Dock complexes
Docklands Areas
London Docklands comprise a number of Flats to let in London
former dock complexes along the Thames, which are (from west
to east):
* 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, Millwall Dock and Poplar Dock (Isle of
Dogs) Flats to let in London
* East India Docks (Blackwall)
* Royal Docks (Royal Victoria Dock, Royal Albert Dock &
King George V Dock)
Another dock system exists much further downstream at Tilbury,
but this is not generally regarded as part of the Docklands.
The area referred to as the Docklands, which Flats to let in London mostly lies on the north bank of the Thames, comprises
chiefly of the former properties of the Port of London within
the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham and Southwark. It does
not comprise the whole of the former or the modern port, for
which see main article Port of London.
History
Establishment
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 Flats to let in London 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.
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