Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is a major business district in Tower Hamlets, East London. It is one of the United Kingdom's two main financial centres, second only to the traditional City of London. It contains many of Europe's tallest buildings, including the second-tallest in the UK, One Canada Square.[1][2] Canary Wharf is located on the West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs.
| The Canary Wharf | |
| Population | 73,390 (Millwall, Blackwall and Cubitt Town, East India and Lansbury and Limehouse wards 2011 Census) |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | TQ375802 |
| London borough | Tower Hamlets |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Poplar and Limehouse |
| London Assembly | City and East |
West India Dock Company
From 1802 to the late 1980s, the Canary Wharf Estate was a part of Millwall, Limehouse and Poplar and was one of the busiest docks in the world. West India Docks was primarily developed by Robert Milligan (c. 1746–1809) who set up the West India Dock Company. After the 1960s, the port industry began to decline, leading to all the docks being closed by 1980.[3][4]
Canary Wharf today
The Canary Wharf of today is a complete reworking of the old dock area into a new business area. Initially, the City of London saw Canary Wharf as a threat. Recovery in the property market generally, and demand for Grade A office space, improved the level of interest. A critical event was the much-delayed start of work on the Jubilee line extension, which the government wanted ready for the Millennium celebrations.
Public transport
Canary Wharf has stations on the Jubilee Line and the Docklands Light Railway and since 2022 the Elizabeth Line.
Canary Wharf Media
Plaque on commemorative sculpture of 1987 to the London Docklands Development Corporation as seen in 2021
East view from Cabot Square
One Canada Square was the tallest building in London and the only skyscraper in Canary Wharf in April 1995. Canary Wharf and Isle of Dogs panorama view from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.
One Canada Square surrounded by a cluster of skyscrapers, April 2022
One Canada Square Tower
Landmark Pinnacle geograph-6678817-by-Stephen-Richards
Canary Wharf from Rotherhithe Crop - Newfoundland
South Quay Plaza 1 (November 2023)
One Park Drive, Canary Wharf
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References
- ↑ Heron Tower becomes tallest building in The City. BBC News. 21 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8526857.stm. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ "United Kingdom list of tallest buildings". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ↑ West India Docks (1803–1980) Archived 2008-02-03 at the Wayback Machine (Port Cities) accessed 22 July 2008
- ↑ "History". Canary Wharf Group. Archived from the original on 23 June 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2010.