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1884: Prime meridian
The Greenwich meridian is adopted at an international conference as the prime meridian.
Greenwich becomes, officially, the centre of the world.
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1886: Tilbury Docks
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1888: World's largest Gasometer
Constructed at Greenwich, at the East Greenwich Gas Works.
A second was built a few years later that was even bigger, but is no longer standing.
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1889: Southend Pier
The iron pier, shown here, replaced a wooden one, built between 1830 and 1848.
Many visitors to Southend's seafront used to come by boat from London, and Southend needed a long pier reaching out to deep water.
Today it's the longest pleasure pier in the world.
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1890: Wapping Hydraulic Power Station
Steam-powered power station built to distribute power, by hydraulics, to the local area.
Now an arts centre (the Wapping Project), and restaurant (Wapping Food).
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1890: SS Robin
Steamships were technologically advanced in 1890. This one was built in East India Dock.
It's now the world's oldest complete steamship, and has been moored in the West India Quay dock since 2004. Currently in use as a photography exhibition venue.
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1894: Tower Bridge
The western gateway to Docklands.
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1897: Blackwall Tunnel
The longest underwater tunnel in the world built under the Thames at Blackwall
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