6B Fieldtrip

London Docklands
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Docklands_map.jpg (46720 bytes) A map of London Docklands, showing many of the sites mentioned on this page.
AA St Katherine's Dock 1.JPG (102395 bytes) The group at St Katherines Dock, one of the most upstream areas of the former London Docks and the first part to be redeveloped.
AE Commodity Quay.JPG (113747 bytes) The converted Commodity Quay at St Katherine's Dock.
AG St Katherine's Dock 5.JPG (95825 bytes) St Katherine's Dock
B Group in Wapping.JPG (82083 bytes) Dr Stiff and the group admire some modern urban art with a suitably nautical theme at Wapping.
CC Wapping Hermitage Basin 3.JPG (87172 bytes) Redeveloped canal at Hermitage Basin in Wapping, surrounded by some high quality apartments.
CE Tobacco Dock 2.JPG (58184 bytes) The interior of Tobacco Dock, a retail scheme that has so far failed: retail outlets have not thrived here partly because of the site's poor accessiblilty.
DA Shadwell Basin 1.JPG (99437 bytes) Dr Stiff entertains the group in front of some modern flats at Shadwell Basin.
E Shadwell Council housing.JPG (102387 bytes) These council flats in Shadwell contrast with some of the more prosperous properties in the same area.
F Aspen Way Road link.JPG (83121 bytes) Aspen Way Road, part of a major infrastructure improvement scheme to improve access to the Isle of Dogs.
GA West India Quay 1.JPG (102691 bytes) West India Quay on the Isle of Dogs.
GB West India Quay 2.JPG (70652 bytes) A market and dockside restaurants at West India Quay.
HA Canary Wharf 1.JPG (100062 bytes) Canary Wharf, the LDDC's flagship project on the Isle of Dogs.
HC Canary Wharf 3.JPG (61135 bytes) Canary Wharf from the River Thames, showing the scale of construction still underway in July 2002.
IA Cabot Square 1.JPG (98546 bytes) Lunchtime at Cabot Square in the shadow of Canary Wharf.
HD Canary Wharf Station.JPG (86210 bytes) The Canary Wharf tube station on the Jubilee Line, an important attempt to improve access to this part of London.
JA DLR at Crossharbour.JPG (163859 bytes) The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) at Cross Harbour station.  The London Arena is in the background.
KA Housing Isle of Dogs 1.JPG (92112 bytes) Flats and maisonettes on the Isle of Dogs dating from the 1960s.
KD Housing Isle of Dogs.JPG (98329 bytes) Signs of urban decay in a residential parking area on the Isle of Dogs.
KE Tower Block Isle of Dogs.JPG (95179 bytes) An Isle of Dogs tower block.
L Dome 1.JPG (43568 bytes) The Millennium Dome, an attempt to regenerate the site of a former gas works on the southern side of the Thames.
OA City Airport.JPG (80492 bytes) STOL aircraft at London City airport on the site of the former Royal Docks.  The giant Tate and Lyle sugar factory is behind.
OB Royal Docks (1997).JPG (67224 bytes) The Royal Docks, taken in 1997.  The wave of development that has swept Docklands from the west has had less impact in this eastern corner.