What is Port of London?
{{Coord|51.5|0.05|type:landmark_scale:40000|display=title}} [[File:Port of london authority building trinity square.jpg|thumb|250px|right|the former building of Port of London Authority]] The '''Port of London''' was the main [[port]] of [[London]].<ref>Ellmers, Chris and Alex Werner 1995. ''Dockland life: a pictorial history of London's docks 1860-1970''. Mainstream Publishing Company, Edinburgh. ISBN 1-85158-364-5</ref> It no longer operates as a port: see [[London Docklands]] for an account. The river now operates as an alternative means of travel for work and recreation. It is not a major commercial port for importing and exporting goods. The '''Port of London Authority''' is still the legal authority controlling all use of the river. The port was in the [[Thames]] at the city center. Major [[import]] and [[export]] trade is now done at the [[containerization|container port]] at [[Felixstowe]] in [[Suffolk]]. In 2010, the British government started building a new port outside the city, on the north bank of the river in [[Thurrock]], [[Essex]]. The new project is called: [[London Gateway]]. == Other websites == * [http://www.portoflondon.co.uk/ Port of London] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222090713/http://www.portoflondon.co.uk/ |date=2008-02-22 }} - the website of the Port of London Authority * [http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/ PortCities London Home] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823011504/http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/ |date=2020-08-23 }} * [http://www.londonancestor.com/leighs/docks.htm The Port of London in 1819] * [http://www.forthports.co.uk/ports/ports/tilbury/ Port of Tilbury] * [http://www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk/gateway/ London Gateway Planning Inquiry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927082346/http://www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk/gateway/ |date=2011-09-27 }} == References == {{reflist}} {{multistub|geo|UK}} [[Category:Ports and harbours of the United Kingdom]]