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1811: South Dock (Surrey Docks)
Now London's largest working marina, with over 200 berths.
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| 1817: Clock Mill
Rebuilt in 1817, at Three Mills, on the River Lee.
The mill was powered by the tide, and operated until 1952.
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1820: Regent's Canal
Linking the Grand Junction Canal at Paddington to the River Thames at Limehouse.
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| 1828: St Katharine's Docks
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1829: West India South
Originally built as a toll canal, providing an easier route for ships that would otherwise have to sail around the Isle of Dogs.
Not a commercial success, particularly with the advent of steam powered ships, and later converted into a dock.
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| 1833: Time Ball on the Royal Greenwich Observatory
The first public time signal: the ball is raised slowly up the pole a few minutes before 1pm, and dropped at exactly 1pm, allowing ships on the river to set their clocks.
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1841: London & Blackwall railway
Running from Fenchurch St to Blackwall.
This is part of the original viaduct at Limehouse - now part of the DLR network.
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| 18??: Mucking Landfill
One of the largest landfills in Western Europe, taking 20% of London's rubbish.
Closing in 2007.
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