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Maynards Quay, LONDON, E1W 3RY

Following redevelopment in the late 1980s, the old docks here are now surrounded by housing.

Docklands development around Shadwell Basin

Seen through the girder of the old bascule bridge on Glamis Road.

This is taken from the bridge spanning the 'New' entrance to the basin, from the Thames, (the 'Old' entrance has been filled in for some years). Until recently, water passage was available from here, through the East and Western London Docks and out into the Thames again through Hermitage Basin, not far from the Tower. But this water route is not available now as the London Docks have been filled in. Attractive modern housing has recently been built around the basin and these are some of the most expensive properties in the capital.

The lower path, right, runs beside the ornamental channel back to Wapping Woods open space Image On the left is the south end of the Maynards Quay gated residential development.

This bridge carried the traffic using Garnet Street over the link between Shadwell Basin and the inner docks. It was periodically raised on its Southern end to allow passing boats. This operation took some fifteen minutes and was often exploited by local schoolchildren. The cry of "Sorry Sir, Caught the Bridger" was a reliable excuse to escape punishment for late arrival. This picture was taken in the late seventies, after the closure of the docks but prior to development of the area. It can be seen that all the windows of the controller's cabin have been smashed by vandals. The whole cabin has now been removed.