The West India Docks are a series of docks on the Isle of Dogs in London. They were constructed between 1800 and 1802 for the West India Company to a design by leading civil engineerWilliam Jessop, and were the first commercial wet docks in London. The docks made the Isle of Dogs a true island. Part of the original dock buildings are now occupied by the Museum in Docklands. Isle of Dogs is also a play by Thomas Nashe and Ben Jonson. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1802 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... There has been more than one West India Company: The Dutch West India Company The French West Indies Company The Danish West India Company The Swedish West India Company This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The term civil engineer refers to an individual who practices civil engineering. ... William Jessop (23 January 1745 - 18 November 1814) was a noted English civil engineer, particularly famed for his work on canals, harbours and early railways in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. ... 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. ...
After the effective closure of the Port of London, the area was regenerated as part of the Docklands scheme, and is now home to the developments of Canary Wharf. The Port of London lies along the banks of the River Thames in London, England. ... 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. ... Canary Wharf - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...
They were constructed between 1800 and 1802 for the WestIndia Company to a design by leading civil engineerWilliam Jessop, and were the first commercial wet docks in London.
After the effective closure of the Port of London, the area was regenerated as part of the Docklands scheme, and is now home to the developments of Canary Wharf.
The WestIndiaDocks.- These are formed of two grand divisions; the northern one, for unloading the ships arrived from the West Indies, covering thirty acres, and capable of accommodating three hundred West Indiamen ; and the southern, for loading outward-bound ships, covering twenty-four acres, and capable of holding upwards of two hundred West Indiamen.
The two docks, with their warehouses, are enclosed by a lofty wall five feet in thickness, and have held at one time 148,563 casks of sugar, 70,875 barrels and 433,648 bags of coffee, 35,158 pipes of rum and Madeira, 14,021 logs of mahogany, and 21,350 tons of logwood.
WESTINDIADOCKS, the, lie between Limehouse and Blackwall, and their long lines of warehouses, and lofty wall, 5 feet thick, are well seen from the Blackwall Railway.
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