2. Building the Docks
Tasks 2.4


1. Which new docks had been added to the dock system between the 1840s and 1910? (Map 3)

2. How had the West India Docks and the Surrey Docks changed since the 1840s?

3. What do you think were the main advantages of the position of the Royal Docks compared with the docks further upstream?

4. Map 4 shows the fully developed dock system in the 1960s. Which parts of the system had changed and which had remained the same by this date?

Examine each dock complex carefully before you answer.




 

Map 3
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Map 4

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