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A fast facts chronological list of major events in
London
Dockland's history.
This page covers the period
after 1900.
For 1275-1900 click
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The yacht Pamir in King
George V
Dock 1947.
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Royal Victoria Dock 1965.
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1909
Nationalisation of private Dock companies. PLA
created.
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1921
King George V Dock opens.
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King George V Dock 1924.
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Albert Dock Basin. |
1926
General strike.
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1940
Wartime bombing of the Docks and East London.
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Bombers over East Ham. |
Forklift trucks 1950s. |
1967
East India Dock closed.
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1968
London Dock closed.
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London Docks aerial view.
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1969
St Katherines Dock closed.
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1970
Surrey Docks closed.
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West India Dock 1960. |
1980
West India Docks closed.
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1980
Millwall Dock closed.
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Lightermen. |
Royal Docks 1980s. |
1981
Royal Docks closed.
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1981
London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC)
created.
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West India Docks south Quay. |
Enterprise Zone. |
1982
Enterprise Zone, on the
Isle of dogs, created.
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1987
Docklands Light Railway opens between Tower Gateway,
Island Gardens and Stratford.
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Docklands light railway -
Cross Harbour station. |
Canary wharf & the Enterprise
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1998
LDDC winds up operations.
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1998
Redevelopment of the Royal Victoria Docks area into business,
housing, educational and leisure facilities begins.
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1999
Canary wharf area is further developed with new tower buildings
under construction East of the main tower.
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2000
New Jubilee underground railway line extension links Central
London with Canary wharf, London Docklands, Stratford and
the new Millennium Dome opposite the Royal Victoria and East
India Docks.
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