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Royal Victoria Dock

The Royal Victoria Dock opened in 1855 it was the first of the Royal Docks and the first London dock to be designed specifically to accommodate large steam ships. It was also the first to use hydraulic power to operate its machinery and the first to be connected to the national railway network.
The Royal Victoria Dock consisted of a main dock and a basin to the west, providing an entrance to the Thames on the western side of the complex.
The dock was an immediate commercial success, as it could easily accommodate all but the very largest steamships. It was badly damaged by German bombing in World War II but experienced a resurgence in trade following the war. However, from the 1960s onwards, the Royal Victoria experienced a steady decline as the shipping industry adopted containerization, which effectively moved traffic downstream to Tilbury. It finally closed to commercial traffic along with the other Royal Docks in 1980.
Since the 1980s the area around the dock has been redeveloped, including the ExCel Centre.
by N Chadwick

Created: Sun, 24 Jul 2011, Updated: Tue, 26 Jan 2016


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TQ4080 : Across Royal Victoria Dock by DS Pugh
TQ4080 : ExCeL Centre by N Chadwick
TQ4180 : Millennium Mill by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Sunborn Yacht Hotel by N Chadwick
TQ3980 : O2 Arena seen from Royal Victoria Dock by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Former Warehouses, Royal Victoria Dock by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Off they go! by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Footbridge, Royal Victoria Dock by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Apartment blocks and cranes, Royal Victoria Dock by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Warehouse W by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Apartments, Royal Victoria Dock by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Lightship, Victoria Dock by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Emirates Royal Docks Station by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Crane, Royal Victoria Dock by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Lightship by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Former Warehouse K by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Victoria Docks by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Royal Victoria Dock by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Lightship, Royal Victoria Dock by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Cranes, Royal Victoria Dock by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Crowne Plaza by N Chadwick
TQ4180 : London City Airport by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Converted warehouse, Victoria Docks by N Chadwick
TQ4080 : Emirates Royal Docks Station by N Chadwick
TQ4180 : Royal Victoria Dock by N Chadwick

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