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In the News (Mon 30 Nov 09)

  
  Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
The Royal Docks comprise three docks in east London - the Royal Albert Dock, the Royal Victoria Dock and the King George V Dock.
Fortunately for the dock owners, the Royal Navy was able to save the day by connecting the generators of two submarines to power the warehouses' refrigerators.
The Royal Docks have also seen the development of London City Airport (code LCY), opened in 1988 on the quay between the Royal Albert Dock and the King George V dock.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Royal_Docks   (731 words)

  
  LDDC Completion Booklet - Royal Docks
By contrast, the Royal Docks were at the forefront of technology for a good many years and enjoyed a period of great prosperity before the end came suddenly in 1981.
Royal Victoria Dock, the first of the Royals group, was opened by Prince Albert during the Crimean War in 1855.
In 1981 the Royal Docks and the surrounding areas of North Woolwich and Silvertown were areas of economic and social deprivation, characterised by inadequate and poor social and community facilities.
www.lddc-history.org.uk /royals   (5905 words)

  
 London City Airport - Royal Docks History
The King George V Dock was opened in 1921, completing the Royal group of docks which, as a whole, formed the largest area of impounded water in the world.
By 1978 the financial losses incurred by the upper docks, and the Royals in particular, had brought the PLA to the brink of insolvency.
Losses in the Royal Docks, excluding interest and central overheads, increased from £4.6m per annum in 1978 to £6.7m per annum in 1981, and in consequence the decision was taken to close the West India and Millwall Docks in 1980.
www.lcacc.org /history/rdhist.html   (1101 words)

  
 News releases - Livingstone Opens New Public Square in Royal Docks : London Development Agency
Royal Victoria Square creates an attractive through route from the Custom House DLR Station to ExCel, and on to the award winning Royal Victoria Foot bridge which links the northern dock to the Silvertown residential development, also completed by the LDA.
Victoria Dock was opened in 1855 by Prince Albert, but did not become 'royal' until 1880 on the opening of the Royal Albert Dock.
Built to service steamships, it was the first dock to be linked to the railway, also making full use of other technology such as hydraulic lifts, dock gates and cranes.
www.lda.gov.uk /server.php?show=ConWebDoc.219   (817 words)

  
 Royal Albert Dock - London's docks and shipping - Port Cities
The modern dock equipment installed at the Royal Albert Dock proved to be a success in the handling of large hogsheads (55 gallons) of tobacco from America.
Although the dock was built to berth sailing vessels, the presence of hydraulic cranes and steam winches enabled a smooth transition to the large steam vessels used to transport goods.
It is to be housed on a disused quay between the King George V Dock and the Royal Albert Dock.
www.portcities.org.uk /london/server/show/ConFactFile.72/Royal-Albert-Dock.html   (667 words)

  
 RoDMA: Royal Docks Management Authority Limited
The 250 acres of water area comprise the Royal Victoria, Royal Albert and King George V docks, the smaller Pontoon Dock and Albert Basin, and the King George V and Gallions locks providing access to the River Thames.
Defined areas of the water are designated for established leisure use, with waterskiing and wet-bikes operating in the King George V Dock, rowing in the 2000 metre Royal Albert Dock, and sailing, canoeing and windsurfing in the Royal Victoria Dock.
Transit to mooring within the Royal Docks may, depending upon air draft, necessitate the opening of road and footbridges, operation of which is restricted between 0730 - 0930 and 1630 - 1830, Monday to Friday.
www.rodma.co.uk /scaleofcharges.htm   (2075 words)

  
 London East Research Institute
The Royal Docks were built in the 1870s, and were for decades the world’s busiest port and trading hub of empire.
After lying derelict for decades, the docks have in recent years been transformed by the advent of the DLR, City Airport, and developments such as Excel and UEL’s Docklands campus.
The Royal Docks area is now at the heart of the Thames Gateway, the largest urban development project in Western Europe.
www.uel.ac.uk /londoneast/research/elknow.htm   (505 words)

  
 Royal Victoria Dock - London's docks and shipping - Port Cities
The dock had the latest hydraulic machinery to open the lock gates (it took 1.5 minutes) and operate the cranes on the quays.
Royal Victoria Dock was the first dock to be brought into the national railway system.
When the dock was reconstructed, the main quay measured 366 metres in length, with a return quay to the pontoon dock measuring 171 metres.
www.portcities.org.uk /london/server/show/ConFactFile.73/Royal-Victoria-Dock.html   (664 words)

  
 Royal Docks - development update
In the Royal Docks EP worked with the London Borough of Newham and a joint team was established in the old Compressor House on the north side of the Royal Albert Dock.
Aerial View of the Royal Docks - the new UEL Campus is shown to the right of the near end of the Airport's Runway.
Royal Albert Island – this is to be substantially a residential quarter with its own park and childrens play area, and will include an area of family housing – up to 1,400 units are planned.
www.royaldockstrust.org.uk /rdteam.html   (4536 words)

