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Monday, 3 November 2008
Lettings in Docklands: London E1, E14 & E16
Over the past 20 years, the population of the Docklands has more than doubled and the area has become both a major business centre and an increasingly acceptable area to live. Transport links have improved significantly, with the Isle of Dogs gaining a tube connection via the Jubilee Line and the Docklands Light Railway being extended to Beckton, Lewisham, London City Airport and North Woolwich. Canary Wharf has become one of Europe's biggest clusters of skyscrapers and direct challenge to the financial dominance of the City. Further east, the Royal Docks are finally being regenerated most prominently symbolised the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
Although most of the old Dockland wharves and warehouses have been demolished, some have been restored and converted into flats. Most of the docks themselves have survived and are now used as marinas or watersports centres. Although large ships can - and occasionally still do - visit the old docks, all of the commercial traffic has moved down-river.
The revival of the Docklands has had major effects in run-down surrounding areas. Greenwich and Deptford are undergoing major redevelopment, chiefly as a result of the improved transport links making them more attractive to commuters.
The Docklands' redevelopment has, however, had some less beneficial aspects. The massive property boom and consequent rise in house prices has led to friction between the new arrivals and the old Docklands communities, who have complained of being squeezed out. It has also made for some of the most striking disparities to be seen anywhere in Britain: luxury executive flats constructed alongside run-down public housing estates.
Lettings Agents in Docklands, London E1, E14 & SE16
The London Docklands was once a major port with docks, wharfs and jetties bustling with clippers, barges and steamships loading and unloading their cargo. In past centuries there was a great sense of community amongst the dockers and East End labouers living here. Major residential development began in the 1980s and many of the warehouses have been converted into modern apartments and penthouses. Family houses are still rare in this part of London, but for young professionals working in "The City" on the north side of the river, it has become a convenient, cost effective and increasingly fashionable place to live.
Saturday, 18 October 2008
Pubs, Bars, Cafés and Restaurants in Docklands
Fox at Connaught
Connaught Bridge, Silvertown, Docklands, London, E16 2BU
Tel: 020 7476 6777
The Ledger Building
4, Hertsmere Rd, Docklands, London, E14 4AL
Tel: 020 7536 7770
Henley Arms
268, Albert Rd, North Woolwich, Docklands, London, E16 2JB
Tel: 020 7476 4093
Slug & Lettuce
30, The South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, Docklands, London, E14 5EZ
Tel: 020 7519 1612
Fox at Excel
K Warehouse,Excel Centre,2, Western Gateway, Docklands, London, E16 1DR
Tel: 020 7473 2288
Streeties
15, Shirley St, Canning Town, Docklands, London, E16 1HU
Tel: 020 7476 3833
Hallsville Tavern
57, Hallsville Rd, Docklands, London, E16 1EE
Tel: 020 7511 1498
Fox Exhibiton Bars & Restaurants
12, K Warehouse, Western Gateway, Docklands, London, E16 1DR
Tel: 0870 8500580
The Puzzle
21, Pepper St, Crossharbour, Docklands, London, E14 9RP
Tel: 020 7308 0037
I-Ching
270, Barking Rd, London, E13 8HR
Tel: 020 7476 8100
Yi-Ban Bar & Restaurant
London Regatta Centre, Dockside Rd, Docklands, London, E16 2QT
Tel: 020 7473 6699
La Figa Restaurant
The Moziaq, 45, Narrow St, Docklands, London, E14 8DW
Tel: 020 7790 0077
Chili's
2nd Floor, Canary Wharf, Cabot Place East, Docklands, London, E14 4QT
Tel: 020 7363 5678
Pier Gardens Indian Restaurant
9, Pier Rd, Docklands, London, E16 2JJ
Tel: 020 7473 2000
Tootsies
45, Bank St, Docklands, London, E14 5NY
Tel: 020 7516 9110
Smollensky's Bar & Grill
1, Reuters Plaza, Docklands, London, E14 5AG
Tel: 020 7719 0101
Memsaheb On Thames
65-67, Amsterdam Rd, Docklands, London, E14 3UU
Tel: 020 7538 3008
Jol Sagor
261, Barking Rd, Docklands, London, E13 8EQ
Tel: 020 7474 3419
Doctors in Docklands
Island Health
145, East Ferry Rd, Docklands, London, E14 3BQ
Tel: 020 7363 1111
Dr T Lwin
343, Prince Regents Lane, Docklands, London, E16 3JL
Tel: 020 7511 2980
Star Lane Medical Centre
The Surgery, 121, Star Lane, Docklands, London, E16 4QH
Tel: 020 7476 4862
The Limehouse Practice
Gill St Health Centre, 11, Gill St, Docklands, London, E14 8HQ
Tel: 020 7515 2211
Dr M Saha
Kennard St Health Centre, 1, Kennard St, Docklands, London, E16 2HR
Tel: 0844 4778949
Dr S Yogadeva
Island Medical Centre, Roserton St, Docklands, London, E14 3PG
Tel: 020 7987 4231
West Beckton Practice
2, Monarch Drive, Docklands, London, E16 3UB
Tel: 020 7445 1118
Dr M.F Haque
St. Lukes Health Centre, 2, St. Lukes Square, Docklands, London, E16 1HT
Tel: 020 7366 6430
BUPA G.P Centre
14, Columbus Courtyard, Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, Docklands, London, E14 4DA
Tel: 020 7302 2732
St. Lukes Health Centre
2, St. Lukes Square, Docklands, London, E16 1HT
Tel: 020 7366 6440
Dr R Sehra
Kennard Street Health Centre, 1, Kennard St, Docklands, London, E16 2HR
Tel: 020 7473 1948
Dr Mahajan
Docklands Medical Centre, 100, Spindrift Avenue, Isle of Dogs, Docklands, London, E14 9WU
Tel: 020 7537 1444
All Saints Practice
12, Robin Hood Lane, Docklands, London, E14 9PR
Tel: 020 7987 3536
Dentists in Docklands
SunnySmiles Dental Innovations
51, Barking Rd, Docklands, London, E16 4HB
Tel: 020 7511 1515
Anita Agarwal
Spindrift Dental Practise, 102, Spindrift Avenue, Isle of Dogs, Docklands, London, E14 9WU
Tel: 020 7538 4131
Barbican Dentalcare
14, Columbus Courtyard, Docklands, London, E14 4DA
Tel: 020 7512 9797
The Canningtown Dental Practice
156, Barking Rd, Docklands, London, E16 1EN
Tel: 020 7476 5511
The Altmore Dental Practice
C & C Shields, 35-37, Amsterdam Rd, Docklands, London, E14 3UU
Tel: 020 7515 4600
Lee Ramsay & Associates
Island Health Dental Surgery, 145, East Ferry Rd, Docklands, London, E14 3BQ
Tel: 020 7363 1113
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