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Canary Wharf, Docklands, Poplar, London
Canary Wharf, Docklands, Poplar, London,Copyright English Heritage.NMR
Copyright English Heritage.NMR
Reference Number: NMR 21745/04

Canary Wharf marks the decline of London as a major port. These shining office blocks were built on the West India Dock as part of a scheme to revitalise the Docklands and to expand the commercial and financial centre outside the confines of the historic City of London. Construction began in 1986.

Photographer: staffDateTaken:August 2002
Archive Holder:English Heritage NMRCollection:NMR