Canary Wharf, E14

Block in/near Canary Wharf, existing between the 1990s and now.

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Canary Wharf is a location rather than a road but one which has addresses assigned to it.

It was not the original Canary Wharf.

Canary Wharf’s transformation is a well-known story in London. The West India Docks, which were highly prosperous during the height of the British Empire, served as a major hub for importing goods from various parts of the world. Commodities such as spices from India, pepper from Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and sugars from Jamaica were among the many items brought into the docks.

However, as the British Empire declined in the 20th century and shipping practices changed, the docks gradually lost their prominence. Eventually, the docks were relocated downstream to Tilbury, leaving behind abandoned wharves and buildings.

In the 1980s, the Greater London Council collaborated with developers to undertake a remarkable transformation of the area. Extensive redevelopment efforts were initiated, resulting in the construction of towering skyscrapers, office buildings, and residential apartments. This redevelopment project turned Canary Wharf into a significant financial district, establishing it as a second financial centre within London.

As part of this redevelopment, the original Canary Wharf was demolished in the 1990s. On its exact site, Cabot Square was laid out.


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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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Poplar (1910)
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Poplar Baths (2005)
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1 Cabot Square
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Pennyfields, Poplar (around 1900)
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In the neighbourhood...

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Poplar (1910)
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1 Cabot Square
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Two Men on a Bench is one of two sculptures in Canary Wharf by Giles Penny.
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The River Thames looking west as photographed from the restaurant at One Canada Place (2018)
Credit: The Underground Map
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The Quadrangle Stores have now been turned into the Cannon Workshops (2020)
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Chinatown, Limehouse (1930s)
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Pennyfields, Poplar (around 1900)
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’Blood Alley’ in the West India Docks, circa 1930. This photograph was taken at the North Quay shows a gang of dockers trucking bags of sugar beneath an awning of washed sacks that are hung out for drying at. ‘Blood Alley’ was the nickname given to roadway between the transit sheds and sugar warehouses because handling the sacks of sticky West Indian sugar badly chafed and cracked the dockers’ skin. This quay is now home to the Museum of London Docklands
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Children playing street cricket in Alpha Road, Millwall in August 1938. A ship - the Union Castle line “Dunbar Castle” can be seen in the background. The photo was taken close to its corner with Manilla Street. In the background, behind the dock fence are the West India Docks.
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Limehouse Causeway photographed in November 1936. The street was the home to the original Chinatown of London. A combination of bomb damage during the Second World War and later redevelopment means that almost nothing is left of the original buildings.
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