What is West India Docks?
[[File:Isle of dogs 1899.jpg|thumb|Map of the Isle of Dogs in 1899 showing West India Docks]] The '''West India Docks''' were a series of three [[dock]]s on the [[Isle of Dogs]] in [[London]], [[England]]. The first dock opened in 1802. The docks closed to commercial traffic in 1980 and the [[Canary Wharf]] development was built on the site.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the Port of London pre 1908|url=http://www.pla.co.uk/display_fixedpage.cfm/id/238/site/port%20of%20london|publisher=Port of London Authority|access-date=17 July 2011|archive-date=4 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004201150/http://www.pla.co.uk/display_fixedpage.cfm/id/238/site/port%20of%20london|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Ports and harbours of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets]]