Docklands
Once gritty wharves and warehouses, London's Docklands reinvented itself into a thriving modern hub. Explore its storied maritime past and vibrant present.
Blogs-And-Stories
Mapping the legacy of slavery in London’s Docklands
Traces of the transatlantic slave trade continue to exist in the Docklands landscape
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
Slavery legacies: Removing controversial statues in London
The removal of Robert Milligan’s statue in 2020 was part of a wider movement around the legacy of slavery
Quiz: How well do you know London’s docks?
How much do you know about Docklands history? Play our quiz to find out!
From fish market to red carpet: London's changing docks
London’s Docklands have gone through huge change in the last 70 years
Silvertown 1917: London’s largest explosion
73 people died when an east London factory making TNT caught fire and exploded
Hidden gems of London Docklands archives
From clandestine wine tastings to a female police force, what went on at London’s Docklands
The history of the Docklands Light Railway
The DLR was built to transform London’s docklands
What is the Port of London Authority?
Steering the River Thames through changing tides and turbulent times
London’s Blitz: A city at war
The German bombing campaign which rained down death and destruction on London
Limehouse: London’s first Chinatown
The Chinese communities who lived in this pocket of the East End
West India Docks
These were once the world’s largest docks, built to handle goods from Caribbean slave plantations
The Zong Massacre Trial
The appalling case of 130 enslaved Africans murdered for an insurance claim
The jobs that made London’s docks run
London’s port relied on dock workers doing an array of back-breaking and highly skilled jobs