  
 Holiday Inn Express Royal Docks, London
Holiday Inn Express Royal Docks is located in London's newly regenerated Docklands area, close to Canary Wharf and the ExCel Conference and Exhibition Centre.
Holiday Inn Express Royal Docks also offers free parking and is just minutes away from the DLR and London Underground stations at Canning Town, which provide regular trains around the city centre.
Holiday Inn Express Royal Docks offers a variety of accommodation, from singe rooms to multi-bedded family rooms.
www.travelstay.com /pages/HolidayInnExpressRoyalDocks.htm   (375 words)

  
 Vinyl fence, deck, rail, docks & columns - Royal Outdoor Products.
For fence, deck, rail, and other vinyl products discover Royal Outdoor Product's selection of care-free, low maintenance products.
With Royal Outdoor Products vinyl fencing, decking and railing you can say good-bye to endless seasonal maintenance.
Royal Outdoor Products is an industry pioneer and a manufacturer of the highest quality vinyl products for the decking, railing and fencing markets.
www.royalcrownltd.com   (140 words)

  
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The Royal Docks comprise three docks in east London - the Royal Albert Dock the Royal Victoria Dock and the King George V Dock built between 1880 and 1921 on riverside marshes in the London borough of Newham.
The three docks collectively formed the largest enclosed docks in the world with a water area of nearly 250 acres (1 km²) and an overall estate of 1100 acres (4 km²).
Royal Docks are located just 2 miles due east of Canary Wharf on the North side of the River Thames in London.
www.royaldocks.net /body.asp   (203 words)

  
 RoDMA: Royal Docks Management Authority Limited
The Royal Docks Management Authority Limited holds a 225 year lease of the entire water areas of the Royal Docks, including locks, bridges, impounding equipment and some limited land areas.
Reputed to be the largest area of impounded water in the World, they comprise the main Royal Victoria, Royal Albert and King George V docks, the smaller Pontoon Dock and Albert Basin, and King George V and Gallions locks, these giving direct access to the River Thames.
A marina operates in the Albert Basin and increasing use is being made of the Royal Docks by river pleasure boats requiring access to the ExCeL exhibition centre, and as a location for television and wide screen films.
www.rodma.co.uk   (441 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | Royal Docks Road Guide | Royal Docks Road London, E6, England, UK | London Streets by Street
Royal Docks Road London, E6, England, UK
Royal Docks Road is located in the borough of Newham
The nearest underground station to Royal Docks Road is 'Barking Tube' which is about 59 minutes to the North East.
www.londontown.com /LondonStreets/_royal_docks_road_356.html   (118 words)

  
 Holiday Inn Express Royal Docks
Holiday Inn Express Royal Docks is situated close to ExCel Exhibition Centre and Canary Wharf in London's regenerated Docklands area.
Royal Docks Holiday Inn Express offers 88 guestrooms with private bathroom, direct-dial telephone, modem connection and satellite TV with movies, should you fancy a night in.
From Holiday Inn Express Royal Docks take a fifteen minute journey on the Jubilee Line and you will be within walking distance of EF International School of English (7 stops to Waterloo).
www.studystay.com /holiday_inn_express_royal_docks.htm   (440 words)

  
 London docks, a photo study of London's docklands in 1980
The docks have helped London become one of the greatest trading cities in the world, and created its cosmopolitan nature with waves of Jewish immigrants arriving in 1653, French Protestant Huguenot silk weavers in 1685, followed by Jewish settlers from Poland, Romania and Russia between 1870 and 1914.
By the mid 19th century, growing Empire traffic led to the construction of a series of Royal Docks downstream.
The last of the Royal Docks to be built was the King George V dock, opened in 1921.
www.urban75.org /london/docks.html   (543 words)

  
 MLP Custom Vinyl Products, Vinyl Docks, Brock Dock, Docking
We analyze each new dock design in terms of the physical requirements as well as how the dock will blend in to the overall property and fit the lifestyle if the owner.
Your dock and all its associated equipment are an integral part of your life while at "The lake" and they should reflect your good taste as well as enhance your experience of being on the water.
Wood-Look Vinyl Docks Royal Dock is a lower cost alternative vinyl dock from MLP that incorporates Royal Crown's new DECK LOK™ style decking with the look of natural wood.
www.michiganlakeproducts.com /docks/index.html   (261 words)

  
 "Apartment 302" Royal Quay Royal Docks, London - Viewing Property - SmartNewHomes
Welcome to Royal Quay, a stunning development of apartments and penthouses situated within the historic Royal Docks.
Royal Quay is set to transform the Royal Docks.
SmartEstates display information about properties on behalf of third parties for whom they are not agents nor representatives, and are therefore not responsible for the validity of the details relating to properties shown.
www.smartnewhomes.com /Property/view.aspx?nPropertyID=1686919   (786 words)

