What is London Docklands?
[[File:Isle of dogs 1899.jpg|thumb|The [[West India Docks]] and the [[Millwall Dock]] visible on a map of the [[Isle of Dogs]] in 1899]] [[ File:Canary Wharf Skyline 2, London UK - Oct 2012.jpg|thumb|280px|Skyline of Canary Wharf, viewed from the west]] '''London Docklands''' is the name for the riverfront and former docks in [[London]], the capital of the [[United Kingdom]]. It is in east and southeast London and it is part of the boroughs of [[London Borough of Southwark|Southwark]], [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]], [[London Borough of Lewisham|Lewisham]], [[London Borough of Newham|Newham]] and [[Royal Borough of Greenwich|Greenwich]]. The docks used to be part of the [[Port of London]]. After the docks closed, the area became derelict and poverty-stricken. The Docklands' regeneration began in the 1980s. The area has been redeveloped for commercial and residential use. The name '''London Docklands''' was used for the first time in a government report on redevelopment plans in 1971. The redevelopment created wealth but also led to conflict between the new and old communities in the area. The docks served the Port of London, once one of the largest ports in the world. The docks and associated buildings (such as warehouses) were largely destroyed by bombing in the early part of the [[Second World War]]. Although they were working again by the late 1950s, as cargo ships got larger, that the port began to lose trade. A government decision was taken to build a new large [[containerization|container]] port on the east coast of England was carried out. That container port is at [[Felixstowe]], and is served mostly by road transport [[motorways]]. Finally, the value of property in London made it possible to rebuild the old port areas into high-value property. [[Canary Wharf]] is the best-known redevelopment.<ref>d'Arcy, Kevin. ''London's 2nd City: creating Canary Wharf''. Rajah Books ISBN 978-0-9556706-2-6</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Areas of London|Dockla