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"Canary Wharf is built on the site of the old West India Docks. From 1802 to 1980 the area was one of the busiest docks in the world, with at one point 50,000 people employed. Canary Wharf takes its name from its former sea trade with the Canary Islands.
 
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During the Second World War the docks area was bombed heavily and nearly all the original warehouses were destroyed or badly damaged. After a brief recovery in the 1950s the port industry began to decline and by 1980 the docks were closed.

Canary Wharf contains the UK’s three tallest buildings: One Canada Square (sometimes known as the Canary Wharf Tower) at 771 ft (235.1m), followed by HSBC Tower and the Citigroup Centre, both at 654 ft (199.5m).

In 1983 Limehouse Studios stood on the site of Waitrose in Canada Square. The studios ran for six years and were behind programmes including ‘Treasure Hunt’, ‘Whose Line is it Anyway’ and ‘Spitting Image’."

Canary Wharf station is in zone 2.

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