No ships - just houses!
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No ships - just houses!
Image: © David Williams Taken: 12 Aug 2006
The old London Docks at Wapping were built in London in 1805. Twenty-five years later they were out of date as larger ships were unable to negotiate the entrance from the River Thames. Yet it wasn't until the 1960s that the docks were finally closed. Along came the London Docklands Development Corporation and drained the docks to create a new housing estate. Today, it is difficult to imagine that this was an 18th century dock; homes now overlook narrow canals which have replaced the wider expanse of water.
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