Category Archives: /Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf from Woolwich Arsenal Pier 2020

Posted on 6 January 2021 by adrianprockter

Above: View from Woolwich Arsenal Pier in October 2020. Above: View from Woolwich Arsenal Pier in July 2013. Taking the same view from the same position over a period of a few years is often an interesting and very revealing … Continue reading →

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Canary Wharf from Greenwich Park

Posted on 4 January 2021 by adrianprockter

The above view was taken in October 2020 while standing near the old Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park. The northern end of Greenwich Park is low-lying, being only a short distance from the Thames. Walking in a southerly direction, the … Continue reading →

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Centurione I (Public Art)

Posted on 24 May 2019 by adrianprockter

The Canary Wharf Estate prides itself on the large numbers of pieces of public art that it has acquired over approximately three decades of its existence. The public art can be seen in the squares, beside the roads and paths, … Continue reading →

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Newfoundland Quay

Posted on 3 May 2019 by adrianprockter

Above: Newfoundland Quay (in the centre of the view) photographed in April 2019 from near the entrance to Canary Wharf Underground Station. The DLR runs on a bridge across the remaining part of Middle Dock. Every time you visit Canary … Continue reading →

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Canary Wharf Estate – Quick Look Around

Posted on 1 May 2019 by adrianprockter

Above: Outline plan of the Canary Wharf Estate. The vast modern estate on the Isle of Dogs derived its name from a humble warehouse, called Canary Wharf, used to store bananas – brought by ship from the Canary Islands to … Continue reading →

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West India Quay DLR Station

Posted on 6 September 2017 by adrianprockter

Above: Helicopter view looking SW at West India Quay DLR Station, about 1988. The water in the view is in the most northerly of the three original West India Docks. A DLR single-carriage train stands at one of the platforms. … Continue reading →

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Canary Wharf DLR Station

Posted on 4 September 2017 by adrianprockter

Above: Helicopter view about 1988, looking down on the DLR crossing the old West India Docks. Heron Quays DLR Station is near the bottom of the view with the Heron Quays development bottom left. The beginnings of Canary Wharf DLR Station … Continue reading →

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Heron Quays DLR Station

Posted on 1 September 2017 by adrianprockter

Above: Helicopter view looking south across the old West India Docks, about 1988. South Dock is towards the top. On the narrow strip of land can be seen small office buildings to the right which were known as Heron Quays. … Continue reading →

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Canary Wharf Crossrail Station Roof Garden

Posted on 8 May 2015 by adrianprockter

Above: A view of the roof garden which can be reached by escalators at each end and also by spacious lifts. When Crossrail opens in 2018 one of the places it will stop at will be Canary Wharf. This will … Continue reading →

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