807. ...

Although most of the old Dockland wharves and warehouses have been demolished, some have been restored and converted into flats. Most of the docks themselves have survived and are now used as marinas or watersports centres (the major exception being the Surrey Commercial Docks, now largely filled in). Although large ships can - and occasionally still do - visit the old docks, all of the commercial traffic has moved down-river to Tilbury. The Surrey Commercial Docks were a large group of docks in Rotherhithe on the south bank (the Surrey side) of the Thames in east London. ... Tilbury is located on the north bank of the River Thames, in the borough of Thurrock in England, at the point where the river suddenly narrows to about 800 yards/740 metres in width. ...

The revival of the Docklands has had major effects in run-down surrounding areas. Greenwich and Deptford are undergoing large-scale redevelopment, chiefly as a result of the improved transport links making them more attractive to commuters. This article is about Greenwich in England. ... Deptford is an area of the London Borough of Lewisham, on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east London. ...

The Docklands' redevelopment has, however, had some less beneficial aspects. The massive property boom and consequent rise in house prices has led to friction between the new arrivals and the old Docklands communities, who have complained of being squeezed out. It has also made for some of the most striking disparities to be seen anywhere in Britain: luxury executive flats constructed alongside run-down public housing estates.

The Docklands' status as a symbol of Thatcher's Britain has also made it a target for terrorists. After a failed attempt to bomb Canary Wharf, on February 9, 1996, a large IRA bomb exploded at South Quay. Two people died in the explosion, forty people were injured and an estimated £150m of damage was caused⁽¹⁾. This bombing ended an IRA ceasefire.^[1] In a 1998 trial James McArdle was imprisoned for 25 years after a trial at Woolwich Crown Court that ended on June 24. Under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, McArdle was released on June 28, 2000. Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (née Roberts; born 13 October 1925) served as British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 until 1990, being the first and to date only woman to hold either post. ... is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) (IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Army or the RA.[2]) is an Irish Republican, left wing[3] paramilitary organisation that, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... , Woolwich town hall dates from when this was a borough in its own right. ... Crown Court and County Court in Oxford. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement and, more rarely, as the Stormont Agreement) was signed in Belfast on April 10, 1998 by the British and Irish Governments and endorsed by most Northern Ireland political parties. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

(1) The parlous state of the Docklands property market at the time of the blast, combined with a lengthy delay in implementing redevelopment, means a true estimate of the financial cost is difficult to reach.

Future developments

The continued success of the Docklands redevelopment has prompted a number of further development schemes, including:

• Extensions of the Docklands Light Railway to Woolwich and possibly Dagenham.
• Crossrail mainline link between Canary Wharf, central London and north Kent.
• Further development of Canada Water.
• Redevelopment of Blackwall Basin and Wood Wharf, east of Canary Wharf.
• Further development of the Royal Docks area, including the Silvertown Quays project.

In the early 21st century redevelopment is spreading into the more suburban parts of East London, and into the parts of the counties of Kent and Essex which abut the Thames Estuary. See Thames Gateway and Lower Lea Valley for further information on this trend. , Woolwich town hall dates from when this was a borough in its own right. ... Dagenham is a suburban town in east London, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, situated 12 miles (19. ... For other uses, see Crossrail (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... 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. ... Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London, England. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... The Thames Estuary is a large estuary where the River Thames flows into the North Sea. ... The Thames Gateway is an area of land stretching 40 miles eastwards from East London on both sides of the River Thames and the Thames Estuary. ... The Lower Lea Valley is the area surrounding the River Lea (or Lee), which runs along the boundary of the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Newham and into the River Thames. ...

West Silvertown

West Silvertown Urban Village is a completely redeveloped area of the London Docklands. It is based next to London City Airport near Albert Dock (which is in the former royal docks). It is an example of gentrification. London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ... In San Francisco, during the mid-1960s, the bohemian center of the city shifted from the old Beat enclave of North Beach to Haight-Ashbury (pictured) as a response to gentrification. ...

Literary references

Charles Dickens makes frequent use of the riverside and docklands in novels such as Our Mutual Friend and Great Expectations, and there is a memorable description of the docks, their buildings and people, in Joseph Conrad's The Mirror of the Sea. Dickens redirects here. ... Our Mutual Friend (written in the years 1864–65) is the last novel completed by Charles Dickens. ... For other uses, see Great Expectations (disambiguation). ... // Joseph Conrad (born Teodor Józef Konrad Nałęcz-Korzeniowski, 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. ...

See also

• Deal porters
• Gentrification
• Pool of London
• Port of London Authority
• University of East London

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References

External links

• History of Docklands redevelopment
• London East Research Institute
• Michael Pead :: Photos of the Docklands
• Royal Docks Trust (London)
• West Silvertown Online
• Young Foundation
• Burrells Wharf

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