Pool of London

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anchorage historic port area section of river

The Pool of London is a historic stretch of the River Thames in central London that long served as a key anchorage and trading hub for the city’s port.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Pool of London canonical	2
The Pool of London	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anchorage ⓘ historic port area ⓘ section of river ⓘ
adjacentTo	Bermondsey ⓘ City of London ⓘ Southwark ⓘ Tower of London ⓘ Wapping ⓘ
associatedWith	London Docklands ⓘ Port of London ⓘ surface form: Port of London Authority
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
currentUse	cultural attractions ⓘ leisure boating ⓘ river cruises ⓘ tourist area ⓘ
declineCause	containerization of shipping ⓘ development of downstream docks ⓘ increase in ship size ⓘ
endPoint	below Tower Bridge ⓘ
hasFeature	piers ⓘ quays ⓘ riverside warehouses (largely converted) ⓘ wharves ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	historic maritime landscape ⓘ
historicalRole	major hub of London’s maritime trade ⓘ principal loading and unloading area for the Port of London ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London Thames ⓘ surface form: River Thames United Kingdom ⓘ Central London ⓘ surface form: central London
mentionedIn	historical records of the Port of London ⓘ
nearbyLandmark	Custom House, London ⓘ HMS Belfast ⓘ London Bridge ⓘ Tower Bridge ⓘ Tower of London ⓘ
notableFor	dense concentration of shipping in the 19th century ⓘ role in London’s commercial expansion ⓘ
partOf	Port of London ⓘ Thames riverfront ⓘ surface form: Thames waterfront
peakActivityPeriod	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
river	Thames ⓘ surface form: River Thames
startPoint	London Bridge ⓘ
usedFor	anchorage ⓘ cargo handling ⓘ overseas trade ⓘ river traffic ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

London Bridge → crossesAt → Pool of London ⓘ

André Derain → notableWork → Pool of London ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Pool of London

Sir Michael Balcon → notableWork → Pool of London ⓘ

subject surface form: Michael Balcon