The dock owes its name to the Royal Foundation of St Katharine. Founded here by Queen Matilda in 1148, it was strengthened by Queen Eleanor in 1273, who gave it a remit to care for the poor, the sick and foreigners.
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There are two theories about how the Isle of Dogs got its name.
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Sir James Douglas designed this complex in 1863 as a chain and buoy store for the docks including within it London’s only lighthouse where keepers were trained.
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The West India Docks were opened by the otherwise undistinguished Prime Minister Henry Addington in 1802.
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As you walk along Canary Riverside today, it is hard to believe that less than fifty years ago London was the busiest port in the world. It is even harder to believe that, less than twenty years ago, this was one of the most derelict areas of London.
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