  
 1 bedroom property for sale in Capital East, Royal Victoria Docks, E16
INVESTMENT - Situated within a modern development in Royal Victoria Docks, E16 A one double bedroom apartment on the ground floor with the benefit of access to a private balcony.
Capital East is located close to the Excel building in Royal Victoria Docks and well placed for the DLR stations- Royal Victoria and Custom House.
INVESTMENT- Situated within a modern development in Royal Victoria Docks, E16 A one double bedroom apartment on the ground floor with the benefit of access to a private balcony.
www.halfapercent.com /details/print-details.jsp?ID=10559   (270 words)

  
 London Hotel Express by Holiday Inn - London Royal Docks
Welcome to the Express by Holiday Inn London Royal Docks, the ideal location for business and leisure travellers visiting London.
The hotel is located in the heart of London's dynamic Docklands area and is only minutes from the financial district of Canary Wharf and the Excel exhibition centre.
We are proud to offer a great product combining the convenience of location with the quality and value for which the Express by Holiday Inn brand is famous throughout the world.
www.hotel-london-tobook.com /United-Kingdom/London/Hotels/Express-by-Holiday-Inn-London-Royal-Docks   (398 words)

  
 Royal Docks Trust (London)
The Royal Docks Trust (London) was established and registered as a charity in March 1995.
It works to provide community benefits to the Docklands part of Newham between the A13 and the River Thames.
If you're looking for information about the transformation of the area since 1981, and current developments, visit our Royal Docks - development update, Royal Docks History and Regeneration - links and contacts pages.
www.royaldockstrust.org.uk   (481 words)

  
 flat share for Royal Docks E16 make home in Royal Docks flatshare Royal Docks E16
Royal Docks (E16) flat shares and rooms to rent
A large and spacious townhouse set amongst a thriving community near Beckton, close to Docklands and the DLR.
The house is arranged over 3 floors and includes a large open plan kitchen/diner/ recept...
www.niceroom.co.uk /flatshare_Royal-Docks_E16.php   (86 words)

  
 Royal Docks landscape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Gillespies prepared a landscape strategy for the docks in the early 1980s and were then retained as consultants.
Bill Gillespies' idea of using wind-powered pumps as dramatic features, to replace the old cranes, was not adopted.
Docklands Airport was made on land between the dock basins and new public spaces were created to the north.
www.landscape.gre.ac.uk /lguide/royald1.htm   (103 words)

  
 flat share Canary Wharf, Royal Docks and Wapping, flatshare room to rent
Prior to the 1960’s the Isle of dogs was an industrial vicinity, consisting of large shipping docks and cargo Warehouses; now the docks have been converted into various recreational Marina’s and the Warehouses into residential apartments, making it one of the most up and coming places in Europe.
The transformation first began back in the 1980’s when the London Docklands Development Cooperation was commissioned by the Government in a desperate bid to save a vastly declining economic area.
The pub Captain Kidd was also named after the notorious Scottish Pirate who was hung in Wapping back in 1699.Situated around St Katherine’s Dock is The Dickens Inn; this three story timber building was once a brewery but now houses a bar and two restaurants.
www.niceroom.co.uk /flat_share_canary_warf_royal_docks_wapping.php   (1260 words)

  
 MLP Custom Vinyl Products, Vinyl Docks, Royal Dock Vinyl Dock Systems
ROYAL DOCK is an alternative vinyl dock from MLP incorporating Royal Crown's
The design of the Royal Dock system offers the same great features and warranty of the BROCK DOCK, but at a lower cost.
The galvanized steel dock support supplied with all MLP docks is the unseen heart of our system.
www.michiganlakeproducts.com /docks/royal_dock/index.html   (156 words)

  
 royal_docks
These docks were used to unload fresh fruit and vegetables from all over the world.
The U of East london student residences seen on the banks of the Dock.
The marina, seen from the Royal Albert dock entrance.
www.ch.ic.ac.uk /rzepa/royal_docks   (142 words)

  
 Thames Gateway Forum 2006 - Royal Docks Partnership
Situated on the north bank of the River Thames, three miles east of Canary Wharf, the Royal Docks are a key focus for development and growth within East London and the Thames Gateway.
This unique area, covering 172 hectares of land and 93 hectares of water, is once again coming alive as a major commercial, residential and leisure centre.
Royal Docks Partnership has been established by major private and public sector landowners and developers in the Royal Docks to help ensure the area achieves its maximum potential in bringing investment, jobs, homes and amenities to this part of the Thames Gateway.
www.thamesgatewayforum.com /page.cfm/Action=Exhib/ExhibID=00120   (138 words)

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