London Docklands

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Nattapat Thongprapan
Humanities 10B
Ms. Brodengeier
2nd February 2018
Research note, London Dockland
What is brief history of the Dockland
It is in the east and south east of London
The city surrounding with water. Until the 17th century, Londoners began to take serious water in the East End.
The harbor was built at Rotherhithe,in 1690s
After the dock (harbor) was built, attracted workers from around the country and around the world, making the East End a densely populated area full of different nationalities and cultures.
London Docklands is the name of a riverbank and old port in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. Located in East and South East London, part of the Southwark Borough of Tower Hamlets, Lewisham, Newham and Greenwich, …show more content…

At the center of import and export and manufacturing, this area is home to one of the world's leading financial centers.
The docks were built and run by a number of highly competitive private companies. From 1909, they were managed by the Port of London Authority (PLA), which merged the company into a bid to provide more efficient docks. Improve labor relations. Fish built at the last of King George's Ferry in 1921, as well as the extension of the Tilbury …show more content…

Located in East and South East London, part of the Southwark Borough of Tower Hamlets, Lewisham, Newham and Greenwich, the harbor is part of the London harbor, one of the largest in the world. After the closure of the docks, the area became desolate and poor-riding. In the 1980s, with the restoration of the Docklands, began in the decades following the modern renovation, especially for commercial and residential London Docklands. Used for the first time in a government report on a new land reclamation plan. 1971 and is widely adopted. Wealth development It also leads to conflicts between old and new communities in the designated

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