EPW057066 ENGLAND (1938). St Katherine's Docks and the London Docks, Wapping, 1938

The swing bridge survives, although it is now emasculated and inoperative, with just a decorative canal and a walkway running beneath it. (Toby Webster, 2022).

The westernmost row of the Tobacco Warehouse was demolished and replaced as part of the redevelopment in the 1980s. (Toby Webster, 2022).

The Eastern 3 rows of the Tobacco Warehouse were destroyed in the blitz, but were rebuilt in the redevelopment of the 1980s. (Toby Webster, 2022).

Warehouse within the London Dock. This was gutted by fire in the blitz, but refloored and reroofed in the 1950s. It survived the initial clearance of the London Dock following closure in 1969, but was demolished in around 1980. It is the righthand building in the photo (1978), behind No.1 Warehouse. (Toby Webster, photo Toby Webster, 2022).

Warehouse, Eastern Basin, London Dock. Demolished, possibly at the time of closure in 1969. (Toby Webster, 2022)

Warehouse, Eastern Basin, London Dock. This section was destroyed in the blitz.

This building is now a gymnasium.

Crescent Warehouses, London Dock, demolished following the closure of the dock in 1969. Toby Webster (2022).

Warehouses within the London Dock bordering The Highway and Virginia Street. These were destroyed in the Blitz. Toby Webster.

Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, 1890. This provided hydraulic power to machinery across central and west London, including the docks, commercial buildings and theatres. It continued in use until 1977, and was the last of its kind to operate anywhere in the world. It has since served as a restaurant and art gallery, and is now being converted into offices and restaurants (Toby Webster, 2022).

Image shows the stairwell in the south-eastern quadrant of No.1 Warehouse in 1978. Image by Toby Webster (2022).

The image shows the top floor of the south-eastern quadrant of No.1 Warehouse in 1978. Image by Toby Webster (2022).

No.5 Warehouse, London Dock (Daniel Asher Alexander, 1805), demolished 79/80. The listed building remained in excellent condition in the years prior to demolition. Toby Webster (2022).

No.4 Warehouse, London Dock (Daniel Asher Alexander, 1805), demolished 79/80. The listed building remained in excellent condition in the years prior to demolition. Toby Webster (2022).

No.3 Warehouse, London Dock (Daniel Asher Alexander, 1805). Partly destroyed by fire and demolition 76/77, demolished 79/80. The image shows the building across the rubble of No.2 Warehouse in 1978. Toby Webster, image by Toby Webster (2022).

No.2 Warehouse, London Dock (Daniel Asher Alexander, 1805). Listed, but fired and demolished prior to 1978, probably 76/77. The image shows No.1 Warehouse across the rubble in 1978. Toby Webster, image by Toby Webster (2022).

No.1 Warehouse, London Dock (Daniel Asher Alexander, 1805). Listed, but gradually demolished 1976-79. Toby Webster, image Toby Webster (2022).

Eastern Basin, London Dock. Infilled after closure, now Wapping Woods. Toby Webster (2022).

Sheds, London Dock (1805). These were demolished in 1980, and the rear wall onto Reardon Street was reduced. The sheds were replaced with housing in 1983. Toby Webster (2022).

Sheds, London Dock. Partially destroyed in the blitz and replaced post-war. Between the closure of the dock in 1969 and clearance in 1980 this quay hosted a car-breakers yard. Redeveloped into housing in 1983. Toby Webster (2022).

Sheds, London Dock, destroyed in the blitz, replaced post-war, since 1983 housing. Toby Webster (2022).

Sheds, London Dock, destroyed in the blitz. Toby Webster (2022).

Wapping Basin, London Dock (1805). Infilled in 1970. An all-weather sports field has been here ever since, and takes the same shape as the former basin. Toby Webster, 2022.

The Western Basin, London Dock (Daniel Asher Alexander & John Rennie) opened 1805, closed 1969, infilled to rougly the former water level in 1982. The southern and part of the eastern quay walls survive. The former basin was redeveloped into housing in 1982/83. The photograph shows the demolition of the central jetty in around 1982, with the steel framework of the News International printing works being erected on the old north quay. News International has now itself been replaced by apartment buildings (2022). Toby Webster, photograph by Toby Webster.

