West India Quay
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West India Quay is an area on the Isle of Dogs
in Docklands, London
, England. It is immediately to the north of the West India Docks
and Canary Wharf
. The warehouse at West India Quay was used to store imported goods from the West Indies, such as tea, sugar and rum, and is now a Grade 1 listed building.
Museum in Docklands
is in West India Quay, inside one of the two remaining traditional brick warehouses in the West India Docks, as is 1 West India Quay
.
The quay will be partially drained as part of the construction of Crossrail
and new station will be built at the quay (linking to the West India Quay DLR station
). The SS Robin
and the Steam Tug Portwey have been moved away from the quay as a result of the proposed works.
, requiring a shutdown of the entire system and evacuation of the involved passengers by ladder. One of the two trains was travelling automatically, operating without a driver, while the other was under manual control.
Isle of Dogs
The Isle of Dogs is a former island in the East End of London that is bounded on three sides by one of the largest meanders in the River Thames.-Etymology:...
in Docklands, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England. It is immediately to the north of the West India Docks
West India Docks
The West India Docks are a series of three docks on the Isle of Dogs in London, the first of which opened in 1802. The docks closed to commercial traffic in 1980 and the Canary Wharf development was built on the site.-History:...
and Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is a major business district located in London, United Kingdom. It is one of London's two main financial centres, alongside the traditional City of London, and contains many of the UK's tallest buildings, including the second-tallest , One Canada Square...
. The warehouse at West India Quay was used to store imported goods from the West Indies, such as tea, sugar and rum, and is now a Grade 1 listed building.
Museum in Docklands
Museum in Docklands
The Museum of London Docklands is a museum on the Isle of Dogs, east London that tells the history of London's River Thames and Docklands...
is in West India Quay, inside one of the two remaining traditional brick warehouses in the West India Docks, as is 1 West India Quay
1 West India Quay
1 West India Quay is a skyscraper designed by HOK in the Docklands area of London which was completed in 2004. It is 111 metres tall and has 33 floors . The bottom 12 floors house a Marriott Hotel, including 47 serviced suites on floors 9-12. Floors 13-33 house 158 apartments...
.
The quay will be partially drained as part of the construction of Crossrail
Crossrail
Crossrail is a project to build a major new railway link under central London. The name refers to the first of two routes which are the responsibility of Crossrail Ltd. It is based on an entirely new east-west tunnel with a central section from to Liverpool Street station...
and new station will be built at the quay (linking to the West India Quay DLR station
West India Quay DLR station
West India Quay DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in London, England. It is situated at the point where the line from Lewisham splits into branches to Tower Gateway/Bank and Stratford. The next stations on each line are Canary Wharf DLR station , Westferry and Poplar DLR...
). The SS Robin
SS Robin
SS Robin is a 300-tonne steam coaster, a class of steamship licensed only for passage in coastal waters, the oldest complete example in the world, at the Royal Docks in London, England for restoration and later display from July 2011....
and the Steam Tug Portwey have been moved away from the quay as a result of the proposed works.
Collision at West India Quay bridge
On 22 April 1991, two trains collided at a junction on the West India Quay bridge during morning rush hourRush hour
A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening, the times during when the most people commute...
, requiring a shutdown of the entire system and evacuation of the involved passengers by ladder. One of the two trains was travelling automatically, operating without a driver, while the other was under manual control.