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East India Docks

Free admission

East India Docks is a memorial in the United Kingdom.

Flats on Robin Hood Lane, E14 - geograph.org.uk - 1395853

Danny Robinson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
15 min–45 min
Nearest railway station
Blackwall · 0.4 km
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly

About

East India Docks is a public memorial in London, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. It sits within the Poplar and Limehouse parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Blackwall, about 0.4 km away. Postcode area E14.

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Illustration of East India dock looking south towards the River Thames, 1806. The original Brunswick dock and mast house (latterly known as the Export Dock) can be seen alongside the river. The Import Dock is in the foreground.

From the Wikipedia article

The East India Docks were a group of docks in Blackwall in east London, north-east of the Isle of Dogs. Today only the entrance basin and listed perimeter wall remain visible.

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Background

History

| repeal_date = 19 June 1828 | amendments = | repealing_legislation = East India Dock Act 1828 | related_legislation = | status = Repealed | original_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Geo3/43/126/contents/enacted | collapsed = yes }} | repeal_date = 23 December 1920 | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = Port of London (Consolidation) Act 1920 | status = Repealed | original_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Geo4/9/95/contents/enacted | collapsed = yes }} liners in East India Docks in 1902]] Following the successful creation of the West India Docks which opened in 1802, an act of Parliament, the (43 Geo. 3. c. cxxvi) set up the East India Dock Company,…

Architecture

The original docks consisted of an Import Dock of 18 acre of water, to the north of the site, and an Export Dock of 15 acre, to the south of the site. There was also an Entrance Dock of 2.75 acre of water on the east of the site.

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Coordinates
51.5111, -0.0070
Parish
Tower Hamlets, unparished area
Postcode
E14 9YY
Parliamentary constituency
Poplar and Limehouse
Established
1803
Nearest railway station
Blackwall0.4 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is East India Docks?
East India Docks is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E14 9YY), in the parish of Tower Hamlets, unparished area.
When was East India Docks built?
Built or established in 1803.
Is East India Docks free to visit?
Yes, East India Docks is free to enter.
How do I get to East India Docks?
The nearest railway station is Blackwall, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode E14 9YY.