West India Quay is an area in the London Docklands, immediately to the north of the West India Docks and Canary Wharf.
The warehouse at West India Quay was used to store imported goods from the West Indies, such as tea, sugar and rum.
The Museum of London Docklands is in West India Quay, inside one of the two remaining traditional brick warehouses in the docks.
West India Quay DLR station, situated very close to both Poplar DLR and Canary Wharf serves the area. It opened in 1987.
The Underground Map project is creating street histories for the areas of London and surrounding counties lying within the M25.
The aim of the project is to find the location every street in London, whether past or present, and tell its story. This project aims to be a service to historians, genealogists and those with an interest in urban design.
The website features a series of maps from the 1750s until the 1950s. You can see how London grows over the decades. |
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