Tag: docks

  • Wapping

    written by neja on 2011-02-18 #places
    Wapping

    A secret area in London with excellent views for history lovers. Wapping is an area in east London, part of the former Docklands, about which lots of Londoners don't even know. And the ones who know, appreciate it a lot.

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  • Shadwell Basin

    written by neja on 2011-03-20 #places
    Shadwell Basin

    The most significant body of water surviving from the historical London Docks. Development in the Shadwell area was encouraged by an enterprising speculator named, Thomas Neale who built the chapel, St. Paul's by Shadwell Basin in 1656 (which was rebuilt in 1821).

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  • Candid and Ingenuous Scenes from the Harbor

    2016-05-29 #culture
    Candid and Ingenuous Scenes from the Harbor

    A normal day at the local quay -- in raw analogue.

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