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London Port City – 200 years of London’s docks in a new exhibition
London Port City – 200 years of London’s docks in a new exhibition

London Port City – 200 years of London’s docks in a new exhibition

London was founded on the Thames nearly 2,000 years ago as it was an ideal location for sea trade, and it's still the UK's largest seaport which is now the topic of a free exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands.

Oct
21
2021
West India Quay’s curious shopping centre
West India Quay’s curious shopping centre

West India Quay’s curious shopping centre

West India Quay is a part of the London docks lined with 19th-century warehouse buildings, and what you might not have spotted when walking past to the bars or the Museum of London Docklands, is the shopping centre inside.

Oct
05
2020
Photos of London’s docks during WW2
Photos of London’s docks during WW2

Photos of London’s docks during WW2

On the eve of the 75th anniversary of VE Day, the Museum of London Docklands has released some photos from its archive that show the devastating impact of WW2 on the area.

May
07
2020
London’s Alleys: Dollar Bay Place, E14
London’s Alleys: Dollar Bay Place, E14

London’s Alleys: Dollar Bay Place, E14

This is an old alley route through the docks, with a name that's both a WW2 legacy, and a recently built tower block.

Oct
28
2019

Tickets Alert: Go on board a tall sailing ship

Short notice - sorry - but this weekend, a record breaking tall sailing ship is visiting London, and you can go on board for a look around.

Oct
25
2019

Tickets Alert: Tours of a Royal Navy ship

This coming Saturday will give you a chance to go on board a Royal Navy ship moored in Docklands for a look around.

Jun
18
2019
30 years of LDDC road signs
30 years of LDDC road signs

30 years of LDDC road signs

Thirty years ago, the run down streets that were home to the former docks of London started to see a very distinctive blue street sign popping up.

Mar
18
2018
London Public Art – Landed by Les Johnson
London Public Art – Landed by Les Johnson

London Public Art – Landed by Les Johnson

This recent sculpture was erected in 2009 as a tribute to the history of the people who worked in the Royal Docks and their families from 1855 to 1983.

Jan
25
2018
A hidden industrial marvel at Canary Wharf
A hidden industrial marvel at Canary Wharf

A hidden industrial marvel at Canary Wharf

If you live near Canary Wharf you might regularly pass a rather modest brick building, but hidden within is a industrial delight to see.

Sep
20
2017
From woolly mammoths to plague to marmalade – Crossrail’s legacy goes on display
From woolly mammoths to plague to marmalade – Crossrail’s legacy goes on display

From woolly mammoths to plague to marmalade – Crossrail’s legacy goes on display

A collection of some of the finest finds from the Crossrail archeology project have gone on display in a new exhibition in Canary Wharf.

Feb
08
2017
Unbuilt London: The Docklands Southern Relief Road
Unbuilt London: The Docklands Southern Relief Road

Unbuilt London: The Docklands Southern Relief Road

Long before the Isle of Dogs was filled with tower blocks, it was seen as a cheap plot of derelict land, and ideal for sticking a major road bypass through.

Jan
28
2017
Scale model of Docklands at its Industrial Height
Scale model of Docklands at its Industrial Height

Scale model of Docklands at its Industrial Height

In a dark corner of a museum can be found a large scale model of London's docks when they were a maze of warehouses and light railways.

May
03
2016
New gallery opening at the Docklands Museum
New gallery opening at the Docklands Museum

New gallery opening at the Docklands Museum

A rare survivor of London's historic docks will be celebrated by a new gallery opening at the Museum of London Docklands in a couple of weeks time -- the first part of a redevelopment of the Museum's galleries.

Mar
11
2016
Walk over one of London’s highest bridges
Walk over one of London’s highest bridges

Walk over one of London’s highest bridges

One of London's highest and most dramatic bridges is not one you are likely to stumble upon, being sited in a quiet spot of docklands.

Aug
03
2015
Photographing Soldiers and Suffragettes
Photographing Soldiers and Suffragettes

Photographing Soldiers and Suffragettes

A hundred years ago, a short stocky woman roamed the streets of London, carrying a huge wooden box and tripod, aiming to capture the world around her.

Jul
11
2015
Museum Meals – Museum of London Docklands
Museum Meals – Museum of London Docklands

Museum Meals – Museum of London Docklands

A fashion writer once told a distraught writer who couldn't think of anything nice to say when he had been told to be praiseworthy, was that there is always a shoe. In essence, find one small thing that was good, and enlarge on it.

Nov
10
2014
Old and modern photos of London Bridges – blended
Old and modern photos of London Bridges – blended

Old and modern photos of London Bridges – blended

The Museum of London Docklands has released some hybrid photographs showing 'then and now' views of London and its most iconic bridges across the ages.

Jun
29
2014
Estuary at the Docklands Museum
Estuary at the Docklands Museum

Estuary at the Docklands Museum

An exhibition has opened in a museum, that is being advertised by bright garish black on yellow posters around London. It's an exhibition about a landscape that is usually devoid of bright garish colours.

Sep
24
2013
Film Shots of Derelict Docklands in the 1980s
Film Shots of Derelict Docklands in the 1980s

Film Shots of Derelict Docklands in the 1980s

In the mid 1980s, a film director decided to make an East-End gangster movie, and set it in the then developing docklands area. It's also dire -- and yet, worth watching as it has finally been released on DVD more than 20 years after its fairly badly receive début on Channel 4.

Aug
29
2013
Next to the Blackwall Tunnel – the East India Docks Commemoration Plaque
Next to the Blackwall Tunnel – the East India Docks Commemoration Plaque

Next to the Blackwall Tunnel – the East India Docks Commemoration Plaque

If you were to stand near to the monstrous road network that is the northern end of the Blackwall tunnels, you might come across a gigantic stone plaque on a wall.

Jun
19
2013
Massive bronze Polo sculptures sitting in Docklands
Massive bronze Polo sculptures sitting in Docklands

Massive bronze Polo sculptures sitting in Docklands

On the opposite side of the docks from the City Airport can be found a remnant of London 2012 artistic endeavours, in the form of a large set of bronze sculptures.

Mar
07
2013
The Docklands Light Railway’s Drainpipe of Doom
The Docklands Light Railway’s Drainpipe of Doom

The Docklands Light Railway’s Drainpipe of Doom

The Docklands Light Railway recently covered up one of their bridges in a load of scaffolding and protective wrapping – which prompted me to send them a message asking a fairly specific, but quite simple question. Will the drain be

Jul
31
2012
New Boris Bike stands at Canary Wharf
New Boris Bike stands at Canary Wharf

New Boris Bike stands at Canary Wharf

Just a few photos of the huge new Cycle Hire stands right outside Canary Wharf’s Jubilee line station. Considering how many people use the area as a meeting place and sit on the high wall beside the bike stand, I

Feb
11
2012
Photos inside a future Crossrail Tunnel
Photos inside a future Crossrail Tunnel

Photos inside a future Crossrail Tunnel

Last April I had a chance to walk through the length of the Connaught Tunnel, a disused railway tunnel in Docklands that will be refurbished for Crossrail. Today I went back for another look, although due to the now ongoing

Feb
02
2012