 The "George Hibbert" was a barque built in London in 1804, used to import sugar, rum, cotton, coffee, and tropical hardwoods from the West Indies and later, c.1834, used to transport convicts to Australia.The archway of the original gate, which had a pair of tall wrought-iron gates, was large enough to admit carts and wagons onto the quays.It became an emblem of the West India Docks and formed part of the arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar.