Docklands
Once gritty wharves and warehouses, London's Docklands reinvented itself into a thriving modern hub. Explore its storied maritime past and vibrant present
Top-Results
Top-Results
Behind the scenes
Behind the scenes
Foreshore finds from mudlarking on the Thames
A volunteer traces the history of some fascinating 18th-century objects rescued by mudlarks on the shores of the River Thames
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
Silvertown 1917: London’s largest explosion
73 people died when an east London factory making TNT caught fire and exploded
Immigration & Identity
Immigration & Identity
Limehouse: London’s first Chinatown
The Chinese communities who lived in this pocket of the East End
