East India Docks, London
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East India Docks, London were a major 19th-century commercial dock complex in the East End of London, central to the British East India trade and the city’s maritime expansion.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East India Dock Company | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dock complex
ⓘ
former dock ⓘ |
| category |
Port of London history
ⓘ
former docks in London ⓘ |
| closureReason | containerisation and shift of port downstream ⓘ |
| connectedTo | River Thames via entrance lock ⓘ |
| constructedFor |
British East India trade
ⓘ
East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
East India Dock Basin nature reserve
ⓘ
commercial development ⓘ partly filled in ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| designedFor | ocean-going sailing ships ⓘ |
| handledCargo |
indigo
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rice ⓘ saltpetre ⓘ silk ⓘ spices ⓘ tea ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dock gates
ⓘ
enclosed wet docks ⓘ quays ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Export Dock
ⓘ
Import Dock ⓘ basin ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | remains incorporated into local nature reserve ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central to British East India trade
ⓘ
important in London’s maritime expansion ⓘ |
| laterOperatedBy |
Port of London
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of London Authority
|
| locatedIn |
Blackwall
ⓘ
East End of London ⓘ England ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
London Borough of Tower Hamlets NERFINISHED ⓘ Port of London NERFINISHED ⓘ River Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | London and India Docks Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | East India trade ⓘ |
| nearbyTransport | East India DLR station ⓘ |
| openedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1806 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
East India Docks, London
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
East India Dock Company
|
| partOf |
London Docklands
ⓘ
surface form:
London docklands
Port of London ⓘ
surface form:
Port of London dock system
|
| primaryFunction |
commercial docks
ⓘ
import of goods from Asia ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
East India Dock Company