Pennington Street Warehouses (Daniel Asher Alexander, 1805). These were ancilliary to the five 'stacks'. Their rear wall forms the Dock Wall on Pennington Street. They survived the demolition of the London Dock, and served as storage sheds for News International following the initial redevelopment in 1983. They were restored again during the second decade of the 21st century, and now serve as offices and studios. The vaulted cellars beneath, also restored and partially opened to the ground floor, are of the same design as the much more extensive Crescent Wine Vaults, demolished in 1980. The Pennington Street Warehouses can be seen on the left of the photograph, taken in 1978. No 3 Warehouse (demolished 1979) is on the right. Toby Webster, photograph Toby Webster.

Transit Sheds, North Quay, Western Basin, London Dock. These replaced the original wooden transit sheds, and their greater width entailed widening the quay into the dock basin. These transit sheds were demolished in the late 1970s. The eastern end of them can be picked out in the photograph. Toby Webster, photograph by Toby Webster.

The sheds were cleared following closure of the London Dock in 1969, and the jetty itself was demolished in 1980. The photograph is taken looking back from the east, with Tower Bridge and Tower Bridge Hotel indistinct in the distance. The basin is being filled, and the steel frame of the News International printing works can be seen on the right. Toby Webster, photograph by Toby Webster.

Quayside, Hermitage Basin, London Dock. Photograph taken from this spot in about 1980, with the steel frame of the News International printing works on the North Quay of the dock in the background. Toby Webster, photograph by Toby Webster.

Warehouses, London Dock, demolished following closure in 1969. Toby Webster.

Warehouses, London Dock, demolished following the dock's closure in 1969, redeveloped from the 1980s. The rather poor quality photograph was taken from this spot looking back across the demolished Crescent Wine Vaults towards Alexander's dock entrance buildings during the early stages of the construction works in 1982. Toby Webster.

London Dock main entrance buildings (Daniel Asher Alexander, 1828). These buildings survive. Toby Webster

Warehouses, Western Basin, St.Katherine's Dock (Philip Hardwick, 1828). The eastern section survived well into the redevelopment of St.Katherine's, but was permitted to deteriorate and demolished in the 1980s. Toby Webster.

Warehouses, Eastern Basin, St.Katherine's Dock (Philip Hardwick, 1828). Destroyed in the blitz, replaced by apartments 1980s/90s. Toby Webster.

Warehouses, Eastern Basin, St.Katherine's Dock (Philip Hardwick, 1828). Destroyed in the blitz, replaced by apartments 1980s/90s. Toby Webster.

Warehouses, Eastern Dock, St.Katherine's Dock (Philip Hardwick, 1828). Destroyed in the blitz. Replaced by apartments in the 1980s/90s. Toby Webster.

The Western Dock Office, London Dock, built 1911, demolished in 1978-80. Toby Webster, image by Toby Webster.

The Gauging Ground, London Dock. Barrels of wine and pipes of Port were gauged by Customs & Excise officials here, before being lowered into the Crescent Wine Vaults. Toby Webster.

The entrance to the famous Crescent Wine Vaults, London Dock. Demolished in around 1970, though the vaults themselves survived another decade. Vaughan Way now runs through this spot. Toby Webster.

The Spirit Warehouse, London Dock (Daniel Asher Alexander, 1805). The eastern third was destroyed in the blitz. The surviving part was listed, but demolished in 1977-78. The magnificent vaults beneath it were demolished in around 1980. Housing now stands on the site. Toby Webster, image by Toby Webster.

Warehouse facing Pennington Street to the South. The Eastern two thirds were destroyed in the blitz, the Western third survives as apartments. Toby Webster

Warehouse between The Highway & Pennington Street. This survives as apartments and offices. Toby Webster.

Eastern Dock

Tobacco Dock, completed in 1812 and now Grade 1 listed. After the docks closed in 1969 the warehouse was derelict until it was re-developed and re-opened in 1989 as a shopping centre. Unfortunately, it's location, and the recession in the early 1990s forced it to close after 2 years. For two decades it stood empty again until it was reborn in 2012 as an events and conference space.

Ivory House

Stephen & Matilda House

St.-George-in-the-East Church, 17/02/2015

St. Paul's Church, Shadwell, 17/02/2015

Bascule Bridge, Shadwell Basin, 17/02/2015

Hermitage Basin, 17/02/2015

St. Paul's Seamens Church, Dock Street, 17/02/2015

Thomas More street.

There is now a Waitrose Store about here.

All these warehouse, that survived the blitz, were demolished in the 1970s for the News International building

The Highway

Pennington Street

Shadwell Basin

The Jetty London Dock

London & Continental Wharf

Carron Wharf

Saint Katherine's Dock

Saint Katherine's dock