Isle of Dogs, Millwall Dock, Blackwall

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Isle of Dogs, Millwall Dock, Blackwall

There are two theories about how the Isle of Dogs got its name.

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Isle of Dogs, Millwall Dock, Blackwall

There are two theories about how the Isle of Dogs got its name.

There are two theories about how the Isle of Dogs got its name. One is that Henry VIII kept his hunting dogs here, sending boats over to fetch them to his palace at Greenwich. The area is referred to as the Isle of Dogs on a map made in 1588.

The other theory is that the name derives from the dykes which Dutch engineers created in the 17th Century. Today’s Marsh Wall follows the line they took. As late as the 18th Century, the only two buildings on the Isle of Dogs were a chapel and a pub, serving the needs of people using the ferry across to reenwich.

Shipbuilding burgeoned here during the 19th Century. The most famous ship built here was Brunel’s Great Eastern. During the war years the Island, as locals call it, became the target for heavy bombing.

Today, there is much for the visitor to see. The views towards Greenwich from Island Gardens are spectacular. At Mudchute there now exists Europe’s largest urban farm. So perhaps that Henry VIII theory is right – the Isle of Dogs is a good place for animals. It is also a popular place for living and working, and for eating and drinking.