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Arches in Wapping underground station as originally constructed in 1842. The south arches cannot be seen from the platform of Rotherhithe underground station.
©Chris Lordan
It is hard to imagine that just over 30 years ago, this area was one huge inland dock. The London Dock at Wapping was completed in 1805 to serve the growing trade coming into London. By the 1960s the docks were almost derelict so the London Docklands Development Corporation drained the area and built a huge estate of mixed housing. The canals that remain are a link with the past but this is now a quiet residential area where once it was the heart of dockland.
©David Williams
Taken looking North-West from a riverboat.
©David Hawgood
The old London Docks at Wapping were built in London in 1805. Twenty-five years later they were out of date as larger ships were unable to negotiate the entrance from the River Thames. Yet it wasn't until the 1960s that the docks were finally closed. Along came the London Docklands Development Corporation and drained the docks to create a new housing estate. Today, it is difficult to imagine that this was an 18th century dock; homes now overlook narrow canals which have replaced the wider expanse of water.
©David Williams
Dist:0.1km<br/>A canal leading to Tobacco Dock in East London. As its name suggests, Tobacco Dock was where tobacco imported from overseas was unloaded from ships then stored. The whole area was once occupied by the London Docks, but is now largely used for housing.
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.1km<br/>The canal is 'ornamental' in the sense that it is not navigable. It no longer links to other waterways (presumably it did before the docks were developed) and has weirs across it that would prevent navigation anyway. It provides a quiet route into the City for cyclists.
©Stephen Craven
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©Roger Jones
Dist:0.2km<br/>The Wapping area, on the north bank of the River Thames, was once home to the London Docks. Some reminders of the docks remain, such as Spirit Quay. The quay is now flanked by modern housing while in the background, the top of one of the Canary Wharf towers is visible.
©Malc McDonald
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©Steve Daniels
Dist:0.2km<br/>The location of this postbox is shown in [[909420]] and [[909421]].
©Mike Quinn
Dist:0.2km<br/>See [[909412]].
©Mike Quinn
Dist:0.2km<br/>Shows the location of [[909412]].
©Mike Quinn
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©Paul Gillett
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©Steve Daniels
Dist:0.2km<br/>Spirit Quay in Wapping. Now flanked by modern housing, this quay would once have been part of a networks of channels and docks which occupied this part of East London. The docks were very close to the centre of London. In the background. Tower Bridge is visible along with the "Shard" office tower which was being built when this photo was taken.
©Malc McDonald

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