Group    From 1981  To 1997

London Docklands Development Corporation

Categories: History, Property

London Docklands Development Corporation

We did not initially recognise this logo, on at least 8 plaques in the Surrey Docks area, and maybe others elsewhere. We tried Google's image search and the results made us laugh; being an array of cute white animals: puppies, cows, cats, ponies, dinosaurs ....

A quango agency set up by the U.K. Government to regenerate the depressed docklands area of east London. It helped to create Canary Wharf, Surrey Quays shopping centre, London City Airport, the Excel Exhibition Centre and the Docklands Light Railway. It was formally wound up in 1997, under a process called "dedesignation" and its powers reverted to the London Boroughs.

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London Docklands Development Corporation

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Brunel's Engine House

Brunel's engine house The tunnel shaft and pumping house for Marc Brunel's tu...

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Hydraulic lock gate engine

Hydraulic Lock Gate Engine This machinery was installed in 1902, at the time ...

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Hydraulic sluice

Hydraulic Sluice The sluice gate inside this pit was raised and lowered using...

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W. E. H. Lecky

W. E. H. Lecky

Historian. Born William Edward Hartpole Lecky in Newtonpark, County Dublin, Ireland. Initially he studied to be a priest in the Protestant Church of Ireland, but turned to historiography. His chief...

Person, History, Literature, Ireland

1 memorial
Musical Heritage

Musical Heritage

Merged with the Heritage Foundation.

Group, History, Music / songs

5 memorials
History of Wapping Trust

History of Wapping Trust

Started in the early 1970s as Wapping Parents Action Group. Transformed into a history group in the early 1980s. More info at What's in Wapping.

Group, Community / Clubs, History

2 memorials
Dr. James Cope

Dr. James Cope

Medical adviser to City Companies, with an interest in history, particularly John Wilkes. Cope promoted the erection of the statue.

Person, History, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Roy Price, CB

Roy Price, CB

Resident of Queensberry House flats, who researched history for a plaque at the house. Seems likely that he is the "Dr Roy Price" listed in the heading of this 2000 letter from the European-Atlant...

Person, History

1 memorial