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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 original Millwall Dock was constructed by John Aird & Co to a design by Sir John Fowler and opened in 1868. The Isle of Dogs in 1899, at the height of its commercial success The Isle of Dogs is a peninsula in the East End of London. ... The term East End is most commonly used to refer to the East End of London. ... Sir John Aird (3 December 1833 - 6 January 1911) was a notable English civil engineering contractor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... Sir John Fowler (July 15, 1817–November 10, 1898) was born in Wadsley, South Yorkshire, England. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...


Millwall Dock is a commercial business district that includes office towers housing technology and financial companies. Millwall Dock is also an area where several lavish apartment towers have been developed. There is a marked contrast between the newly established living and working areas and the older neighbouring developments in the area. See also: Innovation By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a level of technological mastery sufficient to leave the surface of the planet for the first time and explore space. ... Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses and organizations raise, allocate and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A tower block, block of flats or apartment block is a high_rise apartment building. ...


Millwall Dock lies near the centre of the Isle of Dogs, just south of the more highly developed Canary Wharf commercial business area. South of Millwall Dock and across the River Thames is Greenwich. 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... The Thames (pronounced /temz/) is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. ... Greenwich (pronounced gren-itch , or by the locals) is a town, now part of the south eastern urban sprawl of London, on the south bank of the river Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. ...


There are two Docklands Light Railway stations serving the Millwall Dock, South Quay and Crossharbour and London Arena. The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro for the redeveloped Docklands area of eastern London, England. ... South Quay is a Docklands Light Railway station on the Isle of Dogs, in London. ... Crossharbour and London Arena DLR station Crossharbour and London Arena is a Docklands Light Railway station west of Cubitt Town on the Isle of Dogs in east London. ...


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  • Docklands Light Railway


 

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