West India Dock Road
Looking down West India Road from the junction with Commercial Road. Canary Wharf is visible in the distance.
West India Dock Road is a road in Limehouse in London's East End. It connects Commercial Road with the entrance to the West India Docks.
History[]
Ralph Walker, engineer of the West India Dock company, laid the road out in 1802. A single storey building served as a toll booth until 1871.[1]
Historic buildings on the road include the Strangers' Home for Asiatics, Africans and South Sea Islanders (opened 1857, demolished 1937) and the West India Docks railway station (opened 6 July 1840, closed 3 May 1926).
References[]
- ^ "West India Dock Road | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. British History. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
Coordinates: 51°30′38.89″N 0°1′37.78″W / 51.5108028°N 0.0271611°W
Categories:
- Limehouse